BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 7, 9 January 1901, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

An ordinary meeting of the Borough Conncil was held last night, there being present: The Mayor (Mr Townley), and Crs Joyce, Jones, Hepburn, Johnston, Harding, Kennedy, and Lewis.

Messrs Webb and Son wrote asking for a roadway space at the new post office buildings and for permission to stack timber on Borough property. After consideration of the by-laws, it was resolved, on the motion of Cr Jones, that the application be granted, the applicant to be informed that he should not take up more of the Quay than necessary. JMr Webb had informed the Town Clerk that he would make more use of Custom-house street than Bead’s Quay. • The Secretary of the Indian Famine Belief Fund wrote asking to whom was to be given the credit for the subscriptions received.—To be informed that, the public generally had subscribed.,

For the information of°the Council, Sergeant Siddells forwarded a report from Constable McLeod, stating that his attention had been called to an abominable stench coming from a shed at the rear of Messrs McConnell and Co.’s. He had found inside the shed two bags of putrid meat and bones, from which the stench was simply terrible. On his attention being called to the nuisance Mr McConnell had it promptly removed. The Constable further reported that there was always more or less of a stench from these premises, and Sergeant Siddells added that he thought the Inspector should pay special attention to”plaees of the kind. Cr Johnston: We ought to take some steps in the matter.

The Mayor said he had got the Constable to 'go and view the place,, the Inspector of Nuisances not being about. The Constable made an inspection, and the nuisanoe was abated.

Cr Johnston: Have these people no sense of smell?

The Mayor said that the trouble had occurred during the holidays. Cr Jones said it would be better to leave the matter to the Inspector. Cr Johnston: With special instruction to take action at once ?

This suggestion was referred to the Inspector without any instructions. A letter was received, stating that, in response to a genera,! request, Government intended to take up the work of inspection of dairies.

The Inspector of Nuisances (Mr J. R. Little) reported that since his duties started on the 2nd instant he] had made a general inspection of all backyards in the town from the wharf to Cobden street, and found them in pretty good order. He pointed out that there was danger of fire through empty cases being stacked in yards. Reference was also made to a nuisance which existed on the Haiti, and which had been several times before the Council. There were two cases of fever in the Borough.—lt was decided to give notice to the Haiti offender.

The Borough Overseer’s (Mr M. Morgan) report stated that all necessary works in the borough were progressing satisfactorily. The Waikanae drain required cleaning, as the water could not get away and was becoming fpul. The streets in general had a dirty appearance with the overgrowth of weeds which required attention and would require some extra labor if tarring was to proceed. The brick culvert in Childers road should be repaired whilst the weather was favorable for carrying out the work. It was resolved to have the works suggested carried out. After a long discussion it was decided not to acknowledge a claim by Messrs Maxted and-- Co., who had misunderstood the length of fencing that had been done on the Waikanae. Crs Joyce, Lewis, and Jones urged that the amount be paid. The following tenders were, received for supplying gravel: Henderson and Hyde, 4s 2d per yard ; R. J. Witters, 4s IOJd ; W. Jones, 4s ljd; John Wall, 4s lid. The tender of W. Jones was accepted. Mr H. Currie was appointed to colieot the dog tax in the borough.