BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1736, 17 June 1886, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ADJOURNED MEETING.

Present— Hit Worship the Mayor, and Grs Grace, Bash, West, Hawkins, Stewart, Wood,. S. Abrahams, R. S. Abraham. The Mayor stated to the Council the nature of the business to be transacted, viz., consideration of business adjourned from last meeting. On the motion of Or S. Abrahams the Public Works report was read and received. ■---•:.--.-'-■:..-. — .-..;..'... ...... POBLIO WORKS BEPOBT. " .'■ Presenters McNeil* (chair), Grace. West and Rash. ' ' v :--The letter frgm Mr J. P; Armstrong re his contract for leret charts referred from:the Council was considered. <.Cr LV G. We>t prppps*d, 4 arid Cr Grace seconded — That the Council' be recommended to accept Mr J. P. Armstrong's offer to supply longitudinal-sections of the Street levels m lieu of-tbe Fitzherbert level extension at present; provided that the Rangitikei Line and Mongtone left bank level extension be completed: at once. , Besolyed— That tenders be invited for the supply of bats and oaten hay.'- . Resolved—That the CouneU, be recommended to expend* a sarii not exceed* m« £20 m stabling for the. Borough horses. - . ' ; ' . Resolved— That the Council be recommended to authorise the placing on the list to be done m its turn, the metalling of Ferguson-street from Powell's gate to Fltzherbert-streiet. ' . < Resolved—- That the Council be recommended -to authorise owners pf^rivate streets to take graytl rroih the Borough pit • _ ■ ' ■•"■ V-- : '.-V i : ■ Cr S. Abrahams asked for an explanation of the matter of the reooiamendation contained m the report r« the levels. » Cr West explained that the reason of the * levels being held over was on account of their not being immediately wanted ; those to be substituted by Mr Armstrong were of a practical use. : On the motion of Cr Grace i the r«Qom< mendation was adopted.. : . ".•;'. [ Re stabling for Borough horseß.f Cr Abrahams moved that the recommendation beleft m abeyance until the matter of new Cooncil Chambers wai decided on. . . . J ';. r " v ; :- : - : . . Seconded by Cr Grace and earned. Re metalling at Ferguson-street. Moved byCr Grace— That the recommendation be adopted. i Seconded by Cr Hawkins and carried. ;^ \"' '' ~ ' ■ . ' ; ; , ■ •'. ': Re taking gravel from Borough, pit. Cr S. Abrahams thought the 'gravel would be required for Borough puroosts. It was pointed but* that the list the metal would be put to would be fo« metalling the streets. .The recominen> datiori was altered to read to that effect, and.adopted oh the motion of Gf West. :•'■ ■ TENDERS. ' Alteration of buildings for Council Chambers. Alternative tenders :— Munrc Bros., £80 and £62 ; E wing and. Dillon, £52 15s 6d, £38 14s ; Powell & Daniels, £58 10s, £37 10s ; Smith ft Marsh, £57 056d,£38 18s. ' Gr West moved that the consideration of the tenders be held over until th« question of the Library rate be deal! with. — Carried. - SUPPLY OATS AND HAT. J, MiUer, 2s 4£d par bushel, 9»6d pel sack, oat hay, £'2 10s per ton; Wm. Me Dowell, 2 tons hay, £2 14s per ton ; Milverton and Son, 50 sacks, 2s 6d pei bushel, crushed oats, 2s 9d per bushel, oaten hay, £3 per ton. Moved by Cr S. Abrahams— That Cn R. S. Abrahams and Stewart be requested to inspect the hay, and that they be empowered to accept on behalf of th< Council, '.."■'" Seconded by Cr Hawkins and carried. Moved by Cr B. S. Abrahams, second' ed by Cr Grace — That Milverton's ten« der be accepted for supply of oats .as pei sample 2s 6d per bushel. — Carried. ' Rel Milverton's conjplaint avljpurned from* last meeting. The re« port was read :— Th« Mayor of; Palmerston North. — Sir. —Your committee appointed to conridei the matter brought before the Council at its last sitting by Mr Milverton, has the honor to report, that at a meeting held on June 10th inst, when there were prci sent ' Crs B. S. Abrahams, Hawkinp, Snelson, and West, it was decided to re* commend to the Council to do all of the following works, namely (1). To cleai the Kawau, Stream from its crossing oi Featherston-atreet to Boundary Road, (2).,. To raise the formation m the low place close to the bridge over the E&wan m Boundary Boad East, (3). To lessen the carrying capacity of the large culver! across Rangitikei-street by placing a dam 12" high across the bottom thereof (4). To place a culvert across the Boundarj Road at the lowest portion of the lowlying land. (5). To cut a drain acrosi the said land to empty itself intothi Kawau. (6). To place a floodgate m the drain at the Mangaone. /We have th« honor to be Sir, yours obediently, B. S. Abraham, G.F.Hawkins, G. M. Snsljspni L. G. West. ■. .. ■> ■■ .. " [Cr S. Abrahams, just as the clerk started to read the above report suddenly collapsed and turned a summersault on his chair, - which hitter by some meant smashed up with him without any warn* ing.J -. : ■• :- • •. :. ...:";.'.. > Cr West amended the report by consent. ■.:■■,,..