Thames Borough Council.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3118, 14 February 1879, Page 2

Thames Borough Council.

I .The usual fortnightly meeting of the | Council was held at the Council Chambers jlasfc evening. Present: Cra Ehrenfried ! (in the chair), Wilson, Mennie, KcGowan land Hansen.

/iThf/minu^Bs of previous meeting were read and connrmed,:^^!^ l/,~i iii~;G The heads of correspondence, outward since last meeting was read over.

WATBB SUPPLY, j ,\ <; A letter was read from the"secretary to' the Water Supply Committee, asking the Council if they were willing to take over the Water Supply, and asking an expression of opinion from the Council on the matter.

The Chairman briefly sketched what had been already done with reference to the Water Supply. The Water Committee had come to the conclusion that it would be well to have the Supply vested in the Borough, and it was now forftbe Borough Council to decide if. it would lake over the Supply with its assets and liabilities, which the Committee wished them todo. The County were not agreeable to this arrangement —were, in fact, quite opposed to it. The matter did not require any consideration now. It had been talked over often before. The Supply coufdHbe worked much better by oue body .than by three, as under the present' management no one took any interest in it* >:.; : Cr Merinie thought it would be wel| to have a fuller meeting. . . „.. ..!

Cr McGowan moved -r " That this Council is willing to. take over the assets, liabilities, and full control of the Thames Water Supply, guaranteeing all existing rights and privileges." He said he believed if the Supply were under the control of the Council it could be worked much belter than at' the present, but he would strongly object to giving any premium Tor their share' to the other bodies interested. - • -.

Cr Wilson seconded.' Carried.

A letter on the same subject was read from the Purawai Highway Board. The letter stated that a committee had been appointed, and empowered to dispose of the Board's interest in the Water Supply in such way as not to curtail the privileges now held by Parawai residents.

DOG COLLABS

A memo, was received from Sab* Inspector Kenny, asking for 300 dog collars for the year commencing March Ist, 1879. ' Tenders for the supply of dog collars were received from W. Culpitt, and E. Hay don, the former being 7|d the litter 8d each. Mr-Culpitt'a tender was -acCepted. ■; '.:. ..;> .; •. ■ : ■ • ■•.'.'. •■. ! .-- :"-:V^. !■,':'<: GBAHAMSTOWN AND TAB ABU TEAM WAT.,

A letter was received from Mr W. Souter on behalf of the Grahams town and Tararu Tramway, asking that the rent of the tramway be remitted, as had been done for the past two or three years, on the grounds that it was barely paying expenses, that the Company had to pay rates, and that, it relieved, roads of an amount of traffic.

Cr Ehrentried thought it might be well for them to take the circumstances men*

tioned into consideration, and remit the rent.

In answer to Cr Ehrenfried, the Town Clerk said tbat £1300 of Borough money had been spent on the tramway. The rent was £20 per annum. Cr Hansen: Suppose the speculation had turned out well. We would have only got £20 per annum all the same. Mr Souter, who was present to support the application, said that the Tramway Company had spent over £10,000 on the tramway. Before the tramway was made lßSoo^pr"yeaf r>had' '■•WS&rififSr J9SrtSe road. - , „ ■ „ „. -, Cr Wifs6n moved > that 4he -rent be re- , Cr McGowan moved, as an amendment, ibat the r§nf< '• be-£lO > it&tn Hhe year. Carters had to pay licenses and rates as tvelj, -and it was only fair that thejOqm-^ jiany should pay'rpat.: r ,:- T l a x >.ff i Cr Hansen seconded; but on the suggestion of Cr Mennie it was ■ decided to leave-the blatter over for:iconsid«rAtiote*t next meeting, in the meantime a commi^ tee consisting of Cr, McGo\**_n, * • the mover, and the Mayor being appointed to make enquiries oh the matter', '•»■''," ' ' i A letter was received. From the secre-' tary to the Hospital making application for^h 9i anift of ,£2.7 >#■ jBA* amount of subsidy required from'the Borough for the quarter ending D«o. 31st, 1878^ .ft was decided to forward a cheque j f -'- tCB" &TlsSWb %miteNATYo&. •• V * ' A letter was!recs9ive!4ifrqmCr Brassey dated Wellington, 24th January, stating that 1 as' her was(!en!gag^!ma*itt^S2Jirrp| round the South and-did not know how* leng he might be.absent from Council tneetmgsj 4ie tendered. his\)MMiin|li^f• a Councillor iv qrdor that.notime misht be lost in fiUVpg the Beat vacated ! f' j After Some discussion it Was ileeide,d to> grant tOr Bflasaey,; ertended time : ah n , sence, and not accept the resignation. ,' ,; EXTENSION OF TIME_OIJDEB BATIN& ktTp \ A circular was received from the. Colonial Secretary's office statibg that as f^e. quent appeals were tna'de -by lifcaT feodies' for 1 extension of time! under sfeatMai6B/of the Bating Act^ anda«> suwh )««te»»t<)U cquld only 'We! granted r'bjl Governor in Council' when anythirig i*6\nred <> W\m'' done<by the, Act within a:flfced"iiniefWM' not done through accidjebt Wmisadven* ture, in future local bodies applyinff' for' extension,; of time would jhave to show,, clearly the causes, <etc.,„oJf { :^he~.'4cß{dent, t ' otherwise the- Gove.rßiE3nt.. ; wp^dnot'te-" commend the ; Governor to gran.t th?'^. -; tension applied for. Be?«ivod>) k> '"n^V^i

