Thames Borough Council.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3866, 20 May 1881, Page 2

Thames Borough Council.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held.;last evening*; £Pr<o«ent —His Worship the Mayor, Crs Speight, Marshall, McGowau, Osborne, Wijson, and Bawden. ;

The absence of Or Veale was apologised for/:- ''"'-. '-'" J ■■■■■:- ■ ■-"■' :: •■■■ ■ ■■ •' ■■• ■■■■■ ■■■■'

1 THE DISPUTED. WATEB BUBISBSS. : Mr T. Spencer wrote to the Council stating that ue iv coujuuction with Mr P.

J. Ferry had placed the matter in the hands of Mr Hesketh to bring their case before Parliament. He asked that the matter be left in abeyance until some £ na l arrangement wa« arrived at. He fhougbX" they had been hardly dealt withfas the concession had been panted to them by the old Water Snpply Committee. Another letter, was readJrom Mr Spencer demanding the return of the water to the Waikeikei creek, which they were at present diverting for water snpply purposes, and which had formerly ran tn"«RVhis ground. v . T . ,^^m**m> ei *->r Ushorne said that these letters dttt not call for any fresh action of timtfown- ♦ J hf W^er Supply Co^tttee bad tnrned the water off. * Cr McGowan said he did not, think ft was their duty to consider any agreement made by Mr Spencer. He moved tuaf the letter be receireJ and acknowledged. APPLICATIOH FOB WATKI. '

A letter was read from Mr J. Hopkins asking for a small water main to his premises at Purawai. Several others would tiike it in. ' ' <l

The Town Clerk said that the cott would be £30, and the annual revenue ' £3.-Keferred to the Wrter Supplr Committee.

PUMPING ABBOCIATION

A letter was receired from the secre* tary to the Moanatsici Pumping Associa* tion enclosing a s(ateineDt of the mo»th'i accounts. ; <v ~

Jhe Mayor noticed that tbe Borouflh, !T?JL Bet, down a 9 owin B the Asdociationl £120, they no doubt basing their calculation on the amount of the first payment of the Borongh—£4o, The resolution oi the Council did not bind tbem to pay more than £40 per month.-^-LeUer re« ceived. ; ": : "' '' '' r ' ■ ■-'■'■ '"'■'■■■

BEBEKTUKEB

With reference to Jqe $$%r Jrdmi^Bf New ZealaudLoan Cpmpauy u»king*fat Borough debentures to replace thoae of the Water Supply, the Town Clerk stated that the Water Supply debentures were absolutely Borough debentures,^ and the transfer would cause some expense.

GOID DUTY.

A treasury voucher for '-£7l'X*:9sl J^bld duty for months of February and March was received.

A FENCK

A letter was read from the secretary to the Orphanage stating that Mr Flett, for the purpoie of aonojance and pi^rpeptifa, had erected a fence at the approach to the Orphanage bridge. He suggested the erection of steps from the County road to the bridge at a cost of £s.—deferred to Orphanage Committee, i , |

WJITEB-TABLE

Mrß; N. Smith wrote drawing attention to the neglected state of Davy street*. ' in respect of water tables, etc. ' '■ The Town Clerk stated th«t -Ac Borough had been precluded? froar feoMg anything to this street frooi ''•ovtral buildings abutting on the fostf>irth. "

■. ; . .cash. ' ;.',.. '^v'j; Treasury vouchers for several small sums for Goldfields' Berenue, etc., were received. ; ;

BCABLET FEVEB.

Letters were received from the Officer, of the Board of Health and Mr Grey, master of the Tararu School, drawing attention to the fact of a Mr Hope, residing on the Tararu-Tapu-road, permitting his eldest hoy to attend the Tariuru School whilst two younger children were ill with scarletiua.—-It beipg presi|med that the County Coupcil would deal fi^k the matter, the correspondence was re* ceived

MINEBB' BIGHT FEEBV

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The following letter was received from Mr Lewis, Under-Secretaify to the NatrVe ■ Department, in reply tdorie*^nt by the'f Borough:—'^am direrte<l;bflteN«ttv>'; Minist. r to acknowledge the = iWipt of'■ your letter of ;the >'s2iM :u|t.; jur wKicH^f^ prefer a claim on the pßrtpf'the'Couucjil' of the Borough of Thames, to recei^ proportionate part of miner's right ■ feeij represented by the streets of the Boroufl^ and ask that arrears of miner's rights fees that should hare been paid previoutly rtq the Council may be ascertained and deducted (rom the natives who have received them, by stoppage of such sums from the first monies that may .become due to them, and paid to the Borough Fund Account. In reply, lam directed by Mr - Eolleston to state that so far as he can learn no such claims as yottteferto hive ever been contemplated or provided for in any of the arrangements with the natives, and the claim therefore cannot be enter* tamed."

Letter receired; r :.y, IMPOUNDING ACT.

The secretary to the Premier wrote to effect that a copy of the above 3ould not: be obtained in Wellington. „; ? „^" BEPOBT OF THE WATKB BUPPLT OOUx -

MITTBE

The report of the committee wag read as follows:—The committee hare to report, for the information of the Counoil, that the addition by the ShortUad <Obair; Factorj of an air chamber on the pipe feeding their engine with water baa abated <t the vibration on the main pipe supplyUig * water to the Shortland Wharf, and tint at the present time the supply to that wharf is ample. New hose has been supplied to the lessee, Mr Onyon, who has had it covered with canvas. Authority ia asked by the Committee to call for and accept tenders for the right to supply shipptnf with water, at tbe Short land ard Grahams." town wharves, for a.period of ope year,from Ist of June; also to iiil for tender! ! for the supply of material' to the Council ■* in connection with this water supply. Authority is asked to procure > eijrtf < earthenware pipes to replace thos^ broken, that are used to earry;the? altered water into the reservoir; also about six loads of shingle for filtering purposes. Your Com. mittee have directed the Turncock town, neet the pipes laid down by the manager of the Moanataiari Gold Mining Campany frem their battery to, the Tarrru Koed mains. This will give that Company water for their boilers sfidtfft an "accident - occur to the County mains at any time. Application has been made bj the Shortlaod Sawmill Company for water for tfrVextinguishing pnrposearand that Company has been notified that the corttothTif wil! be £60.;/or laymgidown the,4me^^ supply pipe, and an annual qbarge of one per cent, on the" valuation &£ their wo*-7 perty. The Committee hate, visited the new storage reservoir, and recommend that the work be taken ore? froa* t^e contractor, and that, for its security, r the following additional work* be at o»n carried out: That the ground oo thewoA nde of the creek leading into tbe b> waaJr be battered off, so as tb~ dirirt S' drainage of the hills at that point into tb» ' by wash, instead of allowing a itortiotf of a it to pass uuder the by .vasU as at preaeut •

tki UP <f ilw'■■■■>» til from the kick -W rf.? I*cJN'K #ro» the CTSikT »■•*«» IfcatAetmibor of the WwashW eonimtlM for about 18 feet looger, at swh a««l» w will carry the - tfJtm+ykmnmttmiVot tto nlre, ~w£r »to HW •mtlayof the creek. The sjwudhiss4m^aMMftlying witHigy the 4?lih^JsLi* llwlpd ***** !t '» aNomi to b» «W. > The wport wa« adofied. Thw^melttded the business.