MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1771, 27 August 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Council took place last, night. Present—The Mayor, and Crs Caselberg, Heron, Johnston, Gapper, Perry, and Hessey. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read.—From the Property.Tax Commjspioner asking for a return of the value of all realproperty of the Masterton Borough Council as it stood on the first of October, 1882. The Clerk was instructed to forward the necessary information. From F. T, Redman stating that the Jand-owners and others residing in the private street laid off by the late Mr Michael Dixon through Rural Section No. 20, were making application to the Trustees in the estate for the proper formation and metalling of the said private street. ".Acting on the behalf of the applicants, I have the honor to call your attention to the fact that a number of sales have been made by the late Mr Dixon and his Trustees of land the passing of the Municipal Corpora-)

tions Aob, 1876, Amendment Act, 1878, the said street being ]aid'bff in a manner contrary to the requirements ofrthe Acts of 1876 and 1878. The residents are willing that the present width of the street should remain provided it is made fit for traffic, but as it is probable that further action will be taken to obtain.full compliance with the Acts referred to, I would respectfully ask the Council to support the parties for whom I write in any matters or questions which may arise therefrom." The letter was received and laid on the table to await further steps being taken' by the residents referred to. ; - ■ • ■ Ifroni the Seoretary of the Masterton, Library Committee, notifying the resignation of Mr M. Maxton as committeeman; and recommending Mr D. S. Papworth to the Council for appointment in his stead.—Adopted. From Dr Beard asking the Town Clerk to inform the Council that it was his intention to resign the appointment of Medical Officer to the Borough; of Masterton, The Mayor said it was his intention later-on to move for a report, on the. health; of the town. In reply to Or Caselberg ho said the letter of Dr Beard did not contain his resignation, but only a notification of his intention to send'it in. The letter was received,. :.. .■ :■...• ..,;'■; " From Beard and Gray, stating that Mr Robert Robinson, Jun,; of Carterton, some-tiiiie ago, had a Horse of his impounded ;in;. the Masterton pound. The horse was:advertised fersale, and > on the day appointed, the then pound-, keeper, Mr Beritley, while acting as a servant of the Council, so improperly carried out the sale that.the horse was sold for much below its : value, notwithstanding the fact that'several persons were attending at the place of sale and were prepared to bid much higher prices for the horse. In consequence of Mr Bentley's conduct at the' sale, your Council dismissed him from its services, and it had since been held 1 by a Court of law that the Council was 1 justified in so doiiig, Mr Robinson's 1 loss had been very heavy, but he does not claim for'this, He however ' instructs, usto claim the value of the horse, ,viz.j £2O; and it this is not paid ■ to us-with our costs, 10s 6d, by the I 20th insfc, we are instructed to issue a summons for the recovery of the same 1 with further notice."—Cr Heron moved, and Cr Caselberg seconded, f that the Town Clerk obtain advice from the Borough solicitor on the matter.—Carried. From same firm, stating "that Messrs Oliver and Brown, of Marlborough i District, gas engineers, are prepared to take the necessary steps to put up 1 works and lay pipes, iko., for supplying the town of Masterton with gas, pro- . vided they obtain from your Council J the sole right to break up the streets j for the purpose of laying the gas l main. We need hardly point out the great advantage and convenience which ; would accrue to Masterton through B this undertaking being carried out, and | we would suggest that those who are t the first to make the application in the direction indicated, should receive the 1 most favorable consideration at the hands of your Council. We would therefore apply for the sole right to be granted to Messrs Oliver & Brown to break up the streets as before indicated, such right to extend over a term of 15 years, The term must necessarily extend over a period of some years, as it would be many years before Messrs Oliver <fc Brown would recoup themselves the cost of the works to be executed, An early answer will obligo yours truly, Beard k Gray." Also from J. R. George on the same 3 subject!