Thames Borough Council.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3311, 1 August 1879, Page 2

Thames Borough Council.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers last night. Present—Cm. Ehrenfried , (acting Mayor), Grahams Price, Wilson, McGowan; Mennie, and Hansen. MINUTES. , i The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. BCABLKT FEVEB. A letter was read from Dr Payne: reporting the outbreak of a case of scarlet fever in the house of Mr Baker, Walter street. Cr Wilson: Another guinea I suppose. ' ■ The Town Clerk: Bat that is not a report. ' ' ;■ Cr Brassey : Bead the first of it. The Town Clerk: Yes, it is, "I hare" the honor to report that ■" Cr Brassey : Well that's a report. I'm going to stick up for professional charge's. Its worth a.guinea. j

The Acting Mayor : Do we have to piy a guinea for that. Well the sooner it is stopped the better. • ■ •■•;; I t Finally the matter was left to the! iTown Clerk. ; COMMEBCIAL HOTEL, i i . A letter was read from Mr Jamei MeGowan, proprietor of- the allotment- ■ $n which the Commercial Hotel lately stood, stating that before the house was burnt, it waa rated for £115, but aa it was only as a racant allotment, he asked for as much rebatement as the Council may. deem just. It was resolved that the rate' be reduced. : ; '

KAUAEEANGA BOTB SCHOOL

Mr H. Phillips head, master of the aboVevschopl^wro'tei'suggesting that thfi Council^ place a'few:,loads, of gravel,on the crossing at the juue^ion pf Scaly, ,apd Bailie slreets which is in a very bad state, also on the footpaths in the vicinity of the school. Keferred to the Works Committee.

