MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1226, 8 November 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

■ The usual meeting of the Council waa held last evening in the Council phambera Worship the Mayor, and OrsCaselberg, Ohamberlaiii,.Fetat, Qapper Heron, MoCardle,'PriceJ Perry, and Vile. ~, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, A statement of fees and fines paid into the Borough account through the E.M. Court during the past month, was also read, '■" ■'-'-"" MBT.WRIQLH'BM'ii/- a i [■

MrT. Wrigley wrote to the Counoil asking it to* reconsider'its' rejection of. his plan of subsections in Dixon estate, on 'the'ground'thai thbyihad alSays, passed previous plans without the .Streets' being made, and had given" no'' formal' 1 ' notice' that they did not intend to do bo in future,..lf the Counoil would not accept tbe.streetas a public : one he hoped;,that; they would' authorise him' to lay'it off as' a private one according to the/Act. j . The Clerk read the section of the Act referring to private streets. : Cr Vile said he quite approved of the Counoil reconsidering the;question,.as an authority for a private stre'et was now asked for.

Cr Gapper would support the action the Council hart already taken in the matter. Before a fresh 'discussion could take pluoe tho previous resolution would have to be rescinded.

Cr MoCardle held.it was unnecessary to rescind the former resolution, as,that referred to an application to take it over as a public street. This waa a request for them to take it over as a private street,

Cr Caselberg said he regarded it as a trap. The difficulty was to define what was a private street and what was a pubjio street, They, had obtained a great lawyer's'opfni,on'(MrTriverB I ),and they could make it tueaji anytlpg they chose. ,;He:(Cr Caselberg) thoughf that if they once aocepted the plan they would tyave to make the road,, If it could be shewn he was mistaken, he would vote in favor of the application. Cr Vile argued the Act waß very plain on the point, and the Council could without doubt accept the road as a private one without being bound to make the' street, If they did not pass it as a private road, they yere dojnfj the applicant an injury, at he could not regisie'r Ma. |atj<|. In his opinion the Council coujd not dp other : wise than aocept the street aB a private one. He moved that; the application be granted.

■ Cr' McOardle asked- whatthe discussion at the previous meeting was upon ? The 'Maypjr said'he understood it was (is to whether the street »b,ouJd be taken 'over as a public street. ; j' i' ; ; ... Or Heron did not think anything about public streets could be found in the resolutions passed upon it, Cr' Gapper said : the discussion was simply as to whether the plan, as laid before the Council, should be adopted.. ■'■ The Mayor:; Well ge'ntjenj«ijj'triQ discussion l has assumed' a ; very' irregular form now. I should like a seconder to thenjotjijn.," .' ■ " _ '. .- , IJo seconder, hejno forthcoming, the motion lapjetj, Or Caselberg sajd hp hardly understood the difference between publjo and private streets. The question'really he-' came a legal one, Or McCardle abroad, and moved that a solicitor be consulted as to whether, if the Council take over the street as a, private one, the Borough would be compelled at some future date to construct the street at its own expense ?, Or Caselberg seconded, 1 '' ; ■ ,;; '

Cr Heron did not Bee the good of; all the discussion now. IHe would move that -: the application be not granted." ' This did not find n seconder.., .. Cr Jeist could ' nof understand ! wby ! they warned V legal .opinion when t|)ey had Mr Travers' 'before : 'th'iin. '"He '(Or, Feist) was not quite clear .'about the maiter, and wouldlike it deferred till ho could look it up, If the Council had not to make the private street, he would vote in favor of l|je'application.-''.'.■■ Mr Travers' ' famous' bpinjori • was again read (to' the' evident edification, of the Council). . : '• Or Feist could not see why there should be some streets called .'.'private,'' and others '.' publip" if tljei'p was rjo "difference He thought the difference was that the Borough madp tl)e public afreets, &nd could ponipel the parties living on privatp streets fo n)ake them.

