MUNICIPAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2740, 2 November 1887, Page 2

MUNICIPAL.

Tht ordinary meeting of the, Master*; ton Borough Council was hold lastevening (Tuesday). Present ■ CM- : Heron (in the chair), E. Chamberlain; : Carman, Gapper, Hessey, Muir, Macara, Perry, T. Chamberlain, Par' son's and Elkins. &• The minutes of the previous raeetsjfc.' . were read and confirmed. '/ '.." His Worship the Mayor was report ted to be attending the MunicipalConference in Wellington. An apology was received from Cr Cullen, who was unable to attend. CORRESPONDENCE, The following correspondence was read and dealt with : From Mr J.-E, Page re the meeting of the Municipal Gonfeience. Mr James Reardon, gas stoker, expressing his willingness to accept the reduction in his wages as intimated by the.' Council, Mr J. C. Isgram, Inspector ' of Nuisances, notifying that he was ling to continue his duties at a reduo* » tion of salary until the finances of tho" Borough were in a better condition. Messrs Sinclair and McCulluni, solicitors, Blenheim, stating that a 9ft ; retort could not be procured in jto Colony, and that the Blenheim {§£' Works Committee had sent to England for one to replace the retort borrowed from the Masterton Borough Council! Westport Coal Corcpany notifying that a consignment of coal had been ■• forwarded to the Council for the gas I works. Underwriter's Association, •. Wellington, in answer to an applica- '■••'■ tion from the Council, stating that the ' : Association had no funds available V assisting Local Bodies in maintaining.' Fire Brigades. It was decided to for., ' ward the letter to tho Mayor, •tolay • before the Municipal conference nowj . sitting in Wellington.: Mr A. ft, Bunny, Borough solicitor, informing the Council ttytno protection was re« ; ' \ quired for the Council iir'^nriectipfi''- j with the private right-of-way * to Mrs A. W. Renall, in Chapel stre/eT '.'. It was resolved that the; consent ofjhe Council be endorsed ■-

: of tbo result 0/ his -interview; with tne •" .Minister of Public Works as',;to tho charges on the Wellingfcon-Mastertojfe Railway line for coal, Minister Ji' Public Works re same and notifying " that he could not authorise adduction in the rates at present, thd letters were referred to tho Gas/'Committee. Mr Gaut intimating that Jfe had altered hjs Tuesday evening clais'to Monday evenings so as not to fn'terfere with the Council meetings. iMasterton Park Trustees requesting- payment of the .atonal grant of £ft due on April Ist, 1886 l# and suggesting that the payments be made quavlsrly in future, Tho Treasurer w t aB I ;'authorised to pay }he amount as*boh as funds would permit, Lands, Wellington, ro boundary of Mr SpeckmanV land adjojning'.'the Councils property on Bentley's estate, and staled that the department had no power to alter the if the parties interested were agreeable.an alteration could be made by a .Government Surveyor, Referre'd to the Works Committee. K l , , PUBLKpOLIDAY,

.A petition signed by between thirty and forty -burgesses was presented to the .Council requesting the Mayor to'; J'.' proclaim a holiday on the occasion of j| the Wairarapa Pastoral Association 1 show, ' ..;•..'■:■•■'■'■ ■*

Or Perry moved that the request 1 bo

A granted, although he considered it wrather late in the day, as it did not give the business people time to make arrangements for the holiday, Or Mnir seconded the motion. Cr Gapper considered the application should have been made a fortnight before, so that due publicity could be ■\ agcec to it, T. Chamberlain considered it a "i -farce proclaiming a holiday'.at all, -If ; there was only one Show in" the'tiis-' .. •' trict, it.WQnld be&ll very *jwell,' % and he should be in favor of it, but he considered it was nonsensical, to give a ' holiday now, and then have to-proclaim one on tho occasion of the Masterton Show on the 17th. inst. \ Or Heron thought that tho holiday should be granted as an act of courtesy to the 'Wairarapa Association, ' The motion was carried on the voices. Retrenchment. ( «.. The Council went into Committee to the recommendations'of the 'committeo appointed to report.on the financial condition of the Borough, when the following altera!ions were made:—That the Town Clerks Salary be reduced by £25. per annum, that the Inspector of Nuisance's salary be rtffted by .£25 per annum, that the grift to tho Park Trustees bo reduced by $lO per annum, Hint the' members of tho Municipal Fire Brigade be paid ; £\ Is each per annum, and receive no ■■:.• payment for services at fires';' that the • : Gas Committee be requested to-reduce ■ the price of gas supplied to the Conn::cil by 10 per cent. The; business transacted in committeo watfcdiifirnied' in Council, and a resolutioc was passed , that the officers affected by the. altera- ■ tions, receive thiee months notice of the same. REPORTS. The Library and finance Committee's reports were read and' adopted, jtoml the Inspector of Nuisance's report '7*BB read and referred to the•.sanitary Committee, An account for coals from the Westporl Coal Company, £lB 9s 7d, and one from T. Donnelly, £2 ss, • Jvere passed for payment. ■ > The Poundkeepeis report for October vas read, showing receipts to be £1 its forjLke month. ■ fP THE WAIPOUA WVER. Cr Gapper explained to the Council that be had not called a meeting of . "Works Committeo together to consider ...the question of tho Waipoua river, as ho had been over tho course of it with the overseer, and the logs and. impediments had been cleared away, and they had come to tho conclusion that It was only a question of tinu when •.the stream would find itself down tho . isahannel under the new bridge. He had seen one of tho property owners ... interested, and liu had expressed.hiuiself satisfied that tho work do'ne.-by •the Council would have the effect of diverting tho stream from the eastern' ..bank. GENERAL BUSINESS, Wjh matters effecting Cr Carman's ?P?o of motion would be dealt with at the special meeting to be held this evening, the notice of motion was withdrawn. The Town Clerk notified the special tpeetiug to bo held this evening, and • •..stated that he had some very importantjjatters to bring before the meeting,|p,cting the rating of the Borough .■;.. 'ami expressed a desiro that there . should be ut full attendance of Councillors. NOTICE OP MOTION. „Cr Paiaona gave notice to moveThat the restriction, confining the Town Clerk to give his whole time to the affairs of the Council and Town Lands Trust be rescinded. The Council then adjourned,