MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 788, 8 June 1881, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting .ofvthe above was held at the Council OKamliefa la|t|epn-' ing. Resent- His Worship thflfMafor, and Oib Gapper, •Tile,..Beft|jy i Gray, G. Dixon, W, Pe^|ind The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. _ > .. OQRfiESIpNBENOE;. J, lorns, and O, Gillespie, acknowledge .ing receipt of a reply to,their.memorial "piceieHlediat. tho~laßt-mfleilinf|-' of-IEV* Council, and stating that they considered the reply unsatisfactory. Ist. Because the decision of the Committee was in opposition. tcT'aedtion 16 of the Municipal Tkt- the Committee's • deoiaion would "eitaßliah adangerous proceeding as shifting the responsibility from those on whom it waa placed by Act of Parliament, on .to ■the shoulders'of;o&e| or-twoiw 3rdl, That tL said decisibcr- would probably- ina course of,obstruction to improve-1 nien ts by 'others'. - 4th, That they did not ask Mr Renall- to"give"_the land, k but Clhafc'-1ie r w ra'erely-icomply with the Act and remove the stagnant waterJrom ; lils Kadi' Th'#; letter'..alss [ pointed^oiit • thatthe'swamp'cuised by the (,toppfl&e of T the.water was dangerous to public-health. 1 the 1 'Committee had already com-pelled—-persons -to —dear - creeks in other portions.,, of the township, and Hh'at! -it was -highly necessary that the .w.ork .should.be done at the : Minister of jPukb Works,?stating;ths(t -the Government could not alter.its determination with regard tojhe metalliug of the deviation of the load at Kuripuni Station, same,' enclosing copy, of resolution'from • Wairarapa West Cbunty : Council re' tlio control of- the Waipo.ua bridge, and askiiisf if the'. Oouii.cil ha'H aijy objection 'to'' the ' The 'Treasury,' reauctioneers'licenses, 'sfating 1 that £io would fee paid into the Borojiigh .aocount for com.plaining that hisi name had been wrongfully struck off the burgess roll.—From.; . JS, B.eznr,jtating.that he had sustained a loss through the sale of two horses which were in the' Pound took it over, aiul-'aakiug - that - the Council wolild not ■allow'him to.bear the whole loss. ■ Outwards-To the Minister of Public ""Work's,"'re' coiitror of the. Waipoua . bridge,', and s •full£.enl|uiry ' Should be .made into thecircumstances before the'sariieSvas'granted to the' County Council ; to the Colonial' Treasurer, en- ' 'closing copies of Borough balance-sheet, in accordance - with-Me- A<&;- to l). -T.Stuar r/ forTOurrett s ' ; account;; T ifoVtlje Under-Secretary of Public' Works,' acknowledging receipt of letter re Waipoua Bridge, and stating that, the;questiou'.wotild be/considered on the ..7th' ihst-iilso pointing out that the bridge liad been liithei-to maintained under clause 188 of Municipal Corporations Act, 1876 ; that the Borough? Council had ; not received' any notice from the' Courity re the proposed bridge; that as the river is already bridged the Council would object tb the removal; of the present structure. A rough tracing, of the. locality was enclosed, and it was poiuted put that if the County Council merely wished'to bridge the place whore" the water flowed over the road, there was no necessity to apply for the control of the present bridge, the rbad [roil] t)]'o bridge not being a County'one ;- To ; W. ! M. ! 'ljastljope and others, re their memorial, stating that Mr! Renall is willing to give the land to make an outlet on to drain the laud complained 1 of, providing they put in a box culvert, and work ,was done under the ;■ Borough , overseer.! ' '; i i/ • • i i / . ;

PETITION. A petition was read from several resideutsVinjKuripuiii, asking that' a'footpath be made froii) thenpw school site to Hifi. H. Shule'B property, 'j)l|e petitioners pointed out that the worjt vyoqld not post much, .atid.' path ..waß greatlyTequired on account of the dangerous state of the road, which was partly caused through the lyorlf of the Ejoroi)gl) Council in that neighborhood. The petition was received, on the motion of Cv Bussbll. WAIPOUA BRIDGE. The Mayor did not think they, could do anything in the matter till they heard further from the Governmflut. Under'the Municpal Corporations Act, when; anybridge, ford, or ferry was on a; boundary between a.Borough and a County the bridge "sljoulij bp kept in repair by the borough, and half pip pqst charged to the County, and this was what they had been doing. But there were three Acts bearing on the subject, and each one dealt, .with.it differently. The Public Works' Act stated that tjie Minister of Public Works could appoint the County to the control of any bridge, but the cost of repairs would have.to be borne pro rata by all tho public bodies affected. Under another apt. the Ifighway Board had done work to the , bridgp, snd charged the Borough with half, It, was finally resolved on the motion of Cr Vile, seconded by Or Dixos,- that the matter stand over till a further reply from the Minister of Public Works, the Mayor and Town Clerk being authorised to reply to the samp,

