MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2624, 15 June 1887, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in ,tho. Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present-His Worship the Mayor, and Cra. J. Muir. W. Perry, T, and E. Cliamborlain, Elkins, Gapper, Parsons, Cullen, Papworth, Carman, and Macara The minutes of tho previous meeting were read and confirmed, Correspondence outwards was read, but, was of little importance, Correspondence inwards From tho Wellington United District Aid Board re subsidies, and demanding £IOO 4a 9d • also intimating that the claim of £25 refund made on aocount of aid given to tho North Wairarapa Benevolent Society cuuld not bo en'ortained. With reference to the demand for lilOO 4s Oil, tho Clerk was instructed to write and draw tho attention of the Board to requirements of Act, in Clause 24, and asking for furtkor information. His Worship montioned that this stop would only delay the matter, as they would certainly have to find tho amount. From the Mastcrton Hospital Trustees re donation to - that institution, and informing tho Council that Mr Heron would wait on them, and explain matters in connection therewith.

Permission having been granted for Mr Heron to speak, that eentloman Btatcd that tho Trustees had decided to aßk the District Board not to lovy a rate until tho Trustees saw whether tho Local Bodies would contribute. So far aa tho Trustees could sco a grant of £25 would bo ample The Council could roly ou any monies given in this direction would be economically expended. Personally, ho considered L 25 out of proportion, Becin? that only LRO had been asked from tho North County Council. The Trustees would not draw tho amount | unless tho monoy was really required. Ho thought that if tho Council voted from Ll2 to Lls, it would meet all requirements. His Worahip explained at some length the action takon by the Wairarapa District Aid Board in connection with claims mado by Masterton Hospital Trustees and moved that a vote of £ls be made towards tho Masterton Hospital Trustees, and that this sum was in lieu of any claim they may make. ■ CrT. Chamberlain seconded the resolution which was carried. A letter was read froii Mr J. W. Lang, re renewal of lease, and accepting same. It was decided to take the necessary stops to give effect to Mr Lang|s application. From Treasury advising payment of monies collected by the It.M, Court From Lady Jorvois, re celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, and asking the Council to arrango for a meeting of tho Ladies of Masterton to form a fund to bo called the " Queens fund." Tho money so raised to bo oxponded in affording relief to women m distress in now Zealand, A long discussion ensued as to whether any action should be takon, which resulted m a resolution being carried to the effect "That tlie matter bo laid before,the ladies of Mastorton, and that to save expense they have tho free use of the Council Chambers to hold moetings in." From Mr E. Jones, Secretary of the Jubilee Colebratiou Committee, asking permission to erect four triumphial arches in Queen-etreet. Jt was resolved that pormißsion bo given, but tho work would havo to be dono under tho supervision of Cr Gapper, Chairman of-the Works Committee. From same, enclosing printed particulars of tho celebration. Whilst on this mattor, His Worship oxpressed the opinion that Mr Phillips, the originator of. the celebration, deserved the thanks of tho Borough for taking initiatory stops in thiß mattor. His Worship moved "That Tuesday, 21st inst., bo proclaimed a public holiday." Seconded by Or Panons and carried, From Mr G, Arnold, applying for any brickwork in connection with the gas works, and intimating that as ho had done provious work to the satisfaction of the Engineer, he thought he was entitled to saini). Referred to Gas Committee. »v:- : . ~ COMMITTBB^REPORTS, Tho Library and Sanitary Committee's

