PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 164, 8 October 1881, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

j Wednesday, October S, 1881. [ The usual monthly meeting of the PalI merstou North Borough Council took place ou Wednesday, His Worship the ! Mayor presiding, Councillors M'Neil, Snelson, and Jcnsscn beiig also' present. i NEW COUNCILLORS. Messrs Walker and Fred Mowlem, the gentlemeq elected to fill the late vacancies, then made the required declaration, and took their seats at the. Council table. MINUTES. When the Clerk had finished reading the minutes, Councillor M'NBixisaid he was under the impression that one of the resolutions had been imperfectly transcribed, , But upon the production ofthe original document by the Town Clerk, it ..was found that Councillor M'Neil was in error. The Mayor then read the following correspondence. | thanks. ; The Resident Magistrate* Mr. Ward, ! forwarded a letter to the Council, expres- [ sing his thanks for the use ofthe Town Hall, which had beep given him for sittings of his Court during the alterations to bis own building. I No answer required. ; I CONITABLK QTLLESPIB. I Letter from Inspector James, acknowledging copy of resolution passed by the Council, protesting against the removal of Constable Gillespie. The letter stated that the resolution would be passed onto Commissioner Reader, as requested* RESIGNATION. Letter from Mr. Fred Mow/lem, tern-, dering his resignation of the position of Registrar of Dog«. Accepted. FILLING THE VACAKCT. Upon the motion of Councillor Snblson, seconded by Councillor Jjknssbjk, it was resolved — ■, " That the Town Clerk be appointed Registrar of Dog», without' Ae.** [ THE TElflk STATION. . A memo, was received from Mr. Holdsworth, the Commissioner of Crown Lauda, in reply to an application for section 257, and intimating that it had been passed on to the Secretary of Crown Lands for consideration. . . Councillor Snelson spoke in strong terms upon the course pursued by the Lands Department about the' matter. The ' letter from the Council making the application, had been written o» the eleventh, of August ; it was not until the 17th of. September that its receipt was- acknowledged, and from that time to the present the matter was supposed to. be under cpri- ' sideration. Until the Council .followed 1 up the matter it would be quietly shelved, and they would hear nothing mort of it. He would suggew that the ., Town: Clerk should be instructed ,to communicate w,ith the Minister of 7 Land? and bring it ( forcibly under his attention. ° HECTIFTING AW oriT*HlC\*. The Clerk of the ManawaU County. Council wiote covering the following resolution, passed by that body on the 7th of June, bat which he had inadvertently omitted to forward :— , < «* That ptou* and specification^ of pro-; poted additions to the Manawatu Bridge, I with tenders for ■ame.be submitted to | the Manawatu County CquucU for its approve!. DRAIN WAMTB». : Mr. Hayns complained thatiince bia last letter to the Council his land at Terraee Bod had been twice flooded and asking that immediate remedies should be taken. The Matob said that the evil, in the first instance, bad been eansed by the Government, when making the roadj; and although the Council wai not to blame, as it bad made several attempts t« Temove the water, afcjll- he didnot, think it would be either wise or pleasant^ t« get into dimcuhjes with ratepayers, over the matter. It had been. propoied. t« oarify ttie water on to Mrs. Manson f s land, but he was under tht impresnon that that lady wauld % »o m«rt than any other land owner % t*k« ktA^tQ the proceedings - .^, '_ . '

