MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1832, 5 November 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary mooting of tlie Council \vas held last night. In the absence of tlie Mayor in WellirigtQn, Cr Qappet was yoted to the chair. ; The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and the folloTOg correspondence waa read';— From Matthew's Yestry cora.piainiijg of tlie b'ejng flocked 'below tjie church, the vyaterto stagnate' «in<jl become' ' ' ■ ,

A NOISANCE. ; | The block was supped tfl be on Mr Hikins' property. T|e |ejjiey \vtis Vefeyre<J to the of N.uisances .yjth instructions § have frlis cause of the pisap sn}9«m Ttte Grey.to\vn Borough Council \yrote asking what day \vould be pros piib)}? Hfdfy in lfonor of tfte" ]?RINPE OK RALES' IjlHTllljiy,

ft was resolyed, oi) tl|fi njotjqi) of Or iieron, to tq.ke no action in flio ruatter of proclaiming a public holiday, From the Mastertou Road Board in reply to an application from the Council to M£iL n > erwtiw, <>f

A JIOItQOIj IN JIASTERTON, and stating tliey liad po funds at their disposal for sucli a pii'rpoSo, ,: ™ letter was referred' to the Morgue cOniittitte? to report upon, Wotjd imtj oi|,vafjagh wrote clearing tjißipse'lm of the complaints mads $ last meeting. ' Mr Ewiugtqn wrote .asking (bp perpjission to remove a building on lb? Main poad.

The jpplipatioij iyas granted subjpcfc to it? being iij fjccprdap.ce vyitb tjje bylaws,

The correspondence between the Town Clerk and the proposed

WAIRARAPA GAS COMPANY in relation to the probable site of the gas works, and whether the Council could tak'e'qyef ];hegi|e company after a given date, was read." "■ Mr George wrote that he was of opinion that a proposal to take over the company after a given term would not meet with the approval of his friends. As regarded the site nothing hat} yet decided upon, but as soon as they had the license' froijj the Council to occupy the streets |or tyie purpose of laying 'mains, &?., the company wouji} jjfl rpgistpi-ed."" On tl|e rpqtiqn q{ ffv Ojiai))berlain, Crs Gapper, Muir, Heron)' G|jai)iberlain, and the Mayor, were appointed a Committee to take the correspondence on the gas question into consideration with power to act in regard to site and other ueccssary matters. Or Wil)iis}» Jiioved, That it be an instruction to the committee see that the inhabitants of 'JVjtastertoii were protected in having the preference in obtaining shares before the same were placed in the Wellington market, The Tiiotion was seconded by Or Hessey and carried, The Finance Committee's report was read aud ponfjrnjeij. Account's to the amount of £53 33 7d v/ere parsed for payment, The Treasurer reported that the expenditure 011 repairs rendered necessary by the late floods had brought the overdraft up to £904 10s 10d, but by an extra effort ill collecting rates he had been able to reduce it to $741. A list of outstanding rates were shown and summonses ordered to be taken out in several cases, The half-yearly balance sheet as audited was laid on the table, The Chairman drew attention to the state of the WAIPOUA BRIDGE and njoy.ed tjbat the question be referred to the Works Ooip/ittee yitli power to act.

Ci' Bacon seconded the motion which was carried, and the Council adjourned,