OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13662, 2 September 1916, Page 6

OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

TORTNICiIITLY M'EETING. The ordinary meeting of the Oamarit .Municipal Council took place last, night when there were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. 11. Frith), Councillors J. MeDiarmiil, G. h. Grenfell, .1. M. Forrester, D. Sinclair. J). Miller, f, ,\V. Oagley, R. Mahan, (.'. S. Swiuard, ami M. F. Cooney.' Correspondence. The following correspondence was dealt witli:Messrs Turnliull and .Tones, Ltd., Dunedin, wrote submitting for council's approval the names of sureties in connection with contracts Nos. 2 and .'! for electrical scheme—Approved,•

.Messrs Loo,-Grave ami Grave applied on behalf of Win. Curran (who had enlisted for active service) for council's consent to the assignment of the lease of section 2S, block X., to Messrs .Harbour and Sutherland.—Application approved.

The Borough Inspector reported having inspected the water hole on the. site of the old show grounds, and found an accumulation of water ou the property of Mr Harris, approximating to one foot in depth. The water' was !>•• lioved to be storm water from the recent heavy rain, and the owner of'the property had erected a windmill in order to pump the water into the Arnn street channel.—Received.

13. A. Procter wrote regarding a fence lo be erected nt the back of Dr liargreave's residence, stating that Mr Dennison, to whom a price for the-work had been given, had stated that the council was 'to pay half the cost, and the writer asked if such was the understanding.—Mr Procter to be referred to Dr Hargreaves. , Win. Waddell, for Messrs Wsuldell and Gillies,' wrote with regard to a water supply charge, stating that they did not think they should be charged for the service to shops which were unoccupied,—Referred to Water-works Committee for report. N. Meldniin wrote on behalf of the North School Committee,'asking'if the council would take steps to have the. footpath on the north-west side of Torridge street curbed, channelled, and asphalted—Referred to Works Committee to report. The curator of the municipal gardens reported on/the state of the creek in Chelmer street, stating that owing to the creel; having been widened and dcepenoiMicar the bridge the water in the lagooii was lower by about eighteen indies than it had been for several years. The report stated- that the drains and culverts leading info the lagoon badly needed cleaning out, as they had not been cleaned for a considerable time.—Referred to Works Committee with power to act. Frederick Black, M'.I.C.K., engineer to the borough's electricity scheme, wrote in reply to points raised by the Electricity Coininitt.ee regarding flic provision of an auxiliary power plant, and the question of working on such a plant, until sitch time, as prices of material returned to a normal: standard, The engineer gave an opinion that it would be some years before prices reverted to their pre-war level, and advised the council that, notwithstanding

the cost of the original pipe line, he

considered that the best course to be followed.—<Mf Beal to be instructed to

conclude the present tender for pipes. The manager of the borough abattoirs reported that during .the month of August there had been slaughtered: Cattle 106,. sheep 828, pigs 26; of which one head of cattle, one sheep, and one pig had been.c'onilenined.^Recpived.'" "David S,' %'in, applied' f'o The "council for half cost of the erection of a paling fence between his property (section .13, block 04) and the council's roadway to the golf reserve.—The writer to be informed council' has no liability. Five residents of Mersey street petitioned council for the erection of a lamp at the corner of Test and Mersey streets—Petitioners to be informed motion on books that no further lamps be provided,Jaincs McDiai'mid applied for a transfer of water service from his present premises in Thames street to a shop in the old Polytechnic buildings into which he would be removing, and also for .permission to- erect a signboard under the verandah of the new pre-mises.—-Applications granted under usual conditions, • E. Thome applied to have his water supply reinstated in his new bakery Approved. Reports. 'Finance—(l j Recommending for payment accounts amounting to £lls' 5/6 (gas account £7(i !)/S, abattoirs £2 11/-,. town account £10!) 1/10, water account

