Masterton Borough Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3042, 31 October 1888, Page 2

Masterton Borough Council.

Tub ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Mastertoh Borough Couucil was held last night (Tuesday). Present: The Mayor, and CrsCu'llen, Carman, Gapper, Heron, Parsons, Fittoii, Hessoy and Chamberlain,. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. BALANOE SHEET. . The Audit Office returned the balauco sheet duly certified for the half year ending September 80th, 1888. - '. •- UNITED AID BOABD. - | A letter was read from Mr E, B, Hawkins, accepting the appointment as representative of the Wairarapaon the Board. unatiknded ami', . •'.'• ' A letter was read from Mr S.von Stunner, coroner, ..conveying the rider to the verdict of the jury, at the inquest on the daughter of M r George Ward,; who was recently killed by a runaway horse pi cart, The Borough Council were requested to make a by-law, compelling, undor a penalty, persons in charge of carts to look the wheels of their vehicles whenever they were compelled to. leave them iu the streets whilst delivering their orders.-Eeferred .to the Bye-laws Committee to frame a-by-law, and bring up at tbo next meeting. • .. . BCROESS ROLL. ;■ • Messrs F. Turner andA. Robinson applied to have their names inserted on the Burgess 'Boll.- Consented to. .';■'.■'. PUBLIC HOLIDAY, - : Mr'E. W. Dorset, Secretary of the Wainrapa andJiast Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society applied to. the Council to piooiaim a public holiday on the Ist November 'from 12 noon. -Agreed to. -\ , NEW FIBE EK(J}|(5, The InvewargjH wrote asking tie, {tawil if tl»y We die-

poSto'lntt^^ ;;'?The;6n^|^as;decliuedwitlithahk^ ■^TllaClerltTO cliaso;;the; : Zealatid'statutes. .';' v ;; ;;;;V .;';;■;■: ■ ;;.;;.;'omjED Ail) BOARD. ; ■'; :■>:." :^"The : tfnUed.Aid Bonhl wrote Jiiskiiig; the Council to arrange forthe election of represonLatives'qn the Hoard lor -the coming year.^^:"^;/-;'.'■;;';' .y:---T'':-;1; ■:■>'■ ' .Tho Town Clerk was.authbriseuto communicate with Crejtown' on the mftlte;.';.v.; : -';r'.;^";; -'.-y: ■';.; .■ rUBMO WORKS ACT'AMENDMENTBIH:' : ; The Under-Secretary, for Public Workß forwarded a copy of Jhe- proposed 'amended-Public Works Act ! Bill; and asked; the'--'Council if they liadany recommendation to make thereon;.,'.-' •:' The Town 1 Clerk pointed out that clause 15 would affect them considerably,'ln the event of the County bridge over tho Waipbua Kiyer being washed away the : Borough would have to' contribute its share to the cost of replacing it. V. ■>.;■. '■ Cr Fittc-a pointed out there was no limit defined as to where the liability would end! They: might go : to the' Ruanmhuhga or Tauerti. ■;'.. ;■'■'.; ■'• ,'■ Cr Capper moved that the M be referred to the Works-and Finance Comraite;to.report at the next meeting of the Council; Carried;■'; - '•; BUILDIKai.REOOLATIONS.- v. Mr T,Jago gayo-,noiice;of his intention;: to. make lan.'addition to .a residence in Dixon-streot in No'l District,; ■ ; •.-,'■:•. - ; :■-: -';."'. : -v : '.Referred to the Borough Surveyor with powor to act.;'-;- :;'";.. ; :~' : . ."ALBKRT-STEEET.BLOCkADE.;. Vv. ; Or Culleii sent in a written state; merit of an interview he had with Mr John Sinjtb, a. former, owner of the land stated to have;.been bought by Mr Wrigley, in b'entley'B Estate,. ; The Town Clerk reported lie had examined the original certificate of title; which was iu the name of John .Smith. It had been .'.several'-time's mortgaged, and was ultimately sold by the mortgagee. ; There was no reservation for a road, Mr McEwen, who sold to Mr Wrigley, did not appear in the title. •; ' The : Mayor suggested that a reply should be sent totheinomorialists stating the result of the enquiries and regretting the Council was unable to assist them. ■ '< . A motion was carried accordingly, the memorialists to : have access to the dooumeuts bearing on the subject now in possession of the Council.

