Oamaru Borough Council.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9747, 25 January 1908, Page 4

Oamaru Borough Council.

A meeting of the above was held in the Town Hal! last night. His Worship the Mayor and 1 Councillors Frith, Snaddon. Mitchell, Keys, Clarke, Mahan, Brown, M"Adam, and Grave- were present. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed, outward correspondence read' and approved, and inward dealt with as follows: . The Secretary of the Garrison Hand wrote that the operations of the Factorv Act preventedl half of the members of Ihe band, from attending the Timaru nictiie. in the Oamaru gardens on the 30th. and. as a. consequence, the band regretted to have to refuse their services' on that date.—Received. Mr W. Gardiner, jun., wrote agreeing, with regard to the water tiiipply, to the Council's terms for a free discharge of a one-inch pipe- at £lO per atrium, conditionally that in the event of Mr Henslcv's agents being able to prove that a free supply should, he granted for their property, of which be was the lessee, the Council take into consideration the advisability of making a reduction pro rata.—Received.

The Secretary of the Oamaru Hospital Trustees - wrote that the Trustor* could not see their way to giant a road through their Maercwhcmin reserve without an actual inspection of the locality. However, the Trustees" solicitor had I 'informed them that they have no power to convey the proposed road line, and thov suggested' that the road on Stringer's 'southern boundary be not close:!', as the Council .might find it possible to connect with that road through their own proportv. The Mayor said that Mr Hod Icy 'had stated to the clerk th.it such a' road through Stringer's would lie too steep to be practicable.

Councillor Grave suggested that when the Hospital Trustees visited the ground some, of the Council might attend and he moved 1 that the Chairman of the Waterworks Committee and' the IChgineer visit the ground in conjunction with the Hospital Trustees. Councillor Grave's motion was carried. The Secretary of the North Otago Benevolent. Society wrote requesting the Borough Council to elect three members to represent the Council on the Society for the year 1903-19C9.—The present representative,;, Messrs J. G. Finch. 1). H. Jennings, and Win. Jardine. were re-ap-poiiitcd and thanked for their services during the past year. The Secretary of the Oamaru (iarrison Bund' wrote for permission to give a free sacred concert in the Severn street gardens on Sunday, the 26th.—Permission to be granted under the usual conditions. The Waitaki County Clerk wrote that his Council, as the best solution of the difficulty, agred that the proposed fence between the Town Hall and the County

Chambers should 1 be a picket feme from Thames street for half the distance towards Severn street, and a ciese corrugated iron fence for the remaining distance. —Suggested settlement was allproved and the matter leferred to the Engineer. The District Engineer. Duiicdin. wrote with regard 1 to the proposal to lay a water Gupplv from Oamiru to Waiareka Junction, asking if the £5 charge for domestic supply would lover the annual charge for supply to the Department's three collages at Waiareka Junction air) the station premises.—Information to bo supplied. The manager of the Trustees, Executors, and .Agency Company wrote applying for a water enpplv from the water rare for a tenant of the Kev. TI. G. .Hewley's estate. 'Mr W. Gardiner, under the terms of an agreement wherebv the Council were allowed to' pa.-:s the water Taee through the property. —Dealt with in Waterworks Committee's report. Mr C. Bedford, of Norton's, asked for permission to erci t a i-mal! gate in a barb wire feme on the Council's reserve at Moerewhenua to enable him to g.'l water more easilv.- (hi the motion of Council lor Malum! the matter was referred to the Waterworks- Committee with power to act. An application was re. civrd from George HifS'et for a renewal of his i-econd-hand dealer'- liiei'H'-. rupported bv n letter from Sergeant (irillith. -Lie-use planted under usual condition!.-. Mr 11. Newton wrote complaining of the water sui>plv to his residence in Hull street, and asked the t'ounci! to make isu.-h alterations as will cnsMire him gelling a proper service. During this and last wear's drou--iit frequcnllv no water wan obtainable.— Kefcned to 'the Waterworks Committee for report. Mr ]!. W. Monson wrote complaining of his water supply in l.'ie street during I lie hoi weather, .and' asked the Council to make ronie provision tor a better supplv. It look 20 minute* to till a bucket.

of'lale. bill 10-dav (VlllM n-v waU-r < ami at .-ill.—Referred l.i the Waterworks Com mittee for report. * Mr .las. Gordon wrote for permission t< erect a temporary building .is a studio it Hibble ,-lreet.— Referred lo Works Com mittee with power to act. •Permission was granted Mrs E. 'Hrowm to erect additions to her house in Tesl street, on section 2. block 40, subject t; the usual conditions. Charles Grant was granted permission to erect a building in wood and iron in Stour street, subject to the usual terms and conditions.

Messrs: Hepburn Bros, were granted permission to erect additions for a cart shed in stone on section 16. block 4. Wear street, subject to the usual conditions. 'Messrs IT. Richmond, J. A. Colenso, and Charles Keanis applied' for nsnlialte to lie laid down opposite their properties on sections 1 to 5, block 42. Wansbcck street, and stated l their willingness to

pay the Council's usual charge of lis per chain. —Work to bo done in the ordinary rotation. Fight residents of Awamoa petitioned for the water supply to he continued from allotment 9—its present terminus—to the Education reserve for domestic and' stock purposes.—Referred to the Waterworks Committee with power to act. On the motion of Councillor Frith. seconded 1 bv Councillor Brown, Mr David Ximmo, the Borough Engineer, was annointcd Inspector of Buildings under section 318 of the Cbrparations Act of 1900. The Works and Reserves Committee reported (1) that after hearing the Engineers report on Mrs .Sparks' stable it could not accede to the request to have the stable repaired. The following scale of charges for use of the baths for the season to the end 50th April, 1908, viz. : .Men, Is cVI; ladies, 2s 6d ; youths and girls under 18. 2s : under 14 years, Is 6<l ; single bath : Adults, 3d : youths and girls under 18, 2d ; children under 14 years, Id: use of towel. Id: trunks, Id. The report was adopted with the exception that the age of 18 was in each case reduced to 17.

The Gas Committee reported recommending (1) regarding Mr Cross's application for gas service, that he be informed that if he undertakes to pay the cost of putting in the service the Council would supply the gas at town prices, the work to l>e done subject to the Harbor Board's approval.

The Works and Reserves Committee xe--portod recommending that Messrs J. Ogilvie and Son's tender for sewer in block 95 be accepted at £39o.—Report adopted.

The Fin alloc Committee reported recommending, that accounts amounting to £261 19s be passed for payment and further recommended that the gas manager be. instructed to use his judgment with regard to street lighting on dark and other nights : increase in expenditure for street lighting not considered necessary at present. —Report adopted. The Waterworks: Committee reported recommended (1) that Mr Gardiner be granted: a- free discharge of a one-inch pipe from the water race at Awamoko for £lO per annum. (2) That the Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company, Ltd. (Duncdin) be informed that the Council has no record of any agreement with the Rev. H. G. Hensley as to the supply of water to his sections at Awamoko. (3) Resolved that a charge of £5 per annum he h'xexl for each of the Railway Department's houses at Waiareka for domestic water supplies, and also to ask the Department what was the nature of the supply required for the Waiareka station.—Adopted.