LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 66, 19 February 1885, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

"""' The usual meeting of the Council took place l.:st evening. Present — Cra. Hiitchcson, Abrahams, Wylds, George, West, T. Kiug, J. Kiug, Lircorab, and Bentley. CrT. King, m the absence of the Mayor, who was at Wellington, was vote'd*to the >'oTuiirT"""" v — - The newly elected.councillor fop.No. 4 Ward, Mr James Grace, made the usual declaration and'took.4iig£ba&^. An apology from Cr Park for nonattendance -was readl - Correspondence. ' Tt'te undermentionedwas received and dealt with : — From MrG. D. Luxford notifying that unless steps were taken by. the Oouucil to obviate the flooding, of his laud at Awapuni through the removal of the willows from the Kawau creek he would tatr.e legal .proceedings, inrtbe matter against the Council.,.' ■ / ' I | Several Crs m speaking, ro ttie subject exposed their opinion fhat' tfaff portiou of the 'creek m question was- -oatwide the Borough Boundary and that thd matter should be referred to the Monawatu Road ' Board . , -.?, ■ * /;;,, . , j ....^ Referred accordingly, ."-^ . From Henry (jbiding asking; for employment'as day laborer: ' ' r ' Clerk to reply that ippHcafron could not be granted at present. From Commissioner of Crown Lands m reply- to letter^ from the Council as to withdrawal frorti sale of sections on Tiri tea stream, Informing the Council that application had' : bfeen roatfc to the Manawatn Railway^Compaiywto withdraw the sectiona asked for as a gathering ground for water works, and stating that the Company could ihot withdraw the lane) from sale as it had been allocated, to; th« Company ,be.(oTe/fheJ^application of the, Council of 12th May, 1884. '■ CrT; King said thai- it WaW a- matter of great importance that the land should be secured if possible, because it was Jikely -.a water supply; Joe the Borough would bo taken therefrom. , . Gr J., Kjug. thought thj^t^^thftjDouncil should ask "Mr Macarthur, M7H.R., to urge the withdrawal of. the land from snle. .' „r • Cr Abrahams thought thafihe 1 Mayor should be ftsked to telegraph m the matter as the land would be sold immediately. : CrT. King:ißai<)>that<;M-^iM4carthur had snid 'that/ he^, understood that .the matter would be put right, and lie (Cr Kiug) thought that Mr Macarthtu- should be sfsked to take steps lh'iHeiHaxter. From Messrs Warne & Be'ar'd'j'and Mr H. Adsett forwarding price- for~timb«r. Consideration def cried*. , Cr J. King presented a, pppitian from ratepayers for the' f bVrnatf on* offtnat part of l!Jast : street between 'Chulch-street and Fcrguson i streeti >!-' ■■■ Proposed by'GrjJi'Kiagjand'seconded : by.Cr Larcomb— Thatw>tlifs jha^tgr be referred to, the Wor,^s with power to . act. , • . h:-;- .FOREMAN;. OF, AVO^KgV^j. The foreman of works reported that •Mr Mauu of : . < Fiteherb^rt-road. ,ha,d mado application asking lo lmve a culvert made larger to'earry the water f rom Fei-guson-streeT" drain . near his property. The foreman thought ->that the culvert should be made larger, and made the whole- width' of the. rroadJiilflH placed peeper. The drain, Reeded cleaning out right through before winter as the drain was falling m from the sides. •> v Cr ; . J. King 1 ■•'•fcaill 4tift"titetting the drain meant throwing the water on to Some one ofse further* dowq.