MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1691, 21 May 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

. The r ; usual- meeting of the: Council ; was held last evening. Present—Oril' . Giipper, .Price, . Caselherg,' Perry, arid J/ .Wiliiiims. ,; JjgujdKe -afeeinfiß:; of •• the MaWr-(whtf ■ seat an apology), ,Cr Gapperwas 'vot^d! to th'o Chairi ' . . Tls minutes.of the "preyious.'meqting: wej;e read and confirmed/ uitd; cori-Ga • pondence read,; .. ■ " "K v: 'i;; : j • \ A petition, to. the Mayor, from the various storekeepers in Master(on, askihg him to proclaim Monday a holiday instead, of Saturday, the 24th inst., was wad, .and the prayer of the peti-, tioners granted. '';' 1 ;; : lamp required, k Tlio' Institute Committee,,,(through, its Secretary) applied to the .Council .to erect a' lamp on the corner, .near the. entrance to the Institute. . t;' The Chairman was of tipimon that several portions of the Borb'igli,required lighting.. ; Gr Perry suggested a Committee bo. appointed to go into the wlfolequesjiooi He fould be in favor of erect--ing 6ix new lamps. in various parts ofthe tcvn. The. Chairman thought Or Perry's 1 suggestiOft -'a good one. ...Qr..Perry pioved that Cis Gapper, Price,, Gaselberg, and the mover be the committee, " • ,Cr-Johnston seconded,—rdavried. '' • • ' DRAIN-CLEARING. ■ I j-lfr A.; Mutrio Jun, wrote stating', that/ Mr Wickenden had cleared out •' :the drain by his property on the Mantua at Is per chain, Half the sum idiie he had paicl.to the Highway Board • and the.'other half he nowra&ked tho • CounoiHopay.. : Tho application was referred to the ■

Or John.sbrrekpnimngtliat; souie slightdiffiwith'the^Road'Board.'"/ '• ]::-|i^|KMW||ON, THE IKSPEoipj!.;';^ as follows &|v M .ing4bß. report;pf the last' meeting'''of the CoiiBOil?I-faii to recognise my own property. The reportas.iread by.tlieViMayoi.irom the Inspec|pr,of .Nuisances, jta'iing that there is a swamp on my land and Hag'nT£t'*wateri;iai .utterly base and-'flagrant falsehood,- whioh tie should be called' upon, to . substantiate. ; ; " Cr Heron is 'reported to have : said tliat the creek could not be cleared without :digginj„ and - .thai, the watororcss was aohainiwae.,- 1 This iid'a'great mistake". Ihave wmovedithe' fallen timber from the .stream,! bntynover.- used 'either spade or shovel, I hope'to have a small opening for .the, water/how-running from Mr Perry's will, I think; laymy' ■larid'dty,.' I-prefer'thif to' laving a claim against Mr Percy "for •damage He has done mo .by.turning this water on my land. ■ The Inspector of Nuisances passing close to the stream last Friday, I asked him to point out where tho stagnant water was. '.He directed, me to a-ho'rso feeding by the stream.. .This ismpstHalse, as soveral.spring's discharge somo fifty gallons of water per minute; into the-stream' above the place indicated!. There .being ho other-outlet, it -was impossible to bestajnated'■ If every blado of grass was removed from every little watercourse upon no relief.; The .waterniight le"sse/h some two or three inches .^hjß ; road,;b(ife,ffouW\HillSerriaih upon his jland.'-.; It .was. there, long .-before he.saw it, Th'elast threq'or'fourieairit has run over Mr;Woodha'ia cultivated as a garHen,-;'he-;haylrig^ blocked" the' natural outlet 1 by laying 'down' timber for a road;,.Vv '. •" ■ . ; ';;'THEjisipio|dß on jjr.benali.

The Inspector-tepbrted its follows:

