MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2394, 8 September 1886, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tltß regular fortnightly meeting of the Council, was held last night, present .Councillors dapper, Chamberlain, Mason, Hessey, Heron, Muir, Perry, and Culler). Or Gapper was voted to the chair in the absence of the Mayor; cofcßßsroNMNCr;. A letter was road from the Registrar Generals Office in reply to a request to bo included in the statistics return, stating that it was expediont to do so, From the Commissioner of trados and customs, quoting » list'of dangerous goods. . . From the Union s.s. Company with price of coal, ■ , i From the Colonial Secretary's office, re presentation to H.R.H., the. Prince of | Wales, asking, if the proposal was approved, that steps be taken to bring the | matter before the public. From A. W. Renall, praying the I Council to take steps, to widen Renall street between Chapel street and Queen street to 66ft. From tho poundkoeper, stating receipts for the month amounted to £1 lis, STREET WIDENING. The chairman said unless the Council could vote the Town Lands Trustees a sum aB compensation: to widen Renall street ho did not see how it could be done. He believed the Town Land Trustees were favorable, but had not the power. Or Hessey moved that the Town Lands Trust be asked to hand that strip of land, 33ft by 330 ft, part of town acre 24, over to the Connoil for the purpose of widening the street. He was of opinion that if the land was leased and tied' up for twenty-' one ; 'years they would regret it... The Trustees could leave a strip of afoot or so to prevent the,owner of the adjoining property from having the advantage of the improved frontage until he was willing to contribute towards it, if they thought he ought to do so. Cr Heron seconded the motion, He

understood the, Trusteos could only grant 16J feet, for street widening. -Eyeh that would be battel iha&leavtrrg it at it was now. ■': '... .":,'.,"'''■•" : ' • Cr Perry Bu'pportiid-the tnotioD. He thought it Would be" a mistake to leave the section for tw'enty-pnie years. '■•'■■ Cr Mason spoke in favor of theresolution, and suggested that a deputation Bhould wait upon the' Trustees of the TownLamk , The motion of Cr Hesaey was then put and carried. • ...,•' ' Cr Mason moved that a deputation consisting of Cra Heron, Oullen, and the mover be appointed to wait upon the Town Lands Trustees in reference to the foregoing resolution. ! Cr floron seconded the motion, which, was carried. ' H.E.H. Pence or Wams. • On the motion of Or Mason the letter from the Colonial Secretary re subwriptions for a testimonial to His Royal Highness in connection with tho Colonial Exhibition wu kid-on tho tabk COAW. The letter re the supply of coals was referred to the Qas Committee. . DANGEROUS GOODS. The lettov from the Trades and Customs re storage of dangerous goods was referred to the Finance Committee.. VITAL STATISTICS. ' The letter from the Registrar General's office re vital statistics was considered, Or Muir moved that the letter be held over to the next meeting that the Council might have time to eonsider.it.

Or Hessey seconded the Or Heron thought there was no ehanee of gotting the request complied with, and would delay the matter to no purpose. Cr Mason'did not know whether Cj> Muir was getting at the doctor'or the chemist, but he thought the reply was a sufficient reason to not catryina out iU request. The Chairman held the sanjo view, v Cr Muir •replied: He would like to know how the deathrato compared with other Boroughs, Bay had ut) rowM of telling at present. Tho motion was put and lots. ÜBRABy COMMOTM. The following Mtimated receipts and expenditure for the current year were submitted,—Revenue rates MOO, rent L 3216?, subscriptions LSO, rent of rooms LIB, "subsidy UO, balance 81st Macoh, 1886 L35557d. Expenditure-toilding, contract No 1 LI4S, Contract No. 2 Lli

10a, alterations, furniture, &c L 25, gasfifcfcinojs LIT 10s, sundries LIO, maintenance LllO, deficiency L6s Ids sd, loan L4OO, sinking fund and interest to Slst March, 1887, aay LI2S. The following resolutions were then carried :-(l) That in consideration of the Council using the Council Chambers and having the uw of the committee room in

the Institute a grant in aid of the Library fund; of £SO per annum be made in liqu of rent, such, payment to include lighting firing and cleaning. (2) That the eostot

the renovation and alterations, £2OO odd, be paid out of the general account and charged against the library aceoonk, to bo repaid at the rate of £6O per annum. The first £6O to b« deducted from the current year's library revenue. (8) That an application be made to the Town Lands Trust for a further grant in aid of £6O per annum for the library to enable the Committee to free the Library to the ratepayers and reduce the annual oharge on outside small farm settlers to 6s per annum.

