PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 68, 4 September 1880, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

: A "> ; T<< {:: ■'■" Wednesday, Septbmbee 1, 1880A Presenfc^Gouncillprs : JFergiisoh (m the chair), M'Neil, Coleman, King, and Dungan. a »■;-.'■/ T' : HiNtJTES.; '.'■'""'.' JJ AT\'J'' ; ; The minutes of last ordinary, TOd two' specialj meetings were -read and confirmed; after which tlie Chairman 'read the correspondence, which . was of a most limited nature, as follows ;— ._..._ APOLOGY. A letter of apology was read from, his Worship the Mayor, apologising for his absence, and stating that he was confined to the housowith a very severe;, COld. A'. ! A ■"' T .;'.- v.. -;;..;.■ ,;,. r: AT POM! OFWOEi T - S; : It appeared that m accordance with ah instruction f rom ■•( the- Council/ : the Town pleirk had written to the Secretary to the|Grineral Post-office, stating that the foot-path m front r of the Pqst iarid. Telegraph offices;.. was" m -a Amost .'-dis graceful state, and asking that fdepartment to take some action m the .matter. Mr. Gray replied^ acknowledging the application, and promising that the com- . plaint; should be attended to. T ..■':.-.; ,. «' I The Town Clerk intimated that, as no doubt Councillors were - aware, some loads Jof gravel had been spread* and ; three horse posts erected, m accordance with the Secretary's promise. ...; .3-. J PJBOPOSED NEW BYEtLAWS. ,J , A- letter was received . frpm ;<Gr,T S f ' Cooper. Esq., Under Secretary, m reply to one froinKtibte^fe|wn: Clerks ■' asking for The reply was m the negative. REPORTSjv A ./; PUBLIO WOBKS COMMITTEE. We, yoar Publio Works Committee,) have the honor to" lay J before" you a' report of works executed during the past month and 'recommendations for present month. .„.:_"_'_'•. The daymen have J been employed as follows' : — : ■-•■- a; a .• . : - ,A. \y. y;p Completing ro.«d to Refuse Pit . Forming footpath m Main, street West : ;;: Lowering culvert and deepening watertable m Rangitikei street, at junction: of Featherstm street ~ ■ - Fixing culvert m Fergusson street East Repairing Uja^giti^ei street and Square Cleaning water • tables j repairing. cUlvertsV-* and spreading metal on approach to Goods shed.: :^ -A,,r.w:_ aa»-Aa a J. ; Z-yy-W# have resolved that Athe following work be undertaken during the present month, vizZ:' A ' : ' ! :.T' : "'- ,! " '.'aa ,; a: ■'- Lowering the culvert at the junction of George street and Cuba street, and deepening the water-table m 'Cuba street towards' the bush, so as to" drain Joff tion of water lying m the water-table at upper end of said street Pounding up the streesj| fl on the Square, where necessary,,. and r breakingAhe large stones.: . -'. "■' .- : . zy.y J.-;). Clearing out the Terracettreet .drain. Mr. fl. WoUerman haY applied for permission to take stripping ffrqin the terrace above His propf *tft -to! fill .m alow jjlace^ m, the road' 'fronting 'this ihau^^to enable to- fenced nWe would recommend f.tfiat, the samel Vegrahted. Mr. Relf has applied for timber to construct a culvert which he pfoposis to. lay down m the junction of ( Featherston street West and Rangitikei 1 street. T ; We-would-recommend that his application be granted,: especially as ' weJ'undefstand there - is; suffi* cient timber ion hand for the purpose. VVJe have to report that' a ditch constructed m Fitzroy-street requiree-atten? . tiou, as tfhe surface to be draiiied off is backed tip; into "the" culvert m Main street, and that JFitzherbeJ^street, at lis lower end, is considerably but'- of repair. We would recommend that in' both cases the PuhUc Works Committee be authorised to do what is necessary >i and. in JtbeTcase of Fitzherbert street, that permission be given to obtain gravel to repair sundry holes.