COUNTY COUNCIL.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 1097, 8 May 1903, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING.

At the ordinary, monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council yesterday afternoon the following members were present:—or« Poland (chairman), Bowler, Barry, Mpnro, Grace, Marrinan, Graham, Oroaby, and Franklin. , MINUTES. The minutes of the previous ! meeting were read and confirmed. | TENDERB. Tenders were opened as follows :— Contract No. 913—Formation and gravelling Mackaytown footpath E. Adolph £109 10 0 P. Sheehan. ...,<.. 86 0 0 Cochrane&Brideson(ac.) 71 16 10 Contract No. 914—Breaking down metal already spread on Mill Eoad, Paeroa. J. McWilliams 54 0 0 E. Hampton (accepted.) 21 19 0 Contract No. 915—Formation old Tauranga Road. [No tenders were opened for this contract, the Council not having a grant for the work. J Contract No. 916—Filling, carting, and spreading 1000 cubiCyards broken metal, Waihi-Tauranga Eoad. P. Sheehan (accepted) „ 159 0 0 8. Bain 300 0 0 J. Goonan 275 0 0 Contract No. 917—Filling, carting, and spreading 800 cubic yards gravel from Netherton creamery oa to Netherton Eoad. J.-Gordon.-'........-...''. 116.13 4 Cochrane & Brideson (ac.) 93 13 4 Contract No. 918 — Filling arid carting 300 cubic yards broken metal • on to Main Eoad between 0 miles and 3 miles. E. Adolph H3 15 0 'T. Loughman (accepted) 21 5 0 O. Short 36 5,0 J. H. Etnett ...... 21 5 0 Contract No. 919 — Filling and carting 520 cubic yards broken metal on Ix> Maun. Road between 3 miles and 4-J- miles. C. Short s(tt*»pted) .... 62 6 6 Contract 920 — Filling and carting 750 ciib^b yards broken metal on to Main Eoad between 4^ miles and 6 miles. Shaw Bros, (accepted).. 59 7 6 John Goonan „.,...... 93, 5 0 Contract No. 921 — Filling and carting 550 cubic yards broken metal on to Main Eoad from 8 miles to 8J miles. Sjiaw Bros, (accepted) ..' 43 10 10 S. Bain 72 10 0 ; <3. Short 66 9 2 HAY FOR ABATTOIRS. For the supply of meadow, hay for the abbattoirs for twelve months, Jakob Bertelsen tendered at £4 4s lld per ton | Hubbard Bros 1 at £4 5s per ton, John Goonan at £.5, per ton, and C. Short at £4 per ton. The tender of 0. Short vfas accepted. OUTWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The outward correspondence was read and approved. . engineer's report. The EngineerV Report was read as follows:— Gentlemen -1 have th c honour to report as follows :— ' "Contract $P« §9,5,-—The carrying but of this work, fy aftawiieta to^atds \Wailii, was deferred for one month at last Council meeting, I now therefore bring the question before you for further consideration. Contract N/o. 880.—100 cub.ic yards metal iv. Scotchman's. Gully. Shaw, EJrqs „ whose tender was accepted for this, decline to go on with the work. Amount of contract £27 la Bd, and forfeited deposit £1 ss. This is a work under grant, and I would recommend callingfor fresh tenders, or giving it to anyone willing to take it up at the above price. County Yard, Paeroa.—l would recommend that tenders be called for removing the old magazine buildings, and for erection of fence round the County yard, using the magazine material for this purpose. The yard, as' at '' pjiesfinj;, -js practically quite open, and as plant and material are kept in it, considerable loss is sustained, owing to their removal by persons unknown. , - Paeroa .Reservoir. —J: had this emptied and thoroughly swept out on Sunday last. There was very little sediment |o remove, £ut I found that all the concrete has b.ec6me. p,roke:n, away on the only slope where it was i laid. This as well as all sides and i bottom should be coated with cement j concrete, brought up in the form of a j wall at least one foot above the' level of the surrounding ground; also a drain out round the hilj side to carry off surf ace drainage. The sides and bottom, as at present, are simply rough, boulders gravel and clay which, while permitting percolation of drainage into the reservior, present at the same time, a surface difficult to clear, whereas, ferp tjie whole carefully cemented as above reooiumended, the process of cleaning would be simple and effective. The cost of this work, together with the temporary alteration of piping "during repairs, will be £125. ":' ■•■--•.^/- :-;• •: ; ,'; Extension of Sewers, Paoroa.—> Owing to the large number of premises between the Thames Eoad and Eailway Station, it will be necessary for the maintenance of health and pomfort to give facilities for carrying away the increasing house drainage, and for this purpose I would strongly recommend the continuation ofjghgi present sewer, from "^rnpf^Road corner along Normauby^iff£ elmout fcoads, thence under Railway aud along Puke Botyl $<5 main, outfall drain, also two branoli^sowei^ one from Bradley Street an>,vj r <' n^^ from the railway crossing at Emeu's coal sheds. The total length of this work will be about 50. ohviins, and will cosp upwards of £13(50. House Rubbish.—As it is a common practice to throw papers, dust, and all kinds of rubbish oil the roadways, j would Tocomraeucl tl^afc Ijuainess. people aud residents ia the priacipal streets be compelled to provide boxes into which to put such rubbish and sweepings, and that they place same at the outside edge of footpath, say on t\vq days in e^?V vreek, the County to provide a cart to remoy©' their contents to some distant poitjt. Kussell Street.^l^beg to ask permission to have the ti-tree olearodoff this between Normauby Eoad and Wood Street for a width of about 10. feet, aud alao aiew loads of gravel supplied and spread 2 feet wide. Without this! have no way to approach my residence on foot during the winter, except over an exceedingly muddy and slippery clay formation . The total cost will not exceed £5.

