NELSON CITY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 19 March 1921, Page 5

NELSON CITY COUNCIL

• FORTNIGHTLY MEETING ' " The fortnightly meeting ofy'the Nelr son City Council was held last evening There were present: £he? Mayor (Mr W. W. .Suodgrass); and.Crs. F. Plum, T. S. Edwards, R. Watson, H. Baigent, W. Surrell, W. C. Harley, J. A. Stringer, J. \V. Mams. Cr. Pettit was excused from attendance. BANK BALANCES. \ ;;' Bank balances were shown as follows: — _ "... Dr. Cr. • h s. d. £ .s. d. Gen. Ac. 27,371 14 0 , Water Ac. 1823 8. 6 Gas Ac. ' 251 5 1 Interest Ac. 1559 19 5 Abattoir Ac. 140 16 7.4 Hospital and Charitable „'■'■■ •Aid 289 5 10 ■' ■ - <"f Temp. Loan Ac. 24,814 0 .0 Balance Dr. 2,693 19,.; 6 £29,472 4 4 29,472 4 '4 Cr. '£ s. d. Cemeteries (Trust Ac.) 71 13 3 Contractors' Deposits Ac. 11 0 0 Trafalgar Park Ac. 43 1 2 £ .s.'d. Amount owing to (Bank ■■*',„ on Overdraft 2,693 19/6 Amount owing on Tern-. ~ i; h porary Loan -24,814 U U " £27,507 19., ? ..,-. "'-•'■■ '■ l ' ; ■ £. B.'-;d. Amdunt of Overdraft at preseht allowed by the n Bank . . 14,517 0 O Present Statutory limit of Overdraft and Tcm- , porary Loan * ,~. 39,331 0j) PAYMENTS Payments wore authorised as follows: ' , " £ s. d. General Account 754 16 11 ■'.'; Water Account 107 2 8 Gas Account " 1319 15 11; Abattoir Account 67 0 9;, Cemeteries Account .•_?/ '■'.••' ""'■ £2271 12 1' The Mayor mentioned that the payments included £BOO for coal. ■

'■ . CORRESPONDENCE' '^

Correspondence as follows was de|lt with: — , ... .' , ; From F; Jones, Abattoir employee, asking for th* bonus recently -grant/- i ed by the Arbitration Court;—Granted ■"*■■ :. .• •.'• ; - ~ v' From the. secretary, Town .Schools Committee, offering to pay for .oojt of cutting back trees at Boys Central School if the Couh&l did, the work.—Agreed to. „,, ' From the secretary Plumbers'.. Gasfitters' and Sheetmetal Workers' Union, offering no objection., to the Council's partial exemption the award, "'■'v.'/' •_. '■.■•' *• : .'tiii-i-.v■■l.- »■ -From local deputy Public TrUsteJi, re encroachment of Maitai wefrM Native reserve . west of Trafalgar street.—Referred to Committer ./*. ~■ From Town' Clerk, Gisborney .asking the Councils endorsenieritr'to;;* resolution*- parsed'; .by ; Jfr gardfeg the: matter .of wpealmg.tM regulations jssjted by,;:te jtoartfgoj Trade controlling the sale of ,f ement, bricks* and 'timber it builflhig operations.—Received.. # W "■From W. W. Andrews, ,B# street; claiming; .that he was pM}M tot a; refund and, ;matenfl charged for putting in- a special: gas service.—(An attached memo.' by .the that as in extraordinary water/supply, so it tfaswith the consumer paid the whole coir''-of:- the service).—Referred to tJcfmrnittee'. ■ ti , -;ii .From W. G. McGee, Milton Groye, asking that. a: tree be removed frOin the foYd "In'tire.'river oppbsite tQV report. v . ./,jv. From R. street drawing attention 'tQ >the*way the ffo lihg-in was being ' done in; King b Acr<£ (Hastings .street) ,^nto. ; •.; to be J informed that the Council iS:Of opinion that the being earned out would be advantageous to prope^ty*>wisrs. concerned.' From BL S/Olanghton; asking petmission to give'a't^acred,-orgair eital in the School; c-f 'Music- on L G,ood Friday with authority to charge* for admission.—Qranteidroa^su^lterms) From W: Surreil, 'man.ager; of?Ett l pire. Theatre;; asking permissiori; to sliow a programme ort Good Friday<-r Granted on usual conditions. . ■ From Jv Jennings, asking for cost of living bonAs.—Granted. 4 -'-; ' From M. Andefson, asking that the gas service', be extended property in Askew's Lane, off Nile street.—Referred to Committee.

