AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2144, 16 April 1897, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL

A meeting of the Conneil wan held on Wednesday evening. Present—Hie Wor - ship the Mayor and Crs Taylor, Harrison, Eenn, Heath, Penlinglon and Orbell. irrNUTES. The minotofl of the prior meeting were read and confirmed. IN MEMOBIAM. His Worship the Mayor alluded to the loss the Council had sustained through tbe death of Cr Cheekily, and moved "That thin Council sympathise l with the relative* of the lye Cr Checkley, and on behalf of tbe bargeeees deniro to express their sense of hie valuable services." Seconded by Cr Orbell and oariied ananimously. PETITION. Hie Worehip the Mayor presented the following petition :—

•• Wβ, tbe underi-ignpd ratepayers of the Borough, humbly petition your Oounoi! to continue metilling, commencing et the b'ue gum tree in Perry ftreot to connect Aylmer ft rest, and from thence to Mr Lardner'e corner, as the winter is approaching, and in wet weather tbe ctreet has some inches of mnd upon it, and do met»l wbfttover. There being do footpath, no choice is left bat to go through the mad or through neighbours properties. This fctreet ie also considerably need by carte. We would humbly request that yoo may be pleased to place some lamps in Aylmer street. Wβ would point oat that they are required there more than where there are hotel lights and good foot- | paths, and fail to know a , by we are to be I left in attar dorknefw.

(Signed) J. Porter, i). McK»yi Mrs Schubert, G. Rftven r W. Jolly, W. Glynan, A. CnMen, F. Ann« ing, L. Colleit, Qt. H. Lardner, M. G. Jones, Mrs Raven, G. J. Black." He said there was no doubt the request was a reasonable one.

Cr Oibell moved 'That the petition be received, .

Seconded by Cr Perm end carried. WORKS COMMITTEE.

Or Penlington, Chairman of the Workf Committee, reported that regarding tbe petition respecting aephaite oroesingp, (be Works Committee had no recommendation to make. FINANOB COMMITTEE. Cγ Toy lor, Chairman of the Finante Committee, read the estimates of the OounciTe receipts end expenditure for the ensuing year as follows :— KstitniteH Receipts.—Subsidyon gene'al reto 1896-97 £35; outstanding Tatet? £2 15* ; rente £498 3a Id ; fees : pnblicune' £100 and oiherfeee £66 lie ; wharfage £220 ; general rate nf 15-16ihn of a penny in tbe pound £177. Total £1099 9s Id.

Proposed Expenditnrp.—Overdraft at Bank of tf.Z. let Ap.il, 1897 £61 11* 9.1; palaiieH and allowances £105; do Mayor £26 s*; incidents and Insurance £11 ; advertising etc. £30; foreman £104; cartage £25; street ligbtine £35; Hospitals and charitable aid £27 9* 3d ; interest on loans £131 10s; (inking fund £80; Domain ai.<d reserves £60; Publio, Libraiy £10 ; repaint to whnrves and mainienarjoo of lights £60; Daly'n wbnrf £9 10h ; new offices and removing oli, fmni-liiag £200 ; esplanade p' intirjr £10; contracts «n<l day lr.bour £115 Id. Total £1099 9* Id.

In moving the adoption of tbe estimates Or Taylor paid the Chairman of ibe Workx, Wharves nnd Reserves Coraißuiens bad been consulted in ihem, as ini-tanced by the £200 for new (Jo unci! Chftuaber and £60 for repaire to wbarvett of lights, etc.

Cr Orhell in seconding, congratulated ihe Commiitee on the able mauner in which thfl et-ticmtee bad been prepared. Uβ did not agree with ell the propoeale, tint of courae would buve an opportunity of oti jet ting Inter on. Cr He&'h did not tbinfc enoagh bed been el'owed for the imii tsnance of the roade «nd t-treotfl. They were getting ranch worn in partf>, and would have to be substantia ally repaired. Cr Aβ Cbdrimn of the Works Committee, tboogbt that they could mftk« the acuourt provided—which, including tbe foieraan'e wages, was £219 —do very well, »c t*ieie were ro roada in <« very bad »ttte. Tbe mo ion wan then pat end oeriied. INWARD COBBESPONDENCK. A letter wan read from Ire Chantible Aid Board etaiing Borougli'a contribution would be £12 U». Tbe Clerk eteted thw wae a few phi , — lingH more than latt year From ponndkeeper, quarterly report, rereipte being 2pi From Mr J V*ngioni. eppljinglforpetro* , leum ticunee. (Grunied). From Mr T. E. Taylor eleo asking for petroleum licence. (Granted.) From Public Trustee, etatemert of \ Conrjc l's tinhinc fund from Oct. 1896 to March 3ler 1897, From Mr Phi! ips. contrector for nigbtfof, fuking for reinrn of dcpoisit of contract (£3), also asset fc of eureties. ippliustinn grantad. From i , ' Snyleere bia etajing in Immi gra'inn Bsrrickf. The matter of Mr Sayles , ooonpancy of the Immigration Barracks was coneidered iind (liter dtßOiiaeion the mnttar was ordered to etand over till nest meeting. VIMAMCB BBPOBT. Receipts since lacb met ting—Rent £164 3» 3d ; rates 11* 9d ; eoftvengering £17 9" sd; 8«ln of p»n 5s 6d ; doge £1 ; pound feea U 3d. Total £183 Hβ 2dCr at Bank N.Z. £100 2e Bi.

