Borough Council.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5927, 4 September 1890, Page 2

Borough Council.

♦ The Council met at 8 p.m. Present •— 'the Mayor (in the chair), Crs. Smith. Robjohns, Cranby, Sidey, Cohen, and I'aulKnor. COBEESPONDENCE. From clerk of Licensing Committee, stating he had received notice from the contracting paper for tho borough advertislni. that he would be sued. He asked that the borough solicitor be instructed to defend tho action.—Tho request to be complied with. * From secretary to Treasury, re tho borough accounts. The Audi tor-General had informed him they were returned for amendment.—Received. From Waterworks Engineer, stating pumping for the month amounted to 311 hours.-Cr. McVay said they had olose on three months' fuel in hand. lIOTION. Cr. Cohen moved, •< That the attention of tho Napier Harbor Board be again called to tho unsanitary and foul condition of the Whare-o-maranui lagoon, fronting Wellesley road with Hastings street, and the junction of Wellesley road with Hastings street ; to previous correspondence between the Local Board of Health and the Harbor Board relating to the same, and the Board's accion thereon ; and that tho Napier Harbor Board be finally informed that unless effectual stops bo taken with all reasonable expedition to abate tho same th*o Napier Local Board of Health, in the interests of the health of the town, will adopt such measures as are allowed by law to compel tho Harbor Board to abate the si>-"d nuisance." Ho did not think It necessary to say much in moving it. The question had been brought before the Council t.vo years ago, when there was much sickness, and all nuisances wero abut. .i. The Harbor Board could not complain that they had not had fair play, and they ha. beeu vory lenient in. tbe maito;-. Now tne nuisance was becoming more aud more offensive, as tha lagoon was drying up. Tho Council had done much in improving the sanitary arrangements of the town, aad they had a fair claim for saying the time hud arrived when the Harbor Board sinned do their duty. The by-law.-, sh.._;,i IJut be made to aot in two ways. FTud ths ed< ._ of tho lagoon been iv th; hands of small owners, the Council would have compelled them to fill in tl _ lagoon. The work wa . needed, and it was iheir diifv <o _e_ f__+ the Board did their duty. '" ' lnat

Cr. Sicey seconded the motion The health ot the uwn could n .t be j-.-upardiaed. The Council had taken. siepst. prevent disease springing up, while there was great danger rroiu the lagoon, which was in a j very different state to what it was a few years ego. lew C- Faulknor thought Mr Black mi_-.it consult wxth the engineer, ami t h o fc>£: might make a report ou the subject Cr Oranby did not think they should tint the Board in the position that th* _! V would, for it declared the tow vn«b?_ ° a if. the Board failed to carry oultff 5. spa? riUo^&l in its present form W rao.i on .oo Ci W«u e itL tor U it tL t »»P*i«o» w« V^ ue ' tor *<W «ot state how muo_C-

was to be reclaimed. There would be no gain in passing such a motion. There was no denying it was a nuisance, but the motion should state that a chain would have to bo reclaimed. Tho Mayor said the matter was of grave importance. It was on account of the peounary position thfi Board was in that the work had not been carried out. Or. Faulknor's suggestion to make the motion more definare was a good one. Cr. Cohen had no objection to postpone the motion for a fortnight. He could not understand the position taken up. It was not to be expected that he should give a definate* statement of what was wanted to be done. How much was to be reclaimed should be left to Mr Black. Surely they ought to take the same stand with the Board as they would with a private individual. 1 hey had spent one hundred _ nine us for a report as to how the Board's property could be improved. If they were to study the Board s finances they should not have ordered others to do certain works. He would have liked to have seen a large work carried out, but in the meantime he wanted the nuisance to be abated. Tho Board could do nothing S* until they had got their Ac t amended m the -' direction" of a largo work'- An absentee would have had tho work done at his expense. He was quite wilhng to adjourn the question for a fortnight. Cr Cranby moved that the matter bo pestponed for a fortnight. He thought the subject had been brought forward by tho roacl being rejected by the B.>ard. Cr Cohen rose to a point of order, lhe aueition had been brought forvvard two years ago. There was no rig ht to insinuate anything, and the correspondence in the Inspector's book would show that. Cr Cranby said he had never heard of it since'he had been in tho Council. Cr Cohen did not wish any Councillor to insinuate that ho proposed the motion through tho action the Haroor Board had taken in reference to the road. Ho had anticipated that the Board would have carried out the work before this, when they oould not get the larger schemo carried out. . ■ Cr. Cohen's motion was carried. PKOGBESS EEPOBT.

Drainage Wellcsley Road.—The main sewer on this road is now laid, and tbe branches will bo laid in about two days, ■when this part of tho work will bo finished. Bay View Road.—A fence has been erected on the most dangerous part of this road. _ . , , Repairs to Roads—-Repairs have been effected on Harvey and Burlington roads, and shingle repairs to Munroo street, Thackeray street, and Carlyle street. The cabstand at Port Ahuriri has been metalled as ordered, and the usual jobbing work attended to. , . _ I • i ' There is sufficient authorised work iv advance to keep the staff engaged during present month. 1 W Black, Road Overseer. —Received.

