MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 261, 28 July 1908, Page 10

MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

' GOME OF the' REMITS. 'i'i The tenth giinual conference of delegates f from the various municipalities will be com- ! nieuced at the Town Hall oil- Monday next. ; The following are among the more important ; remits:— PUBLIC WORKS ACT., That tlio provisions of the' Public Works , ;Act, 1905, be so amended as to provide that owners sub-dividing land shall only be required to dedicate when creating a new road or street, or that exemption should be al« • lowed, and the conditions relating thereto; should be imposed at the absolute discretion, f of the local authority, or that Section 117. of , J mi Works Act, 1905, be repealed.. ; j •-^ lO Public Works Act, 1905, Sect-ion • xl' '-amended in tlio direction of giving j the municipalities the. power to decide as to 1 tile necessity .or otherwise of widening existinn narrow streets when adjoining land is sub-divided for purposes of. sale or lease. That Section 116 of the Public Works Act. '' 1305, bo amended to provide that in subdivisions of land only streets which are likely to become main arteries be required to be laid off GG feet in width, the question'of such streets becoming' main arteries to be ■ settled by an officer, of the Survey Depart' "lent j all other streets to be not less than 40; feet in width, and where such streets are ■> less than 66 feet in -width, the building lino to bo permanently set back 33 feet from the ' street centre.' ■ PUBLIC HEALTH. 1 - That power be given to the Council to- acquire, repairs as well as structural alterations,. ■ or additions to insanitary buildings were same would be sufficient to make building sanitary. . \ ( That tlio materials of buildings for re- ! nioval and otherwise disposed of on account ; of their condemnation by the-Health De-' ' partment or-the. local authority,'shall not be disposed of outside tho city,, borough, county, - ■ .or road board district, in which such build- : ings are situate. : . '.. "... , j That 'the laws relating to public health ba ' amended to make it'obligatory for auctioneers < > before receiving bedding or. clothing for saie 7 e m r ?- : declaration to be signed that suchbeddmg, etc., has not .been exposed*to Infection or has been properly disinfected.:. - That all .'dwelling houses built contrary to the provisions of'tho Municipal, Corporations : Act,_ relating. to . open space,. .and not only ' lodging houses so built should be liable to alteration if the same can be altered so as to | conform with the law.or.if ;nbt"to demolition' ' as. insanitary.buildings. ■] ■' ;. / .ELECTIONS:: -. (I.)' That the district electbrs''. rolls of boroughs should', bo the electoral rolls used -\ at all elections and polls by local authori- K ties- Within boroughs., (2.) That all such | elections and , polls' should bo under the pro- % ■visions,of the Local Elections, Act; (3.) Pro- i vision-should also be made to , adapt the dis- - ' -triciL electors' rolls »-for,-.use,- at drainage board, tramw-ay board,', rivev iioard, or. other , . local elections. . (4.) , For the purpose of. any; poll, under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, and •> .of any other ( statute relating' to the' raising ' of .loans affecting the ratepayers, the Coun-; oil should-be empowered to eliminate. from'. j the rolls the. liames 'of tlio. electors who do .; > not possess '- tho ..ratepayers' -qualification • re-:' i ferred to iii the statuteiauthbrising .the'.rais- ? ing of'the loan. . . r' :; -r ■ v'-■ ■•■["}■■ i i That tho term of offiee of. Mayor iW ,two j years,and that - thp' election be: hold. on...theJ samel day as the ;electio'n'of'councillors.;- \. y SUBDIVIDING LAND. .. : -.That the .following -addition by .mado'-to' • ' Section 236 The Corporations'. Act, 1900:—''before commencing ;to lay-out 'any roads■';or: streotsV .which"'.maybo later ; ■ offered the' - coimbil; V.th'e ■' owners • shall t de« " ■posit; a" plan showing-.'the 1 -, direction', align* . ment,-grado,-.'and.formationv'of such road or - ■street. The.rowner J .alspi:sha.ll''deposit speci- ".; fications of such roads or streots showing the', proposed' cdfi'structiotu of ',sanle. . . Tho • eouncil'shall have the right to approve of or reject suclvplansaiid specifications, and any amendments ' required; by;the councili- shall . out- by. thp .binier- to. the entire satisfaction of the 1 council.:-; Tlie council'may, as.a;condition precedent to''taking".oyer such roads or, streets;; require' til afe - sati sfactorj* arrnnttcmnnts are; made by the owner for' tho : . dedication to' tha.; council "of such site. or sites as may be<required fori a-'reservoir or other, public purpose',other, tbo.n : a, recreation: re-;. serve.'; The'owner may v be required to males ■su'eli; provision , for,' water; supply, ' drainaee, .; 'and .sanitation-as ,the council may deem ; 'neVessary. ;. . '■"■, • ■ .; MARKETS. ' ■ • That' special'lfcgislation .bo promoted pro. . j .riding- that; all-auction ' sales of fish, fruit, ;~\ and vegctablesyshall be held in public markets erected, by; municipalities, and that all i fresh fish 'shall-pass through such markets t for "iiispectioiir..

PLUMBERS. That iu l . the opinion of this Conference a ' ' universal standard for.'the . examination of' plumbers should' be; adopted;,*throughout the j Dominion to facilitate. the" issue of ; licenses ;. • i to competent workmen by. the several Jqcal , t . *{ bodies, and - that the' Executive" Committee' take the necessary action to bring this about. [ MISCELLANEOUS. * •" That the , Government be; asked to repeal the tax of 2s. ,6d. per ton on coal im- ... ported to inland towns,| and to place the importation of coal' iii_ inland", towns on tha<" same , basis'as seaports'.'..!, :.' , . ■ " That Councils be empowerede to license and collect fees from land agents, carrying 011 business within boroughs.'' ' " That members of borough councils ba paid for attendance 011 the council business an amount equal to that which would have ; accrued to the councillor, ill the ordinary ' course of occupation during such hours." " That a clause inserted in the Municipal Corporations; Act making it plain whether or not oouncils should loan sinking' fund monies on freehold properties within . tlioir city of borough boundaries." That section 225 of tho Municipal Corporations Act be amended to givo . borough councils power to collect half the cost of future permanent footpath work from adjoining owners, irrespective of past'work ' having been done without. - chargo, such charge, however, not to be recoverable if ' ' owners havo previously ■ paid proportion of ■ cost of past : works of a similar, nature.. • ,