ORDINARY MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 22

ORDINARY MEETING.

The usual monthly meeting- waa then held, Oi-iSIPkAIMS, Mr -loan (whe upp«.ur«;d pera'nalU) complained that his land wait flooded when btuff tell int ) the drain in sections 30 and 37, HawUsijuiy. Inspector to r p>rt if the necessity work can be complettd at a c >et not ex< eeduijf £10 Mr Sioan uitsoc jmpUiued of the small-bird nuisance, and fcU{O{esiei a Bj.».cial rate be icvim, promit>ii># to h.tve a ponti ~>u, signed by a majorit> of the iaie« 1> yera, nady f"i presenia'i n\ at nexi meeimK.»rA Th- mpeun uom lamed of the state of the ditch on tne Main road mar his pr'.perty.'and the inspector waa iuairucted to have the matter attended to. IKSPEGTuR'S REPORTS 'Ihe Inspector ie,o.ted that he had examined th» road refe red to in the petition from settleia In Alur« etu-tou townbhip, Uiuesnin. Anexpenuitureol about £6 womd fonu and gravel the worat. portion .Received ; effect to be given to it when the couuty is in funds. A further report had reference to a rreek and road refined to iv a petition from the settlers on Long Bva h, PurakAnui. The cmt of building a suitable bii.tfe over iho creek he estimated at from j&<s to iiiO, unless a better site could be found on private property. -Received ; cjuaiueratiou deferred for the present. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting toJiSi J3s 4d were passed lot pajnieut, a- al.-o an accouno for £25 0d 9J, West Hatbaur toroujrh Council's haH coso of repairing boundary r^.ad, Gleuderiuid. contracts. The fo lowing temiers wire accepted :— Contract No. 2, Wak iri-VVaitati road, Jameß a dams and Co., £228 15s ; coutiaut Ho. 3, M'Gre^or and Williams, £9l 7s ; contract No. 3, Hummockside road, John Hen« d rsun, (or 14ft road £i 3« U'» ; contract No 4,, W. Elii-Mii and Co , for I4fc roud, £, $2, 10a ; contract No. 5 T. Hmanuiid, do do, £-21U, and Is 3d per yard foe ■ ock ivor-% ; contract No. 6', J Vaieiuiu- and Cv, 14ft ro.«i, i-210; contiact No. 7, J Valentine aud Co.. do do, £MQ. The finance Committee reported th-»t there .are three conn acts still to let on the Htitnino'cktude road, which will probabl.v take ab'jiit £500 mo c than tho balance o the grant of £15 0 st ill remaining at the die-po-ai of the v. onnuil. ho Uuminittee i ecoiumended that wnenthe lorrect eatiuia c of the work in obtained, and -übmiUed to Mr Anken for hi» approval, an application be made to the Hon. Miuiite: of Lmda f^r a mttber tcr^nt fmm the vote to open up i.rown landa for the completion of the leading roau to th • Humruoekside bl ck reserved for settleuie ton ruiiß l',l and 171 a. ROAD TO RUN 1 71 (Ml ORBBUi'B). Mr Arthur, chief bu vtyor, wr te that he had gone OM.r the mo-t di uiiilt portiun if th" r ai from the Waikouaiu Uivtr to Gud n Bush Creek with the c v ty mspecto . The woist trom Mr urbuil'a housi (1 in 6) cnuld be very muth improved, the other gra ie- gi.nei-itlly ban,; very k od. Ale could not 8-vj a, ythinii as to the c st until information as to quan lit^ or uarth^oik and number of culverts wa. Ob ian ed For tue s^nie reason the cost of making- the track to the north end of the block oi Jaud under a. rvej could not bt. giveu. 'I he inspector was iu-structerl to supply the ditta re quir<-<l to enable the Com.cii to make application to the Hon Minister of Lants for the sumrequiied to complete tho road via Mount W'atkin?. , CORRKSPONDKNCK. A letter was read from Mr 1) Malloeh enclosing copy of rtsom ion pa-bed b> the late Hawksbury Koad B.'a d, and cc u»t for £262 13<ud — After discussion, Ci Orbslu moved— '• that tni > i.'ouncil decline to u'fuiit any liabiht', as t.o ti.ee nt of coiiHtructitig the ioad a;,rosß the Hiwkbbiirv 1 iyoun, referred to ia account rendered, and absolutely dee'dno to nay any poitioiof the co t of making taid road."— Seconded by Or rRicKUORB, and carried. O(i ben. ilt of self atid other ratep tyers, Mr Sutcliff, of &\v\ ciV Bay, < ailed the atieniiou t tie Council to the state "f 'lie wa'ertubli'B on the road betwten Sawyira' Bi.v uud the Juuu.ion Hut«l. deferred so the li iruugh Co i 1 oil if West Ha>bou , with a request tnat the matter comp aine<i of receive ita muu diate attention, a--, uti'ler the Bttth clause of the Fublio\V<>rhß Act, all boundary roads beaveeu the burough and the c v ty are pmced utider control of the Borough Council WAKARI WAITATI ROAD. A letter was ieai irom too U der-BecretaTy for Pu lie Wo r kß, acknowledging rece pt, ot letter forwurili >g notice in reference t» the t iking ot lau<i tor r« ad construction under '• Tne Public Worka Act, 876," for pubii a 1 ion iv the Gazette The Government, iv accordance with the regular prac ice in such casiu, it was intimated, would publish it, aud charge for the insertion.- Beceivoa". Mr l'dward Uownea wr^te with reference to a notic* re tiking ot land, b^ina pwit of mentions 1 ot 41 and 2 of I, block I, North Ha-bjur and Blueakin district (belonging to him), for Waier-of-Leith roai, that he waa willing to part with land for the upper road fo* £50, or for road as per plan sent him for £70, on the under-.tand'.ngthat in either Cisc the road-line should be fenced and a cros-in_'lett.— The Council resolved to decline to accede to the proposal. vr ORBELti moved—* That Mr Thomas Calcut* be requested to act as valuer on behalf of thin Council to value the land requiie.l to bo taken through sections in block I, Harbour ami Blueskin district, to complete the rua 1 line to Waitati. Un Mr Ca'u itt'd a^ieoin^ hid C uncil heroby appoint Mr Trwmaß Caicut viln.'r." ' Seconded by >r DuscAS. and ctr>ieri. WAIUEMO AND FALUB'IbTON RIDINGB. Mos6W liag.uo bros. and Brono wote tithe efftct that in a lkeal cwm ruction of section 20 <>f "The Counties Act, 1876, ' the small portions of tnoßßßOve<ikl ridings whiuh had no < heen included in the new county ' iGiuain as ridings of the Wdikouaitt County under the tamo immoH as formerly, and are entitled to the mine representation. Such a ttate of things wan absurd, and it could never have been s j intended Aa an in* Hiauco, it hilf an ac oof Una belongiu^ to a riding i\erc left unapiiroprivted and the rest of the riding wero undi r a separa c county, the half-acre so ltft uonld continue a riding aa before. If new membera were to be elected for the ridings, any elect >r whoa* name appeared on the roll of the riding would be en* titled to vote. No new roll having been made up eiuce the severance, tho old roll remained ia forceReceived.