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Southland Times, Issue 13739, 28 April 1897, Page 4

Councillor McMillan in reply said 'his Worship would like to know a great deal but he would take no more than he could get.. .The motion had not been suggested to him by anyone,but he had been asked before his election by ratepayers before they promised their vote if he .would move to reduce Mr Ball’s salary. . With regard to what might be behind the scones they knew all they were likely to know at the present time ; there was a time for everything. He reminded councillors that in speaking they seemed to have forgotten that he had at the outset himself repudiated the idea of only paying a salary of L 65. He had not said that the town clerk’s salary was too large bub had complained of certain duties which had been neglected. i . The motion was put and lost. Councillor McMillan .wished to give notice that it be again moved'at next meeting bub the mayor ruled the proposition out of order. Mr Ball stated that Mr McMillan had apparently overlooked thab in the last balance sheet, as Court fines to the amount of LI had been collected. He challenged that councillor to prove his statement, as to ten dogs being unregistered ab any time during the past three years. . A communication was received from the Government offering to contribute LlOO as £ fori subsidy in connection with theatraighteningof Kingswoll’screek. —Councillor Bain did nob see that the Council could do anything in the matter. They had not LlOO to spend on the work. Moreover they had not asked the Government for. the money., Ratepayers had taken the matter into their own hands, and, ignoring the Council, had made the application and they should therefore see . it through.—The Chairman thought-the LI 00 should be secured for the district if possible. —Communication to lie on the table until next meeting. Thirty ratepayers petitioned for the gravelling of John street as it was the connecting road between Venus street and Poweltown. and would otherwise, become impassable in winter.—Councillors McMillan and Price spoke in opposition to the work as there were works of a more urgent nature in other parts of the borough that required carrying out.—Councillor Walker thought it was time the work was done.—The Chairman said that the contributions of the various wards—North Ward L5Bl, Middle Ward, L 227 Is,. East Ward Lll4 is 7d—emphasized the justice of the work as the money should be spent as far as possible in the locality from which it was taken—Referred to the Works Committee to report. Thos. Gibson’s application to be allowed to have an engine in Boxall road for a week to cut firewood was refused.

Accounts amounting to L 73 8s 6d were passed for payment and several small matters having been attended to the Council adjourned.