ORDINARY MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3996, 23 December 1891, Page 2

ORDINARY MEETING.

The ordinary meeting of the Council was then held.

The Secretary of the Municipal Association wrote, asking for the cooperation of the Council.—Received, and ordered to stand over till next meeting' ior further information. Mr C. E. Darnell requested the Council to protect him in his work at the Queen-St culvert, as Mr Renall had refused to allow him to lower the water. He also asked for the use of the fire engine.—The Major pointed out that he had given permission for the use of the engine, but he considered the question of damming the water one botweea the contractor and Mr Renal).

The Secretery of the Town Lands Trustees wrote, requesting the Council to cut down the broom on its section at Kurinuni. —The Borough Overseer was instructed to see the work done at his earliest couveniance. Water Supply.

Mr M. Caselberg requested permission to convey a small channel of water from tha Waipoua to his resi« dence. He was willing to comply with the provisions of the Counoil and trusted Councillors would not place an obstacle in his way. The report of the special meeting of the Works Committee on the subject, recommending that the Council decline to grant the permission required by Mr Caselberg, was read. Cr Heron moved the adoption of the report of the Works Committee. The Committee had gone fully into the matter. They had concl tided that as their suggestions in the past had been openly disregarded they would be acting very unwisely in opening up the matter again. Cr Mut trie seconded the resolution.

The Mayor said he was sorry to differ with the Works Committee on this matter. He could not help thinking that Councillors were being influenced by the lingering feeling against Mr Renall. He did not think they were acting fairly to Mr Caselberg, who was unfortunate enough to leave for England just as the work was being begun. He warned the Counoil that they had not withdrawn their permission, and be believed if they stopped the work Mr Caselberg would have a good action against the Council.

Cr Gapper differed with His Worship the Mayor. Mr Caselberg had been aware of the requisitions of the Council. He would not consent to the fluming of the channels from the Post Office upwards, as was required by the Works Committee. Cr Dixon thought the business had been a bad one from the beginning. The permission ought never to haye been granted to Mr Caselberg. It was undoubtedly hard that he should be put to the expense, but his (the speaker's) objection was that the water overflowed on to private property. The channels would require to be flumed.

Cr Mutrie thought the ratepayers as a whole should not suffer at the hands of a few individuals. If the water was brought down,the channels should be flumed at the expense of the individual requiring the supply. The resolution waß then put and carried. COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The report of the meeting of the Works and finance Committee was read and adopted. The Chairman of the Finance Committee stated that the Collector (Mr Hathaway) was getting in the rates wonderfully well. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence for three days was granted to the rate collector, Mr Hathaway. PUBLIC FOUNTAIN. Mr G. W. Woodroofe waited upon the Council on behalf of a number of ratepayers, and requested the Council to apply to the Government for a piece of land in front of the police station for the erection of a water fountain. The Town Lands Trust had expressed sympathy with the movement. The petitioners asked for twelve square feet of land. He would ask the cooperation of the Council in the matter, and he had no doubt if the Minister for Defence was applied to the fountain would be erected without any expense to the ratepayers. Such a fountain would be a great booq to the publio and travellers generally, and would have the advantage of being permanent.

On the motiou of the Mayor it was resolved to co -ojidrate with the petitioners in the mdtter, and write to the Minister for Defence for the piece of land asked for. Columba Road,

The tender of Mr J. Cavanagh at £6 10s per chain, being the only tender received, for formation and metalling in Columba road, was accepted. Queen Street Culvert.

Mr W. H. Beet Sam waited upon the Council anl explained that in the interests of the ratepayers having surrounding properties he had instructed the contractor for the culvert opposite the Koyal Hotel tp sink to a lower levoj and thus j, ive a greater fall to the water. For this work he had been charged £2l. He would now ask the Council to endoree hi s action, althoug'i it might appear impertinent, and bear the bulkoi the cost. The matter was referred to the Works Committee for a report. Holiday. The Masterton-Opiki Jockey Club sent in a requisition, signed by a number of business people, that Monday next be declared a public balf holiday. The Mayor move J and Cr Charoberlaip seconded that the prayer of the vequisitioriists be granted. Crs Heron and T. Dixon thought the Council could hardly accede to the request. There were in their opinion already plenty of holidays. If business people wished to close they could do so without a public meeting being declared. The resolution was then put and carried, rod the Gouucil adjourned,