• OAB CoMMITTBE. ■.'. The Committee mot un the 20th inst, Tim tbiider of 0. Hentley fur supplying 20jd»ofgravel. : at'Bs'6d-|)er yawl was accepted, A tenctu'r from J,''Page to j supply asphalto already mixed, 20yds £ll was laid on the table, in account ' 'from J. P.'Oowio, It 2sCd,lime supplied was rocoumionded for payment..'.. Or Futon road a statement of tho'gradual fall of water in the ; tank in a given time. 'lt was resolved to reoominond that the visiting Committee bring forward an estinmto of the cost of puddling the outside of the tank to lay before the niat mooting of the Council. Adopted. WORKS COMMITTEE.

The Committee- met on the 29th inßt, Tho Overseer reported that Kellihor had satisfactorily finished hie contract West Hush road, .That tho subcontrac tors for Junction and George streets hud 6nished forming and commenced metalling and would finish in about a week. Repairs had. been done on 70 chains Akura road, soiiib of -the- worst places in Railway road, the boulders carted from West Bush Road pit and deposited on d udd's new, road, i.nd some of the worst places in'tho Weßtßuih road repaired,' About 140 chains kerbing had .been put down, and the path metalled" fronting Mr Feist's property,-: High street.-' Tho drain on Gladstone, road hi partly dup, The drays had been stopped on the 10th: aud the oxtra men dißCoutinuod on the 18th October.'.' One iiiaii was now employed laying metal.in Georgo street, and tho other cleaning gutters in Queen street. The report wfis approved, The following a«a,uuts were recommended for payment-wases MltM supplies M, talberg & Co., il 19b 2d, Youiir £i 8s 7d, timber, Cade, £3 11b 6d, stonebreaking, Hunt, £5 15s. Cr Hessey i eportea that tho Ov< ne'er had boon to" strutted to take out sulficient Btumps to make Judd's line passablo at a cost not exceeding £ 5,. It wis resolved tore, commend -that 20 oliaina of gutter in Queen street be weeded and tarred. The recominfliidatipn pf of tho Committee to weed and tar 20 chains of i gutter iu Queen-street was approved aud the report adopted.

FINANCE COJIMIriBK, Thu Committee met on tho 29th hist. Pieaent:—The Mayor and Ore Hewn, Hoaaey, Chamberlain, Gipper and Carman.

Captain Muir and Secretary Foy, of tho Volunteer i ire Brigade attended and gave the fallowing evidente ro v the supply of water at tho staid pipe in Queen-street, on, the occasion of the lire at Mr Hare's in May Ctl,. " That thepipe lias been tried at various timeit and water has always been {'juhd. The night nf tho fire \ias the only practical lest for any length of linio. The eiuiino worked 40 minutes and was only choked one*. On previous occasions a chokage occurred every few minutes. When started to work tho flow was very poor, but improved after soma time, and was bettor at thn finish. There was not a full pressure atany time, and only one jet could ho used, There might have been three-fourths of tho supply that could-have been got from a creek. Three-fourths would, it was thought, bo eivinjj the' full honofil of the stand pipe supply, Having to lift tho water would make some difference bint would not account for all. Fivo or six feet iif water had been found in tho pipe by measurement, but that .would vary at different times. Was not in the Cnuncil when tlio offer was made to Mr Kingdon, Believed that the use of.dynamite was suggested by Mr Kceatcr.; Two jets could be used when (he engine was working from a creek." •

'lt was resolved that the present proof so far lis the evidence went was nut Satisfactoiy, and; the Committee aro of opinioti that it rests with Mr Kingdon to show that there is a supply.in accordance with tho resolution of tho Counoil That any test made by Mr Kingdon 'should .be limited to take place on or lieforo the Ist January noxr, all arrangements to be submitted to tho Counoil and the test carried out in tho presence of the Council,

