WEST HARBOUR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14702, 9 December 1909, Page 5

WEST HARBOUR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

—"<►» . The monthly meeting of tho West Harbonr Borough Council, liefd on Tuesday, was attended by the Mayor (Mr 11. E. Mollor), Ore Crawloy, Blackie, Connor, Jones, Barker, Harrison, Edwards, Bell, Forgic! and Ross.

CORHESPOXDEKCE. Tho District Traflio Manager wrote that tho request for a Kjito to ba placed at tho north end ot Duncdin passenger station waa under consideration. Tho Mayor said tie gato had ken opened as desired. The Secretary of tho Municipal Association forwarded oopy of a circular re superannuations, and asking the council to tako the matter into consideration.—Referred to Finance Committee, to report at next mooting.

Tho District Traffic Manager, in reply to &n application for more first class accommodaton on Saturday night's train from Po-lmerston, stated that tho composition of tho train was now boing altered so as to provide more first class seating.—Rcooivcd, the department to bo thanked for acceding to the request.

Correspondence wa6 received ro construction of the culvert draining St. Leonards School grounds, the Education 'Board notilying that it had decided toprovide.Bufficiont nins-iiich pipes to enable the council to renew tho culvert, at a love!, say, two or three feet below present level.—Or Blackio objected to anything being dono until tie Education Board connected their drainago with the council's culvert—Resolved that tho council could not eeo its way to lower th° culvert as requested, but would carry off drainage if conducted to it. H. S. Thomson wrote asking that road work be undertaken at Goorgc street and bmdge,—The matter to be considered when funds were available. REPORTS. Tho Financo Connnittoo recommended payment of accounts amounting to £180 ss. Or Rose, in moving the adoption of tho leport, said that they bogan the month with a small credit balance, the council not having been in such a, satisfactory financial poaton for many yeare.-Adoplcd. Tho_ Works Connntteo reported that a, good, job had been made of tho slip at tho wall at the water trough, and water tables cleared out and rojiaired. Whore necessary gorec had been grubbed or cut down at 13urko$ and St. Leonards. It rccoinmondod that silt traps be cleaned out weekly and tho oontcnts buried whero practicable.— Adopted.

Tho Loan Committee reported on localtiies'where road metal had been epread (173- yards).— I Tho Mayor elated that tho roads m tho borough woro in a better condition than they had been for tho past dO years. He suggested that the thanka of tho council should bo given to Cr Blacke, chairman of tho committee, for his whole-hearted attention to tho works of tho borough.—Adopted. The Inspector's report for November detailed Work dono in cleaning water tables gorso-cuttmg, and.other mattere. Tho inspector suggested that if a few seats wore orcclfid on some of tho eteop streets and zig ; zags they would be a great boon "to ladies and elderly pcople.-Adoptcd. tllO seats to be erected when funds were available,..and the thanks of the council bo bo given to Messrs Maloney and Blake for waif S St ° n ° t0 ™ Wa " at watcr trou S h

. . Ran f> r ported that ho had only found two horses and as many cattlo straying, tho owners of which had been cautioned .-Adopted. h. Tl i!,i nSp f f ? r a f Nuis . anccs reported that he had asked the sanitary contractor to place, dust, nans, after they had boon f Wlt , tho tratcs of owners, go ae fBU roC< l ptaclc3 king on tho etreots for eomo hoiire.-Adopted

~ . GENKEAI,. and George, contractor, wroto offering t 0 undertake nccceeary repairs to Coronation Hall for £13.—Received the Mayor mentioning that tho work had' been carried out satisfactorily. James Moir's ofFcs. to supply dog collars was referred to tho inspector. 8 MS P vn^? r f loy mo « d r"That the council i appreciation that one of its WqSi te prssaai-acrS f ho <« «ould up to f Snd'cSnS 10 ' 1 W " 8 SUPlX>rtcli the M°W !n X tU motion of Cr Ross, the doe tax

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