PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 179, 10 December 1881, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wednesday, December, 7, iSSI. The uanal monthly m 'eting of the Falmerston Borough f'onncil was h«ld m the Chambers. Town Hall, m the above night.. Present — His Worship the Mayor, anil Councillors Jensson. F. Mowlera. M'Neil. Batch el ar; and Walker The minutes of last meeting ha' ing beon read and confirmed, the Chairman read the fallowing correspondence :— FTTZHGRBF.RT BRIDGE. A letter was read from the Olerk to the Man.'owatu Courrv Council, covering resolutions passed at their fast meeting, with regard to the U'.tzh'.rbeTt Bridge: — 'That this Council approves of the tender for the FitzhexbeTt Bridge, as accepted by the Borough Coancil of Palmerston North, and that this Connect will pay ome-hnlf off the co'^t for additions to the said bridge above the grant of £500. made by the General ; cvernment providing that th<s game onehalf does not ex~eedtue sum of £150 ; and further, that this Council is willing toha"d over th« superintendence of the erection of the Fitzherbert B idgi to the Bor.iush Couucil, and that the Clerk inform the Mayor of that resolution " His Worship stated that the previous day he had been speaking to the County Chairman upon the matter, and he had informed Mr. ilacarthur 'hat the Borough Council had no wish whatever lo take the superintendence of Mr. Hayns, more particularly as he had drawn out the plan?. FINANCIAL. A letter fnm Mie Treasury announcing tbatavumof £207. Is. v. h c insr a subsidy of 7s). 6t, m ihe £ on the ecneral rs+es dnr ing th* year coded 31st of March, 1880. had ixen placed: fn <fte Bank of New Zealand to the credit of the Council. — Received. EIGHTS- OF-TTAY. An application vms received from Mr. Perkins, asking the. consent of the Council to a right-of-way through Section 667, Palmerpton Norths Required permission grunted. A SIMILAK APPLICATION, Messrs. Palmernon and Scott, on behnlf Mr. William D*ards applied for p?r. mission to make a private streeUsix f y-six feet wide at Terrace End. Application gnntod. : THB MANAWATTJ EACES. Mr, James King, Fon. Fecretary to tlio Manawatu Kscing Clnb made appiicntion f<r thp.nsi? of the land known as the R«or*ation Reserve on the 26th day of Dece.»be'\ 1881 (Boxin? Day) and the right to make a charge f-.p admigsion to sno.^ ri-servr. Propoped by Coun-. i illor Mowltsm, s*>cmded be Councillor Walker — " That the portion of the Borough Reserve known as the Recreation Reserve d 9 closed to the public from the 24th "f December to the 2Tth botbdays inclusive." — Carried. Proposed by Conncillor Motvlfji. «p---con'ipd by Councillor Jenssen. — •' That this Conncil grants to the Manawatu Rnring Club the exclusircu^e of that portion of the Bbrotigh Reserve, known as the Borough Recreation p-onnd. from December 24th to ihe 27th, 1881, inclusive and 1 t^ make charges for admittance of the said grounds." — Carn'H. DEBKNTTJITCS. From the manager of the Bank of New Zealand t^nrthinsr debentures — Received, and the T^^n Clerk was instructed to ste to the matter. A REQUEST. Applicalion from Mr. Larcotnb. onbnhalf of the manngfr of TTnion Bank, rr.kinsthat the CVmnci l would al1o«w tbet»ki'ne ofsoine etrth from FitxhoTbftrt street m order to fill up the low eeot.ion m the Sqnarp,. upon which the new bank is to teewtfd. It was the gen°ral opini n of the Council that it would be a very daoeerons rr«oedent to aocft'^e to Mie applict'on j-aa if itwsre granted, the Council wou?d bo flooded with similar r e qnests. ''icsile which the Knei'neer stat-.d that the stuff wonld he wanted for the formation of Ferguson-street. Councillor Mowlem moved, nn:V Council • lor BATCHW.au seconder! — "That ih'a ; Council cannot comply with the request i confined m. >Tr^ La'-p.ombN letter re re ] movat of earth f com Fi<zherbert-streefc V>p. cause said earth will soon be, required for fillincr m the low places' in' other streets.' 