MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1314, 28 February 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

:held last evening. Present-^HisWorship,I i ithe Mayor, and Ofs .; Obinbhen, a Jrid Priced Theminutesotthe'prenobsj I meeting were read and Confirmed. '-'S$ J \ J. /j NEW 'OOTOOIitbR. : j| The Returning Officer-;reported the ' election of Mr R. H., Ohinchen, who, . after miking the cust6mary : - declaration, (; took his seat. '•-: .(..:'.•.'■ : -,- : -'-',■■ - '-PeUHD.-rBBBi-.u; ..". '•■' ''■•■ The Poundkeeper reported fees for the > past month to amount to i£sl6s M, ;' '( :' \ ,} . ] fTHEATBB 'HOYAt v- ' '■•' A letter was read from the Borough Surveyor approving of the above-building. • ,—-The Clerk said the license had not yet 3 been issued, the fee not having as yet j been tendered, j...-.; I WEIGHTS. AND'MEASURES, Further correspondence between the ! Colonial Seoretary and the Town Clerk . was read, in which the latter intimated j that though the necessary weights had , been forwarded to Masterton, no scales acpompanied them. ; PEOPBRTY TAX. Correspondence was read between the Commissioner and Town derk, in which the former took the view that the Borough \ valuation under this Act should be made public in accordance with its third clause [ and the latter that the 57th olaiiße of the same measure made the third one inope/a----1 tive. : ' ,;".]•• •••"£" "Vi? •' i i" •• ■ ■ ■ * MR.RUSSEtL'SPIAKS. . James Russell wrote enclosing plans of Bussell, Orayne, and "Villa streets, and 3 asking for the future favors of the Council. 3 —Or Feist: Are these the plans that Mr Russell would not give op?— The Mayor:. Yes.—r-On the motion' of Cr Price the plans were referred'to the Works • Committee. C RATE OF.WAOES. Mr H. Oroad, overseer, applied on behalf of the borough employees for their wages to be increased from 6s to 7s per diem, and for his own to be raised from 7s to Bs, the latter sum having been promised to him if his services during the first six months of his engagement gave satisfaction.—Or McCardle moved that tli6application be referred.to the Works Committeo-—The Mayor said the Works Committee, had already considered it and were disposed to grant it.—Or McCardle asked if the Works Committee were prepared to report on it,- —The Mayor replied that they were not, —- Cr McCardle:, Then it had better be re- ' ferred to the committee for a formal reI port.—Cr Feist would prefer the I council as a whole dealing with the [ application, He was not sure that they , were in a position to grant this increase, , but would move that the application be ' acceded to.-—-Or Perry opposed the | application till such time as it was shown ' that an increase was necessary.—Cr Price considered the question should be referred to tho Works Committee.—The Mayor seconded Cr Feist's proposal,— Cr McCardle pointed out that this committee consisted of the councillors who had a special knowledge of; the facts on which such an increase should be deter-mined,-—Cr Chamberlain did not think the Public Works Committee bad as yet fully discussed the question, arid thought it should be referred to them, He was got himself opposed to a rise in wages.— <■■ The motion to refer the application to the Works Committee' was carried on the voices, ',.''' WORKS COMMITTEE. The followirig; : .rep'o'rt was then read;- \ The Overseer.reports that:—l; Bentley Bros, have been 'delayed,, with, their i metalling Railway, Road by wet weather, ■ 2. ; Tinsley is making satisfactory progresswith Makora-streetContract. "3."overseer ' has instructed MrGfoushow to takeout ' roots and stumps on Nursery Road, but that ibis Mr Grousliow declined to do. i, A box culvert had been put in-Ma'kora street, and No, 1 culvert lengthened. A loiter was received from Meiers f atighauj ' Chapman, and others, with reference tq ' West Bush Road, |t was resolved— ' That tin's application stand over till a < distinct offer re a gravel-pit was received, i The Committeo recommended that the « Upper Plain Road be repaired where I required, and that 200 yards more of < metal be brokeß for it, . . 1 The Mayor pointed out the neoessity .' for providing for ihe winter traffic on the * Upper Plain road.—Cr Ohamherlaiu I drew attention to the petition of settlers < remetalling Railway road.—The Mayor I Baid that with respect to this the Works ' Committee required a more definite under-. < standing as to the conditions'under which < gravel was to be taken from Mr Donald [ Donald's pit before proceeding with the I work.—The report of the Committee E was then adopted, t FINANCE COMMITTEE. * The Finance Committee reported an f overdraft of £86212s Id, and recommend- i ed the payment of the followine accounts. ] wages and oontingenoies £lB 8s; stone- s breaking £4lßs 8d j election expenses £1 o 10s; E. Feist, iron &c, £1 13s Ud ; t E. MoEwen, iron &o, £l,6s 6d; Smith & c Hogg £4 2s; J. Payton &Go 9s; Master ti ton Park,lßix inonths subsidy,' £l2 10s 1 The report was I 'adopted, ' f BOROUGH ENDOWMENT, { The Committee appointed to report on the application of the Walrriate^pouncil for co-operation in obtaining endowments I for Boroughs within their own'limits £ expressed an opinion that a concession in this direction' would;only be serviceable to some JBoroughs'r'and that their racom- * mended thap Boroughs should rather ° unite to obtain some help that would ex- \ lend to all of them, and not be partial in '■ its character. : The Ooramittee did not P report on the principle of Borough endow- .'' ments. —The Mayor: Will any; Ooun- n cillor move the adoption of the report?—— c: Cr Oaselberg: I don't underatand it. It 4l is above my comprehension',—The Mayor said within their own Borough there was no land available as an endowment.and all |hey were asked to do was ?' to help Waimate.-~Or Feist said he '.' was glad that'the: Committee bad ex- v pressed ho opinion on the ■ principle of endowment—On the motion of Or Perry the report was adqptad, I. -M:., 1 TNSBORorjQH«(VERDRIiFf, ; : yf<-. J Cr Feist asked what steps bad been oi taken with respect to defaulting ratepayers P It had been said that the; ratepayers who 0 paid'up Had to make up for. the sins'of' h these who were in arrear.——The Clerk: w that about £6OO of, ratefs ;s| were in Feist' moved that, ol a report be laid ; on the table next ;.nieet-- K ing, shewing the exact amount or ratos si in arrear. The Clerk stated that the hack ce rates were not so bad but ihese'fpr the tl curr-ent year Very. ; ,.much in, T arrear,——Cr Caselberg.' asked if any m one had been sued.oni'ilje'' resolution; T passed a few. The B Clerk reported in ,the w Cr Caselberg said ihe arrears aught to be C go't,in.—CrFeistsaid'hehadno'desire le to he sharp: on ratepayers,'but when, it hi was: pointed .put .that the, j Masterton; P Borough Council was more remiss' than w other local bodies in getting in their rates, til ahdthatthey were Blow and unbußincslike r ; st: it; was time td-take action,. f ;-i/,;•;-,:. r a