-" On behalf of the Wairarapa 3 Gas Company I beg to apply to the Borough Council for leave to make use 1 of the streets of the Borough for the purpose of laying main and service pipes and other necessary works for the . supply of gas to the town of Masterton. I enclose- a copy of the preliminary prospectus, and in the event of the Council's complying with this application, the residents of the district J will be invited to subscribe for shares in the Company which will undertake [ to have erected the works, and he prepared to supply gas within twelve months from the date of the registration of the Company, but in all probability the time required will not j exceed seven or eight months, The Company will of oourse undertake to ; replace in good order all parts of the p " streets that may have been disturbed. 1 —J. R, George." , Preliminary Prospectus t Of Wairarapa Gas Company, Limited.— ! Capital, £IO,OOO, in 1000 Bhares of £lO each, Deposit 5s per share, payable on allotment ss, and calls 10a. per share per month.— Provisional Directors, with power to add to 1 their number: Joseph E. Nathan, Wellington ; Samuel Brown, Wellington; John Bees George, Wellington; John flessey, Masterton ; J. Paytonj A. B; Bunny.-Eaukers —. The Company is formed for ihe 1 purpose of supplying Gas or means of light- ■ in.B to Mflstarton, and as roquirod to other , parts of the district j and also to buy and . sell ooal or other artioles or things used in the manufacture. It is estimated that the cost ot a gas works to supply the town of Masterton will not exceed £fi,ooo, .and it can be in working order within a few months from the date of the registration ot the company. The directors confidently anticipate a profitable business as soon as the works are completed, and. the business will rapidly develops as, the population increases. Or Caselberg said that the gas question was a very important one, and required to bo thought well out. There were two applications, of which one conipany required a monopoly and the other did not do so. As it was desirable to give them the opportunity of fully discussing the subject, he would move—"That the Oounoil form itself into a committee of the whole, to consider the gas question, this committee to meet that night week at half past seven o'clock, and report to the next meeting of the Council," His only reason for asking the consideration of the question be taken so early was that the next sitting of the Council would be his last, and he would not have an opportunity of joining in the debate of the question after that. The Mayar drew, attention to the second application, Mr Beard had intimated he would be in attendance at that meeting and possibly, make some alteration in the proposal, He would suggest this also be handed to the committee to be'considered with the other. He regretted the contents of the letter had become public property ' before the Council had received it.

Poasibly if the Council took a longer p time before discussing the question Crn Caselberg might re-consider his retire- tl meat. -(Or Caselbarg: No, no,) He tl saw. no objection to the committee a meeting that day week in accordance with' Cr Caselberg's motion. d Cr Gapper seconded the motion, and s the two applications were referred to v the committee/ Mr Jas Muir wrote to tho Council b as follows: . ii In accordance with the resolution of the t Council re Fito Inspectors, I have ntuoh 1 pleasure in placing my resignation as a Fire | Inspector in your hands, Mas the annual meeting of the Fire Brigade will be held : to-morrow week, when a fresh eleotion: of * ofiicers takes place, in which I am not in- t eluded, I trust the matter may be left in (1 abayance until after that period. ■ n Jas. Mdir. The Mayor moved and Cr Heron , seconded—That the resignation' be ] accepted,—Carried. f The certificate appointing Mr S. E. ( Gapper was handed in unaccompanied ( by any letter. ( The Mayor said the Fire Brigade { would meet in a few days and their , recommendations would be before the next Council meeting, but even for that ( length of time it would be too serious , a matter to leave the. Borough without ( a Fire Inspector. He would move— : That, the certificate of Mr Gapper be , returned to him,' ; Cr Johnston seconded the motion ( which was carried. Or Gapper said he would take that opportunity of making a correction. , Cr Casolberg had taken credit to him- ■ self for his (Cr Gappers) appointment . as Fire Inspector. He would state j that his appointment dated 1879 noc 1881, before Cr Caselberg was a , Councillor, ■'■■■■! I Cr Caselberg apologised if such was \ the case. He had something on his mind of an active part he had taken m respect to the Fire Brigade and Cr Gapper, Cr Gapper thanked the Council for the confidence expressed in him by the return of his certificate. inspector's report. I have made a personal inspection of the Borough and beg to report as follows: STREETS, In Queen street, Bannister street, and Williams street, the water tables' are in a