1 Carried. A ctRCUIiAR; circular was received from the Masterton Bon.uch Council suggesting that a Municipal Association should be formed ly th n various boronghs and cities throush-Mi' the Colony, and forwarding a programme of the platform- upon which it was proposed to be instituted. The Mayor «ai<l he thought the idea an excellent onp, and wp.U worthy of. aitention. Although the Conference of Delejrnt- 8 which had assembled m Wellington last year did not appear to have done much, snch was really not the ca«e, as it misbt take credit for the introduction into the Government scheme at the principle of mating roada into Crown Lands before salp. It was arranged that a special meeting of the Council should beealled to consider the matter. THE FACING eiiUß. Proposed by Councillor Jensseh, seeomlea by Councillor Batchelar— " That the Town Clerk be instructed to wr'le a letter to the manager of the Bank of Australasia, embodying the re9Qlttti«J passed, by this

Council on the 3rd of August last with regard to guarantee and refund of monies advanced by the said bank to the Manawatu Racing Club and expended on permanent improvements on the Becreation Ground." Carried. THE DOG TAX. The Chairman (Councillor Jenssen, who had been called upon to preside, as the Mayor bad to leave by the Foxton train) said it was nec°ssary they sh >uld fix the amount of d^ g registration fee at that meeting. Councillor M'NEit* thought they should adhere to the old rate— ten shillingp. If a man had a dog and refused or grumbled at paying that amount for it, he was not worthy of possessing. As, however, there were rery many who had registered dogs last year wbo bad the collars, he thougbt they should not be supplied with new ones, and the price of a collar deducted from the feo. It having been pointed out, however, that the Act compelled the issue of fresh collars, Councillor M'Neil movad, and Councillor Walkee seconded— " That the coat of the registration of dogs for Ihe ensuing year be ten shillings." Cnm^d. TKWBRS FOR OOLLAKS The Town Clerk was iiEtructed toral' for tenders for the supply of collars for the year, the tenders to be m^e out m accordance with last year's specifications. FOUFEITrRK OF SEAT. Councillor MowleM dr*w the atfeutfon nf the Council to the fact that Councillor John Mowlem bad been absent from four ordinary monthly meetings, and therefore m accordance with thft provisions of the Act. had forfeited hisses'-. He might state that he had abmnted himse'f purposely so as to be disqualified, ai although he had handed m his resignation some eonsi-terab'e time back it had never been put before the Council. Councillor II Neil raid tbat Councillor Mowlam had tod him that he had" Innded Iris resignation to his Worship tbe Mayor to be dealt with m the order. The Uhaibman said that clearly Council, lor Mowlem had forfeited his seat, and the only course open was for the Clerk to declare nn extraordinary vacancy,. and take the requisite steps by acquainting the Returning Officer of tliH fact, wi'h a view of holding an election to fill the vacancy. IHSPECTOR OV WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Cnuncill )r M'Nril asked the Towt\. 0 erk ■ if he had carried out the instructions of the | Council, by writing to the Town Ci*rks of I Wanganui :in ) Wellington, for information | as to tho Inspect >r of Weights and Mea- ! sures j and if s •, whnt were the replies. The Town Cl^rk snid they had been received, and-r a-1 at last mpctingr. The replies of Messrs Graham and Brooking were to the effect that neither Wel'ingtnn nor Wanganui had such an offi er, and his appointment did not lie m the bands of any j Council. Before the abolition of th" Provinces the appointment was made through ■ the Saperintonde-U ; which power was now, . of course, transf jrre i to tbjj Goveruor-in-Couacil. : 7TF.W TWIiTLA-W. The motion — of which Councillor M'Neil had given notice at a former meeting for the regulation- of caHle being driven through the town, was then considered and action ordered to be taken m conformity with the Act. NOTICE OF MOTION. Councillor M'Nbii. gave the following notice—" That at tho nest meeting of the Council I will propose a motion to rescind a resolution of the Council passed at its meeting on the 2nd o' November, «?