TAURANGA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 5089, 7 August 1907, Page 4

TAURANGA BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING

The ordinary monthly meeting of b< the Tauranga Borough Council was — held in the Council Chambers, Wil- b low Street, on Monday evening. Pro- j 1 * sent : His Worship the Mayor (Rev. si Canon Jordan) in the chair, Councillors J. Bull. A- P. Tunks, E. S Wrigley. J- A. Jordan, J. C. J Adams, H. Southey, T. Stuart, J. t , Dale and G.-W. Brown. a —Inward Correspondence.— « From Mr John A. Clark, secretary g to the Tauranga Cemetery Trustees, « forwarding resolution passed at tne last meeting ol tfce Trustees, drawing the Council's attention to the x neglected state of the approaches to the cemetery, and asking to have c them put in thorough order at the vi earliest possible moment. It was decided— That the cemetery, t trustees toe informed that the Bor- t ough Council has agreed- tbat wh*m the County Council moves in the c matter- the Borough will co-operate. "* From Wednesday Half Holiday Association, forwarding resolutions car- « rred at "a meeting bearing on the hall holiday question .—Received. c From Messrs. Wilson and Horton, ( re copies of Impounding Act. — Re- < ceived. :1 FrornMr Arthur J. Walker, con- | gulling 1 electrical engineer, Auckland, stating that he is prepared to report and draw up specifications and ; plans of any description for electrical .work.— Received. __,- From Mr G. Arnold Ward, hon. custodian of the municipal flags, that he is desirous of resigning the care of the same. Owing to his fre- . quent absences from town and pressuro of work, "he is unable to devote the necessary time to the hoisting of the bunting on occasions when it is customary to do so, and would be obliged if the Council would appoint someone to take ever the property from him. Mr Ward also submitted a schedule of the flags, etc. Cr. Dale moved— Tnat Mr Ward be ' asked to forward the flags tc the •\ Town Clerk's office, and that the . matter of appointing a successor to I Mr Ward be deferred for the prel sent;— Seconded by Cr. Adams and carried. J Cr. Southey moved— That a hearty i vote of thanks be accorded to Mr : i Ward for the services- which he had rendered as honorary custodian of 3 the municipal flags.— Seconded by , l ' Cr. Tunks and carried unanimously. j — Reports. — The Sanitary •Committee reported - as follows :— That the Council . request owners or occupiers of Commercial and Masonic H-otels to construct their respective drains down . to deep water. 'J hat the owners of Jot - 200, Grey Street, bo compelled r to fill in or construct drains so that j the stagnant water is thereby rek moved. That a urinal bo constructed wherever the Council may approve. 3 The report was considered clause r by clause, and then adopted as a whole, the Council deciding that the r site for the urinal shall be on the s Town Wharf. 0 - A report from^ the Streets Comnute tee was -not' forthcoming-, as itT appeared that the' members of same had not met together during tho n month. H Cr. Bull said he had attended . on a the meeting days at the Council Chambers, and the Mayor said he , c liad also attended en one of. the y days. d — Payments. — t- The following accounts were pass"- ■ ed for payment :— G. V. Stewart £3 17s 6d, New Zealand Insurance Co. «. £5 3s 4d, A. E. Hammond 12s 4d, Municipal Association £2 2s, E. - Dames 10s, Davies Bros. 4s, South d British Insurance Co. £1 lGs, J 1- Faulkner 10s, E. E. Hammond £1 J 9s Gd, T. E. Wayte 4s 3d, It. Bad. 1 ger 9s, Northern Steamship Co. Is r G. A. Ward £6 16s Gd. c Cr. Bull said he was under the - impression that the foreman's wages - had not yet been raised to 8s per f day, although the Council had exs pressed such a desire some time ago. Cr. Stuart -moved— That the fore- - man's wages be at the rate of 8s per day, wet and dry, from June 1 f last.— Seconded by Cr. Bull and car- ) rietl. | — Oidinary Business.— ■ Tenders for ne-roofing, re-blocking . and repairs to the Public Library ' were opened as follows :— J. Munro £52, J. Conway £51, C. Wood £47 W. Allely £4(5 19s, J. B. Chappell £39 10s. Cr. Adams moved— That Mr J. B. Chappell 's tender be accepted. — Seconded by Cr. Dale and carried. The usual resolution bearing. on | the striking ef rates for thfc current j year was passed. I Cr. Bull asked whether the assist- ! ant surfaceman was to be employed evury day or as a casual hand. The Mayor said that his ophviqn was that the assistant surfaceman was to to employed on every day on which it was possible for him to work. Cr>«Stuart said he did not hold this opinion. — Notices of Moiien. — Th% following notices of motion vvere" d<>alt with : — Cr. 'Wri-giJey moved— That Cameron Road be drained between Robert St. II and Mr A. Davoren's residence. In speaking to the motion Cr. Wrigley said the -water lodged on the portion of the road referred to, and it was no use attempting to carry out improvements until the water was taken off it. . The motion was seconded toy Cr. Dale. I [ Crs. Stuart, Brown and Tunks j said they would like to see laid be- j fore the Council an estimate of the ' cost ef the worK. j Cr. Southey moved an amendment — That the matter he referred to the Streets Committee to report upon. — Seconded by Cr. Brown. Cr. Stuart said he did not think was a matter Of draining the roaxS, &ut o! raising it mstea-J. Cr. IHill said he thought Cr. Stuart was right, that the road should be raised. To drain would be a costly matter, anil raising would a! SO; cost a good deal. Cr. Sou they 's auic»dnii'nt was put and carried. Cr. Bull moved — That all resolutions referring to horses and cattle depastuiing. on Borough streets prioi te Septetirbt'r, 1906, be rescinded. The Mayor ruled the mctioii out of order, stating that there was ho provision in- 'The Municij>al Corporations Act cf 1900' for revoking a resolution until . the Council had passed a ix'solution or inaJe a byelaw to tnat effect. Cr^ Bull said he objected strongly to the chairman's ruling, and tho

