MUNICIPAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 2728, 19 October 1887, Page 2

MUNICIPAL.

o - The ordinary meeting of tho Masterton Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last evening (Tuesday). Proserit;—His Worship tho Mayor (Mr M, Caselberg), Crs, W. Perry, E. Chamberlain, J. Carman, W. Cullon, G. Heron, T. E. Chamberlain, J. flessey, J. Muir, A. Elkins,J. Macara, E. S. Gapper, and T. Parsons. .. The minutes of the preceding meeting were road and confirmed, \.f CORBESPONDBNOK. The following correspondence was dealt with; Fiom the-United District Board, asking for £7 ovordue to thorn by the Council.— Amount, ordered .to be paid. . • . . . I MrAmcßbury, dental surgeon, wrote requesting permission to place a colored' lioht insido the Borough gas lamp opposite his residence in Bannister?street to act as a guide to anyone requiring his services, - ■ Cr Gappev moved that Mr Amesbury's request bo granted on tho ;paymont of one guinea, • The motion was lost, and the request consequently was not acceded to. From Mr G. Beetham, replying to a request from the Borough Council that he should interview the Minister of Public Works with reference to the cheaper transit of coals for the manufacture of gas in Masterhm, and stated that he had interviewed the .Minister, but that at present no reduction could bo made. • Mr Dalrymple wrote, informing the Council that he had removed the gate preventing the egress from tho Theatre Royal, and that tho passage was now free. CONFERENCE. A ]pft"v was read from tho Auckland Borough uuuucil, asking the Council to choose a representative to assist at the Conference of Borough Councils to be held at Wellington shortly, for tho pur-, pose of assisting legislation on behalf of Boroughs and for preventing necessary measures brought forward by Councils from being smothered in the Houso of Representatives. The Mayor.asked if any member of the Council would bo going to Wellington about the time stated, and if they would be willing to act as tho Councils roproaentativo at tho Conference. Cr Gapper said ho was proparcd to propose that a sum of L2 bo voted to pay the expoußes of a representative, but it was possible that though this was no doubt a worthy object, tho Auditor General might refuso to accept it as a necessary expenditure, as they had hoard of similar instances in other parts of the. colony. Tho Mayor considered that it might not bo strictly legal, but tho matter was a very important one. He would endeavor to go to Wellington himself, if he had time, at his own expense Or Muir proposed, that the Mayor bo appointed as the Council's representative at the Conference. Carried. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr Brown, Town Clerk, applied for days'leave of absence Acceededto. THE WiIPOUA RIVER. A petition was presented by Or Gapper on behalf of several ratepayers in the North Ward, askiut; the Council to do something in the mate of providing, a straight channel to prevent the river destroying their property. Cr Gapper Baid that formerly the Council had differed on tho subject, and consequently no decided action had been takon. He thought that stepß should be taken to mako a straight channel for tho river. It was his opinion that, had not the greater amount of flood water after the late rain, found ogress down the Waipipi through Opaki, the river would have expended itßelf into the creek running through the centers of tho Borough. Somo time ago the Council had purchased land from Mr W. Adams for tho purpose of forming for tho river a straight course, but nothing definite in tho matter had yet been accomplished, Mr Dawßon had informed him that with an expenditure of £2O the rivor could be again driven into its old channel.

The Mayor romarkod that all tho technical work in connection with the straightening of tho river had been done, but owing'to the Council being divided into wards at the time when action wa9 about to-be taken, the matter was left in abeyance until it could be decided which wtird was responsible for the expenditure. He moved that the question be left in the hands ot the Works Committee, with power to expend not moro than £25. Cr Cullen in seconding the motion thought that it was hardly fair .that the

