ONSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 4

ONSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL.

' - AN; IMPORTANT . MEETING. His-Worship,tho.,Ma,yor (Mr % J. 0. Harkness),. Councillors Lynnoberg, Kiornan, Fitzgbrald,, Aplin, Plhiiriier, and "Watson v.'cro prosent'at a'meeting of' the Onslow Borough Council hold last-'evenihg. ' .Mr;- J. Hi Lome wrote expressing his linguess io d,qdipatQ:.enough of his land at f'Cfpf.ton ,(>i'bi<;h hpjpi'cppses to sub-divide) to provido for ft' rood through tho .same, oil coiidifioii'''tKSt 1 ' tlie 'Council construct a c;ilv,ert-,aci;pfls; r t]io;,rgad some 42ft. in length, estimated. f to cost .£f>s.. This was another matter connected with tho'vexed question of Sectioii i'l7 6f thfi Public' Works Act, whereby persons I '' dedicating ''can-' claim compensation from-'the''local' body:. ;i. ! Councillor •;Watson, ; mo,ved that Mr. Lome s offer- be ncceptcd..: Xb«? was seconded by Councillor Plimmqr,' aiul' agreed to.

TROUBLE Al.!ol'T ,i' "WATERSHED. ' : A letter was rcceivictj from Messrs. Monteath and Beere, 'representing Messrs. W. Dimock and Co;, ; Lt'd-.p'objecting to tho Council's proposal to take certain lands for. -the purposes of a wator-shed, on the grounds tba't' it' ; i'6i)'fi , ''thgni-'-'of t-'h'e water supply which thoj , '"an : d li provibtl^ i 'ow'ners have enjoyed for V :srrv'Beei'eViwho' , waited on the Council, explaiiied tliat'-tlie had recently' acquired "tli6 .property- from;Mi - . Harry Tyer, and T i«'er6"' p'lli'eliaSerS' 'beeause of the water, whißh"-'waS ail •'.esUcntial' ill tho business of slaughtering carried on by;the company. Jlr. irßcel'6 called 'Mr/'\Y.' /Dinioclc, v. lio corroborH afoxl'\i'hat"Mi'.iißHero!had'said. He said the t.vvoi'ks had cost £26,000/' and water was abs(ilutely i csso'ntisl''to ithe business. They had ej-c'ctoa;'a dafn on' tho'property at a cost of gallons. Two analysts callod in had, agreed that the water was'as- I 'J)urb asi tlie";'Vk'ainui supply. They ;used r mdch 'watbr/hsHhe (low of the stream iir;d^''^roa^ho'J , j! Ho could not ostimato -tho''amount.that would compensate the ciiuipaiiyj. Hlvl_isf'*flieJ' ! 'fijliiid another site and In reply to afqti&lionY' Mr;^Diinock'said that last year -thoy/'BfisSd. the stream during ajdry'spdll!'' Tlio''flo'tv.'brthe stream had been takon^ih;' had been ,5000 gallbhs per'Jiour.' - ' : * 'said they' had taken the flow oji;t!ie'"res'erv9ir J ' , and''i4 was. 240,000 gallons pe^*tofar|' J 'jlfl J :l«j)ly 6 sM a .question by tho Mtf|6r, f they would have '.nialfdj .they got ai inucli' watb'r tliey-'were getting at.prosdnt. engineer, gavo otHpopjjpas io tho-.capacity and cost of the d!imf,' l and„to-,wha.tr;extent the stream would sulfer,- if it .worq ..tapped higher up in the the , rain fall was heaviest. . ! stated; that his clients had tho tho stream, sceirt&.tha.t; tfio, ( ,tprp)or,-,OTOiors Irad used it for over, twonty -years. ; ;Mf r :-Hausman, Messrs..Dimock's ongineer, siid- ( that.;on;-Novembcr,-24, tho flow of tho stream \yas',a[iout, ( ,so,ooj gallons an hour. He d^j,not jthink, the'. Government would pass Stroa'm' for the purposes nc9dSf!v?.He,,'paid -that, the -Wellington Meat Lxj),ort ~Qompaj;y, liatX. f( ,uscd tho water for boilers iafter.it' r Jiad.';been filtered. •• 5 %j;Bedm..saKl • tiiaibVMr,.-.l)imock had told theni that so long ai tlioy got as much water as at present they made no complaint, ()ut."his'clibnts-neoded a certain amount of pure waterifor..tho-business, and he submitted that'nonmonetary payment could adequately .compcnsatefor- the loss of the water rfght^vinyAlvcd.,j''-:''' i Accounts i-amountihgr'to - £281 . IGs. were passed for'payment. I -

-'''Mr;. Il'.-.'S. Romthwaite wroto -'submitting .the - plans' of-the' Siinnybank Estate. He :'askcd" that'-'they •;bo' 1 so that' tlioy monlcUissiibfl titles' ('forthwith. Councillor Lyn;nbborg said;;before .tho'"plans were considered die-'shquld'-liko' to have Mt niado a rule that all'plahsfsubmitted l to the Council and soaled beiliaadedirove'r" to' tho? OJovernment for re,gistration;!bcfore they aro handed over to jprivate: ownersvv He'- twould"like to make' it a resolution -if lie ''could,' hilt did not know that h» was:.ini'bWori:<'*

