PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 356, 6 September 1883, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting ot the above was held last evening. Present — His Worship and Os Fergason, Walker, Mowlem, Leary, and M* riner. The minutes of previ' us meeting were read and confirmed. Cr Ferguson apologised for the absence of Cr 'She'sori, through illness. A letter was received from Town Clerk, Blenheim, giving information as to working of River Board^n? that district. Several letters requesting return's of various kinds w«re received froin^ Government. - " * f ;-.:.' Messrs BUller and Gully 'wrote on behalf of Mr Charles Tricklebanlc { requesting compensation for dani«* r age : done to .'" his T property; r Dy'^ue pverflpw' df "wafer r 6ri hisMandj and threatening legal proceedings* 1 m tfteftt event of refusal! '''I, ,"' J 1 J !'C" : ' :? A letter was. received f roml^|[r'%. ' n G". Westy; Secretary tp. iiKe'' Klte. 4 Brigade, offering.the services of; tfiiiir* body to Vhe Courfcil, ante Sugg&tfbjj. the advisability of sinking an expVriik mental stfand ;< pipe, to " endeav6ufc> to obtain a water supply. tTKe letter* also suggested the appointment J o?r Messrs^ Lin'toE, Sfielsonj? afad *hs Captartf of the. Brigade? ■■- is"^iroi Inspectors. • s; J;! ■ '"■> R -r^ ' A jytter'~'was'"""rea3 r^'frolir :^fcfir ? Borough Solicitor referring toihe "v lease of a section by '"-Mr Ham pson. The Mayor stated He had.presented the petition re Hospital reserve*}. to, Mr Johnston, who promised" ' fc>* give evdry m. the matteiyr Mr Rollestbn also"«aid"tliat it might.: be possible to. compromise wit h ithe college, authorities m the' inatleivl Mr Dick had also pointed 'oiit'tbat no- grant m aidjjcouid be|giyen tinker present conditions, but if a hospital were once goip into working order I theusnal' grant "would be available. , In i ; reply to a"q iiestion f rbni'^'Cc r Ferguson, the May or said iij.hsijd not 1 beeu stated that if the siictions .asked for could not be obtained f others would "be '' given, ljut" 'he 0 had'^no* doubt ;of success eventually: ; Aitelegram was also, read from, . Mr ' ; J|hn»^ ston referring to the .^-WeHnjigton College Land. Bill; then ' before the House, and Siting that the Coun« oil's : petition was' , oeing.'' ;cp3D^i|feifed* ip. connection with. this. '.', '* •'^■/^T. \ 'reference-to ithe : letteiv- Virora^ ]Vfeßßrs Buller and GuUy>ihe Major h.fd ?sfo ;CoUnciV ;^had not 1 interfered'with Mr Triekiebanlj:^ wdterctiSs© ihanynform.r* The-mfttter> .ha^len,^ before'^the ©ouncil • on 1 - many, occa* siona, and •it -wass hardly worth while discussing -iti .MT>HO3.-a | Cr 1 Ferguson proposed that the lerter^b"e w re^^ that the damage' Was not caused'b^ any act of the Council • J or its serii yants, and explaining .tbepQfljLt|an^ of t&""fcouncii ; s v ";K^^ o^* Armstrong at "requ.est.pf Ah^Mayor^^ s^id that no work carried? ouC^y the Council had' inany w&f ;teodeid ? t tb increase "the, Overflow oijVafeßFloii'i the > plrope'r^in;'^ai6sHoh. > '''* ? Thej^ei«!: < t drain put m was really, of beitefit f to him. ' ' "*'"■"■'■■. >M "~ n , r . r ':^h au;u -^ : I Cr Maitrinier yseconde/liibie proi/OM «•- eal of Cr Ferguson, ,-which waa car* ried. < ' i -••..i! :--u ', i The application of the Fire Bri* gadFwas then consideredrswSa^oliF^ the motion of Cr Leary, seconded 5^ by Cr Marriner, thefservices of the < Brigade we/e^cepted^nd Messrs. Linton, Snelsbnj King, and Bentle^y.were ! app'ointedlJ}ireJ[risp^tors, subject to their consenting io act as suchv^ ; - "'■£ -'-I ,'.TIn reference to the. suggestion as ' to driving a 3-irich starid pipe to test the possibility,: of obtaining a water supply,^the^ Engifieer gave his opinion that a well; would be mpre suitam. 1: \ ■;-: ■';;„„ j ;^ -^ : Cr Ferguson thoughts the Council should, take s,teps to 7 make,, all property' holder^ .''keep; a gopcl siipply 6f. vater m .their- t?ells a^ the .year* round. v . For sanita-ry reasons ajlone. v it would fbe ; advantageous ' , [ $0!^. jjps ( , CrMarriner pointed out Jhat .the principal aggregation of, buildings was about the^S.quarej^and^if it were possible to obtain waters to proctect that, it should, be'dbne.' i .jflLfter i some i further; di'sgne;sioniit r was resolved, on the motion of "Cf# Lea/y , seconded by ; Cr Mowlem," Tha,t a: cpuunittee^e appointed, Bistii*g of Crs Ferguson, bnelpon^ Linton and the mover, to consider the application for sinking a stand~> pipe, and, alsp the advisability of ae* curing a sjifficientwate^ supply from wells, private or otherwise,' m the Square. , V -It was resolved "to offer at auctiotk^ the lease of the' section 'fol'tnerl/' 1 leased by &'. W. 'Hampson for the same term as previously. ■ The May^or read various letters received jby him from Mr ■- Wilson and Mr^eddbh m reference to"- the oorge railway. The substance o£ these letters 'has been previously published, • * ■*■■ ] Cr Ferguson- suggested that the Mayor, as chairman of .the late meeting, should convey the heariy thanks of the Council to Seddon, Steven^, '^Wilson,! 