Masterton Borough Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3112, 25 January 1889, Page 2

Masterton Borough Council.

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Thursday, January 24, Present, the Mayor, and Crs Perry, Cullen; Fitton,' Parsons, Heron:'and Hessey. ■■'.''-.''' ...; ._/-.; ■'■ The minutes of the last meeting were read aud confirmed. ■ :'/', An apology was read and accepted from. Cr T. Chamberlain for 'noh-! attendance, ''; ,-. 'VS'C Correspondence-was read from the Minister, of Justice',;in reply to.the Town Clerk, stating, tbe'question of fees for temporary licenses and extra bars would be considered with other, proposed amendments to the : Act during tho coming session. ;.,:". '-'■' : ] Notice was received thai the Public Works Department was now abolished and the work would be done by the Minister of Lands, An application : was made by Mr G. Foy, secretary of ftp Volunteer Fire Brigade, of; a few. lengths of hose.; Applicant stated that 'the/ Municipal:. Brigade had several lengths whioh thPycould not use on account of the couplings not fitting. ; An application was also made by Mr Ho?r for firewood for the Jubilee engine. resignation of boad inspector, ' . .The Borough Road Inspector!" Mr H. Croad, tendered his resignation, which was accepted with expressions ofrogrot."

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Xfp FIRK-BKIfIADE/HEQUISITES. ■% ; cost jpf/six] audspark ■ would preference M : the vhPse'. applied j for Brigade /Lieut; Eickefmg? liad wformed him thattlie 'Muhicipalßrigade of hose that waa not':strong l ' enough; for the Jubilee but would do for the manual, if; the ■ CoHupil would Supply ;tbe Jubilee with ah equals length of hew hosethey ; ,wouldhand bver.'the 200 feet they now had to tho Volunteer Brigade, He moved that the sum of £l4: 2s; Cd, being the amount of the estimate be voted, to procuring the Municipal Brigade six ladders, e cinder catcher, and fittings for a gas jet. Seconded by Or Cullen and carried. • ': ; '■•.■■-'- '■ Cr Fitton said,they wanted for the jubilee 200 feet, of "new'hose, the' estimated cosfc.ofwhioh would be about;£2o. " .- Cr Cullen moved, that the Town ! Clerk be empowered to purchase 200 feet of 2Jin. hoss for the Jubilee.— Carried.. .'" :-;'■'

Cr Fitton moved, audCr Cullen seconded, that the Municipal Brigade hand over the 200 feet of hose that is not fit for use for the Jubilee to the Volunteer Brigade,—Carried. ;■ Mr Hoar, the officer in charge of i the Jubilee was authorised to procure half a cord of firewood. FINANCE, ■'_''. The- Fimnce Committee'a report was read, and sundry accounts were, recommended for payment, The Clerk was instructed- to write to the Bank Manager, and ask him to reduce the rate of interest on the Borough overdraft. The report was adopted, and the accounts as recommended ... were passed for payment, ' . The Sanitary Committee reported that.the creek had been flushed in accordance With instructions, x The By-laws' Committe e; recommended a modification of tho by-law relating to driving horaoß through the streets. The report was adopted.-.. TItTISG IT ON AGAIN. The Mayor moved that the Works .C/oinmittee be instructed to have the impediments in the.water tables, on the south side of Lincoln Road removed,

Cr Hessey hoped the Council would not expend any money on the work until they took the complete'job over from Mr Renall and the Committee. The Mayor said he thought it only fair the Council should clew out the water channels.. Cr Fitton said, independent of the water soheme,. the Council would have to clean'out the water tables, and he should support the motion of the Mayor, Cr Heron said it was more than a question of. cleaning out -channels: It meant removing eighteen inches of soil, and was another." try on.". Cr Hessey endorsed the remarks of the last speaker. . Cr Perry said they might an. well take over the work at once from the Committoe.

The Mayor said it only nieant a day's work for one man. - Tho cleaning of the water tables was a matter quiteindependentof the water supply. Cr Hessey said he did not want to offer any opposition to the scheme. He was in favor of the water ooming down. There was a prinoiple involved however, which the present-motion affected, and' that being so he would subsoribe 2s 6d to pay for the man's labor, and no noubt the others would makeup the rest, The water table was a ditch at the present time, and if the Council expended money on it: they would be responsible for it. If a runaway horse and cart got a wheel ! into this ditoh and "an accident happened the Council- would be liable. : Cr Parsons agreed with the last speaker, and would .pay his, share 1 towards the cost of clearing.it.': • Crs Fitton,'Hessey and Parsons made up a sum of 7s Od andhanded [ it to the Town Clerk to pay for labor required for labor in cleaning out the gutters. The Mayor then, by permission, withdrew his motion and substituted a motion that the Council thank the three Councillors for subscribing the money for. clearing out the ohannel. This he deolared carried and the meeting adjourned.