BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6352, 28 June 1889, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tin-; usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening, Present: The Mayor (Chairman), Radford, Wood, Koafoed, McGowan, Rcid, Kcnshaw, McAndrev,-, Crawford, and Comer, The minutes nt the previous meetiug were road i nil confirmed. The Chrir.nan said that ou account of not being well lis would l.lce to retire that evening, but before he went he desired to bring under the notice ot the Ooanoil the following clause in the Library Act " The general management regulation and control of library establishment under the Act shall be vested in and exorcised by the library committees of the district, within which such libraries are situated, and such library committees may from time to time purchase, provide, and deal with all things necessary for the use of such libraries; and appoint officers, and dismiss the same and make rules and regulations for the use of the libaries, and for the admission and convenience of the public." Whether tlw Council had power to determine the matter relating to tho Librarian, I or whether it must be definitely decided by the Library Committee themselves, lie was not clear s r > he thought he would mention this matter in order to get tho opinion of the whole Council on the eubjeel;

Cr McAndrew said it seemed to him that the Library Committee wanted to play with the Council like a lot of school boys. After the committee had cousidewd the matter they should have been prepared to send in a recommendation to the Council. He then moved tlict the case bo dealt with by the whole Council.

Or Radford seconded. Tie said tho Library Committee had met on two ocoaaions, and went away without coming to any decision.

Cr Renshaw said the reason of this was becauss tho six on the committee did not agree with each othor, two of them said the case was proved against the Librarian, two of them said it was not proved, and the other two came to some othor decision' Tho committee therefore thought they would refer it back to tho Council to be dealt with,

Cr Wood Raid if the Library Committee does not like to deal with a case tiiey refer it back to the Comcil.

The Chairman then read the committee's report and said they had ondcavourcd as far as they possibly could to get ovidonce. By Mr Donovan's letter the Libcrarian has used the most foul and filthy language that he had ever heard,

Cr Kcnshaw moved an amendment" That tho matter he referred to the whole council as a committee and that a meeting bo called at an early date," Cr Crawford seconded, Carriod, Tho Mayor then left the meeting and Cr McGowan took tho chair, KOOKY POINT ROAD, Mr Butler wrote asking three months extension of time for tho completion of Ricky Point road owing to bad weather, Granted for one month: I'OO'rrAms, Ten residents of the Karaka wrote complaining of the state of the road commencing at Mrs Otter's store and extending upwards. Referred to Gcnoral Purposes Committee. A number of Queen Street residents wroto complaining of the state of the paths between the corners of Queen and Mary Streets and the Post Office. The work ordered to be dono as soon as possible. Mr Judd wrote asking the Council to fulfil tho promise they made "re" the pui ,hasing of pipes. PURCHASE OU PIPES, Mr Judd also wrote asking permission to connect with tho 10 inch mains running at tho rear of the Presbyterian Church. Referred to Different Committees. POPLAR IKEE3. Mr Taylor and Mr Rodewald wrote asking permission to cut down poplar trees in front of their dwellings. Granted subject to the appro\\:.l of the Foreman of Works. BOUNDARY STREETS A ietter was received from the Count; Council acknowledging receipt of a detailed account tor £118 19s Gd, which had been duly considered by the Biard of Wo-'ks and oxoeption taken to works being prosecuted on boundary streets * .thont first consulting the Council and request'ug that in future intimation should be given and that all works exceedidg £20, should be subject to contract or that in accordance with Sec, 239 of the Municipal Corporations Act, such works should be constructed on eonditiou tint may be mutually agreed upon. Referred to General Purposes Committee, I

GESERAD PURPOSES COMMUTE!;* REPORT.

