BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5601, 6 February 1879, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

ASHBURTON. A special meeting of this Council,was held at the Town Clerk's office on Tuesday. Feb. 4 s present—The Mayor, Councillors Williamson. Shearman* Friemander, Campbell Ivess, and Parkin. ■ . , , , . The Mayor said it had been resolved at their last Meeting to apply tp theGovemor for an extension of time, for making a fresh Valuation 8611 of tho Borough. Since then it had beeii found that it was unnecessary to do «?, as the Judge of the* Assessment Court had the powerto grant an extension of time for! its compilation; Thd omissions in the : list wbiS hot so’numerous as was expected, there being many sections, which were numbered on the plan, but riot yet sold, and of could not included In tH9 valuation. Cfe)unoillor lvefi , rf-^fitfdtliftfc \it the proceed* ings of the Oounoil were copied on under clause 1 18 df the Munibipal Act, jt would; be found that it ifoi ‘dnhpcessary Any fresh.' resolution bearing. Jripon the matter, and there Was then Jbo utility in calling'the present meetiiig. • He thbugjrt that the valhatidn in many instances was too low for ijho uhoeottpied^eetihni.; !; Fpi' Acre secwaa riot enough in’ Mis opfoon.espe-' oially when it was in the centre of the town, and had been bought f for speculative purposes. - j - The Mayor said he agreed with Councillor Iress, and thought that unoccupied; Sections in the Borough should be rated as high as Abt WUuldJ%wiii beehi bought •as - a SpeCiilatioh/ arid the Owners Were only waiting to have-theßstreetrand thoroughfares improved in-.their neighbourhood, and so increase the'selling Value of the sections. Councillor Williams said he did not think it necessary; tp; epgage 'a solicitor to attend the Assessment .Court ou behalf of the Council. , ' j ; j L . . Councillor Fnedlander differed with Councillor Williamson. 1 Councillor Ivesa' moved, and Councillor Friedlander seconded —“ That the Valuation Roll, as submitted by the Borough Valuator, be objected to as a whole, on the following grounds, viz.l. That about 150 properties are omitted from the list.. 2. That many of the properties are valued at too low a sum. 3. That steps,be taken under clause 18 of the Racing Act. to object r to the • Roll before the Assessment Court, knd ‘ that the Mayor and Town* Cleric .to>’emp<iw¥red to represent the Council, -for.ftjhe; piirposC of sustaining the objection, and obtaining an’extension of time to enable a ( new roll to be completed.” He motion Was agreed to.. He Council then adjourned. .. KAIAPOI. ” He usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was. held at the Council-room on Tuesday last!;. present-—Councillors Parnham (in the chair), Moore, Pinching, May, Burnip and Mathews. LEATB OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence was granted to His Worship the Mayor and Councillors Ovenden and COBBEBPONDEN CE. A telegram was read from the Minister for Public Works,' asking (in' reply to a letter from the Council) if the Council required another copy of Mr. Lowe’s report, which had been sent.to the Mayor in October last. He Town Clerk Stated that he had replied to the telegram, stating that it was not that report that was required; but the last one prepared by Mr Lowe after the late Mayor’s visit to Wellington on the subject Resolved, that the action of (he Clerk be approved. ■ . FINANCE. He receipts for the past fortnight were :■— Rates, £32 11s: dog-tax, £l7; total, £49115. He overdraft at the Bank was £452 6s 3d. Accounts amounting to £33 14s lid were passed and ordered to be paid. BBGISTBAB OF DOGS. Resolved—“ That the Town Clerk be paid 10 per cent, of themoney paid for the registration of dogs as remuneration for the extra work.”

There being no other business, the Council adjourned.