PALMERSTN NORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 51, 6 April 1878, Page 2

PALMERSTN NORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

*= ; * ~" Wednesday, April 3, 1878. The usual monthly meeting of the Palmerstdn North Borough 1 Council was held on Wednesday, evening m the Council Chambers. His Worship the Mayor, presided and there were present, Councillors Lin ton, Marsh, Jenssen, Walton, Owen, and Manson. JtINtTTES. The minutes of the last ordinary, and one special, meeting having been read and confirmed, the Town Clerk read the following CORRESPONDENCE. From the Crown Lands Department, notifying the various sections to be reserved to the Borough as sites for public buildings, and other purposes of a public nature. From the Hon. Secretary of the Palmerston Reading-room intimating that thirty annual subscribers at £1 each' had been obtained, and m airing application for the promised donation of £20 to its funds. From' the Town Clerk of Mastertohv stating that prior to receipt of lettef re amalgamation m raising a- loan, steps had been taken which now precluded that Council from entertaining the suggestion. From the Secretary to the Treasury, forwarding a Treasury voucher, and informing the Council that the sum of £45 ss-hadbeen placed to its creditin the Bank of New Zealand, Palraerston, as half year's subsidy to the Borough. PUBLIC ".'WOtiftS COTMfMXTTEE*S : REPORT* " Gentlemen, — We,, your Public Works' Committee, have the honor to lay before you our report for the past month. "We have accepted the tender of Messrs. Jones and Griggs for fencing selection's abutting on made streets, for price's as under :-~lst Totara posts, pine rails, and battens, £1 9s 9£d ; 2nd, totara posts, rimu rails, and battens, £1 lls 9|d; 3rd; totara ("posts, totoara raits and battens, £1 los 9ld. We desire to call the attention of the Council to the fact that the approach to the Manawatu Bridge on the north side of the river requires alteration, and we. would suggest that instead of spending the balance of the money voted by Government upon metalling the south side, that it should be used m makingthe necessary alterations on this sid<\ A. sketch of suggested alteration, ai d cost at which the same may be efEeeterl, we attach to the present report.— We are, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Fitz Jenssen, Chairman, for Public Works Committee." Cr. Jenssen thought -that the work would have tobedone sooner or later, and'

now that the money was m hand, he considered it the most advisable time. There was a balance of about £35, and that would almost make the necessary alteration. Gr. Linton said there was very little option m the matter, as the wording of the resolution said the metalling on the side was to be done, always providing the approaches on the north were secure. '. His Worship said he thought it would be wise to study.in- some degree the benefit of settlers on the Fitzherbert side, and to place facilities m their way of visiting town. He didnot think it fair that every fraction should be spent upon improvements m the town proper, and more especially should they be particular m expending this, which was not actually borough money* but had been given by Government for the approaches to the bridge. Cr. Jenssen,- begged to submit that whether fifteen chains, or none at all, were metalled.'it would make but* little difference to the settlers on the Fitz- " herbert side. ■.'"""' His Worship pointed out that it was rising ground after the fifteen chains,, and by metalling that amount, it would give facilities to reach it. . l Or. Owen would vote to have the> far side raised clear above the water ? at present it was^most dangerous, andi almost level with the river. \d\ Linton said that'if the : formation: Was as Councillor' Owea had stated, it would be simply waste of mont"vto«place nine-inch metal upon it, as flflfes" could easily wash it away. There wa* no doubt "^hat the bridge as at present, was an eyesore, and it was equally true that the work on the south si le was mach needed. The matter- to. he settled was, which was it; mos*. advisable to do. He only wished to see* the money expended to the best advantage. Cr. Owen suggested that the Engineer should be consulted as to which work was the more necessary. Cr. Jhnssbn remarked that ifc really did not matter whether the roads weremetalled or not, as when the CountyCouncil called for tenders for metalling, fifteen chains more or less wonldf be a small matter. The Chairman wished to remind Cr. Jenssen that there was virtually no County Council on the < tlier side of tho river, and settlers there had the very greatest possible difficulty m getting anything done to give them facilities for reaching town. Cr. Linton said that if .the metalling would benefit the people on the other side, let them have it by all means. Still he looked upon the recommendation of tlte Public Works Committee as a very good one. . It was proposed and carried' that the balance, less the Engineer's expenses, be* .spantin metalling, the south- road. BEPOBT OF INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. " The greatest nuisatfce of late has bee i 'a pigsty, the property of Mr Gilbert. I drew attention to the matter, and itfeis now cleaned out, and m as good order as can be. Mackie's. Slaughter Yard is still m full working order.— l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Robert Henderson, Inspector of Nuisances.". Report received* PUBLIC WORKS' BEPOBT. " During the past month the wholeof the labor has been employed "on thefootpath alongside of Main-street; about the end of this^'week^ws 1 wort* will becomp'leted as |far as Albert street. A. crossing has been put m at the junction witti Victoria and Main streets. The^ streets throughout the borough are all m very good repair. — I am, gentlemen* your obedient servant, Robert Henderson, Overseer of Works." Report received. TENDEBS. Three tenders were received for metalling Fitaherbert road : E. ColKns,. at £2 4s 6d per chain; 'Peck &.Co., £3 5s ; and Joseph C Nathan, at £1 15a per chain. The tender of MrNathau. was accepted; ACCOUNTS' PASSED- FOR PAYMENT. Wages, £27 19s ;• Town clerk, m which was included salary, and services:on valuation list, stamps &c, £3^fJs6d; rent of chambers, £5 ; ,**Manawatui Times," £13 11s 3J, £10 beingfor-print-ing bye-laws j and Walton and ' King,. 19s 2d. - PLATFOBM FOB TEBttAOE-EXI). ' Cr. Linton said he. had a resolution to bring forward with regard to the* necessity for a platform at Terrace-end of the town. There were ten acres' of a reserve, shunts, and every convenienceto carry out the work, which could'bedone at very little expense,. He could . assure the Council that not less than, from fifty to sixty persons could' bepicked' up there ' every week, and' the^ present platform was fully half a nlileaWay from any person's place: He believed he wa* correct m saying that the Railway Department was not averse tothe concession, and if application,, backed upby a recommendation from theCouncil, was made, he was sure it would) be successful. He did hot want thepresent platform touched. It had been put there^for.the receiving of- timberfte would therefore move — • "That the Council bring under thenotice of the railway authorities thenecessity that exists for & passenger platform at Terrace-end, and recommend that the same be. erected at thejunction of Fitzroy and Main-Streets, at. the .corner of the Railway Reserve." The resolution was seconded by. Cr.. Manson, and carried.. TAONUI STBEET^ Cr. Owen wished to- ask when, it waft intended to proceed with the work m Taonui-street. Throughout the winter it was m a wretched state, and certainly should have some money expended? upon its improvement. He was-inforraedi that it could be made passable. by the outlay of £20, and he would suggest that it should be the next work attended to. The residents in> the locality had been growling at the way m which they had been neglected,, and candidly speaking he thought they had good reasons. Gr.LiNTONdid riat deny that resident* m Taonui-street had cause to growl, and that m winter ifc was a perfect quagmire. A letter m the " Manawato Times '* had stated that more rates had been paid by ratepayers there, than m Main Street* but the writer evidently knew very little nbout the matter, as the latter contributed orer three times as much j and also the work m Main street about which such complaint^ had been made

