Invercargill Borough Council.

Southland Times, Issue 19118, 7 August 1903, Page 3

Invercargill Borough Council.

■■■■-■■ :■■ ; s/ f :^^^s^alt^^^gtjst^- v j : TKe'r "tneeting: was^stUendea by tfii'sMayorX "(Mr G. Froggatt) Councjjlors D^KbChe, McGruer/ CroSljy Srijjth. Cleave, Ott, : lt. B-. McKay, «. M.-iM^onaldv'?W.r i N,r Stirling, \V.V' Stead andr^BDScandrett :.:.'; -m- i 4 ■ ) .-'.; v; ;i^^t|O^REiSPONDESrGJES: - -... •: "A%'bng- jthS: outward '.'cprrespondencu was anetter^to i^eKOdun^: gouricil, di u>vinj; attention .^td "tiu^aamttgg r.doxie lo btreevp by^theiOvjijttcil/s. ti-aciiQji ensine, -.eai'eciallsr'durinfr wet we>tneT^ and asking xhax ■ "- tne" euapioyes De ioscructeu xo «>.wcidt> mpre care wnen taking hea?y loads oyeV : ■■"' -tne-Sixeetg. :*.._—-. — .. ; - vc _;_._-_...^,.-.:'...:;.:' The "harbourmaster, wrote in reference • to: tne L/ouiicii « ueoisioii v ,ii(n« a i>uoy ' oor'theyapit beibw^Bonibay flock,;; ; ~ihnx owing Xo the shutuig iiiii.urc of th« points" of the bank -it- would not be ad- ■ visabl6';tq. plaice a buoy ;.6h any one point. Tie* bantc ''■rxi&f. "weil-lriarl^ed^ '••■-•by : a .breeii. and+thefa Sisi isuitici6htV ".water: f- ip -.witiiin 20 feet of the . vsurf,— tWforred to , tHe •Harbour; Committee. ; V TBbj Co'mmisfidn'er of ;Ta^? ,r y^lfied the : payment - of ■■■.-XH)»>2s '■:■£■& : as sulisidy on . rates^ xollected^v -^ ■=-■• * .■'- -"■ . : ■ Inspector^Mitichelli -wid ."•••; Sar^U ; -Bowdenwere authorised by. special resolution to . appear in^, court :and. prosecute, in. cases of fareaches" <5f "the bylaws.' -::■■', ■■■'■-. - The South liiTercaVgilliCriuaiMl notified that ; they had no objection to that hqrough being -included, in the abattoir dis- ■ *rict." 1 Ike- same Coudcll o!iert!i-:;tp 'jyay half Jjfjost "■■■': oi' -.formation '--'ikiu , fcravtljing four^oaiiiß : . Qf Ipotpith . or iJairynipie Road^at -jh'e' : weßt end.~lleferred to -the Works r Committiee: with -power to : -«ct; -■•■•■/-=••' ■■■■'JFi>--R-'-"-'Wilßo!nV-Spey'-sri«»t,- nuked the ; Council; as "iv they nad Mecided . i ii.i t the hoarding - erected by J. , Neil had beenri erected Jwrithout -Jiheirr.consentf yip uphold their -dignity and authority by. havinjr it removed. -He- also drew attention to the alleged insanitary condition: of the adjacent , back yard.— Councillor. / StirliDK^ said thit Mr Neil's attention • ■> ''.'had--- been T grawn to the hoarding . arid hje vunderstooij-fthai^^t was agreed to '.- remove^ /itT^Referred TO the Sanitary 'Committee. .^ : - ' 7r ■ i : - , ' ■ .- ' .M; Walshi ■• Iray street, was .granted per---'mission:' to ■cbntinuo his ■ JvemxßSa2i ..£j£pp- i- '" ject v to -the apprdyal of* the engineer and the .Cduricii's resolution. — Councillor Oit ; drew attention 'tb the resolution l>re» Piously passed that ; plans of verandahs ainst be submitted .before erection could " ".'.." 'rprpceetL-. . : - : , : r ;^.-^ t 7-: .,-■<•■;■ ■' .■■ -• -' ,-■ -A letter w:as received from/the Plumb- '> »riß'' itssbciatidn stating -that they had held '"over consideration of the cjns and water. regulatioiis.-r-Councillor Stirling said that -the draft regulations had been ißr the pbSseßsi&n ;tior>''tfie- "Aissociatiori :■' for tkree months, and sit;, was treating the Cemncilrvery 1 discourteously, to hold" them over in this fashion. He moved that the Association be requested to return the draft in 14 days —Carried. . -Mr Hanan," M-H.R-, forwarded the., re- ■ ply ; of "the Minister of Marine; tb> the request of the Council in connection with the requisitioh,*f:'PtataTa^si'.r tiers in reference to reclamation. -"The- Minister -- said -that- the proposal, was >vidantly to' obtain anthontyi to reclaim- 11 00. aflditional"acres/ and it:jwould appear tb.a.t -the filling, of such a large area would 1 "Wjinltah injury , to the harbour— deferred ■-•- to the Harbour CdnimitteSr - - — ■ v <F;-* Taylor ofleijed z to' : cut, ,ilown% trees, in the waterworks feserye for £3 Ji's. and .in_ Clyde ''street to Tweed street for £1 • per tree; 1. . • ■■'■„'. '■"■■■'■-..'..■■■''. .., ■r - ? The ;v: Association Fbotball Club were granted permission- ±q.~. make- a- charge' of fid per admission" nto . the '^ark on 19th Aypust; subject :.to the approval of .the "Par^Bbard. > - .:- An auctioneer's license was crairted to T. r Maitland-dia payment of ftv-.