GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1680, 8 May 1884, Page 2

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

' The usual monthly meeting was held on Monday evening. PresenU-His Worship, the Mayor. Ors L, St. George, Bright, Loasby, Gallagher, Beard) and Varnham. '! ;

The minutes of last meeting were read and/confirmed. ',: V A letter was-'received; from : MessrS! Wakelin ■ and Hawkins; callihgjattehtion to the bad state of Kemptons line, and. offering to take the metal from : the pit. Cr Varnham moved tlia't/the request be granted under supervision of the overseer. Or Bright seconded the motion.—Carried.' ;; '

It also: was resolved that this firm.be allowed-to, take a dozen loads lof unbroken metal from the Borough gravel pit to make good their private road, . It was als© resolved; that the "overseer be requested to report at the riex't meeting of the, Works Committee concerning the box drain asked for by Messrs Wakelin and Hawkins, arid, also the probable, cost. The Finance Committee reportedrates collected during month, L4o' 3s 6d; license fees, L 4;" dog registration, L 3 lis 9dj poundage, L2 ss. Bank overdraft, L 264 14sId. ■".]'-. :

The Works Committee reported that the overseer recommended eight chains of Main'street, from Mr Wyett'siridge to Mr Beard's, be metalled. ■ The'roads were in a fair condition, except a portion of the main road from the cemetery: rsserye to the railway station.—Report' adopted, ■..', ? •'; '

_ Two tenders were received for lighting three lamps in the Borough; for nine months in; the year, and that of D, Cameron was accepted at Llslos, . The Mayor mentioned that'M hud been authorised to bo spent oil Hie road opposite Mr 'Wiggin's residence \at Kuratiwhiti. As Mr Wiggins Jmd offered to give assistance in tlie'work with his horses he thought it should be seen to at once.—The overseer'■•[was authorised to carry out the matter.;! Or Yarnham asked if it was 7 com' pulsory for drivers of vehicles to carry lights through the Borough: on moonlight nights. He was under • tho impression that' it was not, and that it .was left to the discretion of thelnspector. The Inspector- had," however stopped him while" driving pnva'cMr night and asked him what he" had to. say for himself. Tho Mayor read the by-law which stated that lights should be carried:between sunset and sunrise/ .A case was' once brought, before Mr Wardell for driving withoutlights on a riio'briliglit night, and in giving judgment he said he would never inflict a fine for driving when the moon was clear, '":'".'.',. •.

_ Or Yarnham thought that instructions should be given to the Inspector, not to compel drivers to cany a light on a clear night, ••'*>..;,

Or Bright coincided with Or Vara.; ham, - ■■■■■'■ .

Ur Loasby said this would bo alter-; ing a by-law, and to do this a notice of motion should be given. Or Varnham considered it was only; an instruction to the Inspector not to press the question. : :".' '.;■'?','.,.''.

Or Gallagher asked whether, the ranger was not compelled -to r giVe up any cattle he might be driving to tho pound if the owner paid hltii the shilling trespass fee. He did' not think tho ranger was justified: in driving the cattle to the pound and claiming the usual 3s on each head.

The '-Mayor said' according 'to the Act he was legally entitled' to take them on to the pound. If he liked to waive his authority to do so ho. could. But no one could compel the ranger to take the ..[.;'

Or Gallagher thought a person would be justified in taking the cattle from tho ranger under the circumstances. .

, Or Bright doubted if the' ranger, would not be liable to an action for damages if he refused to deliver-them

Or Gallagher moved ancLCr Tamham seconded " That the solicitor's jOpituon he-Men is'toihe legality of the.ranger .ifeftising'to,deliver up cattle while'in his ppfasib'n before beingim"pbunded when tendered the fee of Ib. per head. Also of the legality of impounding cattle off unfenced land and Claiming special damages."Or Loasby asked if the ranger, could remove cattle.from an insecurely fenced paddock and cited an instance in point which had occurred in the .Borough) the cattle being taken under the direction of the owner of the land, ■ CrSt, George said the owner couldhave turned the cattle put, upon the public road if tresspassing upon. his. property, and the ranger could have taken them from the road.

Or Yarnham thought the rate ehoula 1 'be got in this year'"without delay: Other places lost. J^''and. they should try to get theirVr'ates paid-up.; Hei Syould give iioticeT of- motion that at the;next meeting he wouldiapve-a 1 resolution to this effect., ■ t 0.ji'....: v '[ft St. George called attention'to the. .paditkeiof)jtempton street" anfeiigI 'gestedjthat the .Council, shouldtake it a public-road. After'Bdme, cussion the Council came'.tothe' conclusion that considering the present state of the' finance thiscouldnotbe done. And agamthe residents would: have to.send ina petition to that effect; r^tandar'd,■'." ;> ; (.-:; r ''- : :■':''", '-'•'