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North Otago Times, 30 May 1908, Page 4

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Tlio Council mot la-.t evcrthn. TV sent-Ilu lljo Mnvov (Mr R. Million), .Coimcilloi" Snaddoii, Claike Jctuingp, Malian, Kc\ s, Mitchell, Jlil lev, Brown, Taylor, Frith, Grnvo unci M'Adam. ... The minutes mid outward,correspondence wo rend mul approved. The iron. Gt'O. Jones drew ntleulion io the stole of Ncn street east,which, lie said, hod been -left to itself /or nearly thirty years.—The Engine.ir estimated that, including channelling on (lie soiilli side only, the cost of. puttingr (lie street in order would ho £"il.-On Mrltuhnn's motion, seconded by Mr Snnddcn, the matter was sent to the Work Committee for consideration, the 'lintlerstaii'djiit; U'ing that the work should be done,

Mr F, Fras-or reported that one of the men working nt the filter works complained that lie had met with an accident and had to go to the hospital foi; an operation. The occurrence | seemed to come under the Council's employees' accident insurance.—lteceiv(d, the underwriters to be notified, Mr Frnsfr wrote that Mr Will-* had snlil his pro])evty near Peeble.° to Mr P. Simpson who wished the half-inch Water supply continued at. C'2 10s per nnnnm.-Mnd to the Waterworks Commit tee with power to act.

Mr P, W, Onglcy pave formal notice that it was the intention of Jfr LX. King t 0 take proceedings against the Council to recover £IOO nsdnmanps tor injury suf-lainod liy him. on the night of April 30, li was set out thai on that night MrKing was proceeding iilong Med way street and came in contact with an obstruction in thcsliwt < whero sonic exenVnlion was toi'nig done mid obstruction raised in consequence uf which were imlighted. The ai-scnee of sufficient precautions resulted in him being thrown violently against die obstruction and thereby injured.— The notice was received, and referred to the Finance Committee with power Io consult the Council's solicitor,

Messrs E, Glass mid 8011s mid fifteen other ratepayers mid occupiers 0! properly ins Wear Sliwt drew attention to the jjrenl inoonvcnieiico caused to all kinds of traffic by tho wide, channel in Thames street at the Wear street junction. Sometimes there was n width of over six feel of water to cross, and they believed tho Council would recognise this as a nuisance and a continual eyesore. They urged Hint n level crossing be laid with 8inch iron pipes.—The Mayor said this Has on the .estimates and the matter was referred b the Works Committee with power to carry out the \vo>'k, Mr W, M'Culloiifdi applied -for a transfer from the Council's street employees' list to the gasworks slnff.-Referre.-l to the. Gasworks Committee. Messrs Lee, Grave and Grave, on behalf of Mrs Iteminglmm applied lor leave to transfer lease of section 9, block 11, io Mr P. A. 31'iirlngli.- ; Granted, Eiibjecl to the Solicitor's op'proval -. , :'i Tim Valentine Picture Company, ivk'ich recently showed in Oamarti, wroto objecting to the charge of the extra holiday fee for tho use of the Opera Mouse on race nights. Though well advertised he took,, roughly, £3O for three performances (ono matins) and had to pay £lB 18s of this to the. Town, Clerk.—Councillors expressed some sympathy wjlh (he applicants but held the matter over till the Town Hall Committee had eonsidere;! whether or not race nights should continue to be regarded ns a special night in respect of the Opera Ho'nsj scale of charge?. The secretary to the Oamaril Harbor Hoard (Mr C. A. la Roche) ,-lrcw the Council's attention to the condition of the African thorn fence on the reserve adjoining Iho Board's lighthouse reserve, and he. asked that (he fence be trimmd.-The Fngino'i' to gel (lie work flouc.

Mr J. Welsh drew a(lenti<>n to the filtho state of affairs in Yaro street nt the rear of his propu-ly where ho -aid. a nuisance existed, He. also menlionoil ft mob of cuttle, that v/n.s con. slant ly horded around his pnporty,— . RefcrrcfJ to thn Works Committee with power to i\ct,

Mr A. Douglas, manager of the Cliristcliuivli Meat Company's works, wrote (lint the Health Inspector had made certain statements- regarding ■the works at Eveline, and he ashed the Council it it wouki arrange for some of the Councilbrs to inspect the ivorfo and see whether (lie statements are correct. —It was agreed lo reply that (ho works did not come within the Council's jurisdiction. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that matters in general were getting on as Well as could he expected with the new sewers, and (he connections Kith public schools and business promises. The dust cart was doing good Forvice anil (here was a great improvement in the night soil sendee, lfe suggested that the channels in Thames street on the east side, say from Ribhle street to the Hank of N'ew Zealand corner, should get mere attention. The, ownors of slock grazing on the reserves were asking for (lie usual reductions in the fees for winter, and he suggested llmt June, July and August ho (lie months during which the reduction be made, Some of the hedges round the reserves required trimming and grubbing- was necessary,-The Engineer was iiiKtruclcil as to sTOlpwg ihc, channel in Thames c[r<wl three times a week. The usual reduction for grazing cattle "•as granted, the price to be 9d per head per wool? during the three months

