PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 50, 18 June 1879, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

SP E CIA L M E E T IN G

A special meeting of tlie Borough Council, for the purpose of. considering- matters inconnection with the adoption of "The Public Libraries' Act, 1879," was held upon Tuesday eve .1 in*, the 10th instant. Present — His Wor»h"p the Mayor (m the chair)^. Councillors Cole man,- Linton, Roe, Mar n,"and Ferguson. ■ ,! - • The Chairman read the following letter from the Hon. JSe.'ie!. ry of the Library : — "Palmerston North, 4th June. 1879.— The Mayi r- and Councillors, Palmerston. North : Sir nnd Gentlemen,-^-I have, the honor, on behalf of the late co.Tnm'ttee of the Paluierston North Reading Room, to, inform you that as it was decided by a majority of sixty -iix ratepayers, votin* by ballot, tlie Palmerston North Reading Rjoni should be conver. J int.) a Public Library, Under the Public 1 ibraries' Act, 1869,. and consequently become the property of your Council, the Committee are now prepared to hand over* to your Council, or to snoh per^oni whom your Council may appoint, all the hjoks, pipers, book cases, tables, chair?, lamps, funds, and all other property, now belonging to, and invested m, the late committee. And I would respectfully suggest thai, the rate to he struck be not lea than one penny m the £, for this yesir at any rat cve v as no sub-idy will be roceivediroin the General Government until niaxljy year. — I am, S.ir.and Gentlemen, -your obedient •-servant, C. A.-Miteord, hon, secretary." Couric'llor Coleman, moved— ''That the letteivof the hop. secretury of the Palraer.ston North Libwry be rer-e'yec":, 'ani| 'tlie';' property. as, |pepified ;be taken over for the. purposes" of the Palmerston 'Nci-th Public Library." Couiiculpr Linton seconded the motion, w&cli was carjei^ _. ■ . v? '','• ;

