GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 425, 30 March 1880, Page 2

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The adjourned fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present:—His Worship the Mayor, Councillors Udy, Barnard, Hammerich, Kerapton, Gray, and Fuller. The minutes of previous ordinary and speoial meetings were read and confirmed. . Correspondence.—lnwards, Prom Chairman Looal Industries', asking for information re the Industries in the district. _ From the Waiohine River Board, asking the Council to make a rate of Is in the £ for the year 1880-81, and stating that as they were satisfied with the Borough Rate Book they would not require one, and did not therefore intend payiug for the preparation of one,'

■ Notice-of motion by Or Barnard—- " That, a surveyor bo engaged to lay off the extension of the footway to tho Railway Station" was seconded by Cr Fuller. .

Or Barnard, in moving the resolution, said that he did not mean to reflect on the past action of the Works Committee, .they, had given every satisfaction, but he thought that it was not fair to expect ; them to ride all over the Borough,' take; levels, and prepare specifications, rid matter how competent they may be. They had their own business to attend to, and it was not fair to expeot them to give other time than necessary for the good government of the Borough, and execution of its works,

... Or Kempton expressed the opinion that as the Works Committee had successfully. laid' out the most difficult part of the footway, it would be like throwing cold water upon them, in addition to the'cost to the Borough, which would not be less than £lO.

|: Or Udy thought that the!resolution would make it appear that those who had' done the work hitherto were incompetent, , For his part he did not wish to put himself forward, but thought that the' Council should save money when the .could, as it would all be required. _ His Worship thought it would be a pity to ask an Engineer to lay off the proposed footway, as it waßso much more simple than the-previous contracts, and if the expense could be saved.it should. He did not think : it necessary in this instance, and would ask the Works Committee to continue the duties which they had undertaken and carried out so satisfactorily. Or Barnard explained'that his intention had been' misconstruee.- He" did hot reflect upon the past action of the Committee, but would, with the consent of his seconder, withdraw his resolution. Or Hammerich proposed, Or Fuller seconded-That the' Works Committee be •instructed to take the levels and prepare the plans and specifications for the extension of footway from Humphries! line to Railway siation.—Can ied:

Or Barnard moved, Or Hammerich seconded-That the Works Committee meet to : morrow (Thursday), to deoide upon. the best mode of.' draining the Borough, and take steps for the temporary, drainage of surface water, and that repairs to footway, etc, oe Been to at the same time,

Or Gray moved-That Crs Barnard and Hammerich be instructed to report at next meeting uoon the number of lamps required for the main street, and the best positions for erecting the same. Seconded by Or Baillie and carried. Or Barnard moved, and ,Cr Fuller seconded—That notice be given that the Gounoil will, at its meeting on the 6th of April, fix a rate of Is in the £ upon property in the Waiohiue River District. —Carried,

Or Gray moved, and Cr Kempton' seconded—That it is the opinion of the Council that a separate Rate Book for the River District must be prepared.—Carried;

Resolved-That Mr Salmon be served with a notice under the hand of the Mayor, to abate the nuisanoe in the matter of the uriual abutting on the footway, and 1 if not complied with the Connoil take steps to abate .the nuisance. ' The meeting then adjourned,