BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 24, 20 December 1883, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Borough Council took place on Tuesday night. Present : His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Lewis, Kenny, Tutchen, Joyce, Hepburn, Brown, and T ticker. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The outgoing correspondence was read and discussed. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE. From H. Bull, requesting the use of a cart and horse, for the purposes of cutting a water-table in Cobden Street. The request was granted. From J. B. Dawson re Bright Street drain, and submitting plans of a bathing, house with a wind-mill pump, which would supply Gisborne with wash water, and stating that he was prepared to carry out his improvements in the sanitary system of Gisborne.

Cr. Lewis moved and Cr. Kenny seconded, “ That the letter be acknowledged.” Carried.

From Mark Davis, asking the Council to erect a new trough and stand. Cr. Tutchen moved, and Cr. Lewis seconded, “ That the matter be left tor the Engineer to report on.” Carried. From D. Johnston, jun., Chairman of the School Committee, requesting the Council to sanction the formation and kerbing of the footpath in front of the new intant school. it was decided to let the Engineer inspect the work and find the probable cost. engineer’s report. Sir,—l have the bouor to report as follows :—

Bussell Road.— l have inspected this road as ordered, and found that to till up hollows ami provide for proper drainage would cost £l5. At the present time there is a good opportunity of doing this work, as some of the sand now being removed in Roebuck Road could be used for filling up. Loive. Street Bridge.— l think this bridge « m be pa’ched up and made safe for the pre. sent for Lhe sum of £lO.

As to the work authorised at last meeting, the footpath in Roebuck Road (between Gladstone and Childer’s Road) is being proceeded with. The pipes in Grey Street and the drain through Borough reserves will shortly be attended to. Many of the drains in the Borough are being choked with water-cress, and I would suggest that tenders be called for the clearance of water-cress from the following drains :—Drain along Waikanae boundary from Bright Street to near the wharf, about 30 chains ; outlet drain from large box culvert, Gladstone Road (section 162) to Waikanae (about 75 chains). Contract Aberdeen Ro >d.— The contractor is making pretty good progress with the shingling. The quality of the shingle is rather better than when I last reported. Disraeli Street.— The work on this contract has been going on moie briskly since my last report, and, as an effort now seems being made to get the work finished, I recommend that an extension of time (30 days) be granted to this contractor. Pai/ments.— I recommend a progress payment (the sixth) of £BO to C. McDevitt; aj 8 o a progress payment of £3O (the fourth) to g. Doleman, conditionally on the extension o f time recommended above being granted.

Dag Labor. — (Total, £5 19s) as per pay. sheet has been employed in cleaning ou t gutters, cutting trees, Ac., I am, &c., J. R. Reynolds, Borough Engineer. RUSSELL STREET. Cr. Hepburn moved, and Cr. Tutchen seconded, “ That the work in Russell Street be done at once.” Cr. J. Brown moved, as an amendment, “ That no public money be spent on the road.” Cr. Joyce seconded the amendment, on the ground that the road was a private one, and had not been taken over by the Council. Amendment put and carried ; motion lost. LOWE-STREET BRIDGE. Cr. Lewis proposed, “ That the recommendations of the Engineer in his report with regard to the above be done.” Cr. Tutchen seconded. Carried. DRAINS. Cr. Tutchen proposed, and Cr. Hepburn seconded, “ That the drains be cleaned thoroughly, and not only of water-cress as requested by the Engineer.” Cr. Joyce proposed as an amendment, and Cr. J. Brown seconded, “ That the matter be allowed to stand over for the present.” The amendment was carried by the Chairman’s casting vote. Cr. Lewis moved as a further amendment, “ That the Engineer report on the same at the next meeting, and find out the probable cost of the work. Cr. Kenny seconded, and on being put it was carried. HOLES IN DISRAELI STREET. Cr. Kenny said that the ruts and hollows in Disraeli Street were very dangerous,

and the water-channel was too deep. He moved, “ That they be filled in at once.” Cr. Joyce seconded. The Engineer was instructed to see and get the work performed. doleman’s contract. S. Doleman’s contract for the formation of Disraeli Street was extended for thirty days. The Engineer’s report was adopted. PAYMENTS. Accounts to the amount of /128 2s. sd. were passed for payment. extraordinary. It was decided, on the motion of Cr. Lewis, “ That the Engineer, or Mr. Wilkinson, the overseer’s, attention be called to the water-tables, which required cleaning, and to have the rubbish carted away.” The Council agreed to hold their next meeting on the 2nd of January next, 1884. tenders. Print ini'— F. Dufaur and Co.’s tender, being the only one sent in, was accepted. Dog Collars— A. Bruce at is ?d ; M. Hall, is 4d ; and W. Morgan, is 2id each. Cr. Lewis proposed, and Cr. Lewis seconded, “ That Mr. Morgan’s tender be accepted.” Carried. HARBOUR BOARD. The Council now resolved itself into the Harbor Board, to open applications for wharfinger. The following applications were sent in J. Bailey, £2 5s per week ; W. E. Cross, 10s per week ; J. Morgan, /,’4 per week ; A. J. Thomas, l2s 6d ; H. McKay, ,£3 per week ; W. H. Quinlan, /,2 10s per week. Proposed by Cr. Lewis, and seconded by Cr. Tutchen, “ That A. J. Thomas be elected Wharfinger.” Carried. This was all tne business.