CANTERBURY CUP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 617, 12 November 1880, Page 2

CANTERBURY CUP.

LeLoup ... 1 ' Foul Play ... 2 Norseman .. 3 Won easily by three lengths. .*- -"" - r - RAILWAY PLATE, Billingsgate ... 1 _ .Talent _ .... 2 „ Betrayer „. 3 ~ .GRAND STAND HANDICAP. Billingsgate 1 Natator 2 Betrayer 3 SELLING RAOE. Lanvand York ran a dead heat. MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ♦ A MEEHN.G of the Masterton Borough Council wajj held last evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Ors Gray; Bish, Russell, Bentley, and Renall. '_ MINUTES, \ : The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, CORRESPONDENCE. ' Outwards—To J, M. GirdlestOne, secretary Railway Celebration Committee enclosing copy of resolution re arch,—To W, P, Fellingham, calling attention to a a breach of the borough by-law re building; Inwards-From W. P. Fellingham, stating that he was unaware that he was required to make the walls of a room he was erecting of iron; and asking to be excused'from so.doing, as the building in question was only to be used as a bedroom;'■':..

...His Worship thought that carrying out theitriot letter of the by-law would be a hardship j- :". : Or Russell thought that the addition of' iron to the: sides would not make the building any more secure. The only difficulty was that they could not evade the by-law. Or Bish said it would be folly on the part of the Council to allow any infringin ent of its by-laws. , It was'decided that Mr Fellingham's request could not be complied with. . FINANCE COMMITTEE. The following accounts were reoom? mended for payment:- • ..£ 8 D Wages and contingencies ... 13 2 0 Payton& Co., advertising „. 2 5 0 A, R. Bunny, law expenses... 15 0 8 Bowry&Kin?.. 6 15 6 Briggs, cement.., ~. ',„ 111 0 F.. Gray, repairs ... ... 4 7 6 M. Caselberg ..,; ... ~, 310 4 ■ Present overdraft, L55518s 7d. The subsidy'promised by the Governmentjwe are informed, will be paid about the middle of the present month. :.-.■.., :■ - Edwin Feist, . '••:. • Chairman. [ The report was received and adopted. F *"<;... . OVERSEER'S'. REPORT.

■MrHuttonreported that Messrs Hopkins and Dundee were making satisfactory progress with their 'contracts in Hallstreet and Bennington's, line, the former being all but completed ;,and that Bentley Bros were pushingori with their contract in Chapel-street, though they had necessarily been delayed by bad weather. The Works Committee's report was also read. It was to much the same effect as the Overseer's report. . , Or ..Bish 'complained that the metal being put on the ground by contractors was much too large. Or Renall said thatthe metal had been passed at the pit, but he admitted that it was too coarse,

inspector's report.

The Inspector of- Nuisances reported that the creek running through the'centre of the town required- te be cleaned out, and recommended that notice be give to Messrs .Payton'i Robert Donald, Elkins, Gray: and Prammond to clean it as far'as their premises extend, with the exception of Mr Drumraond, on whose ground he considered three chains of clearing would be sufficient. He also reported that the sides of Renall's .bridge, in Queen-street, wereoutof repair, the wire being-broken onthem-.Bo.that accidents with children falling through had taken place. Ho .recommended boards toi be substituted for wires,

'•■ 4'he Mayor; According to the new Act to abate any nuisance, Or Renall stated that the works near ■the railway cut the water off so that the creek xould not be flushed. Cr Russell and iimself might report to next meeting whether auy flushing was practicable, He suggested that, the Works Committee should inspect tho creek. It would.be a terrible thing if any disease broke out throug their negligence. He.moved, that this matter be referred to the' Work's Committee to report on: Cr Russell seconded the resolution, He called attention to another part of the town where watercress was damming a stream,

■ The resolution was carried. • The question of repairs to Renall's bridge.was referred.to the Work's Committ.ee, .'' •:' ■ v .;;. " : SELLING' GRAVEL, Cr Russell wished to know if the Council would sell a, few loads of gravl, Cr Renall stated that'the gravel'acre had passed into hii own hauds. The ■Council could-either take over the freehold or lease:jt -hy. paying,iett per cent interest on the cost, y -'" The Couhcil then adjourned,