Karangahake Nightsoil Service.-— I have endeavoured by writing to Auckland, to obtain necessary detailsregarding plant, patent right, etc., but so far have not succeeded.* It will therefore, I think, be advisable that Igo to Auckland at once and so obtain without further delay all required infor/nation. Contract for Spall*.—The progress being fnado by the contractors for ixmirmM 906 and 907 (P. Teanor), 009 (0, glwrt), 910 and 911 (E. Bain), in mwk that those works cannot now b0 WfflpMwl in contract time, and as the " mmm\ Conditions " of contract provide that a fine be imposed for nori'COflapletion within a specified . time, and as the wet season, now approaching, will result in bad roads being made worse by spall carting which could have been avoided, I would recommend that the conditions of each contract be adheared to. D. W; McAbthur, County Engineer, i EOAD UP WAITAWHETA, I Cr Franklin moved that Sheehan i be allowed to go on with Contract No. 893, for the track up the Waita--1 wheta. Cr Graham seconded, and said it was understood that this contract was to be gone on with as soon as funds [ were available. j The Chairman said the Council had not the money. The overdraft was on £10,000, and accounts amounting to £3,000 had been passed that day. Cr Grace moved, as an amendment, that, consideration of the matter be deferred for three months. The amendment was then put and oarried on tho casting vote of the Chairman. metal in-Scotchman's gully. On the motion of the Chairman and Cr Bowler, it was decided to invite fresh tenders for metal in Scotchman's Gully, Karangahake. COUNTY YARD. Or Crosby moved that the Engineer's recommendation regarding the County yard at Paeroa be approved of, This was seconded by Cr Moore, and the motion was then carried. . PAEROA RESERVOIR. „ Cr Bowler moved that this matter be referred to the Paeroa Water Supply Committee to deal with. This was carried. PROPOSED EXTENSION OP SEWEUS* Cr Bowler moved that the matter of the* extension of the Paeroa sewers be deferred untjl the Counpil ascertain if a loan is to be raised for Paeroa. This was seconded by the Chairman and was earned. RUBBISH. With regard to the matter of house rubbish, the Chairman said the Engineer's recommendation was a very good one. In the conditions of the night-soil contract, there was provision to make the night soil contractor; remove rubbish. The Council decided to have house refuse removed by the night soil c ontractor. , RUSSELL STREET. It was decided to make a path in Eusseil Street, Paeroa, as suggested by the Engineer. ' " karangahake: night soil service. Or Graham moved that the Engineer proceed to Auckland as soon as possible to obtain particulars regarding an impiiqyqcj. njg!*t pioil service for Karangahake. ' l"" This was carried. DELAYKD CONTRACTS. Or Bowler moved that 'the Engineer's recommendation regarding tho enforcement; of the penalty in the; contracts tfyat were behind time b§ «-~ carried out. Cr Grace seconded^ Or Marrinan thought they should not enforce the penalty if the men' were making good progress, Or Crosby thought the- men should have notice if the Council were going to enforce the conditions The Chairman agreed with Cr. Crosby The time for the contracts was not yet up. Fair progress is being made with most of the contracts. Cr. Bowler then withdrew his motion. IJe thought, however,' the Council should support the Engijiegi; in endeavouring to carry out the conditions of contracts. Cr Marrinan moved that the contractors for the supply of metal be informed that if their contracts are not completed in the specified, time, the penalties will be, enforced. This was seconded by 'the 1 Cfhair* man and was carried. PBOSPECT2V3. Scanlon and Eyre, prospectors, reported that they had struck a reef, and intended Bending & parqe} of quartz 'to the Thames. They asked the Council to nwke i* road into their' claim. ' .