BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12934, 29 March 1904, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

SOUTH DUA'EDLY. The usual fortnightly mc*t>g of the South | Dunedin Borough Council was held lost evening. There wore present—Tiki Utiyor (Mr J. Chetiviu), Ci's Kildis, IChoklcb, Floniirg, Wardrop, M'lndoc, Henilerson, Dodds, Corpontcr. TocM, I'roitor, Cidlle, ami Often. M. llov.'o wrote complaining of nuisances c-siatiiu; close to her property.—ilefcrrcd to the inspector. D. M'latvre wrote offering £i! for a number o ; concrete slabs lying en section 20, which ho had leassd.-llclerrcd to the \Vork3 Committee. The Clerk Ocean Bsach Domain Board wrotd intimating that an election fov a ir.cmb-r for the three Fiat boroughs, in room of Mr D. Stirling, would take place on the 30th inst.Jteceived. Tho Chief Officer ot Health also wrota stating that R hospital for the reception ami treatment of infectious discuses was usccsfary tor Dunedin and surrounding districts. He 'indicated the authorities that' were to contribute to v!ip coat and maintenance o! such a, hosoilal. —Received. Tho Health Officer, Dunedin, wrote stating Hint his attention imd bjen drawn to the tkpositing of rubbish on the Oval, ami a. day or two ago lie had had to require that tho matter should be more carefully looked to and tho rubbish covered n« ?s c!tposil«l. A3 they -pre aware, a. great improvement won.'d bj msido in the grouml, converting it from a swampy lio'low into a recreation ground fc,r tho y.-.itth of the Flat boroughs. It was in view of this improvement Unit ho had allowed the Oval to be used us a tip, and, with due care exercised, it was worth while submitting to a temporary inconvenience, provided it was reduced to a .minimum. Ho would hi glad, however, ii the council would .-all hi.i atica[i«n n! any time to nejjltct to cover up the stuff as deposited.—Received. The i'iiinnce Commit Ico. in theii report, recr.mmcnrlcj that general accounts amounting lo £107 lfo Jd, water accounts to £1% 0s fkl. sanitary accounts to S,'A 11s Gd be passed for paymen!. The fr-asiirer's statement slioral tho bahti'.cos of the several account*! to b? as foilo-,vs:-nai-:riil account (debit). 170j fis lid; ivnicr account (credit), i'lfiO 17s 10d; sanitary account (cr.dit), £7-3 ;!s 0d; interest account l(ilsbil), £f/!0 11s fid; general loan? nccqunt (credit), £259 11s, Hid; waterworks redemption limn account (credit), .{lO 15s.—Received. The Workn Committee recommended that the Duke street footpath, west side, be made up.— Received. v The Water, Gaa, and Firs Brigade Committee, in their report, recommended Ihat a vator supply ha put on the 10-acre -endowment; that all water meters be put on at the rear 0! the dwelling-houses, ar.d that full water rates ho charged for tho ordinary domestic sunpiv. A go o< l deal ot di=cuMion"tool t p!, !t 0:1 the question of th? mekrs.-Or U'lndoo thought it hotter to leave the meters as they were, and to remit half rates to those setting (heir water lhron™lt then:. Hi moved accordingly, but his iimcr.dineiil was lost.—Cr Wardrop then moved ilia; to .'he recommendation of the coiitinitice bo ad.lcd "the miiiiinum charge to be 10s Cd." This, however, w.is lost, and it wui'rvftcrwards decided to refer this matter back to the comrcitte-.'. Tlie other portions of tile report were i'dopied. XORTII-EAST VALLEY. Tho ordinary meeting of the North-East Valley Borough Council, held last evening, was atti-srled by the Mayor (Mi J. Evans), Crs Maeandrew, Brittepden. Ferguson, Wi'son, Short, Kinj, lihcdcf, Sl'Grcgor, mid Green. The Works Committee reported that a contract had been entered into with Mr fi. Cnlder for tho maintenance of the I'ahi road from tho CcrdeM to A'ornianby ior a term of five years; tlmt the Brainrge Board had undertaken tlie drainage of Hiiybank Township, and hni taken the necessary level* for a pipe sewer from >To. 1 street to Cirey's road; that the tender of Ifr G. Cikler licd'bocn acceplcd for supply of 238 yds ot metal for the Jlnin road, at 3s Gd a yard, total price £50 Is; that the conimittCD hud approved of a d;sipn for'a tank-stand, to b? erected near the Gardens for Hie purpose of a supply for slreot watering purposes, and had arranged with the City Council for a connection wiih its supply and the fixing of a water metre; the work would be put in hand forthwith. The committee recommended that 20yds of metal bo placed 0:1 Onolis Bourdary road from Jlnin road to DiinferuiKiu bridge, and a bos culvert be laid at the intersection ot Leith -walk and Campbe!! ro.nl, Opoho; that tln> levels ot portion ui Queen street be approved, and thk work prncecdjd with conditioiwl to the Presl)/teriau Church Board contributing half tlie cost.—Adopted.

