OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13937, 21 July 1917, Page 3

OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

'■ ' TOM'NIGIITLY MEETING. i i The fortnightly meeting of the Qaniaru Borough Council was held last night. Present:' His Worship, the Mayor. (Mr R. Million) and Council-, . lors J.-Roilnian, J. Mc'Diarmid, A. W. \r Woodward, R. K. Ireland, J. M. Forres- ;:' tcr, D. Sinclair. D. Miller, J. Mitchell, •■lt. Malian, C. W. Swinarfl, J. Allan, and ,s 's!.' F. Cooney. : | Correspondence, } The following correspondence was .djalt with:— Th'c derk of Mount Herbert County forwarded for consideration a , cop} - of a resolution passed by the . Council, which urged that' the Hospital.-, and Charitable Institutions Act ..'should be: amended to enable Hospital ; and Charitable Aid Boards to borrow :'; money,'for capital expenditure,, due ■■'safeguards being provided against ovor- , borrowing. This was necessary, s large annual sums were required by the beards for the purpose of replacing eld buildings and for extending institutions to meet the demands of an increasing population; also that repre'fsentationsjie made !o members of Par- '' lianieut asking them to urge upon the '" 'Minister.the need of such,amendment. Councillor- Ireland thought the mailer "did not affect the coitHcil and moved, the. letter be received. •■ The Mayor replied that the matter might affect them, It was a wise provision, and there was- no reason why such a right and proper thing should ■ not be-supported. Jf buildings had to ; - belaid for in., one year, the cost to local'bodies, would be considerable. v;.On the motion of Councillor Mitchell ,' .it-was decided to support the resolution. • . The. supervising electrical engineer •;Vwrote asking that the County Council ~ .be advised that the private telephone ■■'. line running-on the east side of the ';'.,: North road from the Town Boundary , must be ■■removed fyom.its present posi..ition'to make room for the high tension ; electric-mains shortly to be erected,—

: : . . Approved/ . ■ ' ' • .> The' local)'manager fcf tlic Wcstport ;' : Coal Company-requested that two loads '.'■■'.' of metal be provided in order that the *£ rpadjeading iiito their yard,.which in. y& its present 1 ..state, was almost impas-., frh'sable,-might :bc improved—The request/ v!~ was granted,' providing- the J compauyi';_;: ijear, the cost.' ';■ ■■■■■'.; j ; /• ,v ? ;/ :^-i':'A/ jequost tliat -tlio:• fondition; ■ ,'fcf';, street : footyatii..: Avhich: in/ wet: ■

ris,.-I\cferml to Works Committee with power toiact. Jn regard to the asphalting, kerb ing. and channelling in Test street, Mr-; Mary McCnlluin wrote agreeing to bear a proportionate cosi, as previously stated.—Received. . A letter was •forwarded by Mr H 0. Beal, hydraulic engineer, regretting delay'in the arrival of the woodqiipes for flic water main, The material was all ready, but the freight trouble was holding up its transhipment. He hail urged the necessity of forwarding the goods upon the contractors. The letter also stated that Messrs Cousins and Black had the large valve pattern almost completed—Received. N A\ communication was received from the Munitions Department in the matter of electrical equipment Ordered by the. council, stating that the Minister would forward to the High Commissioner the information contained in the council's letter—Received, ,-Margaret Collins applied for a re-' bate of rates on her house on section -J, block 81, which had been unoccupied since March, lOHi—Granted.^To a request that the Golf Club undertake the cutting of hedges surrounding a portion of Reserve Y), the lion, secretary of the club replied -that .the hedges had not been cut for ten years, and, as the agreement read that the fences and hedges be ltt?pt in their present order Ihe 'committee thought, that more was asked of them than was expected, i Tlie club, however,..would contribute a .portion of the cost of the labour.—The jmaher was referred to the Reserves Committee with power to act.

The Minister of Internal Affairs, in ii'lily loathe council's letter, .stated that it mis jlmped .to introduce legislation during pie present session dealing with the licensing of motor drivers. ..In'regard t'o' i'lie affixing oi! identificationmarks', the amendment of the law was/ unnecessary, but in view of the recentdecision of the Court of Appeal'in the case-'of (iernghty v. Porter, "ut Christclinrcli,- it was proposed to re-make the refjiiiiilicns. In the matter—licceiycd. j\ 'letter was■ received from George T/icloung, contractor for carting of spawls, disputing his liability for the /enioval' of debris from the quarry.— •He matter was deferred for enquiry. ■'