'fo| their advocacy of the 'wish' of fche district m this matter;' ;; '- ** A telegram was. received from Mr Walter " Jbhnston. ,\ stiting GK>vern* ment were unable'tb give the sec« tipns asked for m exchange for, .the; land taken m the Sqnare for railway purposes. The Mayor detailed; ther proceedings at an -interyiewa witfiMr Johnston on 1 the subjtctjo when,; the latter 'said the= sections were•required by the railway 'department but he would do, his utibdst 'to gecure.the pbyct ; of ' the ! (jp^ncilf and xeferthft matter toV department^ again witkitbis m, ; vjiew,. s gr > m, however, -showed that tne de^arimbntliad : not consented. Ho Ihe proposal, -s^vn r ■<:>■< > * After some discussion it was deemed better ip lew th© matter

as it stood, and next year apply to the House for compensation for land taken from 4he Square. The report of the Inspector of Nuisances was read and received. The Public Works Committee res ported that the several applications for new : works referred to them Bad been considered, but owing to the weather they had deferred makiiig any recommendation. The Engineer had reported that the daymen had been fully employed m mains Gaining streets already constructed, and it had been impossible to comply as yet with, many urgent demandsfrom ratepayers. The report was adopted. ! Cr^Marriner suggested the advisability of repairing Buke street* and C£ Ferguson pointed out the wretched stat;e of the road neap Mr Wood's blacksmith shop. It was stated that '-the- roadmen had. been^ instructed to attend to these matters ■without delay. < > j. Cr, Marriner brought up the "question of no entry being available* irpm Lbmbard street to Bangitikei iroad, and* aslted : whether something; «oul,d not be^ clone to remedy this. l It Vas explained that, at present tne" la^nd. was in.private hands: ; •••■-' ' | " ;The ( following accounts were paft'sed' f or payment :— rC. -Bosenthal S32;E. ]F. Charles, mi 2 19s lOd; ro||mra,^4i 2s lOd; E. j; strong, J £lo 8s 4d; B. N! Ke^liug* £16 13s. 4d; do, stamps, 16s 2d; Railway Department,- £20'; A- Fetr gu^lks; L. G. West, £1 25 si 6dj 16^; T. . p?arkes,;,^ 12s ; MJlnawatu Daily Times- s L2 t6B ; 9d;< Standard,- LI 165.9 d; Mil--rtrtonand Son, L 2 9s . King Bros.| jsC4ssd ;> W. Park, L 2 ; W. Jus^ Tfy-^kb ;= Wanganui Hospital, , LS i 4b 2d.' It was resolved that a cl^im^sent m by Mr West for:half ft p| ! forming foothpaths m King ; petLbe 'paid m : the event of : the; street, being taken over by { , the" iv l^©ivshe of Cr Mowlem,' $co&e§ : DjlOr Marriner, resdlyed the Btreet leading from Feaiiher.V; sfottA street to Agricultural Show ground be, called/ Oakley"; «feeet;:v :;i~!-«>/;.:\ -: : -- •-• '• ■■"•■ , Allingfiam, Mbwlem, Mac/ for^permission to construct a footbath on east side <of FitzherbeSrt ttreetr ■ The : matter was referred tothe PiiWi?JVoik 8 Cb'mmitrtee, vrM' Bowet'tp, act., . „ ■r . , „; . , ., 'J Or 'Ferguson, as one of. the cbih^ mitteeV appointe4. to report itpoo the #way*. : sfeted' tH'at Ike cominit'tei? was m pominnnication: with GovernM xaent 'upon %ci' 'subjebt, '_' biit J no s definite replies bad yet beeu : re.Cfirad^^--:- . ; - ; .;• . :.%, r broughts forwirda case Of existing m the town, ' ao^3 he that some relief be l^^tb tine 'sufferejr; a man niimed Boss. ' : ' ""-'-.■ ■■;;■-"'—" "■"'•; " ; Cr Leary fleconded the proposal, «nd^ia r doing so said the man had beeii hard-working and steady, but wal| afflicted with a disea&e of a <sha^cter which rendered him m» «a^abl& of working. Gr Ferguson moved that" the Major and CrsLeary and the mover be ia committee to consider 4|he advisability of forming a Benevolent Society m. Palmersion, and rep&r^ to^ext meetjng of the Council.^i %y Cr . Mpwlem, and carried. - ~. : - ; r ,• v.'. '"• ■•-;'^ --'^[ . ■ ©itj Marriner fully agreed "with the previous speakers as to the deserving nataire of the case m question, but he thought a Benevolent Society s&^uld not be , connected witb^ the Council. He a movement might be i very successfully started outside the Council. Gjßt Eeirguflon agreed with,, this, bt^ i|attH brought the matter up m qt&Sti attempt to give it a start;; itSwas unanimously resolved to allqwjthe invalid" Ross and his family tTO^um :! of^lss : per week till next oif the Council. >- ■! :■ a% 's;he Mayor , x brought forward a sjnularj appiica^on on' belialf of Mrs JesVo^ wh'bi ! ifwas staged; 1 ii> a Tery-destitutft state. It-was resolved to allow her^^he ;Bum^of £3, to be expen^oC^n^^her'suppprti 1 by Constable'^rillespie; ' ; v>. - pt-oppst d that $10 be *¥pent on metalling Linton stheet, which was a private one. Tlie propo sal was not entertained, on the grounSthat ; the Council co'il^ take no actiojitill the street was made. Th| Councilthen adjourned.