AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2799, 14 August 1903, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of thie Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Crs. Munro, Leete, Cheokle7, Henning, Armstrong, Newton, Taylor and Chappell. Leave of absence was granted to Cγ Lβlievre, MINUTBS. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPOND BNCfE. Outward correspondence was read and approved. Inward correspondence was read —

From Land and Income Department, etat' ing that £32 3s sd, Government subsidy had been paid to the Borough s account. From Registrar-General's office, aaking that full municipal information be given regarding the borough for the purpose of pub liahing a municipal year book on the linee of that published by Edward Lloyd (limited) London.

Information to be forwarded. From Town Clerk, Greymouth, offering secondhand fire engine for sale,' From various tradespeople regarding orders received, etc, From Messrs T. E. Taylor and Co. giving notice of erection of two storey buildiDg on Beach road.

Messrs Newton end Haylock, contractors for Messrs Taylor & Oo.'s new building wrote asking permission to erect hoarding and stack timber on foreshore.

Permission was granted, subjeot to the by-laws being observed. Hoarding to be erected and timber stacked under eupervi" sion of Chairman of the Works Committee.

From Mr James Glynan claiming compensation under the " Workman's Cotnpen* sation J Act," he having had a nb broken whilst working with dray on the beach, Akaroa, in the Council's employ.

Resolved the usual steps be taken to Be oure compensation from Acoident Insurance Company. WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT. The following report of the Works Committee wae read by Cr Cheokley, the Chairman:—"The -Committee recommend the Council to oall applications to be in by 26th August for youth to assist foreman at a salary of £65 per anoum." Hβ moved the adoption of tho report. Seconded by Cr Leete, The Mayor considered it an excellent thing to have a young man to assist the foreman and learn his duties, but the salary seemed rather small.

Cr Armstrong thought it ft wise ibep to take to get some young man well acquainted with the foreman's duties. They wanted some one to supply the place of the foreman in case he was incapacitated from work.

Cr Taylor thought it rather low wages to offer if they wanted a really efficient assistant.

Or Newton thought the amount sufficient. What they wanted was not a man able to do a really good day's work ; but a young man to learn all particulars regarding the foreman's work, and who might be made useful if the electric light were installed. The resolution was then carried.

PIRB BRIGADE COMMITTEE'S REPORT,

Cγ Leete, Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee, read the following report:—The committee report having considered the application of the Brigade for & pipe to be laid on bo the Recreation Ground for practise, and advise that two chains of piping, with two plage, be pat down from the main in Lavaud street. He moved its adoption.

Seoonded by Or Chuppell. The question was raised as to whether the fire plugs would be a nuisance to thoso using the ground for athletia sporta. Or Taylor strongly supported bhe application.

Cr Newton thought it would be more economical to take water from Brittain street.

CrLeete said all that* was wanted were two plugs a cnain apart. It did not matter where the water was taken from, Lavaud street only being mentioned because he thought the Lavand street main the largest).

The report was then adopted. FINANCE BBPORT.

Receipte since last meeting—Rates £14 17s Bd, Doge £2155, Soavengering £5 Hβ Id. total £23 3s 9d.

Cash at Bank of N.Z., Waterworks Acoount £328 19a 3d : Debit to Bank of N.Z, General Aocount £7 Iβ ; total £321 18s 3d.

Accounts to be presented—General Aocount: Mayor's allowanoe £6 Hβ 3d, Clerk £10 8e 4d, Foreman £5, W. Johnson £3 Ba, James Glynan 11b, James Brown £313 a, W. Wright £2 10a, J. Duxbury £1 Iβ 6d, J. Hammond £1, **• Mitchell 15e, J. Lyons 19s, Jamea Bell £618*91, L. J. Vangioni £1 8b 6.1, Prttv Cash (Clerk) £1 10e, T. E. Taylor fc Co. 2a, Audit Fee £3, W. Jesson £2, total £50 16s 4d.

The accounts as rvad were paeael for payment, The report was than adopted. OLD WHABF PILES. Cγ Newton eaid he had spoken to Mr Brown, the man in charge of the traction engine that worked the crusher, regarding making use of it to draw the piles of the old wharf. Mr Brown considered it might be done if a proper wire rope were procured, and instanced success in similar cases.

Cr Leebe thought a trial should be made, and the Councillors generally concurred, and after discussion, it was lesolved—That the matter of arranging with Mr Brown, the man in charge of the traction engine, for a trial to remove piles of old wharf, be left; in the hands of the Chairman of the Wharves Committee. INSECURITY OF WHARF BHKD. Cr Taylor called attention to the wretched lock on the door of the wharf ahed. It was simply a common shilling look, and anyone could procure a kny for it. There was often valuable cargo in the shed, and there should be some security for such cargo. Steamers arrived at all hours of the d»y and night, and anyone could go in and out of the shed, and every opportunity was offered to the dishonest. He thought a Chubb's lock should be procured with keys for the two shipping agoute and the wharfinger. He moved—That a Chubb'e lock be procured with three keys.

Seconded by Cr Henning, who, however, did not believe in more than one key being issued, as then, if anything valuable disappeared, someone would have to pay for it. Now that practically all people had keje and anyone could go and help themselves, no one was responsible. When be was wharfinger he never allowed the keys to be distributed oarelesely. After further discussion, the resolution was carried, and on the motion of Cr Newton it was resolved—That two of the keys be kept in the custody of the Town CJlerk, and one be handed to the wharfinger. The Council then rose,