Cromwell Borough Council.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2287, 4 March 1912, Page 5

Cromwell Borough Council.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Thursday, 2‘Jth February. Present: —The Mayor (Mr E. Murrell), Crs Jolly, Stumbles, Murray, Betts, Sunders, and Ritchie. Cr Young tendered an apology for his absence. Minutes of lust meeting wore confirmed. Correspondence. Outward correspondence consisted of a letter to Messrs W. He id and Sons, complaining of their teams being allowed to wander in the streets. Inward correspondence was read and dealt with as follows :

Messrs Reid and Sons wrote regretting that the council had. reason to complain of their teams being allowed to wander in the borough. They realised what a nuisance this was to ratepayers, and had issued instructions to the drivers to keep all horses confined to (ho paddock, and hoped there would not be any trouble in future.—Received. From Cromwell and Bannockburn Collieries Company, signifying their intention of objecting to the valuation on the company’s property in Cromwell, and suggesting a compromise.—The valuator explained the valuation, which the council approved. From Thomas Mackenzie, enclosing statement of rabbits destroyed on the Borough endowment. A. Poison. Victoria Bridge, wrote offering to rabbit the endowment at a fee of 12s (i.l per hundred, for which lie would properly dress tin; skins and hand same over to the council. A short discussion ensued on the question of rabbittiag the endowment. Several councillors commented on the fact that while the Borough was endeavoring 'to cope with the pest nothing was bedng done on the surrounding country, which was swarming with rabbits, and by the inroads of these no diminution was noticeable on the borough land. The council was in favor of continuing the work provided the adjoining land was treated simultaneously. It was finally ageeed that Or Jolly interview the Inspector on the occasion of his next visit to Cromwell. RIiI’OKTS. Cr Ritchie (chairman of the water committee) reported that in connection with the matter of water courses round the tennis courts the committee had inspected the ground, and the best way of rectifying matters would be to ask the tennis club to lay down a pipe from the main leading to the bawling green to the place where there was difficulty in running the water, and this would do away with the necessity of running the water near the courts. He had conferred with the secretary of the club who was of opinion the club would fall in with the suggestion on condition that the council planted some trees on the south side of the courts. He (Cr Ritchie) believed the council would be justified iu planting the trees as requested. In connection pith the plan of the water service, Cr Ritchie reported that owing to the absence of CT Scott nothing had been done beyond interviewing Mr Tidey on the matter. Mr Tidey was prepared to undertake the work, and p;as satisfied he could locate every tapping, but would require an assistant. The work would be proceeded with as soon as a full meeting of the water committee was held. Cr Ritchie [also stated (hat the leak in the pipe-line on the Lowbnrn-Kawa-rau Gorge road had been repaired and the pipe-line was now in splendid order. Cr Betts corroborated the report on the pipe line, and reported that the netting protection Had been placed over the penstock. The water committee’s recommendations were approved, and Cr Ritchie was empowered to arrange with the tennis club on the lines indicated. The bank book showed a debit balance of £31(5. Accounts amounting to £22 fis were passed for payment. C - Murray’s motion, of which notice had been given at a previous meeting, that meetings of the council be held at 7.20 p m in future, was carried. Replying to a question by Cr Murray, the Mayor stated that the council could not derive any revenue from an auctioneer from other towns selling within the borough. Cr Sanders said it was a pi(y something could not be arranged to have a resident auctioneer, as the p-csent state of affairs was very inconvenient for residents. Cr Betts applied, on behalf of the foreman of works at the school residence, for permission to open a ditch across Ballina street to the river bank for the purpose of laying a drain. The council was agreeable to the work being carried out under direction from the council, and Cr Jolly was empowered to interview lire applicant with power to act. The customary vole to the chair closed the meeting.