AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 620, 23 June 1882, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday last. Present-His Worship the Mayor and Crs Waeckerle, Black, Scott, Cullen, Bruce, McGregor, and Gutberlet. Cr Penlington entered, and, having made the usual declaration, took his seat, the Mayor congratulating him on his election. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read aud confirmed OUTWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The out ward correspondence was read and approved. INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The following letiers were read :— From Returning Officer, announcing Mr Penlington's election as councillor. From Marine Department, respecting whafage dues. From Treasury stating that £1 15s, fees and fines, had been paid to the credit of tbe Council, From Mr Bates, as follows:— " Wainui, May, 1882. " Gentlemen,—l have to give you notice that I intend electing a new building on my section, No. 130, Jolie Btreet ; and I have also to request permission to move part of a building along Jolie street to the south end of the section. This obstruction to the street would be only for a fewhours, and I undertake that no damage will be done to the street. As Selwyn street is never used for traffic, I have to request to be allowed to stack some timber on it for a few weeks, during the progress of the building referred to above.—Yours, etc., "Joseph Bates." Cr Cullen moved—" That the request of Mr 'Bates be granted, in terme of by-law No. 27, for a petiod of three mouths." (Carried.) From Mr Citron, as follows ;— " Al.at-oa. June 13, 1882. "Gentlemen.—As it is.4ny intention very shortly to build upon section No. 87, at the coiner of doss sireet and Lavaud street, I should be much obliged by your favoiing me wilh the permanent Jevol it is intended to give to Cross slieet, without which th height o' my building cannot be propelly adjusted.—.Yours, etc., ■'.:>. " Henri C'tbon.'' O McGregor asked that the- matter . should bo allowed to stand over to a later | date, when he had a lesolutipn bethought would meet the question. * ' From Mr S. Watkins, as fplhws :— "Akaroa, May 20,1882. ;< Gentlemen, —Enclosed please find account for Auditors' fee for year ending 31st March, 1882. I also respectfully beg to call your attention to a previous letter of mine re the auditing, of the whjarf accounts. —Yours, etc.. "Stkphen Watkins."' After a long discussion,'it was agreed that the Auditors should receive a guinea each for auditing the wharf accounts for 1881. , , From Mr M. Wight, as follows :— " Akaioa. June. 20th 11882. " Gentlemen, —The undersigned respectfully requests your permission to erect fa ; small landing stage, for the purpose of holding a few tons of coals for tnVdse of the s.s. Pioneer. The stage to be erected outeide Mr Ilenning's coal yard, and out' of the way of all traffic. Should you not think fit to comply with this request, it : will compel me to store the coals elsewhere, which will cause much inconvenience and expense to me as there is no other place" near at hand fit for such a pupose.—Yours • etc.j •' Mathew Wight." Cr McGregor ask. d if the Wharf Committee had any suggestion to make on the matter. His Worship said the feeling of the Wharf Committee was that the request could not bo granted It was then resoived—"That Mr Wight be written to, saying thai the Council regretted the request could not le granted." ML'TKR STREET. Cr Cullen presented the following letter and report from Mr Wilkins re Muter street :— "Muter street Formation. " Gentlemen, —In accordance with your instructions I have taken levels of this line, and enclose a detailed report on the subject, which I trust will be sufficiently full. I enclose for reference my rough plot in pencil of the grading and cross sections, as I have thought it better not to make a finished drawing for tho Council until you have decided on the plan' of construction, as probably you may first find it necessary to consider the future levels of Benoit street and Duncan street, which materially hige on those permanently fixed in Muter street.—Yours, etc;. "W, D. Wilkin,,,' " Engineer and Surveyor." "Muter Street. " Report on the levels and construction. " Akaroa, June, 1882. "Tho total length of Muter street, from Balguerie street to its end at Mr Lelievre's house is about 17| chains. On reference to the Borough map it will be seen that three lines of road besides Balguerie street connect it with the beach, namely Benoit street, a road called, I understand, Duncan street, and another (name unknown) at Mr Lelievre's house. " Pegs for reference are put in at erery chain, starting from centre of Balguerie

