WAIKOUITI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 8 July 1903, Page 39

WAIKOUITI.

July 6.— lha monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Monday rught; pre&eat — TXie Mayor (Mr R Tompleton), and Crs Dovis, Fell, Heckler, O'Halloran, Eussell, Smith, Ward, and Valentine. Correspondence was received from tbe Railway Department stating that the widening of the culvert by the station would be &U-ended to at an early date An application from Mt A. Kilgour re appi caches to his property -t.as left to the Works Committee to report at nest meeting. The Cleik of tho Coiuity Council wrote asking the Borough Cruncil to reconsider their decision to ceaso subscubmg to the telephone, and it was resolved tlrat if a better and more reasonable arrangement could be made in the future not to withdiaw the subscription. The Mayor reported he had, nlcig with other delegates from the surrounding district, met Dr Ogston m Dunedin re appointment of a distuct health officer, and it had been decided that the different bodies interested should carry on as they arc doing, for the present, with their own local officers. The Mayor alto reported the result of waiting on the County Council re footpath along Mam North road, and as that council agreed to b-ar half the cost of the work a!ci;g the boundary, he iecomin-"ndcd that the path be made to the end of the road within t'ua borough. Agreed to Cr Ward reported having attended the conference in Duuedin ro thp email-birds nil sance, and that the 20th July h<xd. been fixed as the date to lay poison. It was decided to expend £b ,n procuring jx-i^oned gram, and the Works Committee wne in strutted to see that it was laid on the aforesaid date in suitable places wilhin the borough. The Works Cotnmit.ee v.ere also instructed to bri'ig up a report at next meeting on the f tatc o! Glr'-^ow street, «.ud the advisability of icforming the footpath therein. The Mayor and Crs Days and Kusne'l were appointed to wait on Mr Toomey to Fee if ht would agree to having Beflbloy's pond declared, a reserve for nrtive fowl, etc. The clerk was authorised to apply for a Government subsidy of £'200 to aid in met.ilhng the newly-formed Seeldon and Word streets. Cr Fell gnvp notice of motion thnt the resolution pa.ssed by lait council ro iipproaches to private property he let-ended. It was dt-cid"d in future to inret at 7 30 p.m up to the end cf October, and fiom then till first meetiPtf in April at 8 p m The council then adjourned.

Spinsters.' Bill —The ball organised by tbo 'adifs of W..i! OTuih and surrouvdng district, held :ii t'i" Mechanics' Hail on Wednesday night, proved rro c t successful, the attendance be.ng \cry gratifying, in fact, during part of Hie time the i!<,jr was n.con\ eiiiently crowded with d.moor v . Some trouble had bnen gone to in Oocoiatinp; the mteno' of the lull very eilecti\ dy with binding ard xrv nc-ry. The n:rr<"h at B^o p ni. v.as ltd oR by Mr M'OiU cid Mih.s Pud'fy, some 4G c( u;jic*3 jo'iimg in, ar.d from that time the hall rap.dly fil'td. Tlif> musir vjh in tho rnpjL'c hands cf Messrs Beath (vio'in) nnd Yal^s fpii'no) r-id then playing left noUn.'ip; to be di^.rrd «l.ile Mr^rs M'Ci'l Hj.d Tnvr crd cfTidutid sa.libf.io'or.'y a« Mf'i vot kl'ici'v ;^vn In M.ss M'Larcn ar.d Misiis Ficminf O'Xr.l, Yci.n^, .uid I'ratl,, ard <•: i;:e n strmrontal items by Mi l! i% :ith. The catrriiic; nas liiidor th.» cf>cn <• su'iiTMsica of Mrs VV. W-lii.nns and. a >-hiji'K coi'ljn^or.t of ladire, v 'io hid d"fi"y turrnl thr Bcrough Ccnrw ii Chs.mL?rs (Jce by [Ik- lia,il) into a supper room, where al' c rrts of 'a'.cj rffroahmenth were 'a.d out on taFte-I'uliy-arriingrd tablrs. Afte-r supper danc:i-g wah kc-,)t up with vigour till a late hcvr i''»s M. J Puddv awl llus F. O'H.iHoran actfd .is ■-edelarii's turcughoirt, and They, vwth the cthor !jd;cb of tiic cunuuil-tee, are to be congratulated on tlic aira-ngTH'' its made and oi< the ei,joya.blo evening: pro\idt.d

pi'iyr-Por' —The metnKrs <-f the AtLmieun crm:uenced their w-xlu ]-i:ij;-pong pracl cr-sc r -s l^'r 1 '- pa\ L-cni^ c;r!ud o1o 1 m the large hr'l, vhi n ro'. f/lie-rwi--» er^ng- I \\V m.iv seen f•:^^"c^ t'j htar oi ma'.t'i." 1 r< m:rg off \ ith cti'CJ rii.bs

CMdfp"cw — T^p 'c ii ' ip'h-en of tb n MI'IOOK md ir iV» L.b-iT.v on Krid.iy i if,ht to rcr^'dT th" q1""-'q 1 ""-' on of p'o-*ii' a liny, hail in Diao-: ol Uie ono tJiat w*& burnt

dotrn. It was clcdcled to pnt tip c new buflding of sL^ut the snme id. tensions as the Borough Council Chambers , and a-s the old vrcu.d be ratlier Email for such an ereciicn, it was resolved to try to rrcquiro a little extra ground from Mxs Valentine, whose land ad a oins r-ha site.

Am.enit.-es. — The District Improvement Society met in the schoolroom on Saturday night, when the members decided to observe Arbour Dsy by doing a lot of planting in .°uitable localities. The Bcrough Council and the Dcrnain Board we also to be asked tc assist. The society intend moving in the matter of improving the access to the bcich through the sandhills at the foot of Beach street and at the r.0.-t'iern end of the be.ich.