Masterton Borough Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2983, 22 August 1888, Page 2

Masterton Borough Council.

The regular' fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last night (Tuesday). Present, the Mayor, and CrsMacara, Mnir, Parsons, Heron, Carman, Cullen; 'Perry, Gapper, T. Chamberlain, Hessey, and Elkins,

; The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed.

A fee of J3l for inspecting lire engine was passed for payment, SUSSEX STREET, Mr Barron wrote complaining that water lodged on the road fronting lm dwelling, and asking that the levels bo made to allow it to flow off, Boferred to tho Works Committee,'."""

CHARITABLE AID..', , It was resolved that the.auiount due to the District Board for the yearended March 3lßt, £54 17s 4d, be.paid; that the Council pay its fair share, in conjunction with the County.Council, of the liabilities incurred by the Noi'th [Wairarapa Benevolent Society in poor relief; that no steps bo.taken.to give effect to tho foregoing resolution until after the meeting of delegates, and that the Mayor" and' Cr, Perry -attend the meeting' of f6 ! be held on Saturday next on' the question "of charitable aid, as representatives of the Council, I'.i '■•)' FOOTPATIIB.

Mr E, Feist wrote stating in reference to the repairs to the -footpath in front of his property in' l High-street, it was bis intention to do so. He asked tbat tbo Council would make and kerb the footpath for about Iwq.cbains, he would pay i the usual proportipijofi the cost, Referred to the v?orks .Committee with pbwer to Bet. ■ ■ W': :■. ,

;'..'' ■;.;;; ' yituN<s, ' •"-•'■" ~ Th.e buW of £BF \i Sdwas'passed; ;fo,r.pjyment,phacc6dn't of the Jubilee Engine beiti g part principal • and lute rMt. .■■■■<" .- . -;. -,-. , iV .i.j. '..,;.. ''TheTreasurer reported the receipt; of,the'B«ih of !& 83j : fines, and 17s (1d,,, ajbsMjes-' from the GtoVefttnent', \ [. .i".,' '' WKsksy ;'; ■' : v : ! ; Mr Ci.1 I .' Skipn'ev soiioitor, wrote; on behalf of his client, Mr G. Spackman, statin;; that the employees of the Council had trespassed on his property; and olaimin? £BO damages, ivhicli action. 1 .haii been taken iti the District Court; : ''''. '■';"''•'/', "' .The Mayor explained that there was a disputed;boundary,', and' he unde'ry stood, although not officially, that, the adtioii ,lmd I; been' Yfitbdiiawnr ■ ;He 'thought th'o erection';of : a : -boundary; might stop any further dispute The matter was left in the bands of; the Mayor.

MOBE TKOOBLE. ''•;'.' . ~.; ,-■! >T;"Grundy, wrdte r atating : ;, that in draining the water off MrtLoW -'-., property in High Street, a culvert bad .; 'been) 1 pub .''dctosft the' >oad,l "kaid '/the', : ■' ■ Council had run th« water on t# his . damage. v He1h»hlTlo?TO action!; against ■ the Council, it was remedied culvert befoonnected with the present one, in front.of his nrbpertyTtpVrim the water inWth'o' drairi •at W King's expense of bucE worlt'j AT., Z'i "" " Mr Gr'undj, ' permfssioil the Council, addreisdl; the in ; ,, , support of his letter. _,..;; dJ, Uh'We f iuouV ofW'Heron 1 ihe'r/; letter wa^jreferred^,to the, .Works"\• Committee with'power to act." 1 ANOTHER QUAGMIRE, I Mr J. J. Freeth drew;'attention to the mud and water'on ''the fo<Mth Lincoln Eoad, Bentleyjs estate™hd also to the nuisance ' caused by the encroachment of the furze hedge on to the ,fqotpath*"' -Referred ito the Works, CoViunittee'! I ifcf.,if iJ(IH (jl'l' THE BOHOUGII OVERDRAFT. : The following letter was referred to . the Audit Office. August 17th 1888. ■'■'.'" . C?ir;^n.Ve^iy.fo\y6 ¥ iir{ld«e t of/th'B; 15th inst,, I am unable to say more than that pearly incurred by expendilnre upon works tor which a loan might have been raised f beforo ( undertaking ithem,rthev' Council jW.fullfpovfer to tralse fajloal under Section 189 now, "■'." '", I am, 4o j J. E. FITZGEBAU). !. Comptroller arid 'Auditor-General ! HOARDINGS, j Permission was granted to Messrs rJ / Williams and Barker to'erect' in front of new buildings being erected inQueen I sM.. VIM \ , , FUBLIO FABK. «' ; The 3 Secretary 1 Park jwrote in answer.fa the Council stating ;that;the £3O ' was'' proposed to be Expended in forming a drive round the ■Park oval mid planting trees, and the ;wo'fk was to be doriej by'tkrideri'-uhdei'' [thesupervision ( ofMr &Eißremner. ' : On the hiotion'of Cr'Cuileuj iheaum | !of £ 3o,voted, to, the Park Triistees.for hthe'year ended'lifelr 31, IbWtiaß. passed for payment, the Mayor to Bee that the money was expended legally, ' ,'■'■■}. ;: >, _,'( ■ Some fifty householders sent in a memorial asking the Council to make ithe price of agreeing to'have the' gas lald'on to their ! premises if this were done. ; The potition was held over until the general business w'aTdealt' with. '. The Committee's report was read aB already published by us. ~ t ■'A'letter 1 was read "'from ;Mr jjP-. Cowie, asking the Council to defer action upon the lime they intendajfto , accept until samples had at the Wellington Gas Works, He ;also enclosed Sir J. Hector's analysis 'of his'Jirae aiid Mr J.'K.'Georgo's'cerjtiMtW,!;■,■'';: '' ';;';'!■ ■"/'l/w- ---., Mr Bobinsori, the'gas; manager, was called and explained the test he had made of tho various limes, .

