HAWKE'S, BAY COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5511, 14 October 1879, Page 2

HAWKE'S, BAY COUNT Y COUNCIL.

Monday, October .13. The Council met at 10.30 a.tti. Present — Messrs Williams, Torr, Bennett, Kinross, Rymer, and.Tanne^In the absence of the chairman, sMr Williams was voted to the chair., ' tenders. • " ■;.-. -'.' The following tenders were , accepted : — Kniobt Bros., for carting material (for raising road at Hastings), at Is 3d per cubic yard ; John Collinge, for constructing culvert at Hastings, £6 ; W. Tracy, for : constructing drain at Hastings, 7s lOd per chain ; J. Sanderson, for constructing drain from New-road to the Meanee and Taradale-road, 4s per chain. | ~ overseer's repoet; ~" The report of -the 1 overseer of works, stating the progress, made wijihthe several works in-Hand, and recommending various repairs 'id be done, 5 was readi !u v■" P 0 BLIC WO RKS QOJ^MITTEE. On the motion .of. t^Trj, Bennett the Council went into, committee), to .consider , Avhut <workß should ;be authorised, and also as to the expenditure for the current month. The former havihgbeehdisposed of, Mr Bennett raised the question as to voting an honorarium to the chairman. He said that when it was suggested some time ago, Mr Sutton refused to have anything put on the r estimates, and he (Mr Bennett) thoughtit would look well to vote a sum in Mr Sutton's- absence, whose services he considered were well ' worthy of recognition. Mr Sutton, he was sure, did not expect it, but nevertheless it would be only a right thing to do.Mr Tanner suggested that the ; matter be left over till the next meeting of the Council. What sum did Mr Bennett suggest? . — • Mr Bennett.* thqught, £150. *.\ni . The Chairman -was- -not sure that it would be'right to, passsuch a vote, without notice. It would be forming a somewhat dangerous.precedenti Suppose the Council : were about equally divided .into two parries animated'by strong antagonistic -feelings, the one party; might happen ' t'o^be alone present, and might pass: what ''would be^ opposed to the Avish.es of "the other' party. Mr Bennett agreed that it would be better to give notice of motion. The .Council jthen resumed, and tho recommendations passed .in--' committee were adopted. „ : r SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. A report was read from Mr.. Aldridge, inspector of 'slaughter-hbuses, stating that Mr M'lvor, who •■ had no slaughtering license, had slaughtered pigs on the instant at Mr Baldwin's, Awatoto/~nd. carted them' to his 1 shop at Napier for sale, arid ' that Avith 'respect : tq. Mr Clegg's letter 'complaining' of Mr iNeagle's' slaugh-ter-yards, he, (the irispebtor) had. found on inspection that they, were ke,pt iri'a proper state.-,, ; ' '.'■"',. -'_■;, *'" 4 / o-. ; "'••. - On the motion of Mr Bennett, it was ordered that the:, lnspector :of . SlaughterHouses bo : directed to take proceedings rgainst Mr M'lvor. CORRESPONDENCE^'*' - The following letters, Wore read : — From Mr John Bullock/complaining of the , manner in Avliich*" the sale of impounded horses Ayas conducted .'ai'. Taradale. . „ ' ;,.- ,',': ,'. '' .'.. '"',', ' '.'„'."• From Mr R. P.' - Williams, stating ; that in order .to render ..the .culvert effective that was -./being -put down by the road overseer.near, MrlWilliams! ;estai>lishment, iti would be necessary to cut a drain f rop . Mo road through his paddpck, , w*hich Mr Williams would do at his own cosi if i the. Council /vpuid provide., him with | sufficient timber to put a culvert over it. On ; the . motion of Mr. Kinross, .it was depided that Mr Williams' request be, acceded to. From Mr J. A. Smith, honorary secretary of the Napier Hospital, asking for payment of the £500 voted by the Council iii aid of the hospital building fund. .",,..'.. , 'On*' the motion of Mr Kinross! seconded, by Mr Bennett, it was' resolved) that ilie i amount be paid' when , the siihsidy was received," '"

