BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1791, 2 May 1874, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Present — Messrs Kerr (in the chair), Moore, Coates, Dupre, Acheson, Hamilton/Maclean, arid Glenn. Vi - M^^ A letterjwas read from G? W. Moss,- on behalf of "Ihe Greymouth Coal Company, reapecting-their-contribution^towardfl-Mr Moriarty's expenses i for^tliesufvey'oTlfie harbor, and a reply was ordered to be sent, stating that after Mr Moriarty's fee and expenses were paid, thefunds remaining would be divided amongst the con tributors. ■-'■■'•• ■% A cheque for LIOO was received from the Nelson Government towards the cost of Mr Mdriarty ? a survey. : *" if\ On the; same subject Messrs Hughes and McCarthy, lessees of the Bruhner Coal-mine, wrote, that in consequence of contributions from the Nelson andjWestland Governments, their proportion <fi 1 the cost of Mr . Moriarty's survey would now amount to LSO, for which amount they were prepared at once to give ; a ' cheque. 1 hey ; were; ho wever,t iprepared to pay their proportion' whenever. -ihV> exact amount was ascertained, and still held themselves responsible for the full amount of their guarantee if required. ' After a long discussion, it was resolved that a legal opinion be taken on the guarantee of Messrs Hughes and M'Carthy for the payment of one-third of the cpst of Mr Moriarty's visit and; /survey,- with; the object of suing them for the same, if bo advised. • : ..,..-... : :i r .. ; Copies of correspondence were read which had passed between the Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington, the Chief Secretary for Grown < Lands, Westland, and M'Carthy and Co. regarding wharf- :; age . . accommodation for . stocking "coal,"" when it 'was resolved «' That thVTciwnl^ Clerk be instructed to inform theSecre-^---tary of Crowri v " Lands that" the* BoVough Council has already pffered M ( ,Cart>hy;and Co. two chains of wharfage accommodation temporarily, but cannot gVaiit-'tlie^ permanent use: of two"; chains of the present wharf, as that would be detrimental to the interests of the port." :. An offer ;from t Messrs/Eae and Sewellto erect a weighing machine on Mawheral Quay for L 220, was refered to the Public Works Committee.- ;,.. „-, „,,,> A letter was read from Mr FitzgeraJ^^ aud others regarding a road-line whii^L* the.Councilhad taken over from Messrs Thompson and Arhotfc, and had agreed to form into a public street 'within six months. The request ;was, that if the ■ writers found the cash/ the work should be proceeded with at once', ■' ahcti i the Council's bill atsix months' given ior the, same. It was resolved to give no bill^ but in the 'event of the writers 'of the letter 'finding the cwh; should be reimbursed within six months. The Town? Surveyor was : ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the work.i On the motion of Mr. Coates, it was ordered that the footpath should be made up on Richmond Quay, v from Boundary street to the Royal Hotel, -bo far as the same would not interfere* with draytraffic. ■-.- : ' 1 :'-;SS:&5 The Town Purveyor brought up the, foK} lowing report with regard to the cemetery*; . fence :— > :. r " .•■ ,_\-\r-\s_ ■; ut^]{ ' " I have the honor to inform you that on inspection of thß 'Cemetery' fences I found the front portion • next the sea, for r a length of ,10 chains, ,, partly, broken down and almost completely rotten.,. c , I "The north, south, and easfc fences^ are also out of repair, but as. they are protected by thick scrub and high banks , I would not advise a complete. renewaloL them. , s ---•-.. i <( I sent down 3ome battens and temporarily rbpaired the front at a cost of 30sf1. but would advise the front 10 chains ;tbf 'be renewed, or replaced by new fencing of black birch or rata posts, and red 'piqe/ rails and battens, and the. other three sides to be repaired, and the four sides to I have a double thorn hedge planted 3ft from the fences and well manured. Th« quick to be three-year-old. Tf: this- were- ' done tHe fences would last until the hedge became a permanent fence andsaY© further outlay. ■ • ".!' i " The following is the estimate :-rTSl,ew,. fence, L 32 ; repairing old fence, Lioj setting 27 chains quick, L2O 5s ; 5400 jquicksat 1256d,.L3 7s 6d; totals LgJL JI2S 6d." I .I.:-' .■■■:,:■. ■:-,:;:; •; ' Oa the motion of Mr Kerb, it was: resolved "That a Committee, consisting l of Messrs Acheson, ; Maclean, ; Moore^ ah* . the mover, be, appointed to bring. up a re-: port with the better management of the Qemetery, aud as to th@ best means to. be adopted to prevent the trespass' of cattle^ on the ground." .■■> . ; . T , „, '„-*• With regard to the stone wqrkbri lUcthi ' mond Quay, the Town Surveyor r re^ ported :— , .--..- .-.■':: . .... ,,, .., = ,;',.;. 'M I have the honor to report that I haves placed 680 cubic yards of rock on 20 chains of Richmond Quay at a -cost of L 203 17s, or a little r under Gd^per yard; a further outlay of ab'but LSO would make this portion tolerably, safe. . I would li^e the public, with Committee,' to view the works." .■ .; .-i -r .„■ > ' J v The report was adopted. On the application of Mr Hamilton, one month's leave of absence, was granted to his Worship the Mayor ' ' ;