BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 490, 7 August 1890, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The above body met on Tuesday evening, when there were present The Mayor, and Cw Harding, Taylor, Hepburn, Lucas, Lewis, Dunlop, and Whinray. Mr A. C. Arthur, M.H.R., wrote in regard to the Whangara case, stating that Government intended to present a Bill giving effect to such settlement.—Received. Mr A. Gregg wrote asking for remission of this year s rates, as he was unable to work at present, having been injured while in the Council’s employ.—Cr Lucas said it would be better to allow the rate to stand over for the present. This had been done in similar cases. If Mr Gregg got damages from the owners of the steamer Fanny, whom he understood he was taking proceedings against, be would then be in a position to pay.— Agreed to. The committee on the application to reduce the rentals on Borough reserves, reported that after careful consideration they were of opinion that it would be inadvisable to interfere with the terms and conditions of the present leases. Cr Lewis proposed, and Cr Taylor seconded, that the report be adopted.—Carried, Cr Whinray dissenting. The Fire Inspector, in his report, mentioned that during the year the Fire Brigade had attended 8 fires and 26 practices, which were independent of any for competition purposes. During the last year the Brigade had lost several good men through their leaving the district, but their places had been filled by others.

The Road Overseer reported :—“ The total cost of damage to the Turanganui bridge amounts to £22 17s lOd, made up as follows : Blacksmith work, £1 8s lid ; timber, £2 18s 8d; carting, 12s; ferrying passengers across river, £2 ; hire of Koko, £2 ; labor, £l3 18s 3d.—Some of the box culverts across the footpath at the upper end of Gladstone road, pul in for the purpose of draining the paddocks, are blocked up, thus causing the water to overflow, which is very inconvenient to foot traffic.—No repairs have yet been made to the broken pile of the Taruheru bridge.— Day labor, £l4 Bs. The Mayor said he thought the Council should now forward to the owners of the Fanny a complete statement of the cost of the repairs to the Turanganui bridge.—Cr Lucas said that Gregg had now instituted proceedings against the owners cf the Fanny, and he thought the Council should not at present take any action for the recovery of the cost of the damages, as the evidence taken in Gregg’s case would show them what course to pursue. The Overseer was instructed to give the owners notice to replace the culverts. With regard to the Taruheru bridge, the Mayor said he had interviewed Mr Sunderland, and that gentleman said he was getting • of P urili cnt specially for the pile, Which he expected to have received last week. Accounts were passed bs follows Kennedy and Evans, £2; Gas Co., £1 2s 8d ; G. C 1 8 lld ’ turanganui bridge, £1 4f 2d ;J. Kenny, £2 12s 6d; E. Hughes HBache - ; W. Morrison, £6 10a ; H. Boylan and Co., 17s 3d; Common Bhelton and Co., 19s; Gisborne Standard. £4 13s; A. Phipps, £1 10s. The Clerk mentioned that the Government bad gazetted a piece of land for the erection of a Municipal Building, and showed the plans cf the section.—The Mayor said he supposed that that was a proof of ihe energy of their member.— Cr Lewis: I beg pardon, it was I who first applied for it, when the Ministers visited Gisborne.—The Mayor :Oh ? ome member’s work, •—Cr Whin ray said no thanks were due at all for the grant. It was a most contemptible thing. The section was not fit to build anything on.—Cr Lucas : Better decline with thanks.-Cr Harding: We should have a quarter acre at least.—Cr Wbinray : It is an insult to the Council and district. —The Mayor : Very well, you have got tbe land; you CgD • dan ? e on .* t now * (Laughter.) Cr Whinray, in bringing forward his notice M “OLou /o bring the Council under the Public Bodies Powers Act, said it did not need much comment on bis part, as they were all thoroughly conversant with the question. He could only reiterate the arguments that had been already used. There was possiblv some lba ‘, the Council should consider in regard to the leases of the Borough. The ?hf P r rty wa ’ ot Buch value now, as since Connoil had leased it the Kaiti and Whataopoko had been opened up. The "? n h °‘ 1 “ ow bad the wh ‘P hand of the lessees, ! .t hey ? ere ver > > cbar ? aboui J?**“t nDg ’“h ‘he deeds, but he thought DOt act in au arbitrary ° nl7to ap P‘ 7 to lha t 0 Bet ,hese power “’ and lh« .h/nM W .“e lhem 8B t 0 what eonrse they should take in these matters.—Cr Harding seconded the motion.—Cr Lucas aaid he looked upon the motion simply as a ‘°?U® °P. ,nxon Bi’en by Mr Bees, and J % D ° h ‘ nk 14 neccSBar J to further consider the question, as the Committee’s report }“ d 6660 “?.° pted by Ihe Council.-Council. Ln Ot opin!on lhat there w 8 bo farther use m diseasing the question .J the Mayor put the motion to the nx ;? nd * be “ ° nl 7 ‘he mover and seconder v . V'i 8 ’ it The motion was then declared lo ° g l t ed £or