EYBE STBEET. <■■■. A. letter was read from Mr G. T; Mor» rison drawing attention to the dangerous state of Eyre street between Mary street and Karaka Creek, through heaps of stone and stagnant pools. Referred to Works Committee. ,i BAIIWAY CROSSING. A letter was read from Mr R. N. Smith asking the co-operation of the Council in backing up a petition to the engineer in charge of North Island asking that a crossing be made oh tKe railway opposite - Grahamstown. The ActingMayor thdughfc it would be very desirable that a crossing be made Dear the Albert street wharf. , 4 ; Cr McGowan moved, and Cr Brassey seconded that the letter be forwarded to the Thames Harbor Board*: .Carried* ! .j PUMPING* ASSOCIATION, , .; , A letter was read from the secretary t6 the late meeting of directors) at&nckland re the Pump^,^containing copies otVtpe resolutions passed at the meeting. These have been already:published..,:;The waiter asked would the; Council pay monthly or quarterly. i f n Grf&rahani pity he move,.they pay theopnJ;ribu,fcipn;a.B; fchey ,got; the gold duty from the Government. j Cr Wilson seconded. Carried. „.,-..- „,..<, v WATER P^EES.,., „.„,,,„,, v^lltier'^was rei& from Mft&.ilfcCaul agreeing to the proposals maide by th( Council'lit last meeting re! the water pipes Received. "'■" '"' :iV>!- :- . BKPOET QF WOBKS COMMII^EE, _ } hTh^,report, of the; Works |G6mmHtee :Wa's.'r^'.;/as.,fpU^^^ have the honour to ; . report^ that .with, respect ; to ? t,he; of,','-Mf«V R> prespo^ pf the state qf the #araka, Rpadl they,, recommend that) Tjtne< j Foreman <sof Works be- ,authonsedrto, tj§jti,i jufficipni out of the Karaka Creek- to fill up the holefi and make good the road the' entire length of the Horse4i«hoe!rßebd, The Committee are of opinion Mr Eowe'^ !c6*mplatntsCft¥e *withpub ftJutfdatßin'.i' On risiting that part diMPbileii itreet 'ierfdiftjj; to the Shortland Sawmill Company's premiaes, (the. Committee found it neoeif sary^toautlibrise the spreading of a small quahtity'of metal; as sotneportious of thi street were almost impassable for traffic.: THe Foreman of Works and the contractor ; for the Shellback Road noti agreeing* a^ to" 'ihe Work being 'completed;' the Works Committee fisited' thit sroa Tdi<iand are of opinion f - that the ..work is not according to specification,' aWd'recommend 'that the Foremaor; ofiWorks officially notify this to- the-contractor.'-The /report wa? receiTeid and adopted'r |\ \ ' The report of *the ■Officer" of the Board of Healt states {that][seven deaths "had! occurred in the past month, two Jof "which had been from whooping cough. \, ,ji .l\ „.. T^^j^c|i<^'.tjii y e.':ifteli^i^g)'Pfl|^.f(ai jread.' It. 9hew«4 that $vn QK .^ t uly ? ,tb>ro \^^,\iwiiiM,a^J^i l M,tao s rafio^,l;ist,, thel ipopr relief ufjha i vjpg ; t.cosli, • tbp a Borpngh < £36 2s .-.MA He;i had; -b&eftTr appointed curator on,the fe'state/ofjJMnieß Gordon, a convict whose wife had/obtained support froms the)Jßoroaghi,i;-i 'Adopted;, s.v j ; ; (i | < „v . ., ■;/ I W;NANCB ;( CpMMm|!E IQKBPPFiO. j The report of the Finance Commitfcep ,w.as.read;,and.,adppted. r,.. ; .f.',, )!f . .■ l -r.^.T..iM r) |' .:.'. The'Towk Clerkribfori!ned'the"Crfunc^ that the commitlee appointed re Hart and Horn's contract hacj not come to, any deciaipn/^T^lr; f^ari. whHJS*W:J*g»ent, saw theyididHDot^admit theys-owed thje man H»ey h fad emplPytott money as was claimed.) vht-iw '■l , After is9me ; /discuaqionjg^ waf j^iplvea on Cr Mennie.'p/nipJiiQP that the money s would be handed over to Hart and Horn, lifting. theM M Sißttltflwithltheieiwork-' men. .sroTsiJf.'fjJtU ' r GUABANTERTO ME MCCAXJL. j t . ' i Gr -'. McGowaiis ihovfedi! ■tiw'lnSbWdil pf which be had giten previons notice tithe effect that the gnarAntee given to Mr McCaul lit lait meeting be?rescindt*d.'ln (moving theTesolution'iCr'McG-owiff'laid 'thaFh'e'haa'nottiirig Fu^thW'to' tfr'g* 1 thanj what he had done at last "\ inefetiiijt.- 1 deprecated the unfairness of the Council assuming; the'liability of au6tKer;.b'6dy ; \t_ 'iisft" W^s,;jllegal;, .ajnjil ,'^t; 'the;:end^.or'tlie year!'it'"wW'within"the 'boiiud?: qf,ijipssj^ bility tha* the Gouqcilishould have to pay for,,it r,themaeiveai' i Another tlypg. w»s 11 ":'ihft4e f( tjtie^.*?hole;,pf .theratepayersipf.jtne Borough liable; *&r u 'the, guarantee r arid many of:>them\ were not iioterested in the iWa^er Supplyi as s for instance* the ratieipayers (r.oa'i TararU! road.!-"He; hid no feeling, ipn" the'matteril* Hot was only "aoiuatedby * desire n& do right and juat. ...... „ r:'xu\ | The resolutioinhPt'finding a, seconder, ';Wds^eclareai6s'tV' :!V!;! j *$ti^Mtfr: lim<ihn 'nii 1 Cr McGowan 'withdrew' his notice pf motion re the loan of £70^0. | f. Cr Brasse^ ataled, witii reYereince to! a case lately tried in Court, that pig-killiiig in the Bqrpugh for pfivate use was peirfectiyiegah^'-^ -^ ! \ PUBirgj.iPBA.RY. , . i : drMcGpwan'm6vi^^'4Tna*tKeMay^r be instructed to take steps to bring^tlie, Public Libraries Slot' into force as soon M communicated h with '.- by.uthe;jTham >s Meshanips'Jnßt;tul;e. v , -,_ . Cr Mennie seconded. s Carried. ) BELJ.A STBEET. ■ ! j ,Mr Arnold, waite^on-,,tb,e, )DonnpH,; and ; drew attentioni:tOf/ihedef fi ctive,4rainage in front ofhis He , offered i to pay a portion.of the cost, i Referred; io Works Committee; -rAs-^hur, :^ : : .■:/'■■[) | :■,-.• :■■■:: WAIOTAHI BOAD.: i i'y ! >:'} \ . Cr McGowan drew attention; to' 'the state of the embankments of the cuttings of the Waiotahi road; which'the'recept rains had caused to slide. Referred- |o Works Committee. j SPECIAL MEETING-. J A statutory special meeting was held for the purpose of confirming the Goat and Cab Fares' Bye-lawe, and after tbit. had been done the Council adjourned.