WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 12768, 10 February 1916, Page 1

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

I (From ()t:r Ov. n Corr.-.pond»-nt.i Tin- usual fortnightly meeting o; the Wahnate Borough Council was held last evening. Present: Dr E. C Hayes (deputy Mayor* in tin* chair, and Coun. cillors Atwill, Collelt, Evans, Russell, Pollock,- Manchester. Jones, and Inkstcr. The Deputy Jlayor's statement was read as follows: ••The District Fund account is in debit, £393 3s 3d, and the accounts to be passed against this account' to-night amount to £1223 lis 2d, - of wliich £761 %'ilkii refund to the streets improvement acconnt,,'thus making sie- total debit in the district fund account £TSIG lls I'W. Again this, however, there will Jbe u refund to the district fond account of £'2oof> immediately the money for the drainage loan comes to band. This money is expected at any time now. The clerk Las applied for the forms for the additional 10 per cent, on the streets Improvement loan and* on the drainage extension loan. ■ The streets improvement loan is in credit £287 7s 3d. and you will pass to-night a transfer of £761 5s 7d from the district fund, thus making a credit of £IO4B 12s lOd in this account. Tlia apron at the water head works has been repaired since last meeting, and. the thistles on the reserve liave been cut, ! and the fence repaired-where broken by fallen boulders. Although the creek is low, the reservoir still remains at the normal, and wiljjfcontinue to do so. 1 have no doubt, as the consumers ore careful not to ;Wasfce. In view of the present large demands being made upon the supply,. 1 would impress upon consumer.* generally the imperative necessity of turning off all hoses and taps immediately upon an alarm of fire being given. A good working pressure for a start at a fire will probably mean a quick extinguishment and a large saving of property and water. The Town Clerk to-day prosecuted five offenders for waste of water and for using water after honn. for garden purposes. One com* was dismissed and the others were < onvictrrf and lined 10s and costs." The Levels County Council wrote notifying that a meeting had been convened for the Oth February in Titnaru, to discuss regulations re motor traffic. — Received. The Timaru "Friendly Societies wrote thanking the Council for the use of Victoria Park for their picnic.—deceived. • A letter was received from Mr G. Dash r«* drainage to his property, contending that as he had borne part of tin* cost the drain was a private one. — The Council decided that the drain was the property of the Conncil Messrs Hamilton and Fitch applied, on behalf of W. Blizzard, for permission to transfer his lease to Miss •Beer.—* (.'ranted, subject to conditions of lease. .Messrs \V. F. White and J. Werges and Mrs M" Donald applied to have the brouogli water supply connected to their properties.—Referred to Water Commit tct* tor a report. G. S. Meredith wrote stating that if the Council laid the drainage up Maud sinv! to his property, Jie would make up jiiiv deficiency in revenue required.— The Council decided to go on with the work, and accept -Mr Meredith's offer. Mc*srs Gralam and Geoigc,- as a deputation from the Trades I'icuie Assoriation. - waited on the Council, and a*fccd them to gnint the borough workman a holiday for the pur*>ose of attending the picnic.—The Council as--tired the deputation that the men would lie treated fairly in the matter. Thvrv were thirteen applications for a-*i»tauce to put in the drainage.— These were referred to the Water and Kanitarv Coiumittec for a report. T!*i- details in counectiou with the new recruiting scheme were read hy the Tr.wn Clerk.—The matter of calling a public meeting in connection with the Mrhcme was left in the hands of the Deputy Mayor. Accounts amounting to £1323 13s Gil r.ero passed for payment.

At the conclusion of the Council meeting the Council met as. a Domain Board for the annual meeting. The Clerk reatl the report, arid bal-ance-sheet. The reporj.stated thai a •.timber of trees had been cut out during 'the year, and the native plantation had lh-eti sown down in grass. It was propped to cut down more trees and shift a cpiantitv of fencing. The bal-ann'-Miret- shewed tlie expenditure to !,e -CISC Is 7tl. and a credit balance of tS lis 4d. , ■ It was decided to offer the Oamarii Domain Hoard a pair of opossums. The Minister of Lands wrote stating that the department could not see its war to transfer tlie Crown lands adjoining the park to tlie Domain Board. —Received. ■■ . The Caretaker reported that everything was going on satisfactorily at tiie park. . Accounts amounting to i.\l •*• «*« wen* iwtvscd for payment.