CITY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 114, 15 May 1919, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL

The City Council met last evening, there being present the Mayor (Mr W, W. Snodgrass). Ors W. C. Harley, T, S. Edwards, JL Caigent. F. Plum, Ik Watson, j. W. Marris, T, Pettit, and W. S, Hampson. €r Stringer was ckcused. ACCOUNTS. The statement of bank balances as at Alav 13th was as follows: Dr Cr. £ s. d. £ 3. d General Acc. 24264 18 11. Water Arc. 866 IS 1 Gas,, Acc. 3596 5 4 Interest Acc. 1551 6 6 Abattoir 91 12 .4. H and G. A. 191 18 3 _ Tern porn ry Loan 19613 0 0 ■; Balance (Dr.l 9014 1 f £29384 9 0 29584 9 0 £ s. d. Cemeteries .(Trust Acc) dr. 19 4 2 Contractors’ deposits cr, 22 0 0 Trafalgar- Park Acc. cr. 29 0 ?■ Drainage Extension. loan Account cr ' 464 3 Amount owing (o Bank on Overdraft , 9014 1 1, Amount owing on Icm- " n porury 19613 0 £28.627 1 T Amount of Overdraft at present allowed by Bank 14387 0 0 Present Statutory limit of Overdraft and Temperary Loan £34000 0 0 Payments were passed as follows :-r (TenernV jAccouut 23® Gas Account 26 4 11 Water Account £ -4 Abattoir Accoun ~ V Cemeteries . K ’ * ° Drainage Loan 63 15 10 lolal -870 11 t

CORRESPONDENCE,

l<rum Hie secrctery HpspiUl *™l ! chfii-itaMo Aid Board, stating that the- | fever ambulance would be moved to * : shod at. the tip as requested. . j From the Town Clerk, JRunanga. fo“\vi)rdrn<T a. resolution adopted! by a ’public meeting urging the Government Jto proceed with the development of the coal seam discovered at Nme Mbe, and i asking for the Council’s endorsement. ) The Mavov said the Government was Llroadv looking into the matter, but could not get sufficient miners for the 1 mine* that were already working. I The letter was received. I From the .superintendent of the iNa(tional Provident Fund, explaining that ! the high coat of . establishing a scheme of superannuation for the Council. mdue.«.h., •of men With long Au office! T'f McSrv° V aud -wW iiU o?e«d for P-.W»T pr ?lf S i, B ee«ted that the mat. Jte put ■»»•« tlic <*&*** “" d . their views obtained. • j Cr Edwards suggested that the m - tor be refered to a commiteo to con- ! fer with the men and report to the i C Tl;f Suggestion was adopted and the ’ following wnunittee was «P : T % ' (Mayor, Cr Hampson, and the town i C Km m 'the treasurer of «» Igade, applying for -grant of on Jocmvnt of subsidy. Amount to hg J «• > From Mr B W. Lane., complaining of X supply He had only.a tem | porn.rv | quite* inadequate, being insufficient to j fll 'cr ?l!lm said 51 there wove four con bis motion the matter > \ the City Engineer to report, j- general.

I; On the motion of €r Havley, the. City i Engineer was instructed to quango “nii ('(>metci'V to l>c used foi ttie tile application of th ‘ {£* J£T J a "n d ew £ ° r iSS ,-U the “tkTto' , tm* and tho Council’s relation to the *~4g> the new instruments. f i Cr Hatley considered the 0 i the Twelfth . M&irn ou ibc citj» ■ k , , * Vt-nr 1 but should it be j" WO poe.t»n oj h,.iug all it. wanted then tne . Sh (^VSmf’sakf to V *»d bed had » e, and there was : room ioi u )° UcUlu^ ,*%. matte,. ot v fcm| the amount ; <>t w re^ u *‘ o a ?*h,i it mav )»e attended to. i pr u wif decided the Mr /oh",, f att be allowed (he J.S* 1 iv , OSZtoS Town lie* « * Ifencted to take steps to Ml the post j U lt was decided to' invite tenders tor, ™;ly” S to f S”! '?e"e,fS Wop \|bc fct »» dock could: be UgWM. •* old system was weij costly satisfactory. . , . «bThe City Engineer *ud *° w rtor TvSnld. The, reflectors prev.ously » . i use were unsuitable, I