CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 34, 8 July 1885, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

I From the Undersecretary of Mines, referring to representation of j&is.distnot at-the-Lotfdon Exhibitibn,~of 1886.' ■\j Resplvedr— A^sPalmerslo* isrnot affected* not having any industry of this kind that no-stegabe taken m the matter. — i^ i — . **"* * Jl rom jSCrMiliar, re cbnstructioXof cul£ vert. >y\ -~, ;. -.: -\--.-- >;i ReferrffdWPublic Works' Committee. i .From N. Marchant, offering his seri yige^tQ. $he Borough as engineer, jtQ dej signed i .Bupervise.the water and drairir|ag*B scheme. Ik Resolved;-jiTo hold the application over Ito next meeting, when it was expected |othor applipatipnSjWpuldibjß receive^. . < I Fr^miHiJ^Hayn^, M nuisance wused jbyrJo'neit'.horles wandering* at larg%, and jstating that Jones boasted that the ranger jwouldißgt impound them, >;*, kAY ) Resolved— That the matter be referred {to the ranger and reported on at next [meeting. _„ " „r iv/ , - / ,., rr-----j From* J/iE.> .Nathan^ re Torinitipn of (Lombard-street, stating that he had . alteadV (endoyid^ the Borou^'^Wftfjj j;wps Btreets- Wdnivf nis^ case Worn 1 be 1 glad Uo, treat with the Corporation for the parjhase of '^he street. v" v j v „'• " The Mayor stated that the Council was lot m a position to do' this. 1 Cr King suggested that to purchase it >vould be better for this residents of the locality to treat; privately with Mr ftathan. The^ma^ter then .dropped. • i The acpeptahce of the post ,^f Treaiu- ■ irer to the Cojincil frbmMrß. Eeary, was j received. ,. :'-'■■ -r^ '" ; C' % '^ ■ ' [ From Crown Lands Departmentj r« the reservation. of certain lands adjoining the Tiritea Stream, stating that the Government had.no control over these lands. | The Mayor stated that .when m Wellington he had been given to understand tthat the Gbvernnient m the; event of pur'ciiase fromgth'e Railway Compjiny would reserve theflund that since then the s Vreholder8 4 of> the Wanawaiu Railway Company.had' d^ecidedliofcti) and the . Government had therefor^ no control over lit. However the|£had}yet ito| receive definite information^as to the Tiritea source and perhaps the scheme decided on would bring the water from a spurq'e no on private property. Hi would suggest that tfteir member, Mr Macarthiir, be written. A tp onthe subject and that he interview the Manawatu Railway Company and ! a^k them to hold the sections referred to up til the Council would decide whether thjey would require to purchase them or fiot. ■ ■••: ••tT:.-/;.!..- i.').'(X"w •' ■ . •;, |Cr Larcomb^ stated that tf^hey^wera. not goirfg i^ f bHa slorage reßervdfn*mey hayg <tp, ,a.v r pid having the. 'statyaa ' 1 that woiflrt-'supply the water, -surrbuni|ed - ' with land,, on which ..cattle , were grazing,; he liad se^ft ail iflstance'of this^in^'Wei^ "iingtonjjand: ,wonld advise that s Jhej j^nd^ surrounding the reservoir be reserved. iCr jKingryproppsed thatotherMayoir'Sj suggeMon'be 1 'adopted.— Carried. !fi u '-' 1 iFroin A. McMinnjreißurke-stiteet, off Cuba-street, requesting , ,the^ CJounc|l^to .prppi^l^i^rmandniefal the street/ ">h * ' pr Bentley proposed that the petitioner ;bej written to, to the effect that the sixeet stwould be made with -others when the jßqrough was m funds.- 1 -Cafrilßd. From Mr J.,Fi Armstrong, remitting chart of street levels called fpf^tuad stating: that time did not permit hini| to" furniSh a properly copy, and that a few parts of certain streets : were not shown. / - : ; '.'..