NAPIER MUNICIAL COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5424, 3 July 1879, Page 3

NAPIER MUNICIAL COUNCIL.

Wednesday, July 2. The Council met at ? 7 p.m. Present— His Worship the Mayor (in the chair). Councillors Williams, Swan, M'Vay, Tusford, Ashton, Large, and Gornfof d. % . bye-1/aW. Sye-law Hd. i$ in relation to the weighbridge was adopted; footpath m irtqkßN^-sfßß#r'. Cr. Williams moved, pursuant to notice, I* That one or both of the footpaths in fiickeris-strefet be fafsed: p ; ut in. repair, and a stone curbing filed. Similar to the footpath in Emerson and'HastitfgS-sfcfeets, the work to be proceeded with as quickly aspsa^hle^..^ ■ „, « « c The" motion was seconded by Cr. Swan atid Carried. QO^E^SPONpBIJCB, . - . . % The loiiowing letters" were read : — #rom Mr dullen,.. c&itifyin'g to, the election of Mr John M'vay as si Coxincillor^f .- - '■ From Mr Wilkie, accepting the office ■ of fire inspector foe ißoi-t Ahuriri." From Mr Lee and from Mr Jacobs, respectively, resigning the office^of^Oourieillor. frdru Dr. Spencefe asking that £75 be piaded 1 to the dredit pf^the charitable aid tiommittee foi'^the-Main'tertanc'e of destitute persons, in the BWough of Napiet. On M^motion of Cr. Swan, seconded isr Cr. Large ; it. , .was, resolved that the sum of £5u v tie i pa i id' O'veito* the charitable aid committee to contribution for six"nibntb!si From Patrick Ready, _. asking what position he held, as he had been suspended froni his duties as overseer of works . foil the laatT three' week's dixa had not been informed whether he was ' expected to resume work;.'.' *M --> - - : I- ' ■' '

The Mayor stated that the letter was received on the 18th of- Jnne, and a reply was sent that Mr Ready was discharged idf thwith from the service of the Corporation', hia wage 3 being paid to him to that dat&i O T ; i :E a \ _ From Mr Moore, manager of the' Unioti Bank, stating thajSTftie inuniclpal loan of at £99 31s, but he thought it might, be safely assumed that thejq^lk.had realised, par and over. From -Mi* James Sidey, hon. secretary" of the Napier Fire Insurance Association, stating, that ,the association would pay onethirS the ,coSt df, ,thV. articles ordered from England', for.the Fire Brigades, provided the total amount did not exceed £180 and that all the insurance companies in Napier contributedjo the £60. ,

-r >j X " PUBLIC. LIBRAKY. A 'requisition, addressed to the Mayor was r^ad, asking, him to take a poll for bringing the Public : Libraries Act into operation in Napier. la connection., with the requisition a letter was read from. Mr Fielder, in reply to the Town Clerk's request that the requisitionists should deposit £10 for the expenses of taking a. :poll. Mr Fielder's reply was to the effect that under the Public Libraries Act the expense of taking the poll was cast upon the Corporation. The ToWtl Clerk- stated that on receipt of Mr Fielder's letter he had telegraphed to Auckland asking upon whom devolved the expense of the poll lately taken there under the Public Libraries Act, and had received the following, reply : — "On the city, of course/" (Laughter.) ■ Cr. Cornford asked; what, would be the amount realised by the penny rate which the Act authorised to be levied 1

The Town Clerk, replied that it would be £200, if it was all paid. Cr.,. Cornford said he had asked the queatio^ in,"qrder to call attention to the inadequacy , of the sum. It was a perfect "farce to suppose that a public library for the education ;. of . the people could be maintained out of a penny rate, and the £10 "of public money that would be expended instating the poll would be a waste of money .041. a v perfectly futile scheme. He was quite .sure that the ratepayers wO>tild;n,6t be willing to tax them-selvdi"--wltlioutf ' "aW" commensurate advantage 1 : 0 , 'tfejti&ieyed : that a suitable public, t -lib]rary ( ,pp,urd{ not, .be maintained undef s 7s>: MTe moved , " That ,the Town Clerk,, be in§trpsfced- ,to ; .write to the requisitionists r ;ri3. public library, asking them to reconsider their requisition as the revenue tq.be derived from .rates will most bably 4 ;l?e. . wholly inadequate to . support a'publio library:" '.'.." The motion was seconded by Or. Swan and carried. u;2;.; ; -liTACOB's 11DDBB. : Or. Large presented a petition from a numbarwfif .ratepayers, --stating that the steps leading to Shakespearerterrace were in a dangerous state,- and asking the Corporation ita have them repaired; ■ Cr.v?G6ttifdrd> would like to know when the .steps were 'handed over to the Corportion. Was it before or after they were brdkerFdofoj ? ' ' Or. Tuxford 'said that the Corporation had refusect 7: tb'take them over. Cr. Cornforn could not then Bee why the Corporation should -repair them. If I persons chose to build -rookeries on the top of a hill they should maintain the approach to them themselves. Cr; f 'Asht6n: 1 moved that the petition be referred ' 'to; 'the 'Public Works Committeee. *'[]"■. „;',"•' '"":. '. .'" .' ' Th.^motion was seconded by Cr. Cornford and carried. PTmttO.-WOBPS COMMirXBE'S KBPOKT. Tliq,folipjwing report from the Public Works Committee was read : — The Public Works Committee having met pursuant to notice, beg to recommend the Council as fdll6ws,'viz.' — 1. THat ! applications for the office of OverBeer of Roads and Clerk of Works be invited; salary to be £180 per annum ; credentials as • to competency _ to accompany the applicatioHsj'l 1 -'^" 1 '• ■' ' ' '■ ' 2. That with reference' to the tenders for the removal and re-erection of the weighbridge,' as one is iuf ormal and the other considered excessive, the committee recommend that neither be accepted. 3. That the tender of Mr A. Amner for the removal of night-soil and yard rubbish, etc., be accepted.

4. That the tender of Mr John Hayden for carting for 12 months be accepted, 5. That Mrs Grant's application for the formation of a footpath in front of her new premises be authorised, conditionally that she will >pay half the cost. 6. That- the applic»tion of Mr J. Moore for the offioe of- impounder be accepted, and that he be appointed to that office. 7. That the works proposed in the Engineer's Recommendation .Report be authorised. •.■ . : ■ p

8. That Mr France's offer to supply metal In lieu of the £10 previously offered by him towards . making the road to the quarry in the Priestley road be accepted. 9. That a notice be inserted in the newspapers ■ notifying that all outstanding and overdue rates remaining unpaid at the Town Clerk's omceupon the lGth July will be sued for without further notice. 10. That the ■ vouchers for expenditure during .June herewith forwarded be passed and ordered to be paid. G> H. Swan, 1.! I ,'* ■•*;'';' „ ' Chairman. The several clauses were passed without amendment. jl ,-, ,;']-.. -A^i ; The Council then adjourned.