PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 80, 4 October 1879, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

, The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held m the Town Hall on Wedne.sd^y evenjng. P^esjent-^ The Mayor (m the cha>ir)^Councillors Coleman, JTanseh, Ferguson, ; a,nd Amesbury. ; •' ''. . "... I Ooa,ncjll9rs. Janseii and Am.esb.ury> ? ma,da ißp, necessary; declaration dn^ thexr [ re-election au<i election as 0ou.noillor?, | respectively. ' The. minutes of the previous meeting we^e re^d and con firmed .* cpBBESPbucBNcp, The following, is, a,, precis pi- the correspondence read :-^ •••■■■'■ 0 , Letter from the' A gent- General relative, to the. sale pf>Bprpujgh. Debentures m the Home market. \' - Letter from Mr. W, Joluiston relative ta Inxmigrajits — ajddresed l io Mr. ." ' Letter frprtt ,ssr. .Elliot relative, to same. . ' ' ' Letter from Town Clerk, Marton, enclosinpr resoluiEion passed by, the M-ar-tpu Borough Councilman amalgamated Boro-iiffliSj - loan! .' ' .■■ .'.!"''" " Resolved — That the council agrees to co-operate with th.fi Marton Bprpugb.. Council m obtaning a lloathen — the portion' for this Borough to: be. the balance of the loan authorised by the ratepayers.*. Letter fi'pn\ th.c. Under Secretary re payment' ot moiety ofsubsidy . Jjetter. from Mr, A. Dundsis.cliaimjngj, the sum of £7 for bush-falling oh', road"' lines, ' . r • Letter from the Treasury being v^u.cher v for fifiies for. breaches of byelaws. ;Letter from the CLerk. of the District Court enquiring on what terms the Town^ Hajl could be obtajined f<>r the sitting: oM&e Oou^ ; ""■'"'' . / ' B^solved— That' th« Town Clerk be. instructed to, re ply to same stating, that tlie' Town -Hall together with tvrd rooms would be r piaced at the disposal of the Ceurt for.its approaching, sitting. Letter, from Hjighways Board relative^" application for a sum to be expanded W Bpundary Road. •. Letter from Mr* W l . - J« Batt ( claiming amount fpr bush-falling. Eesplved— Tljat the 'Engineer, be instructed to repdTrt on same. Letter fctom Mr. E. Wafburton rela-. tive to Mr. Mackie's application for a Slaughtering License. l '"' v