*! . Mr*' M'Neil having .Complained that the. water from the other side of the town was carried on his'property/ in consequent c of a culvert being placed acrow the road (Foxton Line), the daymen. have received instructions to stop the same, until other provision is made'to carry off the 1 watek ■'■ The Town Clerk Twa» instructed to communicate with the Railway. .Manager, and inform him that a few more trucks of J gravel would be required fbr the • Gbodsv shed approach. ••• • • « '■'' -; A ■ A UAIL OOMMITTMi^ T : We, the Committee, appointed, by you, to look after the Town Hall, have the* bono* to report that : we .have acceded tathe request from the Church Committee' ef the i Scandinavian Lutherans for the, use of the Hall for, Divine Service .on^Sundays,providing that they clean the hall if ter using it, they stating that steps have been taken i to, raise a - fund' for the : erection;, bf r --a{ chujrch,. We hare provided . that .;a V notice., may be. given at any time to cancel this permission. We would recomm«id : tb'the 5 '' Council th«t the snm ; ofi£il2'tlot.j being twp ; quarter's sent to be received foi; rent of an office,: be,, appropriated .fo*,. the jfrncinjj of, thei section, on which the Hall standi; "" '• " '•■-. AP^gBBVBS.PO^MIMI^:,-- V ; A. We, your Public -Reserves Committee, have the "hbnbk v to' "'report tha^ we have the request af Mr. W. $. Ratt that . he be permitted to sublet a portion of thf, Reserve leaed by him— namely, Lot lOr^t/

TWe Jwonld*rocbmmend that the Council invite tendertVfor leasing the building 'sites' reserved on the J Gravel. Pit site; also for leasing Hospital Reserve: and the remainder of the Reserve-in Rangitikei street. * We would further recommend that the necessary ground required for a Racecourse, oh the portion of the; Reserve leased to Mr. Parkes, be marked out by some competent person appointed by the Council. Councillor M'Neil moved,; and Councillor JDung an seconded :— Ay.,,-- -" That wi th regard to the ~reco"inmendation of the JHeserves "Committee, that a competent person be appointed , to lay off ttifi racecourse,: the matter be left for the Committee to arrange."— Carried.. 'ZZ-: yZu-si^ A.: _ LEFT-HAICDED BENEFIT. In connection with the footway m frorit of his house, Councillor DuNOAir. J . w;quldJ ; like to say a few words. Some cohple'of months previously, he '.had obtained permission to draw gravel to make the way passable. He availed ' himself of the .privilege, but . alter it , had been nicely spread, .a water channel' ; • had been ent, and now "the gravel wai covered; with a layer of Jjmtjpjj; clay*^ leaving it m a far worse condition than. , -.ever..'- } JA':.' "" >y A*;- ■ '•'' T ;; "TAA- ; 'ZyzCouucillor JKiNa suggested that the A J Jinatter Jshould bej.eft m the hands of ; the JPublic Wbrka i 'Ctfiniriittee^^TThire ; ' was a good deal of traffic^, and it certainly was not m a good condition. Councillor Dunoaw would. prefer to ' let the J matter rest. JHe!J trusted the J worst of the winter had. now been pass^Bb aiid hoped ere the wet. Jweath'er, agai«W set m,, that the .prop'erty-hblders aad"" Council would be-able to make a proper fopt-path-betweeri them.. ...