Cromwell Borough Council

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2647, 10 November 1919, Page 5

Cromwell Borough Council

Thun: wji.s a full at!cmlaiic*<; at the ordinary meeting of the above, hold on Thursday - viz , the Mayor (Mr A. M. lirodi iek), Crs Wishart, .Sanders, Jolly, Vareoe, Orr, Brown, Jones, and Campbell. Minutes of last meeting were confirmed.

The Public ’Wilks Department wrote intimating lint the vote of .CIUO, (Tomwu!Miowburn road, had been paid to credit of the council.— Received. An application from Todd Pro:, to store benzine was granted. Uki’ojits. (Jr Wishart (Water Committee), imported that (lie -Mount Pis i supply had been oil! for a day owing to a break in the race, but this was repaired.- Keen vci 1.

(Jr Jolly (Works Committee), reported I hat the horse paddocks had been put in order and were ready fur possession by the tenants. The fences were in good order and the trough erected 11-i thought some agreement should be drawn up to ensure that the lessees would keep the fences in,order. He'bud not boon able to get t lie gutters at the school residence repaired for the vote available and the work was held up. The barriers had been completed, but so far the Public Works engineer had nob inspected and reported on .same, and until this was done the - vote would not be paid.— Received. After a short discussion it was agreed that an additional vote bo made for the work on the gutters north and south of the school residence. It was decided that tenants for the horse paddocks should make formal application to the council for a lease, rent payable in advance. (Jr Wishart asked what the position was in regard to the proposed exchange of races, wit li the Cromwell Development Cmipiny. The caretaker had informed him that the borough race rcipiired cleaning. The reply was that nothing further had been done regarding the exchange, and the chairman was authorised to get the race attended to as soon as labor was available.

C’r Jolly made a suggestion for the consideration of (he Council, that a section in the centre of Sligo street, from the Alhemeiim Hall, up the hill, should lie fenced oil’ from traliie and planted with shrubs, etc This would beautify an otherwise unsightly street, and be a big improvement to the town. It was not an urgent matter, but the council might consider this ind other similar proposals. Other councillors favored the idea, and it was agreed to keep the matter in view.

The bank - bools showed a debit balance of X-< S ’J (is ml, with temporary loans .toot) ; act mil debit .£(!•>•'! (is od. Accounts amounting lo Ao '2 os od were passed lor payment.

CV Jolly ashed why 11 n■ <-.i»t; 11 • il hid nut made ;u r.mgeinent:; to make I hi; proposed .section available for the budding of ;i new library. luyislalion was necessary and it was a mistake to allow the mailer io he passed over. Vhe Mayors reply was I hat the Athenaeum Committee had not done ihcir. parr. The council held a meeting of ratepayers and passed the necessary re-olulion, hut nothing had hcen done by ihe Athemeum Committee. It was left too late to get anything done. The council was not to blame. Cr ’\Vi.sharl said the Alhomeimi Committee called a meeting of subscribers, hut only two outside the committee attended, and it was then decided to get the signatures of subset ihcr-s,

Cl Jolly s.Jd lie had spoken to the chairman, and the committee blamed the council. The mat ter was being held up, and it was of vital impoitanee. Both bodies should bestir themselves, as both bad been dilatory.

The Mayor insisted that the council had not been dilatory, 'idle council pissed the neccssaiy resolution and waited for the Alhemeum Committee to get similar authority, as they could not approach iVu bament v ii limit it.

On a motio i being moved tbit the Mayor's explanation be approved, Cr Jolly said he was satisfied, a.id wou’d now bring ihp question to; waul a! next meeting of liic Athemenin Committee. Before he came to the meeting he was given to understand the council was to bhiJvp.’.

(iii (Jr (dan.lute ion IL was decided to hold meetings at y p in., until further no-ire.

Jn >ly to a «|no^lic.ir, the clerk .■slated that the owners of sin ej» had not paid the demands made for Jock recently mustered i-’. Inc oorougli. It was un-iniuiOti.sly resolved that (lie matter he placed in the borough solicitors hands to act. The meeting closed v,;Uh the usual vote to the chair.