The Committee has the hmior to report that with respect to the appiioatiou of Mr Wells and others for repays to Rollcston Street, orilora hive been given to the I 1 oreman of Works to put a few iods oi gravel on the foot; .th ot the street. The Foreman of Works has been directed to report to the Council the cost of a wooden kerb'ng and raising the footpath of Pollen Street eps;,side from the foot of the Waioiahi Road to the ground of the Frinca Imperial company. The C mmiittce after visiting the site of the proposed road to the Saxon nattery uiui that if constructed a ; ;reu amount oi wear io the Itormijjh roads wiii be obyiated recommend that 50 yards ot broken met.il be granted to the company to be U92d for mettaliing' the proposed road, _ The Committee also visited the junction 01. Aioert Pollen and Upn.r Albert Streoisand iceom- j mend that instead of a box culvert, be.ug .aid down a stone paved dolled clunee. be made, the'stones to be used to be those removed when laying the wooden curl ings down in Brown and AlbertStrecis, The Committee cauv'ot recommend the cutting of B.eps at the junction o£ Broad and Panccs Streets hut has directed tho Foreman of Works to improvo thcapproach to Princes Stree.:, The Foreman of Works has baon directed to as-

ccrtain and report to the Council if the sign which Mr Wood ask permission to erect can bis raiacd another G inches higher with out expense to MrWood. TlicCoramittce recommend tho amendment of Bye law l or the making of a new regulation under that Bye law making the height in the clear of all verandahs that may be here after con ■ sfruoted to be not less than 'J feet, That Mr Denby bo informed in reply to his letter that the charge for tho year ending 30 Jnne 1890 for the small fountain now on his premises will be 10a. Orders have been given to the Foreman ot Works to put a few loads of gravel on the footpath inßaillio Street rofcrred to in Mr McCabe's letter, liepairs are now being made to the footpath up the Waiotahi Koad so as to mako it dry from end to end but as Mr 3. Mo rcraft is not residing within tho Borough limits the bye path leading from the main footpath to his house canuot be repaired out of the Borough funds: The Foreman of Works is now mending the Tararußoad footpath in the worst places and lias already spread ashes on the footpath on the west side of Pollen Street, between Mary and Sealey Streets and directly he lias men available the water table will be cleaned out: The notice of tho Cambria Company should be directed to the damage caused to the roadway of Pollen Street from tho drainage of the tailing heaps in front of the battery, flowing over the street and the Company notilied they must carry all the drainage into the underground Waiotahi flumo. The Committee recommend that the following rates for ISS7-8S be remitted on the c;rauud of extreme poverty of the persons owing same. Jlrs Peterson, Mrs Bond, Mrs Jonkin, Mrs Kerby and Mrs Wilson, Keceived and ndopted with the exception that the clauses in reference to the verandahs and tne road to Moorcraft's housa were loft for further consideration. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID Tue following communication was received from Mr BruceGovernment having introduced a Bill to amend tho present Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, I deem it my duly to lay botoro your Council a statement showing to what extent the local bodies of the Tliamos District will bo effected by tbo change, and tbo amount of taxation that will be required from llio ratepayers next financial year to moot tho expenditure. HOSPITAL. This institution has to be maintained by the Thames aud Ohineinuri Counties and tho Tliamos Borough, tho Council of tbo latter having tho sole control and management. Tho assessment lias to bo mado in proportion to the rateable value of property within tho rospectivo districts, Govorment contrasting 2s Gd per diem for three days, and 2s per diem for the remainder of the time that patients are undergoing treatment, but no case to be thus subsidised after BO days. The average cost of the Hospital is £1,600, and taking the past year as a bisis the following would lie the receipts for 189091- - Contributed by the Goveument under new Act C2S9 4 G Rents. Patients' Charges, aud Miscellaneous Receipts ... US 0 0 Total receipts ...JJJ37 4 (i This will leuvo tbo sum of JCIIG3 15s to bo contributed by the local bodies, whoso proportions will bo as follows IhatnesCounty /ilSt l'J 1 Ohincmuri County 20!) IS G Thames Borough 468 17 2 £1163 15 0 Tho Council will uo doubt agroe with mo that, under such a heavy load of taxation ond th" absence of subsidy, the charitable spirit i,i! the oomuiuuity will be entirely crushed out and that voluntary subscriptions to tho Hospital will bo a thing of tho past. ORPHANAGE,