bad condition, filled with dirt and water in many places. ' It appears to me that in several parts these tables are top low, and in consequence the water collects and stagnates. Williams stroet is particularly bad, a large quantity, of water collecting there after rain. The crossing at Mr Perry's new shop is blocking up the channel at that part of Queen street. The approach to the police depjt is in a very dangerous condition. CREEKS, &C. The creek running through the town requires cleaning out right through from the railway terminus downwards to Chapel street. The creek draining the swamp on tho properties of Messrs Eenall and Perry I t-tiil consider to be a dangerous nuisance, Many of the school children go over to the creek and drink the water, which may probably account for some of the present sickm-sj. MANURE HEAPS, &C. Very bad smells arise from accumulation of manure that are heaped up, and allowed to contaminate the air, This is the case on the acre adjoining Messrs Caselberg's back store, Chapel Btreet. on the premises of Messrs Loader &-Hawke, Masonic street, and more particularly in the garden occupied by the Chinamen, - MAINS. Mr Tolbin is using a drsin which empties into a small gully in the a-ljoiumg paddock, Queen street. It is a nuisance, and likely to prove ..injurious to health. The back premises of Messrs Smiih & Hogg were in a very bad state owing to the drainage being defective. The nuisance has since been remedied, Mr J, Harding has a small open drain adjacent to the Imok door, which discharges the soap suds and refuse water over tho land, and is a dangerous nuisance. Mr W. Perry has a drain on his premises opposite his residence, discharging into an open cesspit. It has recently been cleaned out in accordance with notice. Mr Peacock has an open drain on his premises in Lincoln road, which wa3 in such a bad state that I gave 24 hours notice to him to cleanse it. Mr J, Toomath has an open drain running into a fowl house, It is in a very bad state, and ought not to. be allowed, back yards, 40,' Messrs J. Payton & Co.'s yard I found to be in au exceedingly bad state, and gave notice to, clean it. This has since been done, Mr Neary's premises, Hall street, smells very bad aro.und. tho back door, apparently as if slops were thrown there, The water closet here is within fiye feet of the house, and that is ranch too near, I have found sheepskins and offal on Mr Hockley's premises, pools of stagnant water about the place, and boiling down of fat, &<>., which I have given him notice to discontinue, MISCELLANEOUS. I find that an eld whare belonging to Miss Jeans is occupied (I believe by two families). The chimney is level with the roof, and is built of clay. There is no W.O, connected with the premises, and in my opinion the place is unfit for habitation. I have taken action against a number of people for nuisances with the result that fines have been inflicted, and I am about to take another batch of cases into Court, SLAV7GPER HOUSES, Both Mr Perry's and Messrs Wickerson & Wagland's houses are in a bad state, and ; I would suggest to the Council the desirableness ofmakingbylaws for licensing slaughter houses, so that more effective supervision may be obtained. I will submit a further report on sanitary matters to the next meeting of the Counoil. lam,&c. J. 0. Ingham, Inspector of Nuisances. Permission having been given Mr Hogg to address the Council on the nuisance at the back of the Star ' office, he said the attention of the ' Inspector of Nuisances had been fre- ' quently called to an open private drain above them which emptied itself ' into the main watercourse, which wan ' under their building, and the stench at ] times had been.so great as to cause ! sickness amongst their employees. ' The Mayor said he could bear out the statement of Mr Hogg in some respects. The report of the Inspector should have gone further j he should : have •followed up the small drain to its origin and taken action against the party causing the nuisance, With respect to the report, he recommended « it be taken seriatim. At this crisis it ' wag incumbent on the Council to give l its time either that night or by handing, the report to the sanitary com- . mittee, and giving them full power to act. That committee had been veiy energetio in the past in bringingin stringent by-laws making the removal of excrement compulsory, andaproofof the ' officer's strict performance of his duty was shewn in the many complaints ] from those-who : objected: to their by-laws. With regard to the accumu- - lationof rubbish *on premises, he thought steps ought to be taken to i

