CAVERSHAM COUNCIL.
i This Council met on the 16th at, the School-, house, Caversham. Present — The Mayor, (in the chair), and all the Councillors. \ The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. '. > .-f. ^ mayob's bepobts. i , The Mayor's Committee reported that they had arranged for the site,of a pound, ,and had accepted a tender (L 23 10s) for its 1 erection. jThey;alßo recommended that, a Special Com •"> mittee be appointed -to- take immediate steps for securing a supply of. water. ,The division of the Borough into Wards, had 'been, (done,; and, dn view of the election cf Councillors' "in Sep.:.* .tember, Mr Wm. Millie was reijomme'nded"as : •Returning Officer. f " (i ' ! ' iC " f l "«■* The Mayor and Messrs .Calder and 'Bridging jwere appointed a Committee . to .look -after a water supply, and the report, was adopted.) <\ , - j j ( . ;, .FIHANCE BEPOBT. f,, sf [V .This report, among > other reconw .mended that the' Clerk be' instructed' to "apply [at the R:M; J . Court' for fees' and fines inflicted 5 ;sinee r 2#fch May.' Accounts to the am6unt ; 'of iE64 8s 3d had been' passed for payment.-- r - ' ■> u~>t • _ The report was adopted. . ; , - . , r> .- • f . ' WOBKS BEPOBT. • - , ■ ,;<s\i I The Works Committee recommended that [the Inspector call on the'St.'KUda',"C6uncil,, .and report as to the drain desired to" be m'ada' iby the latter along Forbury Road, from Bay (View Road to the Ocean Beach. ; , This report was also adopted. •'„£■, -r » The Inspector's ' report relating to "various, i works in progress through the Borough/w as jread and adopted. • > * ...'.;■ s in T£ ■ DEPUTATION. -" '■' i iiY'la . A deputation from Maryhill, Caversham, .waited on the Council, aud asked that Lance■field street should be made' to its permanent level, as far as Mr Phillip's house. They'alsc 'pointed out the advantage that would accrue toi -the district if Lancefield street were, made, through to Mornington. ' The Inspector was authorised to inspect the street, and report. : * " COBEESPONDENCE. " ' !< A letter was read from a number oi the residents at Darley, calling attention to the bad state of Edwin, street. ' , " a It was resblred to call for tenders for the formation of the street. ' i . . .{ The Town Clerk of Dunedin wrote informing the Council chat the City Surveyor had, been instructed to have the Kensington ditches at? tended to. . ' , ;' * ' A letter was received from the Colonial Secretary's Office, asking for a return' of the cost of the assessment of the Borough. - ' r,r The Mayor pointed out. that, this .could not be done, as the Clerk had acted as Valuator, in conjunction with his other duties'. - , ' ' « :
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Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 16
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423CAVERSHAM COUNCIL. Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 16
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