__. '_„;_ ■__■' "% -.. , EXPLANATION. '".'"' '.'Z' Councillor M'Neil said he would like to say a few words m explanation of a portion of the Public, IJWoJrki Ureport. The water from the centre, of the town r-fin f act from the terrace at Mr. Trickle- : bank's land, flowed all along, west, until . ' it reached the FoxJtbh road; where *: i; culvert' had been placed, -carrying it across the road and flooding his; land; Now he did notAsee c the, j^stipe^Qf $«►.. .step, or why meanr should have Veen taken to relieve one side of the road to < the detriment of the other.,, -A-- f. ACCOUNTS PABSEP.. A-" T Several items of accounts were/ patted :■ for nay meat, hut when one, for payment of a wheelbarrow had been under dit- A. cussionV T jCburicillor !Dirir«AW '■ asked ' by whom '■?.. the order had been; given P ; ,^ua ■A Councillor M'Neil was veryjglad that question, had been J asked aa hewished , to say something on the subject When the' daymen were making the) repairs to • Main-street he came across th»m one day, and although; there was a large amount of. filling . and stuff : ' ttf pc ■i wheeled from a distance he found that ;- the two men had only between-them^-one pick, one barrow, and two.shovels. Considering that there was a direct lost ; of time -for 'the ' J -waht"oi.'--t66l|i^'Ue^eola>Jv ferred with the other members of com-, mittee; who were available, and thejT , agreed to order the "barrow, TAJ LEAVE OF -ABSENCE. ' " ; Councillor M'Neil. intimated that ha,: would; be leaving the district for jtsfo or three months*n ths* anjdif the Council wislieoV it he was wlUng to tender, hit retigha- T tioniA T v ." A AT -A : . ,,.-.rZ-' .-, Councillor Dungahl, said that •'Jt-'w&'jj. * not necessary to apply for leave for jtJhe> ; time: mentioned, as by the JAct he could absent himself from three ordinary" meetings without the forfeiture of his, . seat". T ■' ;.:.'■'.'.■ " : ' '■'■'".' The Chajbman said, he thoiUtgh(t i^ 3 kright; vthat it should r come' Council, so that ratepayers would know of ' Councillor WS^Thslf^ej^^Z^if depreisated_Btrpnglj ; what _bad taken y. ;-place Jin the past, whereJCouncillors had been elected, and then only put Jin Jan appearance merely to save their teats.. .. - Councillor Dungan could not agree '■ with the Qhairngian. \l any Cou^iUpj? neglected his dutvT it: was a^matterbei ; tWeen himself and the ratepayers ; for although his, brother Councillors, \ upoq : W[hpih extra work was thrown, might J hjafclikjoit, they could not punith him, 1 while; the ratepayer* couAdjJ ehosJ4 r j he. ' - -seek re-election/ ' . rj r r^[»[ft agreed with ths Chairman* arid would, moire J . •"■ A - •*That three moftthsleave^ be granted to CbuhciUpr ? M'Neil,-' at- the ; tame [time he would suggest the pro-, proiety of. that gentleman resigning his position as a meihbj«3f of tt* Puhlia "Works^Pammitte^'V* U^A JA> ! A Z.A a The le^ve wat. gi«nted;j a^id it>waf < k decided that^jcojincillor should be ap-. _ pointed at next 'meeting io act tempor- A arilyi at Gouncillbr M'Neil stated '-thatfi ,he would be m town almdlt up to that. time. „ y "'[;'. TL.-'.;*. i -i r . ; .-' A- WOBK ; W_WXS^;J M A' > -"' i ; ; '"'T" T Mr. Coleman made application ta have som.e falling m doM m front of hia ; premiset in.Brbad-^treet^fT' [ :: 'y' : '■''. AA T^ matter 'wav discussed at sdmi»; length, and eventually,™-- -■ -— r--:- ~ . : - — - ■ —-Councillor vJ^cno. mpyedi t «iid|CfeTUi^v/ cUloi Dwng^n siacdhded^rT Z. ; "That th# J application l 6tWt. Col*-. I man] relativejtb work .required m street A. 'leading ' off SquaM beTre^erred^ toMfcfiis^ i Public W°rk.t Q.anjnii.ttee^ with power. • t'9 act m the. n*atter. v^C4rriedi < Z 'Thatcohcluded'thiC business^ and the;. J Council adjourned) Tuutill J ithe first . Wednesday m, October, ;...'