* «*. ; "M* named -Tlio (trlmtniuQ king fat lofmreJ to tlio ports'Cof | miltcc- Io eoip-klet «itli the Inspector,* Alow A, and T, Burt wrote \ht Hie pipes foi tho Waitvrcka x wat v r supply had been sluppcd'to Oamam by the s s, Fohcrua -J ho. Council dcoldcd. to do "tliojßwk ineonnoclion with tho service with' its [own staff. The Baptist Church Mr W. B." Scnrle) askcel that a one-nro lamp be attached to the strectjrimp outside 4bt> church in place oMh o 'picsont lantern, the presort light king insuflieicnt.Grnnted, Councillors Miteliell ami Taylor wro appointed to sigh tluMntc-look for the year. ( Four employees of tlio Council applied for an I'ncrcnso of wages to Bs per day-Dealt with in the Finance Committco's report',

Tim Finance Committee reported ,(1) that, the cslimn.tcs for tho year having been parsed the Committee could not recommend any increase in wages 'is applied for. Tho question would Ijn considered when the estimates were heing prepared next year, a recommendation being ndded thnt. tho Council adopt this, as ..ft rule in respect of wages; (2) accounts amounting to ..£5615 liis ii\ wore submittod for r.<iy. incivt.-The. re-port was adopted, but tho foreman of works was specially excepted and his wages fixed at 10s per%, _ ..' j( . :•;',!'•■. Tlio Town Hall Committee'reported (1) that it could not recommend Hint any alterations ho made meantime) ; ; (2) thai two additional ticket windows be provided nt tho pit and stalls entrance; (V, that one dimmer l;p provided on each color on all stage lights. \b., 3 dimmers {n nil; (4) that the architect communicate with the contractors ly the completion of theii' contract for the liaMing; (15) thai the Town Cleric notify lcsscog thn.t tlit* m]fii cf the Fire Undcrwritciv 1 Association must bo observed, a copy o! (lie rules (0 bo supplied when the Opera House is booked, and tho addition of (he carolnlvr called to them with a "view to their rareful observance ; (fi) ilmt. concreting iii tho engine-room be carried out at a co»-t of £9 .Is: (7) The numbor'nijr of scats on tho dress circle was left to ilr Frith to arrange. ■ltem lof the report was referred back to tho .Committee, Tim rest of tho report was adopted. Tiie Waterworks Committee reported lecommending the Council <to gvyo notice to persons having bridges ovot MlO water race that its attention had been ■directed to Urn fact that bridges uprc out of order and dangerous-, nnd thai, ili llioy were not put into mfo condition the Council would havo to consider the propriety of their removal ; Jlr Frtw to bo notified and asltctl to report on any bridges not innintaiiiodin good order.—The report tv« 3 adopted,' The Works Committee reported regarding Mr Conclicr's amplication as to llic clay bank in Arun street recommending tkat, provided Mr Conflier contribute half cost of same, say £7los, the Colnn.il would undertake tho worlc.nl an early date; otherrise the Council could not undertake, '.be work rave when it required' Iho day for'filling up in the locality.— Report adopted. Tho Engineer was ins(i:'ii!cltt) to ilopoirit a few loads of shingh' at tho Severn slrcot bridge; roijh/ktc the footpath and roadway in front of Mr ."Killer's motor garage ; that the Express Company bo asked to do|iosit (he value of the repairs nercssary . b their crossing in Eden street; and that the IC.O. Farmers' Co-operative Association's crowing in Eden street required repair.- —~ —'

l)r M'Adam drew attention lo the mwssity for preventing furious driving round corners, mentioning "yclists, motorists mid ordinary vehicles, Ilo'also suggested thai iliclu?|tcfor of Nuisances he instructed to 'niiig at least one ease per wok for '■.vi'liiiir on footpaths or rifling villi■mt lights after dark. - Mr Frith suggested that the rule ;>f thfi road, especially n$ to the. Vlimnes-UilJJt. streets eonu-i- and the '■ieiiilty of tho monument. 1;o observed. Those mailers were nil a«rc?d t>, The Council ro?c at O.'lo.