Counsillor Walker said that a few days previously he had taken a walk along the road, and not only Mr. Hayns'* land, but the Cemetery on the other side of the road, was completely under water He thought some immediate steps «nould be taken to effect adequate drainage, as it was a deplorable sight to see the receptacle of the dead, whose last resting place sbnn'd be carefully tended, in such a condition. The Mayor said that Councillor Walker might be under the impression that the Cemetery was low ground ; but such vas not the case, as it had been specially selected oo account of its being high. The water which came down froni the terrace had T no means of escape, and was dammed back. However, when the improvements' which were proposed b} the Public Works Committee were carried put, both the cemetery and the land in the vicinity would be relieved. Councillor .SneIiBQN asked, kow it was that t ie drain on Mr. Hayni's side of the road had been filled up. ; „. „ The Mayo* explained that 1 the ditch referred to had never been a drain) but a blind ditch with no outlet. ' POtTNDKEEPEB. ! A letter was read from Constable Oil- | lespie tendering his resignation as Poundkeeper, which was accept, and, upon the motion of Councillor i M'Neiz, • seconded Councillor SNEwaw, Mr. Thomas Grapdisson was appointed his successor. THE HPSPTTAI,.; ■ .... Councillor Junssen drew the attention of the Council to a resolution which had been passed the previous day at the meeting of the Manawatu County Council, rescinding one pwsed, and refusing to recoup the Palmerston Hospital Committee for any outlay upon patients receive*':, from the county. He (CouHßiilor Jenssen) said that as such was the intention of the County Council, he would be very , careful. before giving- an ioiderfpr admission to those outside the borough. The Mator said he thought Councillor j Jenssen labored somewhat under a misapprehension about the matter. At a ! | previous meeting pf.thelCpunty Cpuncilj I it had been agreed that the Palmerstpn! j Hospital Committee should be recouped! for expense incurred in connection with I county patients, but at the next meeting Councillor Jfcuckstraw sought. to have it, rescinded, but as he (the Mayor) was absent on the Decision, its consideration was adjourned. On Tuesday, however, it came pn, and the motion was rescinded,! and he should confess when he] heard Ithe matter argued upon broad grounds hisj opinions had undergone a change. At first view he had looked upon it as a Pal-j merston man, but when taking a ■ wider view of the question, he could , ate r there was some justice on the side of the; County Council; . He might state that i| was not the wish, of that body to repu-l diate pr get clear bf anj^ 1 liability which* it had incurred, asit wa» quite twilling to pay any cldim. preferred for expenses between' the passing of : the resolution and its being rescinded. The' view taken! by the County Council was that tb.e time was not far distant when some definite ticheme would have to be propounded to meet the' calls for charity, and those o;f distress, and accident in the' county. Paljmerston and t'eilding were now boroughej, and it might not be long before -Foxton would follow suit, and then something would be done to put the matter upon k proper footing./ ' ■■' .: j Councillor M'Nei£ isaid in his opinion the time had arrived when Palmerstpn should have a Benevolent Society. They all knew that no matter ho^f prosperous and flourishing a town was, still there' was always some case of rindigence, either through accident or-iicknesp, and without such societies , the burden fell upon a class of people who were' 1 Always called upon to relieve. It was but a natural thing: when persons were iin. distress and difficulty that they should go to councillors, and very often the strain.' upon them was much mqre tfe^n people were aware of. In addition 1 3 the foregoing; reasons, howeter, j < there j was another and a most potent one — tvbicb was, that for every ppund contributed, they would beable-to elaimfronx the Government an equal sum. , -.. . ! The Matpb said:he^eartiiy u ehdbrsed the remarks made "by Councillor M'Nejil,. and coiild, bear put'thatportipn ; wbiqh referred to the calls made upon him. in his official eapacity. He ' kad 1 isafuetf many passes or orders; for ,a4ausßJ«p, iqtp the Wanganui Hospital, but he had "found that in five cases oat of JBix;. that [when a man wanted to go into the Wanganui "Hospital, he was totally unableTtd get; there, and the order had to be supple* naented by the applicant's fare to Wi - ganui. If any action were taken, he would be only happy to do bis utmost to assist both publicly and privately. j THB FITZHERBERT BRIDGE. | The Mayor said, that while touchkig upon tbe, actionof the County Council, ih»i might state 6ne irfatter waich had cpine.. before. that body^on th&nrevions-dayi and' a matter which, in his ©pinion vitally af- ' fectect the : infe^sts of r this jA 1 resolution. . was passed, that should 1 be made'W flie Minister ofPublic Wpffcs !