Ohinemuri County Council.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 5, 16 January 1892, Page 2

Ohinemuri County Council.

The usual monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council -was held in the County Chambers, Prteroa, on Saturday last, at 2 /p. ta . Present— Ors Ed win -Ed wa rda (ohairman),, Phillips, Nasb,Rnbson, Chalton, MeGruer, Hollis, and Oassrels. The minutoa of la&t meeting: wero read, and, after a slight alteration, confirmed. Qutward correspondence read and approved.

Tenders,

Before opening the tenders the Chairman 'remarked that as the tnanagar of the Bank refused to mark chf-qung, he should like to have the i mind of the Cuuncil on the matteT, as> otherwise some of the tenders might be found to be informal. Cr McGkuer moved, That cheques in ordinary repute be accepted. Seconded by Cr Phillips and carried: Clearing out' Wick's £ s d 'John 'McGeehaa -.. .. IT 17 61 D. McCauffield 16 0 0| J.-Silcook .10 10 0 Clearing Ti-troa round Cemetory and Magazine. .£ s d John McGeehan^ 4 12 6 William Bowden .. .. 415 0 J. t=icoek 4 10 0 H. J. Manning 5 19 6 F. Mahoney -.« .. •• 5 0 0 1 Supply of Metal on Paeroa-Tauvanga ■ -Koad. £ s d RB«in 137 10 0 R. Morrison 161 0 0 Proposed by Cr McGruer, seconded ,by vCr Chalton and carried, -That the tender of Jances Silcock, being the ! lowest, be accepted for clearing the outlet of Wick's drain.

Or Kobson «iovfid, as an amendment, That uo tender bo accepted until the Mini of £o 5s be.paid into the County funds by the owners of the land banefitted. Seconded by Or Hollis. The nm-ndmont was carri d.

Cr McGruer moved, Or Robson 8' onded, and it was carried, That the lowest tender for clearing round the Cemetery and Magazine be accepted. On the motion-of Or Phillips,.seconded h\ Cr-Hollis, it was resolved, That Mr -Bain's tender be accepted for spreading 250 yards broken metal on the Paeioa-Tauranga Road, between Mackavtown and Earl's Hill.

3n"waud Cohrespokdencb.

From H. J. H. Elliott, ia reply to a c«>mmunie«tion from the Council re burnt timber on Marototo, informing the Council that all kauri was vested in the Lmda Department. Uesolved, 'tint the Waste Lands Board in 'Auckland be. written-to ; on the subjeer, and thfct Mr Ba^nall, the local member oil the B>ard, be also communicated with on the subject.

F'Otn Public Works lJepartrnenf, enclosing particulars of theco operation sj-eteni, uixler which it is .proposed to construct the Te Aroha-Paeroa Lta.ilway. • • W. J MqKee, re leasing the pun*: at Netherton. Kesolved, That the ques ion "f leading the punt at Netherton be left ia the hand-i of Or Chilton and the Foreman of Works with .power to act. From T. Loean, applying 'for assistauce in making a loud, about 24 chains in length, from the Thames Koad to his property. Mr Logan obtained permission to address the Oouncii, and explained the lay of the country with the object 6i simplifying matters. Ihe Chairman moved, That Mr Dickey be asked whether he would part with .sufficient land to make a road -half-a-chaihin width for a die- 1 tauce of -24 chain?, and the amount of compausation he would be willing to i acctpc fw the necessary land. Se«! couded by Cr McGruer. An amend- ; uient uy Or Nash, That a road bo matie through the racecourse reserve, ttbtmt 10 chains from the racecourse lapsed, and the original motion was carried. I J'rom Land Office, Auckland, re the

