BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 180, 9 August 1888, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

An ordinary meeting of the above wa 8 held on Tuesday evening. Present l The Mayor, and Crs Dunlop, Townley, Lucas, Morgan, Harding, Ponsford, Whinray, Joyce, and Lewis. SALVATION ABUT. A reply from Auckland stated that the City Council did not exempt Salvation Army barracks from assessment, but they did not enforce rates on one building used for public worship, and a reply from Napier was to the effect that no exemption was made in that place. MR HUMVUREY’S CONTRACT. Mr G. Humphreys wrote begging the Council to reconsider their decision to reduce his account by the sum of £l4, in connection with the water mains, and sending invoices to show the justice of his claim for extras. Later on Cr Whinray gave notice that the matter be reconsidered. A communication was received from the Survey Department asking the Council to bear a portion of the expense of having proper trig points laid at different centres Crs Dunlop and Lucas were opposed to the Borough incurring the cost of facilities for checking Government surveys. The Clerk stated that there were concrete points on each of the different roads. On Cr Joyce’s motion it was decided to refuse the request.

ROAD METAL. The Whataupoko Road Board approved of the Council’s proposition to get a supply of stone, and stating that the matter would be considered by a meeting of the ratepayers. BEQUEST FROM JIB BOSS. In response to a request from Mr A. Y. Ross, formerly junior clerk, it was unanimously resolved to grant him a fitting testimonial. A WEEPING WILLOW. Captain Tucker wrote declining to destroy the tree which it was stated had, by its roots, caused an obstruction to a certain culvert, but granting permission for the Council to do so. A long discussion followed, Crs Joyce and Ponsford contending that it was Captain Tucker’s place to destroy the tree. Captain Tucker said he did not even know what tree was referred to, but on principle he could not submit to a supposition that a public body could enter upon private property, or compel the owner, to destroy his trees or anything else. They could destroy anything that really encroached on the road. He thought he was acting fairly in allowing the tree to be destroyed. The Overseer said the tree had already been removed without any extra expense. After twenty minutes' discussion he matter dropped. FIRE inspector's BEFORT. The fire in Mr Armour's was caused by a lodgment of leaves in the chimney. The fire had not been lighted in the place for months, as he bad a gas stove. During this time the leaves from a tree close by had blown down the chimney. Being cold, a fire was lighted, and this caught the leaves. Mr Armour had no idea there was anything of the kind in the chimney. How Chow’s was different: it was caused through neglect. Nightsoil I have to complain of the slovenly and dishonest manner in which Mr Doleman is carrying out bis contract. On July 30 he had spilt in different parts of the roadway, from the bridge to the depot, quite half the cartload of nightsoil. I had this covered np at a coat of Bs. Also, in emptying the boxes, he had spilt the nightsoil about the back premises, which is most annoying to the householders. At two houses on the Waikanae—in the first one he had emptied the whole contents of the box about twelve feet away on the ground, instead of taking it to the depot. In the second case he has emptied the closet on two occasions in briar bushes at some distances from the bouse. At a house in Carnarvon street he has emptied the closet box and thrown the contents over the fence into the next paddock. I took Mr Doleman and showed him each of these places and told him to bury it. He did so at Carnarvon street, but not at the other planes. I had it buried at a cost af 3s. I have given Mr Doleman notice to attend this evening, and explain his conduct. Mr Doleman admitted the statement with regard to the roadway, but said the ruts on the road were very bad and what had been done was purely accidental. He also admitted that nightsoil had been accidently spilt and then covered over, but said his employee strongly denied the other charges, and he believed the man was telling the truth. After discussion it was resolved to warn the contractor and order that he should pay the expenses incurred. accounts.

THE MINUTES. A motion was carried to the effect that the minutes be read at the conclusion of each meeting.

L. Humphreys .. .. £2 3 4 Gas Co. .. 26 8 7 Fire Brigade 1 6 5 Petty Cash 5 0 0 A. Taylor 4 0 0 T. Adams 1 17 3 J. Laing .. 2 18 6 A. R. Muir 12 8 6 Wingate, Earns and Co. 4 0 6 £59 18 1