CLUTHA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 11

CLUTHA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The above council met at Clinton on Friday ; present— Cis MitebclL^chairtQah^-Johuston^ Br&afleld; Watf&c*,' DiHes, Cuindiing, Rhodes, ■ 'H&y.'iind, Robertson. , - , *•' > • COEKESFOXDENCE. > /M^ C. W. Adame, chieE surveyor, wrote /Bt&'tlng.tbatfjr'tb-e lepoxb of the last meeting of council be stw.a reference to the "Atilujri " 'Bush. He had ascertained from the Natives t at Willsher Bay tba*i the proper name was t u Awhkiko," and xs tbe Surveyor-general had « requested that the origiual names should be preserved, he ».*ked that tbe council set Ihe example.— Cr, Hay remarked that in the olden ■ day? the place was always known as Awnkiko.— Received. ' The Assistant Engineer of Railways, Invercarg'ill, wrote with regard to the w'abercouraeat " .'VY»ipsbi:" -I'ho department admitted ' no respitriiibility, tlie. V.clr-a»n_-"- nf trred .'to being a nfttur'6|> wftteic&nxie,; «#hich; had 'never been interfered*' with." If 1 the" cdut-cil -wished to deepen it a pormit' would be granted' to enter • upgn - the . raibyajf ' land.— Cf Cdmming said what waV complained' of was that ' the w&tercoureewAß.a nuisance, in consequence of the railway drainage -going- intV it.' He thought the railway authorities should bear half the expeme.— Letter receiVed, and department to be asked to p&y half cost (£1 ss) of clearing drain. . . Mi -John- Campbell, Owaka, wrote- giving notice that be claimed £820- as compensation for all loss that may ariie through the. action of the council in taking certain lands under tbe Publio Works Act fos road-purposes.— Cr Hay gaid;. Campbell would .tuffer. no loss- whatever. He ."questioned, it tho matter were contested, whether €Jampbell had a right to* this land at all, He'-tbTought stepS shoUld'be gone on* with to take, the. land under the -Public Works Act. *— Letter-received. <- . - '- ........ ' Mr T?. M. Smith, Taranaki, wrote stating '," tSafMobjectea to the^councjl taking" a road " through "his property at XTugget Bay, and stat- , ing. that ;he.^ould"notaake less than £100 damages if the council persisted in* taking the ' road" through.— Cr Hay said the council h^d <■ a letter from Smith saying he wopld take £20 for the land — about one acre— required. After peeing the place, however, and considering that it would give Smith & road to his property, be

