BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Mt Benger Mail, 11 March 1914, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

lis ord ...ay meeting t the Roxburgh Boroulgh Council was hold in the ■- earned l ii umbers on Thursday e%eningj, (there bei»g present His Worship ine Mayor (J. 11. WaLgth, Esq.) and crs. Lraig, Weaver, Kinastou, Wilson, and Laloli. lhe minutes of last ordinary ead %-pecial ,nieetngs were read and v'onii rmed. t orrespoudeace. irom secretary, Roxburgh Bowling Club, extending an invitation to the Mayor, luwu cienv, and Councillors, to be present at the opening of the green en -bin February ult.—Acknowledged by town Cleek and received. b'rom X own Clerk, imnedin, stating that the proposal to have a separate eeurt tor Utago at the Auckland Fxh.bitton cut not materialise, and returning Council's cheque for proportion. —Received. from Anderson Ltd., Christchurch, re Little Western Steel Grader and other' road machinery.—Received. b'rom Chairman Plumbers' Board oi .New Zealand, Wellington, forwarding ii.-tot lie, n-ed plumpers under the i'lumoers' Registration Act, 1912. — Kecei\ ed. Report. The da\ man reported as follows : For the past month the drainage hole down at the old lagoon has been finished and built round with atones; also a fence erected around it. Carried some more gravel up to penstock. ihe ditch troin ambulance shed to Old lagoon has ,t,i-en cleaned out. KoreiaVunii has been cleajred oh' footpath m Jedisurgh street and tootpath from Redman's to top of rise has been levelled off. Stones in main street have been Knapped. This street is gettimg in a very bad state for want of gravel it being completely worn down en to the bare stones. 1 had to go and turn in race as the reservoir creek was almost dry. 1 am now c rting gravel and tilling ha holes in road at tap cud e-f borough.—The matter of protecting the hoi''from children was brought up an i it was decided that the Works I ommittee get the hole covered over. The matter of iixing up the main road was discussed and it was resolved that the Wor-s Committee inspect the main sir et with a vi*w to getting it gravelled, and report to a special meeting of the Council on Thursday, 12th inst. Alteration of Meeting.

C'r. Laloli moved and L'r. Wilson seconded that the uight of meeting be altered from Thursday to Friday evening and tnis was carried unanimously. Accounts. The following accounts wre passed for payment, subject to being found

An account from the Otago Fmployars' Association for £2 "Js for conduct of General Labourers' Dispute, was read, and after consideration it was referred back for explanation. A plan oi the suggested tiller t*t the intake of the pipe-line at the Water Works was laid ou the table after an informal discussion it was resolved that the Works Committee go into the matter of the filteriag tank and gi\e a detailed account of the cost. The bank pas- hook showed a credit balance oi £204 Ins 3jd. His Worship mentioned that n reply had bee« received from thy Postmastergeneral to the effect that it was somewhat uncertain when it would be conveniemt to officially oi>en the iKwJPost Office ; also from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Works stating that owing to pressure of business thev would b? unable to btproi•at.

correct :— 14 2 ... 5 2 4 J, Corniack ... 10 16 8 K. Goo-.burn 16 4 .'.'. 3 15 0 Department of Total Lands ... 5 0 .. £21 0 6 General.