PORT CHALMERS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17083, 15 August 1917, Page 9

PORT CHALMERS BOROUGH COUNCIL

The usual meeting of the Port Chalmers §7 was attended on Monday night by the Mayor (Mr J. Tait), and Crs Isbister Williamson, Lunn, Fail, Jones, MLachlan, Coleman, and Lighfcbournc. ~ COEHESPONDENCE Mr M H O. Haggitt wroto accepting Reserved sohator to tho council.— District Health Officer approved of th q \t,ps,to , at Car °y Bay—Received. ° f Fire Brigade invited the Mayor and councillors to the celebration T own Cl 'i rk ' Napier Borough Council, wrote requesting the council to support their resolution demanding that the Government take control of the food supply w!fh of , the People.—Approved +i-.« */r •l? oren r ce T . J° representations from ° Minister of Internal Affairs concerning of returned soldiers, -the Mavo? j t hat a sito had been secured, SjLw A m ° + Vod \ b , be included in the New Cemetery.—Carried. The Minster of Internal Affairs wrote ■ promising that the councils resolution cot! corning the grant.n ? of a war bonus to civil servants would receive consideration.—A letwas aiso received from Mr J; M DiokSO t'i at"' ?? the c sa T ? l 9, Question.—Recoived. lho Minister of Railways stated that ho would look into the question of railway freight charges from Mussel Bav to the wharves. The Mayor explained that it was m connection with the proposed erecs*ores at Mussel Bay, and that lie department wanted to charge 3s 6d per SJr4tSi B,J t0 ,hs G ■*>*> GENERAL. The Finance Committee reported receipts and expenditure for the fortnight at £199 I f ] U 1 16 1 10d respectively, and stated that a boat had been secured for jl!\ r A?r OrVOIr t The? recommended that Messrs Love Bros, be authorised to uso concrete for the footway on the fire escape instead of iron.—Adopted. 4-we , S 9° mm 'tteo in its report stated . I , oads o f . screenings had been spread on the path an Meridian street, and asphalt crossings had 'been laid across Maoandrew road, Wiokliffe terrace, and Grey street Fifty tons of 2£in metal had been procured at 4s 6d a ton, and spread on Macandpew road where the traffic was heavy. The committee recommended the spreading of rotten rock in Fox street, the mstalment of a mud tank apposite sections 653 to 560, and the asphalting of the footy>er.h in Fok street.—After some discussion tne report was adopted. Cr Jones said that in view of the unhappy incident in South Dunedin, he hoped that all the gratings over the mud tanks Chalmers would be securely fas-