MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 729, 30 March 1881, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

:..'.'.:.'' SPEOIAI MeETIKO; .'■ pRESENTr-His Worship the Mayor, and Crs Capper, Bisli, Gray, DixoiiJ Pvussfell, Perry, Yilej and Beritley, ; This meeting was held to consider the amended bylaws.. ',-, ./' ~: ' A letter wasreceived from the Borough

Surveyor, calling attention to/the-Ufria: ijating. to brickwork wherein it was stated that. ii in. brickwork was to be ■ used. He suggested that it should be 7 in. "■'':

■':Tho:word 4in in the by-laws, re brick■wprki'wns atruok outj and iinsubstituted. The word 36in was also struck out, and the word l^irvinßerted,. with -reference to. the .extension of the brickwork above the' ridge. / The revised by-Iw.were then .passed, as printed; onthe motion of Or Bentley,' seconded by Or Bish—the amendment in the building regulation.to be incorporated with them. • "

.ORDINARY MEETING.: The minutes of the previous ordinary meeting wereread and confirmed;■ . CORRBSPokDENOB.. . _Outwards-To the Clerk Wellington City Council, asking for, information re cost of waterpipes.— To Mr 6. Russell, Borough Surveyor, enclosing building regulations.—To A. Oockburn, re drain in Cockburn-street'—To W. W. Corpe, asking him to send the waybills with timber..

Inwards—From Cr Bentley, apologising for non-attendance, owing to'an accident which prevented him walking.— Prom B; R, Foster, calling the attention of the Council to the encooachment of Mr Chapman's fence on the road through section 33 to the railway station, and asking the Council, in view of their early construcrion of the road, to cause the obstruction to be removed ; also pointing out the fences of Messrs G, Young and D. Sheen also infringod.- From the Public Works Department, acknowledging receipt of letter re Bennington's line diversion—From the County West sub-com-mittee, stating that a sura had been voted by the Wairarapa West County to turn the Waipoua into its natural channel also enclosing the plans of the same. It also suggested that a committee of the Borough Council should formed, and confer with the County Works Committee, Also asking that if the sum of money granted by the County was not sufficient, the Board should guarantee a further sum of £SO.

The Mayor thought that if they rais3d the road, it would probably seriously affect Messrs Bacsn and Wrigley. He thought that perhaps they had better appoint a Committee as requested, and hear Mr King's opinion on the matter. The raising of the roadway was a serious matter, unless they made a culvert or something else to carry off the water, and to do this they would have to have a culvert from the place where it overflowed right to the bridge.

Cr Bentley supported the Mayor's view of the matter, If they raised the road they would flood Mr Bacon clean out. He thought they ought to troat the County Council as they had been treated when the water first broke through! He wouli move that the Committee be appointed as asked. .

Or Vile thought before the Committee be appointed they should decide whether they would subsidise the matter. He had seen Mr Moore and' Mr King that day, and he thought they would be pared to modify the planß. He agreed with the view taken in the matter by the Mayor and Or Bentley, as to the damage which would result. He thought however, that if they were not prepared to subsidise the matter, it would be hardly any good tb appoint a Committee. The Mayor invited discussion on the question.

Or Gapper spoke against the plan being carried out. He did not think the principle was a good one, and he opposed the voting of any money as an injustice to the ratepayers. He thought it was.a question that required keen and careful consideration, He did not think that if a committee were appointed it would be right for them to consent to the expenditure without finjt consulting the rest of the Council,

Or Russell asked whether it would be legal to spend any money on the place, as it was outside the Borough, He strenuously opposed the vote of £SO to construct thework. If the Council would accept their advice without taking their money, he would approve' of a committee being appointed.'

Or Dixon did not think the County Council would require any of their money, as it would cost move to raise the road than they asked from the Borough, and he advocated that they leave the road alone, and merely repair the part washed away by the water.

Or Yile reiterated his former opinion. He thought the best thing they could have done would have been to build a bridge and levy a toll to pay for it, as he had before advocated. If they did not authorise the committee to assist, it would be of no use to send one.

The Mayor thought it would be discourteous not to appoint n committee, and the burgesses also might not besatisfjed with their action. He felt sure that if the bank were made, Mr Bacon would certainly he flooded out. He thought with the Councillors they had no money to spend on the work. Cr Gappersaid he only objected to the plan on account of the proposal to raise the road, but he thought something should be done in the matter, and if necessary he would be quite willing, if it was illegal for the Borough to spend the money on the work, to subscribe a pound or thirty shillings towards a private subscription for the purpose, Or R-ussell proposed that a Committee consisting of the Mayor, Crs, Oapper Yile, Be'ntloy, and the mover, wait upon and confer with the sub-committee of the Wairarapa West Council. .. Seconded by Cr Perry and carried. WORKS COMMITTEE,

■ .The Committee 1 recommended tenders being called for the filling in of the two culverts in Renall-street, and called the Council's attention to the fact that two oulverts required repairing; also to the. stream.in Albert-street. OVERSEER'S REPORT. The report stated that Mr Burgess' contract in Lincoln Road was proceeding satisfactorily, and' that Mr Gillespie's contract in Renall-street was approaching completion; that Mr Renall had nearly finished taking out the stumps in Renallstreet; and that Mr Hounslow was still metalling the Upper Plain road. The Overseer called the attention of the Works Committee to tha fact that two culverts at the top of Renall-street required repair. The roads generally were in a fair state of repair. .-, . MR JOSTER S LEITEH. The letter was held over for further consideration, the Council not feeling prepared to take any action in the matter. PETITION. '"., A petition from those interested !in the formation of the road.to the railway station at Ruripuni was laid on the table. .It had 62 signatures,, and stated-that there were 100 burgesses in the area proposed to be rated, having a rateable property of £4874y which''would' yield, at a3d rate, theaumpf £60183-6 a/ ' The'Olerk stated that there were 11 names on the list which were not those of burgessesand that this brought the num--her of ratepayers' on the petition to 'a minority, 110 being the total number in the rateable area. :

,: Orßish asked if the Town Olerk was iureastothanames he;objected-to, It

was. a serious matter/.and;if; would-be a great pity if ;they-had>to;againrefep : tlie affair back,:as. it would look as though tho Council were trying id push the'matter oii one aide. ;•'■■. V' } : ' : ~

.:■■ The Town Clerk read out the names he objected to, the objections being received ascorrect.^^w, :>^.: , .:,:;:,,., ;.;U..-W.

