TOWN COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 17595, 6 March 1914, Page 3

TOWN COUNCIL

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Town Council was held last evening and attended by the Mayor (Mr D. McFarlane) and Councillors McKay, Haggitt, Baird, Lillicrap, Moffett. Brent, Stead, Ott, Lennio, Dunlop, and Carswell. COR RESPONDENCE. dames Nash applied for a billiard saloon license for the Commercial Club premises iu Esk street.—The request was granted. D. L. Robinson, Venus street, offered a strip of land for street' widening purposes on similar terms to those given to neighbours.—Referred to the Works Committee for consideration and report. Tire Southland Education Board offered to contribute £IOO towa-rds tlie cost of extension of underground drainage in Tay street as far as tlie Technical School, provided the Corporation refunded £75 when the drainage system was extended to top of Tay street. — Referred to the Works Committee for consideration and report. .John McCurdy, bootmaker, complained that owing to the delay in the arrival of the electric lighting plant, he had to instill a gas service, the expenditure being £l2 10s. He believed Messrs A. and T. Burt were responsible for the delay and claimed, through tbo Council, the amount involved, bolding that tin' firm mentioned. in his opinion, should pay at least a portion of the expense.—Referred to tire Trams Committee. v Tlie Public Works Department notified that the Minister was prepared to exempt Cheyne street from tlie provisions of section 117 of the Act. Tlie Department was not prepared to exempt other streets mentioned unless they were widened to at least fdft. and the building line sot back for a distance of 23ft. from tlie centre line cm eaeli side or, in the alternative, that such streets be widened to 50i't. with no provision as to building line.—Referred to the WorksCommittee for consideration and report. The Public Works Department intimated that voles of £IOO each had been placed on the Supplementary Estimates for improvements to the Waihopai river. After tlie proposals had been submitted to the Department’s engineer the question of issuing formal monetary authority would bo considered according to tlie urgency of the work and as funds were available. —lt was decided to accept tire votes and refer the matter to the Reserves Committee for report. The Council passed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr J. -V. Hanau. M.P., for his successful efforts in regard to tlie votes. .1. A. Crocket and T. U. McNally asked that paths in Lindisfaruo he asphalted and also enquired if all the special loan money had been expended.— Referred to the Works Committee for their consideration and report, E. Love and Jus. Doogin asked tlie Council to renew the asphalt at tlie corner of Mary and Yarrow streets. —-Referred to the Works Committee with power to act. W. D. Hunt tWaikiwi) made application for electric lighting installation. — The matter was referred to the Trams Committee for consideration and report. ('OM.M ITTEES' R EPORTS. Clause It of the Public Works Committee's report, dealing witli an application from the Council's night men for allowance for cycle repairs, was - referred hark to the committee.—Councillor Ott thought that the application was one requiring special consideration, as the men had to use their cycles to go to and from AT ill road. Tlie following was added to clause 1" of the Trams Committee's report : ‘‘That tiie chairman he empowered to pay E. J. Yeoman tic- sum of £2. as compassionate at lo wa nee." Tlie following was substituted for clause 1 of Hi.- finance Committee's report :—Thiil Ihe resolution of the Council of April 15 in regard lo the Council's insurance be adhered In. The resolution was to the effect that the insurance be divided among live companies for a period of two years, tlie companies to la' originally selected by ballot and the list to be done in rotation. Councillor Brent put forward a further amendment to refer the original clause back to tlie committee to devise a scheme Avhcreby the Council would take over a considerable portion of its insurance risks; the balance to go to the State Eire Office. Councillor McKay seconded, but the further amendment was lost. On the motion of Councillor Off t in us*? 1 of the Etna nee Committee's report teas ret erred back to the committee. The reports of all committees, as amended, were adopted, anrl the officors* reports were referred to (lie various committees to deal with.

> Coslraa Wagnertp daughter in her marriage with Hans von Bulow, and who Is therefor® a nephew of Siebfried Wagner, has been Invited by his uncle to undertake the solo at the first performance. He is an accomplished flautist and. has frequently participated In public concerts.—“ Musical America.” Writes “Tom Tom" in Christchurch Evening News:—Twenty years ago Wellington Garrison > haml. under Lieut. T. Herd, won the ‘ championship at Timaru, .and to the infinite credit of i "Old Tiniaru Garrison,” they journeyed jto the "Farthest North." and won it I hack for the South island. Willi one I paltry exception, the championship has i never got away, from the Wellington land Wanganui Garrisons in all that ’ time. Those gifted conductors. viz.. ! Lieut. T. Herd (Wellington), Mr James I Crichton, -and Mr A. Wade. of Wan- | ganui, have divided the honour for | years mentioned, anil now. congratulations to Mr Archie Schnaek —he put up a brilliant score for the South' Island, in the A grade. In the H grade the Invercargill Hibernian, under the archenthusiast and gifted conductor, Mr K. Wills, won special distinction, and just now the Southerners hold a full hand of musical honours. There is. of course, the usual accompaniment—as is usual at contests —viz., the usual percentage of satisfaction —and dissatisfaction! “'Twas ever thus!” No living man can rjuole a contest yet held where there was entire satisfaction with the verdict. It is tHe same in England, Australia, and Maorlland. .and it is likely to continue so for ever and ever!