expenSitnra of -Deferred Payment thirus at "Waitoa, which waa approved. , From Thames Harbour Board, asking for suggestions or alterations 'in their new regulations. The' Chairman intimated that on receipt of this he had carefully gone through the proposed regulations, and fhe orily ■alteration-he-suggested .w>isin clause 2, which provided that the election ol members by the various local should take plane on a certain day in •February ineaeh-year. tbat'tlie election should take pi ace on the nearest general meeting of the loo*l -, body to the date of the election, thereby / avoiding the necessity of a' special meeting. The Chairman's action was approved. . - From Fleming and Co., Thamda, agreeing to the terms on which they ■ wore to have the use of the Public Pound, and .forwarding a year's rent in advance. From Constable Mitchell, "applying ■for payment of salary as Clerk to the Licensing Bpnch. Referred to vth« •Finance Committee. . From Silvertou Co. agreeing to contribute one half of the-cost, of constructing a road between fheir mine and the public -Road. Resolved, on .. the motion of the Chairman. sec^nda'd •'. by Or Rob,-on, Th-t the 'Council contribute one-hilf of the cost of sai3 road, the expenditure to beUimitod to . £30. From H. J. H. Elliott— Mines Department, Wei ington, 2?rh November,lß9l. The ChaiimaD C unity Council, Paero>i: Referring to j-our fetter if the I3rh '"nsfc., Mo. 792, lvquestngthatthe subsidy of £350 " for the Waicawhefca roid H'y'bsj transferred - for expenditure upon a traffic btMge across . the lJliiu< muri river-at KarmU'Uiake. I hire to 6'ate that the Hon. Minister of Mine 3 desires to'lie informed' wheth-r Cassells Co. are erecting & plant on the flit-below 'he t iwnship, as if a pla;it is b ing erected the rovi up the gorge will be absolutely n cessary. Will ,you .please fur ish an. estimate of the amount required tomake the «oad id ouestjon, ' .. ■ , - * . -r-r -r tt -n ._ •

H. J. H. EmOTT, Under-S»'<s»etary. • From J. Dale, Minag'T'Wiiihi Co., asking for a refuud of '.£l2 L2s '43, for works done I'by the' Company on roads by authority of the late County Chairman. Cr Phillips explained the circumstances under -which the expenditure was made- <Cr-Hollis also certified to t_ne correctness of >the * account. Kesolved, That the accouiit be paid. . . . ._,,.- From J. AlcGowaa forwafdihsr"rates, and objecting to,pay on rate demand 100, as he was no longer owner x>f the land referred to. - . • From James Birrott, applying for a renewal of his slaughtering license, and closing the fee. A. MmiUr-apnli-cation was received from J.-Eirl, jun. Both, licenses woie granted.

A voucher from the Treasury was read, announcing that the sum of £5.3 , had been paid in to the crelit of the,--County fund in the B*uk of Now" Zealand. A telegram was also "re-" ■ ceived from th« same'office intimating that a further sum of £44 had been paid in to the same account.. EXPORTS.

From George H>nry TVf asnn, Waiter * kauri, requesting that the work done by him in prosppcting be inspected, with a view to his receiving payment from the Ad to Prospector's "Fund. Resolved, on th« m.rtion.of OrPuillipa, seconded by"Or Nash,.That the report of Mr Mason be lyft, in tho ihaflSii of Or Hollis snd the County Engineer, The Chairomn'made a vo^bM'l report >re the outlet drain at Nethert-m 'to the effect that the owners of land m tho vicinity would contribute one-tbwl the cost of clearing this drain out. 'On the motion of Or Robson, it was resolvea That the arrangements mad* by the Chairman be approved by this Couftcil. "ENCHSBEB3 The Chairman Ohnemui Cmnty Cottocil: r Sir,-I have the honor to report on tw state the roadi-during the past month. »• CUPae rro ß;.Te Arohs Koad i« in » similar op^. ' dl Paeioa-Taaringa ' Main - ?o^;i-Calv«rh, I aad bridge have been repaued on «h» roft*

low-*rcls Waihi, and also on 7 (Waihi A 7alley Road). I am now having snina repiirs done'at Waitete Creek, a p.irMon of the road at this'pla'ca being very lough; otherwise it IB in.fairly good condition. Waitekauri L™er Koad.—The contract foa forming and covering corduroy on this road is very nearly completed. The contract for draining and forming Kaimanawa Road is all but completed.