street, as far as the gully, across whic they are closer. " From Balguerie s' reet to a little beyom peg 4. I would suggest that nothing neei be done further than crowning up th road and cleaning out ihe s ; de channels from that point a cuii'og should be mad< say 16ft wide, which at tbe junction o Benoit street (peg 7) would be sft 6ir *" deep. Benoit street would need to b< graded into the new cutting, grade to rur out a distance of one chain. Mi Kearney's house (occupied by Mr Miles) would ther be about 4ft above the road instead of rather below it as at present. " At peg 10 cutting would come into the gulJy, and the filbng would commence and run nearly level to die opposite side ♦ at peg 14. "From 14 to 17 iheie would be anoiher cuiiing at a giade of 1 io s_. From 17 to the top there is no cutting or filing of any sisce, in fact ihe road only wants * forming and no better grade ilian the natural one can be got as the ground falls on both sides. " Duncan sireet joins Muter s.'ieet in the boitorn of the gully near pegs 12 and 1.3, consequently a greater filling of the golly - than that shown in the section would prevent the possibility of joining the two streets. " At peg 12 a stone culvert is necessary. Here tire embankment would be 18ft high, with a width of 12ft. The natural slope of mixed clay and eanh (if properly rammed in layers), such as ill at in Muter street would be about 1 and a quaiter to 1 ; and on reference to cross seciion at peg 12 you will see that the base of the ■embankment at this angle would be gi oarer than the width of road by nearly 18ft. If "-you adopt this scheme of construction it will be necessary to build a relaining wall or get permission from Mr Lelievre to form the foot of bank on his properly. _,On the other side a part o_ the slope would run into Duncan sheet, and a ve-y small part into Mr Kearney's gtound. '•The culvert at 12 won'd never have much water through it, but under a bank of these dimensions it would beimo-udent motto make it large enough for a man to go through, as in the event of its becoming choked up the accumulating waver would damage the bank and the sunoundang lands. ** ''The grade of 1 in 5£ out of the guMy is I am aware, rather sleep, but af-er careful consideration I cannot tee how it is to be bettered, beating in mind the •osceedingly awkward place in which Duncan street joins Muter street, and tbe fact that eventually this street will also have to be formed.. "I have lakei out roughly only, the •quantities of eaiihwoik, etc., aud detail them. •' Eaithwork cutting, say cubic yards 1100; do filling, letting it snd its own elope, without ieiaiding walls, cubic ya'ris 1200 to 1300. Stone culveat Bft 6in by 4ft 6in, 57ft long, if no retaining wails are used. One 9in pipe (bain in small gully. Formation only about 6 chains. "Cutting at junction with Benoit Metal (broken) 3in deep over whole of ! _ new work—no footpaths included. " I consider that the above woik would -cost about £ . If letaining walls have to bo built the expense would be gieaier. '' Of course a cheaoer scheme could be -invented, say filling the gully in about 8 or 10ft, and making the cuttings proporfionably smaller, hut the gtnde out of ihe gull}', which is now 1 in si, would be much worse and useless for wheel traffic. . —Yours, etc., " W. D Wilkin, -'Engineer and Suiveyor." Cr PenHngton said the filling in of that gully would be very expensive, and not benefit Mr Lelievte much, as he bad a better road through his own paddock. He did not know of many others who would be benefited by the work, and thought it should not be lightly undertaken. > jCr McGregor said that Mr Lelievie's having a better road through bis own paddock was nothing to do with the Council, They wee bound to give Mr Lelievre a road if they could. He thought the matter was one that required calm reflection, and should not be rushed into liastily. He moved: "That the engineer's report and tbe map nccompanying same, in connection with the levels of Muter street, be held over until a plan of the -levels ot Cross street, and- tbe levels of Lavaud street fromvßenoit street to Meecb's bridge ; and. olbo of Jolie street from Goodwin's bridge to Holding's secjtion. are pr pared by the engineer. That the engineer be requested, subject lo the •discretion of the Works Committee, to prepare plans of the whole, and that, the same be submitted to this Council, with a view of taking acrion to have the same fixed under Sec. 192 of 'The Corporation Act. 1876,' and that a reply to Mir Henri Citron's letter be delayed until the Xoregoing proceedings are taken." Seconded by Cr Black and carried. BRUCE TEHHACE. The following letter from Mr' Wilkin was. read -.— " Akaroa. June 22, 1882. •' Gentlemen, — Herewith please find small plan of small piece of land forming part of Sec. 158, required to cut off the shii'-p corner at Jolie street and Bruce Terrace. The area required is under £ of a perch.—Yours, etc., " W. D. Wilkin," The matter was left in the hands of the Hp.Vorks Committee. FINANCE, Receipts since last meeting—Fees and fines (April) £1 15s; publicans licenses £80 ss. Total £82. Credit bank balance at State £144 0s Id. Accounts to be presented—Clerk. 1 month's salary, £6 4s; Ketuming Officer, half-year salaiy, £2 10s; B .T. Missen, alphabet digests (2), 5s ;_,S. Watkins, Auditois salaiy, £2 2s; McGuire, day labor, £2 IGs; 11. C. Jacobson, advertising and printing Licensing Act. £3; do, printing, £1 2s 6d; do, advertising, £7 8s fid ; T. Martindale, day labor, (wharves account) £3; R. Close, do, do, £3; P. O'Reilly, ironwork, do, £12 7s 9d ; H. C. Jacobson, advertising and printing, do, £2 19s 9d ; Gariick and Cowlishaw, legal opinion, do, £8 17s 6d ; "O. Scott, cartage, £2 13s ; C. Armstrong, dayjabor, 7s Gd ; H. Burke, day labor, £2 16s lOd. Total £61 9s 10s. The accounts as read were passed for payment. WHARVES COMMITTEE REPORT. THe following report of this committee was read :— "Th« above-named Committee met atthe Council Office on Tuesday, 20th June, 1882. Present —His Worship the Mayor (in tbe chair) and Crs Black and Bruce. The Committee beg to report that the wharf repairs resolved on by the Council have been completed, with the exception of

