Borough Council.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 349, 15 January 1903, Page 5

Borough Council.

A special meeting of the Alexandra J Borough Council was heUl nu Monday •veiling last Present—His Worship AeiyLayor (Mr James Kelman), Ore Eraser, Ryan, Schauinann, Appleton, A sderson, and Richards. - "Moved by Or Schaumanu. seconded by Cr Appleton—That Thursday be appointed the weekly half-holiday for 1903 Cairied. The ordinary meeting was then held, the same councillors being "in attendance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ' Inward correspondence was read as follows: — —From Mr 0. W. Wilde, notifying the Council of his intention to erect a building on the section opposite the post-office. —From Messrs Mason and Wales, enclosing plans and sp»*eificationß for additions to the town hall and new library building. —From the District; Surveyor, Btating that the cost of a map of the town of Alexandra, 'such as required by the Council, would be £7 10s. The ' inward . correspondence was read and the outward approied. Moved by Cr 1 Richards, seconded by Cr Appleton—That Mr Wpde be granted permission to 1 build, subject to his complying'witK the byelaws.— Carried. - .^-« Some discussion took place in refe-rence-t» the plana for the new town laD, ft bring'the general opinion that 'the plans'were* too Elaborate, and that; ~'tfae er&tion tif-sudi a building was' beyond .Ihe Cereal's means. J * Eventually, ft was moved by Cr Rvan, seconded by • Or Schaumann, %and carried—That Messrs Mason and "•Wales be wrrfctenr to 1 re plans, asking, theni to modify sanie-so as to bring; " ti& cost of the building within the ; f Gbfihcil's l means.- • '* : '* Moved'by Or Anderson, seconded by Cr Appleton—That and Crust's price (Is 9d per ton), for load-. -<iiig>pip's• oa' the"railway trucks be accepted. —Carried. Of Appleton, seconded by Cl Anderson—That Mr R. Hay be asked to draw up specifications and call jfor pipe-laying andj cartage of • » -' ' It.wtwresolved that the'town clerk be instructed- to*prbeurea "new map of Ithe* borough; saiae'tobe up*to-date in > a ■ . -■; -" A Court of Foresters, comprising Messrs "Geo. Rivers;-Joseph Smith and John S*itfc,fwfiS|edJpn't&e Council.'wjtK ref ference.'to a proposal by the Lodge to contributeT;£lß9 towards tie cost of a -. a new to^n Ji haE;' "oh certain con- .. ditions. % K; •*"" \ '■-' J *-K Cr Ryan, and seconded hffk Appleton—That the ; -*Jlaybry <Jf /Richards, Spencer, and •" And etson be appointed a committee to "confer with the Foresters' committee * m j*gfbrencrto I the proposal made.—• Carried. ' ;c ■ Several councillors *spoke of the in- - convenience caused to the townspeople * ©wing'tf f& fact*tfiaj thf ••inail closed 6 at the *' local post-oifice f before the arrival of the up mail, thus correspondence from being /answered the same day \\ .." . , -.'. It was moved by Cr Ryan, seconded t-bj:. Cr 'Richards—That the Postmaster- ?" General be written to through the 1 . ftical postmaster, asking if arrange- * ments can be'made t so that letters may be posted after the arrival of the. up-mail,—Carried. . , .__.; ; tor .the crossing'opposite Mr R. Ross's I residence, and that the work : required be done a# once, hj V. : Resolved That the Caledonian ■Society be written to, asking that the broken bottles left on the Recreation ground after the late sports be cleared away. * ''- ~*/ 4 ' Moved, by Cr Anderson, seconded by Cr Schaumann—That the Police Department be asked to trim the trees overgrowing tho footpath, at the res|rvej interfere with foot paswngers.—-Carried. Moved by Cr Fraser, seconded by Cr Anderson->Fhat tenders be called for the forming the road in Upper T^bertirreet.—Carried. It was resolved that the town clerk write to tha Hon. Minister of Public Works rt the extension to the Court house, and also to the Minister of Lands re railway bridge over the Manuherikia River near Alexandra. A good deal of discussion took place on question of forming a Water Con-' servation Board, as suggested by the Minister of Public Works during»'l»is recent visit. The question was eventually adjourned for consideration at a future meeting. The statement of balances was read as follows:—Dr general account,£732 Os 2d; cr interest, account, £232 4s; cr charities" account, «£lOl 17s lOd ; cr cemetery account, £43 13s ;cr pound account, £4l4s 6d; cr library account, £5 8s 4d; cr contractor's deposit, £39 17s; total debit t balance, £304 5s 6d. The following accounts were passed for payment:—H. Tohill, £3. 18s; W. Bowler, 10s; Charitable Aid, £l9 Os 6d; J. Young, £lB j P.O. Box, £1; F. Young, £8 13s; J. D. Thomson, 10s 4d ; T. G. Maddan, fj £4 ; J. D. Buchanan (library account) ' £l4s; "Tuapeka Times" (waterworks account), 7s 6d ; " Daily Times," i 12s 6d; "Dunstan Times," 13s 6d; total, £SB 9s «. i The Council then rose. .