COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11197, 20 August 1898, Page 8

COUNCIL.

•■The regular "meeting of. -the Roslyn Borough Council wasiheld last night,-and w»s attended by the Mayor ;(.Mr''Sc^t)',.' Crs" Beggt Mathesjin, Ehilpi ■'■' Wedde'rapoon, Hunter, : Drew, : and. Sim. •' ■ .:■:.:. " ■ • ' •• BffiPORTS; ' ' ■-. . The Works Committee recommended that the letter from the Town-Clerk, Dunediri, with reference to. repairs ou the Town Bs-H, b received ; that iv rrgurd to Mr B*U'h complaint, the owner of section 2, Kirklund Hill extension, be notified to cat and remove the gotse therefrom ; that the letter from Messrs "VV. Brown and Co. »« to the oTorgrowth of Mr Gibjou'i hedge be received; that the'letter from Me Go'oige Bcoitu as to the formation of a path in front, of Cr»nmore be received; that Mrs Carden'n letter as to her hedgs in Waverley street, and asking that the channel be cleaned; be recuived, the work having been done; that the letter from Mr Campbell objecting .to the alteration of the levt-1; at biigatei of the Dunedin «nd Kailior&i tram line, be referred to (he inspector to arrange the mutter with the tram company's eugiueer; that the letter from the Duuedin and Kaikorai Tram Company's engineer as to proposed alteration to level be 'received ; that the nutter .of widening Chapman street, referred to in a petition signed by nine-' ratepayer*, be deferred foe the present ; that; the tender of Mr Hickman for the >upply of 150 yards of rotUl for Hart and Forth street* at 58'3d per cubic yard, be accepted ; that the clerk be instructed to .ascertain whether the owners of frontages on City road, between (he tram stables and the : School street junction, wpnld coutribatehalt" cost of a concrete chaniiel inffoDtof their renpectivetpcopertie*, and thub' on" their' agreeing W dol so the work' be: carried, but-/-fAdoiited:; 'i:-:";-:.-;.':- v .:''!]\;™'':':!^'\ '' '''"' •>■!£ lie.l!l?i«ance.!,"ComhiitXee recommended ;that, th;'e'ietJ'^r,from^Itih^.Vi^peslior'.!'of',pjßi[jip/', .to,the. e§e'ct."ih.at.,t|be ; riocai; .bp^s&bl'l^Mad'jbe'enVi.nl, stracted to take proceedings ugaiust tne owners of. stray horses and/ cattle, .be.,received. With regard to* the letter from the Duiied.in and Suburban Dairymen's Association, re the desirability of appointing competent men to inspect dairies and stock, the committee recommended that the clerk nee the town clerk, Dunediu, and ascftrtain ■whether the City Council' intended to appoint a qualified veterinary surgeon. to: inspect the cattle as well' as the dairies.That the usa of-the Council' Chambers, be granted to- Mr G.: Millar, subject: to an additional charge of £3.10* per annum. That with relerence to Mr J. White* letters concerning the paytneatg to.the Hospital and CJWitable Board*",'as no definite ambunt.hnd as»yet betsri demanded, the-tuta of £50 ba paid to the Charitable Aid. Board and £25 tp.the HospiUl Board; That accounts amounting, to £117 12s 9d he passed .forNpaymcnt. . Tne committee reported tbab-.tha-overdraft, stood at. ,£s7l. — Adopted. •.... ~ ,v .CQKRESPONDENCE. : jjr Ni X., Pitt; wrote that ■he was, informed that the mau" employed, breaking stones had ■caused d»m*gp to his house in Tweed street -by breaking the wjndpws with the. itone phipf flying".'abpnt..'.; ■•; He .asked tb,at he might be indemnified.—^Rscgived. r , . ■._,; ...-.;.' _.. -i^dr/W. Stevenson w.rote cpmplaining of drainage .flowing pn'ito.jhis property . at ; Melrose— Beferred-.to th'e.inspeotor. .:.-,..' ; ,. V ,;<> Mr A. Sinclair, hon, secretary of the Ro«lyn Fire Brigade, -wrote asking the oouncil; to incV«!!ase,;~fcbei '.ifi- I,B^'?^? V:d,W»tion.^j-I.b ; ,<waj resolved to donate £.10. .. ,„. ,,,^- ; /,!>_• -.: 0 - : ,; ~.-.•, ;", The' ~(Jore , Council forwarded ; ,a cirouiw"i^f.iiii|ig\-ontr.bbiecfcJfflnab^i.'Je>tßrMTin the, proposed Municipal .Ecaiichiee... j^efprrn Biil.^Tue council agreed with ,the,,objections• tfcadie. '.' , ■ ..... ■< ■ ••• V •■■■■'■• -r.<- ' -r. The Wairarapa North County Council forwarded a circular inviting co-operation in the dir.*ction : , of,, getting,, an amendment;, of ...the ijospitil *gel. Ch»ri|:ab.le Iniititutiqns -Act ;in : sflcb.;,* way.^'taimiky^h;?, ; caUnty y &un,ci> responsible,for, tb.9,di«sribufcJLpji;of ptjj.r,it»ib!,e,aid inlijjjjsjr, b'w,r5 dijs,ty cW.T-Tti c' council agreed wii h I ideis" 'e^reßii4'{iWit,li'-.regw^, s to..cihvit%bjp i »J(d. '.\ <-' v , uiv/' ny.'jt -:il ■•'■■■••■")•: ■■:••.'■• v ■'■ ..■■■■,>■,■ ■J.'M0T1PN,.,...- i. ■~ ... >.-;;.-.■/ '■.' ...; It wu \moyed ,!by Cr JBegg, and parried— i.That the,attention.of the council, haying.hpe:i drawn, to the,,proposed/Sls..vightering aud luspectioh Bill, it,,prote«ts against the same on the ground-that local.bodiea.;are, muoh; more competent to regulate- sucb for*them»elve» than,the : General .Government can; be; and that the. bill;, if ..pissed Jnto law.» w Pu'd tend to a great aqid.(mischievo,us. extension of Goverument officialism. • ~V ... BET IHINO COUNCILLOHSi" .'-The'followiug.councillor* retire by rotation :— Cr pHunter.iSuunysldeWard; Cr MathesoD,. Kilgour Ward ;. Cr. Sim, Waverley Ward; and Cr MtUar; Ltnden Ward... ' "■■,-.-' ■-■ ■ . ']■