MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 49, 14 February 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wednesday, Feeruaky 12. The Council mot. at 2 p.m. Present — Mps-ji-3 Macarthttr (chairman), dower, Sanson, Can 1 , Kebbell, London, Linton, and Rockstrow. Tho lr-inutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. COKIIESPOXDaXCE READ. From Heoi Natana, requesting payment of £U for Ohau Ferry. From Mr A. Dalrymple, askln,? pennisHion lo cover in a drain in front of his section at Cheltenham. The requisite permission was granted. From Crown Laids office, enclosing maps of land in Palmerston and Kiwitea Blocks, stating that if the Council could recommend the proposed expenditure on tho I almersion Block on the lines ruled in red such recommendation would immediately be acquiesced in by the Lands Board. From iV!r Hiuvcy, ferryman at Otnki, stating a canoe cotild bo obtained for £16. suitubla for lerry purposes. From t he Public Worls Office stating that a teniler had been accepted for erectiug a punt for the Ohau rtiver, and requesting the Council to arrange for workiug the same.

From the Colonial Spcrelary's office stating that iv case of an application being made for an extension of time under the Rating Act, i* could only be graubed whore it wa.-* neco«sary because of an accident or misadventure, nad the Colonial Secretary could only advise the Governor to grant the application where iho accident or misadventure was clearly seated.

From Public Works Office; stating that a voucher for tho balance of £1000 vote for the Kimboitou Road had been passed.

From the Crown Lnnds Office on the question of £Li»,000 vote for roads through, deferred payment blocks. From landowners in Cheltenham, asking for ati alteration in the drain. The engineer was requested to have the work executed. WAIKAAVA I'ERUY. Letter read from Mr Thomas Eevan, of Waikawa, asking for payment of £12, Wnikawa ferry money due to him. The Chairman asked for information regarding the ferry. Mr Kebbell said Mr Bevan kept ihe guide posts up to show the entrance to his place, where he had to ferry foot passengers over the river in a canoe. The Provincial Government, had made the arrangement. The acount was passed for payment. OHAU raUBY. ! It was resolved to empower the Chairman to make the best possible arrangements with the Ohau ferryman to work the punt. BLAVOIITEU LICENSE. A slaughter license was granted to John Harper, of Otaki. The Inspector reported thero was no objection, to the license being j granted. WA2JOANUI JKOSMTAL. An account having been received from i thoComnnttoooftheWanganui Hospital for £0 14s Bd, for maintenance of two patients during January, and proportion of Hospital staff cost, The Ohair.i an thought that some definite arrangoment shomld be made, as to tho number of patients to he accommodated from Manawatu. They wero certainly not liable for the two patieuts unless they were hona fide Manawatu Residents. A patient forwarded by him had been refused admission, on the ground that there was no room. It. would bo useless to continue tha present arrangement, if a pati3tit could bo refused admission by a nurse or warder. Mr Hanson said the total accommodation was for 18 patients The Chairmau said if so, they should insist upon propar accommodation being made for Manawatu residents. If they were to piy£2s for stuff expenses, they should know how many they could send. The IS beds might be takeu up by p itieata from other Districts, and in that case they would get nothing for their moaey. Ho would sooner see a certain subsidy given by the Council to tho Wanganui Hospital to increase the accommodation and so ensnre tho admission of their patients. Mr Sanson suggested they should ask for a guarantee of room for 6 patients. He thought a lottcr should be sent strongly pointing out tha necessity for increased uccommodatioa.

Dr lioekstrow considered the accommodation not sufficient. Wanganni itself was l&rg* enough to need 18 beds He thought it desirable for Mttnawafco and Rnngitikei to unite aud hare a Hospital at Bulls. Mr Linton was disposed to put the matter strongly to the Wauganui t 'oramittee. If they agreed :o receive pationts they should have room for them.

The Chairman thought a Mnnawatu wing

would hp iiutfioienf;. If p itientP werf roftisrd tiniiitisiiMt tb<> exp^use fell upon those least, able to bear it.

