AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LV, Issue 5688, 3 June 1932, Page 4

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of th'ite Council' was held ( hi Wednesdlay- evening: Present Cr. i F. Davits, Deputy Mayor, in> the chair, s indi Councillors 1 Hoffman, Bruce, T. i H. Mlorcom, Williams, Aldtidge and ] W. Pool. LUAfVIE/ OIF AiBIStBNIOE. 'Leave of aibsemce was granted 1 to < the IMayor and' Or. T. MlclCaugban. < GIOIDDiEiN: WEIDOINiG. The Chairman said that the Council could not: tet the oiacasio-n pass without congratulating Cr. WMHliams and Mrs Williams upon celebrating their golden wedding. They knew Cr. William's h'aidi taken a. great deal oif interest in afliL local 'body work and Mrs Williams bad worked during the war for <aill patriotic purposes and since then for many other good causes He felt the Council could) not let the oocaisionr pass without joining others in wilshinig Cr. and Mn& Wililiams long life, healDth and bappinesis m all, joined in 'the good wishes. Cr. Williams thanked thie Chairman for his remarks. A lot of good things bad l been said 1 ajbouit him tihe last feiw days and l 'he d'i'cD not feel he was worthy of them. He had tried to dio Ms 'best to pulb'lilc matters and he -would continue tio do. so. He referred to the remark that. Mrs Wff.liams had done a great deal oif puibl'rc work. Mrs Williams had always taJken* ,the keenest interss<t in the work for the orphanages. She always' had the greatest sympathy with orphans and the work of helping them was a. pleasure to her.. TREE BLIAJNiTINiG. The Chairman reported that Cr. Mo'rdom and himseftf bad attended the Girl Guides' planting ceremony at the 'Old French Cemetery. SffiNIKBONIG 'FUNDS. A rem'Jt was received from the Blenheilm Borough Council suggesting the postponement olf sinking fundis on loans .for twoi yeans to, assist, ratepayers. All other expenditure bad ibeen cut dloiwri and the 1 unemployment was causing imore expenditure to the Boroughs in, the way of supervM'on. The Clerk said' it woulld not. affect the Borough very'mulch. C'r. Bruce said it opened up this question as the postponement mighit affect the interest on some loans ad l versely. The Clerk said that £198 was paid in sinking fundis of which the Banks Peninsula iPo.wer Board fou'nd £82. Cr. Ald'ridlge said that he would fliike to see the latter held over tilU Ithey were conversant with the con' tents of the letter. He moved to thai effect. The Chairman: explained tlbait th,< idea was to suspend! the sinking funic payments for (two years. j The Clerk said! i,t would mean i saving of a,bout £120. Cr. Hoffman said he thought thai itbe Council sbotfld: 'Continue the pay merit of sinking fundis. Cr. Williams seconded Cr AMlirdige' motion, t'o holld over the letter,, whic] was carried. OLiOISHIN'G EiElliW'YiN' STREET. ■ The Canterbury Education Boar wrote that the Board was ready t meet the expenses of closing Selwy: Street and aisked! the Council to pu the matter /through. It was res'oilivedl t'o put the work i hand ait once. TIRIAJNSIFER. Messrs (Me lares, Williams and Ho] mes applied' tflor a transfer of fen "-1- 'n Mrs H. BHinny (to- F. G. Kingsto and the > transfer was a pproved. PIOOTINIG BOX. The Posttaaster, Afkaroav wrote ths further widening of the posting bo near the New Wharf .could' not. h carried out and that the present bo ■was targe enough fbr alii requirement In the circumstances the applli'catio co.uiM noit be granted. The tetter we received. WiOIRIKIS CIOIMMIITTEE. ■ Cr. Bruce rniotved the adbptliioin ( j the foreman's report. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Hacking Coug

Forem'airi's Report. "The work done sftice l'asfe meeting consists chiefly of working with the cruisher at,yard 1 where 162 yards of metal were crushed' and also 215 yards of screenings, total 377 yardß. [Have cut back bank at Borough enj trance, fitted) cover o.n culvert in Selwyn Street, ,andi attended! to footlpatli Carted shingDe on tor Beach, Road, alsc [screenings on Smith Street. Have 'screened maitexM for top dressing footpaths. and! attended' to all general work." Seconded by Cr. Alldridge and car' ried. RIE9HR)V;EIS QOiMMIEIIBBB. Cr. 'Mordom, (chairman, of the Resi erves .Comiriitlteey moved t'he adoptioi of the gardener's report;:— Gardener'® Repont. "I have to. report that the planting of beds and! borders 'on 'the Memom 1 Ground has .been completed. Tree and ptomtls at nursery have all. beei wrenched, or in. other words, cut bad The French Cemetery has had a gen eral clean up and hoPJeis made for tree which have been planted. Attention has been given to all ©maJllli plants ii greenhouse". Good progress has beei l made with the bank .under Mr I Kearney's house. The Hospital g»ard !en and all general routine work h'a. had attention.. I have received 1 gum from Mr Bradlleiy/' I Seconded by Cr. Fool and carried. ! . IHOUIDAY. ! iCr. Mlorcom moved the gardener fc ' granted bis annual holiday., seconde l ; y Cr. Williams and carried. I •; . JUKIANCE REFOIRT. ■ , Arn'ownits- received since las't meet , in £ :_ " ' „ „ | Rates £4 0 0 Rent's 3 IS 10 Licenses 9 6 0 Sundries 22 '5 9 £S9 7 7 Bank Account: Bank of N.Z. Dr £532.1'4 Cash in. hand 23 1 Total debit £509 12 Accounts amounting to £71 2s wer passed for payment'. EINTIRIA'NIOE! TO BICXRIOOGH. Cr. Williams said that the Akaro Couimty lOouncil. asiked! him "to. hav put in band the Work elf extendin the footpath and carrying out th woirk promised. The Chairman said that he did nc know about, th'i's proposal. He su'£ gested leaving the matter over til the Mayor came bacik as he kne 1 what arrangements had been made. Cr. Aldrlidge said that if the vei andaih was on the fi>otipath the mat'l : er should' be gone 1 into. The Chairman said that the matt* should' be put off till the Mayor's ri 1 turn as he was conversant with tl: matter. ' C'r. AlMrid'ge moved that in the al sence of the (Mayor, the matter 1 held 'ever till, next meeting; second* 1 by Cr Bruice and! Carried. 1 ' E9TBIIAITES. The 'Chairman, suggested that tl [ Council meet, am Wednesday, 8 Jun , to consider the estimates and: thepri ! pcis'a; 1 ' was 'adopted. ■ , MEIETMNGIS. . iCr. WiMliamis said that a numbi of 'Councils were adapting month' meeitiinigis. He thought 'the Counc should a'dapt the suggestion. TO Akaroa 'County Council!!, which had | wai?e MHI three times as- large as tl | Borough's met only once a mont. They should faflflj in and have meet Jugs omce 'a month. Four Counci' ha d adopted the suggestiion. >Cr. Aldri'dge moved that the mee . 1 iragiS' be hell'd onlce a month, provide , | the wages .were paid each fortaigh tout' the motion was altered to a no ! ' ice o,f motion to be constidlered! i j netft meeting. | Everything is spotileissly clean i : Oh'apman's neiw <s't,ore. Have yc strolled round i : n Chapman's ner store andi notfiiced that goods ai marked in, plain figures for all to se