WEST HARBOUR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14386, 2 December 1908, Page 5

WEST HARBOUR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the -West Harbour .Borough Council was held' last evening,. there being preserit-tho Mayor (Mr H. E. Holier),' Crs Smith, Ross, Jack, Duncan,Whyte, Crosland, Forgie,- awl Bkpkie.' CORBESPONDENCB.' William Bagley-(St. Leonards), in reply to a. previous letter from {lie council, wrote stating that ho hokh plans dated'lß9s showing a- deviation of the road in front of his property which had taken in about 13 poloi; to which he held the title. Ho was. willing to meet the. council fairly in the matter, failing which he would have to take steps to assert his rights—Cr Smith said he had inspected the locality, and had also ex-, aniined the map showing the deviation whereby the road.had cut off'l3 poles of Mr Bagleys' land, As; Mr liagley had offered to .have the matter settled amicably he expressed a hope .that 6uch a course would be adopted.-Cr Ross remarked that in, many instances frontages had. been found to enoroach on the borough roadlih.es/parJicularly about the time referred to.. Under the circumstances ho thought ,the .mattershould be referred to tho Works Committee for a report on the wholo matter, and this suggestion was adopted. Hislop and Lang, solicitors, wrote statin* that Mr A. W, Montgomery had had a etiiyey of a. recently-purchased, section, 1 On which was shown a considerable enoroachmemV As the councii had' claimed, tho roadline as at present defined," the solicitors asked to be furnished with the definition referred to.-Received,-and referred to Works Committee for report.P. Pilkington (Maori Hill) wrote stating that certain residents were dumping refuse and ■ household rubbish upon one of his sections.. to which he objected strongly uid asked the council to remove- same.Keeeiyed; and- to be informed that the counoii had not authorised any per=oa to deposit the rubbish complained of. > Charles Stewart (Port Chalmers) wrote offering to Jeaso a piece 0 f land at Sawyera Ray belonging to tho eouncTl.-Tii o iforough Clerk explained that the land was at present rented by a resident of Sawyers' way.—lo be submitted for tender for remainflci/.,0f term. - '

Tho Town Clerk,- Dunedm, -wrote' in reply to a letter from West Harbour Borough Council, dated November 19, stating that ■tie City Council's Finance Committee -had deeded to accept the offer of the West tiarbour Borough Council to deposit £600, interest to be allowed at rate of 3i -ps* cent, at call, or 4 per cent, for six •'months! "na™ Mayors ac,iion ' approved. .«.?.. Thomson (Burkes) wrote directing attention, to the inconvenience caused- 'by the bad state of the George street road near his property, and asked that repaid be effected Wore bad weather set in.-Or liJaelae protested against the money already expended at this point, as the writer had access to a, good road a few yards away. J'loiiglit no more money should be expended there at present, and moved to that effect, as the council had no'funds for that purpose.-Carricd. ~ . W. T. Barker (Ravonsbourne extension) wrote asking that the scrub he removed o.lt Wie roadline'leading to his property, to enable vehicles, to approach his house.ueterred to Loans Committee for report, BEPOHTS. . The Finance Committee reported that receipts since last meeting totalled £19? 12s id, n-nd accounts amounting, to £51 0s 7d were recoived for payment.-Adopted. The annual balance sheet was submitted and adopted,- the Mayor and the chairman! ot the Finance Committee nni'n? authorised to sign the same. The Inspectov reported that the usual routine work had been duly attended to by the surfacemen, who had been busily engaged in their respective duties since last mooting. -Adopted. The Ranger reported havimr patrolled-, the district on several occasions during early morning, and the roads were found to be very free from wandering cattle. In three instances owners of stray cattlo wore reported for prosecution-Adopted. - Tho Works Committee submitted a re-! port, in, which were enumerated a number of matters requiring immediate attention, particularly in respect of water tables and channels in tho lower wards.-Aclopted. A PERSONAL.EXPLANATION. ' Cr Crosland, in the course of a personal explanation, said a report had been industriously, circulated in tho district, to'tho effect that ho was making a strong effort to have the borough clerk and the senior surfaceman retired from their respective position's. As these'statements were entirely devoid of trutji, and calculated to do him injury, he desired to inform the council that lie was not responsible for tho .canard.