OROTTA COUNTY COUNCIL

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 59, 8 February 1884, Page 2

OROTTA COUNTY COUNCIL

i Continuation of Report, 1 A Complaint, i Letter read froox Mr J. H. Anderb son, Stoney Creek vfl^'^b » vi account and complaining of the i length of time he had been lying out pf the money. . . • ' Cr Engels believed Mr Armstrong 1 ;V as . guilty of great neglect ia-this • roattei m not forwarding the vouchers, f as the work had been done for /some " months past. f Proposed by Cr Engels, seconded by ■ Cr Sly^andftSariied— That Mr J. H. Anderson's deposit of L 5, for '.Fitzherbert "W elslfNo 2 contract no <v ppinpleted, be returned, and that Mr Armstrong be requested to furnish voucher for the LI 3 of extras claimed. ') \ ~ The Johnsky Family^ | Proposed by Cr Douglas, seconded bjr J QrXintoh; and carried— That ti\e t tesg-; I lution of the 4th Ootober, 1883^ for! : allowance to /the Johnsky family bej f rescinded. . : Kimbolton Road. Proposed by Cr Mcßeth, seconded by • Cr Douglas, and carried-^-That the < Eng-iueeiv l)e instructed to call .for ten- ' . dfi\s for metalling the impassable portion of Kimbolton and Mackay's Hoads as far as the funds will allow. Offer Declined. Letter read from T. S. Hoe, offering to take petition for suspension to Wollihgton for signature. • It was resolved as the petition was fully signed to decline Mr Hqe's Qffer. • Report Qf Ce.n\iij.itteet ; The fqllqwit^g Committee report was read, and adoptod. • - •A meetings of the'Taoriui and Fitzherbert Qgrnmittees to,ok. place at the; | Road Board o hi ce, Paimers ton ' "North ' 'ori 'Sarturdayi iTan'itary f 5, at 11 a.m. ; Present — Crs. Sly and Engels- assisted by the Engineer. n The meeting was called for the pur--1 j|k).S6 of disclussing the expenditure of balance of fnnds m fclje B^t^herbert' West Jlain Road, Jt was, resolved to' apply \i\e money as far as regtrireicl to; tlie re«f otming, r^e-gruding, Widening, and general improvement of that part; of the road commencing at Pratt's ! corner and ending at the bridge acrossj the Rahautirawa stream a distance of; 3 miles 20 chains including the building of a new stream across Ttti Tui oi'et'k. The Engirieer ksU.bppili|;ed specifications : qf fye 1 proposed Wrks which were approved of, and he -was empowered to. I call for tenders forthwith, Cr Sketman unavoidably absent from. j the weeing,, apprav^d of what had been ' ( done., $q pthei; business v^quiring t^he : attention of the committee the meeting adjourned. .. v . ..'..* (Signed), Cr. H. Ekgkls. .Suspension Petition. Proposed by Cr Macaithur, seconded by Cr Skerman, and carried=-That the Chairman insevt the ueoessary advertisemenis ye susipensiQfl, petition, and tuke any other stops required. Alterations mßate Book. A resolution was passed, altering tho namos of several, ratepayers at present m rato-bpok. : 5-oxton Line. „ , , A: memorial- wa^, jvead. sigued ..29 ratepayers on the Foxton Line, ! di;a*wing attention of the Council to the stato of the county road' drain, and- stating. "that properties at certain periods of the year were 'completely i l -flooded, and.' the Jackeylowfa school ground-covered with I 'water t6 : such -'an- extent' that it was impossible" for children to get to the school, and respectfully -urging; on the Council to take the matter into its con-

sideration and grant such relief at it might deem fit. ;- Cf Sly spoke strongly m favor of the memorial. ■ Or Macarthur pointed out it would be far belter for the settlers to wait until the suspension of the Counties Act* as if liabilities of this kind be made at the present time the Highway Board might object to lake them over by pointing out that the Council bad entered into contracts with the suspension m view that they (the Highway BoaedJ,ijho,uld nQ.ihave.done.. .«— « , Cr Sly stated that if r this coursewas adopted, it wouitt mean -waiting for -more than twelve monthly aa it-gas not to be supposed that if the County were suspended m a couple of months' time this matter would be first attended to, and it could not be effected except during exceptionally fine weather. Cr Macarthur pointed out that there were numbers of ratepityers l&diferent rulings under the "same disattVamkges, aud they were not m a financialjjosjktiott to accede to their wishes. He^fitfeld not like any tiling to interfere with the suspension of the Act, and increasing their present overdraft 'at the^ baffle might have this 1 undesirable- effedb/ks the riding requesting assistance fwas>dt present £538 m debt. Cr Sly moved, and ,Cr Skerman . ..Sjßpoinded,— That the ; , petition!,; of f^tlte Foxton Line ratepayers ;be acce^ej^tpt On the resolution )>eing put, 'tile proposer and seconder voted for. i\ .and the remainder of the cotinciilbrs\(o) against: It was therefore 'ncgativeiS'^* . . . : : . Referred Back. ,"■-,':'" ]l *t £ Proposed by Cx.Engels seconded by Cr Walker, f and carrjed,. .., fte voucher V« KavanaghV contract Ktzherbertbe referred' ~t>ack to the engineer; ' j§ : , f . /j \- j/7 y-fj . ; i T Awauuri Bridge.; 7 , ff Af - A long and rather warm discussion took place on the matter of the Awa* huri Bridge repairs. It would appear that on the damage taking place to the Bridge the Taon-ii and Fitzherbert Com niiblee met and instructed- Mr Armstrong to take steps to j&air Bridge; ,'■! ' 'y 3 Jr A resplution^had-'formerlj t>een passed by "the ' J Council, l appointing Messrs Engels, Walker, and Skerman, a comraitteee.for: the 3&Bnui and Fiteherhert Ridiqgs, andi empqjvering them to employ, .tlie services,. , oorf r Mr Armstrong as-Engineer. \ /•. . .'[■?. *." 11 The«aii>e:day . or that following^ on which the committee met, they were : sUtprised T to, see tenders' advoiiised - fijr byMrßray^ aad^they had also re^olSsd a telegram from -Cr- Macavthur (who was at'the time m/ WeiUbgi6it)j^jmi>ing to koow .-who had authoruedL Mr Armstrong -to- act, and order his being stopped at once. -.-^aaacA Proposed by 'Cr OMiaarfchur seconded by Cr Skermah. and carried, That ait the (Government have not granted any money for : itheii Aw ahuri B r idg e a u tenders therefore be declined. • ■■ '-■■'■ ■■ ■* ■ •.. .-' ■/, # 1? * •*■=• rjk' ..| f-r Miscelwnous. '""* ' '" ji i ..Eesolyed that : any.^nremberß^sigi ' cheques m conjunctipn with the treasurer Crs Mcßetli-and^Linton at this meeting, L_ ;i ; ;,', • Accounts passed fo^jiayment £1708. The Council then adjourned to the first Wednesday m MarcH; V 1 JOM