Hawera County Council.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 178, 17 March 1896, Page 3

Hawera County Council.

The Council met on Friday. Preseunt—Grs Heslop (chairman), Scott, Forsyth, Proudlock, McLean, Macrae, Quin, Stewart. CORRESPONDENCE. Eltham ratepayers, 66 in number, asking that £2OOO be borrowed to make roads in Eltham and put a concrete culvert in place of bridge.— Agreed to take necessary steps. Ratepayers on Hastings Road, asking that metalling be done continuously northward.—The Chairman said that the contractor had been seen and everything possible was being done to meet wishes of the ratepayers. Clerk Waimate Road Board, forwarding returns. The Chairman said the committee met on Thursday. At first meeting committee did nothing but agree to date, 1891, and the committee met again on Thursday to settle account on basis of 1891, but a majority decided to go back to 1887, which he objected to, as the former decision was agreed to unanimously, for there seemed to be no finality under such arrangement. The whole result of the change was only £2 14s, and that in favor of the council, but the expense was more than that, and he objected to the County paying its share of expense. Or Stewart said the reason was that in 'IBB7, the accounts were gone over very carefully for weeks to come by members of the Road Board, and he considered the start should be made from then. That was a fair basis, and when three to 1 decided on a certain course there must be some reason for it. He did not recollect the decision to go back only to 1890. Cr Macrae said that owing to a mistake by which notice did not reach him he had not attended the last meeting of tile committee, but was at previous meeting, and believed the arrangement was to go back to 1890, but he saw no objection to going back to 1887. Indeed, if they had gone back to the first start off he believed the result would come out better for the eastern part. Cr McLean, while agreeing that if a decision was arrived at to go back 6 years it should be adhered to, and the fact that the clerk had made out the accounts seemed to confirm it, but he hoped no feeling would be introduced, but let the matter be settled. After a good deal of discussion it was decided that there was no connection between County and Road Board accounts, and that the County accounts go back to 1890. J. W. Hirst, asking for increase of dog tax fees as he had to employ interpreter in native eases.—Resolved that he be given half the fees. R. D. Welsh re rubbish on Main South Road. Resolved that persons be warned against putting rubbish on county roads. Ratepayers on Upper Dutbie Road recommending that metal lately laid be blinded.—Work to be done. In this connection the Chairman explained that after consideration of the circumstances he and the foreman had decided to substitute broken stone for gravel.—Approved. Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, stating that Council contribution would be £4l 4s 2d a month or £5 less than previous year. From chairman of the Stratford County Council, re upper Hastings Road loan. Treasury had refused to grant loan because in Stratford County there was only one ratepayer and there could not be a meeting of “ ratepayers ” or the spirit or the Act being carried out. It was decided to represent the matter to the Treasury, pointing out that unless the loan was granted it would cause a break in the road between Stratford and Okaiawa. On the motion of Cr Proudlock, it was decided to issue license to Webber when preliminaries have been settled. —Star.

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