BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1501, 7 November 1885, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Present : — His "Worship the Mirror, and Crs West, Abrahams, J. King, Ha\v« kins, Wood, and Rush. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Latter read from Messrs Stevens & Gorton, and G. M. Snelson & Co., re market as follows : That Thursday m each alternative week would be a suitable day. A number of reasons were urged m suport of this suggestion. Cr G. F. Hawkins moved that the sug- . gestions contained m the < above letter be given effect to and that every Thursday be - proclaimed a public market -m Palmerston North, as m the .opinion the Council the ..interest- of the will be best cbunsulted therebyf " ' " ' The motion was carried. The Mayor stated that Crs Hawkins and Abrahams "had made the necessary declaration required. Cr J. King proposed that Cr Hawkins & Abrahams be re-elected members \of the Finance Committee to fill the vacancies': at present existing. Seconded by Cr West and carried. FOREMAN OF WORKS REPORT. -Formation and metalling of >Norlbstreet "to Boundary Road north finished, since which man been taken from , pit to rake. in, ruts and break atones right through as it had been cut up very much carting it. College-street West formed where required and 11 chains of . same street metalled, leaving about eight chains to be done. A pit is being made m Cook-street to supply graveV for this work. Grey-street to Rangitikei-street is being repaired with broken imetal. Repairs done near cemetery, Ferguson • ! street, and Rangitikei-street ; drain on Boundary. Road made ; culvert placed across Rangitikei Road, spoil from the drain is lying on the side of the road, this will be wanted to make up tne bank on the north side of road ; large culrert will have to be taken out before -next winter and placed level. A good deal . df work requires to be done cleaning but - water tables 'and drain's as soon as work completed m College-streets, water tables m Lombard-street will have to be made, this will wan>tb be ploughed, a plough • -will be required and the borough horses used. These horses have not' done any ploughing before ; the job could be done for £1 without going to this trouble. The hay is all consumed, and chaff will be required soon. Re Mrj Sheenn's bridge.— lnspected the old one. and find it not safe ; Mr Sheerin objects to, a sap- - ling bridge being constructed ; the drain \ is about fifteen feet across where lie wants '* it- ' '.' • ■ Re the matter of ploughing, Cr West • informed the Council that the suggestion of ;the ; Public .Wbrks^.Committee to. the : . foreman .was. made with the view of causing as little expense as possible, and. he believed that the Borough horses: eoulii perform the work without much trouble. -- - ■■..,. ; The matter dropped for the jnoment : at this stage. INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES REPORT. The Inspector of "Nuisances' report read, dealing with sundry matters m hig department, such as interment of carcases of dead animals, notices to clean cesspits, condition of water .closets, removal of dangerous trees, &c. :: POUNDKEEPERS* REPORT. Impounded by the ranger 62, property^ owners 24, outside Borough 35, Total 121 ; fees received £20 16s, cash received (sold m Borough pound) £8 5s 6dj total £24 Is 6d. Paid impounders £3 Is Gd, county ranger £4 13s, half pound fees Manawatu .Road Board 9s 6d, fesS ;3s head of cattle at Id, 2s .lid ; two notices at 2s 6d, ss ; driving fees to ranger £3 7s, balance £12 2s 7d. •]!' * V V C* FINANCE COMMITTEE. i Nov. 4th 1885. Present— The Mayor, and Cr J. King. The « following accounts: were con- 1 sidered : — Monthly wages, £49 19s ; Town Clerk salary, £16 13s 4d ; „F. Haines poiindkeeper, '£4 8s 4d; H. Mbffatfc, light}ng,. £4 12s ; Simmonds and ■ Pegdeh/ furniture, £3 12s 6d ; * Richter and Co., timber, £34 12a , s*; F. W. Venn, sundries?, 6s ; -F. Stratford, new tires, £c., £lpj6s 6d.j A Ferguson. joaaU- > rials, &c, £llos 3d,-fymeß, advertising, £2 Us ;T. Montagu, 9s ; E Warbufton, law costs, £14 18s 2d ;,H. T, Akers, i grazing horses, £5 17a ; R. NY Keeling, ' sundries, £1 Os lOd ; Charitable Aid Committee, £10 ; J. P. Leary, printing, £i 13 % F. Mowlem, making oßurgess Roll, £4. ; Resolved^-That the Council he-rec6m« :S mended to pass the above accounts for payment. , . -\. .•: j ■ ... -r,,j;AilE|£^iNTON, ' ! j? v -.:.. ■■' v ,-K-:W>S'^ayor. I Auditor's repprt^ read?an(lfhalf-yearly . balance-sheets laid^beforev^theftSduncil. Tiie Public* Works Committee's report was read as follows and adopted : — : PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. : ;: i - /U Nov.2rid'ißß{>.- i " '^' :{ ; Present-r-Cr;S.AVcst,,Grace,,and T Rush. ; The Chairman stated that' an« oner had bcenTiiade by Mr Christenßen .toinake the requir'ea ituprovenieht l in- Fea^hef^ ston-street fronting liis. property tor Ijhe « sum of £3. :f , i ' '"'■.,"" -'' •'■'-' ; Resulved-i-^ That'the offer of^^^MrChristjansenjbd ajßCeptedand'thatit ,be under-f etood that a drain be cut betweeri the two bends of the ' creelcTaridl the spoil thrown into the said-bends and a bridge made Mer Jhe drain «t> the,: ijifmetiojn of lL Terrace-street.lJliS said^drjain.to, lie cleared out where required^ Resolved — That the'Foreinan of Works, be eiiipowered' to } j6Min : the j iise ' bf : iA ]>loucli 10 make the'chahriels m Lombard*; street if he can use the-Borough horses. j Resolved— That the Council berecoTmmended jiot to grant permission to. Mr ; ., C leland ito lay off t!ie- ?tre»ts .applied; for by him according to. plan submitted. ""' ' Cr Abrahams thought .that the work: required to be done near. Christensen's; place ought to be' done by the Borough. It was pointed out to Cr Abrahams? that the committee had had instructions: at? last meeting 'to .go to the expense; 6lP, not exceeding i'lO, and that ; they hadJ thought fit to expend m this instance £3 and the amount was considered by. the . Council reasonable; : v^ : ■'••'■ ; Considerable discussion took place over the matter of ploughing referred to m tha Foreman of Works repprt. It was ultimately resolved that the matter be left to be arranged between j the Public Works Committee and the Foreman of Works, vr^. -...;•: The application of Mr Cleland for private street as mentioned m tliesPublic Works Committee report was jdiscussed at some length.^ ■■ ': I- i l.t.'. * \ ' Cr West poiinted out that according tothe olan prepared by Mi* Cleland theproposed prbposed private streets 'would! constitute a nuisance, as a port of: themt would be entirely enclosed and m time^ would become a genuine slum. Cr Ru h thought there were too tnamr private streets m Palmerstbii-aJread^: and that the finances of the Borcn^jh would not warrant, the construction .iof :. fresh streets at the present time. After further discussion it was ie*' , solved to adopt the suggestion of the Public. Works Committee not td; grant the request according to the plan sent m to the Council. On the motion of Cr T. Kinjjj seconded .;. by Cr Hawkins the Awditors' report waa received and adopted, .. and the balancesheet received. In pursuance to" motion Cr KingmoveJ—That the meetings of. the Council be held once a month m future and that resolution of the Council to meet fortnightly be rescinded. ,The proposition^ was unanimously adapted, m. : The Council then adjourned.