WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10070, 10 August 1895, Page 4

WAIPAWA.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Aidant S, 1595

Tho '.Vftip/uvn (_>uticil met tl is nvirn i"g P.e<*:'iit — Messrs Ki>ii>ht (cliMrmfiD), CfOSGO, Mackrrsay, Sidey, A. E Jull. Co'jk, Stone, Nurd bye, and Scriinge.our 'ihe fir.-t buMrieoS v.-tis a speeiiil meeting, when Cr. Sto.ie moved that a tpeclal order be pissed dissolving tha Ruataulwha road district ftod merging tho anme into the county. Cr. Cook'secondcd the motion, which was curried — Anntl-er speclil meeting was held, whtn C. Knight moved that by a special order n special annual recurring rate of Ijjl In the £1 be. made on fill ratable property in the Urnutaoroa special rating district, consisting of sections 1 to 45 Inoluslve of of Utnntaoroa arjd Norsewood survey districts, under tho Loans to Loc-il Bodies Acts, to provide interest on ft loan of £1750. Mr Jail seconded the motion, which \va3 passed. — The ordinary meeting followed. Subsidies had bren received of £296 7s lid aid £2331 Is Id.— The Land and Survey Department provided rt complete Hat of all sections in the County held f om the Crown, and lb was resolved that all omitted names be compiled and presented to the next meeting. — An amount due to London and Co. was ordered to be p(.id on getting both London and Beattle's signatures.— Mr W. C. Smith, for the Waipawa Licensing Committee, w;ote explaining the vouchers objected to at last meeting. Keceived,— W. Pike aeked for rt progress payment on Maycock'n road, Mftkotukn, and was willing to take Gasson's contract at fsme rato. £7 granted ; fresh tenders to ba called for the work and Brook'R deposit forfeited. — Letterß were read from Mr W. Kobinson, chairmnn Makotnku Domain Board, protesting against the Council taking a road throngh a recreation reserve, vested in them by Order-in^ Council. Cr. Sidey explained that the section was leased at £7 yearly lo keep another reserve iv order. Thti Council waa aeked to make a road that was absolutely necessary to give recess to his property. Cr. Jnll moved that the overseer be authorised to ascertain if there Is a legal road through section 66 or not — Mr Paget, South Makcretu, asked that two boggy places be repaired, On Cr. Cook's motion consideration was deferred till next meeting. — N. M'Kay, AshleyClinton, asked that Ihe deferred thirds on his land be spent iv making a road to give him access. — This will be dealt with when the money it available. — Mr Arthur, asking that the Pnpatu flit road be repaired, Kefened to overseer. — D. Stuart asked for payment for rescuing a woman and child who were sitting on a loaded drr.y crossing ft bridge on UinatoirovDunevirke road at the time It collapsed, and remained all night till 10 a.m. next morning to stop truinc, and fenced approaches sud other j >bp, and clso spol'ed a piir of trnu?ero. Received. The claim shou'd have been to (he Road Board. — The road overseer's report wan read, and action followed ns under :— On Ruatauiwur riding, overseer's resolutions to be c irried out — Oa Makaretu district, on Bivle'a road, bridge to be referred lo overseer to report as to cost. Roads to Jensen's iind Balville's to be surveyed by tender. — On Norsewood rifling, holes on main road to be filled up. — On Orroondville riding, £2 to be spent in draining <i piece of land near pchoolhouse iv thn township. — On Wood villn riding Cr. Crosise said a further groin was required in Manga-atua Creek, Hardiog's road, which was author* is=ed ; also a small wash ■ out at Manawatu bridge near Kumeroa to be attended to,— Cr. Crosse also called attention to the fact that the Conrcll is paying a higher rate of wagei than any other county in the colony. Mr Jnll said they were only p-ying 7s, and tho whole amount wao uot £50 a year. Mr Cro3?e sfiid all the stations wero only pajings* for one or two days' work at a time, and that the maintenance contracts were btsed on the price paid by the Council for day work, The question then dropped. — A contract in Mangatoro Vnlley not being certified by the overseer as completed, a portion only of the voucher waa ordered to be pnssed for payment, A disenssion took place about the delay of proceedings against persons io arrears of rates, the tendency of which wos that tho oliicera concerned did nob move quick enough.