BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10449, 27 August 1895, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

SOUTH DUNEDIN. The ordinary meeting of the South DuneAin Council, held last evening, was attended by the Mayot (Mr W. Wai-drop), and Crs Holley, M&rlow.M'Koy, Osborne, Thomas, Shaoklock, Fiddea, Fisher, and O'Kane. Mr J. M'Kechnie wrote complaining of the drain iv Carey's aveaue.—Referred to tha' inspector. . * A letter from Hra A. Hett with regard to stagnant water on come property at the back of her Beotion in Sydney street wasi also referred to the iuspecUrr. Mr It. J.M'Keeraun wrote asking thab his name be placed on the burgess's roll. Re-' ferret) to the town clerk. The I^'cance Committee recommended that the fojlflwing accounts be p»s.<ed for paymer£*»~*Municipal accouafc, £79 Os 3d; water supp£p*jtccouut, £10 10s.—Adopted. Tne-JWorka Committee recommended th^t 60yds qf spalls be placed on tho Anderson's Bay tosid.^-Adopted. . Tenders were recoived fo? plumbing work, aud consideration was deferred till Monday next. NORTH : EAST VALLEY. The regular meeting of tho North-Bast Valley Borough Council was held' last night, and was' attended by the Mayor (Mr Arthur), Crs Green, Kussell, Campbell, Sooues, Short, Evana. Bailey, and Jttacaudrcw. kisports. , • The Finance Committee reported that £157 2* had been lodged in the bank. The net over-' draft w»s' £958 18s fjrl. The committee recommended tb,e pacing of accounts amounting to £126 17* Id, iind the payment of the sum of £4 lQs to tHe. Port Chtvtnitrii Council, proportion of the resent licensing expenses. The oommittee 1 recommended tha payment of costs to Meisrs Smith, Chapman, Sinclair, and White, as the council was morally, though not legally, called upon to pay thqrn..—Adopted. The Works Coinmifctee reported, that the' following amounts ha.d been spent for repairs to the various roads in tho borough :—Belt road to Pine Hill road, £9 19a 6d ; Belt road to Opuho. £10 la 9d; Mi\in road to Normaoby, ' £26 18« lOd ; Main road to Bcoadacres, £13 li Id; High Ward roads, £14 12a' 6d: West Werd, £38 <ts> Id; l-Ust Ward, £56 Is 3d. He i ■/. F^rquhaisou had broken a further quantity ;ot 52 yards of metal for Signal' Hill road, and' 1 this would be put down as soon as posuible. 1 The committee recommended that a culvert near Howard's, at Selwyu road, be repaired. I The committee had interviewed Mr Roid ou the 1 matter1 of drainage, and recommended the council not to intecfere, us the drain complained of was a natural watercourse, and Mr Eeid should seek redress from the owner of the land. , The committee recommended that four loada'of 2£in metal bo got ior the clay cutting in Calveriey road,—Adopted. The General Committee reported tUal fche t dairjes ware iv a satisfactory condition. Overhangiog hodges had been cut, and the com--1 mifttco recommended that step's be taken to get those opposite tho tram stables and some on Selwyn road also cut, The owners of uiiregiaI tered dogs would be prosecuted during the next lour months.—Adopted. The Inspector reported that the material deposited by Mr J. Browuie had had the effect oE preventing carts getting to Mi- Fulton's gate. It was resolved—" That Mr Brownie get'seven days' notice to remove the material, apd that in the event of it being disregarded the cle.rk take proceedings." Mr Brownie had laid down au iron pipe acfoss the roadway tp his. viperjeß Uslerred to tho Works Cemmittee to report. Titei Jnspeotor'l reported oa tho matter of an application by Mr A. Henderson to have a clay bank removed from his frontage,' Signal Hill road. Inspector to carry out the work provided it did not exceed £110n. CORRESPONDENCE. ' Mr A. Proctor wrote, on behalf of the Public Library Committee, asking permission to place tha circulating library in the Council Chambets.— Referred to the General Committee, to report to counsil. Mr A. Bell asked permission to erect a gate aftross the road between sections 16 and 17, Normaiiby.—Request granted, at the pleasure ot the council. The Returning Officer notified that tjbe date for the election of councillors was fixed for the 12th September. Mr ,J, M. Carraghau wrots complaining that the nightsoil contractor was not attending to his duties,—lnspector to inquire into the matter and report to the General Committee. _ Mr J. A. Millar, M.H.R... wrpte acknowledg. ing his appointment as delegate to the-Muni-cipal Conference, and agreed that the City Corporation had and were still fighting for power which, if granted, would place the smaller boroughs at their mercy. He had had a clause inferted in the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Bill preventing the City Council from buildn-.g any sewerage works in any other borouga before the sanction of the ratepayers of the borough affected was obtained.—Received.