MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 December 1885, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tiie ordinary fortnightly- meeting of the Council was held last night, Present— The Mayor, Cr Gapper, Bacon, Heron, Williams, Perry, Chamberlain, Muir, and Mason. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from J, and D. Judd, re opening up a road through their property. From D. Heggie, offering to water the main road for £1 per week, and to he allowed to collect from the tradesmen. From burgesses in Queen street, offering to contribute Is per week, providiiu; the Council will water Queen street during the present season. From pound-keeper enclosing returns for the month,

The Mayor moved, and Cr Heron seconded, That the receipts and expenditure, for the previous year be referred to the Pound Committee, to report upon at the noxt meeting,

The application of the burgesses of Queen street was considered. .The Mayor said it was a question of ways and means whether tho Borough Council should provide'a cart or subsidise any one who undertook to water the streets. He would like to know the cost of a water cart. Or Heron said an iron cart would cost possibly £35. Or Gapper thought it would be better for the Council to take it up, ■The Mayor said jt would not l}e. tjhp. post of the cart qnly, but a horse and harness also, which, with the part, woulcj mean an outlay of £7O at least, Or Mason said he thought it was time the Oouncll did something, 4 man was nearly killed this morning through his horse stumbling on the broken up road and throwing him. Or Perry said the road was no worse here than anywhere else. Op Bacon said the difficulty could be got over by calling up op the cartage contractors to supply a horse and cart, and get a 500-gallon tank, Cr Hessey said that sort of cart would not do, as the tank would be too high, Cr Williams thought as the summer was so far advanced it would bo better to subsidise Mr Heggie, and he would move to that effect, but it would never do to water the streets only twice a day. ' ' !; , r CVHeron'seconded the motion; The'Maygj.' said a proper agreement would have, to 1)0 drawn'ijp and sighed, and conditions'could tie (Jiiwii iip bj tho Works' Committee—it' wek'a hotiqg to terminate the contract, and'the Council not to be answerable for tl e sum promised by the shop-keepers. ' Gf Chamberlain moved lis an amendment' that'% Works Committee be authorised to prociiro a jart and' use the horses of the cartage contractors. Cr'Perry seconded the amendment. Or Gapper pointed out that'it would' take a njiontfrtp get, a cart, and it would not b.e possible to get the'loan of a water; cart, as the harvest was just pp th'eij. Or Mu.ii' spoke against the aino'ndjpit, Tho amendment was put and lost on division by 4 to 0, The original motion was put and carried.

Mr H, 0. Vaughan applied for permit sion to cut bush on the road line of the property recently sold by Mr Donald and purchased by applicant.—Referred to the Wpvks Committee. '' $n extension pf time was granted to MessrsWdd'Pf (jprep nipntjis to open up the boundary road wliibli 'ftins .through tliejr property, on the Gapper, The Finance Committee's report was read as follows!~» The Town Clerk reported that upwards of £SOO was still due for outstanding rates.' > It was resolved, That summonses be taken out forthwith against all defaulters, An account for 16s 2d, carriage &c. of Fire Brigade Plant, was passed for payment, ft was reported that three Sections of the Mapaja estate had been purphased by Or Gapper fpr the Council, and the following account was! produced and examined;—Section 141,3| acres, al £2O, £7O; Section 39, Ift Or 31p, at £3O, £35 16a 3d; Section 85,' 2a lp 13n, at £l7, £39 12b 7d; total, £145 8s 10d, It was resolved to recommend, That as the Council has taken over the Fire Brigade plant, an engine keeper should be appointed by the Council, and be responsible for tho .safe custody of tho plant, ''Tliij Chairman in moving the adoption of the report said the. Finance Committee thought it would be better to take advantage of the .terms, and nut embarra'sg themsclves.finaneially. With regard to appointing an engine 'keeper, the plant being worth some £3OO, it was necessary they should have some one to look after it. He moved the adoption of the report, . Or Muir asked for an explanation of the position the engine-keeper t would occupy. He thought he might possibly clash with, the Brigade,. ■: >l .fne Mayor said the engine-keeper would take instructions Jap the' Captain or Lieutenant of the Brigade." Cr Gapper gecpnflei tjie fnotitm,' anjl pointed out that the duty of 'the engine: keeper would be to take charge, of the plant, uniforms, <k, but the captain or officer in charge would have the full use of the plant aB now. .

$r Perry said the Captain should le •responsible £o the Corporation, and the enginertaepßr'ifcQthepaptain, ' . The Mayor said there h[s been reports that certain persons, pad burst pjeifijie doors and helped theiwJves <oj the plant, ;».••. •• The report was adopted. Ors (Japper,, Masori, Muir, Williams jtn.d Bacon were appointed a,Fire Brigade •Committee, Jhree to form a quorum. ' The Mayor moved that the appoint-, menfcof a custodian aii'd!theframing of rules for his guidance, and alt ! other matters relating" thereto, be referrecf- to the Works Committee*' :■• ' Cr Chamberlain seconded.—Carried.: The Inspector of Nuisances reported that,he Jjajjl removed the drain at Messrs Hogg and Co.'s premises and abated the nuisance complained'of. ''"' • '■ 'Tlie'Gas' Committee* report was read and adopted. The- report only v rfei|lfc with tenders which haye" already 'been published in our columns. "' ' " His Worship the Mayor was granted a month's leave of absence. . . The Council then adjourned.