NAPIER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10244, 5 March 1896, Page 4

NAPIER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wednesday, March 4. Present— His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Faulknor, M'Vay, Cohen, Black, Wels- • man, Neal, and Plowman. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence was read and dealt with:— From Mr TurnbuU, S.M., asking lhat r Mr Forster, clerk to the Licensing Com' mlbtee, ba paid £6 53, due to him as clerk to the Licensing Committee.— Agreed to. From the Sph Fire Brigade, asking. - that Fireman W. Riddel! mieht be appointed fire Inspector in the place of the snperiatendent during the latter's absence i at) the Conference —Agreed to. From T. S. Marshal!, intimating that be was now 'prepared to supply Portland cement) at 11s per two bags equal to one cask; also hydraulio lima at 5s 9d.Ker.elved ■Fromjß. Notthe, asking permission to take a tram line across Bittery-road. — Permission granted, the applicant to be . responsible in case of accidents. From the secretary of the School Commissioners, Btating that the bnlldings enoroaching on sections in Wellesley-roud wonld be removed when the land was leased.— Recalved. , From the Department of Labor, asking to be informed as soon as possible the day ■ on whioh Bhops wonld be closed, within the borough.— lnformation supplied. From the seoretary of the Agent- . . - General's Department conveying the laMer's thanks for a copy of the balance- ; sheel) of the borough fand.— Received. . From G. Kelly, junior, expressing his n^^ WllllngneEs to pay half the cosb of constrnotion of 'the footpath opposite his two : sections In Gladstone-road.— Referred to ■ the Pnblio Works Committee. , „ From W. Amner, asking the Connoil to pay 17s 6d, expense to which he had been put by the catting np of his back yard to > discover a blockage of tbe Corporation's •, drain pipe.— Referred to the Pnblic Works Csmmlttee, ' ' OTBLIO WORKS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The Pnblio Worka Committee's report -," contained the. following recommendations : —

t, J. Bandtmann.-Complaint ra drainage. That Mr Sandtmann be informed that the ■ matter has been attended to. 2.' Culvert HersheU-street.— That this work .. Be authorised as recommended per overseers " , , report of I3th January last. 1 ;3. C. Monckton'B complaint, ceßspit.— That the owner be called upon by resolution of the ..Copnoil to fill. in and abolish the cesspit ..,. -within one month from the date of the service — «-ttienotlceandalter.itintoan eartholoset with tbe pan system adopted by the Connoll. Cft M'Vay said the work entailed in ' clause 2 wonld be expensive and nndeslr- _ , ( able, and would cause a ;block of water. '. He moved an amendment thai a ditched : . drain be substituted. —Mr Cohen :-: seconded.— Mr Welsman supported tbe i ... amendment.— Mr Swan spoke in favor of the ' original motion.— The amendment .. ' was carried, 'and the report as a whole adopted. MISCELLANEOUS, ■■ .-,. A, petition was presented by Cr. Seal . .from eight residents, owners, and occur ■ piers oi land abutting on a private streeb known as Gorry's-road, asking that the .'.;,. toad be declared a public street in terms ','. •of the Aot.— Referred to the Pnblio ■ ' •■. Works Committee. ■ .. A petition was presented by Cr. Plow 1 . man from eight) residents of Cbancer-road j '..'.. North, asking the Conncll to fence off a ,;, ,- dangerons precipice in that locality.—Referred to Public Works Committee. The Finance Committee reoommended that vouchers be passed for payment, , ; charged to the following accounts :— General account, £330 0d 6d ; special No, 1, £19 193 Hd ; water supply, £131 »s ■. :;-10d'f Meanee domain, £2 15s; total, ■ /-. ,'£484.58 3d, ' '■' The Connoil then adjourned.