WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14006, 10 March 1920, Page 3

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

([■'rem Our (hwi Correspondent.! 'iiii> usual fortnightly :neo u in..: <>t ih" Waimate FJonurgh Council r.a, held on Tuesdav cvcntiiil. tie-re present the Mayor t.Mr \Y. K. Evan-) ;i':;i Councillors Thomas Holmes. Tompkins. Xtool, Isobm> .Nash,' .Morrison. t'l-lU'tt. ant! Fulton.'

A nt|tiest fro:n the corniucnial firms risking, for the re-oportinj; of cvrtain streets for trarttiTi! ett-ztne traffie. h-hl over front nieettivj. was considered, and it was resolved that the C'oniail eoittd not entertain tin- revokinir of di<- bv-taw.

T!ie Polieo Depnrtin-nt wrote stating that another eon-tahlo wonhl he st'i-tirnie-l in Waimnt'' as soon a> one is •i-.ailahle. 'Mil- South Canterhitry llo.Miital and Charitah!" Ait! Hoard report>'fl four :-.,.-es of iuf.-etinits flisea.ses.

The Clerk ot Awards forwanled imtf■ »- that an ineti'asc of one penny jht hour horm- wa> heiiej: nskeil t'rir ami cite-l tli- Cotttrcil to appear in dofenro. i?eso!ve-l to tak- r<> action in th"

I maiti-r. I The Canterbury Progressive League wrote asking for the Council's support ' in the Government lo hasten j the v ork of completion nf the East I ami West Coast railway.— Resolved to [ support the League in its endeavor. 1 Accounts amouniii'.jj: to t'lfi't v.-Te pa--ed for payment. The Sanitary Committee stiirucstcd j that the Minister of Public Works be •esked to yrant permission for a loan of LTfWJ to constritet a now septic tank. as the Health Dep-jrtment had co'tt'emned the present tank ahd the work: was therefore compulsory. A poll of ratepayers would not he necessary under the circumstances. Sorrie occupiers of horouch n-serves ;in- to fr»i reminded to clear noxious « c-hl< in; their .sections", as some are in a bad state. It was resoFveti to [tress for all outstanding rates. The Mavor stated that the financial year would close satisfactorily according ic n -tatemi nt taken out by the Clerk The estimates had not been overspent, and revenue had come in fully as ue!f as evpeetcd. The position was j considered very favumWe.

Tfte Ceriu'-f! sat as a Domain Board' am! rcsolvetl to hold a fete next summ>'r ami :il.»n to bliiltl a shelter house ; n Park in ihi- near future.