J'Or Gasolberg; moved; that tbaßlayorb'e 'e.eieote3 i Ohairman;ipfith6.Workfl?Oom;

iinitft^— The Mtiyqr pointed out; that ; iifter as) Mayor the Oouhoil graitted to re-appoint him as Chairman of -Or McOardle thqught'ime of fhelnembers of that Committee should propose-the: Chairman of ■iti—Or CRaelberg Bupjposed" that, %: ': Or MoOardle on some trivial point. He pointed out that the Act.left the appointment to the. Counoil, and not to the" Committee.—After some further 'Blight: discussion the; Mayor was elected Chairman of both the .Finance and Publio Works Committees! --' ■ : -'; v:: -;:.: '' KOADBEPAIES.. ''/..'■ : The Mayor drew attention to a recent speech of Mr Renallj .in'iwhioh.he argue'd 1 . that, repairing .roads by• oohtraot was ! 'more economical than by day work. Ho'; was net present at this'meeting or he.would have opposed this view, WheiiHounslow. had a contract to repair their Streets the work was not only done inefficiently, but the Works Committee had 'inoessant trouble to get the contractor to do his ' duty. .When; he gave up his contract |hey Had to put nine men on, the roads being in such a fearful state. . Mr Ho'unslow's annual oontrapt was £2Bo,,but, including the sum 'iieceßßaiyto.oomv • pensate for Mr HounslpVs neglect,' and. ••: re-metalling twenty "ohams .;pf road ■;, in Queen-street they had only spent £216 '; as repairs during the past year; He- ; failed tosee how Mr Eehall or. any.dther i man could show that .the contract plan : was the better one, (Hear I hear 11) While they oould BhoW: the present 'satis- < faotory results he hoped they would never. ; revert to thecontraotßystem——CrGasel-' ; berg; Do I infer that the nine men, had; j to be put on in consequence 'ofth'e'negl'eot . of Hounslow, —The Mayor i^es,— — ;i Or MoOardle felt convinced that'tor every < pound spent on Hounslow's contract only i fiye shilling's went on the roads,. It was ] a ruinous affair. Had'Houn'slow done his duty he believed their £216 for repairs would have been reduoed. to £l5O, ] One street they had put down ihhU con- ( tract, at £65, and all they got in the'year; •] for this money was six loads of'gravel,' . He felt sure that the cost of repairs for ( the ourrent year would be less than for- ( merly', although new'streets had been | added to their list. x ' ■. I The Council then adjourned. (