BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14212, 13 May 1908, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

MORNINGTON. The ordinary meeting of the Mornintrton Borough Council, held last nig.hi V„" attended by "the Mayor (Mr If. A, Le'Crei'd U's Henderson, NiiO), Bridger, .U'Crorio Solomon, Reynolds, Dickson, and \iK'«rson' The Mayor apolojciscU fo r (| ie j Or B.rt, and moved that a letter of condolcnco bo sent to that gentleman on his bereavement. coiire3i , c::dexc«' The Drainage and Sewerage Board forwarded copy of special order strikinsr fe:Xe^, for >x,ar cmii - g ■*•«* *;,.K„(. 1. . 1 ,ri'""iicefl concestiion tickets be extended tram 10.-, to Ik w " wok.-ltcoe.ved; the apr>l ltra Uon gran£d thi 'refuPd'Tf*', W" 60 """"mended norfod ■, £11 4 », 10 awoi'uts was re«™»„t (debit,, iußA"' °e wSS tvlLff- Uo aKountH "*>«inKuided «nnt rrwnway rcTCm,e acsv^S. muniapul aMi iho Works Conunittco recommended cho ,„; I Mphal - J f ,°° ti?atll aml CO,lW,(> inannel bo provided in Walter street, W. J- 1 rown agreeing to half cost. Minor ftorks m progress were detailed, inciudinu «■ pipe culvert across Walter street, the old one having collapsed. The report recommended that footpath* be repaired with eereomngs before the whiter sets in:~Path behind tram sheds, Glee uvonuc; Lawrence street, behind English Uiurch; and lower end of Dairy-street: that a turn layer of toeing asphalt be put down in District wad and William street, tfarrfield; that a. footpath, with channel, BO formed in Aitkeu place for a distance ot t.iroe chains, with drain acro'3 street to concrete channel, to movent the water "owing into Mrs Fume's property, at a tost _of £3 15s. With reference to the petition from residents in tho Glen, re lower end of Glen road, the Chairman reported bavins inspected samo and inter■wowed tho adjoining owner, whoso terms would entail a vory largo expenditure; therefore tho committeo recomiunded that a concrete channel be put down next tho uaju, with a narrow asphalt path on tho outside-Adopted. The Water Committee, re contracts, relior cd:-Contract No. 1 (simply of pipes, \ : t 1 ' 110 arrival of the s ' s ' Indraghiri on Monday next practically the whoie of tho material will bo delivered, with the exception of 1330 3in mains now 011 the water. Contract Ko. 2 (construction of mam reservoir): liis work has bseu well advanced, and should bo completed within a fortnight. The fencing, relioving tank, and pipe-laying only remain to finish. Contract jN'o. 6 (construction of lower rcfervolr): W Jittle has to to done here beyond the fencing. Contract No. 4: A gcou start has been mado with tho reticuation work, and portion- of district No. 1 lias been done. Tho contractors aro milking excellent hcas*ay, and as they thoroughly uudorstanii ih o work, are doing it. well. It was reuomiußndod that it ho advertised that applications from liousolioldcrs requiring connections bo lodged with town olerk in order that they 1» attendod to as the mains, are being laid. That steps bo taken to havo plumbers licensed and applications called ■lor enrolment. That UlO inspector be paid at tho mlo of £3 IDs per week in future, and be granted a pass on tho trams whilst on duty. That all office, with telephone, be erected at tho reservoir for tho purpose of keeping material, etc., at' a cost of £25. That tho necessary by-law bo print©d-proofs to be supplied to councillors for approval at a special meeting, to bo held for the purpose of passing tho necessary special order. That the Koslyn Borough bo made an offer <£ a stated annual pa-ymont towards the upkeep and renewal of the main through Koslyn, and that tho borough solicitors bo instructed to draw up. the necessary agreeansnt.