MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4974, 13 March 1895, Page 3

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ORDINARY MEETING. The regular fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held hist owning. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Ors Ilornblow, Hessey, Mutrie, Yates, l\jist, Culien, Hughes and Watrg. MIXUTKS. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, , SCHOOL KXCUKSIOX, tTlio Chairman -or the Terrace liool Committee wrote asking the ij'or to kindly make the school excursion as widely known as possible. The Mayor said as lie did not get the letter until 5 p.m., it had been impossible to do anything. OAS, M. Caselberg wrote asking that the gas bo laid on to his son's house, in Sussex Street, and pointing out that Mrs Price would also take the gas. It was decided to refer Mr Ouselberg's letter to the Gas Committee for consideration. thk roum J. Hopwood wroto informing the Council that a horse belonging to him had been sold out of the Masterteu Pound, and requesting that the balance of sale amount be handed to Messrs Simms and Jlowlom. It was resolved that the balance of £2l3s (the horse having been sold for £6 15s, and pound fees aggregating £8 2s) be handed over as W RETORTS. "'lie reports of the Street Widening Committee aud Works and Finance Committee were read and adopted. Cr Hornblow asked ifMrForde had been appointed Engineer to the Borough. He asked because he noticed he had been appointed io take levels in Villa-street, The Mayor said he had not. Cr Hornblow said that ho should then move that applications be invited for the position. The Mayor said that ho had no wish to show any favoritism, but as Mr horde was already engaged on Council work, the Works Committee thought they might as well ask bin: to take the levels of Villa-street, which was really a very small matter. Cr Hornblow expressed himself quite satisfied with the Mayor's explanation. STREET WMKXIXG. Mir Hornblow moved, that tliej ™eet Widening Committee report! on widening Koss Street, Dixon I Street, and Bannister Street, while j dealing with Perry Street.—The: motion was carried. i COAL. Cr Wagg said his attention had been drawn to the price paid by the Council, for coal. He noticed that Newcastle coal could be obtained at Wellington, at 2s per ton less than they were paying, and .by taking a quantity, a further reduction would be made. The Gas Works, last year, consumed 367 tons, and he ' thought tbat a saving of about £57 a year might be effected, if the coal was as good for gas-making. Cr Hornblow said it was a pity that they had not some method of weighing the coal. He understood that the Manager was not quito satislied with the quantity delivered, and until recently the waste coal at the station kept two or three people going. The Mayor said he did not think that was the case, as Mr Dalgetty ft is a careful carter. Hornblow said it was not so now. The Mayor thought consideration of the matter had better be deferred, as at present, with the new gas tank, they had not funds to purchase any large quantity ef coal

On the motion of Cr Culien, the meeting then adionrned.