MUNICIPAL.

Evening Star, Issue 9153, 7 June 1893, Page 1

MUNICIPAL.

West Haubor.—-At last night's meeting a letter was received from the PostmasterGeneral notifying that in response to the request of some residents of Sawyers Bay a post" office had been established in that dis-trict.--The Charitable Aid Board wrote enclosing list of persons in the borough receiving aid ; from the Premier's office an acknowledgment was received of Mrs Ballance's thanks for the sympathy expressed by the Council at her loss; from Daniel' Forrester came a request to have his name put on the burgess roll as owner of property in Stanley street, Rothesay, and the application was referred to the clerk, to report at uext meeting. —Cr Hastings presented a petition from several residents of St. Leonards ward, urging the necessity for the immediate construction of a culvert over the small creek crossing Jetty street, Burkes. The spot was absolutely impassable. Home residents appeared in support of the petition,- and after discussion, on the motion of Cr Haruold, the matter was referred to the Works Committee to report. The Finance Committee reported that the sum of £BO 18s lid had been paid into the bank since last meeting, and that all accounts passed had been paid. The bank overdraft is : General account £591 Gs lOd, credit interest account £35 8s lid, net over : draft £855 17s lid, statutory overdraft £657 Is Gd, balance within statutory overdraft £5Ol 3s 7d. Adopted.—The Inspector reported that the metal ordered had been .obtained and spread ; 29yds of rotten rock had been spread* and broken in St. Leonard*, and 14yds in Sawyers Bay. The surfaceman had also done a good deal to the watertables. He recommended that about twenty loads of rotten rock be got for Sawyers Bay Ward; about '2syds or 30yds of stone or metal for St. Leonards Ward, to be used for patching between St. Leonards and Burkes stations ; also 4yds of metal for the main road in front of Mr Marsden's property at Maia. 'Die approach to St. Leonards station is very bad, and requires about two loads of stone to be broken by the surfaceman. The report was approved. Mousinuton. —The monthly meeting was held last evening, when the request of the Mornington Library Committee for half cost of a dividing fence between the strip of land reserved for the use of the library and the other portion of the .section held by Mr John Page was gran ted.—Mrß. Easton's application for a license for six mouth's for the hall in .James place, which was to accommodate one of the local churches, was granted. —Mr H. Smythies wrote suggesting that if a right-of-way through Sir Matthews's property to Hawthorne avenue could be procured it would be a great boon to a large portion of the borough, by affording a convenient access to Belleknowes and Boslyn. Referred to the Works Committee.— The Finance Committee reported that the bank overdraft on May 31 was £S73 4s lOd, and the sinking fund was £97 His 8d in credit. They recommended payment of accounts amounting to £173 14s Bd. The lease of the Council Chambers having expired, the Committee recommended that the clerk be instructed to interview the landlord with a view of obtaining a reduction of the rent. Adopted. -- The Works Committee recommended, in connection with the Eglinton drainage, that should the work cost less than was estimated a rebate pro rata be made. They recommended that Foster street be tilled out to its full width on the upper side where it joins Napier street so as to improve the turn at that part. Ado2ited.—The Inspector reported that the wooden box culvert in Mr Smith's property at the foot of Canning and Clyde streets had collapsed, and about 30ft of culvert would need repairing.—On the motion of Cr Hoksmkcii it was resolved—- " That the offer of Mr Dick and Mrs Raphael to contribute the sum of £5 eacli towards fencing the street at the back of their properties be agreed to, and that the Council contribute the sum of £0 to complete the work."—lt was also resolved to take steps to procure assistance for the <-lc:k in the performance of his official duties. The consideration of the by-laws was fixed for a special meeting to be held that night week.— Cr Scott moved—" That the clerk write to the Roslyn Borough Council inquiring whether it is true that they have promised, in the event of the Belleknowes residents attaching themselves to that borough, to construct a footpath, on each side 'of the streets in Belleknowes within twelve months." He did not believe that the statement made at a meeting of Belleknowes residents to the effect that such a promise had been given was true, for it would involve the expenditure of £SW. Or lloKsiinjwai, in seconding the motion, said lie did not know until now that the people of Belleknowes were dissatisfied. He believed that there were only one or two ratepayers who were aggrieved, and that these had got the others to join with them in a hubbub to get the Council to do more than they were doing. Personally, lie did not believe that any such oiler had been made by one of the Roslyn councillors to any people living on the. borders of the borough. He had more respect for the councillors in Roslyn than to believe such a statement. He did not believe that any respectable councillors would make such an offer. The motion was carried unanimously.—lt was resolved —" That the common seal of the mayor, councillors, anil burgesses, as representing the Corporation of the Borough of Mornington, be now affixed to the grant of drain through Messrs Reynolds and Ure's properties, and that His Worship the Mayor and Cr Horsburgh witness same. 1 '

St Ku.ua. —At last night's meeting Mr E. C. Marryatt, secretary of the Otago Hunt Club, asked the Oouncil to reduce the amount of the account at present standing against the hounds. It was decided to reduce the tax from £4 to £2. —The inspector reported that since last meeting the box drain had given way in two places in the Bay View road and had been repaired.—On the motion of the Mayor it was resolved—- '' That the dayman's wages be increased to 8s per day ; and that the minute of meeting of February 16, 1892, 'That the dayman be paid Is per hour for all overtime.' l>e rocinded."

Spain lias 5,000,000 illiterate people, but this does not affect the quality of the wine they produce. It is the educated merchant who does the adulterating.