MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1247, 7 December 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The usual meeting of the Council whi held at the Council Chamber* on Tuesday evening last. Preseut-His Worship the Mayor, and Cri Feist, Heron, CUtubejlain, P«ry. Gapptr, Price, Yile and McCardle. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the correspondence outwards read, WORKS COMMUTES. The plans and specifications for Mr T, Wriglej's proposed street were received, examined, and adopted. Tho Overseer reported that Seutley Bros, had been unable to >eiume Short-st contract owing to the wet weather. That he had cleaned llall-st and Lincoln road footpaths, and m now cleaning Queeint gutters, and shifting Dixon-st fcu -iu; fronting acre No. .89. He recommended that a new grating be pnt in the Chapel-st culvert, the preieut one being dangerous, 'the Overseer was instructed to get the work done, als>> that about a chain of kerbing be done in Hall-jt alongside the sluice boxes. It was rssolved tha' Jhe north ride of Hallstreet be kerbed liom Queen-street to Chapel-street, tho Town Lands Trustees t« pay one half tho cost. ,6. That a oulvort in Ross-street near the Scotch Church be put in. This was ordered to be done. Mr Afahoneyapplwd for an increase of pay for stoaebreakiug, It was resolved to recommend the Council to pay 3s 3d pot yard for stonebreaking. The Overseer was instructed to coyer the culverts in Boss and Kingstreets. The committoe recommended the Council to get 200 yards of metal broken in the Waipoua river bed It was resolved that the Council be recommended to invite tenders for forming and metalling Makora* street.

Be the increased rate for stone-breaking the Major stated that the guuge had bean reduced from t»o and a half inches to two and a quarter, and therefore the worlc was worth more. The price nas not exccsiive. Cr Heron would direct attention to the fact that tenders wore recommended to be called for Makom-ttreet. Cr Gapper said thn Committee sugRested that the contiuuiur for this should find his own metal. The report was confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE, The following accounts were examined and recommended to be passed for payment : Wages and contingencies ... j620 10 0 King & Toomath, timber ... 214 0 S, Bacon & Co.' ... ... 00 0 Burnett and Yule 9 I(T 4 Mahonty, atone-breaking ... 17 6 J. Payton i Co. ... ~,110 6 Smith & Hogt(... ... 110 0 Government Storekeeper, statutes ... 110 0 Overdraft, 4821 li Id. The report was adopted. / Cr Perry was added to the Fioanc* Committee on the motion of Cr Feist seconded by Cr Vile. ADVSBTim It was decided a the proprietors of the Daily declined to insert advertiseraentsat half price te adrertiie for alternate: periods, . • KAttWAV ROAD, Cr Chimbjsrlaio brought thi« road uuder tbe notice of the council,; and suggested that Mr. Chapman be employed to clear.away the meUi it.^B«< ; ferred to th« Works Committee, i! : ' w '*"- ' Cr Gapper pointed out that tin world

on the schedule should be fiwt done, and that it was understood no other works but thusß.aliouid bii uudiivutiii-u,

■Or McCardle hold thoy could not ■make. I # haVd and fast rule of the. kind. - Or Perry would like the Railway vofld continued to onable'him to got to his ilaughterhouse without treapasaing as at pi'eient. Cr Vile reminded .Cr Perry that when work was i«.o;:osbd to -lie niado ami the council wished'to obtain iguana ,to do »o, lie (Cr Perry) was the' first to obposo it. Now they had no funds and the attempt to raise theni hud failed) ho asked to have it done. CrCaselberj,'; I move that,the matter' be defetred till wo get the. next borough JftGappor; I'll second thai, Per Perry: I'm 'not' aware, that' you have raised a Grat LIBRARY LOAN. vCr Caselberg moved that a sum not. exceeding £'2s be voted iu order to mako up (lie amount of this loan to £4OO, so as to at once release the guarantors. Cr Gapper moved as an amendment— That the Bum of i'lß 10s Btl be added to tile proeeebs of the luan to make it £4OO, and that this amount he deducted from the Library rates. Cr Vile seconded— Carried, Crs Feist and Caselberg voting against, STANDING COMMITTEE, Crs Gapper, CasulbeiX', Feiat, and Vile "were appointed a Sunday Coimuittce lo arrange all agreements with ilie Council, GOVERNMENT COTTAGES IIESEUVIi. Tho Clerk reported that tho lessees of the various sections in this property were , anxious lo obtain their leases; these Could not be executed till the land was . surveyed and each section registered. It was decided, ihat Town Clerk ■employ a license] surveyor in ordei to carry out the requirements of the" Act. The Council then adjourned.