MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4076, 30 March 1892, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ri The ordinary fortnightly meeting ti was held last (Tuesday) evening, there il being present His Worship the Mayor e and Crs Perry, Feist, Gapper, Hessey and Heron. The minules of the previous meet'; r ing were read and confirmed. ( CORRESPONDENCE. J From E. T. Holmes, notifying tint ( he was giving up the agency of the f NJ,. Graphic I . From G. Wyeth, requesting that t repnirß be done to tho load in front of i his premises at Kuripuni. | From Trade and Customs Depart- I inent, enclosing extract from Gazette, i showing what goods were specially i dangerous, From.K, J, Malcolm, requesting i that hia name be placed on th roll in ' the place of that of 0, A. Blackburn, . late Secretary of the Master ton Foot" i ball Club. Fritn the Wairarapa North County Council, enclosing suggestions (recent- i ly published in the Wairarapa Timks) with reference to the estab* lishment of a home for tho aged and destitute. ■ REBOLVED. That the application of Mr Qeorge Wyeth bo referred to tha Works Committee with power to act, That the name of Mr E, J. Malcolm be placed on the Burgess List. That the communication from the Wairarapa North County Council witb reference to a home for the aged and destitute stand over for consideration till next meeting, NEW FOOTPATHS, A number of ratepayers in Church street wrote, requesting that a footpath be constructed and kerbedatthe lower end. 1 Mr J. L, Murray, who was present, ' stated that the whole of the owners of , property interested exoeptlng one had : offered to pay the cost of the work, Or Gapper said a resolution had ■ been passed by the Council that these I works'sbould be paid for before under* ' taken, The Mayor thought the Council \ should go a little out of its way to j provide for tjip convenience of rate- * payers. t Or Feist did pot (ihink it fair that they should require ratepayers to pay for the post of footpaths before they 9 were constructed. •• On the motion of Or Heron the » matter was referred to the Works " Committee with' power to act. ' FINANCE. I A number of accounts, which were 1 certified to, were passed for payment. B GAS. r Applications from Messrs P. Gill 3 and p ; B. JJarettial; gas bp laid on at J their residences in Jjixpiwitrept were 1 referred to the Qas gonirnittpe. J The gas manager reported an in- * crease in the consumption of gaa for e tbß past month of 22,000 cubic feet t as compared with that of the same 1 period last year. 8 ■ . pRDINARY. I Cr Gapper explained t(iat it was '. impossible for blm to'comply with the e Borough by.dawsiu the matter of the * chimney a£ his resjdoDce,—Cr Heron $ thought no further aolipn should ))e 1 taken in' the. malte F' an d uuwl n accordingly-Cr Hessoy e.econ.ded,- "' The Mayo? said it was quite tipie a I special pppN meeting was held to. e revise the by.laws,-T|ja resolution i- was put and carried, »■ The Town. Clerk was authorised to it proceedings- for the recovery of 13 amounts owing on account of the i asphalting of footpaths. y (The Counpil t)ipp adjourned,