FORTNIGHTLY MEETING.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14150, 29 July 1916, Page 3

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING.

The" fbrtnightly meeting of 1 the''City Gounjjirtwas held last evening, there being present 'the Mayor (Mr C. .J. Harloy),and Councillors Mercer, Robert- 1 son Moffatt; Watson, Harrison, Pitt, I Wouley^ Piper, a'ad Hampson. V 'FINANCE. The schedule of ftank balances was as follows :— Dr. - Cr. * » • £ s. d. £ p. d. General A/c ... 23,354 6*7 Water „ .;. 3,567 6 3 Gas „' -... 3,651 14 5 Interest „ ~.. 2,322 19 5 Abattoir,, '*... < 674 5 3 Hospital and Charitable Aid 268 16 3 Balance Dr ' 30,490 17 8 t881,165 2 11 31,165 2 11Cemeteries (Trust Account) 67 6 6 Contractors' Deposits (do.) 39 0 0 Trafalgar Park (do.) 50 59 5 Waterworks Land Purchase Loau Account 15 15 0 Maitai Lands Purchase Account 700 0 0 Amount owing to Bank on overdraft 29,790 17 8 Amount of Overdraft at present allowed by the Bank 30,000 0 0 Present Statutory Limit of Overdraft and Temporary Loan 33,198 0 0 Payments were authorised as follows : — „ , , J£ s. a. General Account 371 15 8 Gas Account 372 11 4 Water Account . o9 13 0 Abattoirs Account' 49 12 1 Cemeteries .Accounts .2414 3 / Total, ■ • ■ £878 6~4 CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was received and dealt with as 'follows:—' From Mr J. Crapper complaining 'of nuisance on vacant section adjoining"lris premises in Hardy street.—lt was decided to take steps to .abate the nuisance.

From G. Baiumb'er requesting the free use of'gas for Union Jack tea rooms in Hardy street, proceeds of which went to the Red Cross Fund.— The request was granted. From Mr E. E. Bell, offering £5 per .annum rent of Botanical -Reserve for grazing sheep.—-Referred to Works Committee.

• From Hon. A. T. Maginnity, M.L.C., notifying that the Loans Conversion and Empowering Bill passed without amendment.

', From Mr J. Clough, complaining of atree- in Beachville.—lt was decided that as the tree, is qn private property the Council can take no action.

From Mr T. F. Martin, counsel to the Municipal Association, stating that the Council had no power to. make any extra charge for pumping in connection with the vlrainaae of brtv.vories and

malthctises Mr Martin al^o advised that the Council had power to raise a loan for the purpose extending the gas supply to suburbs. .