Accoui to be preeenied—Clerk, one month £6 6s; Foreman lo£ days £8 10s; do, labour end material Di'y's wharf €1; J. Stiplef, fonr days at ?4 £1 8-; F. Wight, kerosene and matoliee £1 Be] poundkeeper's salary, three months £1 5r ; Press Co., advertuing 15x. , Tote!, £15.11*. The ncooante si rend were passed for payment. WHARF REPAIRB. • Cr Heath at-bed regarding repairs to oorier' la work at new wharf, end was informed came were provided for in the eeliinatea. : VMT OF VOLUNTEERS. Cr Orb* 11 ueiri th: t Cr McGregor, who was ftbeect in Chrutoharch, hud spoken , to him; re nee of nserve occupied by Mr§ Ditely.iH an eocanopment for Volunteers,. Hβ wntleretood that Cr McGregor bad said, he saw no objection provided Mrs Ditely approved, and it Appeared that on the i'rongth nf I hie a telegram bed been sent to ibe Volrmiaere Buying th»t they cmld use the reserve, which was not in Accordance with what 0; M- had ciil. Cf agreed thai they h>«d ; P's.risht >o give perwieifrion (o *uyone to oceapy I !

, reeerve let to Mrs Ditely or anybody else, and ifc bt-ing pointed oat thnfc Oflpt. D«y of the Civllege Bifles would be in Akmoa on the following <my, it wee reeolved to leave, the whole <nat'er in the hand?.

RECREATION GROUND IMPROVEMENTS Cr Otbell end inn Council would reinembfcr that H>m« fcim» ago Mobth Henniu* and HtJbart lud w/»it*d on tbeCoaocil «nd w-ked thmn t.o grant £1 £<,r £1 on private subscription for improvement of cricket grouud. Their reoepfcon was favour«l>le end they went »way ond jumped at the eonelimon that their re» qaext war gmtited, nnd ra a cor.etquenoQ epent more than ib" amnuot collected pat»t?!y. Mr Herw ing had therefore been responsible for a consider - nb'e amotii tj which he {thought the Council might ntpey, nnd he thonght Mr Henning ahou'd be eekod to send io bia BOCOIIII, and that it eboild be put on the es'itn next mecti'ig for p-syment. Or Rmth and others eaid the £1 for £1 hud been expended on oiket necessary work? on the Recreation Ground, The Town Clerk thonght a reeofutton woold b«TA to be re j li#f«ire thins: con Id be dose, bet promised to look op the whole matter, to that it could be diucaseed next meeting. NOTICI Cf MOTIOH. O<- Orwell, in ibe absence of Mr ■ McGregor, moved the followinjr. notice of motion Rtandinn in the former's n*roe ; —' That the Council renolwe itutlf i;>to ft Committee of a whole with Hi* Worship the Mayor as Cbx»rman # and with power to add to its.numbers, for the pnrpoee of taking rteps to celebrate lno-«lly the.diamond celebration of Her reign.* He believed Or McGregors idea wae to call a pnblio meeting to give everyone a chance to take para. He had r!«o suggested the* with the aid of tbe Council and other loc-l bodies a memorial of tbe annexation of tbe Sooth lelatd might be placed at Green Point. Seconded by Cr Penlington and earlied. The Comosittee thao coiiPti'uted deferring diecaei-ion to a fatara d»te. »B1 BATE. Cr Taylor gave notice to move *t next meeting:—'That a rets of 15-16 th of a penny ahonld be ttmok for the year ending March 31st, 1898, to be payable on Mey 27th.' The Co" 00 'hen adjourned.