NortH Ward should bo called upofflf. provide the whole'of the funds for WSJ.' undertaking that benefitted the Borough j as a whole, .■•, Or Perry was also of Or Oullen's ; opinion. Or Parsons moved an amendment that .. the. matter be left in the hands of the Works Committee to report, and latany ■:* scheme that may, be devised befoWhe - : Council.. r ■ v.Or'.T. B. Chamberlain thought as the . y river ..abutted on private property, the ■;,; owners should do r the work themselves , without the assistance of the Counqil..; . Crs Hesse; and Hewn supported the, m amendment, the latter beintr unable to ';, see what amount of good £2O would do jl in the matter, considering it would take 'J a muchlarger sum to make any improve- |j; ment. * . Gr.E..Chamberlain said he,; failed to see that the ratepayers, in. the vicinity **< should be called upon to do the whole of K thowork; He thought'that theCounoil .**. should give them their assistance. 'J Or Carman thought a sum of £2O voM. merely be wasted._ The works require a much' larger amount. ' >* Or Muir said that if the river wore W turned in the other direction any damage *' done to property on the other aido would , be sued for. He thought that if tho owners of property had planted willows , on-the bank of the stream no damago would have been caused by flood /water. & 1 Mr Galloway, who appeared of the memorial, explained that Council- -• lore misunderstood tho object of the petitioners. All that they required was , that the channel should bo widened a little, so as t.i permit the flood water to escape. A large sum was not required, in fact the Borough workmen could do all that was necessary in a few days with their carts... However, if any money were expended on the work, half the sum would bo borne by tho applicants.. He hoped if the Council would tako no ■ action, they would allow tho petitioners permission to go on the river bod and do tho work thomselves. . ■ Tho amendment was carried. lIBRAKY. The Library Committee's report, which was a very favorable one was read.und adopted, showing that the debt whichfefc tho beginning of the your amounted to £uo had been reduced to £73. Tho Library had yet an assets of £92 to come in,' which would givo them a credit balance from which they had to pay tho general ' - expenses of tho library.

Tho Gas Manager's report shoj»d that igpod progress had been nuftjW the worts futth'o past month; thai'as soon as the summer set in tho leak in the tank would bo overhauled; and that ho was about to extend tho Lincoln Road mam . to tho Kail way Station.- A balance sheet was read, for the eight months since tho commencement of the Works, showing rocoipte £BB4 7s 9d, expenditure L 760 leaving a balance of about L 125, The Mayor said that tho Gas Committee had done as well as any Company. They had had to struggle against many difficulties,'such as peoplo ; not keeping . their promises re using Has, -Ho thought, however that as gas would, have to be used eventually by all ■tradesmen," and most of the residents of the .town, the next balance sheet would bo-a decided' . improvement, and that the" gas rate which had been struck this-year; would ■ not "be required ' ■ 7 ':.' ..'■••.. WoRK.B COMMITTEE. .' '"*Q ■Or Gapper, as chairman'of.the Works Committee, reported that satisfactory ■ arrangements had been made with Messrs :■.;., Judd Bros re a gravol. : pit, and r that ■ toilders had been called, for the'* 1 : haulage: "of coals from .'the. ■ Station;'.: " ■ ..'.•,

' ■ v. Cr Parsons moved that a Offltmitteo.,-.. he appointed, consisting of (Sjßfuir,' ' ; ; Heron, iPerry, T, Chamberlain and the 'mover;**to consider the whole" of the ... affairs'of tho Borough, and see if retrenchment could not be effected" in tho ' general working cf the Council,—Corried.. Cr Carman moved that the owners of property abutting on South Road be sewed with a notice to clear their drains,as they were forcing the water on to the road and creating a nuisance—Carrcd. Or Gapper moved—That Mr' Gaut'lß'iii'.;.' asked to comply with the terms of Mb agreement in placing matting on the floor of the room which he held upstairs, and also that he bo requested not to hold his V classes on Council nights.— Carried,'

.'.U. ■Notices of Motion. ■ ■ Cr Carmail gave notice that hcffipuld movo at the next meetingT-Thafthe motion, that a rate of 5d in tho £be struck, be rescinded, and that a rate of Cd be substituted, to bo struck .oyer the whole borough, and that;the area of farm holdings in tho borough be defined and tho rate be remitted in that aria. That/the gasrato bo colleotHfrom tho bona fido owiiprs of property 1 -within tho Borou«h. ,-> ■• •■ .'•'•.'. The Council-then adjournod.' ; SPECIAL MEETING. 'J- ; At a special meeting of the Council it was resolved, That Mr Henry Jones' offer of L 250 at 1 per cent, the amount remaining from the L4OO borrowed on tho Institute—which sum had how matured —should -be accepted.' '•"'": Vital Questions J Ash tk most cmincnt.phjsicinn Of any school, what is the best thing in the world for quieting and allaying all irritation of tho.nerves, and curing all forma of iiervcius complaints, giving natural, childlike, refreshing sleep always ? And they will tell you unhesitatingly-.. " Some form of Hops!! I" .. ,< "CHAPTER I. •■.*

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