m 5/3, Town Hall 8/-, sanitary £fi

IG/G, gardens £2l JO/9, sundries £l3 14/li.—Approved, (2) instructions have been given to write off the sum of 5/- in dispute' with Mr ,Brims.—Approved. (.1) Recommending that a telephone be installed at the gardener's houseApproved. (4) Recommending that expenditure incurred by the gardens staff on work outside the gardens, be shown separately in the accounts—Approved, : Water-works—(l) That Messrs Darling and McDowell's request for a reduction of hours from fl to ;> daily has been granted, Clause referred back to the committee. (2) The race inspoc-j tor's report with reference to the construction of an intercepting drain at the reservoir has been referred to tho -engineer for report to the next iriee ; ting of > the committee.—Approved, ''' Town Hall-(l): Recommending that Messrs Moody and Co; be informed that the council does not require the' theatre seats offered—Approved/ (2) 'Arrangements have been made'for re-turning the dynamo commutator—Approval. , By-laws—(l) Recommending that Messrs ,I'no, McKay and others lie informed that the council has no responsibility, in the matter of drainage of which they complain.—Approved, ■ Works and Reserves—(l) Recommending that all sewer connections to i the building line be laid by the council,' and that cost charged to the applicants, —Approved, (2) That owing to shortage of screenings the epimnitteo cannot see its way to supply the (polity required by the Hospital Trustees, -Approved.' (!l) The committee has approved tho site for planting a 'Miibi'lee" oak tree—Approved, (4) Rwnm= mending that Tamnr street, between Tyue and Wharfe streets, be formed and shingled, at an estimated cost of £ls. Approved. (5) Recommending that Mr W, Hay, junr. be informed that the council has decided to form Greta street but has no control over storm water from adjoining properties.—Approved. (IS) Recommending that the lease of part section? ][) and I'll, ai)(l jlfl, j)lock 111,, Awamoko, be offered at ancfipji at the present rental us an upset—Approved,

Engineer's Report.

Tlie. engineer reported ns follows!—-

"1 have to report on the various works done during the month of August as follows: Reinstatement iir'Wansbeck street; formation ami reinstatement in Tyne street; scraping and cleaning in Tlimnes, Ifchcu, Tyne, Severn, and Co,qnet struts; p!!|chjn| roadway iu Thames street north; removing gravpj .'|i'c)|iii||latioi) from ereclt at gevern street bridge- laying fonr.-ineji main and, liydraiiis at pollen factory'; repairing Wiiiisbeck street; sewer illitfharp pipe on'bench; formation,andioiiistaloinont at Greta street south, Tamar street, and

boundary; repairing water table in Till street) scarifying in Thames, ltelien, and Coquet .streets, and crushing and spreading on streets; blinding and rolling 'MO cubic yards of road.metal; laying and repairing various water, services, and cleaning channels and water fables throughout the town. "The following building permits have been granted during the month: .1. M. Forrester, bakehouse on section 5, block 5, Coquet street; Thomas Harris, Iwo wasMiouses on sections .8,!), and .10, block 10; 'Porridge street. ,

"I have also to report that owing to the heavy seas of last week the greater part of the iron iluming pipe forming the discharge from the Nen street .drain has been carried away, also the roadway on to the beach at the "depot;" has been made impassable and will require attention."

Councillor MeDiarmiil brought forward the matter of the limiting of sea'ting accommodation ami the charges in consequence. .Ho. thought the public wore too heavily hit, and the council should take action—The matter was referred to the Town Hall Committee to draw up an agreement. Councillor Forrester moved that the question of blinding street metal with clay be referred to the Works Commit; tee with a view of preventing the present dust nuisau.ee.—Seconded by Councillor Sinclair, who thought screenings should be used in preference.—Carried.

Councillor Grenfell moved that a supervisor be appointed to take charge of the building of the supplementary reservoir, with power to engage, labour, —Seconded by Councillor Miller.

Councillor Ongley moved an amendment that the. engineer's report to the next meeting of the council the method lie intends to adopt with refcreneo to the whole work—Seconded by Council-' lor Mahan, Ainendment'carried, Councillor Swinard moved: "That the .following printed notices be affixed 1 to the walls in the Opera House—Persons causing a disturbance in the Opera Hall will be ejected and prosecuted,' and that a letter be sent to the police in Oiimaru, asking them to provide' police supervision in the Opera House at all entertainments, lectures, etc, the police to he in uniform or private clothes,"—Seconded by Councillor Mahan and carried.