CITY COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 14635, 27 January 1911, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL

THURSDAY, IMith JANUARY

The ordinary meeting was attended by the Mayor (Mr W. A. Ott) and a full meeting of Councillors. Heave of absence was granted c'rs. D. A. •Mitchell and P. J. Hillicray.

Correspondence. •Mrs Jane Dyer, Robertson street, Hast Invercargill, offered the Council tt strip of her section (till wide) for street widening for £3l>. —dtoferred to the Works Committee for report. J. -\. Hose asked for an extension of the time allowed him to shift his hut off George street, North Invercargill.— Granted six Weeks longer.

\V. TulTcry and D. Curran complained of the state of the drains in Burton Township.—Referred to the Works Committee for report.

Jas. Cleiue asked permission to do the rabbit-trapping in winter on the Dunsdale Reserve. Referred to the Water Committee with power to act. The secretary Bluft Harbour Board intimated that Mr J. E. Watson's seat on the Bluff Harbour Board ins member for Invercargill Borough) was affected by Hie new legislation, the member being a director of the Southland Frozen -Meal Co. He suggested delaying the mutter till -Mr Watson's return, which is expected shortly.—Held over meantime.

The North Invercargill School Committee wrote requesting compensation for a strip of land in block 1, Mitchelllown, taken by tiie Council for tramway purposes. The committee set out that Hi is particular portion was bought | by it in IS'JG from Mr Georgeson lor 1 £ Lti, the money being raised by means |of two concerts. Tiie committee did not then acquire the title deeds, on tiie score )of expense, and was surprised to hear i that the Borough Council now had the j deeds. —Tiie Mayor explained that Use I committee was in a better position than ! ever before, because they were getting '■ a chain road as access which they had 1 not previously mul. Hie land had been 1 obtained from Air Georgeson by tiie ! Council. —Cr, Scandrett remarked that 1 Hie matter wanted looking into in order ! iiii.it the position might be made .satisfactory so far as Lite committee was ! concerned.—The matter was referred to the Works Committee for report. Tiie industrial Union of 'Workers drew attention to the excessive hours worked by the gasworks stokers at change of shifts. It meant that one shift ol the men had to work sixteen out of tiie twenty-four hours, from G a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 10 p.m. to G a.m. lleferrvd to the Gas and Water Committee for report. Committee Boports. | Tilt- Public Works, Gas and Water and finance Commit lees’ reports, as already published, were adopted without amendment. Officers’ Reports. Tiie Gardener reported that Sandy Point domain was infested with Canadian thistle which required cutting. There was plenty of good Max on the property, and the marram grass was growing well. The weecl-vutling in the town reserves was well advanced, and a good supply of water had been secured at the cemetery by sinking a well. The Town Hngineer reported (as elsewhere noted) on the test bore at the V, a ler works reserve. The reports were referred to the seveeral committees. Other Business. I The .Mayor was empowered to autlio- ’ rise Hie necessary printing of (he district electors' roil, now in course of compilation by the Town Clerk, The -Mayor's action in granting the 'staff a whole holiday on Friday (27th inst.) for the Corporation picnic was confirmed. i The matter of the Town Council financing Hie arrangements for Hie proposed public send-off to Sir Joseph Ward prior to the Prime -Minister's departure to Hendon, was introduced by the Mayor .and the Council after brief discussion agreed to pay Hie expenses, judging 111 is to lie the easiest and most equitable way of distributing the expense, which, it was stated by Hie Mayor, would not exceed £1 A.