MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4647, 14 February 1894, Page 3

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ordinary Meeting, The regular fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last evening. Prosont-His Worship the Mayor, ami Ore flessoy, Hornblow, Mntrie, OuUnn, Foisi, Ohamberlain and W, Perry. MINUTES. The minulos of the last meoting were read and confirmed, THE MOROUE. Mr T. Hutchison, District Coroner, wrote pointing out teat atarecent inquest the jury added a ridor drawing the local authority's attention to the neoessity of supplying the morgue with disinfectants. ■Mwiftl || motion of Cr Feist it was a supply of disinfectants, to be placed undsr the care of Mr Ingram. BERVANT REGISTRY. The Labor Department wroti asking whether the provisions of the Servants HHn'stry Office Act were being oarnfiofcut.—Tho Town Clerk was inßtnotwr to reply to the communication, BOROUOU DEBENTURES. The Government Life Insurance Department wrote stating that they had recently purchased £2,000 of Masterton Borough debentures, and wished to obtain certain information regarding the debentures, The Clerk was instructed to supply the information asked for. CHARITABLE AID, The United District Chantnble Aid Board forwardod account for the ' Borough's quarterly contribution ol £3418s 8d -Referred to the Finance Committee. FIRE BRIGADES. Captain Piokeriug applied for ten days leave of absence for E, Braggins, the engine«driver, to enablo him to attend the Fire Brigades meeting at Napier-Granted, The Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade madenpplication for £l2 lGs. being annual grant to uniform and plant fand—Bafoned to the Finance Committee BUILDING REGULATIONS. Building Surveyor, that he had been in nnHßhL tbo a by HH|H|HHPpMa3 presentsaid he explain how he had an error, It was the first he ever bad irijde during the fourteen years be had ''"eld the position of Borough Surveyor, The Mayor said the By-law was perfeotly plain, Mr Russell snicl he was afraid that be had not read the Byhw carefully, The Mayor Baid that tbe unfortu nate part was that Mr Russell having passed the plans, they could not make the W.F.C.A. comply with tho regulations, t Mr Feist said that under the cirL cumslances, as tbe error bad been m made, he would move that tbe Council FT take no steps to enforce the By-law, I end that Mr Russell be asked to be more careful in future. Mr Russell said he very much regretted the mistake, but " to err was human." The Mayor said nothing more need t be saidon the matter, |" GAS LAMPS. Several residents ol Wrigley-street petitioned the Counoil to erect a gas ' lampintbat&ality. Cr Cullen said he was in charge of the petition. He knew the corner was b dark one, and he would move that ""- the petition be granted, On tbe Biiggeßtion of Cr Hornblow, the matter was referred to the committee appointed to consider the question of ereoting gas lamps. I REPORTS, I The report of the Works and | Finance Committee was read and rtradopted. • THE GOR3B NUIBAKOE. I J. 0. Ingram (Inspector of Nuisances) reported that the gorso on j South Road and Colombo road was still growing, and would become a nuisance unless cut down, ' Notices had been sent out to several land i owners. It was decided to instruct the ' Borough Overseer to cut down the I Road. KINO FOUNTAIN, rmed theCounoil that is prepared to put the r for £6. The Town were prepared to pay the Borough Counoil ;he money, he would move that 'the half (£3) of the j erection had already le regrotted that the one so badly, Had he complete failure it ould never have Bubi it or supported the ir, it was now better ir, He did not think 3 attachablo to the nittee. mgbt the whole thing He was not in favour more on it, bid said tbe fountain o tbe town as it stood ley had better blow it ightthey had better iy in removing the r. atjj of opinion that no mend it, as so dy been spent, the wall was a subivould coßt more than He thought it would I it up. lid he would romove iaid tho centre bad wn already, and Cr Mutrie both pinion that tbe erece better removed m then put and lost, Feist, and Chambernly ones to vote for it, lid that the proposals ire cot those originally itBS amended by Mr BUIUHSOS. sosed additions to tho lof a stable for Mr bmitted to the Oounyero referred to tbe yor, thought the matter i before the Counoil » Borough Surveyor [the plans,, bought this unneces- .'. . IE WEILS, I thai tho dry season due would like to see I started.; He would notion for next meet* Council sink a seaond en Street, Tbe present oubted success,

THE WATER QUESTION, Or Hornblow naked permission to adjourn Mb motion re tho proposed water loan until next meeting. Tbe Mayor Baid ho saw no reason for an adjournment. The question was an important one, and the people wished it settled. Could Cr Horn i blow give a sufficient reason for adjournment ? Cr Hornblow said his roason was that he wished to bring forward certain information with whiobhe was not prepared at this meeting, Cr Feist said he thought tbe request a fair one, although ho was quite prepared to bow to His Worship's decision, Tho motion to adjourn Cr Hornblow's notice of motion was then put and carried, On the motion of Or Cullen tho meeting then adjourned,