MOSGIEL BOROUGH COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 18118, 7 November 1922, Page 2

MOSGIEL BOROUGH COUNCIL

There was a full attendance at tho monthly meeting of tho Mosgiel Borough Council, tho Mayor (Mr Win. AIM prosiding. | CORRESPONDENCE. The Secretary to the Council of Fire | Underwriters wrote advising that in oon- ! nection with a general reclassification of i New Zealand towns for insurance purposes 1 the lire irisirraiioo companies and tho Stat£. Fire Office had decided to reduce the reti- : cu'la.ted portion of tho boro ugh (the to be defined) from tariff ”, F’’ ■to “E. , Tho reduction would take effect in the early part of next year, and ho would bo ■glad if tho council would place on record that tho revised grading of tho town would be conditional on tho continuance of tho present municipal control of tho firo brigade, with an assurance that at the earliest possible time tho council would! | improVo Die water reticulation by connecting up the dead ends. —Received, j Mr J. M. Dickson, M.P., wrote ondos- ' ing copy of tho Mosgiel Empowering Bill, ■ns passed by the House. —It was resolved to thank Mr Dickson for tlio attention ho had given to all business with which tho council had had to deal while lie ban represented the town in Parliament. Rev. CJ. J. Bush-King made application for permission to make certain installations at Oot'onallou Hall for a wireless concert to bo held during the* month. It was resolved to inform tho residents of Gladstone read who had applied for a Water supply of tho probable coat, and that tho council would be pleased to discuss the matter with them. Thcuapplication of H. Swallow for a new or connection in Forth street was granted, subject to tho applicant paying the latest fco fixed by tho council. G. Garguilo’s application for a billiard saloon license in tho Exchange Buildings, ' Mosgiel, was further considered and declined. REPORTS.

Tho Works Committee reported that tho following works had been attended to since last meeting:—Water trough in Gordon road had been completed and was nov/ in working order. The one to be erected in Glasgow street would bo put in hand during this month. Tho committee recommended that M.r Walter Blackie’s claim for half-cost of tiling a drain oil Factory road west be declined, and that wooden gratings over storm-water gully traps in Gordon road be renewed with cast iron gratings of ft pattern to bo decided by tho inspector. Tho now pump and motor for the eoptia tairiky had been shipped, and were duo to arrive about December 14. The tanks had been run off and all sludge removed. Two drainage connections and one storm-water connection had been put in, three drainage connections had! been tested and passed, aaid four new sanitary plumbing jobs had been passed. Both water intakes had been visited and doaned out, and all scour valves and dead ends run off. A now scour valve had been fitted to tho supply pipe line in Glow’s paddock, and 182 H of liu main had boon laid in Forfar street and 320 ft of in Tay street. Tho committee recommended that all persons within the borough who" water stock from troughs or other receptacles to which a ball tap was not attached bo prosecuted for breach of tho by-law. An application to give a water supply to residents oax Gladstone road was the subject matter of a separate report. In ro Gordon Road Park, tho committee recommended that the application of fhe Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Committee for permission to erect tho memorial on the present site of the band/ rotunda be .approved. It was recommended that tho rotunda be dismantled and) stored in the borough yard until other arrangements wore made for its re-erection. For tho planting of annuals in the beda an expenditure of £5 had been approved, and) the inspector had been

authorised to employ casual labor, if required, not exceeding ofio man for a day in each week, for maintenance of flic park.—Adopted. Tho Inspector handed in a report on, tho application of B. M'Canu for a sewer connection to bis premises at the corner of King and Inglis streets, and it was decided to inform tho applicant that there was not sufficient fall to connect with Mure street reWor, and that inquiries Were being made as to the cost of making an, extension of Gordon road or Forfar street sewers. GENERAL. The Mayor moved that tho need for repairs to Factcwy toad footpath ho referred to the borough inspector for report as to best method of repair. It was decided) to shift the Irat from tho present borough yard and ro-crect it on the council's property near the hall, where all tools, etc., could bo kept under lock and key.

“ I don’t think flying machines are ro very wonderful,” said little Sammy, after his mother had been telling him the story of their invention. “ Teacher rear! about one in tho Bible the other day.” “In tho Bible!” exclaimed the mother. “Are you sure? ” “ Oh, yea! ” replied Sammy. “ She told us that Esau sold Ids heirship to his brother Jacob.” An old captain and his mute went into a restaurant near the docks and ordered dinner. _ The waiter placed a, plate of curious liquid before them. “ I say, young follow, what’e this stud ? ” shouted the captain. “ Soup, sir,” replied tho waiter. “ Soup shouted tho old sea dog. “Soup, Bill” (turning to tho mate), “just think of that! Hero you and mo have been sailing on soup all our lives, an’ never knowed it til! now! ”