WAIMATE WEST COUNT COUNCIL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 15 January 1909, Page 5

WAIMATE WEST COUNT COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the CoTji! was held at the office, Manaia, on Ti^j day; present — Crs A. J. Hastie (cha T. A. Bridge, W. Mudford, GL C. Glei E. Long, and J. Cassidy. '. In committee tenders for vari< contracts were opened and considers A Town Board committee consist] of Messrs Meuli, McKenzie, and A Vicar attended to confer with the Cot cil in connection with metal contrs No. 6 anil dog tax, in which b( bodies are interested. ' Council and Town Board agreed joi ly to accept Mr Montefiore's tender-, metal on Manaia and Normanby ros and in town boundaries at 7s and 7s per yard respectively. Dog Tax — The Town Board comm tee accepted the teuder of Mr P. T« rant provided he did* the work at t same rate as for the Council. The Coii cil, on the motion of Cr Bridge, agre to accept Mr Tarrant's tender if 1 agrees to the Town Board's conditi< and pays a deposit of £5, and set tip committee consisting of the Chairms and Crs Glenn and Bridge to see ft Tarrant and make arrangements. ■ " ! The Chairman said that in furthe: ance of 'a resolution passed at last mcc ing, he had gone into the matter of tli pound, and now moved that the Coui cil pay the Town Board an amount < £17 10s towards the pound, provide a good boxthorn fence be erected ~a'ii no further call be made on this Coui cil. This was seconded by Cr Bridgt and then the offer was accepted by tli Town Board. — During the discussion ,0 this question it was stated that th amount estimated (£35) included th cost of erecting a wire fence .to cove the time until a boxthorn fence can b erected.

The following tenders for variou contracts were accepted: — No. 1 con tract, Main South road : W. Back, £117 equal to 4s 6d per yard. No. 2 contract Rama, Dingle, and Oeo roads: Gr Keighley, £157 10s, equal to 5s lOd pel yard. No. 3 contract, Skeet road: F Krieger, £76, equal to 4s per yard. -'No4 contract, Skeet road: N. C. Innes, at 3s 5d per yard. No. 5 contract, Skeet road : A. Hall, at 3s 6d per yard.

The committee, Crs Hastie and Bridge, appointed to go into the matter of office accommodation, received correspondence from members of the Road Board at the time when arrangements were made between the two Boards. At present councillors considered the mat-, ter had better rest until the Town Board moves again.

The Secretary to the Treasury wrote advising that a fresh special order is necessary for loans of £370 and £600~ because of an irregularity in the advertising. The irregularity consists in the name of the old Board appearing in place of the new -Council. It will also be necessary to get all signatories to the consent for the Auroa road loan to initial the alteration from Road Board to County. The Secretary also askedfor payment of £524 7s 2d, interest due, on consolidated loans at January 1, ' 1909.

The Eltham County Council wrote asking for payment of £100 subsidy due in October, 19Q8. — Dealing with this Imatter the Chairman moved, That the Eltham Council be informed that ,as this < County was not gazetted until November 19, this County cannot recognise any .liability for subsidy. This was seconded by Cr Bridge and carried unanimously. . •

The Bank of New Zealand wrote asking; that a formal resolution be passed authorising an overdraft of £4116, the ", amount, of anticipated annual revenue, under the Counties Act. — On the motion of Cr Bridge, the necessary resolution was passed.

The schedules of duties for Clerk" and ' Overseer as drawn up by the Council were read and confirmed. Messrs Daw- - son and Archer respectively agreed to the schedules. They were then appointed to the positions at salaries of £120 and £150 per annum respectively.

. The notice of motion authorising . striking of a rate of 17-64ths of a penny / to cover interest on the loan of £1360 on all rateable property on the Auroa road, moved at the meeting on Decem- , ber 15, 1908, was now confirmed on the motion of Cr Bridge.

The Finance Committee were -authorised to go into the matter of printing and stationery, .with power to act.

OVERSEER'S REPORT

Mr F. Archer reported as follows: — "Tenders have been called for supply and delivery of boulders for maintenance, and crushed metal for Manaia and Upper Normanby roads. The Taikatu road contract will soon be completed. I recommend that the Lower Normanby road be completed with shingle from Kaupokonui river, as the pit formerly in use is run out. I suggest that the Town Board be approached at their next meeting for permission to take gravel from the Cemetery pit. I estimate cost of supply and delivery of 550 yards of gravel for repairs on Omuturangi road at 4s 3d per yard. I consider that the price paid for "breaking Mangawhero stone should be the same as for Kaupokonui stone. Last year 4s was paid for Kaupokonui and 3s 6d for all other."

Cr Bridge moved the adoption of the -. report with the exception of the question of the road metal. He suggested that 3s 6d per yard be offered for Otakeho stone and 3s 9d for Mangawhero and Kaupokonui. — Seconded by Cr Cassidy and carried.

It was resolved to leave the matter of Lower and Middle Normanby roads in the hands of the Chairman and Overseer.

On the motion of Cr Glenn, the Council decided to sue at once for overdue rates.

Cr Bridge moved that a general rate of f d in the £ be struck in the Waimate and Kaupokonui ridings, in terms of a previous notice of motion. — This was carried. /

Special orders were made acceding to the petition of the ratepayers of the Taikatu road, and authorising the Council to raise a loan of £600, equal to 17-64 din the £; of the Kieran road authorising a loan of £350, equal to l-3d in the £; and of the Lower Normanby road authorising a loan of £370, equal to l-7d in the £. — These were made on the motion of Cr Bridge. The Council rose at 5.45 p.m.