Cr McOardle said il)ey had never before had an' application fop a private street, and it wni)ld be the best to get losal opinion, Ho thought the application should be granted, and held the Council would do wrong if t&ey refused it,

Cr Perry wished to know if any person could lay off a line of road through his property without the consent of the Council. The' Mayor I No | He would be under heavy penalty. ' • '

Cr McCardle's motion was then put and declared carried oh the voices, but on division was lost by the casting vote offhe M_ayor, Ayes s—Cra' Caselberg, McOardle, Ijfeiat, fjbamherlain, and Vile. Noes fj-Crs Pripj,' HeroDJ.ffapph/, jfjerry, and the Mayor.' The latter gave ljis casting vote with the noes.

Gr yile then njoved that consideration of tl)e application Bta,nd. qyerfqra fortnight in order to give GJounc(llorß an opportunity to form their opinions. Or Price seconded, He was Bomewhat in the dark as to the definition of private anJ pnhlio eti'eotq, and ft fortnight's. d> lay would do noharm.:.- . i j , , Or Oaselberg asked if he' would be in 'order in moving' that each 'Councillor should read the Aot 1 (laughter), Mr Jamei Brown, agent' forMr Wrlgloy, staled, with the permission of the Council, that Mr Wrigley would guarantee to make the road if the plan was passed. Cr Gapper moved that' the plan be passed on the deposit by Mr Wrigley of a substantial guarantee that the street would be made. , , . ~ ~ . Cr Heron said it would be hotter to let Cr Vila's motion be carried, In the 1 meantime Mr Wrigley could hand in his guarantee and settle'the'difficulty. 5 ■' '"• Cf Yjle's motion, was then put and car

CBOSS STBEBTy '' ' , ~ . *' -' : '' .• ■ I '•■•■■■ An application to make, foptpath, &0., was received , from, Mr,, Jopbjngs,.w,ho offered to contribute 153 per oliain for his frontage.—Referred to the Work's ComiMittee, L \ J ,■■ .[, ,i • Or, McCardJe, hoped the Committee would rememoer, before undertaking new Jork, tjja(i;ft;]arf[e:number of jobs were ( ready passal, whiohWßre.bound the preference,' ' li " ■'''•" .'/ / i : Cr Gapper-aald all those works'''for 1 ' which the usual subsidy,; was offered should he done first. * ,l! ' '■ Several councillors IJOI',No I .

Cr Caselberg : That looks very nioe at first sightj b,qt-gn close investigation is aecidgdly unfair. / > ; \i. I. II •• /' 'I ■:' : ■' i\ ii : WOBKS OOMMITTBE,' " ;', . "'"?!>*3>ris Oorqmifctee V reported that t]je si}Br4itted a report of hiß proceedings Bfqoa last tjieelin?. Tha. committee reßolved that the overseer olenr out a chain or two ef No 1 oreek in Short street, as it was filled': wilh losjs and rubbish ; that'htt clear off the gorse on Lincoln road footpath; that a cap be procured for the 'Abyssmiau pipe; and that the oun• iuittee meet only oiice a nion'th, except in case of 6mergenoy.'"' M '" ° J '''''' Or Yile suggested that if the committee found it only moeitary to mist onoe a

