MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2018, 17 June 1885, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night; Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Ors. Bacon, Muir, Heron, Johnston, Hessoy, Gapper, Chamberlain, Perry,' and Williams.' . . ; The minutes of' the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The: Town„olerk read the;. Correspondence inward, and outward. . ... .'.P.QranKEEPER'g.EEPQBT. The Ppundkeeper's report, receipts for'the month pf ; £2'}ss (3d, 'ps received and adopted, ..' "'"■'■ ■ , CHAPltSTjieet, ,' ' The Secretary of the 1,0,G,T, Lodge applied that a footpath be formed in front of the Temperance Hall, The matter was, on the motion' of the Mayor, referred to the Works Committee. SHORT-STKEET. Messrs G. M. Ross and C. E. Daniels wrote, asking that Short-street be improved, the former stating that work on the street had been authorized but not earried.oufc, Both writers'stated that it tos [possible for children ty pa'ss os's Bcfiool' '^119111:"'' |rp*Biia_gß|ng''''on property, ana ''that animals occasionally got stuck jn it. ' Or Heron said it would bo impossible to do anything during the winter; The street was certainly in a bad state, The Works Committee had considered the matter, and come to the conclusion that nothing could be done till spring. Cr Bacon asked why the street was not included in the schedule of works prepared last year. Or Heron explained that the Committee had not received instructions to include that street, ■

flp Ijaqpn niovet} t!i(}t the overseer fee requested 'to expjne. the street,. anij repprp t>i\ the cost ofatate'of repair-artoalloff eMdren to •get toßohool,'

OrGapper seconded the motion pro forma, and said that to put the street into a proper state of repair would cost aiioiL £125; Any money now spent, on it would, be simply thrown away. If the yinpirtjio'ugll)i'they B}iouldgp out of the schedule'' ]je : the Wbrks Committee wouid' ; %$' !;o l 'know {he'feeling Of the Couiicil first;' : " ; Cr Heron remarked that by going through a diy paddock adjoining, the children could get to the road right enough. He thought the street would probably be placed on the top of the schedule next year. ■ Crs Johnston and Chamberlain were of opinion that money spent now would be simply thrown away. The resolution was lost. .COCKTOM-SIREET. A pptjtipn was repejved from residents jn Cpckburn-stpeet, prayjng" t(ia't"'tjia| thoroughfare might be improved,' as' it was in such a state that children cpuld not now get out to school without being carried. Or Heron said the statements in the petition were perfectly correct, but the street was a privato one, and the Council had recently decided that it should remain so. The Mayor said that the same answer would apply that had been piven with regardto Shorb-strcet, and in addition there was the difficulty of the street being a private one. He moved that tho matter be rfifgrred to the Works Committee,'

Cr Bacon seconded, They should call on the owner to make the' street,

.Or Johnston moved that.the opinion of the Borough solicitors bo taken on the position of the street;

: The Mayor explained that there was no point of law involved. Thoy could force the owner to'form it.

Cr Gapper said they had come to exactly tjie position ivhich 'he predicted when they' were 'in OOrjijrjitte'e oh the matter, The questioh to settle jibw Vas'ionj'd : ,ihey now compel 'the original owheTtti form the sfcrfeet. '■ : '' • •'• - ''"' • ""' '' ■'■'

