MMERTON BOROUGH GOUN

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4427, 25 May 1893, Page 2

MMERTON BOROUGH GOUN

Fortnightly mmq, The regular fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Borough (jounoil wag held on Tuesday evening, there being present, His Worship the Mayor and Ora £, Feist, Dixon, Mutrie, Yates, Gullen, E. E, Chamberlain, and W. Perry, Minutes, The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence. H,J. Ludwigson wrote complaining of the oveiflow of water on -to his property from the Kuiipuni creek, An application was received from Mr J, Henderson, to have bis name placed on the JDurgees Roll,' A report was received from the Inspector of Nuisances ro .tho overflow of the Kuripuni creek, and recommending that certain propertyholders bo called upon to clean out that portion of the stream flowing through their land, RESOLUTIONS. It was decided to grant Mr Henderson's application, that his name bo placed on the Burgees 8011. It was resolved that the Town Clerk carry out the recommendation of Mr Ingram, re Kuripum^jfefcr**', REPORTS. Tho report of the Gas Committee recommending the re-ereotiou of tho lightning conductor at the gas works was adoptsd. FIRE BIIIOADEB REPORT, The annual report of the Maetorton Municipal Firo Brigade MS retd, showing that during the past year twenty-five alarms havo been Bounded on the firo-bell against 30 for tho year previous, classed as follows Fires in buildings, five within tho Borough and one at the Mnnaia; chimney fkeß, 15 j false alarms, 4; and one gorße fire, The total value of the property which caught firo was . £B,GBO, insured to the amount of £2,480, of which £l,BlO was paid, the Brigade tliua saving tho insurance companies £1,120, Tho actuf damage to property by fire was £l,BBl, the owners actually losing £O2O above insurance, while the Brigade saved property to the value .of £1,749., The Brigade has now a memberßMkjl;. v three officers and 20Jr.emcn King stationed at the Central Station and two_ officers and 16 firemen at tho • Kuripuni Station, The 'Jubilee' is in good order and wil\ shortly undergo the annual inspection. The manual engine at Kuripuni with a new bo::, will last a longtime. A couple of long ladders are also required for the Kuripuni Station. The box reels at both stations ere in good repair. The total- length of. hose is 16080 feet, jOOO feet being in good condition and the rest medium, with 200 feet addiional hose which can be used iu.case tof smergenoy, The report direot3 the Council s attention to the scarcity of walor for the supply of tie' Jubilee' between the Prince of Wales' Hotel and Mr W. thi present stand«pipe being, useless , to the " Jubilee." Out oi' the Plant and Uniform Fund, twenty-five new uniforms have been ordered to provide every member at the Central Station with a tunic, the balance to be forwarded to Kuripuni. The duties of onginur to the -Brigade have been successfully performed, and the plant kept in excellent order. Officers and members had attended to their duties well, and Captain Pickering tendered his warmest thanks for the regular attendanoe and promptitude of the members of the Brigade,' and also thanks the Council for assistance rendered, The Mayor'moved that the report be received md adopted, end that tho

Council in making tho usual grant express satisfaction with tho oflicicn state of the Brigade.—Carried, OAS manager's reporv, The Gas Manager's leport shown the ouiput oi gas to tho 28id inst ti be 256,557 cublic fret as aguins 241,080 feet for the corresponding poiiod of last year, boing an increasi of 151,477 feet. A considerabh quantity of ooke is now on hand, Tho report was referred io the Gr Committeo with power to act. ORDINAttY BUSINESS A letter from Ml- W. 11, Beeiliam with refounco to tin: proposed watei supply from Litisdiwue /the con-sidei-.ition ot wb'ih had been''deferred] was brought biiOTtho meeting, . The Mayor propo-ed that Mcssr; Williams nnd Beeibmi lw iviittei. to, asking them to. make ar offer, as tlioy' could not accept the Conncil'B offer,.' . '] Cr Feist said'that, while not wishing to oppose the motion, he thought it would be boiler to let tlm milter drop, as the Council did not. seeni at all sanguine, ft''.".y'" C]i, A The Mayor said he could not adopt this couisa*.; f■ Something definite would Lave to bo done... .. Tho Myon -/was. then put' .■ and carried, ' . . buhge'S KOIA. ■■■.' The CM announced i hat there wero no obiections to the Burgos Koli; The roll wpi declared closed, Cr Cullen. niojcd that tho roll be signed by the .Mayor and t \yo. c/u>;eillo.j, sevin dais from th-- date of the present meeting.—Carried. ■ CO.". St't'l'liY. ■ ■'lt was decidid] to procure. 100 tens of coal for the Gas Works... . XOTP OF motjon. \"" Tho Mayor gave notice of motion <: : . that the usual rale for tho coining year lie stiu; k, vizA General Kale of 13 in iho X and a Library liate of Id in the £, lobe paid i.i one sum on ..J' the Ist of Septembsr next, Also that . tho Apiil instalment of the Gas li-ite V£bo ren>iUe'Mhi> . ;:; . The icque-it of M.r'l- Alkm farc-r- -------. tain concessions in the terms of his , - contiact at Albert Street, Upper • Plain, wns refused. ■/'