KAITANGATA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 50, 3 December 1909, Page 5

KAITANGATA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ihe monthly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening Present-Tho Muvor (Mr F T /ooei, Crs;• Hunter, Carson. Coulter! Aitcluson, Wilson, McVie, Espie Jackson and Ilislop. Correspondence. T. _ Cunningham, contractor of cTavel pit, asked to be relieved of hi-Ahu-ics instead .of giving a month's not-ice-Granted and tenders called for and dealt with within one week. Ihe Government Valuation Uept. wrote that a voucher . for £Bl 1/11 subsidy on rates had been placed to credit of Borough Fund.-Received. Mr Carson, senr. wrote that he had sohl septum 5. block 11 .--Received. I.tie cork Bruce Countv Council wrote that Mr Driver had been appointed to represent Countv Council haitangata and Milton Boroughs on the Hospital Board.-Received. The Hospital Saturday Association wrote asking the Council to organise the work of collecting in the district, —Received.

t The inspector reported on the various works for the month.--Received. D. Stewart anil Son wrote with respect to drain in Berry St." that it is the council's duty to' prevent the water undermining the land of a private owner, and the council must keep the drain in repair to prevent damage being done.—Received. A good deal of correspondence was read in connection with the Kaitangata Drainage Bill which is being presented 1 to parliament.—Mr llanan. M. P.. will introduce the Bill on behalf »f the borough, and if necessary Mr D. Stewart will proceed to Wellington to give evidence. t . Accounts.

The following accounts wore passed for payment :—F. Field, £1 5/; (i Muidlcmass .£3 3/; T. Wilson, C-> IV/fi ; IT. S. ITitcbon. '/! I*/ ■ A Tint], £1 17/fi; R. Carr. £5 '.)/(', ;' T. Cunningham.. £3 2/: .]. Ilisiop, £| 11/: W. Bnullev (dayman). £,') 12/ ■ 1). P. Clements (salary) £9 12/. (office expenses), 11/(i ; ft. Carson. K/ ; Hospital Board. £1 51 : Charitable Aid, f|3 9/5 : Consumptive Sanatorium and Fever Hospital, £lO 15/2 ; Domain a/c—Kaitangata :Cricket Club, 8/. Heneral. Or. Jackson drew attention to tho en trance to Victoria Park and suggested that pipes be put in and the entrance graded.—lnspector to carry out work.

Applications for the use of the recreation ground on Boxing Day were : received from the Church of England l and the Presbyterian Church.—Granted. TT. Bonnel. see. of the Kaitangata 'Athletic Club, asked thet grass on the Recreation Ground be cut before Christmas Pay, also a privy be erected on the ground.—Referred to Works Committee, with power to act. f 'r. Aitchison was appointed, along with the mayor, to sign Mrs McKcnzie's lease. Mayor's Health. 'Before closing the meeting the mayor stated that owing to illhealth he had. 1 been ordered by his medical adviser' to have a complete rest. He therefore asked the council to grant him leave of absence till his health improved. Several councillors expressed regret at the mayor's indisposition and hoped he would swm be restored to health. Cr. Wilson moved that leave of absence be grained and that Cr. Oarson be appointed de|>ut"-»-Mv,,i- 'Curried.) r ]uo mayor then retired and Cr. Carson took the chair and thanked the councillors for the honour and hoped lhey would work in harmony. Tt was decided to hold the next meeting on -January sth. HH0 1 . The finance committee received power to pass accounts.