Pahiatua Borough Council.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 137, 18 April 1894, Page 2

Pahiatua Borough Council.

Monday, April 16th.

The regular fortnightly meeting of fc members of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Present : His Worship the Mayor (Mr G. H Smith), Crs Wilson, Dawson, Briggs, Yule, Toss will, Birnie, and Burrows. A rauveui mrm. The treasurer reported that the overdraft at the Bank stood at £619 10s 4d. CORRESPONDENCE. From Dr Gault reporting six rase* of enteric fever within the Borough.—He ceived. 1

W. Tosswill, applying for permission to ureet horse prUs iu front of hi* office Granted, subject to approval of engineer. M rs Connor wrote applying for assistance from the Charitable Aid Committee Moved by Cr Tosswill, seconded by Cr Wilson and carried, That the Clerk make enquiries and report. \\ nirarapa District Charitable Aid Board notifying that a levy of £25 had been ui i U» on the contributory local authorities, »f which sum the Council's share would be 6s Bd. We lingion and Wairarap i United Die* rict Charitable Aid Hoard notifying a evy on the Council of £l9 i9s. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. A man named Roberts wailed on the Council, and said that he was troubled with varicose veins. He asked that he be recommended for admission to the Masterton hospital.

Cr Tosswill moved That Roberts be re commended to the Ma terton hospital, the Council not to be responsible for any payment in connection with the matter.

The motion was seconded by Cr Yule md lost, the mover and seconder and Crs Briggs and Birnie supporting it. enoinkkk's report. The Engineer's report was read as follows :

“ I have the honor to report, with respeel to the culvert I was instructed to have placed in Arthur street to relieve Mr Baker and others of storm water, that, >n inspecting the position, I found that the original watercourse on the east side >f tne road passed under Mr Sedcole's muse, and of course has been filled iu ; and m consequence it will be necessary to run 1 idr un from Die outer edge of the culvert to the stream, and as the owner’s permission must be obtained, I have taken no action. The drain must be taken either through Mr Sedcole's property or through Mr Griggs.

1 have called tenders for the metal as instructed, but from the very indefinite •liaracter of the instructions, do not know whethor the specifications will meet with the approval of your Council, the intention implied in them being to have the metal of a coarse description, eo that a great part will have to be broken when spread, and to have it deposited in heaps adjacent to the places which most require it. This I proposed having done, on seeing that in no parts of the roads, especially the Mangahao, would, it be advisable to have a continuous coat of metal put on. The Mangahao road roquires the ruts •*tended to, and from the very round state of the road it seems that the metal, unless care fully broken, would simply be shot off at once by fast traffic. According to instructions from the “ Bridge Committee” I have let the con tract for the groin on the river, and the contractor intends pushing it on quickly as nearly all the timber is on the ground. I have also had the islands mashed up sufficiently for any heavy flood to carrv it away." On the motion of the Mayor seconded by Cr Wilson the report was leceived. Cr Wilson moved That the engineer be instructed to obtain permission to make j outlet drain from culvert across Arthur street to creek. Seconded by the Mayor and carried. ( r Wilton moved That no tenders be consdered for carting metal and that the deposits be returned to tbe tenderers, and that Mr Naylor be asked to cart metal for about two weeks in accordance with his contract.

Seconded by Cr Dawson and loti. Cr Toeiwill moved That tendert be not aceopted for more than 200 yard* of metal for Main road. Seconded by Cr Vule and loat Tha tendert were then opened. „ ,“V' I *- vor Thet the tender of E. MoMahon (at It ll*d and la s*d, be accepted providing he eoneente to a modi fication of the contract ae follow, Tha amount of metal to be delivered on tbe Main road to be not let, than 60 nor more 200 yard,. Tho amount of metal on the -langahao road to be not more that 50 yard.; the engineer to decide in each cat# the amount required. Seconded by Cr Dawson and carried. u»T OV "* l, ‘® Mayor, eeeonded by Cr \\ ilson and carried, That the ttaieuieoi of receipt, and expenditure be approved and advertised in accordauce with section 1 'hi Municipal Corporation! Act, 18ftft The Mayor moved That the roadman be instructed to attend to Uall a road and to keep a separate account of hit time tpenl on tbe road.

accounts. Accounts amounting to £1 were paued for payment. F The Council than adjourned.