BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1655, 11 March 1886, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

adjourned meeting of the Ooujirjll *wsi^ lielil List evening. ■'%-»# ;:- -' Present — His Worship tae* Major, apn Cra Snelson, S. Abrahams, RuiA. West, Waldgrave, Grace, Hawkids, ana" McJNeiU j.. TheiL minutes of last general and special meetings were read and confirmed. Tile correspohdeier'^ras read and-re-ceived. A cotnmunicafcion was read from New Zealand • losuranoe-and Finance Journal , Company re a journal published by them. \ Proposed by Or S. Abrahams,seconded by Cr Hawkins; and curried^Tliat the matteEpe referredfto therLibrary Committee* ••■ ■ . : , .; , ; * . .j £ i From Richter & Co., accepting offer of Council. £i 25 for lease of Colemati Place Property .„ I From T/S. Hoe, applying for a license for Bank Chambers. Resolved— That Cr L. G. West be requested to make necessary investigations required by the Act, before the licensejbtf grunted. . Also to act m the same manner m connection "with the Theatre Royal application, and that the same be granted m both' cases, if the reports are favourable. ' From C. Whitehead re metalling. j "R^efew^d-tecthe^PuKlic -.Wotks Gonv; initteej ',:■•:•,■' ■/[..:> vim,; . , : . „,.,-■ . .-r.-: -\ {i ' From Jas. Lintdn re subscription list to defray, jexpenses, . m * connection _ with meetings .heW 're j raising of "the 'loan, stating that ; &e : sum 'expended by the icommittee amouted to £19 10s, and only i£B '2s-6d had beeir collectedi. I ■ "-, ,"> ; Resolved—- To leave the matter to the 'mayor to deal with, as the Council hacl Sno. power, to grant anytiau?g ;^wards th£ ■exoenditure. ' ' s . . j From C. Cleland re private 1 streets* j asking Council to state its objections why ithe construction of the streets referred |to wsta not granted. .-.>. '! -:'; ; /' '4 -; : Prosed by. CrS/Abrsihams—Tnat the Pubh'c Works Coinniittee be.requfested^o give the Council a report, stating^/ tßfe reasons of; the objection. ;r/ , 4 6r - Srielisonv seconded the| samei'Hß^ considered that "lir "'Cleland was enentitled-, to ifeciive full explanation^ of the^asdris loljefus^^ Uj| JJ f )>I Cr Grace objected r to this procedure, and pointed put ihat the Bublio, "Works Committee had had the matter before them already and reported to .the Council, and aliolthat%uK3e4u 4 entlyJthe Council m open meeting had by 10 to 2 re-; •fused to grant ihe application.- ; ; t r£ $ \ 'Cr Hawkins moved as ,au : , amendment — That this Council decline rto give Mr 1 Cleland. reasons; m tw^ting ; or otherwise for its action, but will be happy to con-j f er with Mr, JCleland personally on ( th^ ' matter."'' ' ' '; '-"■ ']''' "'"' ' \ T?he ! Mayor attliitt juricture stated that thfe 1 Couricir should ■be careful w.hat . they did. When the matter came up at. he had taken the precaution not to vote asihe did not know anything of the m^t ,ter,,but he had since looked into it . \vell and , th.#' the • Council should' f a*jther consider : the matter. ' It* was > nbt nec^ssar'ytb 'Vote for either resolution o!r amendment, both might be vetoed,, i| , The amendment! was put and lost, ak so. the resolution f. ■.1.'./Chjf Mayor ( then proposed that ..thj» whole matter be reconsidered at"thj* next sitting of the Council. . ! SeconcTed'Dy'Cr W€st? l * " >-'■** | Cr Abrahams thought it was not fair to postpone thW matter lojlongj ] It was Resolved jito, bring the matter up as suggested by th!o' Mayor, and also that Mr Cleland be notified to this effect. ! - .