ST. KILDA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17464, 5 November 1918, Page 3

ST. KILDA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly mooting of the St. Kilda Vmincil was hold last night The Mayor (Mr 0. N. Sourr) presided. Dr Faris, Acting-District Hoalth Officer, TOote stating that owing to the presenco of the Acting-Chief Health Officer in Dun©din E© had askod him to inspect sections V l ,. Victoria and Council streets. The Acting-Chief Inspector had agreed with the writer that at tho time of inspection the sections were not a menace to health. , wa ® decided to send letters of -syihpathy to Mr Robert Mitchell, an ex-Mayor of tho borough, on the loss ho had sustained through tho death of his wile, and to the relatives of Private E. Wyatt, who had Jw 1 t?- i 'S,, act ' on - ' The Mayor stated that Private Wyatt had been closely assocxaied with the local fire brigado. . Cr Dens em moved that tho by-law regarding hawkers m the district being required to take out licenses bo enforced, and that an advertisement to'that effect be inserted ln newspapers.—Cr Allen secondod tlio motion. Cr Hall spoke strongly against the motion, and charged Cr Allen with taking up a personal attitude on tho question.— Xne motion was carried. An appeal was received on behalf of the Italian Red Cros3 Commit'teo asking the council to take up a collection to assist the fund.—lt was decided to inform the comOttttee that the St. Kilda. people paid their boxef iptiOM ™ t ° til ° city The Finance Committee reported that the district fund account was in debit £7655 ipT/w ni SF ? O V ll . account in credit £768 Is Bd, and the drainage and sewerage account in credit £289 Bs.ld Cr Kilpatrick moved—"That a public meeting of the St Kilda residente be called to consider the terms under which Mr Cullmg donated the park to the St. Kilda Borough. The mover said the ratepayers were not acquainted with the terms. He j. £ At, p ?l h „S™"S.X3!S' ground nsed by the Bowling Club, withrCS?"lction ' waa £55 °- He claimed ? the ratepayers were entitled to get a rent equal to the rates on £550.—Cr Densem seconded the motion.—Cr Campbell said he /wanted to know what Cr Kilpa'trxck proposed m the alternative—was the tt J? Ixloll Culling? He thcJught Cr Kilpatrick had gone a ''bit on thfi mailer.—Cr Densem said he was no* talkmg aW Caning Park—he was 1 referring to the area used by the Bowling Club.—The motion was lost on the VOKXSB.

__ ®° H0 0F THB OBMBOD case. Iho Mayor said they had received a letter from Mr Ormrod. Did the council-wish l^° Unc i letter. , ihe letter naked that his dead soldier KTu^Z'„Sr w 1 »"™ nlous letter. He did not see C a Cn Z o M^ O 'r^J rn } e J^ ch a , ]etter c°«ld claim, p xr 9 rn "'?4 did, to be a Britisher. Cr seconded the motion. H S JI s«a. ho considered Mr Ormrod had made a mistake in sending tho letter thev I, shotl i d •h® informed that for* rtl, ° I T nrS , Wd ' and-that there1104 with Mr Jj Ormrod mentioned councillors' «.'°2 < j£r d *•*£& iJ? Smeaton said he was satisfied if tha to pu^hed l Mr Ormrod would have statements. He per terited qmto prepaj " 3d to We The motion -was carried unanimously.