SOUTH DUNEDIN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8863, 22 July 1890, Page 2

SOUTH DUNEDIN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the South Dunedin Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last night. There were present—Tho mayor (Mr M. Sullivan), and Crs Marlow, Baker, Coesens, Osborne, Fiddes, Fisher, and Davle. '' ' OOBBESPONDENOR. The Property Tax department wrote forwarding vouoher' for£46 17s 6d, balance of BUbsfdy.^-Ko: eeived. '■ ■. . ■ > T. Healy wrote asking for a progress payment of fil.-Granted. ' ' V

From J. BHia calling attention to the increased difficulty in carrying out his contract for removal of nightsoil, owing to the action of the Carters' Union, whioh would involve him in a loss of £65, and asking the council to confer with him on the Eubject.—The Mayor said that the proper course for Ellis to pursue was to lay the matter before the Carters' Union, The contract had been taken for three years, 18 months of which had run. The counoil had no power to do anything ia the matter.—Several councillors concurred in that opinion, and considered it unfair for the Carters' Union to interfere with a current contract.—The Mayob did not think that If the union knew the circumstances they would be hard upon the contractor.—After some discuseion the mutter was referred to the Sanitary Committee to report. From the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, requesting the council to supply, for the information of the Chamber of Commerce, the valuo of a rate of Id in the pound in their borough.—The olerk was Instructed to give the information required. From Richard Whitty, asking permlceion to get a few loads of rotten rook, and tor pipes to put in fa cronsing.—The inspector was instructed to havcthe work done, BKPORTS. The Finance Committee recommended that accounts as follows be passed for payment:—Municipal account, £37 7s j loan account, £70 Is 4d; and water supply account, £75 Is ; total, £IS2 Ds 4d.— PASBed. The Work? Committea reported that they had accepted the tender of W. Carver for blu66tone metal and screenings, and also that they had instructed the inspeotor to obiain six loads of asbe3 for M-Bride street.—Adopted. ■ • ._.■..,.