MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1129, 19 July 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usiml meetinp of the Council was held last evening. Presont—His Worship the Mayor, and Ors Price, Perry, Vile,' Gapper, Feist and Heron. The minutes of the previous meeting were read end confirmed, and the correspondence read. FIREBRIQADE. The secretary of the Mastorton Volunteer Fire Brigade submitted a statement of the finances of the Brigade which showed: Receipts, £6B; expenditure; £53 14s 7d;' credit balanoe, £9 7s 10; total assets, M 14s ;4'd >, ' liabilities;-' M 2s 8d; deficit, £9 7s ltd. The secretary, in his report, called the attention of the Council to the fact' that though the defioit was' apparently, small the Brigade require! many new appliances, repairs, '&q., whioh would take a Rood deal of money, •. '■.. ~': Cr.Gapper said the statenient.appeared a clear and easily understood one, and lib moved that the Council grant the sum of £2O to the Brigade 1 . Cr Perry seconded. ■ ' 'The Mayor'in declaring the motion carried, regretted that the finances-.of the Boi;ough would not warrant a larger 1 grant. CrGapper while en the question would like to know if anything had been done io the fire dams in the creeks to make them more effective? .The- Mayor stated they, would be attended to, and put in a state of efficiency ... MR PARSON'S CASE. • Mr Parsons wrote complaining that ho had been summoned for allowing a horse to stray when the animal had got out of the paddock through the neglect of the Council's servants in not closing the entrance when going to the Borough gravel .pit.- Be threatened to lock the gate of tho paddock, and would holdfthe Council responsible- for any,fine he might he mulcted in through the present action of their ranger. ... The Mayor stated he had given strict instructions to theoverseorand men always toclbse the gate, aud they said' they always did bo. • Cr Gapper said he did not see why the Council should trespass on private land to get to the gravel pit, Ho believed there wis a road by the Catholic reserve which could be used to get to the pit. He ceiiBured the engineer for not being present to give the Council information on* this and similar matters. It was agreed not to deal in any way with Mr Parsons'letter.- . CUAPEL STREET REPORT. The Commiiteo met Mr Rcnuli und visited his .land abutting on Oluuiul-stivt, Mr Renall will give half-a-ciiain of land trom sections 23.and 22, Small Farm BJnek, .to widen Chapel-street to ono chain, provided lie is not placed iu a worse notion with-liip land than he is now. .Taking tltis 83 fret; however, will throw buck his fruit;?! adjoiuing the junction of R'ena'l aud Chapelstreets so near to the lower creek that it will be spoilt for building pmpwc.«, ami to remedy this it will be necessary to divert the lower into tho upper creek and fill in tho former....Tho property owners on the opposite side should contribute to the cost of such work. Mr Renall also provides that before he gives his land tho Town Landß Trustees shall give the llift fiih of their laud laid off jn this street for widening pur- . poses. This will mako Chapel-street on each side of the public 6 school a chain and ono quarter in width.

In answer to Or Vile, the Mayor staled it had been estimated that the cost of filling the creek would be about £3O, but he thought it would cost more.

Or Gapper thought the reetal alone would coat more than that sum. Ho thought it would be belter tu adhere to the original agreemont with Mr Rcnall and give him for the land they required.' By this they would obtain half-chain in. stead of ten feet in Eeimll-slreet. JBe did not think the Counoil was in a position to do the work required by Mr Renall. He' did not say.Mr Renall asked too much, but Ihe work was too expensive, in fact the most cnatly piece of wort they had ever done. Better take Mr Benall's original offer, and simply deal with the road. The Mayor quite agreed with Or Gapper. Their experience showed that gifts like Mr Renall's generally proved very dear ones. It would lie cheaper'.to do as Or Gapper suggosled, '

Or Yile moved that the report stand over In next meeting, and in the meantime they could obtain a reliable estimaio of the cost nf the work, His opinion was however that as far as Chapel-sireet. was concerned they Bh'ould make bomb immediate arrangement with Mr Reiiall, Or Price seconded. He agreed with Cra Gapper and Vile. He should like to inspect the ground before voting in the question, and thought the delay would ho advantageous. Or Gapper asked Cr Vile to add lo his resolution "The Town Clerk to ask Mr Renall byletter, if in tbe event of the present negotiation falling through he wmlil bo preparod to carry out the original agreement which was still in pxistnnce." Or Vile would rather Cr Gapper made this a separate rosnlution. Cr Vile's motion that the report stand over was then put and carried: Or Gapper moved his resolution. In doing so ho said-it would give tho Council full data to work • upon. He would rather havo delay and make a good job of Chapel-street than rush it on and patch it. Cr Feist seconded.—Carried. WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works Ooinmitte reported receiving theEngiaoer's report as follows: Tho repairing of footpaths had been suspended for i works more urgently required, viz.—Bepairing boundary road from Mr T. Wilton's to Mr E. Chamborlain's; Baihvay road from Yates' corner to. end of same road; repairing Renall-sticet (which was at present in avory bad state). The newmado section in Chapel-street required ruts filling in, and Queen-street also required attention. _ The contractor for work on tho Upper i'lain road was making fair progress considering the state of tko'weathor. Small box culverts were required at the approaches to Messrs Vallance's, G. Chamborlain's, S. E. Chamberlain's, and Mrs Yates'. [Resolved that.tho persons naued pin in culverts, and the Council metal tho approaches.] - The Overseer had taken out the stumps in Orayne-strcet. Tho Engineer explained that his at tho oommitteo meeting. had been caused by his Buffering from a sore throat; that Cr Gapper had handed him written instructions l : to do work in Rnseell and Chapel-streets; and that he-would send the writing in, Tho Engineer and Overseer were instructed that in future all orders for work miist be signed by the Chairman of tho Works Committee. The Overseer reported that he had .repaired Railway road, as instructed by the Committee. He was further instructed to sorape Queen and Bannister-streets, :

