Borough Council Reports

Southland Times, Issue 19729, 1 February 1906, Page 2

Borough Council Reports

Following are the reports to lie sub--1 milled to the Borough Council at its meeting to night PUBLIC WORKS. i The Committee recommend :- m Tl.ut, any ratepayers desirous to have Mm footpath ill front, of their boundary f nee tarred and sanded can have Hm mine done at the rate of 5s per chain ; K-l that With reference to Thos. Torren s claim for damages, that the Council, accompanied hy the town engineen and foreman of works, having inspected Hie alleged site of the accident ami reported thereon, cannot recognise any U. iUty : (;i) 11.1.1 his Worship (In' Mayor be authorised (o give effect to the nhat'oir inspector's requisition for repairs lo the cattle and sheep races and certain cementing ahoul the rear of cattle peas at the abattoir. FINANCE. Tlie Commit tee recommend :—(.1) '1 hat none of the; applications for the ....sition of working foreman at the gasworks he accepted, and that the appointment of r , be In Id in abeyance in the meantime, and that for the present the manager employ George McKenzie to take charge when necessary, his wages to he 9s per day ; (2) that the inspector of police lie informed of Hie damage, done hy stone-throwing and catapults to street lamps, and lie asked In assist iu putting down such mischief ; Cl) that lenders he called for the supp'y of coal for the gasworks ; (4) that Hie gasworks .manager’s requisition for Hie supply of gas cookers, grfilers, etc-, lo cost about i')7S l(is. be granted ; (5) that tenders be called for the erection of new goods-shod at Hie jelly, and that tlie engineer be insli'ucle). to prepare Hie necessary p'aas and specifications. Tie. Conn. Klee report ;—(6) That Mr Raymond's request for permission to erect trauo'ne from the eastern side o( the estuary to Olatara is-held over for further consideration ; (7) that the Filinnotice think the offer of the Amateur l.'raiinatic Bociely for Hie use of the thea-. tro the week following the opeii '.g is 100 low and consequently cannot, .biuincnd that it be accepted ; (8) that, the question of the New River hai'hour reclamation is under consideration; (9) caving instructed the engineer to make (be ne- ' i c»ssary repairs to the decking at Hie <ml j of the jetty as suggested by the Regatta j, CoimnilHe ; (10) having examined ac- |; counts for salaries and wages amounting t to £570 ]9s sd, and recommend that < they he passed for payment.