ORDINARY MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11301, 20 December 1898, Page 6

ORDINARY MEETING.

Tho council then proceeded with the ordinary business, the. same, members being present. . ■' •■ • ■'•■.>/' ■ ■•.•■•■•• ~- - ;{■- ' ■■ • ACCOUNTS! ■■•' Accounts for the month amounting to £141 14 s, were passed for payment • '.':','"' ■ . . .' INSPEOi'OII'S' EEPOETS. ■The Inspector "reported as under :,—

.Macrae's Riding.l—That the. roads in this. riding were in fair order; but the Hyde bridge was becoming very shaky'; and tliat it. was desirable.and urgent that the Government grant shoxild be paid. J. E. Matheson's road required attention; M. Mathoson's (Mareburn) road wanted a good deal of'Vork done to it; while V. Gifford's (Two-mile) road required immediate..', attention, ;■:.at- the Two-mile Creek.—J. E. Mathesdn's rpad and the Mareburn. road were referred to-the inspector, with power to act; and with respect'to Gilford's foad.'the council decided to call for-tenders for formation of same. ".'. ■ "^

"Green Valley Riding.—Hugh Fraser's. road in this riding -required -50 yards of gravel to put it iii-'order! Tussockiiig 60 chains of M'DonaldVroad was all that was required for a bridle track, and the tusspeks were not very heavy.—Consideration of the report was- deferred .until Cr Matheson. was present. ■ .

Duuback Riding.—A manhad been put'ori Mr Bell's Mountain track, road; but, before calling for tenders for the .work, the inspector required information as to whether a bridle track would be sufficient, or a_ wheeledtraffic road, as'there was not sufficient money in hand to form a vehicle-track. The Main road, both in Dunback Riding and Green Valley Hiding, was becoming very flat and rough, and required gravelling''very badly; the Main road from Palmerston to Dimback was in the same condition. Cochraue's paddock,. in Bushy Riding, was flooded for want of a culvert under the Factory road.— Referred to the'inspectoi.-. ?'.' ■ - -...■- ---.;-. • ' COItEESrONDENOE. Tho Secretary, Palmerston Race Club, applied for- permission to place a small wooden building for a few hours oii. the, road at the entrance to the racecourse, for the purpose of. selling tickets on Boxing Day.—Granted, Bubr ject to the club accepting all responsibility. , ' Mr D.M. Philip, Dunback, applied to have the road leading through "section, 27, bl°°k VUI, opened, as it would prove a great convenience to him and'to olhorß.—Left in the hands of. the chairman and inspector. .-y. "Mr W. E. Griffin, Macraes, wrote re estimated cost of improvingHhe township foot-, path's, pointing out that the council had. agr.esd to form the footpath opposite his pre: mises, provided he paid half-cost, which he did not consider.out.of the:w,ay; but, aa revenue: had been received from Macraes for so many; years, and very little money had been ox-: ponded in return, he regarded the action of the council as hard in palling upon him to.pay half-cost of the work. He; therefore, asked the council to reconsider their decision, and. to cany out the work free of cost to him. Ho pointed out that there were about Si ohains that required fine gravel,, the remainder flags, concrete, or asphalt.—The .council decided to adhere fo their former resolution, and that Mr Griffin be informed of the fact.

Mr J. Green,! Waitati,,wrote expressing his appreciation of the council in having renewed thoir confidence in hi* by Yeappointing him a "member of the Oliaritablo; Aid and Hospital Boards for the ensuing year.—Received. ..,, ■ 'Mi.E; Jones, Wayno's Town, applied' for permission to close the obd.of Avebury street, between sections 3 and 4 and the end of Ox-, ford'street, between sections' 1,.2,.3, blockl. —The application was granted, provided that Mr Jones erected gates at each end. " The Secretary of tohe Treasury, Wellington; wrote intimating that the sum of £330,' grant for construction of bridge at'Dunback,' had been remitted to the creditof the county fund at the-Bank of New Zealand, Palmerston;— Received. ■„'„." r ■ i j The Auditorrgoneral, Wellington, forwarded half-yearly balance sheet,' duly certified to.— Received.. ' ■ • ••■ ~-' ■ ■ .. The Public Works department, Dunedin, wrote replying to certain oomplaints made in reference to carrying out.the work in connection with the Inch Valley railway, expressing the opinion that the complaints were frivoloug.^The council passed a resolution to the offeet that they considered tho complaints o£ the inspector were justified, seeing that threeor four councillors at the .time corroborated his statements made to the council. OTHER itATTEBS. The council fixed the dog tax for the ensuing year at 2s 6d-each dog, and the county office the place of registration. The inspector was instructed to notify contractors that in future on all work connected with existing contracts not finished within the speoified time the full penalty under the specifications would be imposed.. Tenders were opened for the following works:—Contract 363, formation of road, Moonlight to Middlonmrch, A. Dodds, £26 4s: Bakev and Peddie, £28. The tender of Messrs Baker and Peddie was accepted. The council then adjourned.