TOWN CLEM'S REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13889, 29 April 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)

TOWN CLEM'S REPORT.

SOME OP THE SCHEDULES,

n m a £" l ! al , '°P ol ' t of the town clorl: (Mr Iv. \i. flic.iards) was issued recently without, its usual schedules. A copy is now to hand with the schedules included, sonio of_ whichfurnish instructive reading. lbo , tabic of attendances, for instance, > shows that during the 11 months ended March 31 last 41 meetings of tho council were' held. The Mayor (Mr Lawrence) and Cr Fiddis attended 40 of those Crs Scott, Connor, and Wilson, 39; Crs London and Rutherford, 38; Cr Gore, 36- Cr ' Urinsley, 35; Cr Shack-lock, 33;' Crs Small, Burnett, Cole, and Harrison 32Cr Walker, 31; Or Arklc, 30; Cr Rilev 23; and Cr Crust* 21. Cr Colo had leave of absence from five meetings. During Cr J. E. White's term 38 meetings wore lichl of which lie _ attended 36. The Public Works Committeo held 30 meetings (Cr Wilson attended them all, .Cr Small 28); ' (lie Reserves, Committee, 22 (Cr J. 15. White 21, Cr Burnett 20, Cr Rutherford 20): the Uleotrio Power and Lighting Committee, 28 (Cr Brinsley 26); the General Committee, 25 (Cr Fiddis 24); the Tramways Committee, 26 (Cr Loudon 25, Cr Scott 23. Cr Colo 22, Cr Fiddis 21, Or Shacklock 21): the Water Committee, 25 (Cr Scott- 25, Cr Connor 25, Or Rutherford 1 24); tho Finance Committee, 28 (Cr Connor 27, Cr Small 26); and the Gas Committee, r2B (Cr Connor 27, Cr Fiddis 27, Cr Walker 25).

Tho expenditure on the wards during the year were:—Leith Ward. £2478 3s 2d; Bell Ward. £1518 14s sd; High . Ward, £3049 17s 9d; South Ward, £2008 18s 8d; Cavcrsham Wa.rd, £1160 16s 3d; South Dunedin Ward, £1014 10s 7d. v . The loans maturing in ,1908 total £435,800 (municipal £179,900, ' water £155,000, gas £100,000), the annual charged on which are £24.218. The estimated sink- , ing fund, as at 31st March, 1908,.amounts to £193, To make up the deficiency £242,775 will bo borrowed, the annual charge on which will total £12,097 10s, The saving in annual charges on the abovenamed loans will therefore be £12,120 10s. The loans that mature at-a later date than 1 1908 total £673,759, the annual charges on which are £33,218 6s 6d. ! Among the court cases conducted by the city solicitors in 1906-07 wore:—Hayes and •others...v.' Corporation: Claim, £5750.— Not yet heard. Searle, v. Corporation: .Claim,' £1500.— Award, £500; without costs.. Connors v. Corporation: Claim, £2700.—N0t-. yet heard. Gartner v. Corporation: Claim, £225.—Settled for £105. Campbell's olaim .(waterworks extension): ! Claim, £100.—Settled out of court for- £75, by purchase of lands affected. ', Commit- . fiioner of Customs v. tho Corporation: Claim £853*(duty on point 3 and crossings for city tramways).—Judgment for defendant, with; costs. Davidson and . Steven v. the Corporation: Waterworks-compensa-tion. ' Claim for £5000.—Award for 1 £1100, without costs. R. F. Smith v. the Corporation: King , Edward 'street streetwidening. . Claim, £665 17s 6d.—Award for £350, without costs. Lainir and Mond.v v. Corporation: Claim £800, for : land taken for widening King Edward street.— Award for £490 and costs: Amount of costs not- finally set-tied, Bolting v.Corporation: Claim, £700.—Award for £525 , and costs (£lO5 17s). Western v.,Corpora-' tion: Claim ' £175, 6trcet widening.—No award yet applied for. Claim apparently abandoned. ' . . , ' : i No less than 5153 letters were received during the 'year, while 6182 letters .were.' 1 despatched. ■■,•■• •_ - During the year 23 deputations waited on oounoil or .its committees. :

The stock slaughtered at. the'city abattoirs for the year totalled 14,972 cattle. 97.358-'.sheep and lambs, 4161 pigs. 3015 calvcs, of which number 602 cattle, .119 sheep, 9 pigs, and 49 calvcs iwerc condemned. " ■ . •

. Stock inspection outside abattoirs:— Examined—B7B9 pigs. 307 sheep, 25i tons boiled mutton, 91 casks 6hccp tongues. 412 sacks sheep tongues, 582 hams,- 442 rolls bacon, 340 flitches bacon,' ton ship's beef. Condemned—24 pigs. 10 rolls baoon, 28 flitches bacon, lj ton ship's beef. The City Fire Brigade received 97' calls. Tho insurance on property attended amounted to £95,386, and the lose on property attended totalled £46.067. .The amount- of refuso produced daily by the six wards.of the city totals 111 loads, equal to about ,75 cubic yards. The/content, of'the unfilled portion of tho Oval is 65,097 cubic yards. It receives son'_nn average 40 cubic yards of solid material per. day. At present rate it will be filled in 5} years. . The inspector of nuisances served 147 notiocs and abated 354 nuisanccs, Infectious Diseases.—'Tuberculosis, 25 oases;-.phthisis, 10 cases; measles, 68 cases; diphtherial 7 cases; enterio, 4 cases; i-typhoid, 1 case; scarlet fever, 8 cases; erysipelas, 1 cuse. In all. 124 coses were reported to health authorities, of which number .41. have proved fatal. Twerity-tbree buildings, have been condemned. of which number 18 have been removed,; 2 . repaired, and 3 aro : still standing.' , ■■ ... One hundred and sixtv-seven dairy inspections were made, and in all cases .I ho premises were, found to be in a . sanitary and satisfactory condition;

Foui - hundred and seventy-eight .cases bananas, 200 casei oranges, and 37 boxes American plums were condemned.