■" ; v .- ■'.■>: ','.., •! Cr Ha'wkins objected; t^ the latter clause. agent of Mi Jal&land was kt the ,taple, anid as nothing^was bef(|ce them' -m¥ Cleiand/shoald nd« any such intimation. ' CiiV; Sneisqn' denied that jq£ < Mr Cleland was at the table,' and furthi ir stated that a tjood deal of feeling had beeii exhibited m. the Council , as shovf n to-night, and m. his opinion the questi6i i -was merely being burked and put ''off or l personal grounds, . and that as.a. l mattei * of courtesy Mr Cleland was entitled' to* receive the intimation of the meeting to beheld m 3. weeks. .. ' . .' ■ Cr Rush remarked, that, as far as lie Cpnld see, the only feeling expressed hi id been shown by Cr 1 ; and that- . he, as a matter of fact, believed' that ; 'l!lr Snelson waa the agent of Mr 1 Cleland. : ? ,., This latter remark Cr Rush was cois tpelled to withdraw^ but ihe further; sta^o i that although he withdrew it, still he l|ai I 1 the same opinion. : , v . ; , -^ ■ : \ ! Cr Snelson objected to the manner aaad remarks of the speaker, whpwas called to order by the Mayor. ■.- , | The latter here took possession of tb* the Council not; *©> ask him to be discourteous to Mr Cleland. There. waroyMently a' good deal of feeiing at.tha table j^ndihe; hoped that \har Council. wQ^ld^giye him v permission, 1 to> [ send a" notioe' to Mr Cleland; as requested, by Mr Snels'Sn.f x ! „ Cr^Hawkins objected to. I < / -Cri Snehjpn thjt&j propose^ )lhat jlfir Cleland should be written to stating that hiaUelitoV had teen received, andthatltW whole matter would be discussed at next; meeiingV '*' ««' ■»•'';••<»■ 7 ;-.^o«i«,i j ■Gr^. Hawkins spoke at length to this .pfopoSiMp'ril entirely ''bbfecting-tojjsiKsli iriToririati'on 1 being' sent tb'MriClel|na.| ' v * ''"dr'A'bfahatns pointed oufethaMhetrieadlin'^ 'of ,fW iiiotioh was misintercretß-'d. by Cr Hawkins;' ttndieaflv; wasjonly a creply ; to f Mr Clel'ahd's v com'naunication i* b-jf ore 1 'Vr McNeil supported! Gt Hawkins.-* *objectidn:::| ''•;'.=' •■.-'; l ■[•'■["- r - ;■'■"'" , " GrlWest proposed -ais* an amend ment that Mr CMand : be informed' thati this Council bbjecfa to 'his present scheme'bf' I sub-djvisio'n as objectionable- to ;the. ral welfare of 'lihe Soroughi . ' < . : ■ —j • '" Crs:. Abrahams: and ' Snelsbn ' Voted !. against, and'the'MaybrjfCns! West?; > Saw-, kihs,'Abrahams, McNeil, and Bash jforit. i Mii Cr, J W.ajae'ig^avb. did nofcivdteu;? ,v. \ '"The amendment' w'is declared; ciarried. „ ,'Cr :tiras' here voted to tbi a chair,, the Mayor having to le'ave;theinei')ting<)h ufgenU'businessV- /.':</: ••.!■ mi Be letter from Mr 'Hahkihs. rt ifusine: to reduce the rent of the Hall belrow^e^g, per annutk. ; ■' " >'* - ■ - ">, v -,;i <i>a< j ! c II 'Be"8dlv(ed — That' a replyJbevsentfc, 'to Mr ( Hahkins -that' the Cottnoui'isi wttfing w p"ay il'pef' week during bccupatdijii. ,JJ "■'^Mauleyresi^nationj'as -ideputy-'CTanger was. accepted. 1 "•>•'«. \liquunq .•.i^. r ,^i | Moved by -(Sr- West, lecondedt Iby Or Grtfce and 1 carried that tfie ( yarjgus jap Dli; datioris 're private Streets- be ffepseige, d and 'entered up on^the minutes m ,4ue ifd>rm. ■ )( >'&.n a'pplicatiori' for imetalhng, iw:aß received* ■from 3 Mr JHoskins:, and. referred to the Public Works Committee. j Mr JliPiArmsirPrig's letter wiis disoussed'^evpriyate streets planß, ;V , ' Resolved— Tliat reply be seast ip effect that the, Council is ; not prepared jit present : to go to further, expensed * " ty j .