MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4300, 21 December 1892, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ordinary Meeting,

The usual monthly meeting of the i Masterton Borough Council, was held last night, there being present His Worship tho. Mayor (in the chair) and Crs Heron, Mutrie, Hessey,' Dixon,- Yates, Oullen, Feist, E E Chamberlain and W. Puny - CORRESPONDENCE I was recoived from Mr Caroy stating that he had carried out tho instructions of the Connoil with reference to the Albert street floodgate. From James Pe.trie requesting permission to out and remove grass at the back of the Masterton Gas Works. The Clerk stated that permission had been: granted by the Gas Committee. Mr Ei fl,. Wuddington, Secretary of-the North Wairarapa "Beneyoleot . Society wrote bringing under the Council's notice,, the case of John O'Neill, who is now receiving relief from the Society, and asking that the Council employ O'Neill if any extra labour ia required. It was resolved to refer the matter to the Works Committee. -' . Messrs Truscott and Allpass wrote offering 20s for one half of the waste lime now lying at the Gas Works. It j was decided to aocept the offer and allow the remainder to be sold at one shilling per load. Mr Kingdon wrote as follows: " To the Mavor and Borough Couu<4ii | oillora of Masterton: Gentlemen, In* reply to yours of the 7th inst., I beg to point out the faot that you have hot dealt so far as I am aware with the hrst part of my letter, whioh questioned your right in allowing a culvert to contmne in existence whioh leads the storm water of about one half of the town and consequently a considerable quantity of filth on to my property, and you have decided not to use the power invested in you by tho' Public Health Aot, as a Board of Health, for my protection. Gentle, men, 1 beg respectfully to inform you, and I hereby give you notice, that if nothing is done by you to abate tho nuisance within 14 days from date, I ; shall immediately take such steps as I consider necessary to protect myself and family from danger. Gentlemen, I remain yours faithfully,-Samuel Kingdon."

Cr Heron said they had been using the drain all along. The Inspector of Nuisances had reported that there was no nuisance. ■ Or Feist aaicl he understood there'— was no storm Water recently thrown I on Mr Kingdon's property.' The drain had been in existence for a long time, Mr Kingdon's best way would be to tako legal advice. The Counoil was not in a position to deal with the matter as had been pointed out before, the Inspector having reported that no nuisance existed.

Or Hessey thought Mr Kingdou had a right to objeot to storm water going on to his property. At the same time he did not see how a nuisance could arise. Prom the previous letters it appeared that Mr Kinudon wanted them to step in between him and Mr Haskell, This was out of their province. Mr Ringdon, who was in attendance, said he believed Mr Ingram waß truthful and just, but not capable of giving an opinion on the matter, and he did not agree with his opinion, He should feel called upon to protcot himself if the Borough Counoil did not see its way to do so. JA The Mayor suggested that Mr r*Kingdon obtain an opinion he did value ifnot satisfied with Mr Ingram's report.

The Mayor said that if the drain had always existed, as pointed out, they would have a right to use it, but if a nuisance was oaustd, the Counoil became liable. There was however, no evidence except Mr Kingdon's that the nuisance did exist. He would move that on Mr Kingdon bringing satisfactory evidence other than his own, to show a nuisance eSisted, the Council would take action, The motion was carried, REPORTS. The report of the Works Committee and the report of the oommitteo appointed to investigate the charges against tho Gas Manager were read and adopted,

ORDINARY BUSINESS, Or Dixon moved that the pro. prietorof a building in Dixon-streot, now being used as a boxing saloon, bo notified that a breach of tile Borough By-laws was being committed. It was resolved to notify tho owner of the building that a license would require to be token out if any oharge was made for admission.

It was decided to closo the Library in future on Thursday afternoons to enablo the Librarian to take advantage of tho general holiday, The notice to proporty owners in Albert-street calling upon them to form the street having oxpired, it was rosolved that the Council form the stroet and tho Works Committee bo empowered to call tenders for tho work.

It was also decided to open up Cannon«street, connecting Dixonstreet and High-streob at the south end, the streetat present being fenced.