Cromwell Borough Council.

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2649, 24 November 1919, Page 5

Cromwell Borough Council.

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Thursday. Present : The Mayor (Mr A. M. Brodrick), Crs Sanders, Jolly, Wisharf, and Campbell. Minutes of last meeting were confirmed.

Inward correspondence was dealt with as follows :- From tlie Vincent Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, notifying that quarterly contribution of £2o lGs 3d was now due. Payment, authorised. Mr G. Lyons applied for a renewal of his billiard-room license. —Granted. Kkpokts. C'r Jolly (Works Committee), reported in connection with the grant for s.uid wcrk, lint the engineer would make an inspection this week, and Ihe vote would then be available. He hail.not yet boon able to get the necessary work done on the street near the school residence. The horse paddocks were tixed up, and four tenants had taken a .section each. Several ea'riers had pointed out to Mm the necessity of placing sumo gravel on the original road west, of the town at a point where this intersects the new road, and he thought this should l»e done to protect the new road. Cr Jolly also mentioned that, a considerable amount of rubbish was being deposited on the bank- of the Kawarau near the town, and he thought the parties responsible should be written tt\ —Received. The necessary - work on the ro id west of the town was authorised. The cleric was instructed to write to the parties responsible for depo-jit- \\\« rubbish o . Iho river bank, re-

questing them to remove .same. The bank' book showed a debit balance of £260 11 -•*, with temporary loans -£.">oo ; actual debit jEGot) 1 Is. Accounts amounting to £ld 17s <i 1 were passed for payment. The borough solicitor reported lo Ihe council that one of the o vuers of the sheep recently mustered in the town had called on him in regard to the trouble. He said he had not been given sullicient notice and had always endeavoured to keep his sheep out of the town. lie was willing to pay his share of the expense the council had been put to—approximately. ten shillings.

O 'Sanders said sheep were d.tily 'vandering in the back portion of the town and causing considerable annoyance to ratepayers. Lt was resolved that the council could no see its way to accept the offer made, the borough solicitor to make another claim for the amount fixed, £2 10s. The Mayor mentioned a matter biought under his notice regarding the train service from Dunecliu to Cromwell. At a recent meeting of the Duncdin Chamber of Commerce Mr. 11. C. Campbell drew attention to the poor class of accommodation provided for passengers on the Otago Central line, lie thought this line should be classified ;.s a. main line. It was resolved that the attention of the district (radio manager be directed to the ipieslion, a'so that passengers be permitted to book seats on this line, thus obviating the crowding of the outward train from I).medio with .-hurt distant passengers. Speaking on the matter the Mayoi said the accommodation was anything but comfortable, and improv snicnt should certainly be made. The first-class accommodation on the Central was not tmial to second class on other lines. lie a'.-o thought the line should be classed as a main line. lie said the district was one of the big producing Centres, and the residents should not put up with these discomforts when travelling.

Or dully supported Ihe Mayor's ii: marks, find pointed out the discorn forts sullmcd by passengers travelling inland. JI <■ moved thai the resolution t'ntm the- ihe Chamber of Commerce be endorsed, and that the Minister of Public Works, Railways, and all local bodies bo written to on the matter.

Speaking on the motion, several councillors referred to the present delay at Clyde, and the accommodation provided on the Public Works train. The motion was seconded by Cr Sanders and carried.

The meeting closed with the it-uil vole to the chair.