■" JThe Mayor stated that the chart appe^red.to be Y.e]l:got up, m -^^^M^j nbj iaia oPgettihg^sO'much tf inf ormllidn im^ a chart of that kind ~* as far as he could see<*e^eG^thjng possible to be^requjred was aihown oh it,4ri i» l the? courses of J the water within the borough, the • .levels had been taken most accvrately. FroAi liyQtt|an4f Blair;, forwarding ar^ ph^toQ^foe%)Fopdßed Bordugfi- fetl* aaJcost of same, £18. '■_.._.- sions, it was resolved on the' motion of ■& [West. wco|i4ed, by ,Cr, Abrahamß,',tiiat v ordered &6m'Meßßnl'Lyb^'"aiia 1 BMr, m tennsf^of'thMrletter^bf 4tK July, ana m accordance with photo forwarded, only imafgih > extended, jn ; i T '\ o\ ■yj :> >.) Jno | FOBEMA«^F^WdRKS I ' l ßy^)BTfi JJ " During the past month 8' chains metalKn^ o^^h^mii^ree^ieavii^ more to complete ;that stree^-twddn Pit-st, and! four m ■ Main-streeV -Terrace End. Rep|aifsiKaw#}been^effectedAvtten)iihet]y^--|( ther would not allow metalling to be laid. The'footpathandToad round ; has sbeen repaired, also Duke and part of yA.ni jsbury-streets. 460 loads of! gravel hay j been carted ;out; i Ahotheri^gravelpit being made "m;: Oobk-^fireeX- The "tJiac s are gettinginto i bad Btatje, from want of repairs,; have neyerv.seen^them Lwavie. It w^l^ take\a good month^tp put then m repair.. \ One pf the labjbr men has )ef t, and his place beekCsnpplled by H. GJaville. Cf WlistTiioved thdtvthereportl&i^^ ceived.— Carried. . i .. . ,j W rTJie InspcloF^of Ndisancesi reported thatjas notices been oat. late, he would nairepoist to!;f of ward $mS§ v* nexfc| meeting, by which time he would be aiJe^'to^olsceriam if his instructions Wd 1 ' been complied! with] :■-:•' ■■:■■. „ ', v-I'OUiIDKDBPER's REPORT^ -»-■■,. Inipounnea byianger, 162,-^by pro-? perty owners, 7§-; Vi ahdo outside the f^oVotigh, 36; making- a total of 276. Feesj received, i^-t^siSdtj.paidito.KJmjf) j poun-der, £2 10s £3 ;l3s.; ; '"Man. "awatii Road Board, 12s/ 9d ; fees to keeper, 3s ; notices, os ; driving feeg to .a balance of £12 14« 2d.' ;i^i s|y^Resolved—^That the— report be re/TOivodyrt no f.Jf;- :»■»■,» -i.i;.-/ <■:'?:'> % A ilet^r ;! froni{^ie ranger; was -rpad,., , d giving an', explanation as to circams^ncgSj^ ( jFef eri'ed 'to m a complaint made iby if r ..Eaullat the last meeting,, tp the effect , that jhe 'haid exceeded\his;duty m lK v^- j ponnjling certain sheep.' '' ;< ''' i f Cr^King proposed that the ranger'B.ex»sii I planation be considered satisfactory, and tnat Mr Paul be informed that Iris redress was m the R.M. C,durt;i£ he was jtfill unsatisfied.—Carried.'; >: s;i • "" • *— -.. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE'S EEPOEt. / /.Tfour Public Works Committee' haf/the hono? to report that the cotSplaint brought forward l^by^^ Messrs >MilyeVton : ajid^arroll regarding the drain m Bound, ißoad east, has been carefully considered m connection with 1 tlie*coißfplaint of -MajiGr. M. Snelson, and your Committee ; iao{ opinion ii HHOK .:. . j'iBUM.I&a A'l X „ .1~ That no satisfactory, and lasting re. jineAy; mMS dearing^lmi*' ' natiurjal watercourses in^ that, part of the townj and that therefore" stops' should 'atfonce be taken to carry put that work. v^That the d&M I 'Boundary Boad east} is the;t<3©>y means <q{ draining jlow-lying' portion of Messrs Mdvertoa > .a.ndipar;rpllja land uttd^r nprmalioircumf i ; r j stances.' ' ■_„.," - :| "''- :' ri . : ' '."•''. '.' ' r> isv Tlf^/lEOTeign wMer has been brought down jthis drairr bjjr ' tapping ihe Kiiwau ' ' ' Creek : but this mistake is being remedied byileggeiiing ?.the oarrying oapaoity • of the culvert aoross Rangitikei-street, byjfilling m the drain where it; taps the 'Kaw^ii Creek and by diverting the over. flow' .water through. a^culyert ; and v : drain, <f J bn ; the south' side of tne Boundary Road witb? which arrangement Mr Snelson on at- previous .p/jcasjqn, )( has declared, hi* ■..{.< satisfaction.' "*'■'•': ' ',''' 4. Tha|i*theibankjifQrmerly thrown up ! i; ' as a protection for Mr Milverton's land [against water passing m the Bomndiry ' J