LIBRARY RATE. - Councillor Linton moved— *' That a Library rate of one penny m the £ be struck upon 'the valuation of; the Borough for tbeV purposes of the Palmerston North Public. Jbi brary, to become due at ; the date upon ; which the proclamation of the Act coming into force is published'" .'•'.-■-£ Couiicjllor- Roe seconded the _ motion; which was carried. • J; ■-."'^■.* : This being tbe whole of the business for which the Special Meeting was called, the erdinary business was proceeded with.-- --.-.' ..:, BYE-;LAWS." '_'„ ."".. Circular from Colonial Secretary's Office re Bye-laws. SURVEY SOTJTH : OF THE MANAVVATIT. Letter from the Under-Secretary . for Public Works, informing tlie Council that the Surveyor-General bad issued instructions to proceed wit'r. the survey of the 13,000 on tlie south, side of the Manawatu, as soon as practicable. .' ' APPLICATION POR/ USB OP TOWN HALL. Letter, from the hon. secretary of the Palmerston North Harmonic Society, requesting theiuse of the Public Hall for taeir weekly practice. Councillor. Ferguson thought ■, there ■ should be a reservation. It might be that tae Council would require the hall on oho, of the i nights mentioned, and there should be a reservation to that effect. "\ ./ ° Councillor Marsh thought that if the request were complied with, other societies would be entitled to claim a simiiar privilege^':: „'\; ' : i "- " v :' ':.. .'■•!' ;H .'. ■■■''.'■. '■'"■'•>^:. : -- The i 'GHAnsiCAN' stated that" they;'; were bound; to assist any society ; which was formed for the benefit of the ratepayers: ''; Councillor Linton moved—' That the use of the Town Hall he. granted to the Harmonic. Sbc-iety every Wednesday evening, for the next nine months, for practice purposes, providing the Council does; not require its U9e for public; purpbses'on- the evening named."; ; - ■'.-:.■. CoundUor'LlNTON seconded the motion.—•'Carried,., --• .. >. r ;>'~ "!'' ■'■■:'■■':■.". THE INLAND HpAJQ, Letter from, the. Manawatu County Council, req.uesting the Borough Council's co-operation-in pressing on the Government tp place on the Estimates, the 'sum of-£I2,QUp,! to complete the inland road, from Foxton to: Waikanue. •'... > ;'. Councillor FER.pp:sON moved— That^ the Cenncil 5 co-operate with the Mahawatu County Conncil -in-pressing upon th.c ; Government the necessity of pushing on with - the li formation . of inland; rpad ; on West Coast.",. : -.r '■ •■",:;. 12"2.-, " ,'■' .' •. - Cpancillor Marsh seconded the motion.- — Carried. ; . . ':■ ...;.',- '721.. ■-.'■. *„. : \ .'..' bemoval pp tblegbafh /posts. V „ Letter from' Mr. Lettion,. General .-; Ma-, pager, stating that ; when ;thei,telegaaph:line. was erected m Main street; Mr.'Lihtpn, the then Chairman ;pf the Local Board, had. pointed but what, was said' to be the edge" of the ' street, so that " the, fault. of the poles having bed**- placed on the footpath idid not--rest with, the Telegraph Department, and . enquiring what prpportioh of the cost of altering the hue the Council are prepared to bear. : : -''/,. ' , '- >' ' „. '-. Councillor Lin/eon explained that at the time it was decided to have ten -feet footpaths, but since.it had been determined to~ pave a twelve-foot path. - ; - . It was res.olved^-". That the -Town Clerk be instructed to write to Mr. Lemorij stating that the Council had no funds ,f or siich * purpose." - ; ..'.'.. . , RpAD /CROSSINO. . . \ • Letter from Mr. J. T. Stewart] -District Engineer, stating that he had given instructions to procure tin\ber>and have crossing put' m at boundary road. .-.- -•;...-.: ■.-.■••-■■ 2-: ;;•-• [ :-' •'.. '-v.X ACCOUNTS.; '"■•■ ': - -"■- Accounts, aiuopnting-in the .aggregate to £1U0 1 16s; 7d. : , % were -passed' for- payment, whenfundsareavailabie. -^ Tne Times account was' left over until a • settlement between -Mr. D.ungan and the Town Clerk had been arrived at. •"*"■-' . .... "'' : -".''- ' POOTPATHS./- --' Letter from certain residents m Broad street, asking the Council to form the footpath m Broad street from the corner of ; D like street to • Victoria street, m front of their respective, sections, and offering. to pay half tic cost 6f same.— The "Engineer . was instructed -to- prepare plans- and specifications for the work. - . ,' ; REFUSE PIT. 'The^matter of a site for a refuse pit was left with the Chairman arid Engineer .to deal with. PUBLIC WORKS dOMJIiTTEE's REPORT.- --" We, your "Public Works Committee, have the honor to stjite that, ila : accordance with' a resol litiori .of. the Council its l as t sitting, we have accepted^ tenders for the following works, being certain portions only of the works named m ' bur last report-!— . Formation . of' Alexander/ and .Ferguson streets— Merritt, Card, "& \Co.,\ 'at £l. 155.. per chain. Grading. Main Road at east : en'l, and filling ditch— Bimington arid Sheen, at £h 10s, per chain ;. ditch, &c, at £1 per chain. Metalling m. Albert street— Charles : ahd'/'Roserithal, 1 . 1 'i§a. 4d; per chain. Metalling m puke street— Charles and Rosenthal, £2 t 3s.'6d.per chain. Draining the Square— J. C. Nathan, £139. The lenders for stumping m Main street, and falling m Alexandra and Ferguson streets;, jwere dechned as too high. The Engineer has been instructed to get the, stumping done m Main street at a cost of hot more than £10. With respect to the falling of; bush on streets in -the Borough, we would' recommend that .a uniform price of riot more,,, than £2, , per .acre be, allowed m all cases, where -the street is not likely to be, inime'diately foinned. Ponding the! approval of the Council, we have instructed the Engineer to this effect m regard to the application •of Messrs. M'Neil and Milvert . an — We have the honor to' be] Gentlemen, your . obedient servants, Geo, M.. Snilson, . Mayor (for Public Works ' Committee).'' LOCAL BOARU RATES. Councillor FEROUBONmoved-r-'* That the solicitor for" the Borough be authorised to take the necessary steps to legalise the .col; lection' of rates 'levied by the late Local! Bo?rd." " ■■!■-■'■;■ t 7 ■-•:.■ " Councillor Coleman seconded the motion, and it was carried. LIBRARY OOMHITTBE. :Councillor' 'Linton., ipqyed-r-'' That the xradermentioned gentlemen be asked to conrinnue their, services as the Public LibraryCommittee': — Messrs;- Mitford, Ferguson, Coleman, Moffatt, Dimond^ T. King, Dun-: gan.. Green, and R.Leary." v. Councillor Roe seconded the motion, which-was carried. .-.; THE; HpSPITjtL RBSEIW ; B. , ' Councillor Coleman brought under, the tbe notice of the Council the question of the, Hospital Reserve. The Chairman explained that the. Council had no/ legal, title to the. ground, and, suggested that the - n\atten should be; held OTer.untii the. next meeting of the- Council, and m the meantime, the (loverumpnt; could be corpmunicated with. .'" - - PLAN.TINp. OP THE SQUARE. Connoillor Coxeman moved— -"That ap-! plication be riiade to r Dr. H«ctori."cura|or of the B,otiin.ical Gardens m *W<^lingtori;ribi\ a .'supply of trees and shrubs, for the pliiriting and ornainentat (oil of the Square. . Councillor Roe seconded the motion, "flihich yas cajried^' : . .