MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4764, 4 July 1894, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

x 'Hp(linary''Meetingr^i^m . TJie rogular fortnightly meeting df 0 Masterton^Borpugh'Council was held'' Vi|?Jb| t last"ciening.'*'Present: His' Worship - tho Mayor and Crs Horahlow, Hessoy"," o Dixon, Mufrio, Yates, Cullen,Chambor.' * £Wf 0 lain, and Perry. ' ' '" ' y 4>s| JMOTKS. ' * {J^ i Thommutcsoftholastjncetingwcre '>- 'ss read and confirmed. #4. ' % SUBSIDY. 11 ; [ ' V' 1 ', ; > ,\fi* f Tho Land Dephrbnent wrote' witlt re- ' ; A* [ ference to tho subsidy of £46.- -■ ', t _.C# 5 SEW BUILMNOS, ' ,'[' ' Plans of certain new buildings wcreF- " !>« 0 received and referred to the tho Build- «-' ,'»f 1 ing Sutroyor. j j • ' \rf--1 W.Honuslow'wrote forwarding plans ';'.'- T of proposed alterations to his resiocnco -'<■]s ' in Chapel street, and also asking a ?," " moderation of the building rcgula. ).& 1 tions. " -( D The request was granted and the A$ • plans approved, subjoct to tho Building , y 1 Surveyor's approval. ' ' ■'•'.t , < OAS FIFES. A. letter from tho Mctropolitair Gas " *"' !.' Company, oltoring to sell piping, was re- ( , '^ ' fcrrcd to the Gas Committeo. '' V MB BIND SUED, 1 . , Captain Pickering wroto asking par. ' | mission to rcmovo a shed given to t4rj Brigade by Messrs Mason and* Payf6nT' J 'licsolved to grant 'the" request, rtho ' lomoval to be subject to tho building _ I 1 lcgulations _ ' /] hbsWation. ' , ' p 1 S. Kingdon wrote stating that having - * < I lesigncd Ins position as Captain of'the i Volunteer Fire Brigade, ho considered . 3it proper to tender his, rosigaattpji, as_a \ ' j Fire luspcctor« *"i M J Tho resignation was nccopted with \ AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE, Kffl [ _E.E,Hornblowgavenoticcof iuteit* -t1 tion to take out an auctioneer's license, Im '. aud asking that the Council grant a 1 certificate.—Granted. ' ' r . HUE LADDEHS. ' , ~ J s$ The Secretary 'of the Municipal Fi'O ', £ , Brigado wrote'asking for certain ladders ' and other appliances,—llcfcrrcd to tho ' Fire Brigade Committeo for a report, ? MH A REQUEST. ~Tr~^^^H l E. Pragncll wrote askirg rcconsidc'ra>' I tion of his request to have gas laid on to <■ , lu's premises—llcfcrrcd to tho i Gas "I ' Committee, '~'fl BTREET FORMING, ( ', fl > ILE Eton it rote asking if the Coun- <fl cil could sco its flay to, rectify .damago.v^B , done to. his fence by the formation .'and fl^| [ filling of. the .path,-.- the garden being [ lower, and consequently the fence w°as bulged in, leaving a daiigcroits;holc, , -4 t \^^H 1 licferred to tho Works Committee.;' : '-"' :' ; ' ;^^H • : ADENUL. ;: ::-;:: C .^^H Captain Pickering wroto denying'' :^^^| ' the accusation of tlio Volunteer Fire. Brigade, that tho Municipal Piroßri-v^^^^H ' gadc had' forestalled .tho Volunteers in S canvassing the town for assistance for'-., i its atinual gathering. :^^H i It was resolved totnkc nonoticcof; : :^^B j any dispute between tho two , aud that tho letter be . rnoollßß9 rAYUEN^T:|;; \ 'j';" M. Kcrrins : wroto,asking ffbgriss'-■ i payment on his contract,—Ecsolved that \';- :75 por cent, bo paid on ; tho;work dole. ,; -^H LEASIKO OFPKH. '-^| G. SfW. Dalrymplo applied'for. the; V'iißH lease of certain lots on section 16; Mas\J^J^H 1 tcrton Small Farm Block. ■', ~M - ■,-,,-, -T^l^^B ' Eoforrc'd'to'tlio Works' Committee, I >^^B TOUND KOTICB-BOAED3. '. ■'■ ■; TiicMastcrton'sß. andW. Company's '■ offer of £G for tho rciicwnl.of the pound : '^^H 1 notice-boards was left with the Mayor /^^H aud Cr Hessoy to deal with..'. '^^^| ' CIIAPEL StHKKT... >,,.. .-. J^^k ■ Messrs Walto'n aiid llussoll waited on the Council to urge the formation of.fe. '■ footpath at'the'south end of ChapolV'' Street; ". Mr Walton saidthc work wnsa neccs- ■ sily, and he thought that he might ask.that it be done. If the Works: Com- : mittcc could not sco its way to do tho ' whole work, he hoped they wquld.'db a portion of it. He was prepared,,'.if tlio Council liked, to do "tho work a'tliis'own cost, tho amount to. be afterwards .deducted from his rates,. j ,j !■ 'i Mr' Jslmcs Eussoll at some length) also impressed on tho Council the hecessity of doing the work mentioned; 1 ' . The. Mayor promised that the should receive consideration andtlic putation withdrew. -. ' 'V^^^^l The Works and Financo licport was read and adopted. '■ Cr Dixon drew attention to a culvert in Dixon Street.; '■■ ■ ,^^^^^H CrCullcnbroughtund'or fact that a piece of formation was in Itivcr liond. ' .^^^^^^| The Mayor pointed out that the was a private ';'/^^^^^H Cr Hornblow said some lime ago brought up the question'. of a in Miriam Street. ,He had been nu instruction to thp to interview (ho rcsldeatoV* ing half the cost. Tho work was cully needed, and if the Borough' was too busy to attend to it, ho suggest tenders being called.. The Mayor said that the ■ owners of tho two end sections had agree to the proposal,... Tho matter was finally left witli Mayor and Town Clerk, ' j^^^^H Tho Mayor in reply to Cr said they had not yet been able anything with the question of widcn^^^^^H Other matters (as reported were dealt with, and tho Council jouincd on themotionof Cr Cullen.-^^^^^H