HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1516, 23 March 1882, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

pr.' •— 'The usual fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Monday evening. Present the Mayor, Crs. McGarriele, Bradley, Tippen, Gaudin, and Hill. — Previous to confirming the minutes Cr. McGarrigle wished to make *, correction. The minutes contained » motion of bis that arrears of rates be sued for. The motion as written did not convey his Weaning. Wha¥h%!<lid';move was that only they should beYsued who were able ~to_P»y r~;lf -he -had^wprded- his resolution otherwise it would not Have been cohsii--tent"witffhis s pr^ious actiofe|fittying to se*cure*permissiotr v for - certain ratepayers towork^Whe.amount w otlih^^debtedneBs.—Or. Hill objected_to, any altemtxqn. of the motion whicK tt \v6lild'leav«MgSe'* inferred that the council r jet_ themgwea up as judges" to 'decide I'who1 ' who wereand^wfio were not m a" position' ,ti>jpay — Cr. Mc v - Garrigle saidJie ujetely r wiBhedto .correct the mimifo. He ( had mdv/d (H^soWtion which had been^tatfenQown incorrectly — Crs Bradley aucirfippen were of opinion that thejuiptipuras introduced.at the previous meeting* dealt ' specially, withjthose ratepayerSTwho: wer_e able to pay.— rThe clerk said the motion standing h| the minute book, had be£n put to the meeting from the chair, and was* "not cfiallenged at the' time. He understood Cr/McGarrigie to have stipulated that the Mayor should summons a, few 'ratepayers' f 'known r ifo be in a position to pay, "'firW,' 1 afl tfsorfc df test, but^-thatjwas, not, incorporated with the motion. — Cr. HjLUsald he would protest agains.t^ariy , alteration., . As i% it stood the resolution was a good t one, but he would strongly object toiiriything which savored' of class 1 legislation. If the rates were due they should be recovered, and if a' 'ratepayer could inot^p'ay-hisjjnfites, then the sooner -^e, got rid of his property the better,— The. Mayor" suggested r that minutes should b ( e' allowed to' stand, to which , af tqr \ some 'further' .remarks Cr. McGarrigle agreed. 1 Some discussion* then; ensued upon the question ,of f whaiihadrbecome v of the old timber and~postjj "at' tWofridge* 'approach, ! weg 't,-Her'.' Hill'aaid^e'had spokenitotha foreman of t -works,Hf corns rwhom he had ..ascertained thai a quantity of .posts and , jcails £ad f beeni.liaken' by.^the ■ cdn^ractdr. he.sppke to, th'e'c'ontiacior, twho iijtforjtned hjm it was the jcustom ffor cpntrac|iprs a ,to take^away-thfe^old^stjbfff, ,or, i p ) taeir\yis i e't<o make aeharge for removing it.ti^The foreman 'of works, who' was 'present, said the contractor Jiiid' removed about 50 rails and 18 or 20' posts.— On the motion of Or. Gaudin, the clerk was instructed to write, to the, contractor, requesting" liim '" to, t!ie fending material, and that the foreman of works be authorised to receive same. An offer from Mr W. Wood to clear a drain in .Collingwoqd-street for 9sj . was accepted/,, i ', Messrs Hay and Speed wrote on behalf of the 'trustees of the Wesleyan , Church, asking permission to open a right of, way through .the church property i at, tho corner of Victoria and, .Collingwoodstreets.—Referred to the Works Committee. Mr W. M. Hay wrote asking the council to form the footpath in upper Collingwood-street .before the, f winter came on. — Referred to the Works' Committee. - > The committee, appojnte.fi to report of a better 'site for "the Hamilton East pound recommended that, in view of the expense attendant,. upQn f its,, removal, the pound be left on its present site ; that wjngs be provided for the convenience of those driving.' cattle to the pound ;, and that it be provided with a water trough, which could be 'filled from , the creek close by. — Cr. Gaudin, as one of the committee, said they ,hacl failed to see that the removal of the pound to another place would confer a benefit commensurate with the , expense which would be incurred. — Cr. Bradley condemned the present site