•>■■■ t■• The Council decided to make the road. , . . SLAUGHTERHOUSE. John Powelka, of Waikino, applied for a rpnewal of slaughter-, house license. The Chairman thought all the, slaughtering should be done at the abbattoirs. , : Or Franklin said it would make the meat dearer. The Chairman said he did not think it'would make the meat dearer if it was slaughtered at the abbattoirs. Or Graham moved and Or Moore seconded, that the application be not recommended. p ; The motion wajs seconded, Crs franklin and Marrinan voting against FOOTPATH AT WAIKINO. • Besidents of Waikino asked for tht main tootpath in the township to be tarred and sanded. Crt Franklin moyed that therequest be granted, provided applicants/pay half cost. . • . •" * Cr Marrinan seconded, and it was, carried. ■/•■•- TRUCKS AT WAITOA. Qtwayßros. asked the Council to, lend them one qf the truqlw at "Waitoa^ It was deided to offer Otway Bros* a truck at cost price.. LICENSING ELECTION. F. D. Fergusson, Eeturning Officer, forwarded a statement of the cqst of the repent licensing election, gamely £287. This is about lesstb^ the cost of the previous licensing tlection. PUKE DRAIN. Hubbard Bros, drew attention to the condition of the main Puke drain, and stated that the drain wanted cleaning out and deepening. They also stated that those interested would pay half the cost. The matter was loft to the Engineer tp report upon.

QtfARUY. RESERVE- ABANDONED. A lottcn 1 frns received from Mr P. Treatiot'j asking 1 the Council to annul the proclamation taking land on tlio Taravilci Creole, under tiio Public? Works Act. The latter state I'that the writer had a lease of the land frota the natives, and if this land was taken it would do him a serious, injury. One acre of the land was laid out in iruit trees. It was explained that the laud was taken for a quarry reserve. The Chairman moved that the Council take steps to abandon this ground, This was seconded by Or Crosby, arid the motion was carried. COMPENSATION ASKED. Tlios: Cummiugs forwarded notice that he claimed compensation for a road taken through his property at Owharoa, and also for part of a quarry reserve taken. Cr Bowler moved, and Or Moore seconded, that the letter be received. This was carried. The Chairman said the road had been in use by the Counoil for twentyfive years! He did not think Mr Cummings had any. claim on the Council. | - HIKUTATA BRIDGJB, The Thames County Clerk wrote asking if the Council was agreeable to the work on the Hikutaia Bridge % being carried out. , The Council decided to agree to the Thames Council doing the work, and also agVeed to pay half the cost. ;■*■■■ : --■;■; PIAICO. SWAMP. : ' The Thames Council, forwarded a copy of a letter from Mr P. Cheal, in which .he. suggested that agitation should be- m^de for portion of. the land to be put apart for residents of the Hauraki Peninsula. Gr TBowler .thought Mr Cheal's suggestion was a most improper one. He did not think the people in other parts of the colony should be barred from taking up this land. Cr. Moore did not agree with Or Bowler. He thought the people in the vicinity should -be given the first call to this land. Or Graham agreed with Cr Moore. • The Chairman said the people in the district had been agitating for nine or ten years to get this land opened up, and he did not think there Was anything out of the way in setting apart a portion of this land for the people in the vicinity. ' Crs Moore and Graham moved that the Council support the suggestion. The motion was then put and carried, Cr Bowler voting against it. PAEROA BRIDGE. A cablegram was received from Handyside and Co., Derby, England, stating .that a bridge, 14ft wide, would cost £730,, £8Q more than a 12ft bridge. . RIVER CLAIMS. The Warden forwarded a copy of the conditions proposed to be endorsed on the licenses of Rich & Brown for river.claims on the Ohinemuri river. Kpi^i. A letter was received from, the Valuation Department, stating that the cost of gQinpiling the, yeluatiqn Roll wa?£4o Is. Several members protested against the excessive cost of the Valuation, and the letter wan received. „-. ; HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. < J. E. Banks, Secretary of the Thames Hospital Boards wrote stating that the increased a. mount of coniiiputions ql local bodies, for the coming year was owing to the Aucklftud Board repudiating an account from Thames Bpard. - A SMAX.I..TOB. Cotter and Fitzpatriek asked for the road to their slaughterhouse on the Waihi Boad to be attended to. Cr Grace said a crossing to the slaughterhouse was required, He moved that the work be done. This was seconded by Or Franklin and was carried. MACKAYTOWN