ENGINEER'S REPORTJ <•

; 'The City Engineer (Mr J. G; kM& reported 3 teter alia- S visited the Reservoir on Monday. IMP and found the big dam down about two feet, but' the -water clear arid ;ajl good condition. The weir was ove£ flowing, ah average • of? a:bbut i-itfch on the spill-way: '< The *ya]te .*tt open on the Cummin's Creek line. Ana & steady flow >Vas running into tM bi«' dam. Notwithstanding this call on" the flow of stream there a strong stream running aqrosjytfte l'oad, so that my opinion :iß:confirm|a that the taking of a portion 1 of water would have vno .vitally detrimental affect on the premises .which depended on this stream for > water supply for stock. ■■ The the 7-inch main has fallen 20 lbs durmg the last month, and" is causing some shortage on the .high le ™&Ti& The vapouriser has been •-ity.talMH. Complaints are still numerous,, Wit largely due to blockages, in the mams notably in Waimea street, St. _Vmcent street, and Nile street East.

Fi-'iin what I ran Lji'il'ifM- (lie i rouble j \>! l . : i napthalonc is no! coniined tnj Nelson, bni miller is general all own \"i \, Zealand, i woni'd iii.-tj iii" Caw I !ir:,n Trustees iie asked ioj a ; !i,v IVol'essor ni; i.he cninlil inn. | ihe Kilgiii.-er siaie.l lliai ihe il.'.in I ". ; ■ iluW n a I llfl lli'l' -d.s ill- he-. ! .-• • ■.la,. | Ine suggestion in ask I'rolos-ol i iv.-lerliehl in repori nil llle naplha-: ii'Vc i rouble ua- a;_'.l'eeii to. . I I OASVYOI'KS lIKI'DIM | (Mai rarlM.iii-.e-l, MD'J inn- ; i.i. liniaellllvd, :{,77n.(1(1(l cllhie feet ; :.'.a . iiianiiiaetnr-.il per inn nl' enai, ll'..",00 rilhi-' !-•-•( ; real ill hand, 171 i.iih; --nke in hand, ."><;7 hags; lar in ha :d, .17'-'.". gallons ;value n| residuals -.c!:| during iiitnuh, L'.'id") l r >s ful. OTIIKIS RKl'Oin'S The. Sanitary Insneeinr t..M r .M. hSnsbridge) in his report mentioned. in:er alia, thai 20 'inspectinns had boon made. ■ flic Abattoir Manager reported -.li.ii tlio following stock were slaughtered during the i'orl nighi : 7b cant'. I ealvo-s, (370 sheep, :J-J« laiid-s. 'M j)i:-;s; t-otsil, 1117. (JKNKItAI. h was resolved to close the Council oliircs on Thursday aitcrnoon and dj.eii again on the following Wednesday morning. . Or. Surroll said that while in Wellington last week he noticed efforts were boing made to increase interest in the municipal elections, ami the Wellington Council hail certain nostnrs. He moved that the .Nelson Council adopt a similar scheme. C'r Snrrell regretted the lack or interest shown by ratepayers in local hodv elections, aril it was with this in his mind that he moved his motion. , ~ the motion was carried, and tne Town Clerk was "authorised to obtain HO posters similar to the Wellington ones.