BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8425, 25 January 1899, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening, when the following members weie present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr .1. Townley). and Crs Joyce, Hepburn, Nolan, Taylor, Skeet, Harding, and Johnston. AN' UNl'Sl'Al, Ki:ori>T. Mr C. R. Wilton, of the Advertiser Office, Adelaide, wrote stating that Sir Langdon Bony t lion had received from one of the principal authorities on Heraldry in England a request for copies of the coats of arms used by the colonies and the chic! cities of Australasia. He asked the Council at their first convenience to let him have a copy of the coat of arms used by the Gisborne Borough Council. The reading of the letter was received with laughter, and Councillor Taylor suggested that the seal of the Council would perhaps meet the ease. Cr Joyce : Could we not adopt a coat of arms for the occasion ? The Mayor : No, we have not got that far yet. Cr Nolan : No other borough in the colony has a coat of arms ; the seal of the Council is evidently what the writer wants. The letter was "left to the Town Cleric to forward a reply. A COMPLAINT. Dr Laing wrote complaining that the nightsoil men when visiting his house had several times left the gate open. In consequence of such neglect his horse had strayed and got into the pound. The Overseer stated that the attention of the men had been dr^wn to the complaint made by Dr Laing. They informed him that it was an accident that the horse had got out, and offered to pay the expenses incurred through it being impounded. It was decided to write to Dr Laing explaining the matter, and at the same time expressing regret that he had been so inconvenienced ISSFKCTOK OF ABATTOIRS. In view of the probable establishment of public abattoirs in the district Mr E. T>. Lutterel wrote offering his services as inspector.- — The application was referred to the Abattoirs Committee. tarring and sandini;. Mr W. Morgan, Chairman of the School Committee, wrote asking the Council to remove a quantity of tar which bad been left tin the school fence by the Borough workmen when tarring and sanding the footpath. The Overseer attributed the damage to the fact that rain had come on before the work had been finished. — The matter was referred to the Public Works Committee, with power to act. ROOT STREET. Mr "P. Maher, of Root Street, wrote asking the Council to allow him to remove a mound on the road opposite his house. He intended to cart the soil on to his own property. — The matter was referred to the Overseer, who was instructed to see that the work was carried out to his satisfaction. OVHKSEER's lIEPORT. The report of the Borough Overseer for the past fortnight was read as follows:— " I have to report that Mr W. Jones commenced his stone contract last Wednesday, and is delivering about IS yards of stone per day. A few necessary repairs have been effected at the Waikanae footbridge. I would ask your Council to decide whether the footpath from Cobden 6treet to Mr J. East's corner (Gladstone road) is to be tarred this season. The cost will amount to £22 10s. Nuisances : I have great difficulty in getting some of the shopkeepers to remove the waste paper, rags, straw, etc., from their back yards. In some cases the rubbish is allowed to accumulate so much, that the

practice is not only becoming a nuisance, but dangerous in case the rubbish becomes \ ignited by the sparks from surrounding i chimneys. Their excuse is that the rubbish is not detrimental to health. All other sanitary matters are in a satisfactory state, with the exception of a few complaints against the nightsoilman, which have since been explained. Payments, .£lB 17s, as per vouchers." On the motion of Cr Tivylor, seconded by Cr Harding, it was decided to tar and sand the footpath referred to in the report. Regarding the report made by the Inspector of Nuisances as to great difficulty he experienced in getting some of the shopkeepers to remove waste paper, rag, straw, etc., Cr Harding was of opinion ' that the matter was entirely in the hands of the Inspector. The Council, lie saiil, ! should not be troubled with reports from the Inspector upon the question. If a nuisance was being committed and one of the borough by-laws infringed, the Inspector should at once take proceedings. If there was no by-law to meet the case, then one should at once be framed. CARNARVON' STEKKT. Cr Taylor drew the attention of the Council to the unsatisfactory condition of the pathway from Carnarvon street to Disraeli street, which required attending to. — His Worship said that the pathway mentioned had not yet been formed, and was in the same position as several other of the streets in that part of the town. — • The matter was deferred, KIGHTKOIL DEPOT. In accordance with notice given at a previous meeting, Cr Joyce moved : "Tlut the Council consider the taking of a portion of the Wuihiharore block under the Public Works Act, for the purpose of a nightsoil depot. He spoke at some length in favor of the project, which he advocated on the score of economy, saying that they were now paying £30 a year rent, which was equal to 6 per cent, on £500. The land was not of great value for general purposes, and should be obtained at a cheap rate. — The motion was seconded by Cr Harding, and unanimously adopted, the Jlayur suggesting that the Public Works Committee should inspect the block to ascertain which would be the most suitable portion to apply for