District Court.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3383, 11 December 1889, Page 2

District Court.

MASTERTpN-PDNESDAy, (Before His IJonQr Djs'trlct Judge ■ ■ ■-. Robinson.) ; Bankiiupm Olosbp.-W, Am* brose Mead,' of . Papawal, near Greytown, laborer; Edward Tayler, of Masterton, fruiterer; Emille Collottp, of Hastwells, nurseryman; Arte' .Joseph Chamberlain, of Ekotatpa, ijiajsksnijth; L- G. W. Arney, of Featlierstoui wjifiehvfigjij, Closed and DiscHAli6'KD,«^W'" lam Muirsjsjl, of Masterton, insurance agent, '' ; - ''■'■'■' ■ Disguahoed".—Win, hrkes, of Masterton, shoemaker; J. N. Brimton,.'of. Masterton,. tailor; Colin Winchester, of Mastertou, baker. To Come ui» for .Public, tiok Nkxt Sitting.—Joseph and Emma Ingley, of Carterton, settlers; David Taylor, of Greytown, contractor '; ; Edwin J£ing, of Carterton, butcher.

Masterton Borough Council. The usual fortnightly meeting of the,' Council' was held last iiigbt. Present: The .Mayor, and CraPerry. E. Chamberlain, Gapper, Heron, 11,I 1 , Chamberlain, Hessey, and Mason, _ ■ The minutes of the previom meeting weie read and confirmed. COKIiESPONDEKCE. .' , From Mr R, S. Hawkins .acknowledging receipt of complimentary letter from the Council. From.tho WellingtonTrustandLoanlnvestmetit Coy.'Btuting they hold'3oo gas-deben-tures, and asking for certain information: respecting tbe gas worts. The Town Clark wid an error had been

niado, as only 95 debentures had been issued,] He presumed the number held by the Company was 80, From T, W. Shute coniiplaitiing that Captain Jones' soii; bad neglected lb him to the railway station; arid thereby put him to great inconvenience, The Clerk was instructed to reply to Mi Shute that the Council had no by-law bearing -on the- matter. -From W. T, L, Travel's recommending the Council to pay the law costs in the charitable aid case which had been reduced by-J69 13s Bd, and to now mOs Id. A letter was rend ;inviting the Mayor to attend a'conference of delegates of local bodies, lo consider the claim of Messrs Brown, Skerritt and Deano for law eosts._ from: Mr A. R, Bunny, agreeing to gay the amount required to have gas laid on to his new residence, From Grey Valley Coal Company, announcing a reduction of i ls.per ton on coal, '■: : B'ePORTS. !•■■'

The report of the Gas Committee was read and adopted, Cr Heron presented a petition from tliirty-tlivee residents of Kuripuni, asking that the Municipal manual engine and appliances might he stationed at Kuripuni for the use of a brigado to be formed there. A list of about twenty persons willing to constitute a brigade accompanied the petition,

Cr Gapper moved that the petition bo referred to the Fire Brigade Committeo to report upon at the next meeting of the Council, and that they obtaiifullsr details us to housingine engino, and the ■ standing of the brigade. The motion was seconded by Cr E. Chamberlain and carried,

The Gas Committeas' report was read and approved, The Inspector of Nuisances reported upon the unsatisfactory state of the public school outbuildings, That notices had been served on property owners abutting on the town creek to remove obstructions therefrom, and asking instructions in the cases' of those who had failed to comply with tho notice, Tho Mayor said, with reference to the first part of the report, that the Edu- | cation Board wore responsible for the sanitary state of the school. Cr Perry moved, and Cr Hessey seconded, that a copy of the report referring to the nuisance at the public school be forwarded to"the Education Board.:. 1 i The motion was carried,

In reference 'to the town creek, Cr T., Chamberlain moved that fourteen days notice bo' given to the owners of property, wkero necessary, to'clean out the creek;-failing which it would he done by tbo Council at their expense. ■' ■'■■'■

Cr Heron suggested that before action was takeu the Inspector should submit the names to. tho Council.

Tho Town Clerk road by-law 92, bearing on tho subject, and the report was referred back to tho Inspector to furnish tho names as suggested. : The Clerk said as the next ordinary meeting of tho Council would fall upon Christmas Eve he would suggest that tho ordinary business for that day should be takon at the statutory meeting next week, and the ordinary meeting, bo allowed to lapse, This course was agreed upon.

A LAST AM'EAI,. Or Gapper said boforo His Worship" vacated the chair, there was one matter ho would like to see completed. Tbo Mayor had expressed his willingness to sign a document relinquishing! his right, if any, to a certain right-of-way in the Ngamalawa Block on condition that a road was opened by the Council through Or Perry's land. The Council, had optmed up the road, butCr Jferry would not grant the right to cross his.' property until the Mayor completed; his part of the contract. All the expouso they bad gano to would be useless' unless the agreement was completed. Hb moved that the Mayor and Or Perry be asked to prepare the necessary, documents and bring "thorn up for completion at the next meeting ot the council, .

The Mayor said lie bad nothing to ujgu away, He : had no right to the land, nor had Cr Perry, If Or Perry would put in writing what he wanted, he would better understand what was required, The right of way was reserved by the parties who Bold the hind to hini and Cr Perry, but that did not give a titlo to the land.

Or T. Chamberlain seconded the motion.'Hesaid the C'ounoil had expended money on tho strength of tho Mayor's promise to'give Cr Perry|wbat right ho had to tho road mentioned'in the Ngamatawablock.. v T|i'e Mayor said let Cr Perry draw up what ho wanted in writing that he could see it, A', Ion" disoussion took place, and tho motion after being slightly altered was put and carried. concluded, the busiuess,