^i A Cr. West' moved that it^ue an instruction to the foreman that the work be done; seconded by Gr. George. >/ * ■*' ' Cr. Abrahams proposed an ittndndinent ;that;the irepprt ,be received only. He said it was no use spending money on petty 'wbrks-wtfichi would onlje have to |be done over again. The work would only be deferred^ until_the_PuJ»lic Works Committee coucludedfiSr^consiSeration of the whole matter, and of drainage iv connection feiththe loan questtou. The amendment* Was seconded by Cr. J. King and carried* \ I TERBACEtST. \ aND.F&ATHERSTON-ST. Cr; West proposed and Cr. Wylus seconded, that the Public Works Committee be empowered la- -cause certain works (lately reconVmended to be done to re--lieW'rerrkce>BtPefct -of'ttftdtaiffcter) to be executed-by means of the day labourers as early as convenient. ; Carried. Mr Walkley waited on the Council m reference to the nuisance upon his premises, ; and . saidVthatjih| savage complaineW of w^sr'no^-* running Jato the railway drain oil the Foxton Line. For some years it had percolated^jthe gravel but came ; haclj' ahd pSisbiflea bis well. , He, found that his sewage pit was full, as the 1 ground- re'fuseiP to carry lt*way. He had received notice that' the sewage was running into the railway drain. Water .would not r.unup,,,hill;!and, i a«ihe had froin'. three to; four ( hnjidred gallons of sewage every day from his hotel he had done all he could to gejr rid ot it. Perhaps, a great deial oT sickiiess- Could be traced to it: and'a •' Borough drainage scheme was greatly required. He hoped steps would not he tfaken '.agaiijlsfejiim m the matter. Cr Larcomb thought .ibat carbolic acid should be used If the Borough did not have proper drainage a plague would soon break out m the town. Cr J.* King thought that as Mr Walkley had taken all necessary precaution m the matter no action be taken against hhnfc/ x ; Cr West cdfodde^witu Cr King. MT^'Kibble^whilS^gaitt the thing com* plained of was an intolerable nuisance, and if the Council did Siot toke steps to remove it : he" 'wduld* take immediate action against the Council. Cr Hawkins endorsed. 1 what^iad been said by all parties' anct thought "that the Council should bear some of the expense to remedy the evil, and that a sum of money should be. set aside, for remedying the nuisance. ' ; ■ < 1 Mr Kibblewhite said that disenfectants would not domubh good. There was a black seething mass m the 4raa as farv as Mrs Dungah'si ; *Sfe LadTfeeff served^ with notiqe by theForemanj of Works to put m a concrete tank-atlus' place. Cr West considered that it would be rather hard" to ; expect |Mr 'WJißdey to inak& expensive alterations just on the eve 6f the dtainage'' system' which no doubt . would soon be introduced .and he proposed — That the Inspector of Nuisances be instructed ; to stay proceedings against . Mr, Wijkley jtill the proposed drainage scheme was 'carried or otherwise, on condition that Mr Walkley assist the Council to use disenfectants or what other temporary means may be used t& abate the nuisance. Cr J. King seconded. Cr Abrahams proposed 5 an rfmkndinent — That notice becgWjerCio ftr Walkley to desist from running, .his ..sewage into the railway drain, as.cqmpJaiJaedof, and that the Council cleaV but^ahd carry away the offensive^hiatter for,t|twith. Cr Abrahams said that if T tliS Council allowed the nuisance 'to 1 dotitihue i^ 1 would encourage Mr Kibbiffwlnte andibthers not to abate their nuisances. ? It would be a hardship he admitted on.Mi» Walkley, but he (Cr Abrahams) honed/pr^the benefit of the town the. drainage scheme would soon he carried out, 1 and thought there could not be a better time for bringing it forward/ 'i H*r> ,v ni? 6^ Cr J. King did not think Or, Abrahams quite consistent, inasmuch as at the last

r -4T-feto«-amendment~was seconded 1 by Cr Wylds, and put to the meeting first but was not carried. The original motion of Cr King was then put and- carried. Cr Hawkins- proposed and Cr Wylds * i seconded <that tb,e Council clear out and 1 carry away the offensive matter m the , drain forthwith. Carried! SAlflß OF GRAVfiIHpiT RESERVE. Cr Larcomb handed m a sale plan of „ -the la ; nd;atitiie : corner;; of the.Bangitikei--Btreetan j d;^eath«r^top.-stree,t which was J * : to ; be > sold by ihe .. Government unde? ' •"'■Tlie l7; Sp'ecial : Powers and Contracts , Act-1684 7? >f6b the purpose 6f enabling „.; th^'CouncilJ to make the road 'between, .? . Broadband Gtjqrge-slree'ts, , , Gr^Larcoinh ' Wqught it i bejiiier ,to have. jthe land, sold m ' i;! WeiEagtojl as u a ßetter price would .be got s H:fiSr'lt ; «iere?'