lu Tlio average cost of this Institution is £450. iiud tho average nnrnber of iumutce . fc . 28. Government propose to inaintaia I theso institutions, but local bodies will 1 have to pay Gil pur ilieiu for each inmate, Taking the average to remain as at pre!r Bent the local bodioa will have to pay 14a por diem, or £255 10s Od per auuum ; of this stun tlie Waikato Coumy will have to pay £27 7s Gd for 3 inmates, and Corobf inandol County Council .618 5s for 2 inmates, leaving .£20!) 17s Gd to be paid by the Thauios and Ohiuemuri Comities and the Thames Borough. t . REFUGE. The average cost is £255. and the number of inmates 19.- Grovarnment propose to pay Gd per diem towards their mainten;a anco, which will amount to £173 7s Gd. s Coromandol County will lmvo to pay £27, y 7s Gd for 3 inmates. It is not clear whether! this amount will havo to bo deducted s tho amount payable by m : uol; however, paosuming that it l'^ g not, it will } Icavo £54 5s to be pai'j oy tho local bodies J comprising lil'e Thames district. The total amount payable for Orphanage and Refuge will bo £264 2s 6d, apportioned as 1 fellows: — Thames County £110 1 6 Oliincrnai'i County 4S 0 0 Thames Borough 106 1 0 2 £264 2 G J Tho management and control of the , Orphanage and Refuge is to bo under tho ! Thames' Borough Council, the three local bodies will require to contribute proportionately on the same scale as for the ' I'-'aintonance of: the Hospital. | 1 OUTDOOR RELIEF, Each of the local bodies have to dispense their own charitable relief, unassisted by subsidy or allowance- of any bind from' tho Government. I estimate that in tho Thames and Ohineinuri Counties and in the Thames Borough this will amount to £650, in the following proportions Thames County 0 0 Oh'nDmuri ... ~ 50- 0 0 . Thames B irouftH 3/5 0 0 £650 0 0 1 This amount does not inoludo the aid j dispensed by the Ladies Benevolent Society, and as tho Government do not I iutend to subsidise their contributions, tho a local bodios will require to make up the i difference if they desire the Society to c remain in oxistonco. The ladies lav out j. their funds to the very best advantage, . and their assistance in the dispensing of charitable aid is of the most useful and boneficial character, Shoti.d the Society be abolished in consequence of their not hiivin ! ; Butlicien'; funds to carry on with, L he Thames Borough and County wiil re- ■ quire to fad about £100 *or« ti.« tho 'amount proportioned as above, ' Comparative stateiasut of_ the atnouat payable for hospital and charitable aid by tho local bodies for the present yoar, and j. what' ihey will require to provide next \, your provided the new Act passvs »hr<m«i: o Parliament as it standsfc ( ISS9-90. lj!)0!ll. al Thames County.,,£4sß 17 2 ..oUi v* 4 it Uhiuduuri Couniy 2// 1 4 307 IS 6 so Thames Borough.., 4GI 0 G 1)47 17 2 fo __ m £113.1 5 0 £2077 15 0 [1

The amount payable by Government dui« ing the present year will be as follows Subsidy of £ for £ on contributions of local bodies to Hos* P|pital and charitable aid ... £1312 4 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions to Hospital HO 0 0 Subsidy on contributions to Ladies' Bonovolent Society... ,40 0 0 £14G2 4 0 The amount that Government will con« tribute under tho the new Act will be £658 2s, TENDERS FOR CARUSO. Tenders were received for carting forl2 s months, The tender of Mr C, Short being , tho lowest was accepted, ) WATER SUFPIjY, 2 There was only one tender, and it was left 3 to the Gcuoral Parposes Committee,