There is a bridge on the road between Waihi township and Cr Eollis' residence in a dangerous state, 'the roid also r quire a Tef rnnug and ti*tree cut. Will eosfc about £10.

According to ynur instrucions I called "for tender-for 250 jard* of metal for the Pcieroa-Tanranga R.ad, cl>aning onfc \Vicks' •outfall "irain, and clearing off ti-lree round the cemetcy and magaz ne.

I would recommend that tenders be called ior,-clearing the bmrs off the Paeroi-Tau" 'ranga Roid, the JuncHon Road and the Fuke-Paeroa Road, 'this I think should be 'done at once;b fore the seed is ripe. I have also to inform you that a.number •of the small bridges ;anl culver's on nearly all your; roads are ab lit worn out and will soon be in a (?ang*rous state. I wou:ld Buggest that a, quantity of timbßr be p o* •cured (say 1,000 feet) suitable for repairs, and also a quantity of pipes. In replacing -old culverts I would recommend that pipes 'be used where they can be'-put "a.sufficient! •depth below the surface to insure their not s be broken. lUie material should be on hand r-as soon as possible, so a^ to be »ble to effect; repairs when culverts show signs of giving 'Way, and thereby p event acci'ents.

Myesimate of the deviation, of tho Road ifrom* bntt'm <>f Carl's Hill to , Waitekawrr about 123 • hams in length, is £270. Tbis would complete a 16 foot road 'for "traffic/ '.■":,

Jhe line would be 53 chains along the bank of the Ohjnemuri River, already surthence in almo t a straight line to 'Waitekauri but 1 w<>uld still >keep -in view taking the Main Road straight through to AVailr. The -rlrai <ns;med to Waitekauri Bridge, '■would :be the'main outlet "from Waife'kaufi, and to 'my 'mind the beat that can be got, "the grad ent3 would not; be steeper than SlinlS. •_.. ;■■.'■■ ; ; ,' ' •;/ . ; A gnodroaH dan be gof; from the Crown *!Co.Vß*t cry sitej to connect wi'h KatarmaShake H'ill'Rnafl, the coat to form a 16 foot *road, with' One small br dge, grade about 1 '4xx 12, wouldbe atboufc £45. lam &c, ■ v W: Li'i'tlVjohn, •''Co-unty Engineer. Council Chambers January' 9b, P- opoaed % Or Hollis. -seconded 'by frCr Kob'son, »nd carried, That Worth's -confraet on the Kiimati Track be re'•entprwl, if it was competent for the /Council to do so. ... 'OIIDINyiRY -B'OSfNESS. ' Or Eob.«on moved Th it thrpe chains <on the Paerna Te Aroba' TJoarl be :-metallßd. "Seconded by \Or McGruer, -and carried. : ; The Chairman liere suggested that -before com'm~>itivg 'themselves,.to any ;,particul:-ir work,/he should like a list of all necessary works V.6 be laid'before "thfi OimncH. Their PxpenfHture was '^limited, and if onp pipoe of work was •done on any particular road, they: ■•could "not 'inr'ttll refuse io do somefhinu ■"for another road which fequired repair v perhaps •quite as rr.ucK (By 'having a full list of necessary "works before t'bemifhey coil Id regulate their expenditure -on each, and siill keep within their limit. V

Cr Nnsh moved that all the briars •abutting on the main road from the Puke to the Tauranga 'boundary should he cut down and grubbed out. 'Seconded hy Or Rob«r>n. Npgativeo 1. Cr Hollis moved That the brirlgp. near Harvey's be rep^irpd at a coat •not to pxceed £5 0. Seconded by thn 'Chaiirnan, and carried. Cr Casßrpls mov<d. That all holes on the mam roads be at once filled in. liars* ii. Cr Chalfon moved, and. the CharToan 'seconded. That th^ sum of £6 recommended af last meeting be spent on the Netberfon Koad. C rried. Cr Cassrfls moved, and Cr Kobson seconded; Th^t certain repairs be at once made' to the P<teioa bridge. Carried. . Cr Nash moved, That the briars on all main and bye-roads from Pneroa bridge toOwharoa be grubbed up at -a cost not exceeding £10. Negatived. Cr Phillips -moved, Thit the 'deviation of: the road from Gwharoa (Earl's Hill) to Waiteknuri be proceeded witti,' 'and that the Oliairman, in conjunction wi h Cis Eobson, Nash, and the mover, interview the Manager ■of the Bank with the view of making an arrangement'for an additional sum, «oi .money for the construction of this;