^; haye'tk^ fit.zh'^peA'BHdgej yek'ted ii the Ci|u^y f 0p f fancil v *nd'in;pJßrs«an'ce of thaf fesolution 'a telegram was, l^ j ailHf"W ihti 1 'CpHiircii fu inai^at!Bl> wired to Mr. Johnston, askmgfhim to'takc; the necessary! steeps. Aia, kowever, jhe (the Mayor) Ij^d, ,ioost strongly opposed tbe motion, a'nd/gpnsidered it his doty as; Mayor pf , Palmerstpiii to , protect its \mtttit, ; hei had' defpatcn^d a 'counter, message to Mr.J Jphß.tene,.asking_him to . take no action if the T maUer.»ntil receipt of a comm\itiicatiori l fro» toe j Gonncrf. His reason for doing tl^s was, that as air telegram would reach Mr. Jonnstone about five minutes after jtbc^ of, that frona; ;tke County Council, it w.ouid be .the me | ans. l qf .preyenting tiro doing anytning until "we people bf Pali merston had Tad an opportunity of pro- > tecting the'mselvea; ■ He; (ihe Mayor) bad certainly no authon^ for ; what he had done, but trusted that the Council wquld attribute hfa action to a desire tp_protectits interests^ ......,, ----- j Councillor SifitspM considered {his Worship entitled to the thanks ofjthe ratepayers for .; hit ; action-, and the zeal and. energy which; prompted it. fHe con. . sidefed tbe^m»iter ons ,of the \igke** |mnprtance.tp thet wielfarc « ••*' '?*!'> a « r^ on » as if the resolution if the County Gouhcij were put. )ntp effect, it^ouldlie a most deadly , Wow. f^i> Ihe; progress viinii. prosr :P!»nty,ejftittetown," r I'orjyeaMith^Beifle iof I P,«ln\erst»n had; been looking .forward "tp tho settlement of JFitzhw-bgrt.ajiioqe of its greatest support commerciallyVboth in the matters of supply and demand. Hitherto dr^wbucka had b^@9 experienced , ivi ti& vrtat at «Q«d« s r Hwl b.qw vi tfeow

were being provided, and settlers and population increasing* it -was sought to undo wbat had been done, and was being done, by vesting the bridge in a body which had no sympathy or community of interest with settlers on either side of the .river. He could view the resolution in no other flight than a blow to retard settlement in Fifzherbert, and cripple the progr«Bs ofPalmerston, for were anything ro happen the bridge, they might rest assured the County Council would not be over anxlius in the matter.- - He thought a strong resolution should be forwarded to the • Government, and further that it should -be backed up by both by an indignatiou meeting of the burgesses and a monster petition of the residents both in Fitzherbert and Palmerston, for he felt quiet sure the settlers on the other side of the river \vbuld:willingly join fn the matter. .He would, therefore, mave^ — | "That this Council requests that the i sole contrpl of 'he Fitzherbert -Bridge be ! vested ih ! the -Borough Council of PatImerstbn North; and that a copy pf this ' resplutionrbe forwarded, to Mr; Jfbhnstone, for submission to the Minister of Public Works." .. : ;. ■■:—;■■ •. -.- _-.. , The motion was seconded by Councillor Jbnssen, and carried unanimously..- --'; /Councillor 'StfEisdN . then further moved j and Councillor. Jbnssbk seconded, | " That this Councit endorses the action taken by the Mayor with regard to the ]fc Fitzherbert Bridge, and" ; tenders its < ~ acknowledgment for. the prompt aetion displayed, by himin asking the Government to defer its decision until the arrival of the resolution passed by this. . Council." . ' ! I NSPECTOR OP WEIGHTS AND* 'MEASUBJ&I. Councillor M'Nbii. considered th j to. vn had arrived at * the stage of maturity Which aecesaitated the appointment of air Inspectoi of Weights and Measures. 1 It had come within his own knowledge that trad esm en in the town had not been giving the legitimate weight and measure; and, therefore, he considered it necessary steps should be taken to compel an observance of the law in that . respect^ He would -mover- ■•->■::::• v/i ,% • c \ :,:'.