-formin" and metalling forty feet wide street* ; also, I will give notice of motion that nr> private street be laid out with the conseat of this Council of less than sixty^six feet 30 width, except for private rigbts-of-way.. REPORTS. engineer's report-.. Owin? to your recent meeting I have- bat little to bring under your notice- this dfcv. The pi ogress made with the various works under contact during the past mouth if? as follows — Contract J — Br.=hfplling and cTearihein Voxel -street. S. Gedgre and Co. have completed the removal of the logs remaining on 'his s^eet. ftoad Formation. Formation m Boundary Road East — Williams and Foley have the' great"! portion cf their contract c»m---p'ete-l (nbout 120 ohuins) they have also put m the large culvrt m a satisfactory miii'iCT. Formation and Drain m Boundary J?o*<i Wrist — Th» heavier work of tho drain ha« ben ffrFt taVp.n m bond, and the bo f ~'gy lfnrjhS of mad mi^o ponnd-r. Format'oi m Potani.?al Pcad*.— C. 4n-de-son tws made better protrr^s with t'e contract this nnst t»v nth. Almost t.hn «n---itre le.ngtTi of' forms'! 'on- i=! pnmnleta. IB "•<» are some culver's yet to bo made and placed i and s'lnie stump" nnd roots to be re.rmveil. Formntinn m "Duk" Victoria, and "raf. street". — This work is ronuileVA These streets lv m? forme 1 to *hoi> full width prrven* an imnrore.d qr.d mo^ fini-hed nn peftra".ce. FhmH tb« tn rt Cbunoil fl^et'e to m^tfit Orov'S+rc-t. it frnnM be w>ll fn have it, cone a f an enrly ''a*"** on account of th j Yn*ry traffic over from the Borough gr ye* n't Fi>rnvnf?oTi m Fi'woy-s'rct. R. B r vant on'l <'o. bnvft fompWed thin work m ft irp^lY f.-«(litnMp, Tn.ir.n-r. dV'»nn ? m FoaHlerpfon- street-— "ch'a'i-or and Co have np» v lv Rim-pVW that portion nf F.»nthei i s*on«strrflt "-id N^rfh street lot to thpm undo- rrmtra^t ro niei".. nir'.nrinor off"st''ndin? timber on **■««*■ of Oiln ptror^. — TM? wnrk I'flß bfl°n do"ft. The cradincr wi leivne t.lif» »nd of ""i'Tl-'erlift-t-^tTfct - Oharl>s and Co.. l*am fi->i«h'-«Vth"i« poii'oi of rh^ir contract f-th^y i,-!^-. thp m<*,a' t • pnt on. Forminennd ke r b?ng-fo thpifh m Mn'o. ct!vW fft-^rn h" to Pitt-street.— Thi" wo"'< iqji-- i-=h«>l. Flvi-lnrr Pftctionsr n^nfc'inrr o-i M"i '. P,"i'vd Chiimh. and foniipcti^? sfcr«w fr . — Th ; ' work i< praoHcHy o^mnT^^d. T hnvt-> 'o <5-»n that con Ifmned" portions have beon ren^w? 1 . Tho !io'm<rh men lVn,v«l,fien employed 'n m" r nl'inir certain portions of streets npproved r.fr Tn fons^qnpri'"' of t; v n ?reitft r freedom-n-ffiir'nd by the- wnt<Tta'->i ol » m the nnwly foi-mRI str'pers <o thi 'iilnx of tbn water ' dmin? Heavy rain f- linn 1 ens thnt the pr • fif-nt fo«'erpd-in drains s^e at tim°s ton H mit°>d i'M intornnl capacity for thn volume, nf water brought down to them, i\» inp^a.ncfi<■'l■ m thn casft- of tho drain thrcnih the Square from Broad-street during the reoent h n »w rains. The only reraedy would b* either to- rnlnrefl the p-esent or onslructau additional' drain,, both costly vforks. I submit plan for pjop^ed work m Ter-race-stre« t. and patim'te of co^t. The Engnipei'B repo't was rexe'ved, prn'ic works u^roHT. Wn your PubHc Works Committee have tbc V-o'^or to. report that we have accepted tender* for the foJlowing- we»ks as under viz. Bridge orer Mangaone Stream. H. GVI* n jEG7 10. 0 Drain m Main street Eist. F. Bnese 1 * .-. •«■ ..► ' Sr: " •> 6 Turnstiles and Fencing i;» Square. G. Pralt (labor only) ... £10 0 0 Your Commit tee- have had under consideration a schedule of works upon which they bavethe hooo?-to> recoxamend to [tho