(Or Hay) thought £8 sufficient.— Land Jo bo taken undi r the Publio Work? Act. ~~ Hugh Pollen, Colonial Sesretarj's Office, Wclling'on, wrote apkitfg to be supp'ied with a sealed cdpj of the council's resolution requesting that it-may be subj cb to the Local Bodies Powers Act.— To bj complied with. The Charitable Aid Board forwarded list of p?noaßin receipt of aid within thecoantyas at June 1. From tbe ie'urn it was (shown that three were in receipt of 10s a wf ek, two 7s •6d, two. 6«< tsro ss, find one H The council agreed to 'recommend' that one ca<e be reduced from 6* to 4s a week, and another from 10s to 8s per week, and with fcheee excrptiooß the list ,was approvedof. • - The trailed District Charitable Aid Board notified that -$10 • to'al, contributions, by ihs ccrontyf or the carreut year w'ou'd bs £565 18s Bd, and those of the Hospital Boird £251 7a 7d. In reply tj a question, tho Clerk eaid there was *m increase of £4- 12s 7d compared with last year.— -Received. Me R. Meikle, Waitepeka, wrote complsriuing of the manner in which the courcil had dealt with the matter of the road to hii proper y. He intimated that he wculd nob relieve the counail of tho responsibility of Hading him a road. — Cr Johnston said thftt ai last meeting Mr Meikle ssid he would accep* th l > road, bub &s Mr _Tt'fi>rd wanted certain rights in co-jnec-' tj.on with the toad, which the com c.l could net rcc- p 1 ", he thought the coutcilwcra meeting both parties by allowing them lo arraoge privately. Failing this, however, thore wai au intermediate road that might bo made.— Cr Dallas said ho took it that the podit'on was this : tbat as the proporea road would be a private one, Meikle could get no as-i-stanco to rards the road.— The Chaikmas thought the council should ssk Mr Tclford to convey the laud to tbe council. Tbe council oould not compel Mr Telfcrd to fence the road, and it could gruit permission to eracb gates. This was all tbat was asked. — Cr Hay was ia favoar of the chairman's suggestion, whicb, afcer some c"i?ovwion wa3 adopted. Failing th.c matter beirg (KrttUd in tbis way, the intermediate road to be opened up. ■' The Secret-ivy, of the Benevolent Institution forwarded 10s _4d, being the fare /Of tbe T referred,,to at the last meeting of the council. Jfrom wb*.t he had ascertained he did not think they .would be oal'ed upon to pay any more on her accpu,nt.— Letter received. ; Mr T. Hacker zie, M H.R., wrote' statipg ihat be would _b;e very ,g!ad/to '.act aa the council's delegate at the'Ctunty Conference.— Letter received. M.r James Mair, Tapauui, wrote applying for a skughterinj license, for sections 5, 6, 7, 8, block 111, Glcnkeaich.— Granted, subjtct t» usual conditions btiug corapl : ed with.. The Fa; master-general advised that the sum of 11« bed bern remitted to- the credit of the county fiiDd account, being goldfioldo revenifa fprMay.— Repeived.- '. t The members of tho Clutha Licemiog Committee forwarded accounts of expenses »b'follows :— John Jjhuston ss, All*u. Stead ami Alexander Russell £l.eacb, and Constable Cliribtie, as clerk. -to the committee for year. £6 Qi.—Cc Bobebtson thought tbat the clerk's charge,of v £6.6i was out of prcportion-lio tbe work.— The other accounts were passed, and the clerk was instructed to write Constable Christie asking him to supply details of bis account, Mt^Henry Sayers, Warepa, wrote asking tiie couucil to do something to the roadjleadiug to hia place at its earliest convenience.— Engineer to. attend to the mutter. ' Henry Jones, Owakn, wrote complaining that Etray cattle were doing considerable damage to tbe road contract he had in hand.— Ou the motion of Cr HAYrJfa Joues to be requested to give information as to dhe owners of the ca'tle with a view to suaiinonees being issued against them. . ' Mr E. E<uon, Owaka, gave notice thatjhe wished to fence roadline, and as the bush was all leening on to bis s^ctioa, it would have to be fallen' bafore the> f«nce was erected. Ho ' tffered" to- clear sirne. at £2 10s per acre, or 6s per chain, for -track 14 ft wide,'and - wait Ull the thirds, and bis own rates accu,mulate3"forpayment. — Referred to enginter to deal with. * ■"-• Mr D. • Miller, Upper Catlins, wrote stating that he did nob consider 'himself liable for paym<nb of rates for reasons whiph he enumerated, one ot which was that he surrendered the land over 1& months ago.— Letter received. William Speuce, Glecomaru, asked'permission to lay tramway on roadline leading through education reserve to section 59, block 11. He also applied to put gate on proposed deviation of road through Mr Hay's property.—Permission granted, subject to same being laid to approval of engineer. Permission was also granted ±o erect gate on deviation road. MISCELLAXEOOS. Tbe Eagiueet's monthly report was read and adopted. It was agreed to ask the railway authorities to make the railway overbtidge at Warepa safe for traction engines. Tbe Finance Committee's report, recommending the payment of £264. 3s 6d, was adopted. On the motion of Cr Hay, tbe engineer was authorised to iostruot one of the surfacemen ta remove g-tte on Cannibal Bay road. Cr Walt.ack moved — "That the engineer call tenders for formation and culverts on Moyes's road up to deviation required on M'Gaw's ground ; tenders to' ba in by next meeting."— Seconded by Cr Bbadfield and carried. W. Nelson's tender for contract No. 669, at £7 18s, was accepted. 1 \Cr Robebtsox Eaid he had Feen Mr Logan with regard to his .offer of £100 towards rev erection of bridge at Kelso, and he was agreeable to band the money over to the council to place it in a" trußb aocount for the special purpose of the erection of this bridge. He moved— " That the offer be accepted on those condition's."—Motion carried. Cr Bbadfield said Jie wanted a return from the clerk showing the different roads in his riding, and the money accruing from the Crown Lands department towards these roads. People were always asking him what money was in baud ia respect of certain roads, and ac knew

nothing about it.— Cr Hay also explained that a iet-urn of that nature w»uld be of great service to him.— The Clerk said there was considerably difficalty in getting the rafcurn brought out correctly. Ib was resoLvei that the clerk and engineer confer and have the return ready for ntxt meeting.