- .^ • The Committee' rec>mmen3ea ( 1 ) Thai ;the ; engiiwr be. 4iistracted;;io i>rci.are plans^aDti ; " specifications - for ii »>ridge over the^cr^eK'ifi USlies Boad ; (2) that the application f rtfm " R. Graj and -T. /S. ; RoydsC ;.on^ behalf, .bf Thcunsbn's '• trusties/ for^-drainage- inrXofthend be Held; over fpc,. further _consi'Jvrat ion ; (3) that = Messrs-Stone^-aud WttW^von's communication re prarchase oi property: for. a sanitary depot be referred to the "Council for consideration;- i*) that the: offer of Summers and JordOn-of £'i for cuttings aid burning a chain oi trees on theSiiofiaiSside" bf the town belt,, block m:i : 9,^'JM*ien&P4<Q ;^f4ne Chairman and (lo#tt<Mflor > '01e > aTe i « with rpov;er to act ; (Sy '^lMt^tbeT^OT^arXvi-InsiPlwtbr- >c i»structed tb^ :c^harge^.air-househblders who ; ■--• hftve-bad -.disinfection £dbne ■,'X'l'S ' that , the , claim from D.llpche: for •rstutXdVol..;e.x--.. censes incurrßd : ?tHr6ugh liia .hnrtfes stray-. Xog+oibl -ofi-his-ilM^ock;^n, Gala street; owtieZioJ'def^pe fclehGingbe referie l to tfitf ; Cb^QCil> : fp'r -t consideration ; <7) that j th'e^Sanitary''"lnspectpr be instructed to ; ■ ririalyr-, 'enforce the bylaws with refer--ence to building permits ;ind xlaii^ago to footpaths through carts crossing where, no "cr6ssing--e^^s';. {B)t~t^t" K^Wen-: er^s's^epbrM : held -over- iov further cbnsideratibn?;;^9)^thatS3n- future^ the wholes Df-^e^^cr^uigs-p^strjeets^south of street r :?;be- deposited ja Clyde < Btttet^between S#hj^bridge . and.rafflway crossing; 10) that^any^ works m: future iiitWbrShend be for. Cfn-dause lv Councillor J. Stead asked^ whether a joke was intended. :v;He arired the necessity of improviiigsfiijsess street bridge, which, was sinking and fceconiing more dangerous every flay. He moved?; that" thli f^clause^pe^ r^rred.Vock to" : conlmittee.— Co-incillo^ 3t« Img Becbnded ithe ' motion ;. the state :pf; "the finances w&a^sufficient reason^for n6t -.po-. me oh with'>thecwork.— The Mayor siud thlt the vhad .applied to theCounty Council: for- : their share of tre cost: it had been agreed last year to go ' on t '.'ibV-W thought it, a; very- necessary work:>-Coun<^lor:-SOThe: said, .that ,- the-rMoluttbh^did'-nbt commit" the. Council ; : wßM^e#lans3^ere "prepaxed^CoUnCinor J Stead could vote against the work.— ; Councillor W. Stead thought it wrong" timev^to^vpropQse^ such , jo, _worh-^ cS««or^McKaT,Cwaß Tn %vbur M the clause^in- order : vtoXasceXtam .the, jqapney re^ii^^Qbu^H^rMSmi&T;;(nsf.: Wok! money set aside, £100, they coUjd. easily veto it. In the present state orgtl'tir finance they should not go any . further than that.-T^aus^hadbp.ted>/:v ay- + •£%'.'- ----- Oja;Mau&^3^st:lertet- r froni ,Jr;i Crow-, tlSiftaJSiS^Diat'in ':oaetiiJSf>^<»ther f or^sale.^buncillbrj pmith. the Sanitary Committee «> shbuld;;bnn^ i -in gome direct recomiaenclftti9n.^Oouuci.Hor Stirling, the Bay Road . T>roperty; «hofuld3be realised »f a^.pu«hase were? decided^ oni^r-Councillor itcKa^rcovod'tHat^ the clause and "Mr . Crt>\vther's letl^r-lje'Sref^rea^baclt to "the" committee to^auire iDto r tbeVpi;operties and otTier properties.— CounciUbffMcGruv.r drew atWfoii \o the disgraceful c^iclition. of and entrances' to. ,the pre^sont mittee had been impressed l)y the . X- inconserving^ I*eir^unds. c^h^ w^io doinp their best fo mattprs, vi 1-ich ffi r been %»t '-W a^mudd^in ITev^is years.— Clause referred baclf,: ip coiwinitteciause 4 ;was .pMsed, \the ; : tee to deal with T, Taylor 's offer--olMj.-the^ offer in regard to Clyde street -•■'■-■■ referred to 'the .Reserves Comraittce. _ - , "CounciUor Smith asked wh.olner • cjanse 5 -was -retrospective.— Councillor Roche said that the Council could not; charge till work was done— lt was- apivfsd ..-to. add the words,';'^^ during tlie past three : an"'-ftniendment'«.ns tarricil that the-MayoiL^take; legal lulvlrq a« : .tP ; lbe:Go«incil*a lfrWlJty in- .con'j.vUon.^itl) " tWs and pther feseryes,:^as th«re^is - several -coui)ciUn*s> 6rc<\- , attention to the practice of drive* a .taKing th«ir -cart& oyer, footpaths ■ withontthe ordinary precaution of layoff p.'iink- - 9, was re%red back lo the coin- . .'• - • v :niitfcee>->';f: r '' :> ; '■"... '" v., : - ■; >;^-v'.- ,.'-,,'," ' Couircilibr T Cleave mowod tho: e.iioption «f 'S&i&^O OLt tlioutrrt the; c^u^^w^s^remature^ibe men vvtre put Sh^al NoVthend .to fill in spare^tinic, ; a