WATER SUPPLY. The Chairman moved that Mrs E. Edwards be, allowed to connect at any time, free of charge, with the abattoirs water supply at Mackaytown, for ;domestie purposes. This step was to bo taken in consideration of Mrs Bdw.ards haying allowed the wafer to. be taken through her property free of charge. This was seconded by Or Crosby. Cr Moore moved, as} an amendment that the matter be considered when Mrs Edwards wants the water. J . IJ&9 amendment W;as lost, and the j njotion t$ thei pat tocl QarriedL ' j ' '. ASPHALTING. ' Loughman and Co asked for the | footpath in Belmont .Road in front of | their premises to b,e asphalted, and pfforea to. pay half tho post. The application was granted. TmttfA-NETHEKTON BOAD. Bagnall arid Co. asked for the ' Turua-Netherton Road to be attended J to, and offered to pay one-third of j the cost. j It was decided that the - application - be declined. . ' KARANGAUAKE WATER SUPPLY. « Letter-a were received from residents of J JKarangahake, .stating that the water inspector had told them they : would require to have the water pipes to their premises removed, as they 1 were over the regulation size. It was explained that the pipes were laid down by C. Taylor, who was . a County sei vant. ' - Or. Marrinan said the connections with the main were ha^-inch, and the pipes into the houses in some cases tfere three-quaiters of a.n inch. " Cr. Grace'moved ttiat'the' pipes be left as they are. This was carried. INBPECTOB OF NUISANOES. . P J. Martin, Inspector of Nuisances, forwarded his monthly report. The report seated that there had been one ease of typhpid at Karangahake and four at Paeroa. The inspector also asked for an increase of salary. The Chairman said he thought the time had come to give the Inspector a month's notice. ' He thought Mr Martin did npt ppssess the necessary tact for the positipa. He moved that Mr Martin be given a month's notice 1 of the termination of his position as Inspector pf Nuisances The raption was, seconded by Or. Upwlpjiy was ; carried. EIBTANC^ COMMITTEE.. 'i'he report of the Finance Oommit- * tee was read and adopted. The report stated that the overdraft amounted to £10,417 17s Id; the revenue last month was £811 Is 8d ; and accounts were passed for payment amounting to .£309218s 3d. ' ABATTOIRS. F. Beattie, manager of abattoirs, ■forwarded his monthly report. The; report stated that the fees from the j

abattoir)!, amounted to £41 Is 7d. Three (.Mimils from tuberculosis were ebridemaed during the m.mth." TIMBEk RANGER AND DOG REGISTRAR. The above officer forwarded his report. He stated that the unregisted dogs at Karangahake were a nuisance. The Council decided to give the registrar power to destroy unregistered dogs. TRACK AT XARANGAHAKB. Cr. Graham moved that the Counoil consider it advisable to acquire the right of a track from Butler's track fco the Rahu Koad. Cr, Mavrinan said that if they did this it would cut McL ghry's property in two. Cr. Marrinau said the land proposed to be taken was worthless. This track if made would enable* people to get firewood to their homes.: The Chah'man did not think the track was required at the p reseut time ... The motion was not seconded, and therefore lapsed. THANKS. . The Chairman moved that the Council send a letter of thanks to the Premier for giving the Council authority this year for spending the grants so early in the season. The motion was carried. . ' ' DOM4IN BOARD. The Council then sat as a: Domain Board.' E. W. Porritt, hon. sec. of Bradford Memorial Committee, forwarded £4 , donated by his committee to the Domain Board for the purpose of forming a path round the: memorial. Mr Porritt also wrote stating that it was proposed to unveil the Bradford fountain on May 25th, and inviting the Councillors to be present. TheChaircnan moved that a path be made round the memorial. This was carried. It was stated the unveiling ceremony would probably take place on a Saturday, as the Premier could not be present on May 25th. The Council 1 decided to co-operate with the Bradford Memorial Committee in the receiving of the Premier. The report of the Finance Committee stated that the sum of £16 5s lOd was to the credit of the Domain Board, and the receipts last month amounted to £8 ss. The Council then adjourned.