PORT CHALMERS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12935, 30 March 1904, Page 7

PORT CHALMERS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

- The: meeting .of . the Port'. Chalmers :Borough ■ ' Council Inst evening «•,is attended by the Mayor . (Mr' A. Be Mans), Crs Cable, C'iark, Barker,. Grimsev, Tait, Shanks, Edgar-, Gibbs, Maw-. ■■epn. : ■ ■" . -. A special ■mieting' of: th>> epiihcil was first ' ~:lield: ' tu'strikc: tliev.following 'rate!? for the. 12 Dioi!t]i3 errsuii?g from;Aprii l :—G'eiK;ra! fate of' ■' 15(1 in the pound, -sanitation, r.ite of lid'.ih. th.e>' pciihd ; ■ water. riitG .in terms: of -section; 102 -.of '1 The Munieiuii! Corpoiatior.s Act 100.1"- -Tiie ' ;. iates: wc're '.fixed .ill: accbrdshcc, with the. state- ! menC'j'/'.,, ~y :. Dr officer, wrote I'.- ingitliat ii hospital for the- reception and treat-. liient of. persons suffering irons infections. i.;':disease3;was' : necessafy;fof Dunedin City and surrounding districts,. and directed'' the' • council in accordance -with section -1 ,of :y '' The Pubiic liealtli Act, 1303,'' to .take .the /necessary -steps., jTlie '• Chief Health. Ofiice'r lurthcr ericlosed.'a list of the.local .bodies-.(Port Chalmers' iiicl.usive). : 'wliic.h must contribute to'' ■ '..the.''cost ar.d maintenance of the proposed:: lios-' pita!.—liereived. '- V V-... ; I'he Secretary .of thciTJnitd-d■ Districl's Cliaritable Aid Jtrid' Hospital-Boards; wrote' intiniat-;-'.Ving '-.that :■ until';tiie..'' levy, for' .'tiie. .year." ending.. 81st'?. March, 1905, was made. Jig .' would .thank ! V .the .fGunoihto remit'dues;;oii. the basis of.'lastv .''■'yearW-Received/i?;./.;.:; '< Messrs J,'. ■Reid,aii(i.,Spnr; \no'.e asking the ; . council to/consent'to'.the :t'ransfc'r .of the,.good-, ~:'Vill:in the leasc of;sections 27 .and 28,.b10ck" ;i,. : IV,- sKorth-'East':Horbbuf and 1 Bhieskiii'. flis■:,.trict froiu. Mrs A.'OlsenitVi Thonias Steyen-. i . Bon.;—lt was agreed,that the transfer be granted-. ■; . ' Ai': : ltead jvrote; . complaining; of the' 'action., "j of the inspector, of works, who hr.d put a. cu'::;.vcrt i>ipc* in' front .of ,'irr Keud's:. residence;. :wberea3. hej'desired :'an ;pp.en drain.—liefcrred' to-the lVorks Cotr.miltco to act. Allen. Jl.il.K: wrote calling attention to the;rstute'...pf. Bell'e'vue terrace; and re- i ;.'/.questing,that steps :bs'..'t'akei!.;to remedy the :'::-iamo.— Itcferred.'to the- Wcrks. Cbinmittee, with . power to act: • . , ' '. ; :A. AViseiuan y/rote bfTeriiig 'to pay a-r.ental of. if fl os per annum, for a smn'l piec?..of land rear the. baths.—licferrcd to the Batli's Committee ■ .'. for renort. : ..... ' ' The lVorks Coroniitte? reported that the init lpector aiid assisiants liad been occupied .since; : • last..meeting -in..work's/at. several parts of. the.. .; ..town. The asphalt round the buml rotunda ■ hnd been attemled to; :n quantity pf Toad : nietal was being rrushed for. necessary works;, and .; : :-Vrll- the' necessary ■ vtorlts had receiyed atfeiitibn. ;. — Adopted. : , :, , The .Water Coinmittec reported that uccesBary repairs liad b'een' made: at the resprvc.ir; ■ vend pointed out that certain repairs to tha timberiiluiriiiig were necessary.-Adoptad. ' .The : ::Pi'iianeo;.(!oiinmilt«e: :; the :' ;payme'nt of ...accounts "id,' V ati'd repor tcd ' ,that . siuco v last. nice ting the re- ":. 'ceipis hpd b.cn: £39 i'2s s(l—Adopietl. ■ The Ceiuetety Conimittee' reported rom- ; . pliance 'v.'itli the rcqiiest bf Mi*.-' Jnines Cleg- . - horn for" the purchase of. two reserved lots of ground between his section Ka. FS and the main part :of .the .lower.".road, at a, pricQ of. £G. ■ v,.' : v'-SV Ligl'i'tiiigi.'Cbmmitfce.' 'rep.orted:- that th' - inspector of works hid submitted a. statement . on ■ tho condition..' of'.'The/ street lapps. ivhidi showed that, eor.sidjr'ab'.e expense wcultl. be ir- ',- :.'curred in :tlieir : ;repairs,. sevenine'iv lamps with v ..three new;p'o3ts were'ireqniTr'dii' The,'conimittee ::;: liad the qnestioii'of Lighting, in Adopted... „ ...v.; The, Sanitaix .Committee'repoHed' tliat since ■.. . the inauguration..of ;thc..'sanitary fiirhi : a. uutnber '. nf iinforos'ieii circuhistances 'had to be-'Con- . '; tended witli;- which • M.nccKsitit^a/la^c'jx-.. penditurc.;' The seri'icc' was iii a satiS- •' factory manner/ an'd). : tho coainiitt'ee.:,submitted ; a statcnieht of probable incomc and. cKpcndi- ■ ■ lure for"the.;.c'ohs.ideration of the council. The : first part, of the report wr.s aereived, and tho -. second, ''relating'' to .Uncome ,: aiid .'''expenditure',. was ordered to f'tanil (ivcr/uht-ilyiCKt .fccetiiig;? each councillor .to receive a.copy..;,;.;'. : ;:,;;' Thi Mayor called the nttoiitioli of 'llie council; to the fact of the early departure of his Excel?;, lency the Governor, and suggested that steps: bo taken ior come demonstration. ' 'V :