BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 572, 19 February 1891, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ax ordinary masting of the above woe held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Grs McLernon, Lewis, Joyce, Hepburn, Taylor, Whinray, Harding, Dunlop. Mr Waldvogel offered to dispose of a quantity of gravel at 3 i per yard.—Metal of that class not required at present. The Overseer reports 1 that the two swings of Turanganui and Taruheru bridge had been screwed up. Owing to one of the screws of the tie rod giving way the estimate had b:en exceeded by 9s. He recommended considering the advisableness of getting some material for ordinary repairs next season. The Mayor slid they must soon face the question of getting metal, as the roads would badly require repairing in the winter and there was not suitable metal at hand,

Or Whinray moved that the matter stand over and the Council enter into Committee on the subject, as he had a suggestion to make.

The Inspector of Nuisances, iu his report, stated that he had received many complaints regarding the carrying out of the nightsoil contract, tho complainants not wishing to have their names made public. Bathe now made a specific charge, one half of the town that ought to have been finished on the previous evening not having been started, aud he recommended that a fine! of a pound be made according to specifications. The school was among the places neglected. Mr Doleman had expressed his wish to give up the contract at the end of March, as it did not pay him. In reply to the Mayor the Clerk said the contract had still a year to run. Cr McLernon asked was it likely that the contractor would satisfactorily carry out the work until he was relieved.

Th.e Mayor said ho probably would. When the contract was first taken it no doubt paid, as the excrement had not to be carted so far. Even now there was a chance of trouble about the depot, as a native had made complaint that tho nightsoil had not been properly buried. The whole thing was not satisfactory. Cr Dunlop wanted to know how they would get the poind, (Laughter.) It was stated that there were two sureties.

Tho Mayor said if frosh tenders werg called tho price would probably be higher. Cr Lewis objected to allowing the contractor to surrender his contract—it would not be fair to the others who tendered at the same time. The sureties ought to be communicated with.

Tho Clerk read a portion of tho specifications, the bond being £5O, On the motion of Cr Joyce, seconded by Cr Lewis, it was decided to warn the sureties that if the contract was not satisfactorily carried out they would be liable to have the bond forfeited. Cr Taylor referred attention to the state of the draiu in front of Mr Barry’s cordial factor}’.—Tho Clerk said the drain had been cleaned out.—The question arose as to whether the trouble could be avoided in the future. ;The Mayor said Mr Barry had arranged'to have the sediment carried to the back of the factory and only the clean water would go into the drain, but he (the Mayor) was doubtful if that would do away With the nuisance,—The Overseer said he had cleaned the drain many times and ever, put shingle in it, but it soon got ns bad as ever.—Or Hepburn said the clean water going into the drain would remain there stagnant, as there was not sufficient flow to cleanse a drain lying so low,—Nothing defioiie was decided in tho matter,