HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3646, 14 November 1895, Page 5

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thr monthly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, There were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. Dey), and Crs. R. J. Gwyntie, W. Jones, Jno, Bettley, R. F, Sandes, T. Slade, C. Tippin, and H. E. Tristram, who took his seat after making the usual declaration. Resignation.-Mr Davey resigned his seat on 30th October, and the Returning Officer reported that Mr K. E. Tristram had been returned unopposed to fill the vacancy. HOTIJL LAMPS. - Mrs Gwynne, Mrs Bright and Mr P. LeQuesne wrote declining the Council's offer to supply incandescent burners for their hotel street lamps.—Received.—The clerk said that he hail not received a written reply from Mr Buxton, but he understood that gentleman would comply with the request. ROLL.-/U the request of Mr W. Cussen the Town Clerk was authorised to remove his name from the roll of the burgesses, replacing it with that of Mr? G, Bertha Sare, to whom he has leased his property in the Borough. Nkwbll's PROPERTY.-Messrs. Hesketh and Richmond on behalf of Mrs Newell applied tor the payment of £65 as compen-sation.-Cr. Slade moved that the Cound do not recognise any claim for compensation, and that Messrs. Hesketh and Richmond be written to to that effect.—Seconded by Cr. Tippin and carried, Fence.-Mr James Raid applied for some assistance in putting up a, fence rendered necessary by the embankment at the School bridge.-Cr. Tippin explained the position, and said the fence in question would be of use to the Borough. Ha was authorised to make arrangements with Mr Reid. Slaughter Yard.-Mr R. B. Hines proposed to take over the property formerly leasad by Mr Cassidy on the same terms, viz, £7los per annum.-The •Mayor reported that he had seen Mr Cassidy with regard to the arrears due, and as a result, the arrears not being paid, he had instructed the Town Clerk to re-enter.-Cr. Sandes proposed that the property be put up for lease by auction at an upset price of £8 10s per annum for 14 years.-Seconded by Cr. Jones and carried. Payments.-The following accounts were passed for payment :-VV. Andrews, 15a; Hamilton Gas Company, £l6 3s; J. Ridler, I J 9 * iT. Jones, £6lßs; J. Devitt, £4l7s pd. Hip Worship stated the overdraft as standing at £7OB 8s 9d.

Night Work.-It was resolved to pay the men working on the recent repairs to the bridge at the rate of 7s per night instead of (jg.. .

REPORTS.-The Foreman, of- Works detailed the work carried out for the month, and pointed out the following works as requiring to be done :-Gravelling footpaths in Victoria-street, catch pit in Hood-street, and trimming up the edges ofthoOhaupo r5 m The report was rec9ivßd anJ adop-ted.-The dog registrar reported that he had registered 102 dogs, the fees from which amounted to £2612s 6d.

School Bridge.-Mr A. Armstrong reported on this matter :-To His Worship the Mayor of Hamilton.-Sir,-Agreeable to instructions I have inspected the works now being carried out in, Grey-street, Hamilton East. I find' that the contractor bad been working in a rather;irregular manner, and that the levels had been lost. Inconsequence of this I found it was necessary to take'a fresh set of levels over the whole of the work. While doing this I had pegs put in at the end of each chain, and.on the south side of; the- approach" the pegs ~were; sunk into ;.the ; 'ground Ho' the proper depth, but on the north side there remained ttio much soil-to' be excavated to enable this to be easily done. In carrying the levels through I found that the embankment was fully 4ft.' under the proper-level, 1 not allowing for subsidence, which here would b3 between 2 and 3ft. • more; The •slopes also required running but'to give the specified width;at the base. I' instructed . the, contractor to confine his operations for the present to the south side of the gully, and to finish that to the grade shown on the section... My reason for this was that I think to carry out the work to the, extent shown on the cross sections would produce more soil than would be necessary to complete the embankment, when of' course any soil shifted beyond this would '■ have to be paid for as an extra. In the meantime 1 1 will work out the quantities and find out what will ba needed t» finish the filling. When I have ascertained this I propose to run the grade on the north side to a depth sufficient to produce the balance required. •Here, however, I am placed at some little, disadvantage in having to work from scaled dimensions taken from' a tracing.' I hoped to have this done before now,' but owing to the pressure of other duties I have' been unable to overtake this part of the work I would recommend an advance of £4O on the work.-The report was received and adopted.-Cr. Tippin moved that the con-i tractor be granted an extension of time to AttnNovember.-Seo.raded'by Cr. Slade and 'carried...'..--' "j RANGBR.-Cr. Gwynne moved that the Mayor and Crs. Slade and Gwynne be a committee to draw up the duties of ranger and report at a meeting on 27th November applications to be in at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday, 10th December, and that this meeting adjourn until Wednesday, 27th November.-Seconded by Cr. Slade and carried.