Waimate Borough Council.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4913, 23 January 1889, Page 2

Waimate Borough Council.

The ordinary moo! lily meeting of the Waimate Borough Council was held on Monday evening. His Worship the Mayor, Mr F. Slee, presided. There were present— Councillors Evans, Watts, Jones, Sinclair, Mitchell, Cameron, A. Watt, Forsbrook, and Wall.

Councillor H. Watts objected to the annual meeting having been adjourned. He thought that the Act did not allow it.

The Mayor ruled that the meeting could be adjourned. The following correspondence was rend From J. P. Maxwell, General Manager of Railways, acknowledging receipt of a letter, asking for a path to be formed to the railway station.

From the Hon. E. Mitcheleon, stating that the Public Works Department had been abolished.

From D. Jackson, secretary to the Waimate Hospital Board of Trustees, asking the council to appoint another member. Councillor Sinclair was duly elected to represent the council on tho hospital board.

Several contracts had been tendered for, and fully seventy tenders were received, ranging from absurd prices down to such a low price thav ic seemed almost that the work could not bo done for it.

r ihe following are the names of the successful tenderers:—

Contract No. 74—Scavenging, B. Pinnell at 9d. Contract No. 75 —Maintenance of streets for 12 months, John Ellen £52.

0 ntract No. 76—Lighting 27 lamps for 12 months, finding oil and other requisites, R. P. Smith £65. (Smith has since declined to take up the contract.) Contract No. 77—Office of Inspector of Nuisances for 12 months, E. Abbeneeth £lO per annum.

Contract No. 78 —Making seats for park, J. Dash and Son £l 6s. Councillor Sinclair handed in his notice of motion which was seconded by Councillor H. Watts—" That this council do now vote the sum of £ls to assist the Cricket Club to bring water on to tho pitch, the money to be spent in a windmill pump and piping to be erected by the Cricket Club under the supervision of the borough engineer." Councillor Watt thought that the cricketers should wait for a bit, as the funds were not very flourishing, and other matters of more importance wanted attending to. ' Several councillors, including Councillors Jones, Watts, H. Sinclair, and the Mayor, spoke in favour of the motion, which was then put and carried unanimously. Councillor Jones : Tour Worship, will you please inform me who the deputation were that waited upon you in reference to Mr McLeod’s slaughter yard being a nuisance ? The Mayor : It was not a deputation ; it was Mr Manchester and other residents.

Councillor Forsbrook; I think the mayor should not act on his own responsibility in a matter of this sort, but should allow it to stand over until the next meeting. The Mayor: If you think that I acted wrongly, move a vote of censure on me, and I will vacate the chair at once. Councillor Mitchell: I think Councillor Forsbrook did not wish to pass any vote of censure on the mayor, but I think the mayor should have called a meeting before acting as he did.

Tl’o Mayor: Councillor Mitchell, you are going from bad to worse. There is nothing before the meeting, and I will not allow you to talk. If there is any more of this sort of talk I will resign at once. Councillor Mitchell: I have a right to speak on this question, as you have allowed others to speak. The Mayor: Councillor Mitchell, sit down. Tou are out of order.

The matter then dropped. It was decided to place the collection of back rates on Mr McCabe’s and H. B. Bradley’s (mortgagor Henry Burgess, Timaru) properties, in the hands of a solicitor, to either lease or sell the properties j action to be taken at once.

General accounts amounting to £5612s 6d, and deposit account £4 10s, were passed for payment. The council then adjourned.