PARNELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6950, 26 February 1884, Page 3

PARNELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The regular monthly aeeting of tie .Paihell; BororigK'.G.ouncii. was: hield 'last eyening.V ~-Pr'e? eeht.:. His Worship tfae Mayor .(Captain!i>. :H. .Mc£enzie), 'Jilessrs, Winks;, fcpllairi; Ireland, Waymputhi .rtcCab.e,lJarber, Aluliinsi ■ - ;; ' '■ CdRBESPpNDEsqB. ~ Jinies, Glilbert '.asked liberty; to' aephitlc the fopipath ibetweeh Mr;." Witb/efbrd.'s premises and: 'his' own;'"' fle'aleo c*lled attention to the leaky condition; of the at the back of niissioii-. toi. aSphalt .the path waie ... Ove'reeer of Works was. .directed tb;. : attend', at: once to the nuisance: co;mpl«ined...of/ ;: 7J;:,Collick wrote asking , the 'UojiiVpil ta v 'loqntiß.uer "'the' fence iri Qaraflldrstreet Wher^'detV°y e <i. ; byfthe. . was agreed -to; 'inform ;the/api" i.piicari.t. that the Council had''erected. , all the fencp they intended at his .property. <— Mr, Caleb Wood again wrote ,aekingi..:fpr : tna levels of. the new street from '' : Alpha-road;: and, cdmplained.of a nuisancearising from the puhlio ..urinal in. Henley-Btreet;— The Maybraaid the first part of the /letter had; been;.diacuesed »t : last.meeting; They Were,.rioV .in. >■'position.to '-. mak'e the streets. The :leveli; would be given as boob as they .were, taken.. Hβ :moved-that ■ tha ; levels'-.of thfe. etreet:..b;Ctakeh.' : f6rthiß purpose.— Mr. Ireland seconded, the mptibnVand it wag carried;— The eecptidlpar.t :of tbe letter-was re;f?rred: 'to the Inspector '" "of. Nuisances. Mayor pointed out: that the' question was one which might, "affect the., license;, lof,'the' Winks 'said: >he. matter: would be when "the water was: ftlr. ildDonald,. contractor, iiked ; the Council to make.ah allowance for 50 loads of grave],, which . he.had.drawn, and; tipped. The/''-Foreman ; said': the scoriivw.asconveniently iplaced. for Garfiedstreeti It -wae;agreed.to give, an advance .of;'so per pent, of the value of tbie metal;^B. : Laud. : objeo^g.;.tcran^':/iettlement'' i ! i beihe'':made ; with ftlr. Kirby 'for. hie.oontract. until ioma ;settlemenf wae c6m&.tp;'with,,hiin about.the fill- , hiaallotments/as,'faith "had not heea kept with.him.:'K.eferredto'the Legal Coinmittee; : jiyfpte"calling attention to the urgeht;.'nece'sßity. Vfpr a ; cpvered-in .drain'in the yard; of Grammar to' the Committee to report pnlthequeßtioni of this:.district to the.next, Jphnstqu wrbteVregarding: the foot-' path in. Cleveland r r6ad.;:and : the;, ceoeieity! if or' , , drainage,, 'as. the _ raised., f optpath' .-■ closed ..the; outlets.' or sweep-jholes '.through" : ; the wall. . Mri Boylan, .engineei , ; made planatlon"'of ; what was; ;and''the matter, w.as.ieferredtp theTStreats Jame»;--S,m , alfr;^ , flered , '\to-;'ereot[/a^fencV :, at-'.th'tf bottom of .St;;,Geb,rge'V.: : Bay Eoad.accprdlbg ' to instructions >t £2 B.s per: chain. .^';.The: .tender ■jyaa'■■■accepted.— Klesira. Fraser and :Tirine*sent -quotations for ttimbleß for water pipes'ranging U?m-$ to 12 inphea at 20e per; owt. Letter .recei.yed; ' '..'.. ' ',_'".","■,,. '.' ~.'.""!' . GoMPßNßATiONi—Meis'r'»,.' : .Toie : ahd ! ''|piTe 1 ' Boli- •' -pi ton:for Mr.K; -Keilij', eent. ini a claim' forcom3amß'ge;'done\td/h'u ; ''prppert7iaßti; hpad.' The claini waii £100;'—The"■letter, was referred to .the .■Finance aridiLegal Committee to report op to the next meeting of the. Council.. " '.' ' : '. .'■ "■" "";. "■'■-'■ .■;•',;;. Water TBonGH.-fMr. Tpmiinßph, licensee of ■ the , Exphange Hotel, appyedv'toi have a water. trough:fi±ed in Henley-Btreet fprJthe benefit of carters, and Ireland thougb.f'.lt. would have the. trough'in the main. was referral to itheiStfeetai tee; ; ... ■„. ' ' ; ; ::.v..; Wi-TE^wofiKa:.—Messrs; Boylari andrtrindon ■■ gave, a.''formal certificate. pf. i the...cbmpletipn of Mr; .Blewdpn's .cpntract,; and that, he : v 'waß.enr titled to.the baiance pf Inis; contract .account .£.n35i7-iThe. .Blayor.:- assumed : it 'was' the wish.of the Council that, they Btiouljiat.'onoe take over the works, and the account-paid as' soon as the accouata Tvere dhecked.lV-The' matter .pt : the ipurc'hase d£. the -extra'"pipes' , offered by Jlr. Bjewdpii «yas referred. l 'to the Works, C.ommittpe>;t6.. repprt.upbh; ';• The; detailed accounts of \the.' Vorks,- furnished by : '' Messrs; Boylari and. Lundon;..'w'ere sub 4; rnitted, and;it. waa.agreed ,tp'pay."the,balance'' of Mr. Blewdon's .acdoiint.^The/ Mayor- expressed complete satiufaptiph with the ipeolfi-'' ovtion and estimatea .of..the. .engineers,;'and the manner in 'which tKey .were'.. prepared.' The specißcatibhs and ' ''eetimatesM. were ■■ very accurate';; ■ ■ ■ ■"■ . ! . 'VC "f.'.;;■/"-..',,■*■■' H Hall ■fprwarded; ah estimate :for,leather- hoge;. coup-' lings, etc,-—Letter referred to Wprks ■Committee , ;; .., ■, '.. ' .;.. " " -:- .■.:;■■■■■■ . ..''QasV- Co'mpany's\ Secretary wrote; advieirigiithat: the company would, supply ..the.'gai-lampe ;at :,the reduced price* of' .■.i7... ! 05.:4u, auu- ili Iβ Bd, to" take effect on the ! ; "?."' \*".',::\.'r:;-~.T::■■■■..:.?.- : j- ;':;-;: KEPORTS..^The';cußto'mary'(reports'from the' Foreman of Works; Turncockj «Dd Inspector of »Vie; read.r They contained nothing'■ iP't importance;'"''." ■':'.'..;."■;.,,:■ t< , ; :~:--&x^^"''^'Jlv ■■,-.■■;' ; SfuEETS '.CouklTTES.'—Tfie> .committee "'■■' ' re-; ported;ou;sevtfiol;:matterß>.referrei: > to them : :s ßay;° Brightqii;'.,Scarborough; :Terrace; : :andf;Garfield-streeti:.;in"'reference to-. certain email works.-7rTherep6rt.'w*s adopted. , : f'AccODSTS:—Current:,; accouuts; , : were passed ■^y <r :i~ : -'- :; >^':{f"/^.:■, ' "^»