The Mayor said the question was 1 wkther'they were not cognizant of what Ifr Cpckburn was doing when he laid out th'ostreoj;;' ' ■-■■■■■■ . . ■ The Town.CJerk said he understood phat : Mr''.Cockburn I 'had sbld theSvlioje'of the land, and thepurchasers had laid out 'the street. Would notth'at'altei'thd'p'isitioiil ' The Mayor asked whether, if the people wer? npjt jij a position .to carry but the work, "| w^ ; |s jyell for the Councll"to"ao jihe'work,' as ihey'hajd' doijo pnmanyother'st.ree.l;B':'' ,: ,: * ' !l '''''' The Town' Clerk said jihat those other hod' been laid "off jjfitfe the'eon'sent "' '"."'' '"' .V"" Gr HeVpn'|ajd not flflt)). , pelied Mr Pqekburn tp jnajke flu/street, as they v wpuld.in fairness niye'tp'prpceeii agftinstpthorsaspJl. ' " ■"■''"" After further discussion the Maypr gave notiqe of motion thitt the petition' be considered at the next meeting in (W mittee of tho whole, ' It was also resolved, That in the meantime the Tom Clerk obtain all the necessary information., WORKS COMMITTEE. TJie Committee fPMrted having r^ceiyed'thf : ftiljowing':repoyi' fromthe ,Oyerseer;—' ■'■•■""'' , "'■■h&i i;.-';l! ! .' ; '. 1,. Hall-street, gravelling footpath, is' n,o'w finlshpH. '?, "About '75 chains A&ura; road Jiaji fen' 'Maife^, M '3rEailway r.gai i? uiidergping repairs, |. I jjaye rak.ed in the Wfa ( n Makpra'-strje'et, 0. I recommend that High-street be repaire,d when Railway road. is. completed,' 6. I recommend that notice be given Mr Sheen to trim the gorse fence which is spreading on Railway road. 7. The timber is prepared for kerbing footpath fronting the Catholic Church, t j The Works Committee reported that the Overseer's report had'been adopted. me time sheets were examined and sighed,' ahf Of P$ 12s 8d passed for paynjepp; B.entley Bros, wrote, applying %t their contract in Viiia-street might- be allowed 'to stand over till the bad weather ceased, and the Committee recommended that the application!,be acceded to, .and the held over till September. Messrs Lowes &'lorns wrote, enclosing account for land taken for gravel pit, andasking that the purchase be completed, The amount of the claim was £4l; 13s 2d.:

The Committee recommended that' the title be obtained and the money paid.

Mr T. M. Drummond wrote, fonvarding tracing, showing where he proposed taking levels at the angles of streets, and offering to do the work, for the plan offered for an extra £25. Consideration of the .matter -was postponed to enable the Committee to make a full examination of the tracing, ' Cr Heron moved that the report be adopted. Cr Chamberlain seconded.—Carried. FINANUE COMMITTEE. ' The Committee reported having, held a meeting on Monday, when the. following accounts were passed for payment >- Duncan & Son, £4 ss'4d; % E.Feisfc,.' £1 12s 6d; J. Grahamj'9s tidy local option poll, £los6d; J. Paytori & Co,,'£s 7s : : ; D. McMullen, 13s; .J.'Cullinane, Bd'; insurance, £ll2s; stamps, etc., £,i\ln 3d; stationery, 16s; gas loan, £5 16s 9d. . '•',:, .■'."!■: .'.;■•-■;■: An account from the' Licensing Committee for -; printing and advertising £7, J copies of Act 10a, and travellinjg expenses £5 ss, was .ordered ! to be referred back for vouchers ;: for the first' items, the charge for travelling expenses to be struck out, being illegal, no travelling expenses having been incurred by the members of the Committee. : A letter from the Chairman of the ■Committee, complaining of the action of the Council re travelling expenses- waß. ordered to be replied to, calling atte'iitibn to that portion of the Licoiising Act referring'to the subject;;: . ■" Advicewa'sreoeived'ofthepayment of 10s dog fines from the ; A letter from Jft E.'Hee%p complaining oftlieampurit'ofjiis rates w(\s. ordered to lie-on-thetablp,,'•'•'•■ "•• . •

• Re tk'Couijoil,' it vras resolved—l.; Re. H, Bentley's claim,;£2 15,'that'the-aniQmit claimed' ibeing C««rt expenses be recommended for payment.-• 2. Library Committee refund of rates, £5 lijs 9d, it was resolved' that the amount be recommeiided to be remitted as before done, '■■''

The Mayor, in moving the adoption ef, the report, stated that the present overdraft, £54618s 7d, was smaller than it had been for a lontr time. The Committee had not seen its way to passing the account for travelling expenses from the Licensing Committee, because it was not in accordance with the Licensing Act, With regard to the..Library, fhey had always refunded the. rates,' aWhefhought|wa^Qiily'rightt'p'dp'spnowT ; "'; ' : The niotion'waj seconded by Cr Muir an,d carrie(j. ' ''■'■■ GAS LOAN, The Council then went into eammitteo to consider matters connected- with the gas loan. ■