Mr (»owi)r Huiil >he Counoil would hiive fo o<m*id*r what it would do, if the present •!.rra ;f»<uiifnt \v«re broken through, before takinc* any wrong mimßlifert, or" \«lrtp!ii(f ii I'esoiittiitn wmikt calise lirid jHiiofl. The tinli* w'-tlul riH dciibt 6-niio when a EJitspititl would require to be ere';t«:d aluni< ihn lino, either at Pulmerutou or at eil.liug.

■Mr Sansoi. suGr«f*?Htorl, whou p;itionts were amt the fact should be notified uo ks to have a qlttick aa t'» UiitOi EvvntOilily ihoioliowiug resolution was onnip^ vpon tho ltiniion of Mr I'iowcr: — "Thflt tho Chairman of the County Council be empowered to pro^eert to Wnn;anui und make the neudful urrangeinnutH for piitientH to bo sent to Wau^inui Hospital from Manawatn Gounty/' / FOXTdN MAIN BTSKETt

When the tenders were opeuud-, Or Rflrt.Hntr n w proposed that the tertder of \f r T tl. CortV nt .4 - H'». hf> accented, for formine a port nf Maiu-sti eet beyond tlie Awahou Bridge.

Al r Qower said that before any further tpnders were acrepted, h» thought an explanation sh'mld be made as W^nMrllio accounts as a whole" Mfcodd, He had a nitti- I bef tit amounts on bis book voted, but ihev i could not b« gone on with. Ho montimed especially Campbell-town and Jones Lines of road lie thought no further oxpenditil ro j should be gono into until thd vdte'9 already i made wore nxpendtttti j 'I'lio Chairman said the votes referred to j were made in advance. Tho formation of j tho road mentioned by Mr Gower was dej layed by exceptional difficulties ; Dr RocV straw said Mr Gowor was out of ! ! order. The wor'.B in Awahon had nothing ' ■■ to do with Mr Gowei'd Ridiusr. Awahmt i ; had a balance of £3CO, of. which £iOU was looted, leaving him j1'230 to expend upon /this work. { The Chairman said the amount in hand j for Awahou was only about £87, as Dr i Rockstrow'? figures wore erroneous. | Mr Gower said ,£7 ; 37 had been paid in to | his riding from the Land Rever.uo t ;gl3l ! of this was in hand. | The Chairman said when the acnjllnts ii | hand were passed, the Bank account would ! bo overdrawn. j The Council thon went into cxnmifctee upon tho question. I Dr Rockstrow and Mr Loudon pressed ; the claims cf the Awahou Siding', anl j showed that the work in question was nodes • sary to complete tho Slain street. i Mr Gowei' snid the chief work by (ho ' Council in Awahou had been upon the j Main-street. Considerable expense hud I been entailed in his riding by delaying? •■ works. 11 0 merely pointed out that ah he wanted was. to have n mounts already voted expended before other tenders were accepted. The Chairman pointed out that the work being gone on with in Awahou would not prevent works in Kawakawa being* started. Manchester Biding? wished to anticipate its revenue to take advantage of the summer se>\sou. Awahou Riding was the second Riding in the County, and as £80 was in hand, he thought they should be allowed to accept the tenders. Mr Qower said ho had wished to clif.it information regarding the financial position of the Council, and would now withdraw tho amendment. Tho tender was then accepted. otakt buidoe. Upon the motion of Mr Kebboll, ii was decided to reject all the Ofcaki tenders as excessive, aul to instruct tin Kngiaeor to do the work by day labourers. sans)x povsn. Mr A. Cockbum was appointed poundkeeper at Sanson, vies J. Oa':ley, resigned. I'OXTOS MAiy STHEET. In reply to tho Chairman of tli3 Council j n, letter was received from the Foston | Local ISoard, stating it was unable at once i to form the footpaths along Mam-street, J but would remove ouly tho hand, as the funds would not admit of the expense of gravelling. It was resolved to leave tho Councillors for Awahou, and tho onginoe<', to arrange j the matter with the Local Boar.l. | The Council adjourned at 5.30 p.m.