month the Council would only require to do the same. Cr MoCardle agreed with Or Vile. Cr Price pointed out the report said except in cue of emergency, aud any work referred to them by the Council would no doubt be considered m an emergency. The report was ultimately adopted less the paragraph referriug to the meeting of the committee, whioh was struck out. 0 , Cr Gapper remarked that the committee had plenty of work, but no money to do it with.' ' •■■■ ■!'•'/ ~,,. FINANCE OOMMITTBE."',;^V.« ■ The committee reported the c "j|flt at £43310s 2d plus That 1180 3s 4d rates had been collWd since last meeting, and that iummonsei ,were issued for.other outstanding-rates. ThOj following accounts were'eiamined and recommend for payment';— £ a d Wages, &c. ... 82 16 . | , J. Paytori &Co ... 8/15 6 'SmSrJrft'Hogg'.„'■',' '319 9 , i-.G, Watson ,„ .9 1.0 ~ L.Holmes :| ,;; : - ; ' Xj /Q Burgess Roll ... '.- >lO 0 Postage ( 3 15 0 Mr ■ Bunny's account was reduced by 13 lfc 6d, and ordered to be paid leu that amount. Resolved to recommend the Council to appoint the Bank''of'-Aus-tralasia Commissioner for; library loan sinking fund, and that the finance committee be authorised to complete arrangemen's. Report was adopted, CR MCCARDLE lOBFENOB, Or McCardte arose to a point of privilege, Cr Gapper had aoousod him.(aj reported in the Wairarapa ing by his action, te loan, to bring the wages of the working man down to 4b per day, He claimed on the contrary that when he.employed men he omployed good ones at good pay, andJwltbi regard to the Borough laborers, he held to the same rule, He did not see why be singled put as )|a»jpg'drafted \U Loan schedule, which was the work of .thelGnmmittee, and it did not follow'that the adoption of the schedule would, have had the effect of reducing the wages. The Borough always accepted^,tbei lowest tender, and unless Or Gapper was prepared to move an alteration of that rule, hit remarks about Cr McCardle reducing the wages were quite uncalled for. He ljad npt fofcpd his yjews-onthe. Council ! he should hare been sipped otyt,

OLD SOHOOL ?ENOH, ' The Work) Committee were authorised to remove the fence to a .'.lirje I [with the Park fence, • ;-•

PUBLIC WOBKS. : Or Vile asked if the ,Qouqcjl.intended to <J.q any foeih'work thjs Bumrpet;. !j!hg season favorable to road making had now arrived, and a quantity of work waß necessary, If they drove it off,; they would only have to do it next winter at a greatly increased cost, He:thought,eyenif the Oounoi} pnt th,e fujl Jeupth, of the; tether }n the rhatter'of overdraft |t dp, necessary worjts, '. .I ■-;;[' Cr Heron said they could! soon arrange, thaf, Tfe mp'yed that at onpe for Makqra-strpßt, which "was a necessary work,, and had lje§|)'-'lorig'sjnpp passed by tl|e Oounojl. '. ";■; ".," Tho Maypraafd the cpst would be about mm. " ' ;;;,;'■:; Or McOardle seconded. ,','.'/" ' Cr Caselberg moved as an ; amendment that the Works Committee i draft up a V schedule of the most urgent works which should be done during the summer, and submit it with estimates to the Council, they could then see what to do. He wished to know what the extent of the legal overdraft. waß. ■' ■ TT' The Mayor: £IOOO. '■' V Or Caselberg:: Well, we hare the extent between that and our present overdraft to work, upon, will) rates to pome in. ■ hand, Or Vile seconded the amendment] Cr Gapper' said they already had. a schedulefftro (he J>iim Committee, and he did not think that coi)ld be improved upon,' ' '•' ' i ■• ■ i,, "The flfayor thought there woujd be no harm in qarryjng the, airjeudpiqnt at 'it would clearly show their financial position. The amendment was;ppt anfl.catrie'i' Or Viie asked when the £2OO was tp be paid for Benall and Chapel ktreet, The Mayo)! atafed, they were waiting foy Mr I}enal),v '..,1 fOTIOE 0? KoWflH, 1 That before any application, for'leave to torra or layout new streets be granted, the, following conditions must be gprnpHed with bj the applicant j— '' '"' 1, That the street be formed and metalled to the satisfaction of the Borough Eqgi, necr, or that tho parties applying for perm.ssion as aforesaid.shall enter into sufficient bond, with approved securities, that such will be done within a certain fixed time. 2. That the necessary deeds and instruments for giving effect to the conditions ho drawn up and prepared by the Borough Boljcitor, at the sole coat and expense' of' the'parties applying tot permission aforesaid.' 1 , '"' • ' ' 8. That'nb' application for. ,tjio formation of hew streets be' entertavnedj unless plans showing tbe'propos'fld tyreet; pro* pared by'a wWsVdsywjir; '\i submitted to tl(eCoi)nqil. 1,? n ' , ,;"S. E. G^Blj. The Council then adjourned. ' mmmmmmammmmmmmd