Kaitangata

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3101, 22 September 1899, Page 5

Kaitangata

' T_he^ usual /monthly 'meeting of the Borough Coudcil'was hehf in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening.,,.^ the l&mfffl _^*a*kttle : indisposed, and, not equal to' _Kjk;ppCMion of attending the Council, SB^eliiinotion of.. Cr Poole it was agreed tiiafcaCr- Carson: occupy the chair. Present- Grs Carson.-Poole, CornishyCaird, Dfrf_*i*to*M>o«srley. ! '; ; .;.•■•*'■• '■■.; AA' "^ After the neiwly'ele'cted councillors had signed, )th|> the r .Gounoil proeeeded^the.ordinary bueineso. •-•■> ••-. The minutes of ithe previous meeting- were read andioonfirmed. ' r-.-x <-■ -• : -■--' • •■■'''■"" A oinflrtir was • read from' the Charitable Aid Board requesting ' , information. '*, As j ! to some of ,tfe^^**tnoT are' in.xejceipt.'_6_i'c__-i---table aid;~_*W Clerk stated that the ncao-»ai*j*sinforroatiqnr_iad?.been forwarded. On the:motioni of ■'Cr Caird, ' seconded by Cr M'CteWey. if was agreed that the action of the clerk wapp'royed of. 7' "AxJA Tetter was read from; Mr E. .Earquhar, Stirling^ requesting the Cburieii t8 £ forward £2 flood money.rr-on ., .the- motion ; of „Cr M'Corley it was 'agreed that the money be forwarded. ■ ' -•■'■ ' ' 7: :""'"'' ' v> A letter' was read from the New ' Zealand Railway's District Secretary offering Council 40 tWueg^m .piles '^delivered at Stirling on trucks at 15a each, piles. unshod. . *-Gr_\Gornis.h re*narl*_3d that he- would rather see the river bank protected by stone, as stone had- proved very effectual on Hindi*. -fr&k/ — .-'-;•.-•- -^ X ■••.■-*'--- Cr M'Corley - said -undoubtedly stone would prove more effectual, and the better of theftwofj but where;were they going! to get thefstonefrom, " ; , ; ">The Clerk stated that he recently had a conversation with Cap. Butler, of the steamer M_tau, and 1 asked him what would- be the ; cost of stone suitable for river bank prdt.e- ; tion/ 'lie replied about 4s 6d or Ss per yard, '.'The Clerk . pointed "out" |that .Mr. Duncaq liad "been employed on ' the rivbr baulk protection works during last summer, and was, of the, opinion that the work done in- conneotion with river bankwonkh prove inadequate. However, hr '(thfc-'* r olerk) would not venture an opinion as to which of the two would Srove the more successful, stone or piles* !r M*Gbrley said "I am ceirtainly in favor ot stone, but the work has been delayed too long atready, therefore, I shall move that we acbept the offer, and procure the 40 bluegum piles." . ,Qr .Caird seconded the motion.. Cr Cornish moved as an amendment—That stone, be utilised in the riverbank protection works. Seconded by Cr Poole; 1 --On- the motion and amendment beings" put to the Council, the motion waß carried. The 'clerk reported, as requested by Council, on the condition of Mr Christie _ backyard.. He informed the Council that the .complaint made to the Council by Mrs W. Ti Smith that an offensive smell.was *. arising therefrom- was -incorrect, as he had found the same in a clean and tidy con-dition-r-quite- free , from -any offensive, smell. The- Finance Committee reported : W. Bradly, £1 15s ; day labor, £7 4s ; Burleigh, street lighang, £b 13s 4d; W. Hewitt, £6 13s 4d ; tax collector, £1 10s 9d ; BB.TJ.E Hbrald, printing, £8 : D. Stewart, legal expenses, 13s 4d ; Charitable Aid Board,.£39a 8d ; Hospital Board, £1 14s 7d ; H.S.iHitehon, £2 ; : D. Stewart, legal expenses, £2 3s ; George Matthews, shrubs for Domain, £3, 4s jW. Carson, £2 10s. The'an_u_r meeting of the New Zealand Coliieriei;- Railway and Oil Company's Employees' Benefit Society lapsed, there not being the required two-thirds present. It was jnoved and agreed to that the meeting be postponed to Saturday evening.