ST. KILDA COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 12928, 26 September 1906, Page 8

ST. KILDA COUNCIL.

BKTbe ordinary meeting of the St. Kild-.i BBorough Council, held last evening, was ■tended by the Mayor (Mr W. J. Burfc) ■id On.'Gore,. Ashton, F. Scardan, H. W. ■lien, H. M. Ewing, T. MTarlahe, R. BBjitchel], and D. GY Cameron. An apology Bkr absence was received from Cr-J. W. ■jThe inspector's report, and the Works, BBramways, and Lighting. Committee's reBBbrt were received. BB The Finance . Committee recommended ■int account* be passed" for. payment as fund account,, £2of 15s ■1; snecial loan account, £17515s 3d, The BBommittee recommended that, the BBooden lamp-post in the Queen's Drive dpBBosite Market street, knocked down by, a, Runaway horse, be replaced by an"". iroti BBost, and that the owner of the horse be BB»quested to refund the value of the old BBmp-post.— Report adopted. —Correspondence.— BB The Secretary of the Dunedin Drainage BBoard wrote, in reply to the communicafrom the Council re the ditch in BBrince Edward road, stating that the Board temporarily placed pipes in this ditch, BBhich would be sufficient to carry off the BBrdinary flow of water ; but the ditch must BBa kept open to allow for rainy weather. BBKThe Secretary of the Drainage Board HBoto inviting delegates from the Council BBHthe conference of representatives of subborough councils with the Drainage to consider the amended Drainage pHQI now before Parliament. —Received. JHIpIr T. S. Culling, the owner of lot 1, (quarry paddocks), offered to his section for that portion of street from the point where it joins BBL Anderson Bay road to its junction the Crescent if the Council desired sections to make an entrance into the —Resolved to leave the matter in Be hands of the MusselbuTgh Ward counBBllors, with power to act. Mr Geo. Blyth wrote asking that the BBpen ditch in front of his section in Albert BBreet be filled in, and enclosing a cheque BBi part payment of the work.—Resolved ■M) comply with the request. ■B Permission was granted Mr D. Swiirton BB> remove thirty loads of soil from the BB»ad line in Royal Crescent, opposite the Club's fence, the same to bo rcBBlaced with other material to the satisfacBBon of the Council. ■ Mr E. G. Allen, M.H.R., wrote stating BBiat he would be pleased to.comply with Be club's request that he would oppose BB>e Drainage Board Amendment Act. BB The Committee of Management of St. BBoter's' Church (Forbury branch) wrote askBig for the use of the St. Kilda Town for services on Sundays.—lf the hall BBas not required by the Baptist Church BByho had made prior application), the reBBuest of St. Peter's Church to be granted. BB A further communication was received BBom the trustees of the new Methodist BBhurch in reference to transfer of land to BBie Council.—The Council decided to adBBsre to their previous decision. BBPermission was granted Mr John E. BBL'Lean. on the usual terms, to remove 100 BBads of soil from the road line between BBuHing Park and the railway line for gar■ening purposes. BB A petition from a number of residents BBiat New street, Musselburgh, be put in BBiorough repair without further delay was to the Works Committee. ■The District Health Officer (Dr Ogston) BBrote notifying the Council of the bad Bftate of a drain in Victoria street, MusselBBargh, which required to be cleaned, piped, covered in.—Received. BB'A letter was received from thp secretary BBf- the St. Kilda Lawn Tennis Club asking BBiat a portion of Culling Park be reserved BB>r the use of the club.—Referred to the BBeserves Committee. BB Cr W. Vickery wrote asking for leave of BBasertce for three weeks.—Granted. ■ Cr Gore moved and Cr Mitchell seconded 88-'* That it having been represented by BBtembers of the Council of the City of DuiiBBlin to members of the Council of" the BorBBagh of St. Kilda tliat, notwithstanding BBirrespondence between the two bodies, the Bftrms of the provision relating to concesBjpons .which the City Council are willing BB) have inserted in the deed of delegation BBave been and are misunderstood by the BBouncil of the Borough of St, Kilda, the BBouncil .of the said Borough of St. Kilda Hereby request: tho City Council to have BBich provision drawn up bv their solicitors BBad submitted for consideration to the BBouncil of the said borough."—After disBBission and an explanation of the objects BB the resolution, it was carried. It was BBnther resolved to forward the resolution BB) the City Council immediately, so that it 88-ould come before that body at their meetBBig this evening. BB It was decided to hold the next meeting BBf the Council on Monday, October 8, as BBie hall had been engaged for the followBig evening, the usual mooting night of the