MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 25 April 1906, Page 6

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ORDINARI" MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last evening. The Mayor presided, and there were also present— Ore Jas. Elliott, P. W. Temple, T. G. Hoar, ID, Foist, E. MoEweu, W. Morris aud J. C. Ewington. An apology for absence was receiver] from Cr J. H. Pauling. BOUNDARY ROADS. The Masterton County Council ■wrote advisiug that Org Harris, Morris and Welch had been appointed a Committee to confer with the represoututives of the Borough with regard to tbo nature und extent of fcho work which should be proceeded with iu improving tho roads which form part of tho boundary between tho Boroug'; and County. It was also stated that Wednesday, 25th iust., or Saturday, 28th hist (the 25th for preference), at 3 p.m. would suit tho convenience of the Committee, it was decided that the Committee from the Borough Council should meet the Committee from the County Coumsil at 3 p.m. on Suturday. THE NORTHERN APPROACH. The Masterton County Council wrote asking the Counoil to instruct the Borough, Engineer to prepare a scheme for giving effect to the proposal for tho improvement of the northern approach to Masterton. The County Counoil was of the opinion that if that suggestion were carried it would enable tho Borough and County Councillors to discuss the question of the apportionment of the cost of that much needed work. The cost would have to be settled before any work wus decided upon. After some discussion the Council deoided that they oould not alocede to the County Council's request as they did not think that tne Borough Engineer should do work for the County without payment. MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. The Secretary of the Municipal Association advised that the Biennial Conference of the Municipal Association would be held in July next, and asked the. Council to forward questions -for disoussioD, and to appoint a delegate. Tho Mayor was appointed the delegate to represent the (Council, and tho Town Clerk and Mayor were instructed to draw up a list of j subjects and submit them to the meeting of the Works Committee, INTERN A.TICNAL EXHIBITION. The Mayor brought the matter of the Wairarapa being represented at the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition under notioe of the Counoil. He stated that the delegates had apportioned the cost of each local body in the Wairarapa towards the cost of a Wairarapa Court, and the share that the Masterton Borough Counoil had to bear, on a population basis, was £BB. It was for the Council to decide whether they thought it was worth the money or not. The Council would have to take immediate steps, as there was only four days left in whiob to secure the space. He did not quite agree with sending out a suhsuription list, aa the Counoil were holding the ratepayers' money, and the ratepayers would really be contributing. , Or Elliott thought that before any money was voted, the Counoil should know' what exhibits were likely to be forthcoming from the district. Finally it was deoided to hold the matter over until it was ascertained whether there would be an extension In the time of closing applications for space or not. s GENERAL. | The Masterton County Council wrote requesting that two more lamps be erected by the Borough { Council on the Lansdowne Roadone on the east side of the County bridge over the Waipoua River and the other near Boyd's Corner. The County Counoil was prepared to pay £6 per annum for eaoh lamp. I The letter was referred to the Works Committee. The Town Clerk of Wellington forwarded a copy of a cablegram received by the Mayor of Wellington from 'Frisco, in regard to the urgent need for food supplies in that city. Tho matter was left in the Mayor's bands. Mr 0. H. Dol.by wrote thanking the Council for the gratuity recently voted for che work done by him in compiling a card catalogue for the j Library,. As Masterton was in a sense the eduotional, as well as the business centre, of the Wairarapa, the writer hoped that the Council would keep steadily in view tbo necessity of making tho Library useful to students and teachers, who should be able to Hud on its shelves books which thoy might not be able to buy for themselves. The Secretary of the Wairarapa Distriot Hospital Board advised that the Council's share of the cost for the up-keen of tho hospitals iu the Wairarapa for the year was £B4 Is 4d. Mr J. Apperly wrote, aßking if the Council had given permission to set lire to a boap cf rubbish which had been deposited in a gully on the section adjoining his residence in Church Street. He stated that the fire had been started at 5 o'clook in the evening, aud as the wind was blowing the sparks iu all directions, he had to summon the Fire Brigade to extinguish the fire iu ordoi to safe bis property. The writer added that it was about time tbst tho dustmen were stopped from bringing all the rubbish out of the back yards iu Queen Street, and depositing it down at bis fence. There bad been two cartloads deposited there lately. The Council decided fn future to prose cute any person depositing rubbish ou the section in question.