BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1834, 15 August 1906, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

'The ordinary mooting of the Borough Council was held last-evening, when the following members were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Townloy) Os A W. Rees, W. Miller, J. W. Bright, J. W Whinray. W. Webb, J. Sheridan, J. A Harding and J. Colley.

COB RESPONDENT E. The Secretary of the Gisborne Gas Company wrote in reference to the mains across lvniti bridge, anil also complained in regard to the indifferent condition ol the public lighting Both matters could have the attention ot the Company at as early a date as possible.

DELIVERY Ob’ MEAT. Mr C. K Neale, Government Veterinarian, wrote re the delivery ot meat on Saturday afternoons. There was no byelaw prohibiting tho same, but it had always been mutually understood that the employees should have a hall holiday on that day. After some discussion the communication was received, no action being ,teemed

iceessary. Mr J. A. West wrote re the condition

te path in front of his house in Brig!'

tivot. Referred to Overseer. The Station Master wrote offering every icility in regard to the use of the Railway ridge at Peel street, until tho other bridge ret- the Waikattae were repaired. .Relived with thanks

The Cook County Council forwarded a statement in regard to the Licensing election and general adniistration tor the term of three years. The election cost X lßl. and the Council's share was £IOB Bs. OVERSEER'S REPORT.

Tha Oversee-: reported as follows : Grey street.—Tho formation of this street from Gladstone road to Childers road is completed As there is not suffieoat gravel to oovor this street, I sm covering tho cantro with hrekau motal ; tho sides can then have a ousting of gravel. It will probably be many weeks before gravel will bo obtainable for this ivo;k. It w ~- !.l bo wise to kerb tho paths in this ~..0t to preserve the formation Ono ratepayer has ollorod to provide tin tint bor for his two chains it your Council will do the labor. Turuberu Footbridge.—Tuo repairing of this bridge is well in hand ; it was made available for traffio t n the 96b,

and will bo completed in a few days, 1 have gravelled tho p iths of Customhouse street with gravel taken from the riverbed by tho Harbor Board. This is very co-.-venient at tho present timo when gravil is so hard to get. Miter, a and Harris street jaths haio bton gravelled nl-o with

t-hs same kind of grnvol. As au hor'sid by your Council, 1 have pr pared a plan for a footbridgo over tbo Wuikanao at L-jwo street, which will bo before your Council for consideration at this masting. I estimate tie cost cf same at £lOl 19s, Before this bridgo is onc;ed Lowo stroat should be feinted; this work will go ou at once, tbo formation of tbo cth:r streets being practically complete. In the formation of tbij streot thero are r, lot of very b ! g trees that must come down ; it is impossible to do anything to tho streot in its present stste. Tho contractor for tho Roebuck road bridge, having startod to fill in tbo road way, is getting tho oarth at present from Root stiect, I would Pko to know tho conditions ha has to carry out iu respect to this street from your Council. It was decided that Grey street should be ksrbed as recommended by the Overseer, a'so that the footbridge over tbo Wflikanco should bs erected at the cost estimated by tho Overseer, An amendment that toadeis bs called fir tho woik was lost by six to two.

THE ABATTOIRS. Or Whinray suggested that a sub oommittee should ba set up to ctiquiro into matters in connection with tho abattoirs. Nat only should tbo conditions in regard ta tho ms at slaughtered bo dealt with bet tbs quostion of the road to tho abatfcoits should bo er(paired into. Cl- Harding emphasised tho necessity of at once improving tbo road to tho abattoir?. By so doing t L oy would oheapen the price of moat. Or Colley endorsed tho rema-kr of Cr Whinray. It was decided to oltiiD an estimate of the cost of the woik. DRIVING HORSES.

Cr Colley compla'n-ed of the damage dono to tbo footpath in Childors road through horses being driven along that road.

Or Bright said that tho same stato ofsffairs existed et Kahi. It was positively

daeg-.rous to pedestrian tzaifi J. Hi had -K-eia as many as a hundred in one m.b driven across the brldg*. Ic was time the livery stabie-kaepers wore brought up wi’b o, round turn.

Tho Town Clotk said the only course open to tbo Oouned was to instruct the police to strictly enforce tho by-laws. Cr Colioy thought that a warning should be given to tho livery stablekecpois and others biforo proseoutiona to-..k pines, It was d.cidod to advertise for a week by way of a warning, and then ta strictly enforce the by-law.

THE EXHIBITION. The Mayor reportod what hnd been done in connection with tha Exhibition. The space secured was one of the mo3t prominent, and the oppoituoity should not be allowed to pas 3 without an effort being made to have the district fittingly represented. There was no report to lay before the melting. Consideration was deferred until after tho meeting called for next week.

The Farmers’ Union Advocate is sue 3 this warning on the land tenure question : With the Premier’s uncompromising attitude, the Minister for Lands converted a Minister in Mr J A. Millor, a man af'er the Eton HallJones’ heart ; and an dlier Minister (Mr J. A. Fowlds), a Single taxer, there i 3 a strong anti-freehold party arising. In all Ministerial utterances having a bearing on the Government’s policy which have been maio since the late Premier’s death—from the opinion on reciprocity with Amelia by Sir Joseph Ward to the observations to interviewers by the Premier and the Minister for Lands—the - Trades and

Labor influence is at once recognised. All this points to the fact that organised labor —skilfully misled by Socialistic agitators—is to play an even moro important part iu the colony’s p ditics in the future than it has iu the past, a fact which should arouse officials of the Union throughout tho colony to greater efforts in organisation, for numbers alono will provide a foil to tho activity of the trados union domagogues and their influence with tho Government of the

day Tho Wairoa Guardian unkindly states : “ The Gisborne Harbor Board is bickering over the appointment of Mr Marchant at a fee of 000 guineas to furnish a roport on tho outer harbor scheme.’’

Mr J. Hunter-Brown, who is an enthusiastic advocate for Waikokopu ] harbor, being accused of hiving the sale of his laud in view, rop'iod : “ Mr Britnell says I am influenced by having land to sell. I have been soiling land, but navo stoppod, having arrive I at the minimum that it will pay mo to farm. Twenty-five yoavs ago I wont to Whakaki; a back block thon, everyone considering and saying I was doinonted to farm and live at such a wet, beastly hole. Time rollod on, and I reclaimed a great area of Hits from the lakes, and tho hills from the

bush, and the place became presentable, and to bo desired (Naboth’s vineyard). Agitation was made with the object of applying the Lands for f'ottlerneut Act, and Commissioners came and inspected the property, ote. I bent to tho storm and parted with about half of my land. Now I have got to the minimum, I have done selling.”