—Adopted. : Tho Tramway Committee reported that the main line had run satisfactorily during tho month; that necessary repairs had been undertaken on tho Marybill line; that the 'boilers had been roportod on satisfactorily % tho Government inspector. It was recommended that a now ropo be ordered ; for the lilgin road tram. The report recom- ; Jiwiidcd that tho naw ropo for the Maryhill ' line, landed ex Waiwera, not boing accordm* ' to specifications, delivery be not accepted! j the traffic returns for April showed that on the main line 83,078 passengoxs had been earned, revenue £640 2s Sd; llaryhill line ' 7921 passengers, revenue £34 13s lid; Elgin : road, 8693 passengers, revenue £39 15s 9d;— ' total receipts, £714 12s 5d.-Adopttd. j lhe General Committee recommended that Mr J. F. Arnold, M.P., be appointed ; delegate to tho biennial conference of tho Municipal .Association, to be held in Wei- ' lington in July. Three building permits ! had been granted. The report slated that ' the meeting of tho delegates from the ' neighbouring boroughs ro subdivision of • land for sale, section 117, "Public Works ■ Act, 1905," was called for Monday, the i 11th inst., but had to bo postponed, and ' will tako place on Monday, the 18th.— ' Adopted. CKNERAI. : It was unanimously resolved that tho ; various committees for the current, municipal year be the same as during the past ' jtxir. ST. KILDA. i The regular meeting of the St. Kilda ; Borough Council, held last evening, was attended by the Mayor (Mr \V. T. M'F.irkne), Crs Aehton, Scanlan, Gore, Allen, Taylor, Robertson, and D. C. Cameron, An apology was made for the absence of CV J. D. Cameron. The following committees were ap- . pointed:— finance, General, and Reeerves ' —Crs D. C. Cameron, J. D. Cameron, , Robertson, and Taylor; Works, Tramways, and Lighting—Crs Gore, Scanlan, Ashton. . and Allen—tho • Mayor to bo ex officio member of ail committees. Cr J. v\. Watson wrote tendering his ; resignation owing to his' removal to Christ- . church.-Received; Mr Watson to be ; written to and thanked for his past s<t- ' vices. I The Manager of the Bank of New Zea- ' _ land wrote inviting tho council to make an offer for sections 15 and 16, block XXI, ' and 15 and 16, block XXII, Musselburgh.- J Referred to tho Finance Committee for report. _ The Secretary of tho Municipal Aseocia- ' tion of New Zealand wrote that the biennial < conference of delegates would be held in July, and requested the council to forward ; any vemita it wished brought forwardReferred to the Gcnoral Committee to act, ! with a recommendation that tho Mayor be ' the council's delegate. I The District Health Officer wrote coin- ' plaining of the "disgusting and dangerous ' slate" of_outhouses in tenements in Cutten ! etrect.—Notice to bo given to the tenants ' to alter the existing condition of things. : The Town Clerk, Mornington, wrote bringing under notice the very unsatisfactory state of tho law regarding the subdivision of land for sale which had a frontage to a narrow streot.—The Mayor was appointed the council's delegate to attend a conference on the subject. Lady Plunket forwarded a circular dealing with the work' of the, Society for Povmotinir the Health of Women and Children. In order to tost the strength of the demand for nurecs, the society had arranged with a specially-trained nurse to pay short visits to the different- towns where her expenses were guaranteed. Should the council bo willing to make 115" of this nurse the writer wonld be pleased if it would communicate with her. The nurse's terms were £3 3s a week, board and lodging and travelling expenses.—Received. The Works. Tramwav. and Lighting Committee recommended that a request from Mr R. Waghoni for a footpath in Dalgety street, be left to tho inspector, with power to act. That ruts in Royal Crescent road be filled in. The inspector had been instructed to havo the grass cleared away from Victoria road. The inspector had *dso been instructed to sec that no material was left on the roadsides by residents without being properly lighted at night.--Adopted. l'ho Finance Committee recommended tho payment of district fund accounts. £44 19s 6d; and special loan accounts, £12 Is 9d.~ Adoptcd. It was resolved that the solicitoi'6 lie empowered to proceed on judgments obtained against ratepayers for overdue rates. "