BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 105, 15 August 1902, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

■pi.. It i>f!H ‘diW- -Cl to The- meeting‘ef ‘ the MoUfteku Bbrowgh Council Wflfe’ held cm Ttoe«drtysi©v©rtfng>/<J ; Present* r H is-I Worships 4hfe y ' M&vory (Mr I. W-rntt), in the chair; Grs Kyder f Satherleyy •-3Bd»waiiJHj f ! _teJniy>«dtt;, TreWa-vakSjp J£lij?pp f Gfrbofcy,’ Thor{3, -an^ ; ; Moffat®. >,■ i'. • •’> •'•••'-•** u ' T of' previous meeting read trod atffoypftfd. . .';" • l ITfie follow*trig accounts; 'Were' passed for payment i -*-W. Simonds N. : Chant X 3 8a 6 b A. l ‘Miller J 1 5s Bd, Waiuiea O aiiiiby'-> Council (shave of licensing Expenses)-X27, 7s Bd, A- Parsons X 3 11s 9J, J. Brya.nl; XI; 19s,’ E. Knapp XI Iss, .Gv Ghan4- X3,' G. Lun XI 6s, F.. Stai-nies X 6 6s, Ei Goodman 14s 61, • N ZH‘Accident 1 1 jsu t aiic e OompanwXS' f P. Qua vie 13s, W . King XI3 19.. 91, 0: Boyce X 6 18s 6d, Town Cle k U 5- H. Everett- prefund) UlO 1 Is, GhapinaU L 6 12s. In reference to the enclose ? e of the trees planted on Ar bor Day, His -"W;oiv ship said he had authorised Mi King to procure 50 posts-and IGcwt of wire for the purpose. The fence had since been erected. A .communic.it'oh from the Chief Engineer of R >ads was received, -enclosing copy of the YVaimea County Council’s demaiui tor the upkeep of certain bridges, already referred to, It was resolved,- on the motion of Or Thorp, seconded by O'- Ryder, That a letter be sent to the Department stating that this Council has offered to appoint delegates to discuss the matter, hufc the Wainiea County Council has not taken any steps .to carry it out ; also, that a copv of the letter to the C unty Council be enclosed. On the ill -toon of O Ryder, seconded by Or M./fthtt, pcN-niissi * » was giv n to Messrs H uda m a rid Co tp erect a veranda over toe f.sotpath in High Street. Mr R. McKenzie, M.H.R., wrote re the Council’s request for a grant for river protective works at Whakarewa. and stating that the Government would place a sum on the Estimates. The Public Health Department -wrote re two cases of .-carlet fever reported. In reply, the Town Clerk stated that one of the cases referred to was out of the Borough. A letter was received from Mr D. Sinclair asking that repairs t> the v >ad leading to h’s section be made and offering to fill and spread the gravel. Resolved,' oil the motion of Or Thorp, ; ecouded by Cr SatheiTey Taat Mr Sinclair’s offer' be accepted and that the dayman 5 With ca'rt, be employed to effect the repairs: Re the letter of Mr j. D. Duncan, offering to pay the sum of L2 per yeai for the unenclosed portion of the C emetery reserved arid to keep the ground clear of noxious weeds, etc. Cr Knapp related' what had been <1 ,ne in the matter by the C >mm_tt.ee .pp tinted to look after .Cemetery affairs. They had visited and inspected the grounds and decided to have ten or twelve trees cut down and als > to paint the shed thereon. They had likewise, agreed; t > let' the .surplus ground to Mr Tre wave's - on condition t.he weeds were cut d->\y p. L’iiis Mr Ttewir as 'U'ndert-V»k t> do aid the Comm ttee there and then gave him possession of the gi'ound, a part of \\ bich had- since" been * ploughed , up. Mii Ti ewavas 5 also akked permission . to e ect a gate at, the entrance to -the utain voa l aii I tl @t.'.request the G -m midttee as ed the C lync/d to deal with: Cr T! o p th light, the' action of. the f'ah Comm tfcee - hould be endorsed. Some disc Us-iii-n took place •on tin