^ r (Anpther .letter », w,a*s^ \ Received frpm£34k., [Armstrong iomtarding. ,plans£ .salme repeitedy . ,J'^ [."') V * 10 I>O<A : i ApplicatioTji^om residente ofc^Ooqk-st. ifajsjateifl^cj^yier^^eajaest^^eceteair^ Oonatructi,piv preferred j|» ( Pisblic ! Works GQmmittee ; wit^.Epjwer^to 1 ieS;* j .c v h (From, the^;secretai-yp^«nawatu Road jßoald re ireg^feratio^j^ogii^CcoTinty and town). ■ • ■ !b*la»aj r, Respl^ed-^-That a reply peiseni stating 'tHat 'thife'Counofl-ls.' not 'jfeßpared' or m a position to take any action m the' matter. ; ( The Clerk/was < ins'tiiidte'd* to! call for applications for ; -po«j_tipn ofjpb\indkeeper{ and ranger. • :./.*' I , Resolved— That the Borough. Solicitors Be instructed to attend at the next sitting of Assessment ObtirVrfrty™ C. ; Nathan's objection to the valuation.

: iW&)jhml by Of Wes^ yfewtfdd by Or* GtAtwfttiai the reaufeiUonmfei' »i»jb»Wi»f a»a«v tlw Loan iiriwwe^'lswnt* m «H towards the coqstruction of Truru w»y. (jtieot,. LotDbard-Btroot, Linton-Blrt«t ( Barke street be informed that their . elaitns.will be recognized when the Loan iurtlißt that the Town TJlerk be mstrficted to prepare a statement of the rates received from the total pro* "perties adjoining each of those streets. Cr West pointed out m explanation of the above resolution that if the same was carried no more would be granted by it than the ratepayers were entitled to ; bat merely- thatthey would know tbaHHtor* Loan was floated they, would be. entitled ;o receive their portion of the £600 grant inaidand.^would,. therefore be able to make use of such infonSatibni *""'"*'** , Cr Abrahams. thought that the motioe. was righftenbiigti m a- sense/ hut at! the sarao time be considered that it might be perhaps very misleading and might also be a matterjof litigation -which the Council would be 'sensible m •keeping i clear ot. The ratepayers voted at the poll for the Loan mr the schedule of Which was a sum of £500 set apart for private streets,; .therefore m his opinion thSivery^oDlejwho sentjin fhesejappkV) cations were doing what' was quite un?i necessar-ytfiiasniuch as they hadprevious* ly votedfor what, they , would* oe justly entitled to. Other councillors spoke 1 to the motion which was then put and carried without dissent. ■ ; , ;* %• ' GAS COMMITTEE; • // Keport jt torn committee appointed^ W consider, regulations, Ac, under which? permission could bfe given to lay mains^ &c.',' in'tHe streets of theßorojgh forth*/ isupply of gas. , Your Committee-having been deputed jby the Council ty interview MrJ.^B. ; George , when he.paid his promisecljvi^it, ! have the; honor to report; that an view was' had with Mr George on MarcK' when the conditions proposed by the ! Council' were" fully discuaea. _ : Mr George while agreeing tp. certain, of them tobiciexotptio.p. to the reßtrictidag laid down with respect ip {he prompting an Act. of the J&neral . Assembly,' b'ufc would agree that the 1 same powers be provided for, as m 'any Act now m force such Act to f 'be^ na»ned by tibfi CoasciL Further that [he > would not, ; «gr,ee i that the Council' snould f have, any^option pi purchase,^the; profits. sho.uld be jimiiedto 20 per cent., and the price of* gaS'shbAl3i not exceed £1 per 1000 cubic feet.' t(> »- ! <I Since the interview with Mr Georgo your commjttee" < ''liive : ' ttscertained that the • Wanganu) jßcpongh fiopncil- \hajre cntered^into arr.angenients with fJie^com,pany_ther§ on lines s'oineWhat simihitto ■ those disired by this Counoilj »nd tht v Wanganui Q|slQpnipany'e Act, 1877," no only, appeai^to^our committee to provide' j>y^:^»^rarasW;srpr^{h^ proper protection- o«he'streetß but ina^^ptei a deed giving] to^the CoiuigUxthl^ power* sought to, be obtained by your committt* from Mr *<SebVge. For the information of the Cbjincil the principal heila\of the agf elmeriir have been copied i ftooHtth* as follows i— \ 1;- The right of manufacturing gu for the inhabitauts of Wanganui is rtaerveU to-the'Cblhpaay.forj^.term of 21 years. 1. A seetipn of ground belonging to the Corporation is to be- leased to th« > Company jig a site for gas works at a .rental fto We fixed".; '.? '. ? 0 f 4^) /*i i / 3. The^ Company :»W bound! tb^ct works of sufficient magnitude to supply the inhabilahj;s v under the supervision of a competent engineer/ >• '■ . \ 4. The Company are to supply th* Corporation with gast at 33£ per cent, under ordinary . rates. . 5. The Cqrporatiori to hare power to .purchase the ; . works., from the Company at the close of the term of 21 'ireiirs by qving one.year's notice of th^ir intention so to do. - Consideration fo',bb isbst'p.Hoe ot fixed plant less 2 per ceti^ per annum for depreciation, moveable, plahi'fe bt valued. ■v r§. J| .the Corporation do not avail tue time stared a" 'friptherljerjmjot 21 years is to be granted to the Company, but the Council jhasr then the right to purchase at any time by givintr on* year's notice. _ Your coramittee would recommend that, thfl.-Cquocil^should signify to Mr George that it is willing to accept an Act similar to- the yf&nginai Gas Company's ;^ct/1877^;^orpWcifigf '^- dfefcl v/ w ith similar condition's. ', r "\ - -'S -\lx Resolved— That the report be received and adopted. ~~ ,. 7 ;... PUBLIC' WORKS' COMMITTEE. IV March^h,l#I T)A " ? «i" ■*& Present^Cifs ; fi:-SfeNeil (chair), L.G. f WestvGfttce, and'Bnsh/r ./, „» - The letter from Mr Linton reutiveto culvert m Pitt-street, referred from tht Council, M-as. agreed to. ' Relative to the resolution referred f roniSthe^Council as to metalling m Fer-gußon^-speetj'it was resolved that th» 'wcirk bj placed on jthe list." A leJJec' was read ; frbfi^MrC. Tricklef Tbank contplaining^ as Jo^willows m the "water c'ourie taking the water from his i^rickyard.-, „i^' rr } ~ R^solved'-^That as tne" comi'lplaiQifd^ofia^e.jOn.p^iyate projferty, Mr ! iricklebahk be' referred' UTthe owne rs of A letter was received Jrdm J property 'idwnerS-ih Collegejstreef ..yTest. Resolyed—^hat they be informed that f ttheir .street is the next bnihe list. [( J (re^)orfc r |rbm MKE. rtQetive tp. jfuaging thtfTiritea^glrJam was received. •x - -■ -■ • -■-. -; ,; Resolved— That the report be received and laid before -the. Council. • „ Resolv'edhrThat.the report be received and adopted. March 10th, 1886. .. ' ° v r . Present-^The" Mayw, Cm Hawkiaf ' jmd : S^ Abrahams.^m',. \u; (.;. », [;> '"*• The 'following ; accqunts wer» conisiaered .