BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1996, 28 May 1875, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Gouncil was held in the Council Chamber last night. Present—Cr Renshaw, in the chair ; Crs Anthony, Wilson, Butt, Ehrenfried and Macnab. MINUTES AND COKBES^ONDENCE. The minutes of last meet'ng were read and confirmed. A letter was roceived from the Borough Engineer relative to the Bright Smile proposed flume,, recommending that it should be erected at a greater height than that; proposed, and that some slight alterations shoirM be made:: in the arrangement of the timbers. It was decided that the alterations being made the application of the Bright Smile Company be granted for ten years at the nominal rent of sixpence per year, tinder clauses 7 arid 8 of the Borough of Thames TramwajsAct, 1874. ' WOBKS COMMITTEE. The report of the Works Committee was received, and it recommended that the application of Moorcraft and others for a bye-road from the. main line-in Upper Albert street be not entertained. : With regpvd to the complaint of Mr Thomson, of the tramway in Pollen and Campbell streets being above the proper level of the road and damaging Ms property by flooding it, the Committee were of opinion that Mr Thomson had erected his house two feet too low, >and recommended that the proper level of the road be given to Mr Thomson by the Engineer. With regard to the beach ends of Sealey, Richmond and Willoughby streets, referred to by the Officer of the Local Board of Health in his report, the Committeej3o not,recommend any money to be'spent in temporary"re")air of ""tfie streets, but that the water tables of those streets be carried down in wood and large box culverts be made" under the Beach Road; the cost of which would be £200, the work to be done as soon as the Council have funds. It recommended also that' |heplatform at the Volunteer .'Hall be allowea to remain until the footpath be permanently formed. In conclusion, the Committee suggested that the Council at its next sufc'ig take into consideration the adv:sability of raising several thousand pounds on the security of a special- rate or otherwise, and issue debentures for the same under part 16 of the Municipal Cor/ rations Act. The monies so raised word enable the Council to carry out those permanent wcrks now so necessaiy in the Borough. The Report was adopted. ACCOUNTS. The following accounts were passed :— Wages for past fortnight £35 19s 8d ; wages at cemetery £22 14s 6d;' John Brett on account of Upper Albert street contract, £20. EXTENSION OF CEMETERY. A letter was read from Mr E. W. Puchey stating that five out of the six signatures to the deed for the Cemetery block had been obtained, and suggesting that Mr G. T. Wilkinson be sent to Wangarei to obtain-tbe other one, so that the deed might be completed. Resolred—That Crs Butt and Wilson see- Mr Puckey as. to the cost, and whether it could not be done through the Resident Magistrate. fit Wangarei, and report result to Council. ■'•' . ■• :■■"'■■■. KEPxm3. ];..-'"['' :' „■■'■ The foreman of Works was authorised to repair the covering of the -fire-well at the junction of Albert and Brown streets. The Works Committee were authorised to make the carter's room habitable. ■

: SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting was held thereafter to consider [Regulation Wo. 4. Cr Butt proposed, " That in pursuance of section 45, sub-division 9 of part I; schedule B of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, the Council of the Borough of Thames j. make the following regulation, that is to say: — .-.■:-: r' ■:■ ': ■■ ■'"•'■■-. '■■ It shall not be lawful to drive into or through any street or public thoroughfare within the Borough of Thames, except between the hours ;of;12; p.m. and 7 a.m of any day during the months of May, June, Julys hand August, and between the hours of 12 p.m. and 6 a.m/during the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April of any ;year, auy cattle intended for sale, slaughter;or shipment, or travelling, from one part of New Zealand or any other. colony to any other place. Provided that; nothing herein contained shall apply to horses driven in harness or to oxen in yoke. Cr Butt in moving the resolution referred to the accidents which had already happened from driving cattle through the streets of the Borough. One man resident at Shortland had been gored, and after being an inmats of: the hospitel for some time had come out crippled for life. On another occasion a beast had forced its way into the bar of a public house, and the man inside" only escaped injury by being dragged out of the p^ace, the beast wrecking the place. It was constantly occurring that these cattle were.being driven, and one broke away here, another

there, and foot passengers had to take shelter by getting into houses or leaping fences. If such a thing occurred as children coming out of one of the public schools—where there- were as many as 200 children let out at one time —when these cattle were being driven, the chances were that loss of life would ensue. He said there was «, public slaughter-house .at Tararu, and a slaughter-house belonging to Mr Banks at Parawai, to which were attached proper stockyards, and the boats could deliver their stock either at Taramx or up the crock at Banks'wharf. It would be no hardship to the farmers living on the other side of the Firth, as purchasers of their cattle could arrange for where they could be delivered. Cr Macriab seconded the resolution. Cr Elirenfried opposed the motion. He thought it necessary that the bye-law should be passed, but not until a stockyard had been erected somewhere about the gas works for cattle; landed to be placed in. He should oppose the, motion until such arrangements had teen made, as it "would be a hardship to the slaughter men and butchers and the small farmers on the other side. Crs. Anthony nnd Wilson spoke :"n favour of the resolution. The chairman was of opinnion that more time should be taken to consider the matter, and that the Council should not proceed hastily to pass such byelaws After a long discussion, Cr Ehrenfriecl I moved that the special meeting stand adjourned for 14 days, in order that the Council might further consider that subject. ,-,;• .-■. ■■ \ -.- •- „.-■ -:■■; Cr Butt accepted the amendment of Cr Ehrenfricd, and it was decided that the meeting should stand adjourned till Thursday, 10th June, at 7 p.m. ...; The meeting then adjourned