BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12601, 3 March 1903, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

SOUTH DUKEDIN. The ordinary meeting of the South Dunedin Ccuncil, held last-evening, was attended- by tho Mayor (Mr J. Chetwin), Crs Fiddis, Lyon, • Somerville, Smith, Bsurd, Allen, O'Kane, and j Fleming. I Permission (or leave of absence was granted i to seven incn from the South Dunediu Fire J Brigade. ■ • • ! Mr E. Kennedy wrote asking for permission to put in an asphalt crossing to-his property i in Nelson street.—Approved, subject to the inspector's recommendation. I Annie Rillstone wroto requeoting the council i to act in the matter of a connection with the Main road sewer opposite her house.—The in- j spector to write to the secretary of the Drainage \ Board for information. |, Mr T. E. Dodds wrote- applying for the use ( of the Town Hal! on llarch 25 in order to hold the election for members of the Licensing Com-' mittee for Cavorsh.am, and also.for use of the committee room from March 1G to March 27.— Kesolved that the hall be granted at 3gs, and ' ! tlio use oE the committee room at a Tent of £1 u week. . ■ . ■ The Secretary oE the Drainage Board wrote - informing the council that the board had fixed ' the drainage rate for the ensuing year at the same rate as for the current year. Mr A. Peterson wrote asking for one ■week's wages due in lieu of notice,—Eesolved that the irspector's action be approved, notice having been given by the claimant and not by the corporation. The Finance Committee recommended that accounts as under be passed for payment:— General accounts, £26 5s Gd; water account, £21 i 8! 3d; sa-nita'ry account, £12 18a lid; general ' loan account, £8 Is;—total, fCB Us Bd. The committee reported that the balances of the several accounts wore as under:—General (debit), £197 is 2d; wator (credit), £372 Os 9d; sanitary (credit), £I<l9 17s Ed; interest (debit), ' £104 17a 9d; general loan (credit), £915 3s Bd. ! The tender of Messrs Swan and Murdoch I for £19 10s 6d for repairing the corporation fences and stables was accepted. There was no other business. NORTH-EAST VALLEY. A meeting of the North-East Vallev Borough '.. Council was held last evening for tho purpose, 1.0 l confirming a resolution that iho council ! do now abolish all subdivisions within the, ' borough. The meeting was attended by. the Mayor (Mr Duncan), Crs Green, Brittenden, ' Evaais, Short, Bottiug, and Campbell. • ! The council expressed its sympathy with Cr ' Brittenden at the recent death of his brothel. Members of the council then referred to the absence of tho Mayor from the recent function : ; in connection with turning the first sod of the ! ' electrical tramways the Mayor stating that ho never had any intention of being present. A , reference on his part as to tho treatment he had . received at the hands of tho council in tho I matter of the trams brought Cγ Green to his : feet with the remark that ho had always ob- | served a porfectly respectful attitude towards ! tho present and past mayors. A sew further i rnnaiks passed on the subject, and then j Cr Brittenden moved, and Cr Botting j seconded, the confirmation of tho resolution ! for tho abolishing of the wards. j Cr Green opposed the confirmation, though ■ he knew it'was only wasting time to do so. As ', a representative'of the borough he felt that I the ratepayers, who should really have the control, were in future- not to be represented. He i bslieved that the weaker portions should be ■ supported by the stronger portions, but as it j was the stronger portions were going to I ; ai'nihilato Iho weaker portions. At present j ; each ward had it 3 representative, and each its j revenue, and what fairer system, he.asked, : ' could exist. If the resolution was confirmed j the money would be spent on the stronger por- j ; tions of the borough, and the outside portions - would be left to take care of themselves.—(Cr ', Evans: "No").—There was tho fear that; matters would not bo carried out as honour- . nbly in the future as they had been in the past, ; ' but so long as the present personnel of the ! council continued there was not much fear of! . that. Theio would, however, ba a difference j in the personnel in the future. He would con- : ten£ himself by simply voting against what he i believed to be a- step in tho wrong direction. ; The Mayor did not anticipate any such mis- ': representation and misapplication of the hinds. I i Cr Campbell said he also intended to vote | ■' against the confirmation of the resolution. Like j i Cr Green he did not know that there was any . • use in doing so except to enter hig protest ! against the proposal: Ho wns rather surprised that his colleagues for West Ward hud thought ■ ■ it right to vote for the nbolition of the ward ; system. Under the existing system each ward's ; : accounts were kept separate, and each ward ; had always had its money spent where it was ' ] wanted. i ) Cr Brittanden, as the mover of the motion, ' briefly replied, and, on the motion being put, it • was carried, only Cr3 G-resn n,nd Campbell voting against it. .The Mayor, on being asked tho ; question, said he voted with the "ayes." ' i Cr Botting then motcd. Cr Brittenden 1 seconded, and it was resolved—" That the new ■ council consist of nine membere, and that the ; town clerk take tho necessary steps to hfivo p the matter gazetted in accordance with tho j Municipal Corporations Act. , j Tho meeting then terminated.. ; PORT CHALMEHS. ; I The Port Chalmers Borough Council met ' yesterday. evening, -when there were present— } The Mayor (Mr J. Thomoon), Crs Cable, Tait, I M'Kay, Inverarity, Edgar, Leech, Show, Godi frey, Shanks Simpson. > Mr W. M. Inncs wrote that he intended to [ put up an addition to his house. Ho found , that all the. corporation pipes going through r his ground would be tinder the part he wished to build on. Prom a. sanitary point of view p ho had no alternative but to ask tho council ■ to lift- the pipes referred to.—ltefoned to the t Sanitary Committee for report. l The Works Committee reported that during the past fortnight there had beeu no extra ' labour employed beyond one man for two and ' α-half days. The inspector nnd assistant had ' been occupied cleaning up some of the chaii- ■ nelfl, tarring and repairing asphalt paths, e street cleaning, clc—Adopted. • Tho report of the Sanitary Committee set

' forth that the inspector had duly visited the various houses in which there were cases of scarlol fever to see that prcpor precautions were observed.—Adopted. : The Finance Committee recommended the payment of accounts niaanaUng to £93 14s.— Adopted. , No tenders having bee:-, received for tho repair of the sea. wall, it was decided to extend the time so ea to have in tenders for next , meeting. j :