Council to expend the portion of the loan reserved for metalling, namely — To metal cay from 12 to 20 fret wide with an average depth of six inches tho following streets viz. Terraae-street from Broad-street to Feather ston-s tree t. Church-street from Princes-street -to Pittstreet. Grey-street -from Alberf-atreet to Bangi-tlkei-street. ; Victoria-atrect from Main-street to Grey« street. Duke-street from Broad-street to Greystreet. Amesbury -street from Broad«street to | Grey-street I Fitzroy-street from Main-street to Riverstreet. j Short-street and balance of Cuba-Street, Pitt-i'reet from Main-street to Ohurcbstreet. [ Broad-street r re-metalling and Widening. Botanical Road. Main-street, grading and metalling from the Square to Mr. Young's paddock. Main -street metalling from Post Office to Pilt-street. The foregoing works yonr committee es timato will not exceed £800. Wo would farther recommend that low places oi fo.jtp'atb.B of ands streets be graded to as to keep th« surface water m the channels ; that the logs and stumps b ; cleared away m Fitzherbert'Strest and that fhe remaining portion of Featherston-street and Kniranga Road be formed, aJao Northstreet. l\\o streetg, one on the south side of the railway liner, below the residence of Mr. H. MNeil, the other runn-ing- from Feather-ston-strret to Boundary R>ad and the back of the Crown Brewery atpre entunnßmnd. we would recommend, be called respectivi>l v W»-Bt ami NorHi -streets. We hay« coi»iderpd khe Engineer's Report for the past month which we attach for your information. We have npproved of plan? for removrhfir I'»gs and stumps m Terrace-street, and have authorised the Engineer to call for tenders for same. ' The rep.ort was received and adopted.

HALL COMMITTEE'S REPORT. We your Hall Committed have the ho-i^r to report, m accordance with the resolution agreed to at the last meetine of tho Btvoujrb Council. tint we hive caicfully considered the queVion of adrlitio 8 to the present conveniences m the Town Hall and Borough Offices, and we would recommend, bearing ht rand the expressed disinclination ot Council©'* to sanction any large expenditure P)i* tbi& purpose, that a permanent stfigje be created and tb&entrance doora be hung" o» an inside porch to> open outward -•, m order thot a license may issue to use the Hiill for p<jb2ic enteruitiraent^.^Ci In tbs | IWotuh- Offfce we consider a cupboard wffh pigeon boTes drawers *c. aad (be table already authorised will suffice. , luad'lition to the above we would recommend taut a pair of screens for voting purposes be ebtained. We estimate the cos! of the above including n Rufflciency of lights for the' Main Hall wlinotexceci £25. Councillor Wat.ker said as one of tbe committee, he was by no means satisfied' with the tHTauitliohtins: of thn Hal?, b'lt, any shortcoming m that respf-ct shou'd not bp chargeable to the committep. Thefacfs of the case wore these His Worship the Mayor happened to co int» the Council chamber when the Town Olerk was about to write away to ascertain the probaMe cost for the necessary lamps, and the former stated that as he was goins to Wel« lington he wouM obtain the n'-c^ssary in-fo-mation. Of course Mr. K^elinv was very pleased at the difficulty bf>in»° obviated, : but lh« Mivor instead of obtaining the m« ; formation for the Committee made the puri chase while m Wellington and , they had noeboisein the matter. He (Councillor Walker) was compelled to Bay «hat he did n"t at all approve of the lighting cf the HaTI. Oiw of the purchased chandil'ers had only two lights, and the consequence was— not beinsr a fixture— that at one time the branch was parallel with fhe front of the stage and at o?her« at right angles, to the very p«reat loss of HehMnsr power. He considered to properlr light tin buildme . the chandeliers should hare four or five : branches. An the two branch lteht was perfceUy meiena for ihe HaT, the com* mittee w O nld saereept that it be r^movd t't the Council Chamber wnd one with morn b^anchff obtained for the Hall in*t«>id. As they would see by the rpcommenflations m ♦he renort the ootnmitt c hai strivp.n to keen the expenditure- fo a rni'imiim, an! thpy considered the \vbolfe of th<» imnrovemont* suffgested courd Bo carried out for £25. The rcporl: was received, and adopted.

