AKAROA, BOROUGH COUNCIL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 295, 16 May 1879, Page 2

AKAROA, BOROUGH COUNCIL

I , WBDiNESpAY,:MAYI4'. The, ordinary fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on the above date at their office, Balguerie street. Present—-His Worship the Mayor, rGrs Penlington, Billens, Cullen, Bridge, Meech, Henning, and BruceJ :'MIKfUTES.. .'..,..'■.';. , ' ' \ ' The minutes of the meeting were read and confirmed j .... ;; ~ ',' . ".,V.:,.1c.1-nii- . Messrs Sunckell anof Staples-waited 911 the Council as a. deputation 'the haVdshi|i*e"ndured by themselves and others in taeir neighborhood in hpt'.being able to procure *water from the creek. s Cr Bridge.thought;*tjtytl; jtjriif was a large question. No doubt the water supply must be looked' tbj'butat 'present their funds would not allow it to be done. If they complied with the- request f o_ this deputation, the residents,. on the-;other, creeks Would also ask,the. Councfl'todothe fbrthemV ;" * "'' ''' '' '" The Mayor thought.na-tsinall amount of labor* would do what ! waßJieoes i sarjy*to give access'to the creek. Ac to the nuisances complained of, other'"measures.,must be .'taken 1 ., " ~'" '•, " ; ... ; •"'•'d 1 'Henning"was in favor of something being done. He thought arrangements .could, be made, witii the owner of the land t to give the -residents, in the neighborhood 'access to tha creek. - : Cf' 7 Meech reminded the Council, that they had already passed a resolution to the effectohat tbe-#p«ncil could not undertake thymatter'atpresent.i A He considered they could not now entertain the question, unless they rescinded their former resolution. Another grievance which the deputation had to bring before the Council was the fact that through some land adjoining the pound having been let, those residing in j that part of the street were cut off from ! obtaining supplies of firewodd, or anything j which had to be conveyed in cartß. '' The Council undertook to g-ve the matters early consideration, ; and the deputation then withdrew. ' , '. ' COBRESPONDENOE. . . T{io, Cjler'k read the outward correspond- 1 encc, •*,'.,' i" j" . • " ' Letters were read—- ' . -" From Mr K"Bayley, asking the Council to 1 remedy a defect in the' footpath opposite ■ his cottages. • ' r ' . ' j",From'Mr Ji Anderson, advising shipment. iof iron pillars-and trails for the bridges. , , V ■ • > From Mr W. Jones, „. asking ■to be released from his tender fqr work in Balguerie street. , Cr Bridge moved>that the request be, acceded to. Tho resolution...-was. .carried, . unanimously. . *. . t ~',-. From the'same, : stating that his tender had been placed in the box >by a quarter to eight m tbfe eYeningof (April 7, -J. . From ,W. ; Montg9meiy»jEaq. tr M.H.R., acknowledging ".receipt of .a, resolution bassed atthe public meeting held at Akaroa re the Rail war Survey, and stated that he had forwarded the same to the: FJngmeer-in-Chiefrp'oititing oiitthe reasonable' Mature of the request/ and-Pegging ;his favorable consideiatipp:. i,,li'> '-{■■■■: ,•>""■> -.''■''■■• To bVacknowledged ; w^th^anka.\: Froriv Mr 'J.yS- 'Welbl), Government Surveyor, aslring'-p'eririjAsiMi to erect certain marks or points ?n• Jollie)streetfoivthe purpose of Survey works. ;. 1 ; ~ Permission'granted.' f*\\