Uo.untallor' Plimmer k r "Have you any reasbiia. to'Tsuppose 'tliat'; 1 plans' havo been tr.mper'ed;With-after th'ey. havo been sealed by ihd Council- x\

: Councillorrhynnebcrg: "Yes, I have." j Tlio Mayor thought it'was a matter of importance... They ..should go into committee .oh,it.'' T^e-.'.Council wont into "jrfypstion. •, I the Council passed a reso- ! lutiblr'mr;the'jiries'',suggestcd by Councillor .alteration suggested .'lJjngmeer Clapcott). Tho, alteration; plans wore reltufiiad',,by;!tlie:'Dep'artment for slight altera? | Tiib' jijans of tho,. S ( urinybank Estate were passed, subject out in tho 'lshgino.er'4 report! r ; . RECREATION : GROUND. : Thfti,'Engineer.:Sported that there were two; properties.;;submittod' ■ for ' recreation ■•purposes.'-" -He rccommonded Mr. Nairn's' property on,;.tWo old, Porirua Road. Tho/iar.ca proposwLto be. taken is five acres, thc.iprice of !which:is"£4oo,por acre, and tho total sumi'rcqnii'cd .would be £2000, but he thoiightii.it Lwoulcli lie.; possible to got it a littl(s cheaper..; To level tho ground would .cost 'a..-f.urtlier:!sum'"of: £600 approximately. ■•The objection toi.-Mri--->Aplin's proporty was 'that it?,<was,itoor>nm'iilly. being under three acros. .'• The; roportufttyted that tho unimprovoil value of the Borough was £169,350. PUBLIC HALL Jfflß KAIWARRA. The only sito undcKl offer was that of Mr. J. Fitzgerald, on the"Hutt Road. Tho price asked was £600,- and the cost of the hall estimated ~at £701} £1300. .The, .Engineer .".had;-also mado .enquiries !a'cgarding,.-.a,nsito ; ;oni Mrs. Cameron's proj)ei;tv, vb)itviWS,,infflrij)pd that it was l not jtorj,salof;;cThe,disc,iiss.ipn on the matter was "holcl;'Ov;eri! until .a ;futurq meeting. I P ÜBLIC HALL' FOR KHANDALLAH.. :Tliq ropo'i'tipd that tho most central, site s 'foV the Ward was one of sifctionS''ulidor/' offer on the Nairnvillo jl!lßtatofMntiilr ; tho' l 'Main Road, owned bv rMr;'"Hol[cf; r an 3 -'also one owned by Mr i"(aiKn/' I 'lWjirico"A'iiked was £200 por section 1 '(littlo oVei'' (jnartbr of an aero). The ctist ; of ft"ltall 1 tp' scat 400 odd people would bo £900' odi!'- the sum required £1100., ' Councillo? Watson "mftved that tho necessary stopV'W tiikdir to ' acquire a site for a hali''' at" "khahdaliali'.- '•■'•"• Councillor Lyhneberg objected to the jeopardising'of fliti w'ate'rshed_ proposal by introKlucirig d ; l6ali"'Tor".a'public hall. ■ Tlib" '• Mayor !, 'said i lib ''did not think it ex- ! periiorit' to -put"tlio matter before tho ratepayers '-'at? the present '-juncture. It was not .oniv interest on tho cost of the hall.and land that had. to bo considered, but there v/asf the Upkeep of the hall. It would cost' fully £120 .a year. added- that it would be undOrstooc! thaf 'the poll would not be taken until '-aftßr ' : Hhq .'ditljjislil of, the watershed scll'eriifc'.' "" .' ' ' So iraendod, tha motion was carried. ;-,,,I:'XwATER%ED SCHEME.

;Uh'o:^laybKmovadr*~(l) "That after due consideration rof all 'objections lodged, the Borough Council is of opinion that tho water scheino- proposed for.'/part of tho borough should bo'.exconted, and that the Innds proposed to' ho'itaken' 'forj tho purpose should be-taken,.and that no private injury will be done thereby for which duo compensation is not ■ provided by tho Public Works Act."— Carried. 1 (2) " That' the 'necessary steps bo taken for tho raising,,of a special loan of £■1500 for the purpose of paying compensation for land proposed-'to be taken under the Public>Works Act,'l9os, for tho purpose of the:proposed' waterworks scheme for part jf .tlic borough, and the incjdentnl espouses in connection ; with siicli taking, tho cost of raising tho' loan;- and . tbe interest (hereon foivtlio first year; ':Thc. proposed loan shpll lio for a'term of''JO years, and the proposed security shall be ;a . special rato of — in tho pound on tile'unimproved value."—Carried. : The' Council' Office is-to observe the same holidays*at) Christmas and Now Venr as tho Wellington City! Council. I Councillor Kiernair 'gave notice of motion: "".That" the engineer report to the Council ou ar better graded • road from Kaiwarra to Khnndallali, by way of Victoria Road, and to furnish tho approximate cost of sanio, and to'interview and ascertain if tho Innd-owners who.will ;derive' benefit by this improved road are prepared to financially towards tho cost of.::purciiasing : "'tlid necessary land and _road formation."