v«ry -necessary work. Seioudod by Or Robson. Cr Nash raovpd, as an amendment, That the consideration o\ the construction of this road be daforred until the July mpetiflg of the Council. Seconded by Or McGruer. The amendment was lost, and the on filial motion carried. Proposed by the Chairman, That a track be constructed up Homes 1 gully at Karangahdko Tenders to be returnable at nest meofcing. becouded by Or Phillips, and carried. "Or Na?h moved, Cr Phillips seconded and it xras carried, That the Minister of Public Works be com--1 mimicked with by telegram re the construction of tho hridtfo over the iObincmnri river, at Karangahake. Or "Robsnn movod, and Cr McGmer seconded. That the Engineer bo ft =p. ;: pointed Inspector of Nuisances without ( :salary.-.. Negatived. . 'Or Nash gave notice that -he would move atinext meeting of the Council, That the Pound be offered for sale by public auction on the second Saturday in February. _ "Resolved, on the motion -of Or Phillips, seconded "by'Or riotwon, That a, fresh application" be made tn the Warden for the oxdusive ri^ht of water supply from Tarariki_ Oroek for domestic and .other ; uses in Paerua and Ohinemuri 'townships. Cr Eobson asked the Chairman what amount "bad be paid into this office by the Inspector of Forests? The Chairman that the 'Question :had been asked, and after explaining the position, the question was allowed to drop. : The Chairman proposed, That Constable Mitchell .be appointed Dog Registrar on the same terms ns last year, and that the Chairman and Clerk be authorised to procure collars. Se--corrded by Cr Nash, and carried. , Resolved, That Messrs: Read, Q-illespie, and ITernandtz, owners, of the cutter Otahuhu, be written to informing thorn that if they do not remove their outter, whioh. is sunk in the river and is an impsdiwsnt to the navigation, that tho Council will rake steps to have it'removed at the owner's cost. ■■• ■ ;■■■'■ ■ ■ ■■- .

Cr. Eobson brought tip the question of the County solicitor requiring a retaining fee, and as he had not received one from the 'County he. -hnd accepted one from the other side and was acting against them in .-the case of 7Mr Wick. TVio, Clerk, explained that the Auditor-(leneral refused^ to sanction the payment of a retaining fee, and the matter dropped,; Report of Inspector of slaughter-' houses read and adopted. Eepout oit FiNAis'crc Committee. ' V nr Comm'Hee be^s 'o report— 1 Ih.t rlie debit balance p,t B.inlc Kevv Zeiland is £541 Os 21 ; nm r sfnfed rhequ^s, £11 5- ; cash in hand, £1 9o 3d"; making, totnl£sso 16s 7<\. 2 There are no passed unpaid nccnttnts. 3. The Eerpnue f««r the past month amounted to £99 17s Id. 4. The . Fio°pectHve .Liabiliti s of tho 'Council for cm tr ds, enter, d int ■, omo- nts to £253 14s"6i of wbich £46 15- is now due 5 Tbe Committee rec mmenrls 'he following accounts for payment amounting *o £171 8s Id. The report wasreceived and adopted. Cr Phillips brought fiiiwa^d ih^ question of sinking fund, ano mov^rl hit the Council wrile to Col. Fraser, MH.E, the Hon. Mr Cadnwn. and the Hon Mr beddon, urging trem to move Govprnment to abandon the balinoe of the £1,000 awarded to thn Thames County,' and thereby relieve thie County to'the es.tent of £22 per month, which -would then be available for opening up tracks to" nrjin,es at present inaccessible.' Seconded by Cj Hollis, and carried. I This concluded the business, and the [ Council adjourned.