MUNICIPAL.

Evening Star, Issue 10746, 5 October 1898, Page 1

MUNICIPAL.

Wkst Harhok —The meeting of th's C uiucil, heM last evening, was attended by the Mayor (Mr Tnomas Ross) and Cra M oiler, Baker, B dtou, Sankey, O’Donne)', Georgf, and Cray. Leave of absence to Li Gresntiado during his visit to Australia waa granted.—Tnc Finance Committee reported that the overdraft stood at £559 12i 19J, cr £ll2 17s within Ihe statutory overdraft.— Toe inspector reported Hal the metalling had bsen finished on the Main, the Junction, ami the Rutherford roads. Adopted.—The following applications to be place 1 on the burgess list were granted T. H. Harridge, C. G. Smith, and H C. Bi jithu aite.—Thc now by-laws, wide i me Council have had under consideration tor tonic time, weie passed.

< St. Kir.n.t —The < i Urn Borough Cii’.ncit «« held hj..: n.gii:., and attended iiy the Mayor (Mi I'. S. Cm F.igar, Mitchcll, Allan, and Fan,;i'.— Mr W. Taylor wrote Unit he was willing i.t; contribute hi 4 share of ii'.o co.iL ~1 pip;-. lor K.-kville mrifi, A payment of £2 A « as j» t-i-wl t.o Mr J. K. H dlyer on his couuaet for fencing. I*. was rt-olved that twenty Ki-R of metal he laid down where rtqitirc.l.—Tm; inspector's r< ■ port was approved. Mouninoton. The, meeting of the Borough Counril lull !,i-o night was at* leaded by the .Mayor (Mr \V. })awe), Crs Sparrow, Aunatni, Wood, Arnold. Keyraids, Clarke, Cow, and Anderson.—Mr A. Tappers request, (or repairs to the road at the rear nf his properly was referred to the inspector to act. —The Town Clerk ol Dunedin wrote with reference to a letter from the Council calling attention to the slate of the upper end of Serpentine avenue stating that the city surveyor had spread maintenance metal on the avenue as far as the June ion of the Town Bell main road. Beyond that point the roads were upon the Town Il.lt, and hitherto had been maintained a, the joint expen e of the Morrit’gion I‘orougn and the City Council, Both the upper and lower roads required m-tuleuaucf; metal and trimming up at a total cost of aud the City Council were willing to carry out the work if the Morningtou Borough would contribute oue-haif ihc cost. Referred to the Works Committee to act.—Mr F. T. Clarke wrote, on behalf of Si. Alary a Church trustees, calling attention to the unfinished stale of Canning street. Referred to the Works Committee to act.— The Finance Committee reported that the bank overdraft was £1,210 Oi 4J.—The Winks Committee reported that they could not recommend ary permanent, works of drainage being done in William street, BarriitM, at present, owing to the residents objecting to ihe height of the tiding to get the fall. Tol- Committee rccum. neum d that Mr Dickell he notified that the Council coTitemplale a complete alteration <f the drainage system adjacent to his property, and, when matured, the m t’ler would le considered conjointly with the other ; t,lu I, the inspect! r set the contractor to work at kerbiug and channelling Granville terrace, and start the stall'on me if, li street job at once, and then put them on to Neidpa’h road ; that the widening of Springhill road be referred to the inspector to see Mrs Curie and arrange ; that the proposed extension of Dairy street, from Neidpath read to Brunei street, along the Presbyterian church properly, be formed 40;t wide, instead of Cfift as had been suggested, provided Mr Midland was agreeable; that the tender of Mr G. Galloway for widening part of Glen road, fronting Messrs Smith and Cunningham’s projedy, for £7 Ids be accepted, and that a scheme be matured and submitted to the Council with a view to idenmg the road, where possible, down to Avooa street, on the south side ; that Mr Wallace be notified that the standing order, recently passed prohibiting the Council from forming foot•paths in any streets wider than 20ft in width stopped the Council from doing anything in regard to the matter referred to in his letter, unless the ratepayers gave the width of the footpath for the work ; that the tender of John Lindsay (£4 10 ) for cutting and burning the gorse in Hawthorn mad ha accepted. The report was adopted—The matter of the drainage of Mary lull terrace wa; referred to the Works Committee to report.—The following committees were appointed for the ensuing year Finance—Crs Gow, Andet. son, and Grigg ; Works Crs Annand, Wood, and Arnold ; General—Crs Sparrow, Reynolds, and Clarke.