The Finance Committee reported that £M 10a 4(1 had boon lodge;! in the bunk since last meeting, anil during the month £160 had teen paid tor halt-yearly interest on £9009 lean; that the rendition of the s.-vcral accounts on March IS was: District fund (dr.). £075 6s KM; special loan (or.), jElffl Ss Cd; and drainago rate account (cr.), £3 IDs sd. Til? committee recommended that the treasurer's estimates of receipts and expenditure tor the year ending March lilt be adopted, and a special meeting held for the purpose of ranking the general rate of Is 2d in the pound, and ot levying the annual rccuriinj; relo ot Cd ill the pound; and that accounts amounting to XISG 106 tOd (district fur.d) and £73 33 Cd (special loan) be passed for payment.—Adopted. The Borough Engineer reported on the cost ot forming that part of Queen street (six chains) between Pino Hill terrace, and High street, this being: Formation, £1G; metalline, £!l 12s;—total. £17 12s. The engineer also reported that High street footpath con'J bo formed unci screened for fl 103, end submitted design of a (auk-stand ami meter house to cosi. about i'B 10s, exclusive ot plumbing work.—Adopted. The Town Clerk, Dnneclin, wrote that the Cily Council would be glad to give the North. East Valley Council a supply of water for a storage tank [or street watering purposes at Is per 1000 gallons, phis meter rent, nnd that the City Council agreed to extend the email water service, pipe at tlto Gardens to a stand to be erected by the Xorth-Ea-st, Valley Council, and there fix a meter at a. rentai ot 103 per annum, this to bo without prejudice to any future arrangements that might be made with the Cily Council in respect to a permanent water supply for household purposes for the borough.—Received. Webb and Allan wrote asking that the necessary formal certificate for the district land registrar be forwarded, to the effect that the roads of Olenroy Township had been formed, etc.. to the council'n. satisfaction. Referred to the Works Committee to act. Thi> Drainage Board Kn»meor forwarded copy of his report re the drainage at Mr* His'lop's, MiiyhiHtk. which recommended tnat the hoard should curry out the work on receiving a full indemnity'from lire Jlisltp for nil consequent damage that li'isht arise owing to the ri-iiiirh pipe she had asked for being too •mull in capacity, and that she would not hold tlio board 'responsible for cleaning the lnml-tnnk on hei property. The cost of this work should be: Pipes, about 50 guineas, and, including mud-tank, not over f6O. The Drainage Board proposed to commence the work oil February 29.—1'ceeivcil. The Town Clerk wrote that the Ci'.y Council's Works Committee had visited the locality, and considered that with ordinary care there should be no danger in driving from Pine Hill road to the tramway route.—Received.

A circular (roni tho Chief Health Officer (Dr Mason) directing- that the North-Bast Vullcy Borouu'li should contribute- to the cost of the crecl'.oii ami maintenance of an infectious diseases hospital was received, niul referred to Uio General Cnnniiiltec to report. The Town Cltrk, num-ciin, forwarded, duly executed, the agreement b.>twcou the, Oily Cnuncil and the Notth-Kast Yiilley Council as to the use ot the city abattoir by" the latter body.—K-'coivrd.

T. 11. Lusk, Black's road, wrote asking that the asplinit footpath opiuisils Ur Mackij's property should receive attention.—Kcfcrrcd to th? Woris-3 Comiiiiuce with pow:r to not. The Secretary of the Pminajje and Sewerage Board forwnrded a resolution passed by tlio board on Miirch 8 directing t!io nial:ii:i af a rate for the ensuing ycur, siu| requcsUi.'t; that the counril observe the ttc|n ncccsr-ry iiriUt the provisions of the Draiiifgt und Suvrange Act.—Tho resolution w:ia rocnfcvd, Cr d=oll moving an amendment, wiiirii vtu not seconded, to the effect that His fiiiproval 0:

j otherwise of the resolution shou'.d be referred ! to the Works Cominilteo to determine if I special meeting of the council should be called tn exclutk that portion known m the outer area from the terms of tlie resolution. Cr Green's contention was that tho council by receiving the resolution expressed approval of |it. The tablo of receipts and expenditure for the year ending Murcli 31 showed total receipts £2750 8s 2(1, including Government subsidy, £170; Government grant, £50; rents, £63; sanitary charges, £;SG; baif.nce o> loan luoneys, £ICG Sd; do» tax, £50; bui'.diug licenses, £10; rnte of id (011 valuation of £21,495), £125:! 17s; recurring rate of M in tho pound, £5."," 7s Cd. The table of expenditure fhoived:— Total expenditure, £'27.; C Ss 2:1, inclucling—for roads and strosts, £963 3s 2d; sanitary contract, £I5(i; interest on loans and overdraft, and sinking fund, £707 !)s Cd; salaries, £2,-0; hospital and charitable aid, £212 5s Cd.—Cr Rlio:los pointed out that d?spilc the loss of license lees tiie receipts were lp.rger than they had ever b:c:i previously—;i very satisfactory state of things, indicating increased prosperity. councillors deplored the •ess of license. fees,—Tho estimates were adopted. u On the motion of Cr Creen, it was resolved— "That tho Drainage Board ho requested to exempt from raliiij; tho area which was so uenipted last year, on tho ground that, although capable of being benefited, it was at present receiving to actual benefit from the board's operations." It was ve3oived that Mr E. G. Allen, M.H.R., bo appointed the caincU'a representative at [he Conference of Municipal Dslerates to be held at Wellington in Julv. A deputation from tlio North-East Valley Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club waited on the council, asking that ths services of tho council's engineer might be placed at the club's disposal tor taking the levels of and surveying their ground. It was stated tlict tho cmb'had issued £1 debenture!! at 5 per cent,, and over -let) worth had already been applied fir.—The Mayor said he considered the granting of sucli a request would tend to destroy their engineer's peace ot mind and establish a dangerous precedent, as all sorta of other clubi would ba applying for a similar conct?sion.-Tho Council, after diiscussior, decided that ilr Arnold's services should I>j placed at the club's disposal, Mr Arnold signifying his intention oj doing tho work.