THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 5 June 1885, Page 3

THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The regular fortnightly meeting of the ' BorougH Cbuncir was lield last evening at , the - Borough Chambere. : Present:' The Mayor, Crs McGowan, Renshaw,.;Wood, Roid,' Kilgbur, JDanby; arid BaSvdea. ' ; '».< New MEMBEn.—Mr Jas. McAndrew,the ■' newly-qlected ; councillor for the; South after' baving'mado and ' Rubscribed the usual statutory declaration. ''■ iV ; Upper Albert-street,—A letter was ■"receHyed1 from Peter' Clarkeff complaining of danger to liis fence, 'arising from the drainage arrangements in Upper ■ Albert- '■■ street.^Referred; to tiie Works-jCom--I'ibitteq.."• ': ' : '■'/•'■ '■■■'■ "'CX\ . !". Disfranchised Burgess.—Honry |Npw- ■ ton'wrotebdrnplainingthat'his tiaiiie had : boen wrongfully omitted froin the.printed Hjstqf; bqrgesses: of the South Ward, and "askingthat the mistake should.,be; reoti-V,fic^--TheTown-Clerk-said the.rate had 'been paid sbefore ■ the burgees; roll Wae ; ' Bigned , by the Council, but the.matter had i-b'een'V;inadvertently.'.overlooked, j ■The' J'Mayor had Mh power to insert, the name —It agreed ii that Mr ■Ke'wton'ai name should be- placed OQ the roll. A ;'.w c\--V\ ■ .''■'■''•;■ ■ -Rooky Point Road.•-Mγ W.H.Smith ~/dir.ectedjattentioh;!to'the•dangerous state :-6f tliis-roud near Tararu Cemetery, and '■ BUggestibg that it: could speedily *be repaired" by i means" of shingle' frdin the .adjacent beach. He considered tliatthe-n'etate'of:;;-tli9> road was attributable !to the ■conveyance.'of lieavy ; bade; of' ijiining !'ijmbe'r^fire^ :?itonrf to y% tons, over-it, whereas it was only Buitablp'f or ; liglit. traffic;—A ; petition' "on 'same eubjectj .signed : ..by seventeen ': residents, atos. also .receive'd.r-tiie Mayor 'said : Mr :Larnach ; had agreed'to -give, a • :BubVdy. : 'of; £t00 K with'; which; Ho i effect ■ temporary repairs) on l condition that £50 T \yae added :by T the" Cdiihcil.—The .Committea was .directed to roport as to the !'''workson" whioli the £150 should ty[ ex pended,and .to takoariy steps that became vab'soliitqly:'nqe'essary-for : the!aversion of i danger/in the l limiting! their V-γ-

ir-j Waiotahl;/:RGAD/--The.' Foreman 1 of '■■' .^'Work's*report detailed tfie;w)rb executed last motitb, find tliat tlio traffic fronir the Cambria, Darwin, and MoaDntaian Extended mjneß is at'^re'sent ' vory iieavyi and the Wiiiotahi road into bad holes. -The 'Foreman jurpted ■"■/ ,that; drivers 'should.not, be, allowed ;to ride ; on'their drays when driving withi'a leader, as they cannot exercise proper control ovei , ~. tliL©- leaderej arid consequently' 'encroach on . the; footpaths and water-tables.—The re- ■■ ■'■ ; ' port waß ; .roceived... i;v! -. r .,.'^''-."■! : .;! ■ /,;!,;;;-,Libbauy,'^Committee^ .t—'The' library • ■' Ooihniittee reported that they had amended tiie!,i.ule's!.eoi as to make the subscriptions to both" Borough and Ooiinty. residents ' ' v •' i five' ! ebillingß per annum."- Application had , s -ji; ;^been , made'.to the County ( Council for,'a.' .grant' wherewith' to ■purchase .books, an'^J : ' ; ' ; ■ ;v 'an' f entertaitiment for a'similar purpose was ;^;, in contemplation.—; Adopted. .;,;<[■•■; | ' Chamtable. Aid.— The 'Believing }' (.-'' ;•; Officer's report showed that; a numbor of ' inhabitants of the County were receiving .v,- ; y assistaaco through him,", and ithe matter •;:,:vwaß;referredto thq f Oharitablo,Aid Com-

-':■>• 'mitteefor adjustment.•■;'■ .<■'■;■'■ \■■ ■'«; ';, ■.'•s! j'ffeSAKOiAL-fTiie..'Finance ..Cotn'mitteo presented accounts to tho amount of: £371, wbichVwere recommended for payment,. ■'■ ■■ ■■ :■■ Authority was askedito loan-£64.frora the :,';,:^Bbraugh^Furid: account to;: the' Library j •••'dilate iaccount.~The report 'was. adopted, ; ■:; ;|and tocourits passed for payment, : ■■■•'••-•■ ;■', ■'■'i-Xna Anhual Rates.~Or; Danby's notice•. of; ' motioQ.for the making of the annual rates !)V ' : "-- : w'aß next considered, Tho general rate of .one-shilling in the £, library rate of a ■.'/''■penny, and water rate lor ordinary, supply ;■•> of 10s. for buildings, of Jess rateable value _;; •; 10s, were unaniraouely agreed to. •' *;1 Piecu pidn! ensued .as. to .the water rate

lipon.property valued, at less than j£loo. Cr Danby bad proposed- that : the rate, be six per cetit,on the valuation, and Cr ■■Ben-' : ; - ; shaw had given notice of amendment that '~';f;" it; belied : five per cent.' A division

resulted in-the Council being found to' be

..;;' in favour of the latter :'-V.j : .(;!;raVtidp'/ : declared i"" l 'carried. ■.; The- water; rate 'on .property: valued up 1 to ; -£2oo' was in like h manner ;-,,,,,fixed: at pEqur''per'cent,,and,on. property \r £200,at ■threejpercent.-oTherates ..'".''. jj^for^ktrabrdihary \ supply _ were 'made' the; '.-..';!; same -aV those of la'st' year.':' ; /,.'' .],''] \ ''' ' ; ; '.'■-■; :•■' Leave'or Absbnob.—An ■■'■ extension of :'..': ■W'ileoii'e leave*. df:'aWenciß''f6r : , .Another r ■;!•,•; ' .-'■ ■'" '■'. ■. ,MB v BpBERT; GRAHAM,--Cr ■''•Moj3bwaii'madereference;tpJhe : deiDißeo^ v ~:i'ithe Mate 'Mr fiobert:-Graham,-reminding members that the deceased gentleman-was, s >-.?'once.a-member of: the-Council;and.had

'/■ : ''"'held;: ptbminent r ; positions •in the com- . : iljnumty, i' He moved, that.'a letter of: coirv,., ' : ,;d6lence be : written. to , Gi ; abara : and ~,. j^, 1 ( s igne d; ■ by'.the ; Mayor , and ' Town; Clerk, ;; h v> expressing the Councills sympathy with '•'''. her.'in,. her' v Wood -~,,'■ eeconded ;tlw' resolution,';.which was "' carried. '■, ■••-i v ' ' "'' ; "'' ... -, : -Tbie,concluded the ordinary.businese. ;

..f'; ; ;^,'BYß-tAW;',"RE: ; Footway Bates. —; A ( '/■ epeciai meeting: was then ; held.to.consider ";;,V tbe ; : jprpposed.; new : bye-kw fixing the construction'of' footways,; as recently advertised.—The .bye-law ■ was ■■ passed .without opposition. ;, \, /:' :?'■■■'■. The Council then rose. I? ~;; ■