BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2493, 27 April 1871, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

+ KAIAPOI. Tuesday, April 25th. The Council met, as usual, on Tuesday evening last. Present —The Mayor, Crs. Porter, Kerr, Day, Ellen, Wearing, Fair"weather, and Oram. A letter from Mr Vm. Eckersley was read offering to give £1 per year rental to fence in "with a legal fence and erect a building on the vacant allotment near the Blind Creek, on the Council giving him a lease of the same for seven years. It was agreed, on the motion of Cr. Kerb, seconded by Cr. Wearing, to consider the question of Mr Eckersley's letter at their next meeting (special or otherwise). Cr. Porter bronght up, as chairman, the report of the Bye-laws Committee. " The committee appointed to consider what bye-laws contained in schedule 13 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, should be brought into operation, recommend that the parts, sub-divisions, and sections, as appended hereto, be adopted for the Borough of Kaiapoi. They also recommend that a bye-law to wing the same into operation be passed as soon as possible. " J. C. Porter, *' Chairman. " April 25, 1871." BYE-LAWS TO BE ADOPTED. In Part 1., sub-division (1). referring to Porticos, none to be less than seven feet in "eight from the ground. (3). Kelating to spouts and drains from houses, &c. (5). Deposit of offensive liquid, or cansing sludge to flow on to street. (6). Unlawful deposting of building materials in street, notice ?i intention to build, erection of scaffoldjJHvS, hoardings, and keeping the same "ghted at night. (7). Lighting of obstructions generally. (8). Penalties for houses encroaching on street's. (9). Obstructions to streets, cattle at large, or breaking in worses in streets not allowed for that purP* s6 - In this sub-division they proposed, however, to except clause 42. ! . *n Part IL—Clauses (1). referring to polW\°a ° f cams ? ( 2 )> wilful waste of water. \ 3 J> damming up water courses illegally ; **"* (6)," obstructing culverts, to be adopted. f° Part .V.. sub-division (2), referring to *«nous or dangerous buildings. *a Part sub-division (1) and (2). re-

I lative to fonl chimneys, stacks, setting fire i to matter without notice, fire-works and brush f< nces ; to which bye-law will be added ihc regulations already existing in respect to fines. f Part Till.—lt was not proposed to bring i in referring to slaughter-houses, except that the Council ought to pass a resolution pre- . venting slaughter-houses within the borough. In Part IX., clause 3, referring to removal of soil from public places, or damaging streets the committee proposed to adopt. In Part X.. in sub-division 2, clauses 64 i and 65, having reference to carte left nn- : tended, feeding horses in the street and vicious horses without muzzles, were proposed for adoption. The consideration of the report was deferred till later in the evening. On the motion of Cγ. Kerb, seconded by I Cγ. Fauuyeather, the accounts to tollj collector, £4 10s: H. Kerr, repairing Cook- . ! son street well, £2 17s 6d; fire brigade hose, I couplings, &c, £3 os 6d, were passed for . ' payment. In reply to Cr. Kerr, the Clerk stated : the Fire Brigade's Funds had nearly all been applied for. The Fire Inspector, Mγ R. M. Wright, r handed in his annual report: — "At the annual meeting of the brigade , the whole of the members tendered their services for another year in accordance with i the terms of enrolment made by the Council. The attendaDce during the twelvemonths averaged fifteen at each practice. Vacancies by resignation had been readily filled up. He had arranged with Mr Harris to furnish helmets for the brigade at 14s fid each in England. In last quarter he found it necessary to get new hose and some couplings replaced. The plant is now in good repair and working order." Cr. Porter moved, Cr. Wearing seconded —" That the Fire Inspector's report be j adopted ; and the Council, on behalf of the inhabitants of the town, thank the brigade for their willing services."—Carried. The Clerk's report was read : —The well in Cookson street has been repaired at a cost of £2 17s Cd. He prepared specifications for the making of Sewell street and Haven quay. In the latter street he found that the Council's tool-house was very nearly in the centre of the roadway. The culvert in Peraki street had been laid down with the earthenware pipes : the drain along the Ohoko road, however, requires cleaning of weeds and silt. Mr R. Woodford has not complied with the tenor of his river reserve lease. The sidechannels in Peraki street require cleaning, being grown with weeds. Cr. Keer suggested that no action in reference to Mr Woodford be taken, as the clerk informed him the rent was still being paid.