Mayor replied that Cr. Bull could protest against the ruling if 'he so

desired

Cr. isouthey moved — That in consideration of certain monies accruing from taxing hcrsos and cattle grazing in the Borough — that can hardly be looked upon as legitimate revenue — tho Council •■consider the athisability of establishing a windmill system on the site of the present Jubilee pump or wherever it may be considered feasible. In speaking to his motion Cr. Southcy said: tlvc owners who paid taxes to run their horses or cattle should toe ■ provided with water for. their stock. In a dry summer the absence of a good supply of water was keenly felt. If the. Council agreed to consider the matter ha would move another resolution m connection with it. The motion was seconded by wDale pro forma. ■ « Cr. Wriffley said he tftought the cost of keeping* the windmill in order would be considerable. f Cr. Adams said he did not like the clause in the resolution referring to 'legitimate" revenue. Cr. Brown said a man would be constantly required to look after the windmill if it were erected. The motion was put and negatived. cd. , Cr. Southey moved— That no work, except especially authorised by the Council as a whole, be undertaken on bye-roads or footpaths until the main roads arc put in a proper state of repair. Cr. Southey^said he j was constrained to move the resolution owing to the bad slate of the main streets. He objected to the bye-roads and footpaths being dealt with when the main roads were in their present condition. Cr. Wrigley secemdedrtho motion. Cr. Brown said that the work done on the bye-roads bad been authorised by the Council.

The motion was put and lost

—Deputation.—

Messrs F. H. Hammond and («. V. Stewart waited as a deputation on the Council from the Town Band. Mr Hammond acted as spokesman

ami said that the members of

the

band had -decided to keep the organisation going and had elected Mr C. E. Kidley as bandmaster. This concluded the business.

Elderly peoplo suffer much from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbajo. KJtEUMO quickly euros by driving out the excess uric acid from th 3 blood. All stores and chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d. You just try it. 12