: RAILWAY RO4D. ;\ \\ I The Mayor thought Btill that they might getsomething done by the Government, but in the meantime the Overseer, had better see to the road, as it was getting in a very bad. state. . . , FOUNDKEEFER'S APPLICATION, A sum of il-6s 6d was voted.to.the. Poundkeeper, being- half the loss he had sustained, as stated in his -letter to the Council, on the motion of Or Dixon,' seconded by Or Gapper. » ■' jp COMPLAINT, The Town Clem pointed put tljat Mr Hare was in error, as his name had appeared ; on the roll in arrear in; .1876, and he had been asked for the rates, and had received nqtipe'to pay: the same.; The Clers was instructed to write to Mr Hare, and inform 1 him that the error arose through his (Mr Hare's) own misapprehension,

ME MEMORIAL OP MESSRS EASTHOfB AND . OTHERS. r . " The Mayor thought they had settled this affair in a highly satisfactory manner, and) evjen; them. Tile petitioners were hard to please.—The Clerk was instruc'ed to read the first ''memorial;' also f clause 'l6 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1880..' The Clerk also explained that thie object" of ihe ' present petition 1 was to g6t the, Council to do the work and apportion the., cost among all interested.—Or' Gapper', thought thpy jjad done had ; been asked of the Oouricil.' If the jnouth of .the creek were opened it pujd not be 'deep enough, but if the proposed drain, were put inl it-would- be'quite effebtive v . What the petitioners objected to was that three should bear the cost. ■ They argued that Mr Renal! should pay .his. share, as the bbslriiptinn;was;chiefly■ oh l his land; ■ :Th§ Mayors If 'openinr "tlje s month of the oreek; w6,uld,apt,.Kb" deepenough I should- hialie.a, oiii. 'of affair by selling the. land Jor''the' drain.—Or Vile .thought; Jthat : if .his-resolution -hai bfeen taken .at last meeting it would have : bberi c: found-, tor/.bfe-the::. bbafc i! courfle.i •as, no ti c srvrouM. h a veb e e'ngi ven -1 bal lu nd er the -'Act.' W hat the Works Committee had done beeh" d T ' f iioffe + ' to! 1l e<^ii?Bd; notice before they could,, do anything more ifiW'matte'ri 1 ' 1 If'the not obeyed they could then enforce the

Aot.4&r I)ixon agreed with the previous ft; they dug the drain, the 'remain on Mr Wagg'i land. ]||Ns)j|lfy 1) Or. Russbil ' said ■■■■• 1 they l%ei!tmikijig a great fun About . • V 3Q 3 was there before the . advocated the Council ■ ' doif^Wrorfrand charging each owner. > hia the cost.—Cr Gapper read ■ clause 16 of the Act. He thought they • were not complied with,- (and he dii-not i think it -i woVildibe)/- then'-let the matter be ■ and c the owners .faing phargea_- Ijf pro rata to* tßeibenefifceach receivedi aomef j L2, sotae' Li.iime'nbthing, aa-the might be,. It won|d.be.» dangerous thiijg .. for iir. : %g^'td^cu^a.qhannelophVedgW - of kiaf lan'd',"tis it'wdiild leaveVii'''openbe-r' for! the' encroachment of the Waijoui'''" riv.er. ¥r.*MMsA&& ' with bringing the water there, and M did not see why he should *be compelled to. pay for itsyreniqval.T He- w<?uld ; more :... That all the J par'ties ! oonoern'ea'be served with a notice under; the Aot,:and that in the event of it not being complied with theWorksCommittee'carryoufcthework ; ,- required and charge the owner* jwjtMhe / '?o?t. ' I Cr Yile seconded, and the motion' carried. , '"ffi *■&*-<, I ..CTWPUMi.rtoioif; ' The Mayor—' l Russell lead off in this." • Cr Russell said the work was'onelthe potilioriersihad contemplated for/years. ,H 4 claimed that the road" the 'Railway Hotel was, dangerous at night for foot pasengers.- 11 The Cbuncill; could charge ' the; Owners i6f ■ property'oil' the street with 25 per cent of the cobl. , The . School Committee on ..behalf of .:the- : school about: to be erected Uhere, was . favorable: tg»;'.the,construction.,of .. path. ■He estimated .the.total oost.of the. - - wdrk at about £00'; :"' l!