i campshears to three bays, extending from the T head seawards, the timber provided | for this pu.pose having been applied to I replace decayed girders. The Committee , aie of opinion that no further campshears , are required, in addition lo those already , completed, as your Committee consider ; their constiuction would not add to the stability of the jetty, or give additional convenience to shippiog. With respect to leasing the wharves, the Committee have no recommendation to make, but they beg to suggest that the wharves he let for a period of twelve months, in either of the two following ways:—lst. That tenders be invited for collecting the whatfage and siorage charges levied on both jetties and stores, as per revised schedule, at a per centage on the gross receipts. The successful tenderer to have the use of the office attached to the store on the Wharf Reserve. Pavmems to be made to the Council qua'ierly, seeuiity <o the amount of £ to be entered into by ihe le."?se.>. O''—2nd. That tho lease of i'ne two wharves, with the of collecting the whaifai* and stot.-ige, as per the revised schedule, bo let for a period of twelve months, at a lump sum. the successful tenderer to have the use of the office attached to the si ore on the Wha-f Reserve. Payments to bemade qoar eilv, security to the amount of £ io be euteied into by the lessee.''' Cr McGregor handed the following letter to His Worship :— "Akaioa. 20th June, 1832. "Sir, —When at the last meeting of the Council I was unanimously elected as a mem er of the Akaroa Whaif Committee, I made no spec'al objection at tde .hue; my pu'pose was smip'y to expedite business, andieseive to myself the opportunity of stating to your Wot ship that I bad io lespectfu'ly decline tbe appointment. It must be within your Wo—hip's knowledge that I have, nnce you se'f n-nl o.lier members of the Council look office on (Ids Commit''ee. always opposed ihe general policy and action of '-be win- f eommhi.ee, and my on the com-.nittee. constituted as it now is. woo hi simp'v retard their objects aud business. I am quite w'"ing to take my fid I share of the lommii'iee work of ihe Council- but my pre.ence at the What? Comm ; uee meetings tOidd lead to no good resul.s, as, as far as my knowledge of the mailer goes you aie aciing coni a-y to law, and certainly against the best inte'es,.s of ihe baibour. Another objection I have to doing coaxniitee business 's, that af-'er the committee have agieed to a lepoit I find the members of that committee violently opposing the same at ihe Council table. This I submit, is a coutse of action in which the decent conduct of public business becomes impossible. If you wi'l kindly allow me one mo c reason—peisonal ' to myself, and that is, that my term of office will shortly expi'e, and .uatldo not in,end to offer myself for je-e'ecion, as I feel that it is poss-'ble I may be keeping away from your deliberations gentlemen, who have vciy huge inteiests at stoke, aud who n»e entitled to be heard io Council on questions that so vitaby affect their own ituerests.—Yours etc., " A. I. McGregor." Tbe Mayor pointed ot>£ that Ihe repai s to ihe whaif had been done for some £5 less than was an-icipated, though a good deal inoie vvo<k bad been done. Cr Black said that tbe committee had thought it wise to only let the whaif for one year, as they din not know the effect of the new scale of dues. Cr Pen'ington thought the per centage , system the best. The repott was then received. Cr PenHngton moved that clause 1 of , the leport be adopted. Seconded by Cr Sco>'t and carried. Clause 2 was then read, and Cr McGiegor moved: "That tenders be invited in accordance with clause 2." Seconded by Cr Gutbeilet. The lesolution was lost, only Crs McGregor and Gutberlet voiingfor it. It was agreed that the successful tendererwould have to find two responsible surelies. JOLIE STREETCr Cullen moved: " That the Works Committee be requested to poome plans and specifications for the fo'-m-trion of roadway and fooipaths in Jolie street, from Goodwin's bridge to the public school, agreeably to the levels now fixed, and that the same be under the direction of <he Works Committee. Tenders to be sent iv for consideration before the next meeting of the Council." Seconded by Cr McGregor aud carried. RATE ROLL. His Worship the Mayor and Crs Black and McGregor were appointed to sign the rate roll. NOTICE of motion. Cr McGregor moved the notice of motion standing in his name—'-That the Council make a general rale of Is in the £ on the rateable properly in the borough, for the year commencing April Ist, 1882, and ending March 31st, 1883 ; the rate to he payable in one sum at the Council Offices, on the 11th July, 1882." The Council then adjourned.