Taranaki County Council.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12757, 10 January 1905, Page 6

Taranaki County Council.

• MONTHLY MEETING.

Tlie Council met on Jlonday. Pre■oiit: Mess-s OJ-*>y (chairman). 31cPonald, Brown, Hopson, Gray, Ilill, l : ! 'l -Andrews. (Continued from yesterday.) The Council resumed at 2 o'clock. TAX ON VEHICLES. Hr Jones, of Jones and Siminonds, < ontractors, waited on the Council vith regard to their license fov -\ag--,ons which carried on the rariki i^oad. He wanted to know whether :ho Council would allow ~one license Io be taken out, as only one ti j am Mas used on the road. One \vao>joii vas loaded up and dra^n u»vay by Ihe team, and the other wagn-on wtis loaded uij and taken awny Vihen the : -am returned. Mr Jones also ooiut<rl out that the present position of 1 lie road was unsatisfactory as revards maintenance, as Lhey had to pay waggon tax, and also maintain I lie road. He reckoned the body who c olleeted the vehicle tax should main.am the road. The Chairman informed Mr .Tones (hat the Council would consider his application as to the license. The foremen sent in a list of uniiconsed vehicles plying on County loads. The Chairman that the Council Ijod no power to tax only .mc v. ag- >;■<•> n in Jones' ease. To do it wculd 1 be necessary to amen-l the !iy-la%\s. It was decided to notify in the nvss that the Council would proceed against persons who did not take out uenses for taxable vehicles. The Waitui Dairy Factory notified that it had no vehicle, as it contrac>ed for its carting. Mr Brown said the inspectors should !>e careful to ascertain the owners of vehicles be f ore sending in names to the Council This Waitui instance •\a~ a case in point. 'the Chairman said that no doubt ihero were cases where the tax might • >rcss hard, but until the by-laws vero amended the < 'otincil "ould do ■lothing in the wa\ of allowing partial tcix to meet some eases. UPPER CARTSINGTON ROAD. Mr W. B. Davios, a settler on the Upper Carringion Ivoad. waited on •he Council with reference to vhe position of the pail of liv district that 'iad been served \x^\v \\\" Oakura :load district, and added Io the Car--ington Road district. Fie said thu settlers had subscribed £10 to the •ost of severance, and had paid it in ■o the County Council. -\\u\ is" therefore wanted to know why the Council delayed in passing the necessary .ormalitios so that the alterations vould be gazetted. The Chairman said that the money !iad been received too late io have the new district gazetted in November last for this year, as the Valuation Department objected to any alterations being made during the year, and therefore the matter would have to stand over til! in-xt year. Mr- Davies thought the delay scein- • d very long. The Chairman :— \ou must klamc the /Valuation Department for that. The Council has to adhere to ihe iaw n connection with the formalities to be observed. TENDERS. The following were opeiuil t—^arli- ; ug boulders Irom tollgate to Allan's !iill— C. Oliver 4s (accepted), E. tieorge is Id. F. Kendall - r >s od. 'larting from Allan's Ilill fo Morris" -IT. Kendall 3s 3d (accepted by bal•ot). J. C. Montcfiore 3<; 3d. JT. KenJa.ll 3s 3d, V. J. Morris 3s id. n. R. :sayly 3s sd, T. ITart 3s 6d. Were?mo concrete bridge— F. M. Grayling ;3GO and £324' (latter accepted), V. C. Rhodes £331. A. Milne £348, A. \. Pikett £405, Lambert and Taylor ;JG2 10s. IVion Bros. £179. SENTRY IT ILL BRTDGE. In answer to Mr Hill the Chairman • i Ll tcd the iron bridge for the Sentry •lill bridge was daily expected, and i-s soon as it arrived it would be [laced in position. A CLAIM. Mr B. Morris, who used to lease j ■no of the toJlgat.-s on jlcantaiu ! Itoad, hilled the Council for £.19 10s u.r services at gate and CO for buildings sold by the Council, less a contra of £6 6s 6d. The Clerk was instructed to look ip Mr Morris' transactions with the Council, and report to next mooting i; the Codicil owrd him anything. Accounts:— Administration £73 Ss : -1, Moa Riding £43 Us 3d. Wait-xra ;2<) 4s (>d, Omata £27 (total, £173 -.',) worn parsed for paj'niout. The Council vote nt 3.20.