Committees' Reports The following LOinnuttLOH' l'poit) nuc leaned

i.Einaiice—(l).l{econiiiiejidiiig i'orjiay.-.; ;iiient account's, amounting' to; £72(i Gs\ )Jd. ld, ; : £lpy ; 'ißir 6d; ; ■suir-' |rje||f]|;.lj^

has been re-connected at Mr J. Bowland's.. Gardiner street, at Ihe former .■''■:.i|.,i', [~i 'Uwiiig {■> lit" impossibility of getting a definite quotation for 4-in pipes and the prohibitive prices of the \'n\ in stork, the committee recommends that temporary provision for a better service in Till street south be made with second-hand pipes.—Adopted. Town.(l tail—(l) The Salvation Army has been granted the use of the Opera House on Sunday, i!2nd instant at a rent of til lis (id; recommending that the borough rides lie cleaned and stored', In regard to clause 2, it was considered by the committee as undesirable that (he rides should be cased separately, as it was inevitable there would be other trophies and mementoes coining after the present war, and it was thought the whole should be encased together—The report was adojded,

Works.—(l) Recommending that screenings be, laid down on the path iii Severn street between the creek and the park entrance. (2) Tlie engineer has been instructed to give an estimate for repairing the water cart. (I!) That provided the County Council bears half the cost, recommending (a) That North street Jtn formed and graded from Clyde street, Ncwborough to number street, the estimated cost being ;EJli'J; and (li) that a portion of the Town Boundary between Mersey and Jessop streets be repaired and coaled, with shbigle al an estimated cost of R'. Councillor Sinclair, referring to clause i, explained \\d instead of procuring a new curt tin: old one, if rcp-nrcd, coul'd be used. ' Councillor Woodward asked if it was not possible to get a more modern-water-cart. .The present cart was a horsekilling vehicle. ■ ' .] The Mayor agreed with tliis view, and said the cart was meant for-two horses. H was resolved in regard to clause. lift, to.delete estimated cost of J!l(iO, and insert after the word '/graded'.-' the words ■"and metalled;"- ■ . .'• , . . Discussion ensued over th/j relative merits of'.shingle- or metal for road-mak-ing.; Councillor Miller said according to the engineer's statement the road was very.'W, and as it required immediate .attention shingle was.recommended. ■

Councillor Ireland moved, and Coun.eillo.r Forrester seconded as an amendment, thai; metal instead of shingle' be useii" ■.:.:■.'■..:' -,.y'■■','.'. .• l .', :.■'■''

! Councillor,lreland, stated. tlmt.' tlio kurow metal'would ?oon : be available..

.Coiini'illqr Milcliell thought that the rOquitty=Oomjei)' f.oul|l pi;oviile-tlic metal. ■ 'Tfuramoiii'lnioiit was lost. ;;/.,,..'

V Couiicilloi' moved as', a : ;J|m!tli;cY/au :^

Till street water reticulation; 0 screenings at Mr Ongley's entrance. The report as a -whole was adopted. Engineer's Report. Tlic engineer reported as follows: The work at Mr Ongley's entrance at Lyne street, the tracking of Ltme, Stone, and' Isis street?,! and the repairs to [lumber.street hail been completed; the work of metalling, asphalting, and .-pawling (,'!ic|mer street was now in hand; the asphalting of block 90, Hull strce.t, would be completed lrext'Wcek; and the materials for the re-erection of the pound were not yet to hand, There were eleven draymen and three carters employed. Notice of Motion, . In accordance with notice. Councillor Miller moved "That all previous rcsolu-. lions' of the council forbidding the use of screenings on footpaths lie and are hereby rescinded." He stated that the present motion greatly hamlicnoped the

who would, if the motion was carried, act with discretion. Councillor Malum seconded the motion. Councillor Ireland said lie bad no objection if there was indded to the motion a proviso that screenings be laid i down only under the direction of dhe ] council and the Works Committee. "The motion was carried. , , General. Councillor Rodman added a recommendation to the committee that when shingling the upper portion of Severn street, a footpath should be forme.!. He explained that as'therc was no provision for a fool path the road was dangerous'

lor pedestrian trallic. The roaoHiiiiomlaiion was supportcil, and the matter was referred to the Work'. Committee, with power to, act.. -Councillor Woodward introduced the question of the state of the crossing.at the junction'.'of. 'Severn..; awl IMcn streets." It was decided to refer the tt'er'to'the Works Committee, •'■' ..'ln regard to the application of Mr Searle for a piece of land on the. foreshore for a storage" depot, the. Mayor' stated that on taking legal advice it. had been found that no lease,could be given, ns it was a reserve, In the meantime, the council could find out if Mr Searle was willing to accept whatever title the council could give,

In relation,.to the question, of the offer of the Acclimatisation Society ,t'o ; sell all their interest in the gardens reserve for ',£ 100, it was decided,, oil the motion' orCoinicillor Trelaiu], tiiatpayment' of the iilOO'bospread"over- four years, and subjeetto tho -approval of thp : * : ■■■ .i..-^.^--'.^"'^^'.^''^-^':^^'-;-r -'.'' '' i—wii' '' 'i' '■■"'■ ■■*' ' .'-.. .'i''-: '''.'.'".'