OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10526, 6 August 1910, Page 6

OAMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Last night's meeting of the Oanlaru fScrough Council was attended by the Mayor (J\lr It. Miiligan), Councillors Searle, Clarke, Vernor, "Keys, Miller, l'ateison, Grave, and Mitchell. ■ -i Leave of absence was granted to Councillors Brown and Frith. John Terry and Co.. of London, ad-* vised that Messrs - George Waller and Son had paid the Council's claim of £2 12s. —Received. The Oamaru Harbor Board advised the Council that the area at the outlet of the open drain which runs along the eastern side of the railway goods yard is shortly to be reclaimed, and they requested that provision be immediately made, for a sewer and proper discharge therefrom. —Engineer- asked to. furnishreport to Works Committee, which- will consider the matter- and report to the Council. P. Eraser, water-race inspector, reported having made arrangements for ilie cartage over Mr Douglas' property at Ardgouan of material for Grant's tunnel. in connection with the repairs to Grant's tunnel, -Mr Kane's tender for cartage of material was accepted, being the lowest. The Waitaki High School Board of Governors wrote thanking the Council for their courtesy in allowing Mr j!" ivenzie, borough gardener, to su peril" si- the Work of beautifying the grounds of Waitaki Hoys' High School. J hey offered to pay for one week more than the gardener had reported should be charged for.—Agreed to. On behalf of Mis (!. ! J .. Taylor, Mr ■}-. 31. Forrester requested permission to erect a wooden building on part section •J2, bicck 3, facing Wansbeck -street, and opposite Toirnsend's buildings. It was stated that the class of building it was proposed to erect was the only one that would give any return for a number of years.. Shops would- be ;i-;"|r-ss in (he meantime, but.if this part of the tov.ii should again become a l.ur-.inc.-x portion the proposed building could lie removed and other premises more in keeping with the times erected. Councillor Vernor thought, that consideration should be extended to ratepayers in such streets as Wansbeck ::treer to induce them to build. Ho moved that the application be granted subject to the bv-iaw.s being complied with.

Councillor Clarke pointed out that the: Works Committee had considered tin; matter, and recommended that the consent- of adjoining owners be obtained. This provision was added to Councillor Vernor's motion, which was carried. Win. "isset requested that something be done to make the path to his house in Reed street passable.-—Engineer instructed to attend to the matter. •S. 11. Robins applied to have the water laid on allotment. 11. block 95. — Application to be granted when made un proper form. K. M. Simpson applied lor gas for lighting and iioati.i.u: purposes to he jaid | j>n to his house in Xen —liefoi.vd lo (Ja.s Cniiuiiiittv i'or report. i The Town Mali Committee reported; (I) That the nut'stion of making a survey of the old On unci! Chamber site has been left with the Chairman, Coun- < iiler Crave, and the Town Clerk, with power to act : (2) that the Salvation Army officer has been informed that the charge ior use of the Opera House on ■Sunday evenings is -L'3 .'is: (3') recommending that the northern corridor be included v. :th the offices leased to Messrs Lee. Grave, and Grave: (4) that Mr .1. M'Donald's attention has been e.iiicd to the annoyance to tenants caused through children congregating in the hall and stairway on Saturday aiLenioons. and asking him to take steps to abate the nuisance. Tiie report was adopted. The Waterworks Committee report(d: 'I hat Mr .lohn Donaldson's application for a domestic supply has been granted at to per annum. The con-nee-ion to be made to the 2in. main at Waiureka. and recommended thai; a e:jpy or the Council's position in re- :-\ JSV't to bridges over the water race on the county roads be forwarded, for its information, to the Waitaki County Council'. The report was adopted. '! he report ol the Finance Committee i 3C". Un men ded ior payment accounts e.nieiinEing to £530 1 i's Hd. and (2) that the Town Clerk had been instructed to write to the Minister of Customs re the .storage of explosives. asking whether any local licenses have been i.-sued: if so. to whom, and whether tiie Inspector .-igtisiied himself as to conditions o; safety.—-Adopted. The Works end Reserves Committee reportt:!: (\i That the engineer has attended to the footpath on the North side of Stour street. (2> Recommending that the Council, in framing next year's estimates, take into consideration the necessity i'or hiving a six-inch drain in Eden street, from Thames street to Glen street, at an estimated cost of £'l6-5 —or to connect with the 12i:i. sewer in Eden street at an estimated or.st of £187.(3) Recommending the Council to disclaim any liability in regard to Mr John Mitchell's claim for ioss of two cows on the reserve..— The report was adopted. The Gasworks Committee reported : (1) That they cannot recommend the erection of a lamp at the corner of Stour street and U've street, hut recommend the Councii to take into consideration the advisability of having a gas lamp erected in tiie vicinity at a I a ter period.—A dopted. Applications for building permits were made and granted as follows: —Walter Oibe. jun.. shift 4-roomcd cottage and erect two additional rooms, also bathroom and pantry on section 3, block 75, Hull street: Alexander King, dwelling in wood and iron for Mr Ingrim on section 21, block 84, Lm:e street: Win. Ramsay, dwelling in wood and iron oy section 13. biork 91, Stour street: J. M. Forrester, dwelling in wood for "D. 1.. Patterson, on section 20, block 15. Ouse street. Attention was drawn by Mr Keys to the fact that the asphalt paving ir: tipper Eden street is very much cut up. The Town Clerk was instructed {o write to the parties resnonsible calling their attention to the by-laws. This concluded the business and the Council rose at 8.25 p.m., after .one of the 'diortest meetings on record.