•• .."""' ' Cr Stewart asked if the conouiittee had recommended any length of culvert at the Mabgaone. i Cr West said he had understood th* particulara were to be left to the Foromatt of Workp;. , t : Cr Stewart moved thai the report b» received and adopted. , Cr Rush asked how did they know that the owners of property .would allow the drain to be conatructed through their property.' • Cr West said it was a very right que#» tion to ask. ' . ' Cr Ferguson asked for' a rough7estimate of. cost from committee. Cr West said that they were not prepared to give it. - Cr S. Abrahams said that he thought the' Council should do what, it could to let the waiter take its proper course but not go to any extensive outlay. Cr Rush laid a~ wooden plan on tha table showing- the oourse of the stream, and teconded the motion proform% CrB.S. Abrahams said that they estimated the cleaning out of the Kawau would be about £60. As to copsultinjr Mr Milverton' he did not tnink it would be worth while. Cr S. Abrahams stated that he would move an amendment that the work b« done; by d»y labor. : Ithad repeatedly been pointed but that they should utilize their day men and pot. contract for labor outside that at their disposal. Cr Hawkins objected to the amendment, fie considered that they should not stick to a cast iron rule. It was a necessity that the workMhould be done at once and also that the. roads receive attendance. ' C* West also objected to the amendment. He pointed out 'that the cost^ must' necessarily exceed £100 and would: havAtobelet br contract— besides thewteto be tendered would.: be considerably below the day laboJv* -Cr : F«rgnson also, objected to theamendment. He supported Cr Hawkins 1 " remarks. ' ■■ 'Cr S; Abrahams asked the Town* Clerk to state the ' Council's finances atthe present time; They came there and. he thons;Ut it looked like as if they spenfcnooney without considering where it was - to .come from. They should treat the ratepayers as leniently as they could relaxation, and considering their present finance", should not run iito any extraordinary outlay.. The amendment was then put to th«i meeting and declared loit. Crs S. Ab--rahams and Stewart only votine fortt. ,Q- S. then moved anu amendment— That tenders be called to* Mpertain wlj»t would b* th« likely jooiti; bttttheif wax no Mwadir to M iotad* HMil» '■ '■".■. .: ' •-•: ;^,- ; -';; -i' I. ■. - ■

The motion was then put and carried. Or West drew- attention to a part of the report first read and suggested that Mr Nathan, should be communicated with by the committee to ascertain to what extent he would co-operate with the Council m the e|eaning out of the Kawau from Featherstori street upwards through his land. Seconded by Cr R. S. Abraham. Cr Bush did not see there was any ■ use m communicating with him. , j .; Cr Stewart asked re the appeal against ' Nathans assessment, if it were any nearer to a result, satisfactory or other- - wise. '- ,r ■:..-■ ; '•■ •'■■'■■• Cr Stewart : was - informed that the matter was creeping along. . > i ;v,Gr;;West'iß motion was then put to the s meeting arid carried. . . .:, .' , . .Cr Hawkins moved— That the Public' ' Works Coßsmittee te empowered to order plans to be prepared by J. P. Arm- ,, strong, for the work referred to m the report, and to take all other necessary , steps to carry out the work to enable the' tenders to be called as early as possible. by Cr West and carried. ;. : : ' J ..■:-.; : <iGfi;S. Abrahams raoved-^-That the re^ .*, iplation for striking a library rate be res • and**), and the following substituted,? VfzV that there, be no library rate struok : Ipi the ensuing year. He did not think i ' ii-iiecesiary to say much on the matter. ?' . Th*rkte had been struck for gome time, j . i jand he did not consider they should be \ taxed any longer, to be a benefit to the ratepayers. If the taxation were taken off it was . not their business . to go into the question of whether the. library was: ynVL managed or not ; very little interest' #aVtakeri by subscribers ia it. ; Seconded by Cr Siiewart. i :•• Proposed by Cr R. S. Abraham, se- , conded by Cr Grace — That the present ri . Library Committee be appointed to con- ' \ sist of Messrs Grace, Stewart, S. Abraihams, Hawkins, the Mayor, and the ■ mover, four to form a quorum.— Lost. ' Proposed by Cr Ferguson, seconded by Cr Stewart, and carried— That the present Library Committee be discharged, and that the Library be managed by a epmmittee of the whole body of Councillors for the time beine:. Moved by Cr Hawkins, seconded by Or West and carried— That the Town Clerk be empowered to make application to the Retiient Magistrate, under clause _ Bof the Municipal Corporation Act, 1884, *yfor and m the name of the Council, and that the plans proposed be at his disposal ; Moved by Cr Graced seconded by Cr. B. S. Abraham, and carried-— That the * consideration of the matter re Fire Bri-gade-be referred to si committee con sitting of Crs West, Hawkins, R. S. Abraham, Stewart, S. Abrahams, and the Mayor, to report at next meeting of the Council. . , .. Proposed by Cr Grace, seconded by Cr S. Abrahams, and carried — That the Library rate be struck, and the Library ; Committee bare-organised. ... Moved by CrS. Abrahams, seconded • by Cr .. Stewart— That the resolution for . striking a Library rate be rescinded, and the following substituted, viz., that - there be no Library rate struok for the '■ '■ raining year.-— Lost.