SHANNON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10105, 12 October 1917, Page 6

SHANNON.

MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL. The usual meeting of tin- Shannon Borough Council v.m-; hold on Wedncr-dny wii' inir. Present: Ilis Worship the Mayor < rs. Spencer, Gardner, Fr.rghcT. Curicr. Hook, Gunning, Movnihau, and Richardson. CORRESPONDENCE. l.rt.v from Mr W. 11. Kick), M.P., asking if the telephone hOiu-- had been extended Decided to than!-: Mr Field for his totter and to inform him Hint nothing so far had been done. :md asking him to give the matter his attention. Letter ftoin Mv.nawatu A. and I'. Association, asking to arrange with the. local tradespeople. '-> t-lohC ilt ;1 hour to enable visitors to wit.-'n the U'.api or liie Show.—lt \va,s divided io reply and inform the A. and P. Avoeialioii that the tiviUespco'plo usunilv close for one whole day. Letter from Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, advising that hprsp p,:nbiilanci.« had been despatched.—Tho Town Cleric informed iho Council the ambulance had arrived ami was stored at Mr Tippler S "Letter from the Cement Pipe Company, M:i>;t< rum. was held over. The following ace unts. pasr-od by 'he Finance Committee, were confirmed: —J. Mcpherson £ls. Times 18.s, J. T. Bovis £lB 6-; 4d, 11. I- Young, Itj £1 l&iTti. British Insurance/ o £4 14s 9d, Mi Aklersev 9s B<l, Municipal Association of X.Z. £3 3 ■'• 6d. Letter from an Auckland firm, and torwarding street lamp, as rccmosied.—Rosolved that Cr Spencer take charge, of the lamp and set it, up for exhibit in some public place. , . . The madman's report, was lwul-over to enable the street committee to go into tlio matter. The street coimnittec wa* tdso mctructcd to report on the floodgate and footbridge constructed over StaiibeU's dram. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to Mr.Martin, solicitor to the Municipal Association, and get his legal opinion with reference, to St-ansell's dram. ■ The quciiioii of kerbing Phmmer n ierraoo from Richardson's corner to the. post Oliico was held over till next meeting. Th., sanitation cpmmittw was instructed to purchase gate from Mr Ugaii, if suitaWe- , , ', „ The selecting of a horse for trie Borough was left in the hands of the street committee. . . . '. Tin- Town Clerk was instructed to. get. pvic" for a new one-horse dray and secondhand drav, sail-able for carting metal; - (',.. CVtor offered the use ol si drav it required until the. Council purchased one. The thank., of the Conned was accorded him. ... u Accounts passed for payment:—\V. 11. Gunning £1 Is 9d, Whitocmbo and lombs lCs lid.