<6r GAPPERj whilefieconidinjjthenlotioiij,' - pro forma, complained; that , .when ha wißhed the path included in. the street* . widening contract, it could have been ;made Upr.tnere .nothing, now it.would.he| a costly jol). i'flf cohiidered that (OrBcssEfiL -had underrated the ,v,alue;of'thV r - work, whicK opinion; would bealiout - Lfo There #»..».,• .orfrhiir. dyka.'. ffhioh. . would require a great amount/of, filling. He questioned.whether. the '.traffic on the road justified the expenditure proposed, inlthe present financial position of the.. ■■ Council, ; Oould' : thbyf afford' the money he would vote : 'it as' he admitted the necessity of the work.—The-Matob did not think the footpath could hare been _made for a. mere, nothing.,. on' the occasion referred to -by 'GAPFBR;—_ \ Or Gapper explained; that if- the' had bean done according to' hU'advice'ia ' • the first instance.a heavy subsequent '«£' - pehdifqrp ifflijld' hsvp bppn - eav§d. —pp " advocated receiving the report, #r4 • instructing the Public Works Committee to; 'prepare a plan and estimates before determining upon the construction of ;the. work,—Or Rusmi, iii reply, complained that Kuripuni residents, paid rates for 14. years without receiving' an'eouivalent for'" thorn in publio works. He.'also twitted Or Gapper on the perfection to which he . had brought Victoria'-street.— The poiincil

overseer's eefort, Mr Hotton reported that Mr Phillips had satisfactorily fulfilled his K|uipqnj rtjad i that }\c yq|kg ; ffaa prftdressing favorably with hjs contract (or clearing Short-street, though it would b'e : some time before the work was completed.'

That he had eiven instructions to Mr flounalow to put fresh gravel on the loot* paths in Queen-st. That Bennington's . road was getting in a bad state ofrtp'air, ', and required seeing to at once. That'the troada generally were in; a fair. state of -\ repair through the fine weather. whi?h;lss ■' preyailpd of Jatg, , • ' ' .

pjmLip's'pLAiM. j ;Tbis ckim of ten shillings for' making a . necessary approach ps voted tj;''the • Council" after an pxplanatjoj) 1 ' by ,; ;o' l> ' RpsaßTilj. ' ! :: "i; RAILWAY ROAD, -i V\: Repairs |to; this road were(left iii; the J hands of the Wo'rks Committeemen' the •* suggestion of : the Mayor. '. !;; :j Or jßentiey complained.' that wjien a road was once formed nothing more was; done to it till the wheels, of rehicleß cut , through tho formation. He thought due: attention should be given to prevent this. The Mayor ; Why don't you as .one of the Works Committee order the QyerpeM tq c|o si|cl| worjf I—Of suggestpfl that Or pNiLBY shoulij bring 'the matter up at the next meeting of the Works Committee. j i nuisance. . m The Inspector of nbisangis/reported that the' oreek running through the;; Mayor's land was choked with watercress > atid stagnant. The Mayor : This shows. j how much he knows; about it. It can't ; be cleared out without going on McKen; zie's lai)d bglojf. Lpj; him p : 'therg with thaj; fjnp upse of his;"—\Jr Bp !. ' mpred that notice bp gjveii jo.the parties ; named to atyte thenuiaance.—TheMayor;.' "iLet the Railway Botel a;notica first, the land there will drftjg min^ 1 •(&'.'/ laugh) -Or Uußsffl'seconded the motion. • 'and explained how rtteafflpoiM. '. ! bp obtained, i-The MATOR had the creek for the last ft years; it was all' humbug; it never wai so fine and sweet. as it was at the present timo. The.motion - ■was carried.