—: Agreed to. The MAYOR pointed out that children might be drowned in the side-channels in Peraki street. A free discussion was permitted upon the clerk's report. Cr. Porter suggested the appointment of a public works committee. He also thought the best plan to adopt would be for the Council to fill in the Peraki street sidechannel, instead of digging it out deeper, with constant cleaning. The drainage would be sufficient even when this was done. i Cr. Wearing proposed the clerk get out specifications for doing the work. Cr. Ellen pointed out the fact that the culvert near Keetley's was stopped up, and the drainage could not get away. Cγ. Kerr was in favor of a public works committee being- elected, to; whom the Council could refer when any public work was suggested as requiring attention. Cγ Porter moved—"That his Worship, Crs Kerr and Wearing, be 'a standing public works committee ; and in reference to matters in the clerk's report they report thereon at next meeting. Seconded by Cr. Fairweatheb. and agreed to. Cr. Ellen brought up the adjourned report on the encroachment of the river. Cr. Kerr (examining it) said as a member of the committee to inspect the encroachments he would not acknowledge the report; there had been alterations made in it. Cr Ellen explained the report was written in a hurry, and the only alteration was that instead of reading the : ' stakes to be put across stream " now read " the stakes be put down stream." The consideration of the report was postponed for a fortnight. The Clerk wished to contradict statements made by a member of the Council outside that in reference to the tenders he had mentioned in the specification, the metal to be got from the girder bridge, and that it was not mentioned whether it was to be screened or unscreened. Cγ. Porter thought no councillor would spread such a report from the specification. No mention was made of where the metal was to be got, and they distinctly state it is to be screened. Cγ. Ellen had heard the report from a contractor, and had repeated it to Cr. Kerr without imputing anything against the clerk. Tenders were next opened for forming eight chains of Raven quay, from North road to Cam street, from— Mellor and Rosser (accepted) ... £16 0 0 James Harper 25 0 0 John Armstrong 20 0 0 For metalling same, from— Mellor and Rosser (accepted) ...£l7 0 0 Samuel Davis 23 0 0 W.L.Powell ... ... ... 21 7 0 J. Armstrong ... ... ... 20 0 0 Joseph Taylor 23 12 0 For forming Sewell street, from Jones street to Hall street, from— R. Harper (accepted) .., ...£l4 16 0 Mellor and Rosser 22 0 0 Joseph Taylor ... 49 10 0 For metalling same, from — Mellor and Rosser (accepted) ... 112 13 4 Samuel Davis 156 0 0 j Joseph Taylor 149 0 0 W. L. Powell 151 13 4 I J.Armstrong 147 6 0 j A tender from B. Packwood. " To metal all round at 3s 6d a yard," was considered informal. Cr. Ellen dissented to the tenders for Sewell street, on the ground that the specification did not mention levelling. The Council thought this was, however, implied. It was agreed that the tenderers' find sureties under a proper stamp. The Mayor reported the committee appoiuted had obtained an overdraft of £200 from the Bank of New Zealand, who had met them very fairly. The bridge tolls were to be appropriated to meet this amount. On the motion of Cr. Porter the Council then went into committee to consider the bye-laws, which were agreed to, and reported to the Council. The report was adopted, Cr. Porter giving notice of motion that the report receive the assent of the Council at next meeting, and the bye-laws referred to be adopted. In reply to Cr. Wearing, the Clerk i said the arrears of last rate were being got jin. Cr. Kerr moved his notice of motion, "That the Dangerous Goods Act be con- : sidered." He reviewed the clauses of the , Act as affecting the town, and suggested that , the Bye-law Committee bring up a report, j with a view to bring the regulations of the » Act iuto operation. He concluded by moving ' a resolution to this end. Cγ. Ellen seconded the resolution, which ( was agreed to. : The balance-sheet, laid on the table, showed . that by rent of bridge the receipts were £26 8s 9d, and rent of river reserves £1 13s. Notices of motion were handed in, and the Council then adjourned.