.v ctit n.of tb§ C uyimittce in accepting Mr T'ewavas’ offe.r to keep the ground on accou. t. of, oilier tenders

having been previously sent in ror the J id 11 T • Hsf II v Eventually, it was fig/eCd I ,’ 'on the - motion- of Cr Simpson seconded by Cr f* Thorp,; That ThW aieHbU of’the 1 Cbfntfiitrbf the gvouina be of fUid r liib lie' ailbWeiV to etbbtd'&ifgatey:ifie f ’ eiitV-aince, providing 1 a 2 h6feiby thereon: to the effebt thht it Was a'pub-f lie thorohgiifare. d T-v m '-oIt was' also agreed, Th'at Mr Dun--1 can’s letter ! be replied td; tb the' effect, that the Gouribil has iAkpbwer tb let, but that Mr Trewavas Was given perrxiissiou to' keep* ; the stome bleati 'arid have the use■<>f the land. ■' ' '■ 1 With ref ere nce to M r Bry a fit’s re-’ quest’ 1 that his position be deflfied as to l ight of occupation of gtayel reserve, it was deferred till next' fneeting, "the; Tbvvfi Clerk in. : the*meanwhile to hutit up the records' of the old Road BoardL On the ifiotion ofdCr. Thorp; Seconded by Or Knapp, it was’ resolved, Thait r the Tow r n Clei-k write 1 :tb the Public Trustee for a reply i-e request fbr assistah'ce in cbnfiection with rivbr; protective works ; also stating that the 1 repairs,had cost XI Off, and askifig fer a contribution, of X 25. ‘ ; Cr Knapp rep.'>rted that owing to some misunderstanding the committee appointed had not met to discuss labor saving appliances for the stone breaker. He had since fiiet Cr Thorp and they had a long talk on the subject, Cr ; Thorp was of opinion it* would be advantageous to th e j Council ;to 'make the isfc me breaker a portable • ebachine vvith travelling gear. ' .‘1 ' Cr Thorp explained tb the* 1 Council his idea of what shdnld be done in cmnection with the machine. He und'rt /ok t * make enquiries'n« to the co t< f the alterat’bfis needed. / ‘ Cr Satherley questioned the advisability of spending any more money on the. breaker, as the metal was no better than that pi-bcUrefb from the 1 beach. ' * - - ' . Cr Ryder and other councillors thought the metal Crushed by the machines was' of very -good‘qiiMl;tVO'er Groo by thought one vai-.V 1 of hand broken meta l was as good as three, put through the machine. He mentionedthat several persons we:v willmg t > b eak stones’bv Hand at 4<' 'per yard if the.stones were carted out f >r them. Cr Ed wards said the st roes near the Orphanage, referred 'to by Cr Groobv, were rotten and ; fiot Worth ■'crHckifig. A lot of g )bd graVel could be procured in the Borough, -available for-..yosid-' repairs, t*specisilly if it. was screened. "Ultimately, it. was resolved; oti the motion of Cr Knapp, seconded by Cr Edwards, That Cr Thot-p be asked to ascertain the cost of ilia king the stonebreaker ..portable’. • ... .Resolved, on the motion of Cr Satherley, secoiided by Cr Grooby, That a quantity of river bed gravel be crushed by the stonebrenker. It was resolved on the rrmtiori < f CiThorp, seconded by Cr Rvdei-; That theCouncil’s contribution to the Coronation he paid- d A long discussion ensued With reference to handing over the amount v ted for a memorial to the Cbrona-tio-a Committee.

Ultimately it was resolved, on the i m tiorv of Cr Knapp, seconded by Or Trewavas That the resolution' carried ;pn, the 17th June be rescinded. 1 Moffatt proposed, seconded by Id■ Ryder, That the amount - votfed■ for j a memorial be handed over to the i c ranation e mmittee. The m<-tion was carried, Or SatherUiv v-oting against it.' Resplved on the motion of 0i Kfiapp »nde<l by Cr SathferleV, That' the fown Clerk make application to the • 1 p-()vernment for the subsidy due re IhJ >r mat on celebrations. I Or Grooby mentioned that several

imhimi r.Aj. '/'igj.Jtx.j-..sa—.-js-.././ .. jreitepayers had complained to hfm that * time^T»kk'i§ r fi I ‘o^bFu*ejbhii-s' , Jt 1 tain rqaQ by tibe wks’ too lon^.b: n ' /i '• ' iHP; T * islJ A slidrt ffisciissioh *erMu§3, of bpiriidb' ! tlibre m> 'fistiisbTpr complaint. ; ; i ri - v.lr> h i -*jßti s blved, on the TTobtion of~ Cr Rjrdet, j seconded * Eilwiai 4s. 'Thlit 1 it , be : notified i thiat 1 Ulb dogs ' afi%st %e‘ regikteiiefl l * • Withifi' 1 dnei. ‘ - inofith ; 1 'ttfokit* datej failing which owners’ to’ hd sued.' ‘ The Mayor brought up ttid queitibti' of ! cbntinuing' the fdotptith : iifi 1 Hi^lv 1 Street to the Institute, and on the 1 mptioii of Cr Moffatt- seconded 1 ibv s c£' °Knaipp, it Was x esolved ‘ That the Oi*erseei prepare, by ; next -ineefing, an estirii'ate bf the cost of the footpath. ' i This concluded the business. 1 r; ; 1