AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2851, 26 February 1904, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of this Counoil was held on Wednesday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor and Crs. Cheoklev, Newton, Chappell, Henning, Vangioni, Munro, and Ir-gram. Li aye of absence was granted to Cr Lelievre. MINUTIS. The minutes of the last ordinary and speoial meetings were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Outward correspondence was read and approved. Inward correspondence was read—

From Government " Gazette," appointing days and means for destroying injurious birds. No more poisoning is to be done ia boroughs. The purchases of eggs, nests and birds are to b9 instituted and the nuisance oon tended with in that way.

From Messrp J. Wilson k Co., Lime and hydraulic manufacturers, enclosing a circular.

From Mr G. C; Clarke, enolosing account for planting trees in the Ashburton Re* sirve. FINANCE REPORT. Recipts since last meeting.—Scavengering j6l 10s lid, dog tax 10s, water service £4, grass seed sa, total £6 5-1 Ud. Cr. at Bank New Zealand, drain, g. loan account £90 17s 6d.

Dr. to Bank of New Zealand, general ac count £253 7s 2d.

Accounts to be presented—Mayor £6 lis 3d, Town Clerk £10 8s 4d, foreman £5. VMagee £3 19*, James Bell £4 12s. G. Wibbs £1 6s 6d, Ferguason & Mitchell £3 84 6J, Wise's Post Offioe Directory £1 Is, J. F. ■staples 15s, G. C. Clark £2 3s 6d, insurance 9_ total £39 14s Id. The accounts as reAd were passed for payment. ORDINARY BUSINESS. Cr Henning said he understood the septic tanks were to be placed near the Fire Brigade Station. He thought it inadvisable to have them there. The strip of land behind the Library was very suitable—muoh more so thin the place mentioned. He moved— That a committee be empowered to enquire into the matter, and that the septic tanks be placed elsewhere than on the Borough Reserve. Cr Munro seconded the motion pro forma. He did not sympathise with the motion as no money was set aside for acquiring ground

for the site of the Beptio tanks. His Worship said that it wa true the septic tanks were washed out almost annually ; but there was nothing offensive about}

_ea, and they could just as well be placed a the Borough Raserve. Cr Newton said he understood these tanks rere better the longor they were worked; Cr Ingram thought they Bhould find out afore passing the motion whether the ounoil could afford fhc money to acquire round for a new site. He thought the atter ought to be decided at once, as the lonetthe septio tank drainage sjstem was i wHping order the better. CrUheokley said it was a matter for the ngineer to decidp, ss he must fix the tanks the jfface which suited his levels best. His Worship Baid the matter of selecting le site for the tankt was not delaying the ngineer. Cr Henning said he had asked Mr Wilkins bout the Bite behind the Library, and he kid it suited better than tho Borough Reirve. The motiot. was put and lost. m STBEKT LIGHTING. Cr Incram aßked why there had beeu no ghts lit during the last two nights. The own had Letn very d*ik, and street lamps ceded both nigh's. Some vnitnrs had comlaioed that they couli no', find their board up houses. Cr Herning said he sopcrvited the light ng of the Be rough, As a matter nf fact the ky had clouded very much after sunset on ioih nights. His object in preventing the amps being lit was to .aye the Council as nuoh as possible. He thought kerosene nieht. ft tot by contact. Or Ingtan moved—That it be an irßtrucion lo thf sup-*. vWna officer that the stro«- t imp* be lit eich nipht except _> nights b" ore f»lfrmonn and 1 night aft >r . Cr Munro in srcuidi-g. »»><* ,ie sympath* Bed with tbe motion I* *»*«9 fi-he economy ohave thp town unlit be hop of a little terrene. Vi j-i ors wrre complvning of the of Ih« streets. Cr Pennir.g asked if those w. re th D nigh's neniinred ; n the old entrant He paid icmclTm • tie town had bren lit nn a bril'i _r.t moo ilighr. night, and a great deal of cerosene had been wasted. Cr Newton sud he was in the town on Tuesday evening. He did nni notce that :he lamp* were unlit. It was not at all latk. He certairly would oppose the notion. Bis Worship Baid that the matter should te left in Courcillnr Henning'.* hands as .efore, but C u< cillor Fining might be isked tftbp a little more stringent in having the town lit. Fe thought the present arrangement answered well. Cr Chnprellsa'd there seemed to be no iced for lampß on that particuhr Light. Cr N*wton said be wonld iike to point out that in tbe winter the man's time hours) ■pent in lighting the Btreets was taken up in Borough work, and bo it was a double economy not to have the lamps lit unnecesianly. Cr Vangioni thought the lamps were lit !juite often enough. The motion was then put and lost. TRUCK FOR THH NKW WHARF. Cr Vangioni asked if anything had been done about procuring trucks for the wharf. Or Newton said he understood that the Town Clerk had procured one. However, he had since found out that the one he had seen belonged to Mr Vangioni. Or Henning aßked what Bizsd truok was to be procured." He did not think a too large one fhould be obtained. He advised that the To#n Clerk consult the carters and get their opinion as to a suitable Bize. The matter was left in the Clerk's bands to arrange. FIBF BELL CLAPPER. Or Ingram informed the Council that the Fire Brigade Intended trying the newotap* per of the hell on Wednesday next at 7 30 p.m. The Council then adjourned.