MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4894, 5 December 1894, Page 2

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

''■■' The regular'fortnightly meeting & of the Masterton Borough Counou; was held last evening.His Worship tho Mayor -andl ■ Crs-/;' Yatep,, Pttllen t r,Chamberlain,,and .'! leist/ ■' <■ '»»■ <:Jy. iklil V:' ; '' 'A The minutes of last meeting were confirmed..,. 4-.- f 'v"»> : S > k J m AisWyW- ,. was received from tho • PolicejDe|ai'tment asking that the ioaiiPoiice Station bo.not.compelled ', to monthly! gasf billfc date, ;hs !;it jyas sometime! uiconven-, .; ient, ■'. ' ,""'."'•';., : , Crs Hughes, Feist, and Hornblow opposed any; concession being>made( '. •> The Mayor moved that the concession be'; graced.— was lost. '".' "''^-V" " F00TPATH..,.,,:" ■.';": " W, Sha\y made applicdtioutojiave the footpath fronting ~-JBk»flQP asphalted;''/ .'./ -'Viir > ' ThoMayor said the work liadbeen : donernr-Jfi] h Uf) ,}r )■ \m ■ ■it ■■'■•'kmkKquireC;' ' ■'•"■'•' ! Mr G:.,St Hill, of Westpprt^wrote/: stating tliat>s.itwasnndorsto'od tho Masterton Borough, ,Cqunpil>wished,., to obtain a report on the gasworks,;] Mi" Bradley, manager pfUhe.local j : gas works, would be prepared to '■]■ report,nsliewas nowtaking a holt- ' ; a 7' ;;": :: ':-, v ;i;vT- : ';::V::(;;;' ■ Resolyed ...that; Mr; St 'Geprgebe informed, that the ..Council is. not y requiring any report at present, 7 ; :t BUIUiKSSROHj, ■-.••■ ■;■'; : •" : . Applications, from Messrs Wmi ■ ! ; Simms, J. Mowleiri, R. K, Jackson, ■' and J. Baillie to have their names placed.on the burgess roll ,were, r ' granted, '.'' "/■'■ . BUILDING REGULATIONS, ' '';.'' The Borough . Surveyor, wrote!' stating that alterations had been mado to Mr Hood's shop without ;■ plans being submittedj that the'band shed at the back of the Muni- ,; i cipal Fire Brigade Station had not:' i yet been covered with iron; and also :; ' thatan old building had been shifted behind a Chinaman's shop in Queen v i street.,. .',., , .'".. ;...,.... , r ,'■■;'

. Or Hughes thought' ilus report rather late, r Mr Hood's alterations had been completed a long time bowv ' •' i •..;'..'; ;/■:' '";! ! '!'';''. i' i Cr Cullen said the only '.. bmldingv shifted iu tbo direction indicated by' Mr Russell, was- a-Btable oh Mr Mason's' property,' merely Bbifted.V fe\v,feet to clear a new right-ofcway ! from ChuroliStreet. • • :■■■■ .i Q?■,:')

■ Some discussion ensued;: it being >. finally 'decided to inform, the Fire ; Brigade' that the. Building'Regula-.' tion must lie. complied with." : , .■.,';'' : The questions of -Mr Hood's altera- - tionsandMr Allen's building 'we're* referred to the By-laws. Committee. for a report.. .[, .•, >■- ~'-,.,', ;,'."'7'';j

: Resolved that no action bo taken with regard to the moving of the; stable reforred' to, ''as it had been merely moved a few'feet to clear a I right-of-way. . ;,.,

! AN OFFER;'■ i , ; Mr J. ,RusseU wrote offering his servicestbthe Borough as Engineer, ' at ,4|.per centijpniworkjdone, (A vor< The letter was laid on the table, :'' • ••■' : OAS HKPOBTi •'•■ '[ '.' i{ '' :; . The report of therGus Committee was read and.adopted, , ~....,., ■ . , An application from Mr 'Hoar tohave gas laid on to his residence was, granted;"-.,".'.'.". ■ ';.. J%'. Cr Cullen moved thatthe Inspector r of Nnisancesbe autlioiised rand'instructed, to prosecute, oh.behalf of the Council,, in the'event of any ; breach of the Borough Bylaw's.' ;,'. ■ The motion was carried, Cr Hornblow moved.ihnt the Im;

spectoi* of .Nuisances.-bo asked to; send in a return by next meeting, ofi the number of water-tight cess-pits in the Borough, as provided for under By-law 93, and also the number of drains now emptying into the Town Creek. ;,.! Cr Hessey seconded the motion, which was carried;," 'V OUTSTANDING ACCOUKT'S. '[ Cr Hessey moved that a return bo placed before the jnext raeetingof tho Finance. Committee of 1 all outstanding accounts'~for culverts, asphalting and gas 'services. »~ The motion was earned, ■,,-, ; '.' OAS LAMP. ' i [ "'; ' Cr Hughes moved that ft bracket lamp be placed ;nW tho'Chureh. Street Mro Brigade Station? 1 ' ';■'■ Cr Hornblow and tlie motion was carried, COLOMBO ROAD, ''' An application from Mr G..W. Woodrooffo for 'certain repairs to Colombo Road, was referred to the Works Committee,.;; sfIIBET WtDSKIHG.' Tho Mayoivin-raplyto'Cr'Cullen, said, ho hoped the Street Widening Committee, would .soon be able to meet .to'.deal'' with tho question of Perry.Street. ■■•■' '.''/? : -j No other, business "coming forward, on tho motion of Cr Culleii,the" meeting adjourned. <., ■ . '■' ■'.■;"