MUNICIPAL.

Evening Star, Issue 7290, 15 August 1887, Page 3

MUNICIPAL.

♦ BOCTH Dt'NßDlN.—This Council at their last meeting had their attention drawn bv tho secretary of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Sooiety to the rough state of the Anderson Bay road.—The clerk was uireoted to Inform the Oavenham Council that only one tender had been received for a pitohed oroasirie across the Oargill road to the Anglican Churob, but the amount was in esoeis of that voted by tho Council.—lt was decided t<J place street indicators in conspicuous places, and to request ths Cavetthaffl Borough Council to paf half the Cost of obtaining 260 yards of metal for the rejjalr of Oargill road.-A deputation from the Caveriham Council, consisting of the Mayor (Mr Bragg), Cra Baskett and Barman, Waited upon the Council to see If some arrangement could not be arrived With ♦•eference to the outlets of the drain* in the Cargill road. They had nd proposals to make, but simply wished to know definitely what the BCuth Duhedin Council desired. —Mr \V ARhHOP explained that tho water coming down the main sewer of Caversham was not only Hooding the Borough, but damaging tho culvert put in by his Borough. This, of course could not be allo.vcd.-Or Baskett was under tho impression that the deputation were to go down and view the locality. -Mr Wardrop eaid that negotiations had been going on about tniH matter for more than three months, and they were no further advanced, and he could not consent to any further delay. -Mr Bragg eaid if that was the position the South Uunedin Council were taking up he was afraid the mission of the deputation was a failure.—iNo decision was arrived at.

4, small panic has arisen in Sydney among insurance policy-holders. A man whose life was insured for L 675 met with a serious Occident, and to give him relief, though his medical attendants were convinced las accident would result fatally, an operation was decided on. He died during the operation, and the insurance company declined to pay, as there was a clause in the policy that if theinsared died under an operation they would not recognise the pohey. It » said this condition exists in most policies. The Company, in a generous mood, voted the widow LlO 10s! • Sir George Trevelyan has published a letter asserting that the Qladstomans have made concessions in all disputed points ana therefore interposed no obstacle to the reunion of the party. "The Liberal Unionists;" he concludes, "will be unable to destroy the Liberals, but the reunion of the Liberal'party would serve to moderate its polioy.", *'