* .V' 1 "\-.' :! "'■ l{ '; ! '"-. ,: ' . ,:-:> f Oe Hawlri-nB l iu'id ; tiofctUimV the J land" would fetch any-better price m Welling-; -■. tj)ntj)an:it.>vpu,\d;.inP^lnaerston. ■ ■ ' ; ' "\ Proposed b'v Gr ,'J v Kin*,, seconded ;by !: 'dr'W&t^h^the plan Vq forwarded to .'■.-. ihcPGovermnfenfr ; fbir f^fernu"ssiott to' the, * t jljGouacil. to sell :&eJand (i aß ittbinks fit. [;/, Cawied,-;! v ja-.^wriO .- -\>,\L !;,.,. ■„-. . •■!!);!""' -••■■••>• ''advertising. ' " ■" '.: : , r ••■:• ir^:^!?J .•: :-:£---£I3 T» ■U* -,'JV..: .: ) Cr Hawkins stated that with, rdgard to. the advertisingmatter which had been referred to the Finance Committee, an ap- : iH.vjlibatioii^aa- befeii madd : to th!e Mana. : iv ,_i w4«n;S.TANpAEO!tip.aseertam' whether it /( .wpuldac'quie^; mythe.;.prpposalo£ the - . Man^atu;2:»«^,but,the,ST : Ajo>ARD had' ''•■ laf^cl^hedV 7The r * Finance Committee, had ' - J »^lio'rfepßrt ttfmaUe^ntni^ matted, Us the. applications from the : Timeß' l vr&9 hot: the' ;>,; .committee's-- proposition^, and' 'therefore " they" could not .<, any thing being done. • : I .- v "- Xu>\ $$x<.±om jiiußstioN. ': A special meeting of the Council was then^heldtp^consider,thisjquession. i . e <rae fcUdwirfg 1 report'^frbni the Loan: Committee was, read, and, considered :— > , ;-'*' ; pyrtNer progress report of the, coin-' mitten appointed to consider i}w raising m, «fiailoanjto beeipeiwlted'in Wdrks-wf itbin . .^the^ ar-ea^ of; borough,. of : Palm&rstou \ ''■.'Nprjth;;,;;^ .., : J ;Mf; g. ; ., ,:, •„, ' committee presented iheir •"- • ' •p'rb'gTesi ropto'rt estiujk'ies have been, furnished tbiua by J;-Pi Armstrong, : Es>|., - v^CivH^ngineei-, ,ip:. corupliancp with the '7 .ffq^stpf- ifrf* ; fWljO'le y , vponcil tp^etlierj ; : " With arepor^ dealing .with the foljowiiug , '= '''trratiifeW, vfar. :-^l'. ;; Weot fdi-iantionj ■ 2. 'hi > drbrnfege- worksV& ; winder supply 1 , and 4. i ;o7 jvi|brvg«rdto! lighting which- however '' i^n^ntfijOJ^tlP a. crude; suggentidn to ' ,lay asigef £o|(jQP. for the purpose- ; .;■ ;TJ pon ii3 t 'pfernsaror 'lie'" rcphrt' and 'estiniates it k'< wilFfte' 'Keen' (liaV'the? ;.i^;df.Uik>\^kri■ouß^!work■B''ttrc < yl. ! cohJ^ pi^jti;on; ; j - cif.^trQQt(form'fttipnj:£9i6;>i|'2. dvuinase i wprK £8800 >3. : >v^tcr supply, £30,000;r ;'. '4.. ' lighling^ 45,000 J ( total, £53,260. ** ■'• YoiiV 'c<inilnittie have considered the i>u' Buggestioiiff m t lie report re it feet for- >, I lnatiou andaroco!ninei<d"that tl l^an be .. , , .^ririsedjfqrllie; ptnppsei r of £9460,; which .Y/iincludeis p suin ; of £>sfi to . bO; applied m * ' forming, , nnd . . all * private sfrbefs as' aE grant' m aid for tliut. V li ipmpose^ i'-'Yodr- J eo'rnuiit'liee ' liaVe ; alsp " considered the report asi<>toidr&inage-' ... Uiat.tho same bo; "'" adopted and ttyat.' a., sum of £8800 be v'u ' raised bit loan 'for the purpose.' .' lief crt K {rlt»'g tb^he'riiporron' the ''water supply i t appeaintlr.it tl^'tost of Obtaining Z: au-.,ad.eqaaU>,!snpply.'£rom : ..the Tiritoa .', ; »Btreain, wcjuldL jbe an ; cxfce§s of t h e;.a mt» ui 1 1 " ' u wliicblyour cotnimite^ J^oufd rc,coinutunil ; ltif !tO j W'.eipWn.de«T J ! but as'an' .'aittriialiyo ;f \ -^would -f ecihutheiia : : t\ki 'hi siu'u' of £5000 vioshonlilbe raised onloaiHosinknn artesian H ,fbQringi./ortQ/i^)se wnterlfroin; ordinary a ' wells by means of i i>s>yifc.r i ,w by utilising the Mana^at^ river jto raiso a supply by meauy of^ 'water- wheels. Your ;; j comniittecv hftVe coiisidered the desirayfilylof ilightn)g/.riie toWn, and if asuni . "of £500bpboujd^b^^fpm^a: >«J96Ieut to provide gas to ajjinited area m the cen-. . tre of the town, to be raised as a separ-.' £ ate loan, for .which the rates, yvorka, nnd could 'be -pledged as security for its payment^ t it would bo , well to submit the