was really only six weeks' work for three men. . (Jr Jenssbn, stated that the Public Works Committee had recommended that the very first work to be undertaken was forty -two chains m Taonuisfcreet, and had not the Council run out of money it would not have been m prosecution. . The Mayob said that he was informed by the Town Clerk that there was now sufficient money m hand to carry oui the work, and at his suggestion it was agreed that the Public Works Committee at once take the necessary steps. THE HtTTT-WAIKAIfAE BAILWAY. Cr. Linton said he would wish tc make a few observations with regard t< the. Hutt-Waikanae line. Of course Crs. were aware that steps were no\\ being taken for the surveying of th< line, and although he did not exactly see what they could do farther at pre sent, he thought it would be as -well ii they were to show outsiders that thej were fully alive to the importance, oi the proposed line coming to Palmerston His WoBSHip heartily agreed-with th< remarks, but he thought there was some thing they could do. The HuttCountj Council, had been most energetic ir looking after their interests,— had noj T only interviewed the Department" m "Wellington, but had returned with surye'ybrs to survey the line as far as their interest extended. Now he thought the Palmerston Borough Council should act m con 3 unction with the Hu tt County Council and ask the Government to send an engineer to survey a line of Railway m this, County m conjunction with the Hutt County Council. 0r« Likton thought it would be well if direct representsftion were made to the Croverntnent by deputation. '..'■, Of. G wen was positive from, his experience that that was the only chance : of success, and as far as he was'concerned, he would willingly bear his ex- . pense and act as a deputy. Bis WOBBHIP said he was sure great assistance would be obtained m Wellington, and" Mr Macandrew, the Minister of Lands, would no doubt make good his promises of support. The County had lost a good friend by the resignatioh of Mr Travers. V Bbth.hiai Worship the Mayor and Cr. Linton stated that they wou).d probably have to visit Wellington m the course, of a^ fetTrweeks and would be happy to give 1 the matter^ their hearty support. y^"!fsKjially : it"was i '-mpved by Mr Linton, and seconded by Mr Manson.V " That a deputation appointed by the Council w?(it upon .the Minister for Pub-; lie Works; for- the purpose of laying before him certain particulars m connection with the projected West Coast line to^alrneNton.** - . : : - ?PTI?B <Mf BPKCIAL MEETING. .'-} His^^Wobship intimated that, m eomfpiTnUy with tiiO; Act, when the burgess . li^t w&8 oompleted it was necessary t.» hold a meeting prior to the Ist of May, ' and as the auditors would have to hand m their yearly balance-sheet before that time, it was proposed to call a special -i meeting of the Council for the 30th of I'-April'^o deal with both matters. The suggestion was agreed to, and the Council then adjourned till that -date.:;/ -•• , -. : i] : : ' r-'/ ...,,■■ .;,