CITY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 February 1909, Page 1

CITY COUNCIL

FOKTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Nelson City Council was held last eveni ing. Th«re w-ane present —The Mayor (Mr J. Piper), Crs. Grace, Hampson, McConchie, Nod* Bisley, Field, Rob-ert.-on, Turner. FINANCE. Payments were authorised as lows: — ■ :- X s. d Account 557 11 2 Gasworks Account 258 19 3 Waterworks Account 237 9 2 ' Abattoir Account 29 16 0 Cemeteries AcCpunt 6 2 6 i Drainage' Account 1133 610 Trafalgar Park Ac. 2 12 6 Total £2225 10 4 The Payment under General Acconn" , included £314 for( the Sands Reserve. : The statement of bank balances showed :— • Dr. Cr, 1 £• s. d. £. a. d. . General A/c 12.434 9 3 Water „ 3728 7 9 Gas „ 1699 5 6, Interest „ 635 5 11 Abattoir,, 476 8 1 Hospital and Cl aritjible Aid 835 I'J 7 1 i. 9,051 8 0 £470 8 1 : ' Cr. Cemeteries Trust Account 142 6 6 [ Ooatractors' Deposits Account K4 15 0 Trafalgar PaiK Account 81 0 0 , Drainage Loan Ac. 2897 4 0 Bridges iteiustatement Loan Account 7 5 11 Bank Balance ... Dr. £18,874 19 11 CORRESPONDENCE. Thirty-four residents applied for a lamp at the eorr.er of Franklyn and Vang]uard^stree!£. —Efeferred to Committee. Mr W. F. Worley wrote stating that while away he met the engineer of a larjjp contracting firm. The engineer was strongly of opinion, after hearing particulars from the writer, that the lidding River water con!'! be brought hrough a tunnel to generate olecl-ricity • md then to givo a .supply of water to the city. lie asked tlie Council to give the matter consideration.^—Referral to Committee. Mr C. J. Gascoigne wrote re street boundary in Tiipmnn-strept. —Resolved lh.it in th.! cvpth of the Council rei[iiii!n'4 tho fand dii'iru; his 20 years' t-niu'tf Mr Un "I'll-; Hi 1 ho coin pen.; a ted Tin-. Cliridi-hnrch Tr.v.n Clerk wrr.t. i\- tin" "Loans tn I oral Bodies Amendment Ai.-l, -1903," which provides thai r-l'Ur the. p.-i^iii;^ of Iho Act th.» Puli lio'TiTjsli* may lif appuinu-il the Com mis.;ir,riFi-'<if the ;:inkiii^ fund cf any loan ra!sf-d umlf-r tht> "Loans to Local Bodies Aft, 1903." The Nelson Coun cil was n<tkeri to 00-op~ratc in an en d«avour to crt Ihe Act amended next session, as it acted prejudicially in the interests of loonl bodies. —Referred to Finance Committee. Mr J. E. Hounsell, treasurer of the Nelson Fire Brigade, informed tbt Council that it was estimated that £40 tvonld be required to carry on the Brigade to the end of March in addition to the sum in hand. —Referred tc Finance Committee. Mr W. W. de Castro, churchwarden of All Saints' Church, requested the Council to hay? the street name removed from the Toi Toi Valley Sunday, school. —Referred to Engineer. A ratepayer applied to have his premises connected with the drainage scheme. —Referred to Special Committee. Ths majority of the ironmongery and hardware firms forwarded a requisition re closing hours. The hours would be^ —Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 5.30 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 p.m. In cases where s-iiops decided to close on Saturday instead of Wednesday (the statutory closing, day) then in all such cases for the purpose of the requisition Saturday to take the place of Wednesday.—Resolved that the usual certificate be attached to the requisition. A second-hand dealer's license was gianted to W. Lock. Mr E; Chisholm, of Milton-street, who had received notice to connect with the drainage scheme, applied for an extension of time for nine months, as hs intended to remove his house. — Resolved that the request be granted, provided the writer entered into a bond for £25 that he would remove his house within a month and connect, his new house with th<» sewer. The resignation of Mr James Lucre mis accepted as Fire Inspector. I.ieut. A. Dee, of the Fife Brigade, was appointed in Mr Lucre's place. Mrs L. A. Bisley intimated that she ".as cutting up flu- Aft. Vernon property of 25 acres in Washington Valley for building Kites, and requested permission to lay off iv road 20 feet wide. — Referred to Works Committee. Mr H. V. GuUy applied for a certificate of service to entitle him to register as a member of the New Zealand Society of Accountants. —Certificate to be given. City Surveyor's RstonT. The City Engineer reported .-—Sewerage : The works in hand are now employed completing the Tasman-stre?t swallow gravitation area, and have commenced on the Hope-street swallow gravitation area. New Power station: Thia work i.a well forward, and will be completed within a week,after the arrival of the compressors, winch should be here at an early date. Works: The metalling of Cambiffa-streot is well forward, and should be completed in a few days. Many works of minor importance have been receiving attention. High level water supply: This work is progressing favourably, and should be completed by tti^ end of next week. Tho report was adopted. Finance Committee's Report. The Committee reported : —On letter | from Messrs Ross and Gler.dining: That under the circumstances only the average consumption acording to the last throe months be charged. As to lamp at .corner of Franklin and Vanguardstreets : That a lamp be placed as requested. As to proceeding with authorised works: That all works not urgently necessary B 6 deferred till the end of the financial year. As to keoping accounts : That the Mayor and Councillors Hampson and Field be appointed a I special committee to confer with the Town Clerk with reference to an imi proved system of keeping the accounts in both the-Town Clerk's and City Engineer's offices.' Works Committee's Report. The ■ Committee reported :—On letter from Mr R. McGavin Thompson: That tlie Council has decided to erect a shed that is already available, but, seeing that the question of its having been reported that "shark? had been seen on the beach has arisen since, the matter has Jjeen referred back.-to the Council, j Otker Rctobti. I The returns "from the Abattoir sho.JY.gd that during the fortnight thjSTSTaUßhterings were: cattle 66; sheep 459; lambs 267 ; calves. 11; pigs 32;. total 855. One sheep -was-■'condemned. The sanitary inspector reported that tbo city was still free from fever or in-f.-vtious diseases'of any kind.'

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