proposition ' to the ratepayers at the' same time as their votes would be taken upon the general question of loan or no loan. With the above, qualificatipnjsit will be seen ihAt your committee enjoin the Councjl to consider and decide that a lpan be raised amomithig to £40,C^j to be expended ,as follows viz., 1. cbiiipleti6i»'of'Btreet forniat^on,£946o ; 2; drainage 1 wotks; £8800 ; 3. Water sup-; , ply, £5000 ; flighting £5000 ; 5. ; t0 de-r ; • fray of loan, the first year's, inij; tercst 1 to W deducted 1 j put ' 'of tbtaV loan , ; '^■^£17^0: 6. to provide" for repayment Pf (V| j>eßent loau, 4 £IQ,OOO ; total £40,000. ' attention is .called to the details ! '" :i -of the' report furnisTied by Mr Arnistrpujf, 11 andhre valuable aiiggestionsthroUghout, ■ -gtnet compliance' withTwhich your coin consider should Be required m order to ensure that the works uiulcriaken tdba constrncted m tHe most permanent ' ' and VoJ'kmaniike maiiner to save outlay - 'in^e'^ftttttre. '' Your committee m conclusion would urge the necessity pi" an : '• '> v imtoScUaW appeal tp r thi, ratepayers m •'■ '-iirder that the -loan-if assented ; id iix&y . not be delayed, ! ttnd the further information prbm'isecl iby'-Mr Armstrong will speedily beifurnislted when a final report will' owse <the labors of yPur obedient servants, For the whole committee, G. F. -r Hawkinarchairman. Cr Abrahams called the attention of .Oidiei Council toUHdfact that -footpaths - had not been noticed m the report and; /.asked whether the £9040 included a . sum for footpath % v an ■ , . •" Cr Hawkins said that it did not, as it "/would not ben necessary to have them "done till a later date. , * ' fCr Bentley asked whether defaulting /.ratepayers* would' have a' vote m the /matter of the loan. ,' ■ The ' Town Clerk thought that all perlis6nß on the Burgess.Boll. would have ; a vote whether- they had paid rates or Cr Hawkins. said that .the Council r Bhottld express, its opinion as to whether ,the recp.mmendfitipnft; pf ; the Finance -'■ Committee should be adopted, so that a ' ; vote of the ratepayers, could, be taken as - soon as possible. He thought that the ratepayers would be perfectly satisfied if they got good roads. The footpaths ■ could ; be attended to afterwards*. \ A>;jv : Gi- % Larcomb considered that as one c Engineer^had recommended that a water works would cost i- 5000, and another i t: aftiff ' 'it would cost i£9ooO, the cause of the difference should be explained. >'i Gr-'Hutcheson thought that the Council should have more estimates. It was - n6 :! UBe ; vbting ! for ; i>sooo for a wateir ■ scheme unless it was known whether that sum would be sufficient. ' '- Cr-J-. King ! considered "the estimates •quite sufficient 1 to go ; before a public ' ; meeting, which he presumed would be • called to lay the matter before the rate;- '■ -payers. ; ; „ , Cr Grace asked whether the formation • of ; private streets taken over by the '■-.. ; Council were included m the estimates. Cr Hawkins said that only the stfeetß which were already m existence, and which had been m some way formed and w<e*e liable to be taken over at any time, were included iti the estimates. . :f.Cr Hutchosofi thought that the Coun- - cilrshould have reliable estimates -before . going before , the ratepayers as to the ' cost of w.ate^wpris. ' t , ;/ • „ . ■ '< "'..' Cr ti King asked; whether it was in- ' landed 1 to /jaUaiEubh'cJiiie.eting. . "" Or Ha'wkiris^prpppse s d that. the report of 1 the v Lo*a Cpminittce as rea^ be • a^ppted^ andlKat the Council , do, forthwith^ake the necessary stops to obtain the sanctioriijf th'e rjitepayers to a loan of .£40,000 to be expended on the works mentioned m tho Loan Committee's report. Seconded by Cr Wylds and carried. T>mtin«Pfl hv CrJ.. King— That the

meeting- for the purpose of discussing the question as early as convenient. Seconded by Cr George and carried. Tne meeting then terminated. "