FINANCE. Cr Penlington read the half-yearly and yearly statements of receipts and expenditure for the period ending March 31. Cr Bridge, without wishing to impute blame to either the Clerk or the Auditors, inasmuch as they had done merely what had always been done, would point out that the statements before them were incomplete. He read the section of the Act bearing on the question, showing that certain statements had been ommitted viz.:—(1) a statement of assets and liabilities and (2) a statement of reserves and other real estate belonging to the Borough. Crs Penlington, Meech, and the Mayor thought the requirements of the Act had been fully complied with. The subject then dropped. WORKS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Cr Meecb bfou'gbt-up the report of this Committee, making certain recommenda-lions-regarding- -the - footpaths- in Jollie street,-* also that the Chairman be authorized to employ men to find out if there* -is met A! fit for tHe'sfire'els' on ".the Council reserves'';' that the "Chaifrn'atf be authorized to-m'ake arrangements regarding iron work-for lamp-posts. They also ' fna4i a regarding ijjthe state of accounts between Mr. Roberts and the Council: '" w -at The. report was adopted, .with the exce'pliori * of the last clause/ -whie'h waX referred back for: further consideration! PAYMENTS. -''■•; VK v> The following accounts were presented for payment-:*—-. 'A ) • :■■■■ 'I •■■■■,,V : -'-\. Lighting 5 ■ ..J >*.: vi . .'- .;■..-' 0 M'Lucas and M'Kay ». ... 113 0 Gr. L'ardner,.c'artingi!-i.v;i <>;.-.*:,-30 10 6 Town Hall Company, .U ... 110 0 Sheriff and Co, stonafor bridges 19 0 4 Fentou and Wilkin;s-...jf., ..-.; ,15.j15 0 Wiggins and 1 Co., .printing by-- ''', r,,,-, 4 J iaws... ',/:„'- f ' !i ::..' f ... 12 0 H. Edmondson/footpaths J v.'; &*'Q> 0 J. Mander, night w6rk M 3 il-J * * <$-> ft 0 Wood Bros, and Cor-.;. ... 17 2 Hi'Billehs/suridries "ftvl_J 6 Do do ft ■■■!. ... 919 2 ~ " "£BS 3 8 ■' - Cr'fienningf Hckk $H two accounts before - -thdni- Un favor of Cr Billens. He read-the section of the Act bearfngon the subjeCt.Ki Hewpuld move that the account9_he„not paid. Cr Penlington thought it was-a pity: that these accounts .came before, them, ii did not look well oh the face of the matter for sumstbbe_i-om^£aiie-to";iimb v passed for' payment ito a councillor. A ? t-1 v;V{ Cr oullen r surprised that Ma Worship" hadJdrd&red a . ; eloekffroinja,cou;neillQr:./;;j ; [•,)>hj> - il; *i Cr Meech said the matter been discussed, and the Council had received compefehtfad the subject that'supplies:-of rthis a Cr .Bridge ;i_T^ed'lwlitH©lHenning1itH©lHenning in in his view of the matter. He had no personal feelingin tim matter, and deprecated irisihua^b^s'of %4^«^ r le would second Cr : -tanning's-mdtion. -*-. At-'this' stages bf'' ; thejprbc&m_js/: Cr Billenß harfde'd '■' his'■ ■ tfeSf_^flfia,«i^ri r *• tbfot-ha Mayor, and left the room-v </nv,;\ t'if n$ Qc i*[hey fc icould. pass accpjjjrtj inasniuch as the wort y Mr Fenton,' .being ask^-leave to represent his View of the subject, which was to the effect that it would be very hard, tordepifve;hhn [of Wdhby?K£ had earned, oecause thp" contractor had not done the work.

j^^d,;«erp/ tl»en-paa_ed .for payment." "U "" ' ' §\/; '*'""nfl. "'i\ !'. '.ill *yi' i •if;'.'.'/ 'Uii'l J, y^, .^ t , t :,' ; ;' rr . ; ,ii ; Cr Penlington ibrbught up >,thequestion •of the sum of £250, .stated fto jfeavejbeen j-eceived by Mr-ty F v ßasex; ou account of the also- noticed that the reserves Had been advertised" again by Mr Barker^. Hahad'; not 'authoripsd to "re-Wvertise'.theirii ' |He thought Bbmefcteps should' be fcikeri _t once to ' ascertain the position of affairs.! ; i. ■'-.;<: r:;<«<u4rX'> It was resolved to at once to Mr (Barker,; asking-Kirn to _%imt IhemoTney, and alsopn;what authority >heh^jtaserjfd .the advertisement 4no t uestio,n., ! , ~ ~ )Tn SEA-WALL, BEACH BOAD. A:t>': '' : ' x &r Bridge attention -fa 'the 1 Necessity of some repairs in this locality.; • * ! ' Cr Meech, as Chairman* of the ■ Works Committee,, promised to have the matter attended to atohee." -" i ! • * NEW BBIDGES. The Engineer's report 9n this work was read. It had ' already been before the Council at- the last meeting- It recommended the deduction of £_o<folr certain deficiencies in the work. , Cr Bridge moved that the report be adopted, and Mr Jones be infonnedto-that effect., .'. \- f ,Cr Henning seconded tbe.ntotionv; J( - ;. Cr / Meech went through' .the. ;i*port serifitimf critkasing-tha various/ cbjgctjions .made by the, Engineer.; Some ■of items coinplained of were not in- r epec(ficaJ tiohs at all.' *" '• ' v ; "_ ,*' '' Mr Fenton replied,'stating that'the contractor had, systematically; L ignoVed' ill his instructions.'; '' ■' ** ' '' '' Crs Penlington ahd Cullen thought, after hearing the -Engineer's statement," they should not pay the contractor > any >* more money till the work was completed, to the Engineer's satisfaction. ' > -. Cr Bridge's motion was-then put and 1 carried unanimously. On Cr Penlington'ssuggestion,^Council took into consideration the extras claimed by Mr Jones. _ ~ r Cr Penlington moved that the account for extras be lefeired to J the"Engineer! -•*- Thet'Ehgirieer reported on the items a once, and the amount of £11 5s 6d was passed as payment for extras. It was agreed to 'leave* rae erection of the palisading to the Works Committee. - H '■"■ i BALGUERIE STBEET; • . The c9nsideration of the formation of Balguerie street was deferred till- next meeting. '•' --- . ~ CHARITABLE AID. Cr Bridge called attention to the small amount of subsidy received* of clmritable aid. The hour was too late to gointo,the matter now, but he thought councillors should be prepared to ( consider it at'the next.meeting.," , - "* v * Thd CouncirMn 8 ' - .'ll'jS'i