Or Bish asked if they could not "call for' tenders for the work, subject to obtaining, the required additional names,' . ..-.- The Mayor stated that they would first have to strike the 5 fate, and. then see to what extent they could supplement it. Or.Bentley had been over the ground and would-no doubt tell them his opiuion of the matter; i .•■■■.

Or Bentley.thought that the work was such that; under their"present financial conditions; they could.not undertake it.' They could not do'more than form and' metal a footpath, which would, he thought satisfy most of the residents. He believed that it would take £4OO to form and metal the road properly.'!' _ Or Clapper must oppose Or Bentley's view. Be liad been called an obstructor, and so on, but ha held they had acted according to law and according to justice in this matter. He did not think a footpath would do. The people required a right of road, and he felt sorry that they had by an oversight not obtained the necessary number of names to the petition. He took that opportunity of pointing, out that if pressure were put on backward ratepayers, which compelled them to pay up, the Council could do this and many other works, and be free from their overdraft. They were paying interest on the rates that ought actually to be to thoir credit.

. Or Russell.thought the proposition to give a body of burgesses who had voluntarily offered to tax themselves to form a road, a single footpath instead, was a sort of insult to them. It was a moat unusual thing. £l5O would make the road as re ; quired, and he urged that the bush be fallen and stumps 'grubbed up in the interim, till the extra signatures, could be obtained.

Orßentley moved that as soon as the rate is collected, a footpath be made and metalled.

Or Dixon did not think they could do anything that night, as-sufficient name 3 were not attached to the petition, and they would have to go all over the matter again. ......

Or Bish moved—" That the matter be left in the hands of the Works Committee, who could call for tenders for falling the bush," The required additional signatures could, no doubt, be easily obtained before the tenders closed,

Or Russell seconded, and believed that the stumps, &c., could be burnt out in seven days, if the weather kept fine, Or Vile read the law relating to the levying of special rates. He thought it was not for the ratepayers to fix the amount of a special rate, but the Council j and they should make a good road while about it, and levy a rate accordingly. After some further discussion, Or Bish's resolution was put and carried. CULVERTS, RENAII-STREET. The Works Committee were authorised to fill in the culverts in Renall-street, on the motion of Or Dixon, seconded by Or Bish. STREAM IN ALBERT-ST, Cr Gapper explained what was required at this stream, which was a great boon to horses,'cattle, &c. being driven over it. He thought a ford should be made to prevent the bank of the stream being torn away. Or Vile seconded, and asked that a similar work might be done opposite the baker's shop, in the mill-stream, where a dangerous stump required removing. This work was added to the resolution, which was carried. FINANCE ' COMMITTEE, The estimated receipts and expenditure for the year ending March 31st, 'IBB2, were submitted and recommended for the approval of the Council, .' The following accounts were also recommended to bo paid;—

Resolved—That the recommendations of the Committee be adopted, PCBIIC POUND. The Pound returns asked for at a previous meeting were laid upon the table, Or Gapper moved—That one month's , notice be given to the present poundkeeper and rangor that their services will not be required by the Council, as it is intended to let the offices by public tender, Seconded by Or Gray, and carried. Or Gapper moved-That tonders be called for the combined offices of poundkeeDer and ranger for one year, from May 2nd, 1881, to May 2nd, 1882. Seconded by Or Gray and carried. NOTICE OF MOTION. Or Vile's notice of motion ra contribution to footpaths was allowed to stand over till next meeting. CHURCH-STREET. Or Bentley called attention to the fact that though a resolution had been passed with reference to improvements to this street nothing had yet been done. It required a footpath along one side of the street, if not both sides, and also the culvert seeing to, The Mayor stated that improvements to this street were authorised, and a committee appointed to report, but they had not yet done so. Or Gapper stated that he had been in attendance for about an hour, for the purpose of inspecting this street, Or Bentley had come in, and then went out again to find the others, and he saw no more of him.' He agreed with Or Bentley's remarks, and thought the ratepayers in that street would willingly give their £1 per chain towards the work. .Or Bentley undertook to call on the different ratepayers, and ascertain how much they would give towards the work. .PERRY-STBEBT. ... Or Gray would like to call the attention of the Oonneil to the/state of Perry-street above the Institute. Last winter they had to patch it up with a few loads of gravel here and there, and if something were not done they would have a worse state of things this winter. Or Bish supported Or Gray, .and alluded to the practice of carters avoiding the metal when put down and going on to the footpath-making the latter impassable. He would like to see an example made of some of these offenders.' . Several other Councillors and the. Mayor also spoke on this matter, but nothing definite was arrived at-no resolution being tabled.

BURIAL OF PAUPERS, An account was handed in for the burial of the late Gebrge'Tant, but as the Council did not feel disposed to establish the precedent of making itself responsible for such intermentsOrYile moved—That the account be referred to! theNorthWairarapa Benovolent Society for payment, and that the Council vote that Sooiety the amountof theaccaunt as a subsoriptlon, •. ;\Sebrade4:by}Orßuss'elll-ajd;ii»rded.r;i' Council then'-adjourned; TV

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