The Town Olerk vu directed' to for. ward a copy of the foregoing resolution to the Truateoß and. ask their favorable

consideration thereto. In consideration of H. S. King t Co.'i circular the following alterations wera made:—papers struck onfc: Atheneeum, Public Opinion, Contemporary jleview, London Society and Cornhill. Papers (lubafcifcuted ; Tipes, weekly editwn, Knowledge, Ladies Monthly Review, ladies Monthly Treasury md People'i Friend. A draft for the balance of the aocouni was ordered to be tent, £2 Hi U. T. Jago's account, £6" 1S» M, ww ordv*4 to be paid upon completion of th* whole work. The Chairman laid the CommlHee thought the sum of £6O w« a fair pent per annum to pay for the. CounoH'i us*, of the rooms. The eommltte* h*4 arranged for the present committee room to bo used as the Town; Clark'* office, Bubject to tho approval of. the OounoiJ Ho movod the adoption of tha roporfc, Or Mason secondod. Cr Perry did not m thai they had saved anything by the ehanga in tieir ofioee. They had given up ; l> room at £25 per year bo pay £6O. The Chairman said paying rent to the Inatitute was like taking it out of one pocket and putting it into the <*hw. The report was adopted, PWASCJ COMMIHSI!.

Tho roport of the Finanoo Committee, which was of a very detailed oharaotov with sundry account* for payment, waa adopted, OAS OOMMOTHH. The report of the Gm Committee wai read and adopted. The Chairman said -a sub-Commitkaa had been appointed to report upon the charges to bo made for service pipe» above the lift lengths, but not haying the necessary data before thorn they hui not been able as yet to report, but soutd do so by the next Council meeting,WOMB 'UOmtTTEi^. The Works Committee wported upon the work being dqne by the".lrt*fl. They resolved to recommend that I ohains of River road be made directly the work could be gone on with, also that Nursery road north, and Mouth void be repaired, and that three wheelbarrows' be procured. Re street through section JO, the Committee reported that the Council had no power to make the street, and appended the section of the Aot bearing thereon. ' The Chairman said they had gone into the question of making Miohael Dixon* street carefully and fonnd they oouli not niako the road. The .requisition' had been before the Council for some time He had moved when Mr Renall was Atayor that the' Council take action against Miohael Dixon the then owner to compel him to comply with the law. The then Mayor would not. pnfc the motion, and said it was a matter purely between landlord and tenant' and was nothing to do with the Council;. The owners of the property had never been given to understand by.him that the Council would make the road. Had the legal gentleman done his duty by these people they would have got their rights,, but unfortunately the solioltor wai acting for both parties, and the weaker went to. the wall. He would like to have helped the, parties, but the Aot wai so plain and decided that the street must first-bo formed that they could not do anything in the matter. They had no power to expend the rates in repairing that street. The- Olerk read the minutes dealing with Section 20 at far back as 1884 " Mrs Wood, one of a deputation, by permission addressed the OoundiL She uaid they only gave their : land upon condition that the Council took over Hie road and formed and metalled it. The Chairman said it was not a question for the Council to deal with. ; "■'■' Mrs Wood laid that they would net have given about 180 iforih 1 tif -their

land unless they .had ^ v : '." ■'. , The Ohaitiati laiil lf:i| M got *. - -V .promise It was notfttfyM:Council?..**';;v?v itbad no legal power tow the work.-.;",- ri - .;-ii ' Mrs.Wood said she 'thought ■if.a ; unjust thing for an exc'eptim to bemadev,-; :v of that street, after Worksop Road aiid ■■ ;.•.;■;• other streets, which had been taken, over, and made by the Council at the general , expense of ratepayers,' _ : > . Cr ■ Mason seconded the motion for adoption of the report, and. aiicMt seemed to him that when Cr Gapper moved that the owner ofthe property be prosecuted was the time that action - should havo been taken. ThoJ&jjMio wore members of the Council at thM? time wero to blame in not backing him up, .•;. and insisting on the Mayor putting bi» motion.