Road dram, has been cut through either by the willful act of some person or by the water standing on that land seeking egress after the } basin or swamp has • ' been filled by stor'ni vrater and overflow water from thd -Mangapne oh section :424 (Siryerslanfl): :; ' ""' " ;^ * j ■ ;< : 51 - That io = pre" Vent "the, water passing m th> road .drain* from fbilowm? into the said Tbasni; or swamp, it would be necessary to reconstruct, the bank and raise it to the leyeljof the road formation]; ittt^if this m done, the owner, of the- said ,^swamp should be held responsible for such damage to the bank, as the water •banding m the swamp may cause > when .1 the floods m the drain ard abating • and , that therefore an .expression of the x opinion of the said owners) be ' solicited before such work be; taken ah hsLhdV . 6. That such work of constructing a bank eannot^be exegvijted at the present aeaton v mth6ut^ excessive cost unless by incurring the risk of total failure. • ; no data as regards- : levy*, your Committee is unable to make! any recommendation as to the adyisibii lityi briotherwise^fi placing a flooogate;. ? m 'the' drain at the bank of the Man- jj gaone. - _:-\.y': ■. .• . £Tf '-":?''''■'"' '■' : '"' " '\ 8. Thai? the bottom of the „drain| should at once be cleared and banks! set with a batter- ofli to 1 whwe practi-r .. ca^lel I;':x':^-:^- .- ■ • ■ . I ;■■■ ;',^;,.. >„v^-' -.■•.•;■;:•: : ' ! L. ; 'Gi-WESTi?. ■ j-. .Public Works Committee; ']. : . t , f Resolyed— That 1 the foreman; of; work's \ . 9>.eidixstructed "to comply with the Ye quest ofcMr Heaton re 'fep" aii:s; ; t^;sy>t- ; tie dalleS for i 'portion'"©* ''" Main-:streetiS6ntnf^«a^Jfed ! 'by -Mr Fereuspn; .,; , : ,•,..,-,?•••. - : •■■ • "^Re^d^'TbAt -the-Council be ; Jeffommendecl to authorise the cessary steps to -be taken to open up,* Qoleman Place into George-street, jiparried by/the-CounciL . . , • - "• '^Ttiat the\.Cpuncil be recommended to employ an,,extra man m the gravel pit "jto', deliVer gravel,, .&c., and that the charge p'or load be increased toone shiU ling. ' *'■..'■'." ■' '' ■'■ ';•'"' ' Carried by; Council. ;;..-:" I- i ,Thatq/.tb:e Oouimitted again inspect boundary Eoaa-andodraw up a report to Bubmiji to^Goun^; , c ' ; . : ,* V J FINANCE: CQJIMITTEK. '1 Accounts recommended for payment: 4n-RQadmen*s=wa£fes, £39 ; Town Clerk, £KG 13s . 4d • Stampsi £2 10s ; Poiihdr keeper, i-4 3s' 1 4d ; Advertising, Times, 18s?j do-'db, Licensing, " £2 16s"; do do, S«^l^^3os6d;"Wangahu l i Hospital, ■ M m p od*;^ l^Learyv M- 5 ; D. Ggorge, Horse,' £s; Mitchell and Stutter, £1 It 6d ; W. Chamberlain,^; T. B^Waltoiii lukit, : dQ,:^,4a; P. Moiirlehi, ( l)eputy. Eeturning Officer, £1 lj^^lT/'HaTiltain, Licensing Rettirntng Officer, ffiW " . , ; claim; of -C: Hill jE^.fS's' 45 'fbi'-thTe '..^^supervisipn, ?of : the:con--Btrus6ibn of 'An^r'ew , Youngritrfiet be not recommended^'for payment. - > : ; the accounts m cbnriepjiipp '..'if with .theo'Loa«; as" received be p^ssjad^ubjept to-the^^ LlDari M mbtfey. bemgl available. ..■■./■_.:■.:'■•.-.■-:■■■■ ;•;' --•-'•'■■■•■;■•■' Resolved— That.; cheques f for .labor vra^reff«b ! e : drawri 5 8eperately -by' the Town Clerk>^;.^> •:,>;•>./ ■• -'.i*" /"-;:' .