Resolved — That his Worship $he Mayor and Councillor Jansen be appointed a Committee to ascertain if the Council can legally grant Mr, Mackie a license to slaughter on section 389 and report as soon as possible to Mr, Mackie, . ' Letter from the Secretary to the Treasury advising payment of subsi* ding. Letter from Mr. Clark Dunn relative to clearing bush on Ferguson St. East. Resolved. — That the work asked for by Mr. Dunn be sanctioned provided he be willing to accept the. refund of cost at the convenience of the Council. Letter from the Education Depart' ment re payment of subuidy on Borough Library rates, . Letter from the Town Clerk, Marton, requesting information as to the amount or proportion of Amalgamated Borough loan required, by the Council. EEPOETS. ■ ■ The following report from the Public Works Committee was read :■—';•■ [ " We, your Public Works Committee, have the honor to report that, m accordance with resolution of the Council agreed to on July 2nd, and the acceptance of the ierms therein stated, by Mr. Carroll, we have instructed the Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the footpath and formation of street at Mr. Carroll's corner.' We have likewise instructed the Engineer to invite fresh tenders for grading the road at the eastern terminus of theJßorough^ the contractor for this work having left it m an incomplete state. "We have instructed the. Town Clerk to communicate with the- District Engineer.. as... tp the removal of the stumps m/ Main street, .tb,e crossing at Boundary Road, and carrying off the water from the Square lying Qn the '86nth/Bide'*-p| A niUway\lin>; tyapi with the Railway Manager, as to the feasi-' bility of leaving tire lamp at the crossing neai the Post LOi(§ce_ alight during i the night. . j "We have further given instructions that an application besent tbtheMana-' watu Highways Board to. vote a sum equivalent to that, already spent by this Council, for the further construction | of Boundary Road, it appearing to us; by the IBBth Section of-the Municipal Corporations Act that a boundary road is a charge upon the District Board, m conjunction with the Borough Council. j "The Jsetyrn showing commission charged by the Engineer, upon the cost of Public which if&s referred to this "Committee by the- Council, has received our consideration, and we are of- opinion that, m, accordance with the. spirit of the ' arrangement made with the Engineer, the whole of the ifems charge.d at fi,ve p&r. cent, should be two, and a half per cent. viz. : — ■ Broad street, extra work, formation ; Amesbury. street, box drain Main street, stumpjng; rqadi W refuse, pit. " Commission on the following, items should, we think, be objected, to altogether, viz. : — Lighting la.m,ps, \sfc months ; labor by day-men." In connection with the report the following memo, from, the. District Engi- v neer was read :.7tt. .'" ". " Memo, for the Clerk, Palmer* ston North.— ln reply to your letter of August 9th, I have Jiadftnercxilvert-irt 1 Terrace End Siding on road to Gorge attended to, and the crossing improved. In regard to the railway crossings m Main Street, IJhaVeno available amount foi widening them,. Ajrolicatioii would require t&be made to the ? Engineen m charge for hia i authority. In reply to; your letter of 19th September, m regard to the stumps along railway line at Terrace End, I shall look into the matter, I think, however^ they are on,!, the rail- 1 1 way side of drain, and" do not at present interfere with road traffic, so the delay you refer to has not been ' inconvenient to road; In regard to boundary crossing, I understood it was the road below Mr. M'NeiUs, and this has been put ih.j Blea.se give particulars, if there is an* oth.er required, i\ow. All the money' authorised for tha Square improvements, adjoining station has been expended. I shall meet your Engineer soon and inspect the lodgement of water you refer to. i?e Bf^iranga, Survey Block, the contracts, m progress, are for falling and clearing roa,H linejs. Contractors, fiSessrs. Symons" and Crjbb, ' (m -progress)^ Messrs. Bickle and Stevens, (m progress) ; Messrs Csdvey and Sjieerin* (nearly completed).. ]jt is intended to' call for tenders, for main drain as soon I a,s r the,Toa,di clearing is ready* > Also the fpHowing lejifer, frpm^ the, Borough Engineer: — " % "R. N. Keeling,. Jlsq.; Towb^ Clerk, Palme^siton North. * " Dear Sir,— l have carefully^ gpn,e over the Attached,. account a,nili J canri.oJ; !Bee wh^ere I hayiß charged sixj op'tHe ' items m. excess ' of- my arrangement^ with Bpro.u^h Council, per letter". ". Item L-—Greo'rge street con.tiruction.. For this I prepared plans, appcif^eations, and es.ti mantes, after taking leveli for same. •' j was aj^ ( called' upon to look over the work aftw.it fi^ished> ' " ? A ".Item 2.— •Terrao9.Bire6^ < drain. This Iw.as a,sked. to, pass, and found it did not' answer purpose i&tendepl ; therefore took levels and reported, on same f , .3;— l not only superintended t this, but made arrangements with contractor^ and also drew 'up' agreement for same. - ", item. 4— S^,me ajs No. 3. '• Item's '&V 6\ $,'8l g.-^-Same as Nos. 3 and 4, and think I am justly entitled to 5 per cent, for same. In one case, item 4, it amounts tp, Ss. 6d. if 2| per cent., and ss. only, as I charge^ Item 6 it amounts to 25., at 2i, per cent., and 4s'. at my charge" of .5. per v c'ent. Item 7 it would be Is. 6d. if at 2i per cent. ; ard 3s. at 5 per cent. For {jheseanmi I draw' out agreemepts^rs^eciiSpatipns, inspect work, a^i o^rtiFj^to; their completion. * '' ' "" The exvtra, w t prlp.S; pn, Broad street •'and Amesbury street are a,* pjer ustial charges. If any extra is done oh , any coptrapt, the full- amount;' of com--1 mission is usually charged. "Main .street stumpioig*-- -This is a part of the sforfe for : /wiiio,h E formerly prepared plans^specii&catibns, an 3 estimate, af tei\ havjng taken le^p ls| Tenders were'; ij b t 'mv i ted, through " dpbentur.?snot being taken up by hpuseholder/ on'tbis stree^ ' ' : " "Road to! 'Befuse ; Pi^—Although I did not take, levels I visited' the sjpot three or four times, first to see if site was suitable, and for which I drew up a report and made estimate, and afterT^arda with con,traQtor^ to axra^nge about

carrying out the work, and finally to tee that the work was done satisfactorily, and certifying to same. For thw I think X am entitled to same as for level* ing, &o, "lighting Lamps, six months.— For this X drew up specifications as »» agree* ment. " Labor for Daysmen,— l do not see why this should be objected to, as my arrangements with Council is to have 2i per cent, on all superintendence, : " H. J. H4TNS, " Engineer to Board." It was resolved — That the report be referred to the Public Words Com., mittee together with the documents read. ' .'■ The Inspector of Nuisance's Eeport was read as follows ;?— " G-BNTLBMIOr ':• - ; " I have the honor to lay before you for your consideration certain regulations with respect to the removal of night-soil which I have drawn up m conjunction with the Engineer. " Ist. Time of removal— Between the hours of 12 p.m. and 5 a.m. 2nd. Description of cart to be — A strong watertight as used m removal ojE same,, box shape, body with trap^ on topi and tail, the latter to fasten tightly against the body with a screw. ; 3rd. Mode of removal^fhat tenders be called at per monthly scale proiJDrtional to distance from refnse pit — -The amount to be paid to contractor by householders employing "same. Hotels and Boarding houses to be on increased ■scale;';' ■■.■ ■'- ■■' -;--;. -- : ' ; "\ '.:•' : : ' "4th. Eemoval of Rubbish «&0. -^the contractor to have~ the .exclusive right during his term of contract 'for- -the re-' moral of rubbish ashes &q.— (at a scale to be approved by the Counciy aff-se quired by householders, \'/ : - 'f : "We would further recommend that the Council adopt a .system of earthclosets .throughout the 'Borough, the same : ta ; ,jOo.me into force/ :.'9&% ? sixmonths from date hereof. • v } ■ i: "We would suggest- that a notice board be fixed at the entrance to Ee-fu-iefHt on the Fitzherbert Road--' - The report was adopted unanimously. : ': ■/■';'- v .-"' r r, •-• ■'-"\^- : . The Council thett adiourned unjal F/iday. at 3 p jtk i,' : -'. : - '. : '. : ':' :r /' : \.