^tM'i'vip, I '^ 14s j Town ClerMalary, $WfiSs r 4a'j3Pound- < r Keeper r * sajar^, £4.3s 4d ;_Mofatt, li«ht. ing, 9^ j' TjwWriHiaint, £5 2s; Standard, advertising, £5 2s ; Peterson, nails, £2-5s ; G* „X»y !tT 43|P^|rj k £2 5s j ;Ee,eUng H «tamps. J telegram8 l &c, £5 ss. ■EesolTW^'Tha^^iCfJbQljqA/'bft ret ooS(pijqded accounts for payment. " T * ■ - ff - «« ix Resolved' — .To , recommend to the Council/ tliat the^sant^f^Si^paid a* oa' J p'revtou'S^eaTß-fpjj l c^srical assistanc* m preparing the valuation rolls. riiTJig appli^a'tix^jfor the*av9i»nt of the deduction made m the account from the Manawatu~2ftn»es referred again from Cri^(^ncU^to4iuXoommjitt«e was fully discussed... _ _' i jßewl veßTr-IJb -<f spt to the Council that phis |donimit^reS| se j no reason, to aljierfps recommend* ioi , made Dec. Ist, jCr;' We3tfewi«lied^ip know what the laiteT'Clause r« Maw raju Times referred tQ..jHe. was the report was received anXadoplea on the motioa of GrOl»v^«\\f,\ JS^HB «aLUCaNO3[>F|TH*JHBtr]EA BTMAM S^AR 4 WLt-MERSt«S^^viojTH. ' i^Pne^ (Bhftifraaia.iPjibJie; Committee Borough Council, Palmerston Sir,— Abl find thafthe Tintta Stream >fta Eiimgivfromidav.t^f.^y I think it needless to' extend my operations further for the present. The place I chose was of ■uniform 'Widthjanjii^rpss.^ection for a distance of about 70 feet, perhaps you raayfihink the sfcrflam is rather sluggish ob account of the slow velocity given but then you "will see by referring to the Uectipn tiatnthe.vwidth^is considerable (20ft.). When I visited the stream on Feb. 12thV aid that being the first time >/>f mjpgaugingit,! found that^he volume of water 'fhad, increased by "about one third more than when I first visited oa

Januwy S&i^owiiii-^-i sbina. ;j?^r • 'V-^ieavy showers of ruin having fallen between the aboveuaantioned dates. r jr "H The float M^Wft' lOTf velocity of 50ft. m 2 mmutesso seconds, which gives the jrreatest_Burfece velocity at 2-6828 inches per secdnd, the area ot section being 17'96ft. multiplied by 21ft. per secbn&givefcSW cuba feet per second, md 23.'5i<jalsf fp-Wskon^or W£sk| per minute, or 84,616 gals, per hour, or 2,035,584ga13.per.24h0ur5. Now,supposing on Jan. 24tnW^ was pWbjrd Jess water, there would be a balance of 1,857,056 gals, and supposing that the poputkttWwSre 4 4,000 >' anß aniowingiffti gals, per head which should be ample, the consumption then would only amount to 200,000 'lala? pet^24 'hdurs, 'and would leave a balance of 1,157,056 gals: for the, use of^pse.settlera ; beloW fi thes,vte o£ dam and through whose land th'e'Trratei* stream flows., I now" think, that the time* wilf nbt; arrivS for* tße* Hext SO-yearo* wher^the r said 'stream will not yieldisiifficient water to supply the .town of/ Palmerston and lEbbse settlers referred -tp..( I have. heard itsta^ed, that onrthe^flat (t(j.)jejb>yeeu Judge i „Prender^ast's 'propertx %nd just' below * BRyanf 1 " 1 Brois. thft flow of watertat'times v m'the dry seasons . has all' dilap 4 pearefl. 'I cHltf 'quite v belieVe thatiiich'nfav-Kapfen' when? theforriia. tion m that ldcalityis nothingr.butjsapd and-gravel sa that a very ; large quantity^, of Mratesr,must r perpolate through and..becorne.en|ireiy.lo,s,t to < view. I iConsider under such circumstance's ' that : aifafy^ of the settlers so " affected . woiili| l be taore than ! rec'6mpensecl ! Dy the Goubcil l&yiiigon Service • pipes of thY required ; cap'acitv to tnei?rekpective ; properties and a such would:be of more ( value to them than $he Stream- itsejtfi— Yours obediently, .' . <■'„-, "■-■'--'->,«.. ; E. Larcqmb;: ' *■"' . ',-'•'■ ■"' ■ I. \C.-s. '^ Arehitecti it^ounaWeber's rejioift/ForeAiiii of Publ& 'fork's' report,' alid ■ 4 lh^pect«r; of Nuilances^^epo^ty.fwere read; and vreThe Counoil .then-rose, at 10.30. ■ u ,j