,! bej;"'to''*'roport • to the Council thf conduct if ' : Mij A. W: Eenall in -ffiteatenirtg-tlie Inspector'of Nuisances, I. may say,in thcSeXeoutiob'^pt'his duty,.' On street with two horses, wh'en'l'was accosted' by Mr Kenall;"Mr Eenall'asked me where tho : nuisance was I complained of.to. the ; Council,' which'lW him..'; Mr Eenall said 'there was'no nuisahco ttojre, and'.that I did riotkDovf-'wMt'ttnnisanco was; and if he ■found he would kick me off,- ■sayirig ; jit'- ! Was ft;piire; stream of spring •wate'rl'■ 11 htf siirprised;at Mr flenidi not knowing whit!' a nuisaiicb really is,'. Here* is a stagnant swamp,;and a stream that' weeds have been allowed to. grow and decayi intoa'gdspast,'and-trefls droppea across, throwing the water on to the land, This .bein£! i the'^si; ) l maintain"that the nuisance, complained i'Df'by the Inspector, in my opinion. sho'uldhavo been abated long ago. I also state that in my opinion all the water, courses where the weeds end wood have been •growing and rotting for ages past, and never beoh cleaned, are foul, and hot clean. The Inspector if Nuisances considers himself to be a Health' Officer;- aud he intends to catry . into'cffedt.'tho ;Piib)ib Health Act, whether .ith on'Mr 'Kenalt's premises or any.ore clses, unless countermanded by the Council. •Mr Renal}? stated the reports the Inspeotor :se'ndsio the,(/ounci.l are lying reports, Now, .eentlemenr.l.askdo'my,reports call for this abuse-?,.- ;,..r.'■. : .;. . ".:'■:■ ... ■.' '■'..'.. ,„.; -Jours, &c., ) n \ ■;.#■' '-■'■•* - J..0. IVgbam, . ;,' Vi!..:"' Inspector of Nuisances. ■ . ; •■ .';"'"'. The Jtapiotor .also complained that Messrs Wickerson and Wagland'syard required cleaning, and that drainage for the required the im'mediate,,' i cbn|ide&tiorl of the Council as the many ...wells were, now becoming theii'ecepttfclei' of the drainage fromthe..: surftVce,—lt; \yas"resolved that notice' ■be given to'ihe parties complained of to abate the,nuisance. ■'•'••

Or Oaselbiifg thought that under the circumstances it would not be wise to or the Inspector's letter.' Till they obtained the report of 9the Borough niedical officer as asked for, their hands : were tied. He'"■moved that the letters be laid ;on the, t^ble. Or "WiUisims. seconded.—Carried, ' ••■■'' 'FINANCE, The Committee reported having met on Friday last,, and.reoommended the following accounts for payment:—J, Payton and Co., printing, etc., £lO 4s 3d; Happ'and Hare, supplies, £3 2s 4d, The wages eheet, haviDg to be made up to a later date, was left to the Works Committee to pass, poundkeefer's REPORT. ' The'Poundkeeper .reported the impound-' ing of 25- horse's, and four*, cattle from the Borough, and one horse and one cow from the Road District. ''Total fees—£4 2s. WORKS • COMMITTEE, . The Committee repbrlpd'haviug met on Monday evening',' -when' 'the overseer's report was readas follows :-I have completed the repairs .street, remetalled pootyath:_ih.'Queen-street "where required,: and repaired Perry-street, and am now' repaifiqg Chapel-street) and erecting a fence ,on Mr Perry's' boundary.. Dougherty & Co. are progressing'satisfactorily with their contract -in Gbafcei-street. I that a portion of Church and Dixon streets ;'be JohnslotsiireeV andjNnrsery road'be repaired. The committee instructed the-overseer..to make the repairs ;he,. suggested, „'..The question ,of, widening over. lThe , %gea.,scijsiint« i %r3''examined and recommended for .payment,-- amounting to '- r : lftVor'£3l'C3..ld,.Qartaße £2310s "4d. ■ ''■

•The reporfWaS adopted. .'" ;.., TtfWikißK's'-REEORT,;

■v 'The Town 01erj|:<reported.■ the collection of'the araoii'fttdf 13i5 5s U since last'.meeting, ana.jtnat; the overdraft 'of defaulters who faadbeen. served with fchiyled irii ' L-', '■ ; ■; j '•■ The • Town.: Clerks; repoftlwas',, pon-; -sider^d' : ' arid v' : wasj adapted" : "" 3 * : ' ■'""'"■'."■■.-•'- .■' i : Or. Gapper.^id^iseyerat Had askedlii'm to brmf a grievance, of theirs before.;tlie •; .Tlieyi considered thkk, carting : ;iw6rfc-.ifo v rthe;:B&i'ough', should he '■fov. -by 'public tender.:,. He inpyed that the matter bo! JJorkCommittee to report upon. -Tie-'Borough''Overseer had- 1 always ''used?- 'good in | 'selecting ;the-team^^employed.'. They ladthib^^ the outside ; public might,' undelr the present. • circumstance . accuse ! ■. the Council's office^'of/faVovitisrh.'•" ,'y : ; : Or Perry jtlibugtrt' it was a matter for tlie,Cpur^lji:^:^D';'' : " : '"' '■'■'* \.\ ; • CJiv^af Itwasa,ques- ■ tidn'j of principle' .aud ; -phould;bß" decidedbodyjtiHealways thought f work : ■should be qperi J to;; public •competition. Hemoved;^ ,Bproughcarting,.tenderß; to be opened. ;by:the Committee; with' power to,acce'pt;ahyseiider;j^,'-'■'■.:;...";' ; >v ; ■'..Or discre : tioirshould belefb"intheTiands of the i orkT; ?. He; would : ,.,.■.; ; $\ M tbisY ir Or system:; was v charge of fayoritistkV'" '.'■' .';•*' -f • ::'C ;i ''' : : : ■■:'■ : -;

carefully looted to /.that■ the successful contractor have good horses and ; carts .fib to of metal out gravel-pit anfaldflg the road. / ; carried andivthe ', ■':'•■■■.'. ''