ilaceat the disposal of the residenWk, neans tor the : periodical removal o™ . he same either by the Borough or by he people.themselves paying a small ! .mount, Cr Heron thought the Inspector was loiug his duty well, and the various ummonses that had been taken out vould caution the people, The discussion resulted in the report leing relegated to the Sanitary Comnittee with instructions to the Tuspec--or to make any addition to it which le deemed advisable, The Committee md power given them to act, receive, md generally deal with nuisances, and ssue such instructions as were required ;o the- Inspector without waiting for "* my further authority from the Council. A Che Committee were requested to meet is soon as they conveniently <ould. On the motion of Cr Gapper, the Mayor and Cr Caselberg wore added to khe Committee, such committee to be the executive committee, of the Board of Health. The following Councillors constitute thecommittee:—TheMayjk and Ors Gapper, Heron, Heasey, Caselberg, three to form a quornm, ■ Mr Collotte waited upon the Council to complain of the water being driven into his garden in Crayne-st., through the manner in which the roadman had left the filling iu in that ,« street. 1 ; The matter was left to the Works ■- Committee to deal with. The Mayor asked that leave of absence be extended to the poundkeeper who ha r d gone to the Wellington Hospital for a period, as there was a prospect'of his early return to health and dutyi The poundkeeper was allowed to procure a substitute for a month, such substitute to be approved by the Mayor on behalf of the Council, Cr Gapper moved that the medical officer to the Board of Health be requested to furnish a report as to the general health of the Borough. The motion was seconded by Or Caselberg and carried. An application was made by lettgfe by J. Smith to he allowed to buSP. nightsoil on his land, his premises being isolated. • ' M The letter was handed to the sanitary committee to deal with. The Mayor reported the debtor balance at the bank to be reduced to £59317s 4d. Mr Ingram asked to be albwed to add to his report that the Public Pound required cleaning. The Pound Commite'e was instructed to take the steps necessary to put the pound in order. The meeting then adjourned. THE TARATAHI DAIRY COMPANY. (LIMITED.) . The following is the Directors' lie-port to be presented to shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held at the Council Chambers, Carterton, oa Monday next, During the past year a loss of £221 has' been made, during the previous year a IoA of £l2B was sustained. • REPORT. ||~ In laying before shareholders the annual statement of accounts which have been duly submitted to the auditor for investigation, having been found correct, your Directors regret that the result of the season's operations has not been more favourable. The Balance Sheet has been compiled from actual receipts and expenditure and is therefore a final summary of the cash transactions, but the statements of assets and liabilities and of profit and loss are partly based upon an estimate of the value of cheese not yet sold; this estimate has, however, been carefully prepared, and the figures arc not likely to be.materially altered when final account sales come to hand. Although, of course, it is to bo regretted that a profit has not been made, your Directors are satisfied that thdflk are reasonable grounds for expecting™ better result for the future, seeing that in a new undertaking especially where it means trying for a market, expense ™ must, at the outset, be incurred which a careful management, profiting by experience, will be able to avoid.—lt is impossible in the brief space of this report to rofer in detail to all the subjects, which will be brought before the meeting; your Directors will be glad to give any information or particulars regarding the accounts which shareholders may be pleased to ask for, and they confine themselves here to briefly stating the various matters upon whioh they wish shareholders to give on expression of opinion, viz— The advisability or otherwise of continuing operations next season, and if so whether to make cheese or cheese and butter; making satisfactory arrangements with the working manager; dealing with the whey question j quality ot cheese to be produced, aud the advisability of rejecting all milk more than three hours old ; Regulating the price to be paid for milk and the mode of payment. Regulating that no milk shall b<Ljj taken except the supplier hold or takfflr up one share for every——gallons or milk supplied per day,'and that for so qualifying no transfer of existing shares be permitted until the full number of 2000 shares have beon allotted. The present meeting will be called' upon to elect seven Directors, as it has, been thought advisable that the present Directors should resign in a body; also to elect an Auditor and to fix his remuneration. W. 0. Buchanan. ~ Carterton 23rd August, 1884,