■.■.-.-,■ „.'.'. " Tuat the TowiT Clerk be instructed * to communickt'e*with ; themumeipalitiesof Weilingtotf and Wanganuias to thermal** ner In Which the Inspector ;of ..Weights aad'Measurea is vpaid.it wi£h Li a view of having an offieer appomted^tpl that office for this town." i;;H!i -. v Councillor, Wa^ke'b seconded the re* solution which' wasf carried i ; ' : ..." ' i'IOBHSED HAIILB. ' .'• I ; Councillor Siraa&soif moved, ana Councillor - > "That a" licehs'e be^granttd to the ens-*.. todiaus. of the ; foresters' and Town. Halls, subject to the conditioiiir contained in the report qf the Inspector of Public Buildings:" l Carried^;e . \, .... REFRESHMENT FOB MAN AND BEASS, Councillor MpwitEM moved; and Coun-. cjllqr^NEiiSON seconded-: . " That thVTown Clerk be instructed to write to the; District ; |snigineer, askingthatleave.be, granted to this Council to* fix 'a amair pip^ tp^ne of theater tank* v the wateß-from such, pipe to-be used for, . drinking purposes. ' n ln" speaking-- to Jth&; -resolution, Conn-. cillarnMoyLEM propoßed that, $ trough: and drinking vessel should ."be^ provide* iso'ifchat either jaen^or' Horses could* obtain* adi ink of water when required; L a very good one, but rather questioned the advisability df-haviug. a hoise trough* in ( 'hV^abKc*Sq«sre.j'T :;j;;j;,f The motion was carried. , TH&^PoW'OITKm SITE; •' CBa*ci)lor SsEtsoN asked if any reply had been receivd from Mr Jehnston* with' VegaWto the applicatioa 3fpr th* Pest office siieiv/ fob j . . • j vTke Town,Clerk replied; in the nega*. tive,'buV explained ''tnk* he' f ha4-not written to the >PostmaiterrGeneral until after: tne prorogation of ParUamen V The Mayob said it would do no ' harm, to write again i*potf tfie matter^ and thf- ; .Town t Clerk was instructed f go, Kk "--'■"■ v%^iAx&~ '-'-■ i -••''• Councillor SmSOKOf-- wiihed to- know> wh^tKeri*'alling.iniMaiii.-Jtree^«n^ pther streets leading to fhe Square, to, I which faVhad'caUediiittejtJionrlast meetuig ..wajito b«, cpmmenced. ;. The JMA^te 're^Hef tliat.'atu prejteni; therei^as:Ho^^daya%bje jfor r the pur^ -poserand-before 4b« .worK_ .^a.B: com-. :meiactfd it.wjanldbe. .necessary to haye : a schedule of fhe streets to be metalled aH* the estfanatecl^coat.. There was stilt f feftXH^tlie credits JtKe CpondlTOUt rP [ ttie'fernia'tip» ; loan afteripaying foJaU th* work doneland all^wingfp.r.lfe? contract* hand^, , - t _. i _, : ; . . "Couneillpr Snelson asked: why a-ppr^. ti*n bf^ne^rpceeds df rates was not if .Yoted'to-BWBtaUwg' tHe said pwvirion^ had been made for forming every street. 1 inHhe town ;/ but %hil«'fhe»B ; were:spme- -. Jnotaibly Eairangs, I jo**! provided, iV>r— wWchitWoiild not be waiilea for some time ;^ecj^ been, . neelected. ".'' "." ..' . .' ' '" ■• ,"'''. . Siir 6bunciHor Jenssk* po»ted out itnafc a eood thewtes had^mot been,coK nected,-awS:alaer that a- large portion of those wbicihadyhad been »ppl»d. to the management, and tke making offoot^^ [pattrt^/v^r^i:'^ ■}.■£. I':*:-}.- .'-,'-l 4 .0* gjbeiCffAi»MAM;said;hei had not the islightest.objectio,KJ^mikke a.; draWifrom, the £700 in hand;for,lformation 1 and applyit aetalling, ..^ofkiMbftt] it shpuldi,^ ; on, the dis.tincfr understanding-that when the loaa for ittetamngoTrfta/AP^i fi& ><os^<¥ n *™ i bereftmded^hq ■'' . : * . Councillor SsßidSowlie was quite agree-. :*blfe,|o;|hftt!ep,ursey u 3 iii) \ y .i\-i&. J b [U . ; ; And was^abeu^^to, write a resolution^ to the effect thatuthe tenders be called ,iwitoediateJy»i^ h^^ .--hi^. * -*. Cbujjcilllpr./KBissiHL. explamed that it was tbsoluteiy,. impossible that the work could fee psoepeded with,at once, as Grey-. street and the other leading fr° m tneine^WKaswW^Wssof^rmation, and it wouia L be'madnesß to eatft. metal^ ever them. However, he, as one of the Publi©. 'Workj^^ ClSjnmi^ejr woild^pr«mise that tne w£rk^ Iheut&b'e dtpne^fte inpment if- \ wan possible .te i dtfip^ 1 ■ :; ;;• \ > ■ '■-" > " CouiiclUor Siiitso^ expTe^s^ himself as aatisfild with the C; And! tfie. OottncU,;«djo^rnel %.tU ;:<M .; i^rst Wedfieisday in NivieinbePV 73 ' /