Accounts amounting to £47 4s 7dwere| recommended for payment. The report was adopted, and the! accounts as recommended passed for payment,

DBIVISO tOOSE BORSEB. Messrs Hood and .Shaw wrote complaining that the Borough by-' law referring to driving loose horse's was a'great hardship,;and seriously inconvenienced ilieni in their' business and praying for.some relief. Keforred to the By-laws Committee. ; NDWANOES,, ■';. Mr J. 0; Ingram, the -Inspector of Nuisances reported that several concrete cesspits had been constructed, and re* comthendod the icoUßtruction of. offer? on the 12 premises named hi Queetwii a list of ■which ho enclosed,. Ha also, asked instructions in respect to enforcing tho now- By-lava. Ho was taking action for breaches pf the B\ la\> in respect to driving looso Ikrsts thiough tho streets. He considered the condition of tho Public School v>aa. pot satisfactory, and suggested ooncrcte cesspits should he molded The same remarks applied to tho infant school, TUB 80HOOL CLOBEIB. - Tin M»yoT nidiu reference to the

be|i£eiignged:iM uttheAilifiVnt ' tliata copy of the ;1 nspectbrls; report : K ;bo- : raitteß.-tiu^^;'j|p;^^ ; Vaid"; ; SchoolX'oni th i ttee, a nd; ll e s Oggested W .that a copy of tho report should/; boA sent to tho Kditcatioujlqard.;;-V/;'. •■; : '■' The Mayor said the SchoblyiJom; \ hiittee would do that.. :■;■'■ - ; .'P '■■■■ '.';:■■■' v - cesspits,.^'y; v :; ; '" . fn rcjerenc'o to the cesspitson cer-••;• tain private properties it-was that the necessary notice be: sent but.' to the parties named t6'erept.ce.Bsjiits.i;;'.' ; in accordance with the Bylaws.' ; ;:',? "REOISTERINO SUUOHraiUSD.'OATOTi> I The recommendation iu reference ;• Id By-law No/90, deferring fo'^keep' ing b'ooka recording cattleslauglitered^: was allowed to standpver.j;, ? -,:..;;.;. ';'.;;.,■;: : ■ <'kcms-y^ii.^.i'j Amounting to £lßßlßs-were passed. ■ for payment. These accounts included those inentioned-in the. various l'fiiiorts. : r '■'• ' ■-■■

I , ...'•. .-■»■'.-■. ■■■'•' .■•_ ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. J • Tlie Mayor culled attontiou"i to-tile .J grossing near the Wesloyan Church, ' tho loose metal there, was abornin- '■■"-. able; ■ Ho 'suggested: the Works /■ Committee should rake off the larger • stones and biiid the remainder with >f fine gravel.; .OW '■ '■' :'• •'"; ; - ; ■'■''■'il'

'The Chairman of the Works Com.; mittee promised to'ittcend- to it. • ; Vy-- : ;,.ASPHALT B,X;;V .■{/;£«;. ."".; Cr Gapper said he had been asked' whether; the Council intended to asphalte ■•'the footpaths. ■:.; Messrs v Caselberg and others required some; done. •; It would be necessary; before"-; aitywas laid that a prpper grade ,'of; the footpaths should be made. ' Tho Mayor saidtheiootpathswbuld: have to be raised at the Post Office comer. He did not think Mr Case!- ■< barg's frontage would be affeoted. ; He was willing- to send the water down if Mr Perry would put a limning through at Denison House to his (Mr Perry's] shop. That ought to;,; bo done at the expense of- Mr Perry, as he would benefit more than any-; one else by it. The ratepayers money > should not be used.' ' '-.:' ; : ;-v

Cr Fittou suggested that the Works -' Committee should report .upon the' levels of tlie footpaths and concreting.; ;.■' He would like to know what steps,''.', the Council intended to'take to water'., ; the streets,; •'■■■.•■-■. ..-:-.:y

A discussion threatened to set iii--011 Mr Heiia-U's water scheme, but a motion was parried that the- Council-■' adjourn. - ' . ; .. : '._.