RECOMMENDATION RETORT. Welleslevroad.— I would beg to recommend that, tenders be called for about 0000 cubic yards of quarry material for the formation of this road instead of 3000 as authorised, as I find that 30iM yards wul only be efficient for the protection of the pipes only without effecting the improvements needel for the requirements of the road ' 5000 yards will form the nad to a width of 31 feet, which will leave 21 feet for vehicular traffic, as at present, and ;> / feet for a footpath alongside o fence. This can be done for about i.,0 less than that, authorised to bo expended on tbe work- ~ . - „ Brick Footpaths—The idea, of pavin.t, much used footpaths on steep slopes with bricks, as suggested by Cr. femitn. is, I think-, an excellent one, as bricks make an agreeable surface to walk upon without: .. -, danger of slioping. A footpath 4 feet wide \ will, if the bricks are bud on edge ens, Vj Vper chain, if laid on flat about _o 10s per '■chain I would recommend that the steep Vrt of Bay View road, as per margin, abSut H or 2 chains in lengtn, be paved will, tho bricks set ou edge as an experimm l. The steep path in the north end of Chwu'T road has been recently done up ami Ws not require attention at present. WVorworks Reserve in \ autier street. - I wouW recommend that, the piece ot lanu on tbe corner of this stre-'t acjo.mng the bowling Veen and opposite the pumping Mation'be fenced in and ns-,1 as a Corporation yard for storniro purposes, rt_dth.it for general appearance the tenee oe tno same > „ .v,-if recently erected around tne class as that lictnu-. t.10,.1. bowling grotmd. Cost about Llo. SuKan Road V The committee appointed - to Mspect Havelock and other roads Lreed to tbe folio win.-, v.z. :-l. That he Havelock road be termed up. with a deep water ehimuel at the bank side, and thai Stop-posts be erected at. top and bottom to prevent cattle from passing up and down ..thereon. 2. That the Portion of Chaucer road alongside ecrnetery oe lormca up. and aoha. l ..elf.."n ! 'Umtheh.ll,Hl,.. I won beg here to suggest that this bo coat with quarry sand, and stop-posts erected at Top and bottom to prevent, vehicles from passing up ami &-«■■•■■ " 8 U. " m,: V " S . e i?' Ih\ genial public in connection with trafiic -'" to tho cemetery and Hospital. Storm Water Sbake-pcare Road.—l submit herewith plan of a storm water sewer for the disoos. 1 of tho flood water o . the north end of Shakc-peare road. As wibe seen the plan provides for a brick. larrel sewer aft 6in by "Jtt from the sea beach o angle iv road opposite the. lemonade manufactory The fall from the point of ml. to that of discharge will be 10ft. Cm, so that from the pressure thus obtained there be S chance of settlement of silt in its -> working or much ~.-e« ot cle.in.ng. The V work is one of pressing necessity, as I understand that the lagoon fronting Batten road will be reclaimed at an early date when all escape for this water will be cut Off. Tho proposal 1 made some time ago as to the disposal of this water I wish to withdraw a- from further consideration lam convinced that it could only be looked upon as a temporary measure, and what I now propose would have to be done very shortly, even wero what I formerly proposed carried

° U Footpaths.-I would beg to recommend that the tarring of the footpath on tho Esplanade and other much needed places Oe nrocecded with if tbo weather remain LvoraUc. This work was authorised in tho autum but had to be abandoned on account of tbe unfavorable weather .hou pivvailiD S- W . Black, Road Overseer. —Dealt with in Public W T orks Committee's report. FOBUO WOEKS COMSHOTEK'S BJSPOBT. 1 That with reference to the overseer's reccommendation report herewith forwarded the following works be authorised mWelleslev road; (21 brick footpaths, 4 \ suburban ro. ds, Havelock and Chaucer roads, &c, and that tho portion of town B-OT-ouNo. 45. Havelock road, offered for sale bo purchased from Messrs M-al and C.os'e, for the sum of £10 ; and (0) footfriths, and clauses! o (waterworks reserve, Vuutier street), and o (storm water, Slial-esueaie roa'T be deferred. o fe Mr H. C. A. Wundram b, appointed valuer to the borough at XbO per aD " UI That with reference to the petitions re private streets, a sub-commiUee, consisting of Cm. Neal, Sidey. _I,.Vay, and Cohen, be appointed to mspK-t tbe.n and report to tho next Public Works Committee m- acting. — •Adopted. FINANCE COMMITTEE'S KEPOET. Tho report recommended the payment of vouchers to the amount of £20-19 lw Sd, via., on general account, £-102 1■ s 3d , water supply account i.io It,- "f • special, £2U2 ISs Od ; Meanee domain, £10 63 9d. —Adopted. 0 The Council then adjourned.