After bearing the report of tho Engineer tlie matter was referred back for ut month for further tests to bo

, Tlje'apiilication'of Mr T: Dikoti to provide labor for laying pipes, and pay '2s 6d per 1000 ft extra for gas for twelve months, on condition that the Council found the pipes was agreed to. The Town Clerk was instructed to order twenty-fivo tons,of coal for tho Oas \yorks.■ .. ■;' '".'i'.. : .'"" : ! ;.'\;

. ..! FINANCE COMSIITTEK.,. ■ In: reference to.the.application 'from MessrsKeesterand Harding to'-alteE the conditions of their lease of ■ Borough reserve, the Committee declined to recommend it be granted. The report was adopted. JUKORA SIHEAM OVERFLOW, ("■+& The Inspector of Nuisances reported upon the! overflow .complained' of by residents on tho banks of the stream, that in the majority of cases the overflow was caused through tho neglect of the complainants in allowing the roots of willows, etc., to block the creak. If the'sireanvwas kept properly. free, it would carry off the' usual' amount> of water, " , '' : ' : ■ :'■■'''!'

The Mayor said if wis a matter for the Court to settle,' if anyone was injured by the overflow. The stream did not belong to the Council.

Cr Elkins said he had cleared his part of the stream, but there was no doubt the people had cause, of complaint for the creek was ! two or three feet higher than it used to be. It was resolved that the Town Clerk write to the'. property owners, and state what had been reported by the luspeotor. ■'.'.'■,'AiipiiiTiow 'ofwards; : '■ ; '"''' i The Tqwn : Clerk reported tliattto petition 'for the. abolition \ of .waratyjp signed by tho required number in a, eac-i ward, and was ■ now complete, * .... The Town Clerk was instructed to forward tho petition to the Government, and take such other steps as might be necessary tp,giv.e effect ~to, it, ' ''• i''>' v :!'CHEAT'OASY,' ' ',i;w , ; .: i ;i'- ■" In 'reference-to the petition from fifty residents' to reduce:' the price of gas.to'lOs, Cr 1 Cullen said liquid have got seyeral-morq' name's if ■ necessary, and it was evident that it' would pay to lower the prico as suggested. He moved that jhe request of the petitioners be granted, Cr Carman seconded, Cr Muir moved as an amendment that the matter be'referred' to the Gas Committee. He did hot-think they should go into the "question-blindfolded. It'rosVthenrat least7s:6(|"per!thpu,sancl i .'',tp ; produc'e;,;wiih'oufc.' counting deprßcia tioii .' of. the,, works 'from wear And tear ; ,j .''••,'''. Cr Cullen asked what.th'e.Gas mittee was going to do with it when m ™ was referred back to them. They had had'.' it ' twelve', months! and i. taken'rio steps to make it pay for itself. The present was the proper time to take \ steps- 'to 'reduce'lhe.'price of g'ns.'.i On business principles it should be done. Cr Uapper said if the price was ■'. lo ( we?ed,|it 9oM ffieMhat the out-'-'Bide'ratepayers''would''haVo t'o'payYd instead of fid in the pound for a gas rate, . . Cr lf-the 'conlrnwaa shut up it would only take a fiv*'

penny rate, to ,w|iple of the interest, and h'pasked- wheratlio nece.s--Bi(y(p penny, fate cahw inj',; : < the amendment was'carried. fir-, Clapper moved tiie adjournment: of the Council. Deiore'ptluirig it ; the Mayor said lio must take the opportunity' to thank Or Gapper on behalf of tko residents of Bannister-street for the way in which' lie had. completed the footpnfh,.(hni«hteiji' Or(.topper had staled tfiuc uoin'u fo'rtv loads of mc|al had bi:on cuvtcd there. Ho (ilio spoaker) could trundle, the lot along: in a 'wheelbarrow; ~;' The meeting then closed.