FINANCE COMMITTPK.-' ' Tho following accounts were,pissed for payment :-Labor and cartage, £67 ls8d; Bowry & Co., timber, £4l7s dd; Payton & Co.. 16s 6d; Smith* Hogg, 19sidj-Beacon- & Co., ss; 2d : : :E,': H.;Chincheb; £1 Ois 3d; '■ R, -Burtett; £6 12s 6d; Sundries. 12s 9d Overdraft, £45^19H?d.;,,. ; ,. ]'■ ' v TH^IIBBAHY.tOAN.. ' "''A'letter waslread from the manager of the Bank of Australasia,, Maaterton, de. dining tpadvance the £4s loan .at 7 per cent; fur 6 yeaTß.---'- ■■■--->%;; .V. .*:_ h. - "' ' '■'■ lllßMWerto(JiViietheMayor staled-, that it had been Cun'deratood verbally'; from Mr Gwr that,the bank was to take up the! loan,:': s V;?- ''■■.;■ ■ ■\- f :^- : '-- Or Vile mbvedtnat the/attempt IVelv made to raise the;money in.Masterton by' means of debentures, He did not think ; thero'would be any dflHculty,,'..aj' a £2O

debenture was quite as good as a £2O note. Cr Gapper seconded the proposal. pro forma.' '■ He did not know 'whether the •.loan could be raised in this manner,. bat if it could he thought it would bo the best way of mooting the difficulty, Or Feiat said he could not understand . why,the bank had refused this loan, but perhaps they wanted it .for. a longer ■ peiiod. He thought that if tho money could be raised by debentures it will be beat to do it that way. Cr Heron thought that the debenture Bcherao would fall through. ..".- Tho motion was put and earned. ■ impounder, Mr Ingram wroto asking if he might receive tho feo for si raying horses when owners Btopped thorn while ho 'was drivv ing them to the pound; or what he was to do in such cjo ■ Or Gapper had been in somo •thing the samepWjiimself, and ho had .suffered n 6ne for'detaining his own cattle when thoy had como into his yard while beiimiipounded. . CrFeitOpved tbat the impounder bo amhoris^prcharge the impounding foe in cases as stated by him, and if reluaed payni m, to take the cattle to the pound, and i> (he owner rescued them ho could sue h-m. : , Or Price seconded. ..", Cr Gapper asked what check they would have on the impounder, as without the cattle were impounded they did not appear in the book, and they could not know what he might have received. It would bo better not to place temptation in the way of any of their officers, Tho Mayor said he thought the impounder should drive the cattle to tho pound under nil circumstances. ■ Cr Vile said it would be better to allow •tho impounder to, rdeaso tho cattle, If ho had cows straying and they ran into his jard he would bo glad to pay for them there instead of going to tho pound to do so, Of course the impoundor should render an account of fees thus received. Cr Heron agreed with Cr Feist, and thought it quite sale to allow the impounder to chargo tho fees, Cr Feiat said he moved the resolution as a matter of public convenience. '" Cr Gapper said ho could understand : the motion if the impounder got all he could make, but he received a salary, He could not enter cattle in the pound book if they were not placed in the pound. Ho (Cr Gapper) could see tho convenience of it, but not the expediency. Tho motion was put and carried, Cr Gapper voting agaioft it. Cr Gapper asked what register would be kept of caltlo so released ? The Mayor said they could be entered in a book, but if any person paid the foo, that person could sue the impounder for a refund of it. SIKEET LKWTING. . Cr Vile said great complaints had been made about lighting the Borough, He moved that eight lamps, one being at Perry street, one opposite the Institute, ono near Mr Bell's, one at the comer of Renall-street, one between Mr Feist's and the Royal Hotel, one opposite the school, and one at Kuripuni corner. The cost of construction would be about i'so, and maintenance £C per annum for tho, whole. . . ■ .. At the suggestion of the Mayor, Cr Vile nindo this mailer a notice of motion. In give Crs time to think over.it and bring np amendments if necessary. The Ccuicil then adjourned* '