BOROUGH COUNCIL.
The above met on Tuesday evening, Present | The Mayor and Crs Townley, Lucas, Hepburn, Coleman, Taylor, Lewis, Dunlop and WhinMr Stevenson applied for permission to drive his horses loose across the Haiti Bridge before 8 o'clock in the morning. Cr Taylor moved that the request be granted. This was e»cond?d by Cr Lucas, and catrieq, ftVXMHBn S BEFOBT,
Artesian well—l was present when the tools were drawn out on the 7.h inst, the depth being 601 jfi, a little over the number cont.auted tor. Now ihs contract is completed, nothwithstanding the drawbacks Mr Cilberd has met with, In having had to draw the pipca after the fitst 109 ft and start a new
I bore, he has carried out his work satisfactorily and in a workmanlike manner. Had your Council determined to go on with the contract I have no doubt but that Mr Gilberd would have endeavoured to reach the 1000 ft if necessary. I believe he is anxious to obtain a water supply for Gisborne, not only for his own benefit, but for the bent fit of the whole district. I therefore recommend a final payment for the last 100 ft of £l9B 7s.—Day labour £3 15s 3d. PAYMENTS. The following accounts were passed : — Insurances £2 IBs, A. Muir £3 8s 9d, Hughes and Gray £1 6s 31, Bridges account £1 15s, Shellard dro. £1 Ba, Gas Company £2 14s 4d, H. J. Gilberd £5O, halt year’s interest £3OO With regard to the Childers Road contract the Mayor said that the Bank bad declined to advance any money on the Council’s pro. party, on the ground that the Council had no ability to raise money on euob securities, and in the face of that the Council had no option but to return the tender, which had been held over from last meeting to see if arrangements could be made for ths work to go on. It was accordingly decided to decline the the acceptance of the tender. The Clerk was authorised to advertise that all overdue rates would have to be paid on or before the 30th inst.
Cr Townley said it was necessary to have the alteration made to the Taruheru footbridge immediately, as it was intended to commence freezing about the first week in November. Captain Winter had informed him that the plans would be ready in a few days.—Agreed to call tenders for the work, the Public Works Committee to have power to deal with the tenders. ARTESIAN WELL. The Committee appointed to secure terms with ths contractor beg to report that owing to financial difficulties they find it impossible to carry out the desire ot the Council to continue the present bore. They would recommend, however, that immediate steps be taken to pay Mr Gilberd the sum now due to Ihim by undertaking to pay him at the rate *t east of £5O per month.—This report adopted, Cr Coleman suggested that the Cjunoil should have for reference a report on the different strata that Mr Gilberd had met with while boring for water.
Cr Townley said it was a pity to lot the matter drop now that it had gone so far. He thought they should take round a aub.oriptlon list, Qne country settler had offered to contribute £lO towards the work, The Council oqght tq try pnd arrange for the well to be sunk a little further—say 100 ft, Mr Gilberd stated that he would be willing to aarry on the work at his own risk after 70ft, if he did not strike water, Those persons who were so anxious for the water should bestir themselves without any further encroaching upon the rates, They might manage to get about £lOO together, notwithstanding the hard times. If the matter was let drop now it would take a lot of energy before another test would be made. The purpose was a good one, and should justify every means being taken in the endeavor to get a flow of water. The Council would have to carry on the work sooner or later, and he considered this was the best time when all the appliances were on the ground. Cr Lunns said thepe was nothing to prevent anyone going round with the " bat,’ He considered the Council’s function* had now ended, and if sufficient money were raised to carry on the work all that was required was the Council’s permission to do so. Personally he wou’d ba glad to sea the well further tested.
Cr Whinray’ said be differed entirely from Cr Lupa*, as the Pouncil’s function* had only commenced. He thought the question of raising subscriptions should be left over until Mr Hill had arrived in Gisborne, as he was a competent person and could give an opinion as to whether there was any possibility of striking wa’er at that bore, Cr Luca* said that Mr Hill had already given an opinion that the well was in the wrong place, and had said the well should have been sunk further inland, The Overseer was instructed to get the well plugged up in the meantime.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 365, 17 October 1889, Page 3
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850BOROUGH COUNCIL. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 365, 17 October 1889, Page 3
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