TUAPEKA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 19

TUAPEKA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Tuapeka County Council held then u^ual meeting at Lawrence on Fndaj afternoon, when theie were present Mr Simpson uhair-m--ir), Cis Cotton, Osborne, Sim, Bennett-, Bennct, GUiev, and Oudaille HUE LATE CR LI VING STON' Tho Chairman f-.ud that beioie' proceeding to bu-inc-s he wished to put on lecord an expression of th«ir sympathy towards the family oi their late fellow councillor, Mi Livingston. His death had deprived the council of a u«efu), capable, and conscientious mrmbei. As a public man, ah a councillor, and as chairman he had acquitted himself cieditably, and had won the esteem of all that had coinu into contact with him. He knew how deeply they all regretted h's loss, and would move — That the council convey to Mrs Livingbton and family their deep sympathy with their heavy affliction, and that the ie-o'.ution ba recorded on the minutes" Cr Bennct spoke in sinnlax terms, aitT which the motion was unanimously carried, and the council adjourned for half an houi as a maik of respect to the late councillor COHRESPONDEXCF A po'ition was recc-ived from 50 latepayers in th" Teviot Riding pointing out that owing to the lieavv traffic between Coal Creek and Roxbuigh th" road would be rcnelced impassable during {he coming vv.ntcr un'ess repaired. In addition to the ordinary tiaffic 60 lons oi coal were carried over it daily, which amount would bo much increased when the dredges were in fu. swing during the winter. Ihe road was >ir- < a;iable of carrying the present heavy ti-ffic, and unvards of a mil" had rot even been formed They requc-tt-d thai, the unformed part be fonurd and giadcd, and the other parts repaired at once.— lt was reiolved that the road be formed and graded as requested. Mr J. Young wrote thrtt his health had gieatly improved, and he- hoped to be abe to take up h.-, u-ual employment by next nieeUrg — Received. Mr 11 Hunt, Beaumont wiote requesting the council to have the road attended to in front of his hotel. — It was agreed that the- holes m the road bo filled in. A petition was received from 10 latopnv ers Post Office Creek, Waipor;. asking that the bridge at Mr Robertson's be repaired. — Resolved that the work be done at once. Mr J. F. Herbert, Ardnioii?, wn/te enc'osn g cheque for rates, and statinc' th. t tl'e council's contractor (Cassidy) had informed him that tho council was liable to the writer for trespass and damage done to his property to the extent of £2, and for gravel at the u^ual 3d per yard — Resolved that the claim mt<de be lofciicd to the inspector to report on. Four ratepayers, Tuapeka Flat, wide cfl'ing attention to the state of the load Ici'liri' from the Mam road past Finlav Munrc'-, and statn.',' that as a threshing mill was cxpcc'cd r<\ - week the matter required immediate icincdv.— Eesoiyad that iiie necessary, uxak h& dona.