of the pound as being out of the way. He suggested that the pound should be placed on the reserve at the east end of the bridge. The tollkeeper would then be in a position to undertake the duties of pouutlkeeper, people could always see when their cattle, were impounded, and, what was of great importance, the cattle would not. be neglected. Plenty of water was at hand, and for a trifling sum they eoulcl cause a stream to flow through the pound.' — Cr. Hill thought the removal of the pound to the bridge, as suggested by , Cr, Bradley, would obviate the necessity for one at Hamilton West. — The Mayor said they could not abolish the West pound, as it was used by the settlers in a large portion of the Waipa. — Cr. Gaudin said it was strange that the people interested in the Hamilton East pound did not complain of ,any inconvenience. Crs. Tippen and Lovett had both agreed that its removal would be unwise, as it could not be done for less than about £50 or £60. — Cr. Tippen supported the views of his colleague on the committee. — The ' Mayor said there were many objections to the present site. In the first place the poundkeeper necessarily lived some distance away, and great difficulty was ex- ' perienced in , finding him ; -again it was often a hard matter to drive cattle to the spot. — Cr. Hill said he would support the recommendation because it had been framed by the councillors representing those most concerned — The Mayor moved that the report be not adopted—On be« ing put to the meeting the voting was as follows : For the motion : The Mayor, and Crs. Me Garrigle and Bradley ; against, Crs. Hill, Gaudiu, and .Tippen. The Mayor gave his casting vote in favor of the motion, which was] carried — Cr. McGarrigle moved that the councillors present, ' form - a committee to select a suitable site' and report at next meeting. — Crs. Tippen and Gaudin declined to be nominated—The Mayor s*id they could not decline , to ;be nominated, tout they might refuse to act.— Cr. Gaudin said it would be nothing but courteous to ash? tbeif consent— The Mayor said the counoillors s -had 'always^receiVed .the fullest courtesy 'at that table. When he failed to carry a motion. of; his he abided by the decision of the majority — The mo- . tion was seconded by" Cr. Bradley and carried', 1 Crs.' Gauclin and > Tippen dissenting. " .' f ' . • -'•":■ j . *|?he^ endowment^ committee reported, retfommending.thatthe upset 'price of the endowments to be offered for lease be fixed by the; whole council. — The report was adopted' and 'consideration of the matter deferred till next meeting. The following accounts were passed for payment : — Generalaccount : A. Campbell, 'SlilW'&l'r'DJHjWaßjed? J. Hinton, £2 Us. Special account *^$. C. Booth, £4? 15s. (to be' paid "subject to the approval of the chairman of Works Committee). ' ; 'The' f statement 1 »*of 'funds' 'was read as follows,:— General, account (overdraft) j J8352 16S ; 'special'fnifd^acconnt (credit), £133; ll&4d. It was also stated that interest'on loan Had beeiupjadfu'p'to January. . .The^ Mayor drew jattention to o^mgte.ry, ! jMid.|t>^^^d that'swpTbe taken to remove the|nn l ze Encroaching on the track/, "-" -tS^S^f^t':^ The Mayor ; : ttot, .as the winter 'yfab should :'myideja^g^Mpp^^^BJ.|in 'front of

ted.— On the suggestion .of. Cr. Hill the consented to give notice to bring the Mayor matter up at next meeting. The Mayor 1 also gave notice to v move at. the next meeting: — "That the council meetings be held in future, monthly, and, that the whole <souricil form the works committee, five form a quorum, and. that, regular fortnightly meetings of the works committee be held for the despatch of business only, and that the resolution to hold fortnightly meetings be revoked. . ' Tenders for fencing th e embankment at the east end of the bridge were opened and read, ,as follows :— A, Campbell, £3 5s per chain; P. Munro, £4 4s. These being considered too high, the council resolved to let the matter stand over for the present. This was all the business.