BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9036, 20 April 1888, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

NEWMARKET. The regular meeting of the Council was held yesterday. Present : Mr. Morgan. (Mayor), Messrs. Bishop, Whisker, Kent, Lumpkin, Whyman, Burgess, Rose, Hogg, Holmes. Fire Brigade. secretary of the Fire Brigade reported that two members of the Fire Brigade had resigned, and two others had been elected in their place. There had been no fires within the borough since last report. Permission was also asked for water for a wet practice on May 2. Richard Burns and James Johnson, the two new members, were duly sworn in as members of the Fire Brigade by Mr. Dinnison. The permission for the wet practice was granted, and the Waterworks Committee was directed to confer with the Fire Brigade re practices generally. Bank Balances.— treasurer submitted the following reports of bank balances —General account, debit, £418 Is 9d ; waterworks acconnt, £79 2s 8d : total, £497 4s ss. Special rate account, credit, £193 6s 4d ; water loan account, credit, £24 lls6d.

Typhoid.—The Town Clerk of Auckland asked for a v< turn of the number of notifications from medical men of cases of typhoid fever in the borough for the first three months of the years 1887 and 1888. The Town Clerk reported that he had already replied. There had been six cases this year, four of which were brought into the borough. Tramway.— Malcolm, General Manager of the Auckland Tramway Company, - wrote in reference to repairs to road in Kyber Pass, for which instructions had been given, and forwarded £1, amount due for water, as agreed upon. The letter was , received View-street. — Patrick O'Hern wrote that when he gave permission to connect a drain from View-street with that laid down by himself, he concluded the Council would have consulted his wishes es to how it • i should be done, and not having done so he protested against the bungling manner in ■' which it had been done. The cesspit had been placed close to his fence instead of being at the edge of the footpath, and when the footpath is filled and formed it would be useless. He also drew attention to other defects, such as insufficient drain pipes, '■• and if his property, was damaged he would " sue the Council. Mr. Whyman made an explanation. The cesspit was now in the best position, and if put where Mr. O'Hern required it would be 15 feet uphill. The letter was received. Nuisances.— Inspector of Nuisances reported that he had made a general inspection throughout the borough, and left a notice (re night cart). He generally found that the back yards and closets were clean. The report was adopted and th matter of the nightsoil contract was referred to the Nuisances Committee and . Legal and Finance Committee. . - Turncock's Report.— Wilson, turn- j cock, sent in a report on the bad state of. the Fire Brigade Station floor. He also> *. asked for some assistance to remove all .the . water-pipes in reserve to dryer ground, for,.: the f purpose of tarring and cleaning. It I was' agreed to grant the necessary assis- J tance for removing - the' pipes, and' the matter of the floor of the station was t»«:V ferred to the Streets Committee.