BOROUGH MEETINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 206, 29 August 1905, Page 3

BOROUGH MEETINGS.

NEWMARKET. An ordinary meeting of this Council was held last evening and attended by Messrs F. Bennett (Mayor), W. Edgerley, H. Kinder, B. Holmes. C. Leek, Jas. McCuli, and A. Seccombc. Union street.—A request from ilr .(. Sticboury (as trustee for an estate) for alterations to tbe footpath in Union street. was referred to the Streets Committee. Drainage.—Mr Bodely sent, in writing, the conditions uuder which he would permit part, of the borough drainage pipes to pass through his property. —The conditions were considered to he unacceptable, but were referred to the engineer. Street Dust.—The Town Clerk of Parnell wrote suggesting that Newmarket should join with Parnell. Epsom, and Reniuera in accepting the Tramway Co.'s original street watering proposals, and that representatives of these bodies should meet to discuss the matter. The Waterworks Committee was authorised to confer with the other bodies las suggested. The Drainage Scheme. — (hi the motion of Mr Kinder a committee was appointed jto prepare a report showing the amount of work remaining to be done to complete the 1 drainage scheme of the borough.

| : PAHNEIX.

I I The ordinary meeting of the Parnell ) Borough t'ouucil was held last night iv the I Council Dhmiibcrs. Those present were j Messrs Fitt (.chairman). Baslcy. Woods. . Lusk, Tapper, Foster, iSlator, Briggs, and I ilultter. I A sum of £25 was asked iv compensation ! by Messrs Jas. Martin and Co., cab and 'bus I proprietors, who stated that one of their j horses had been injured through falling into ! a hole in the middle of Brighton road, I caused by the sinking in of part of the ! road, which had recently been opened up for a private drain.—The letter was referred to the Legal and Finance Committee. A tender of it) 19/ (Mr Calver) was ac;ci prcd fur the erection of gates iv Balfour ■ road and the placing in position of six seats. For the past fortnight the water couj sumption was reported as 1,595.000 gallons. ! 1.00H.000 irallons of which had passed i through the Ponsouby meter and r>47,oUl> | gallons thromrh the Khylicr meter. j It was intimated that the date on which Pir J. (I. Ward was to Inv the foundation I stone of the new Post Office had uot been j decided on. The contractor was proceeding | with the work, and was not waiting for the ceremony.

i GREY I.TNTN. i

I The .Grey Lynn Council met last night. I Present: The Mayor (Mr J. Parrel!), Crs. A. Donald, A. Creamci. W. W. Dumper, W. Diinery, VV. S. Smith, G. Savers, W. Murray, W. Martin, and C. B. King. Rose Road.—Mr it. Foster wrote asking j the Council to complete the Rose road con- ' tract In accordance with the plan and speci- | fication under which the contract was iet. lie referred to the pori ion between Disraeli , street and Chamberlain street. —Mr Donald | said Disraeli street at present was a botch of a job. There should be further cutting ] down in that street. —Mr Foster being preI sent was asked to explain matters. He said j the piece of road lit- referred to would not !bt right until something was done to carry | off the soakuge from the bank. What was j wanted was a wooden kerb, a channel t-ess-i pit and pipe, to carry off that water and !e;.\- ( . the roadway dry.—The letter was re- . ferred to the Streets Committee to report. Priucops Street.—The engineer forwarded plans for cutting this street to its permanent level at a cost of £2SO. As an alternative temporary work at a cost of £ti~>. — The plans were referred to the Streets Committee to report. Committees.—Mr Savers moved. "That the resolution fixing the various committees to consist of three members, with the Mayor as chairman, be rescinded." He pointed out that when there were only three members in a committee it was hard to get an amendment seconded, and the Mayor always had the casting vote. The present system gave the Mayor unlimited power, thongh he would not say that power had been wrongly used in the past. lie contended (hat the system was wrong.—Mr Smith seconded the motion.-The Mayor explained I Hint the old system practically enabled the | committee to rule the Council. New the committees being small, only reported, and ! each matter was decided by the Council as j a body.—The niotiou to rescind was urgaj tiveil.

ONEHUNGA.

The fortnightly meeting of the Ouetitinga Borough Council took place lard ••idling. Present: The Mayor (Mr Angll* W. t.-orrioul. in the chair. Crs. Hutchison, it. Moody. S. Burr, \\ . Morton, sen., C. A. Osboine. .1. Williams, and S. Skinner. Gas Lamps.—lt was agreed to purchase seven sas lamps at a cost of £4 2/0 each, to be erected in positions designated by [ho Streets Committee. Mr 11. Walker, gecrt'tary to the Ouehunga Town Band, asked that a lamp be erected near the drill-shed. Referred to the General Purposes Committee.. Storm Water.— Mr Warren Biyth wro-t<-complaining that owing to the tilled water channel opposite his property the storm water washed away his grou.'l. Refcried to the foreman of works with power ro effect the necessary work. Subsidy.—The Treasury forwarded £IS7 | 10.'. amount of subsidy on genera! rates, j Received. I The Ranger.- M'-ssrs Rnssell and Camp- | bell wrote that the recent case, the bo: ougil ranger (A. K> U"a i; V. S. il. Tirrell. had been lost by the former, with costs £.2 7. 'J'hey were or opinion that the ranger acted properly in his action, but the S.M. thought the evideu'-e against him. Received. Resignation.—Cr. James Glanticld cent in his resignation as councillor as a protest agains the action of the Council in raising the rates. Received. Financial.—The treasurer announced an overdraft of £14:51 17/10. after which accouuls ymouutiug to £273 3/6, including £l!il S/fi cliaritatile aid rate, were passed Cor payment. Broken Metal.—lt was agreed to accept the offer of I. Lynds to break metal behind the convent at ."»/ per yard, and at Mitchell's Corner at U/6 per yard; kerbstones at 4'd per foot. il ill-street.—The estimate of £37.". for the formation of Hill-street was considered too g.wif. and il was agreed to accept the recommendation of the Council in commit ice that the work be deferred. Waterworks.—On the motion of the Mayor it was agreed that a plan of the I inmg'n reticulation be prepared by Mr Ashley Hunter. C.E.. at a cost of £14 14/; also a report on the existing plant aim reservoir at an additional cost «f £10.—Cr. Morton moved as an amendment that the question stand over, and a division resoled in Crs. Morton and Williams voting for the amendment and the Mayor, Crs. Hutchison. Moody. Bavr, Osborne and Skinner against. Quadrant-road.—Resolved, that Quadrantroad footpath be repaired. Symonds-streer.—The request to form n footpath in Syuionds-stmH, between Tra-t'algar-strcet and Manukau-roatl, was lert in abeyance. Albert -street.—lt was agreed lo effect rrpairs in Albei t-street to the extent of £1 4/. but the request of the T.T.T. Company for improvements was not upheld. Arrears of Rates.—On the suggestion of Cr. Moody it was agreed to sue for arrears of rates amounting to £'J4O, and that those not having paid lust year's rates be proceeded against forthwith. Streets Committee.—The Mayor gave notice to move at next nipeting. "That Must reels Committee be discharged and .n i.evv committee l*- set up." An old Building.—Cr. Osborne, tn the suggestion of the' Mayor, moved that an old building in Selwyn-strect he pulled down aud proceedings taken against the owner for cost of removal of same. A Cnrnpluinl.—Cr. Moody complained I hat a number of horses had bom allowed |t» stray iufo M-ssis Mnrgatroyd's wool j yord. i"ne ranger, who wats present, explained the position to the satisfaction of Ihc Council.