WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10595, 26 October 1910, Page 6

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

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I A meeting of the- above was held last ; evening. Present: His Worship the i Mayor (Mr N. Francis); and Councillors Inkster, Miller, Manchester, .Jones, Collett, Evans, and Sanders. Councillor Cox forwarded an apology ! for absence. | The Timarii A. and: P. Association ■wrote asking the Council to .have a public holiday declared in Wairriatc on the 'day of I 'the' 1 Timaru show". —Letter rcjceived. 1 ' '" " ' " ; Tlie Waimate A. and P. Association j asked the Council to have the roads ilpading to the Showground well watericd on show day.—Referred to Works • Committee to act. : J. Hunt wrote that he was disposing of his billiard table, and would; iiot Teqiiire. a.libensel •'• The* '.Church Property - Trustees asked tile Council to place the Rev. M'K. Gibson on the roll for the church" pro•perty.—To be informed 'chat if Mr Gibson is. a. trustee'and the present trustee offers':no'objection, therequest can be granted. • . The -solicitor to the Municipal Association forwarded an opinion that, on the facts submitted, the St. Augustine HalLwas not; exempt from rates.— The Clerk was instructed to.notify the Churoll'Trustees 1 that provided''the hall .is oniy./tiSed' .during, the. durreiit; 'year I fpr church pin-poses :rio 'iictive' measures j-p-ill be taken to enforce payment of I'ira.tes, 'but if the hall is used for similar purposes as last- year rates will be recovered. ■ • - - - -.••■:■ I - Mr J. Murray, C.E._, ; wrote offering to supply a TOport-' ap6j| ;ra"d«rgfound .drainage and-also-to-'f-epori! upon the fasti- accepted, provided the 'report'-is- available within one month. The Swimming dub asked for "sundry alterations to the baths. —Referred to the Water Committee. . ' The Sanitary Inspector; | reported, upon an 'to- keep pigs' oil a section near the public school, giving it as his opinion that the permit should be refused. Report ? adopted. The Works Committee was authorised to., put Jihe liand ii"soon"as"convenient. , ' ' Accounts amounting to £i47 Os lOd \yere passed for payment.