— The pay cheer, £99 8a Bd, wan pusscd.— Cr. Sidey moved that the toll-bar he reinstated, with ths condition that no ratepajers in tho county shall pay tolls. Lost by 6to 3 — Unsolved, that application be made for » loan of £1750 for Uraitoruoa rnMng district ; D.^aevirke Borough Council to be risked if it is prepared to pay their (share of the erection and super vision of the three bridges Icadicg into the block. The works to be first proceeded with to be decided by the chairman and road overseer, and tenders to bo called. — Tenders were received as follows :- Breaking 400 yp.rds limestone D,m«vlrko\Vebnr raid* R T. Biighoiife G>, G. Slade 2s (accepted); formation of 40 chsinn on bridle track, Ming-.lewnl. road, South Makaretu : Mnrtin and Pine 18s W. G. Lorge 159, D Wallace 14i, F. Martin ]ii, A. Pursen 13? (accepted) ; widoiiing find fencing three chains Daue-vlrke-Weber-ro>id, nenr Manawatu : 0. Louden and Co., £12 (accepted). — After lunch the Council went into committee, and on resnming the chairman reported that the choice of the committee was Mr William IJnglo for the KcHstant overseership, curl Mr Robert B-.ker r.s assistant clerk. Th'-'re weio 27 upplicftbionn for tho firit position and nine, for the clerkship. The Hospital Board met this afternoon. Pi ei-ent— Messrs W. White (chairman), Cook, C. L Meckeropy, Nordbye, Stono, Sidny, Scrimgcour, Jn'l, and Knight, — A letter from Mr W. C. Smith was read, pointing ont that the fee for digging graves was fixed by the Cemetery Board ' nnrter authority ot en Order-in-Councl!. Keßolved that the Cemetery Board be requested m reduce the lee for digging groves. — The Waipukuran Board of Health asked th,it their Lightsoil contractor be nllowod to remove the soil in the ordinary way. It w«" found that the cost wonld be about £40 a year, Received. —Mr and Mrs Pulmnn for-ward-d their resignation to take effect) on l»t October. Leave of &b3'uce for llirpi; mon'liM on full pay was granted, and the chairman directed to write n lr>( 'cr "xpreedng the appreciation of the Board for rbp way in which they had conducted thiir dutic«. It wan dr.cided to r.dv.rtise for a macron nt £80 a year, in thfi HnitALD nnd Mail, nppicntions to ha sent Iv tiy lObh September. — Ifc won mentioned by the Ghnirrrmn thnt on a comp-iiison of invoices of instrument? purchased with un inventory of those iv tho hospital, a number (it them wero missing, tr. the value of £12. Dr. J. Reed, the former nirgeon, hud neon asked by letter on 27th July if Le could throw any light on the sm)j°ct, but no reply hod bc'ii received. Listt till mxti meetIng j an invonlury of nil tin- property in the hospital to bo made.- Dr. (iodfray reported a letter of complaint received from Mrs Peers, through Mr Mogridge ; such compl.iintn ought to be s.-nt direct to the Board. In this cisc tho complaints were absolnte'y withont foundation, '/he tecret'iry of the lodge had since been lo tho hospital with two members and in vestlgatcd the mutter for themselves, and worn quite satisfied. The action of Dr. (iodfniy wao confirmed, — The chlff iiluifjppr to the Charitable Aid Board wan nuHipriipfl to uleu nppMcstioi.s for nd-mi"-km to the ln>pi"il, when necessary. — 'I'l.r pay i'heet, £207 IU t 2f, was passed for paymcit.