Mr A J. M'Credie, district engineer Government laihvays, Invercargill, wrote statiug it had been reported to him that the council's contractor (Mr D. Shedda.ii) removed shingle on the 4th inst. fiom the railway ballast reserve, Kelso, and asking that it be noted that shingle could not h n removed from the leserve in question. — Received. Mr W. Aitchrson, Kelso, wrote asking to h.-i\e two culverts made on the road between Zvlr M'Donald's section and the writer's property.— The inspector to report at next meeting. Mr J. Gibson, secretary of the Lawrence Di edging Company, wrote re Duffy's Crossmg that the company had rcstoied the crossing, and asked that they b: leleasccl from the bond. — The Inspector explained that the bridge still required the wmg-board to divert the river into its nptuial cour=e: it was still eating jnto Duffy's land. He had given the contractor a cleaiance, but had not absolved the company from their responsibility. — Resolved that the company be informed that the work must be done to the approval of tho county inspector. Mr A. Ciooke, solicitoi, Lawrence, ■wrote staling Ins, opinion that if the council enopnatrd with the Tapanui Borough Council in its drainage scheme it would incur a liability under "The- Public Woik« Act, 1894." The Tapanui Borough Council wps empowered to cairy cut its own drainage scheme. — Rcolved that a copy of the lettei be sent to the Mayor of Tapanui. Mr R. Hay, civil engineer, wrote that the co«t o( one span toi the Miller's Creek budge would be £150 for the timber and ironwork complete, and suggesting that the surfacemen make up the approach and pitch the wing walls with the stone already quarried. — Received. Mr E. Hooker, Clvrlevalr>, wrote asking why the cierk sort bark the lates for his Tapanui necticns, seeing 1 hat th" sections were not in the same di'tnct The rates for the Rankl"ljiirn section would l.a\c to be applied for to the Land Boaid, as they cancelled Ihi Li rnf-er nf-e Übt year — Re?ol\-d that the mattei be left to the chanman to deal with. Dr Newell notiUcd a case of coiisimipt un existing at the Chinese camp — Rc-cen t<\ Mr Ciißrlea Muliins wrote to < out rat t 55C, gravelling load troni Rob'n<-'s paddock U> Evan's Flat, stating that, li'stead of having to c?rt gravel from Ilopkms'.s, hi- had to rart it from Munro s Gully, at ka=t one mile and a-half from Hopkins'*. lll7 1 del the f'Mim stances ho trusted tiio council would *cc their way to allow him 4d per yard on GOOyrK With reference to the pbove contract Mr John Young reported that ho had never gi\en instructions to Mullni'- that the gravel was 1c come from Hcpkin-'s nor had he shifted him higher up for gravel It w s his own uitif-n, as he- found th^ gravel c!o-e to t lie roadl h r ami ra-ui i,ot .it. He wes ti.or-f.ro mi <•. tit'ed to any extuis foi carting <.'ra\el <i Rie.iUi distal. re than ho --hr aid h^M' deno K.wjhcd that, the iii-pectci"- explai.at.on be .Mc'i-Ud and adopted Mr James Toi or, \Va/..alj'ma. wiCIC Mating that a traction engine bioke two pia.nU>. o>i th" Waitahuna bridge on tin 3rd in<-t. He chd not know the name of the owner cf thr engine, but he believed it was taking waj/jjnn- up ccuntiy for Me-srs Tonk>u ar.d Co. 110 h»d fixed lip the damaged planking The v.nter, in uiiollioi communication, f-tpted tl-.it the M'Corniiok dredge was working on :> rc.<d!iiie at Waitahunp. -Re=olvcd that the account for tho damage to the bridge lie «t nt to Mr Tonkin foi paMiiei.t, and that t'ir HMi'^tri i<-p<rt rt the dredge. Mr John Ho*-. Waitahui..-. wjrtf -t.itu jr tJi.it a- no stops had been taUtn to gra\cl tJjc n .id lrading to hi-, hou'-e, ,i\,<l a- *t liad Uiii -tati-d that the who'c of the a< < rued 'ai.d J-u.d h.id been spent on the la- conliac', ho .^kod to be informed as to tin amount of th» laud fi.nd, what contract-- had btm (OinpkUd, and what was the total .m.o-i' t "-p It R-<-<!\rd that Mr Vi iini; ij' a=kod to ;.•" <-• the information. and the gla\olh. i be done (lit oi (J c , rrmuuil g-ant Mr W Cullon. «-ecretiiv ci the Nrv, Ze rt la< d Farmers' Union, Ciook=ton, v.ioto p^kmtj, on behall <>f th^ un'on, that a larg' i quantity ri poisoned gran be forwaided to the district rcxt season, also requesting that more poison be put :n the giain as *t was i.ot considered c'.adly enough -It was re-ohed that the conn- < i! >-))cii(l ioO m Miial 1 lj.rd poi-on, pud that it Ij>_ ).c i.. ci .' or •- a. '1 d-ttiiljuitd i>ro v tj j A '"'t a r \» i- i.u^c.i trci i'lo V ihu'io i D'- ■ DilLUltHt. JDuCtJiLLL. a^'u-mo Ul be lilil..ttiuU SA

to the date on -which the- council intended to levy its rate for the coming financial year on the values appearing on the roll as corrected up to M»rch 31, 1902.— Attended to. The Under-secretary of Lands, Wellington, wiote enclosing a copy of proclamation vesting control of the ferry across the Clutha River at Tuapeka Mouth m the council, and apportioning the cost of maintenance m accordance with the recommendations of the commission appointed to l'lqiure pnd report on the matter. — Received. Mr M. O1O 1 Gorman wrote sskmg for an increase m the amount paid him for the use of his teams on the Waipori road. — Resolved that he be pa.cl schedule rates for two horses and a dray and one horse and a dray.