RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5598, 3 February 1879, Page 6

RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

This Council met on Friday,evening last; present —the Mayor and Councillors Boyd, Cone, Good, Johnston, Luxton, and Thorne. An apology was received from Councillor Burt on account of sickness in Ms family. ;■ CORRESPONDENCE. The following letters were received, viz. : From Mr C. Allison, Inspector of Weights and Measures; asking for particulars of where the Council’s banking account was kept, to. enable him to piy in any fees to the credit of the Borough fund. The Town Clerk read the reply sent, which was satisfactory.—From the Colonial Secretary; acknowledging the receipt of the Borough by-laws.—From Mrs Siddons, stating that her husband had been confined to Ms bed for a considerable time, and applying for remission of her rates. The application was, on the motion of Councillor Cone, seconded by Councillor Lnxton, unanimously agreed to. —From the Laud Tax Valuer for the Borough, asking for'the requisite information respecting the Council’s property. After some discussion as to whether the Council should not be exempted from supplying the information, the Town Clerk was ordered to comply with the request.—From. Mr Thomas M'Keown, applying for leave to erect a scaffold in front of Ms building in. Market street if he required to do so. Councillor Boyd moved, Councillor Luxton Seconded, and it was agreed, that the, Borough Surveyor be empowered to give the necessarypermission in all similar cases to the present one. REMISSION or baTes. It - was resolved, on the -report of the Town Clerk, to remit Mrs Ward’erates. The Town Clerk also stated that! a verbal application had. been made to Mm by Mr L. Marin for a portion of his rates to be-remitted. aa a part of the land for which he had 1 -beep rated had been sold. - 1 1

The Mayor thought that under eumstances of the case they might be Reduced, if the Council had power to do so. 1 ! Councillor Good thought it would form p bad precedent to think of tedubing ' them bit these grounds, as. the ratepayerg'Md bvei’j' chance of seeing that the'ratAook v™ (ibrrpcii before the , rate was strock. He] read the cldUee in the Act which Bhbwpd. thaf , the Council ha d not the power to remit rakes; except in- cases of poverty, it.pleb Mr Marin could not make. !° ' Councillor. Thorite moved that the ‘ portion of the rates' be remitted, which woula obyejr the land sold, as W did not believe in peoplp paving rates for properly they dxd hot (Own. After some disofissionPqimbilJbr fihonia wjth}drew Ms M* Marin be infbnqed that the Council h'ak ho power to remxtr,rates except in cases ol poverty. ■ ■ ' " : „/j suevbyob’e rhtoet:. . J The Surveyor reported—" That the' meb

had * been engaged* Mr Wallace, bat that hb had hgtebdjo jWe the ‘Wobd-wdrMijri a fefrdays' * coming thoroughly 'hqrd; that J Jlayjj had boMulbtod-tho culv*HAfe)s«B thq by Mf ; Thorfie’s, hut that > J c-tod Jho cufoetVA :slight crack 'appeared -“V: 1 ! 10 parapet -' Wll f that ’ the 1 %rhugh, W bad been lodged in the office, though not yet quite complete/ bat Would ,’bs]ih a short time? --thitfc'M'Maiwbha^ Inspector 1 Wong the Oxford line tb the West town belt, with a view to ascertaining if there was not a better plan of brihgiUg the Waterdown the Oxford rail way at the back-’ of ; the town, instead of down the street. Mr Salmohd had also undertaken to write to Mr Ww oh the question of tM formation of a footpath along the Oxford railway fK»m Carter’* land to North Street, though he (Mr Salmond) was not sangmhqas touts being permitted unless ifc;were fenced off. The repairsto the Pound had progressed, but in pulling the old timber away, it had been found too rotteh to Replace, , and. that extra cost would thus result;?’ 1 - Qn the motion of Councillor, Cone, seconded by Councillor, Good, the'report was received and adopted. financial. _ ‘V'. ‘TheTown Clerk reported the credit balance at the Bank to be £357 19s 7d, and laid a statement on the teble' showing receipts for the past fortnight; He stated that £45 was due for rates. ’ It was - agreed that he be in, structedto auofbrthe aireare., , , ‘ Accounts amounting to £llß lls 7d were passed for payment. i ■ • _ .v • Tenders'were' rafeeivUd 'frbta W. Swan and E. Head for the fqrmationqf Day’s road, and that of BrSead was accepted.. The question' arose whether;' in the face of the resolution-carried at last meeting respecting no/work. being, done;the map and levels, b£ utbh Borough > were.* -completed; this work should.be. proceeded with. But it was .decided that no time should bo lost in getting the.work, completed' . f ConnoillbEfßoydwas requested;to inspect the cottage ;on; the s Borough property; with jthe : Surveyor* ;;with a: View of seeing what should he done to it to make it-tenable -forthe horsekeeper prior to call jug tenders for the work. . , . -, > BT-LAVrsj Councillor Boyd proposed, and Councillor , : Good seconded;—“ That theißy-Laws as published come into force ' in* the Borough of Rangiora .fromlaud after Feb. 1,1879.” ,

I CONCRETE CHANNELLING. -■ .Councillor Thorne moved; Councillor John- > stonseconded.acdit was agreed,—"That; in GounCillqr .Jlirtt’s- unavoidable absence, the -motion-standing in his-name be adjourned till next ordinary-meeting. -ji v ; I NOTICE DEMOTION. Councillor Cone' gave notice of motion as follows, —“That the by-law causing all closets and - house-slope from going into the. shingle and rendering the water used for drinking, and household purposes unfit for use, be enforced at once, and that provision for suitable pans or other arrangement for preventing the , pollution of the water bS at once introduced, and-that some person willing - to accept- the position be appointed as nightman and scavenger for the Borough,.‘subject to the price to be ; -fixed by the 1 Council for etnh kind of work, and such person to be under the control of the officer appointed to'Overlook the same;” ■ The Council then adjourned. - '