;.''."." BBCRBATIOK „.;,f ;; j iht The Town Clerk said that Mr Murdoch, owing tothie imperfect state ;of thel plan*, and the difficulty of finding otifc tb«Jiae«;: was stopped in fencioy,: and aiked to b«> allowed to employ the men/for >aw4ik or" two clearing' the flat's.^ It war decided not to comply withf rt^e-r*qt^eiti?o'l -«v< hi ; .".■•"'. wbj^Ks co±mitsk'B,itjf6Vii .'■"■£■- j The.report of this committee was read" agM^Uowi^it^KiS^^!^l^ & report that, with regiu;d, to t^e' e'ncrpaeK-i ment,,bf> the recommend that theForemap cart a few loads of hard mullock, andr. roughly make up the- approach to this street ifromrthe j beach. ..The «ffet of Messrs' Hart ancl Horn,'ii. io, ttt'eifc'price for f tone for kerbing or lor water tames is so vague that before this committee can make any recommendation they must ob; tain furtherinformatjonftpmthem. With regard to the shoot for water asked for by the residents of.KuraauilHlilL to. be laid dovt'n at thebaclt of Mr Well»' gho^, your committee recommend that the work be done at a cost notlexceeding three pounds. In considering the application of Mr S. Stephenson for a footpath and watertable to be laid down in Williamson street, past the old Golden,FleefletHwtfl,;the , {committee find that a portion of the building known as Sehastdpol House, jwhich is now in a very ruinous state, projects several feet on-to-the footpath of the •street, and ask for authority from the Council to iake all 'steps; Ode*! suy to ensure its removal back to the linej; /and on the failure of the owners of the property to remote it, fuftferfhtoftiftmnpni the Council to oause the same to be removed. Your CtomtmiteeHfrnnot advise the Council to take over from the Waiotahi! Goldmining Company ithe> retpOnsU 1 bjlity of maintaining that part of the iWttidtahr' culvert:, referred 1' to -w^Mr Smith's, letter of. January 18th, as the road formed by tbe Council up lh« Waioitahi Creek does not pass over this culvert, except at the outer edge: 8f the road, brer which .no. pAsses, and that a jcopy of such decision be forwarded to Mr Smith.-*J. E. Hansbn, Thames, 13Ui February, 1879." ; The report was received and adopted on the motion of Cr Wiispp. "; [follows: —" Iphave the 'feonor to report that during the past month the following tailing pits, of the W*tQtahi Goldmining ■ Company, and filled-in tie, groupd around jthem, leaving about ar much as we have taken from them»fri '*.? total cost of £11, : I have also formed > from VJtfr Horsbrugh's office in^oeen street to the Mechanics' Institute, at^ a total cost of £22., I liave laid.ddwii 692; feetof water tables.from Sealey street to Mary street, at a tbtarcost'oflfiyß^V^ljhave Jalso laid down 154 yards of metal in Mackay street, at a total of Jo77i 'Ot 10s. per yard. The asphalt men have top-dressed > 1,400 yards, a work that is necessary to be done at least once every' twelve months. I hare also had one: man bonstantly employed in each ward 1 "keeping the drains ; clean, during this hot weather. Works on hand s—Laying' down»watertable in Sealey .street from Pollen street to the beach. The asphalt J&en are now employed in laying) down asphalt ;from Sealeystreet to MarjT; (Street. ,Mr Alt-" right (architect to the Education Board) wishes me to make the footpath in Cochrane street in front of the new school. It was. decided B| 'the CpnnciPlast Septemher or October that this work should be cj.pnft.''-j.<l now''await'yjojub instructions. '■•■ij. beg to call your attention to the dangerous state of the, following verandahs :— Butcher's Bhop,\ formerly in .the occupation of Mr J. tfea%; Owen^treeVpfe) butchers-shop,- formerly in the occupation of Mr George Blott; also -the boards on footpath; draper* shop, known as Sebastopol House.' I beg to call your attention to the Municipal Corporations 'Act; 1876, clause 240. On account of the difficulty of procuring flrst-class timber, I have been-unable to start tlie ;culjrert in Willoughby street as directed br you.— Thomas UiwDON.Foremau of-Works;" The report'was receiVed^and Adopted. ' v\FnrAsfc* bbpoot. r - -■*• The report*' of "the 1 Finance o<knmittee was read and adopted, and the acooanti were ordered to be paid.