ST. KILDA COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 9

ST. KILDA COUNCIL.

- The fortnightly meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council was held last evening, and Rttsnded bv the Mayor (Mr W. T. M'Farkrte), cVScurr, Campbell, M'Conneil, Kilpa-txiek, Clark, Dove, Edgar, and Sutherland.

The Mayor steAcsl that lie. had received a card from Or Adam, from the hospital ship Maheno, ,it Malta, in which he said' that ?fa wished to be—remembered to all the councillors.

G. F. .Mayhew wrote drawing attention to the unsatisfactory ,<>tate of the footpathopposite his property.—Referred to " the Works Committee.

—Musselburgh Quarry and Works.— Mr B. B. Couston, engineer, reported that Messrs Seddon and Rothwell had signed the necessary agreement for the working of Musselburgh quarry, and it was bow before the council for signature. Tho Engineer stated that the contractors had misunderstood the definition, of fine screenings, and he had allowed them to delete the item altogether. The contractors also stated that they would have difficulty in getting plant in working order by December 51, as the acceptance of their tender' had been delayed, and had been informed that the council woidd place their order for material. In respect o; crushed material, - reasonable time would be given for erecting plant, but. thecouncil would go elsewhere for screenings required for concrete work ■;■ this were started .-before ' contractors were able to supply. It was provided in the specifications that notice would be given the contractors on or before the 16th of each month what material Was required for the following month. The contractors wanted to know whether the council would keep them going with spauls and rotten rock till they got- the crushing plant installed. The're were two localities where this material might be used. First, in Musselburgh, where there were a number *i" small balances to credit of streets: and there was Gourley street, if the council decided to adhere to original schedule. Secondly, there was Forbury crescent He had previously expressed the opinion and still believed the storm-water drain on south side and kerb and channels both sides should be conr-tructed before any other work was undertaken in this street." But he could, if necessary, lay out the channel on north side and pitch halfway across the load in a similar manner to that followed in Driver street. It meant twice laying out the same work mid made it- more difficult to place the boards when the channel was being (.■.■instructed, and necessarily added to the cost ; but tho work would practically absorb all the white, stone at the top (if the quarry, and as the Drainage .Board did not apparently knew themselves whether or when tho storm-water drain in this street would be proceeded'with, it might be advisable under the circumstances to authorise the work as far as he could conveniently arrange. With regard to the other quarry products, he recommended

".hat orders be placed for completion of metalling in Royal crescent .'did quarry dust ior blinding that street .throughout., for steernings for kerb and channel "work, and for screenings and l£in metal for balance of asphalt required this season. Archie Eros, had been instructed to clean ii]) the material quarried and be out of the quarry on November 50. e-o that it couid be hrnded over to Seddon and Eothwel! on December 1, as provided in the agreement. It wa: riecidsd to _.ith raise the forma--lon (,L J-cuidsy street The remainder of" the r;_.i>rt w&a referred to the Works. Committ3e. The agreement for the working of the quarry v/rs signed. —Reports.—• The Finance Committee reported that the b?.nk balances were as follow: —District fund account (dr.). £7.240 19s 8d: specie 1 Joan account i:o. 2 (er.), £224 lis :■„; --pseii ir.x:i account No. o (cr.). £2,570 '■ k . lid: drainage ;?xl sewerage account (tw.j. ;_is7 lis. .'J 2 committee further I'sec-imendsd t m r'A'ard to the applitrtbn of the .!-.. r fowling Clnb no i.:<:i:ciion t3 tv •"-: La their rates.— "'he " ? ci-ks CrOtnittee :eeomm3nded that of .7. Z. ?.■;•.■»'t t;r and K. jl •_:".:■ r: or th 7.council •".:-..'o.nn the footpath -'cling ji..>_- ,-i':ons in ZTorbuiy erc-cent, tstvrem ilieharom and Y-az> !v 6ti;ets, ba rrx -■ ed.—J.^j-.Hed. '.lie ) •.: " Brigade- Cc~~.m:tt«e. reported *.h::- hrd .T-r.ri-:ed_ '■-.- equest of the lV.tT.hi c" tb;."7ii'e j.i> ? de. to have a V-v.i e -iv. 11-p 011 the f?l:;.icu that 110 person .7> rl.cT ,:i to interfeie. ; Ith the vear 011 an ...J-.Tm i:;::ig ,~- ven. —. ..-.cpted. L> U'A""-- ;"i l h n _.•:•>.._ of motion. Cr x.ov, v.-. iz -'"Th..t i.'. ..'.;.'.;irc all insm-- -'"' ■■■• : A-" ;! t-o the S J _-,,te Insurance '/jp-.'tnwnt.''—L'c- Ed-;-r ..ocondc-d.— The notion wc> IM. by •:.•' vot_; to 3. One councillor did not 70'n. It was agr.ee". tc aJ; the? foreman in large of loan works for in. explanation as regard certain statements \7hicll it was alleged he had made to th? that men were about to be dischav-ed.