MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1702, 4 June 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council wab held last evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Ors Williams, Chamberlain, Price, Uapper, Hessey, Heron, and Johnston. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. • Correspondence was read from the Property Tax Department, offering a copy of the assessment made in 1882 at a cost of 13.. Prom residents in Cole street; asking for repairs. From residents nearCrossand Cricket-sts com. plaining that these roads were almost impassable. From Mr Kenall re bis interview with Inspector of Nuisances, the latter part of the letter running as follows:—"I said I thought he would get along quite as well with a civil tongue. Nothing further was said; what he stated further was an utter falsehood, and should be received as such ,by the Council P.S.—I send this under a sense of degradation. Still I thought it proper to challenge the falsehoods contained in his report."

works' oqwttbe, The following report was read : Messrs Doughty & Co,, are proceeding satisfactorily with the formation of ChapelBtreet south. I recommend that the ruts in railway road be raked in. Also that the footpath on the east side.of Cole-street be remetalled. I hava repaired Nursery road, and am now repairing Johnston street I would ask for general permission, to repair footpaths where necessary. Tfie Committee resolved that the works recommended be- done, The Jqllowing tenders were received for borough oartage: -J. Tobin, 10s per day (informal), T. MoLonnan lis 6d per day, C. IvToKillop and H. Munro, lis per. day. The tender of MpKillop and. Munro wis accepted, The committee recqmm,ena>d the sum of 7s 6d to be paid to Mr Mutrie on account of clearng a (Iran in tho Manaia road, The report was adopted.

COP STREET Or Heron reported that the overseer had been instructed to attend' to Cole street,'. , '.'' , THE\ OVERDRAFT, .The Mayor was glad to notice that the overdraft stood at £69617 Id, and CROSS AND CRICKET-STREET, The Mayor said the overseer had been instructed to make certain repairs which would probably meet thß wishes of the residents, MR RENAII/s LETTER. The Mayor; TEe letter is before the Council, . Cr Gapper: I move that: it be laid on the table. I presume the Clerk has not received the report of the medical officer?.-. ..• The Clerki". No; ho has Hot yet been able to go there, Ci'.Gappor'a motion was carried on the voices, : - -/. PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT,, ; ■ The Clerk said an enquiry had been made aßto the/oost of a copy of the property tax valuation, in orderto get at absentees and transferees, It would be cheaper to get it than to pay for •searching; for'titlesm Wellihgton, ■ The Oler.k.was instructed to obtain a copy of tbeyaluatJon. . ■ • Gr-Hessey: ; Are;'there'many -.-absentees,"-.

The Clerk: There are a good many

small sections' owned by absentees. ;■; APOLOGIES. The Mayor apologised for the absence of Cr Caselberg who was suffering from indisposition.. Ho; also apologised for his own absence at the previous meeting.. ~;.... JB nmLL'S ; PDGE,.,,;,.^.,..... Cr Chamberlain called" attention to" Mr Renall's quick hedge on the Upper "Plain road which was'Eix'feet'higher, than the fence, and prevented the road from drying. < Or Heron moved that Cr Chamberlain interview Mr lenall with a iview to remove the causelol .'complaint, i. , SALVATION ARMY. . '. . The proceedings at 1 , this' stage wero interrupted by-the' Array passing and singing .vociferously. ~'" I The Mayor; ~"! pndor whether the Council will take any notice of this nuisance!" ; '""■:''.' ! ■ .', .'".';.' LAMPS// '/• ■ ; ~,.. Cr Gapper reported that the; Com-' mittee had not had an' opportunity', of conferring on tho'lamp question as yet. ■;■ ..• _., . _ ;. :::: ;■' An extension of time to report was granted to Committee. ; '!','.' The meeting then adjourned. .