MUNICIPAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2694, 7 September 1887, Page 2

MUNICIPAL.

THK ordinary. fortnightly 'meeting of the Mastertori Borough Council wna held last evening (Tueßtlay). Present w»His Woffdhip tha Mayor (Mr M; Caselberg), Ors Macara, Elkins, Muir, Hesaay, T v Chamberlain, Papworth, Gapper, Cullflii Carman ahd B. Cham* berlain.

Tbo minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, CORRESPONDENCE. The' following correspondence was read and dealt with From . the ssoretary of llie Diocesan Synod noting that thoy might wish to let the property' in- front of 8t Mat-' thew'e Church, conaequeritly a long lease oould not bo given ior the .firebell site, but they were willing to let the Council have the lite at a year, three months' notice to be given ou either Bide to terminate the lease. • It was resolved tp accept tbe conditions of the Synod, Councillor Gapper advocating the re-erection oMbe belltowor oyer the Municipal l?ife Brigatlo station. From Treasury, advising, fclwt the sam of 18s 6d had, been 'colJected for fines during the month of June H, G. Marsh, lamplighter, stating that an lamp had been ereoted in the town, and asking, for extra payment for oleaning and "lighting the same. , Deoided to inoroase the payment pro rata. Wellington Town Clerk, stating, m pswer to an application from the Coiincil, that Captain Paije :ould not leave Wellington, unless upon very urgentVmsiness.consequently he could not come to Maetertos to

test the Steam Fire Clerk was instructed to again write to the Wellington Council to urge npon them to allow Captain Page to visit ; . Miibterton for the purpose stated. Jf. W. Lang asking for a raodiiication in tlin building regulations on his proposed addition ill Hall st. It was resolved "tlmftho clerk com' municate wiih.Messt;s Tile and Heron as .the parties!-directly, interested, and :tHat Crs.' Mioaffl, : MTuir and Gapper be a committer to-inspect and report upon thei question,- Mr Jftnfes Muir, Nelson, stating that the -Borjough Council of Nelson had purchased the' Gasworks ■ there, and that' Be. fr'culd forward a the Bdtort b borrowed from' theilaaterton Council,' if they would ttccept it in lieu of anothcW Retort, ' v

The Town. Clerk was instructed to write to Mr James, Muir, Nelson, requesting him to. return tho Retort as ho agreed to do, and pay all expenses in connection withjjlje same. :; '• BEPoBTS.. . A report was read from tlic Works and Fire Brigudo joiut ComnriUno, re water supply', bat as nothing definite had been done, it was decided that no action belakou in the matter until :tbe Committee had mot Mr Ronall and ascertained what' plans he decided to adopt, • - •• • • Works Committee'a report was read recommending that tenders be called for- ty'WOrk required iu Disou-Street ■as soon-a!a .fa'pjjt ! j'»ermit, uad that Mr R. R..sleredith; be informed that tho Council weru only taking gravel from their own ground, and . wero not interfering with the banks of tho river. A plan was produced showing the position, of the Couhciila property and of thfc M' jacent banks of the river. The report was adopted. ". The Finance and Librarj Committee meetings laspHcd,for want of a quorum, The Inspector's report w,ia read, embodying an application for a new warrant as the present on« had becomo dilapidated, hayiug been in use shite 1878; It . w.ta decide to issue the Avairant as applied for. -A COMPLAINT. Mr G, Spackman waited upon the Council-with reference to a plan of the Borough gravel reserve, prepared by Mr Drumijiond. He complained that tho Surveyor had shifted Ins pegs about half a'.-chain and taken a portion of his property into the Borough reser/o, giving lii'm a circle .boundary instead of a straight ono. He said he did not mind them taking- away a -bit, of his land as long as they gayi ; iiiffl a straight bouudary, Imt to themaniier :in which his line has been'interfered with. It was .decided to refer the question to the Works Committee,, to confer with Mr Drummond re-'itho boundary lino of Mr Bpackraaji'6• property and tha reserve.

. GENEBAL. . The Town Clerk read a statement of accounHvfor e&ch ward, and decided tp a special meetfgr of /the Finfeoo Committee on Tuesday, 18th inst ~to take into consideration condition of the Borough itnd at next meeting. 'Plans-ofseveral new shops in Qumr . .Street-were laid upon the table fev Messrs Williams and Barker, which were referred to the Borough Survoyor, to see that the building regulations of the Borough were complied with. ' A-question of fencing some dangeroh? places on the Upper Plain road .wss' : ,bfegatod to the Works Committee. •' ■'.•.i'HE.BTE.VM. HBB EXtfWB. .Cr Chamberlain informed the Council-that ho had a .'young man )p his, employ who had threo years ex- ; pienQe' ; .with steam fire engines in •England, and who was willing to join the Masterton Brigade and teach the members tho way to work the' Jubilee,' for the remuneration of £2. . • Tlio'-Mayor pointed out Brigade had already expressed 'selves agreeable that the young man referred to should join them, and moved that the offer bo accepted, provided that ho remained in the Brigade for three months. Cr Muir asked why the Council had not invited applications for a man to look after the ongino. The Mayor said that the Brigade were.agreeable that the young man in -question should drivo the engine, therefore they did' not think it worth While to invite applications for tho office.

Or Macara was of opinion that if an Engineer was appointed, ho should be under the control of the Captain of ik Brigade,. CSk' Or' Gappor said it was absolute!)! newssary that someone should h'fijij M charge of affairs. They should' remember that the engine jcost about £7OO, and that incompetent persons •would damage it to half its valuo in a very short time. Ho drew attention, to' the fact that tho been allowed to leave the shed \sp>ut tji.e" shafts being attached, a proceeding he considered to be highly dangerous,. ' Cr Maoara considered it ought to. be a standing order that the engine should not leavo the shed without the Bhafts or pole being attached. Ho could not understand how anyone : could have allowed it to bo brought out with only a horso hitched >tc the forocarriage, it was a wonder it- was not smashed up. He did not believe in too many having the management of the eiigine. It should b'e left to the Captain to work, otherwise things would get into a muddle. Or Papworth said it was imperative that someone should be in °^ ar^ taken to the last fire without getting up steam, and considered it to be no earthly use taking it out without, generating steam en route. The Mayor explained that those iit charge of the engine had followed the written instructions sent with it. It was necessary that the utmost tion should bo esercisod iu the fire, as they might oxhaust tho water, and burn the tubes before they reached their destination. It was resolved after further discussion that applications :be invited of the steam jind manual it a salary of L 25 c The Council t-jiijp ftdjournsd, - .