roporta, which have already appepd in • our columns, wore adopted. ; : ' •': :' ; . GAS COMMITTEE BErORT. '■""'"'. A statement was read, allowing that from the 18th to 31 st May, 8 tons 8 cwt of coal were used, producing 80,275? cubic '■ '-* feet of gas, or an average- of 10,625 cubic'' ■■ feet per ton of coal. : Cost of. c0a1.frt.;..■..;:: .works £1 183 3d'per ton.- ThpilaW-. ; . equalled £2 7s 6d per' toil, and ititereat ' .£2 3s 4d; totnl £6 95.1 d.: The. price of gas after allowing for loss of leakage wa» '-£% ,o*7d. ''To this v has of lime, -&c., and! per cohtlfa" 're« r "'■ -'' ceived for Bale' of residuala. ■ gas-•:'"' sold for May, 161,490 cubic feet, -at 'lßsY;':.' per 1000 feet v £l2.ll3 4d; coat otfc: coal, a'Ddtintereat, ,£119.493 Id,, leayitit?.- : . outlinjie'i'i^P^irSj«SpV, andr'eßiduSls, The.fc Manager's' report; was read. ''Accounts'« amounting to £lB-18s 0d were passed f<* s f| . .payment.; Messrs" Smith aiid' Hogg wrote, complaining of;tliQ -price.charged' far "gas'•.:. for their engine, ; sta<iag that they .under* •'..■■ stood it would be 15 per cent leas than. ; .:: ordinary charge. Kesolved that tho com-? mittee cannot make any further redvic* ■ • tion than that already allowed; Tha>before any steps be taken for 1 removing the. •": kerosene lamp to KutupUni, information.- •■ be obtained as to lighting arrangements': and charges, , ■ ~ . • .<■/■ FINANCE COMMITTEEREPORT. ' ■■■. ■ :; : - Tho Town Clerk reported that the' Assessment Court had made the following & reductions-North Ward £lB, East Ward •»- £42, West Ward £7, South' Ward' £4, C The Clerk also suggested to the Coniv, mifcteo if a rate was struck to' include Hospital and Chatitablo Aid demands,' ' and tho advisability of making it payable ""'' in iiißtalments. ; It was resolved that the*-Council. b0...'. recommended to make the rate payable -vin two instalments, with an interval of-three-months between the' first and last. \ r \ The following accounts' were passed--' f . -E. McEwon L7loa, Ewington lbs,Gra«' '' " : ham 11 os 7d, wasres L4319s (id.

TENDEKB. [W? Two tondera were received for painting ': and streiißtkoning the boll tower-Z. M.. "' Hoar L7los and W. Oekenden L 7 Ida". : On the niotien of Cr Cullen, seconded by Or Papworth, Mr Hoaru'a tender was ; - accepted, MISCELLANEOUS. The Socrotary of the Wnirarapa District Hospital Board applied for a grant of L2los 6d the Borough's share of expenses incurred last year.—Agreed to, ■ A circular was read from the Auckland Municipal Council, asking co-operation f' 1 with them in holding a conference fortho ~. purpose of discussing the advisability of' formius; a Municipal Association, After a alight discussion the Town Clerk was instructed to reply, expressing • willingness to co-operate m the movement, It was resolved that a portion of tlw Finance Committees Report, roferrmg to a rate struck out, The Works Comuiilice wero authorised to construct any necessary woik at tlio A " coruor of Renall and Queon-streets. The special moeting for the of accounts was. again adjourned, owing to the returns iiot having been sent in by-Jff the Treasury. « FIRB BRIGADE. •'' ," The adjourned debate on CrPapworth's .-';' notice,'' That tho motion appointing tha . paid Muniolpal I'ira Brigade be rescinded with a view to making further arrango- ' incuts and reducing expenditure" woe resumed.

After His ■ Worship the' May«ir had spoken against the motion at some length Cr Papworth intimated that his proposition had been framed from tho report as. he had heard it read, and had since found his motion had gono a littlo too far. Finding that to be the case he was quito prepared to withdraw it and loavo the tor in tho hands of tho Fire Brigade Cora* ; • mittee. The motion was thon withdrawn. .. Crs Parsons' and Chamberlain's motions re street lamps and Short-street were bdstponed for a month. NOTICED 01' MOTION. Cr Cullen then moved the notico of. motion standing in his name : That it bo an instruction to the Works .-'" Committer to clean out tho water tables on the South West side of Lincoln Road * to Perry-street. f~'^ Referred to tho Works with powor !o-\ Jt act. ■ , J CrT. E. Chamberlain gavo notion of the following motion for next meeting; " "Thattho portion of tho'schedulo of Works, presented by tho Works Coramifctco, and adopted by tho Council on the 3rd May, 1887, for tho North Ward, viz., No. 5-Akura Road, Ngaumatawft Road, L3J—bo reconsidered with a view to substituting L 33 for opening up Ngaumatawa Road, from Upper Plain Road to Akura Road." ' ; The Council then adjoui'iiod.