TENDERS. ; ! i The following tenders were opened Pekry-street, 3| chains formation, accepted—W. Phillip, L 2:12; declined —-Bentley Bros., L 3; S, Hounalpw, L 5; Braggius & Gilbert, L 5 10a; Bijrgeea & Co., L 4 16a j Ohallis &: Co., L 4 19.!.', Church-street, 25 chains formation, and 41 chains footpath,. Accepted—Bentley Bros., LBl 6s j deolined-^W,/Phillip. L8910a; Braggius '& Gijberf, .M 18« ; 0; ifes ; l S v Hounslow, LlO5 jMurrell & Co., 1400 ; Burgess anil' Co., LI 16s per chajn/' Rpini-BTRIET,,. removing bridge, &o, Accepted—P ? White," L2210s j declined^—Bentley Br6s,, ; ]j2s} T. E. York®, 1(69.; R," MoKenaie,.. Tinsley, L6O; S. Houbalow, * Li3B 'j Bur»' gess, L2B; Munro,.LS7los; i'hillipSj LSO ss. Albert-street, filling! in culvert,. Accepted—Bentley Brop,, X4Braggins & Co., L43iOs ;i Pond. & Co.}' L 24';; C, (White, Ll2: Munro, L 19"; Burgess, tlB; Hounalow, L 24;. Phillip, Lsl9s.- ( One informal tender was refected,* • * -M '* !

: : waipoua ; The Mayor reported thatMr,Erazi W ' been instructed to survey land purcWei|i from, for' river deviation.f-.CiJ' Gapper stated that Mr Frazi could not' complete,, .surveys till; |ie, obtained, datfrrr fro'nj'Pub|ig Wojk'j Qfljce, : 5e " • w'as. paFd.— The. Mayor stated: that |jr" Adaims haid, sent''the 1 •to obiainJiis title : dfledi'/roin (he ■Regit;'.:' tfation Office,, and the transfer of the land to the Council coula beexe?lited by. .• its solicitor in M^terton.—Or- stated • th»t bs wa» going-to town, and would - bring the up i( <\utl}orw4 tQ dg, ' The rieo'm'ry{ilithority jojfljpper'^; but J ttief ! ' explained" iyhat iVd , BM v done r at. f art * meeting .(aLwjjic!} Mr Bish .had been, tinabto to' J be'pr^eietii),.'and the. nattif- ; ML6IcM j niafek a lißt roped toreaidentsin thisßtreet,flncl ,

Ihe owners of '£L per chain, and about,; £2l ss,had been collected. There., xere aonio, however, who would not sign, and according to the resolution /of tha tjojincil tHflyiwould only! have to contribiitei 25s of-the cpstyror about 3s_ 6d per chain, an^:he:.djdi..not ! think this, right, .If this, wero .done he thought all thiisb whti hid : offered fiufr-"' Bcribe , £1 ahouliL be refunded" their -'Sub* 1 Mriptiom up: to-3a 6d per chain, :; as it t would ;be/an jnjust. proceeding otherwise;/ \ In Albert-street the,rule,had been laid ' ® own RS in .this, Btreet,' that the,, work 1 should not be* done 'till the 'money had ee !J all.subscribed, but they, had; passed; a rewljition in c that case'thaDhe'^rina-J tioncould, bji proceeded ; wjtii, ; andf ha "I thought,.,the)slipuid . .do, ;tha. Bame i in Church-street.—Cr. Russbu, moved—: That- thoformation .' be 1 gone- on with. If they put it off now, they would not' do jtfbfliiohtbr-:CrTiLK"Beconded; He said' the Coiincil need not'be bouiid by any resoliitibn, and under the Act' could make all pay a -fair proportion towards theoonstcuctiqn :of' footpaths", .'and he would' adyocate, the power of the Council in this, direction' should ba ex-

ported against all' : who'did' not come forward and'pay their share to : this -work; /■ &-Qr Perry- supported Cr Tile's views. He.knew one would have paid his Bhare but-"f)ad-not been asked,—Cr Bentley—"Cr/Iferry; was one of those who , would not sign, tho memorial, and as he would not put his name down, I did not.ask him.for the money."—The Mayor—"Cr Perry is like the ainner that repenteth." The motion was then carried, FOOTPATH CULVERTS,.

Cx:Bentley again brought this matter up,istigmatising the: present'culverts as raere : trumpery work's, jand ridiculing the appointment of a surveyor if they did not support his Mayor'thought the culverts would jdo very well if they could be.utilisedwhen permanent kerbing was.laid down. ' In.atiSwet to the Mayor the surveyor stated he had merely carried out the by-, laws", in the' matter, ai instructed,—The Mayor—'• You were right Mr Russell; we hare made the by-laws, ,but have not paid much attantion to them since." The Council then adjourned.