IKSPKCTtR OF HUTSANCES' KEPORT: I ha^e the honor to report that most r»f the promises m the town have bp«n vi^'tecf and the nec<wary alfp^ofions made in-^h^ cloa ts r^q-iiring it with a few- exceptions. Stern a-e beiig taken to enforce ponalHea m th^R". lat^«r ca^pß T wnn'd n,ek th« Ho'inoiil t-o authorise the Engineer to insnect the Bi-ew« p y m Main-st^et West, fop W>e purpfS". of Rugee^frinq- the best mews of c^ttin? nd of ofensive drainage. TVir Croirn "RrewArv hagbeen«q'iite snrcessfnl m | f^'a'lv aba' ing the nuisance- irt one tim« ex-'ti-.r. I wonll he? to rail" the attention of*h • Connf»U to the rr«ch'c« nf sweening- the Tnbbi«h from shops and rons*s upon the foo'p^'hs e.ane^ialry in-^he Square,

The PhaTtmiav sail there-was one porx tion nf the report wlucb h« was no)- pre pqrnfl to endorse — thatwlvch reconfim^Ti^r thrit th 1 ? Born-igh F,ngin^er sh >nl i visit thft P.lvnp.rßton "Brewprv, and rfrtort; nnon thp best moans of doing^awaywi l ri the miiwinp po:nplainml o?. The Crown Brewery fca^ fo-ind m°nns to f"o awnv wftb a-'v nuisance io o,onnecMnn with tnefr p-em'ses, an! h* fftilpfi to sf;e why the proprietor ef th n Pa lmerotin Bi'»wo.rv cml-l not do the same. O Min n il'nr M'^EIL siid'it was qni f e cpv tn rnm?.fly \\. All wiw necessary w- I- <•<•> rt'it, m a box culvert awt carry- it for •bout ten- chains down the- roa-^. The Cir.\rßM>A» said that? of course a« a member of ths Council, he wnnM oppose »ic*i a pien, Fn-trSe course of timn nersons at the p'«ce where His culvert wouJd 1 end would want to bm'tV, and if the nuisance woie bronsrht to their doo^s fiv the Council, or by the ~ass ! staw« of i»s Enormefr, the? would of course call upon the Council to remove it. The. report was received and adopted, with thnfc portion with regard to the services of the Engineer being excised. BQXJAns 1 . CMaSITTE'i'a RHPOHT; We, the Committee appointed to cMisin'M 1 and ro.po't upen the be t means of providing P r the proper carw r>f the Square, have the boner to i»tato that nfterdua consideration wfl are of nyinion that amnnßbouldbe employed f.>r tho express purrose^ From informs' ion we nave reoctvptt We ■tM"=k that a suitable man oouW b». ohtainod: for £20 per nnnnm, f r which he would be pxi)eo.ted to keep tho paths m order, the shrub? and trees clear, mow the grns? when necessary, and likewise feetp th<i pa«hs on the nutsfto of the fence m good crrler, it would also he his duty to. place and remove the- trcssels across the roadway daily. Should the Council agree to- this sugges* tion we do not believe that it wuuld entail much greater expense, than the plan whick

now obtains of taking one of the roadmen from the other streets to do the necessary work m tbe Square and there is no question ■ but tbat .the work would ba much more completely effected.- I POUNDKEEPER'S REPORT. The following is tbe report of the Poundkeeper for the months of October and November : — ■"•>■... ) OCI'OBEB. Impounded m tha public pound,:, _ ... . 32 „ by the ranger 21 „ by property owner 11 „ on private lands , 1 NOTBMBBB. Impounded m the public pound ... ... 9 , t by the ranger ... ... ... 2 OCTOBEB Total fees received ... £3 15 b Poundage fee* > 15 O Feei to Ranger.,. .„- ... ... 0 1 10 o KOVKMBSK. Total fees reciived „. £1 9 b Poundage fees „ ... c 9-0 Fees to ranker .„ .... ...... 0 4 6-