From Mr Jarman, forwarding tracing of road laid off between Mr Villers' place and the boundary of the Hawke'a Bay County, through Mr Troutbeck's run. From Mr Fannin, asking for instruct 1 Vis respecting the disposal of articles Received from Mr Weber which had been in use in: tho office Mr Weber had occu- : pied. <It was ordered that the articles be sold, vPJrom the same, stating that the weighbridge on the Taradale-road was being destroyed. -j { ; ;•,;; i/ \ r :■■■<- It was ordered that ih'e weighbridge bo put up for sale Avith the other articles, Avith a reserve of £30, and if not sold that it be taken to the depot at West CliA'e. From the-, same, stating that he had made inquiry into the matter of the Farndon Park, and could only ascertain | that" iCwasTno w vested ih tlie "Crown. Ifrom the same, stating that Mr Collinge, the rate collector, complained of thd difficulty of collecting the county rates... Some people said positively that theyv would hot pay, and used anything but" gentlemanly language., a.-^.- . ;--- - P „ ,-,. . f, rOUND KEEPER -' t'JA number uf applications ,for,, the ; office ■ of poundkeeper at Taradale twere read': - Mr Rynier suggested . that the office should be disposed of. by ."tender.* ' Mr Bonnet considered that it should W a condition that the person appointed should be resident in "the " place, as otherwise it involved the appointment" of a deputy, the result being that the business would be badly conducted;-. He had not the slightest objection to any of the applicants ; indeed he believed them to be tall reliable men, but Mr M'Donald alrefTdy'lfa-cr aT'pouhd" "which had been gazetted, and-therefore it would be more suitable ]$b 'appoint h'iifo f Ho moved to that effect. V r Mr Tanner seconded the motion. Mr Kinross moved' as' an amendment that tenders be invited for the office. Mr Torr seconded the motion. „The Chairman .asked ..whether Mr.Kinros's'Vas quite clear that 'the Council had the.poAyer-.to let the office; by tender. „If. If that, course were depided c upon; it would, create * a temporary as there would, be, no.poupc^at Taradale in the interval from tlie' present time up to the acceptance of a, tender, j; „ Mr Kinross' was not" "aware whether letting the office by tender would-be justifiable. What did the Chairman " think ? The Chairman v;. thought './ that the Council should be careful to appoint men of character^tp^Tsuch' offices, otherwise they Avould be always having complaints about .'shady transactions such as that concerning which a letter had been read that Tday: In' "Australia, through want of care .. as . to , the persons appointed as poundkeepers, a system of cattle stealing sprang'np by means of the pounds'.'*"** '*■ J ''i •'• "" ;.; - N Mr Kinross said he-would withdraw his motion. ; .-^ j..,. • Mr Bennett's motion for the appointment of Mr M'Donald as pounkeoper atTaradale Avas then carried .. without dissent., , „ ... . , POUNDKEEPERS' REPORT f S. Mr Bennett moved ff That all poundkeepers be instructed to furnish monthly . return's to' tho Conncilf ' The motion was seconded by Mr Tanner and carried. . KECEIPTB- AND EXPEND rTURE. The Treasurer's half-yearly report of , receipts -arid expenditure Was 'read, showing '"that the amount received was £2251 133 5d, : and' tho expenditure £2837 lis 6d". The overdraft at the bank was £1911 ?s L ,of which £1321 Is lid was overdrawn at 'the* 'beginning of the half-year; ' "'e S " f ' "' " couk^' roads' There' wore a, '.n'umber of notices of motion for declaring roads to be county roads, all of which it was decided should be postponed to the next sitting day. overdue rates, Ohthe-mqUon of -Mr Bennett, seconded by Mr Torr," it was 1 resolved that proceedings' be^taken-f or the recovery of all unpaid rates after one month's notice being given to the persons in arrears. --RIVER obstructions. Mr Bennetts moved that a committee, consisting of Messrs Kinross, Tanner, and the 1 -mover, 'be -1 appointed to draw 1 up ,;a; bye-law to prevent" obstruction in the rivers ajid streams, wiffiin, the county. . -, The'motion was secono^ejl'^ Mr B-ymer, ' and; carried. , '; i , ] JS ,u jyH-.-ACCOUNTS.. _ The month's accounts .were passed for payment..^ -•- -.- l ''*..', "". notices of motion. Mi ;Bymer, to ; moy,ey VjThat action, \)o taken Avith : a view to,, straighten the road between 'the race course 1- . and" ihe gate of Mr Bazil's paddock on the road between Meanee and Tareha's Bridge, as shown by the plan;'' -.v.-' \.'; > ■/■ v >;:< ■- . '. : . Mr Bennett to move,- f - f ~3 , hat the sum of £150 be voted i to. the-. Chairman of the Council.") . ,-j „ . .;•, - The Council then adjourned.