Cr Heron said the.question had been misrepresented frequently, but no natter, what failing the Council, individuajPH))? collectively, might have they could not m»ke the road. They could, not legally spend money on the road. Cr Muir suggested the Council should 1 make the road and let it be a debt agatort them and collected the same as many ofthe charges for making footpaths had been done.

Ov Heron:. Chinch street in front of Or Muir's for instance. ■....... Cr Muir said Yes, but.hedid notinteni, to pay until compelled .by law r ,, people living in Michael Dixon itToet'bid been deceived by some. Councillors in tho past. The Council had not given them justioo (question). Other atreeta.in parts of the Bowugh had been illegally taken over. Tho Chairman: Name I name 1 Or Muir thought parts of tho DuuSi estate and Donald's estate (No. thought Ors in the past were. m'n'eh'w blam». .... ""■•■—^ The Chairman was surprised at the < vemarks of Or Muir. Or Muir said he - had had his footpath mado and said. he fl would not pay for it.. He took advan- ™ tage of a legal quibble to get out of. paying for it just because it was not kerood. ' and then lie had the, what ha irjgteall Bodwifcy, tfl ij. similar thiifjwtho present caae. A great deal had' been said about the taking over of Worksop road and others on the Dixon estate without their being %sfc made. The position was this: fn consideration of the Trustees of the Dixon Estate handing over half i chain of road in Dixonstreet, Bannister-street, and' Colnmbs road the Council would accept that sa m equivalent to making the roads, through the estate. He objected to that arrangmani and when a vote was taken in the Oouricfl* he stood alone, against the proposal, He did not think Ore should be twitted for that action now. The swners of property on both sides of Workaop Boad had pai d 16a a chain for the making of their footpaths, fcjhey had digressed a little but he wanfsa*tho question ventilated and settled. The motion for the adoption of the report was carried, CrMuir voting against TOWN CXBBK'S omoE. ' ■ The Chairman said certain alteration! < ' would have to be mado in tho Committee room at a cost of about £T. . On the motion of Cr Ohanwlain, 1 seconded by Cr Mason, the 1 motion vaa [ oarriod.: .. '■'■.'./'_' . Cr Heron remarked that expensoi were 1 cropping up.at eTery raeetjng in tonne©1 Hon with the now offices. 1 The Chairman replied family men would know that unforaean' expepsor;: would orop up in taking up new 'quarter!,

.•',■..■;;.,' iinm. 1.-1:/:;; Tenders were dealtvitH'foz'.th? formation and metalling of Gladstone road—acoeptad, Pi Oarf, laJ tsCMj'.'iiecllned, R. MoKtnae, UeVCd, H. Safins, U m Before the tender was; accepted Ct Heron pointed oat that the length of the road will fint itated.aa teipg.M ehalni and then increased' to'.iO it has been increased to <9 ohiains. Tht Obairman said a given point Vis egroed opon, sud thai nV found to |:mMsure9chainiraqr»ihanit was thought. I* *n» pod m about 40 ohaina.' < There mi only one tender. ftWj 8 months'innrily to the Conhott, that of Oadeand Exell for toUra at 12a first class and 9a neeond class.'';,; Or Chamhorkin moved that the tender be accepted, provided the first class v&» all heart of totara. Or Perry aacoodod the motion, which fUtorried, ' • jibjjiob, io. Or MaWs name was substituted in place of Or Williams to sign cheques, and it wat resolved that any two of the Cqunoil lip contract). ThiOouncil then adjourned.

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