ferred back to the committee.—Councillor McKay seconded the motion, and drew attention to the condition of a footpath at Northend, which hud been 1 left partly lowered at both enUs. — The Mayor said ihja.l h.t the tiiHd ' tlWe Was no room for all the men at one end. and on the break up of the frost some ,had withdrawn. He thought that. the work would be finished shortly, — Councillor Roche said that a reason for the clause was that it was well known that the men were not at work till 8.30 am and knocked off at 4.45 p.m. A contractor would do twice as much work a day, and the foreman knew it.—Councillor Cleave supported the clause-; He objected to the scatterinb of the staff, who were not properly under control. Tho contract system would result io a saving: to the Council. — The amendment was carried, and the report as amended adopted. G-AS AND WATER. V^te; Committee reported S^-(l) That the waterworks engraeer.'s requisition for Rttings,: etc.,.,cpst £12, .be granted; f 2) that -the- ratepayers- on"- Kelvin road be informed that they wjll be supplied with gas and water immediately on arrival of mains ; (3) that the Mayor and the gas manager be empowered to interview A. Wilson on the matter of oxide of iron for gas purification ; f 4) that the waterworks and public works departments be instructed to report to the gas manager Jany suspected leaks in mains or servjee pipes; (5) that a copy of the sanitary inspector's report re .waste, of water be 'sent to" the waterworks engineer for consideration and report. The Committee reported r— (0) having considered Nichol Jlros.' letter in reference to a test of 'coal, also y the .gas manager's reply •thereto, which had 1 their entire approval, and reCommen-ded that a copy be sent to Nichol Bros. ; (7) having considered the waterworks engineer's requisition, re cut ting-off water in sections throughout the town, and . reepmpnend that he be empowered to give effect to his suggestion after 'consulting with the chairman of the Water Committee ; the town clerk i to publicly notify the sections to be cut off ; (8) having considered the specifications for resenvoir, eecommend that tenders be called. On clause 2 Cr. Smith was informed that the mains would probaMy be received in three months. <He -mentioned thnt the.v ■nere wanted At the South end alf-o. — Keport adopted. ■ . FINANCE. The Committee recommended: — (1) That a detailed statement of licensing expenses and feeg be forwarded to. the Borough pf South Invercargill ; (2) that the Council appoint one of the applicants for the position of . Superintendent iof the Fire Brigade .; (3) that the act-ing-superintendent be thanked ! for his report; and that a fire>nian'.s explanation as to his absence from two practices in succession ~-bo accepted. The- Comlmittce. report«dV~'('i) ; That satisfactory- arrangements have been made with reference to telephone "connection's" at the origan* "station : (5) that the letter from the corporation solicitors re rating tp meet the Interest on "harbour loans is still under consideration; (5) having examined accounts for : - salaries . and wa-gis amounting to £480 19s 4d. and recommend that they be passed for paymentPublic works, £160 18s 8d ; gasworks, £266 5s Sri ; municipal, £38 13s ; hatbour, £15 2.9 3rty-Report adopted. A statement was submitted by the clerk showing the total expenditure fr o »-i Ist April to 31st July (the estimate figures for tha. year -given in .parentti^ sis) :-rublic worte {£1573 w £50O> fis, 6d; reserves , ( £fioo), J&24S 10s 6<l ; sanitary etc. (£.1450), £478 os 5d ; metal (£250). £38 *3s lOd ; general (£13,950), ..£417^,,3s Aid ; ■ gasworKS (£J97^y<U3sosi= waterworks <£39»0r.^ gas account ; harbour ' i£Vg®l> £ ™ < >' including land .purcjased £128 3s; abattha ti dur^ &s?£%£s? Jtsrad&sb , been sliuJSed at the abattoir ; five <*heer> neine condemned. ;-.; • - 'On the kos manager's report - fir. ItSheV? wSoned = that the -^ufdin - Council were asking the manager p the Auckland "works .to inspect ™*™V°£™ their gasworks: -He thought ■: the ~ koun-