Patea Borough Council.

Patea Mail, 7 June 1882, Page 3

Patea Borough Council.

The Council held a long sitting on Monday night, and sat again last night till nearly eleven o’clock, adjourning then till Tuesday next. Bye-laws remain to be adopted, and other business considered. All the Councillors were present at both meetings. The principal business at, Monday’s meeting was the following . Applications for Right of Way. Mr Barton again applied on behalf of Mr R. Read for the granting of a formal right of way, to facilitate the registering of property under the Land Transfer Act. Mr Read had purchased two sections at different times from Mr, Sherwood. One was registered before the borough was formed. The other section could not be registered until the Council granted a right of way, although both sections abut on the same private half-chain road extending beyond the Hospital. Mr Barton explained the legal position. Mr Read and Mr Houghton also addressed

the Council as parties interested in properties requiring the right of way. The Council agreed, with one dissentient, to grant the right of way, in consideration that the legal difficulties had been created by the property coming under a strict condition in the Corporations Act. A desire was expressed to see the road made a chain wide and opened to the public, but for the present purpose of giving a legal right to property, it was considered that the granting of a right of way was the simplest expedient. A similar application on behalf of Mr Houghton was also granted. Deputation in Trouble. Mr Dale attended to request the Council to level the part of Lincoln-street opposite the new gateway to his timber yard. The Mayor objected to the manner in which Mr Dale attempted to address the Council. He had passed a private memo, to the Clerk saying he wanted to be heard. That was objectionable, and a stand should be made against it. Mr Dale knew the practice of public bodies, and should have sent a letter to the Council requesting to be heard. It was unusual and unreasonable that a person should come into that room, pass a memo, to the Clerk, and try to stop the Council’s business in order that he might address them on some matter that was not before them. Councillor Dixon thought Mr Dale should be heard. Councillor Adams proposed that Mr Dale be heard through Councillor Dixon. If it is not on some subject matter before the Board, I think it is out of order. Mayor ; I am quite certain it is out of order, but I will put it to the Council to decide. Councillor Milroy : If you consider it out of order, why do you put it. to the Council? Mayor : I will leave it an open question. Vote taken, and leave given. Mr Dale then asked the Council to level down the high part of Lincoln-street, so that drays can more easily use the new approach to hie timber yard, the approach being over ground between his new residence and the bank. The back road to his timber yard is a quagrpire in wet weather, and therefore he had made this new sideentrance. Mayor : There is no question before the Council, and we will pass on to the ordinary business. ; The Council considered ,in committee for a long time a question of banking account, as reported in another column, and adjonrned till Tuesday,