ST. KILDA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14926, 31 August 1910, Page 5

ST. KILDA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tho fortnightly meeting of the St. Kilda TWu'imxh Council was held last night in tho Omioil (.'linmborn, and was attended by Iho Mnjiir (Mr D. C. Cameron) and Crs (lure, Hiving, Robertson, Thompson, Karri*, lliirlt, Mncdonald, J. D. Cameron, Allan, 'iiikl Clark. ' wiiiuksi'O.s'ubncb. Mr.i Ann Waugh wrote objecting to being i-lliltl'Hi'il (<>r hiisfl tap, stating tluit tho tap hud linen 'cut oil'.—Roforrcd to Financo (,!<MMilll.l<'ii. I), H. Cnriidiw nf.lwl.for a footpath to |i|n |irr>|M<rl.y in Ito Carlo street.—Works i.Viluinilta to ruporl., A loltor wan received from the Director uf Llm 'IVlmioul Holiool unking tho council lo .receive a deputation from the managers in i<i wining funds for a now sohool.—Tho «to|iiil<ill('ni to I'" received at next council liii'iiling, Tim Dwfrict Health Oflicor (Dr Champtablip) drew . Hie couucil'it attention to a dmiKcrmiH iiuiimiiee which wtista in tho Royal oriinei'iil. cliloli, mid stated that lib Wan milting llki Drainage Hoard to cause all Ikiuku drainage to lie djvorfed into tho now Mnver.™Tlii) Mayor to interview Dr Chaiiipluloup in regard to Ihiwiuiisamx!. Sinvwright, Jiuneu, and 'Nicliol wrote iifalhlK that Mr (tiddly was dixlicafing 4.85 links of lii« hind fronting liny View road for street-widening purposes, and asking permission to fence up ,lo Iho prcHonl. boundary linul—Uefurrcd lo Iho Works Committee. ' Miovwright, James, and Nichol enclosed cortiliciilo of liflo for allotment 30, block LVIII, now part of roadlinc, Forbury crescent, where a Miction has been given tlw council by Iho Forbury Park Lund Company.—Received. Robert Ay res wrote asking for a footpath in[-'orbury orescent.—Referrod to tho Works CoinmitUin lo report. Tho Drainage Roard wrote enclosing lease of portion of pumping- station ground. —It was decided that the leaso lie referred to'tho'borough's solicitor for his perusal. The Town Clerk, Dnnedin, informed the council that the erection of one gue lamp at tho corner of Anderson's Bay and Royal crcocent and ono in Do Carlo street was being gono on with.—Received. The Peninsula Road Board drew tho council's attention to the need of erecting a water (rough in tho vicinity of Rav View road.—lt was decided that tho matter be referred to the Water Cominitoo to report, a morion that the council consider the wato- trough at Blaney's Hotel sufficient being lost on the casting vote of the chairman. The District Engineer informed the eouncil that tho words "St. Kilda" would bo displayed on the front of the now post office.—Recoivod. DEPORTS. Tho Works, Water, and Lighting Committee xc-ported m regard to tho application of Miss Drumm fori a footpath to Mr John Drumm's back gate in Dalgoty street, that the inspector had been instructed' to proceed with the work. The committee raeommended that the apolionticm lo tho council from P. W. Wates to pipe ditch and form footpath to his section in Gtovo street, the applicant offering to pay £1 per section towards pipes, be granted; and that the other property-owners in the street bo asked to pay £1 per section towards pipes, m order that the ditch may be filKl in and footpath completed. The committoo recommended that permission, during tho pleasure of the council, bo granted Wm Henderson to erect a fence on the same line as the Trotting Club's fenco from Victoria road on the land dedicated to tho council ;by tho Forbury Park Land Company for the widening of Victoria road. Also, that Mr Hancock be allowed to romovo the fence and trees on Forbury crescont. fronting his sections, on the 'undorstanding that tno trees be cut down to tho level- of the ■ground.-The report was*

Iho Finance, General, Reserves, Tramways, and Firo Brigade Committee recommended that district fund accpunts amount-' me to £126 fa 6d bo passed.for payment, ana that special loan accounts of £4 8s 3d be also passed. Tlie. committee recommended that Mrs 11. Gore's objection to paying for fcse tap, as the tap is' the onlv supply for domcstio use and had never been used for any other purpose, bo not upheld, also that as Mr S. Evans had both a hose and hose tap tho council declines to remit the charge for the hose tap, notwithstanding that Mr Evans stated the hoso tap had not, b&en used by Mm. The committeo recommended that tho 10 per. oonr, penalty on Mrs Watts's rates be remitted, as requested by' Dr' S. G. Allen. In regard to the application from Mr F. J. Dii Croz ' (Anderson's Bav) for a fortnightly sanitary service' to his house, the committee re'comniondod that a monthly service bo-granted, a charge.of £2 per annum to bo mado for same'. The committee rocomma.ido-i that tho strip of land tho _ council intended leasing from the Drainage Board be ploughed up and levelled, also that Culling Park be rolled and all holes fillod in, and that tho fence bo shifted back to tho boundary when tho lea?) for the Drainage Board"'s strip of land is signed. . The committee's action was as a result of a deputation from the Cricket Club asking that the council do this work.—The report was adopted. . . It was reported that tlua district fund account is in debit £2071 12s Id (last yoar £1624 4s 9d), and tho special loan account m credit £886 12s 7d. The drainage and seworage account is in oredit £56 15s 3d. An account amounting- to £9 Is 6d, costs in connection' with Monday's, poll, was pa?s:>d for payment. NOTICES OF MOTION. Cr Macdonald gave notice of motion as follows:—"That tho matter of charging £1 for extra water supply for heso taps be referred to the Water Committee to report upon the advisability of charging same as per resolution, and remitting 50 per cent, of such charge, provided that such charges bo paid to the town clerk on or before October 1, 1910." Or Maodc-nald lia<l given a similar notice of motion to the above, which should have been considered at last night's meeting— tho words "and water closets" being insorted after "hose.taps" and "by-law" instead of "resolution," but tho Mayor stated ho had received a legal opinion from Mr T. F. Martin, solicitor to the'' Municipal Association, who stated that ho considered the council had no power to charge less than a fco fixed by tho by-laws. The council would have to pass an amending by-law to meet the point. As the motion now stands ■it is not affected by tho by-laws. Cr Macdonald also gave notice of motion as follows:—"That the Water Committeo bo requested to report upon tho advisa-. Ixlity of rescinding by-law No, 28 in so far as it relates to charging £1 for extra water supply (or water closets ami, inserting a fresh by-law making tho new chargo 10s.".