TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 1628, 9 December 1879, Page 2

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL.

•An ordiittry tocotiiig of tho Timtru Borough Council w»" hold lust evening. Vie' tent— His "Wor»lvp Hie Mayor, nnd Councillors Gib'on, Jones, (Jreenup, Shopherd, Gtabites, and Bruce. NIXCTPB. ' Tlio minutes of previous ordinary, adjourned, nnd special meetings were real and. confirmed. COBHE3FONDnKCB. Copies of Iho Rcji-lrntion of Dogs Act, and of the Amended Doblors and Creditors Act wcro laid on tho t-Jibln. Letters wero rend im follow? : — From Iho Coloninl Si-nretary'a Oflics, informing this Council Mint their communication, re amendment of Debtors and Creditors Act bad been referred to tho Department of Juttiee. "■"' From W. Evins and others, requesting Irs Worship to proclaim tlio l*stli inst. a public holiday. . From Mr T. M. n. Jou'n>t n, applying f r the appointment of Engticer to Iho Council. It was decided to inform Mr Johnston that tho Council is n-t at p'cstnl m a position to ehg'ago an Engineer. From Mr T. J: Ko-mody, applyingfor iraTo to eroct a poster hoarding on tlio Market reserve. Tho application was n."t granted. Fram Mr Duval, architect, applying for a flight modification of tho Building llegulalions m the Ciinstrnclion of tlio' Albion Hotel, and explaining that tho npplieitiin was necessary through the original plans hiring been somewhat departed from, m forgetfulhbss of the Regulations. ' " ' '•■''." .'. '■' ■ " On' consideration of the circumstances, it was resolved to grant the application. From Mr Zieslcr, Secretary to the Gas Company, requesting the Council to mako some provition for tho carrying off et *m ! waters, toj>rovent damage by floods. From the contractor for tho stacking o v *ie vrater-pippp, stating that owiog to Iho loil^, time occupird m discliarging tho' ship, together with her absence for about » month, lio had lost about £30 by his contract, and requesting to bo allowed something extra on that account. ' TESDEIU :■ ■' Tho tender of F. Kohn, for cutlinp, making, and stacking hay from tho rojervo paddock, at 20s an acre, was accepted. ■WOBKB* COMMITTEB. The report of the. Worki' ©omnvitro was read and adopted. " ' „. ACCOUNTS. ' ' The following is the Treasurer's statement of the present position of tho Borough fiDanco, Qeneml Account:— Overdraft, £879 Gs Id; cash m hand, £34 17s lid ; pay-sheet, £388 7« 9d; total dcßcit, £1232 loi lid! Bates uncollccted, £560 ; scavenging rates do., £150. Boooiptß since lost ordinary., meeting, £432 18s 9d, of which £392 6s is from tho genoral rate for 1879. Accounts to. tho amount of £383 7s 9d were passed for payment. : . .. . ., , ; . ' : THB WATEBWOHKB pOAV. ■ . MoTed by Councillor Gibson, eeconded by Councillor Greennp, and carried, unanimously — " That tho Council dreming'it. advisnblo to complete tho Timnruoud Pnreoro Waterworks scheme, and having m their posseasion a report from a compotent Waterworks Engineer that such completion will cost £60,000, tho Council therefore.. instruct tho.Towo Clerk to hnvo the notice as drafted by tho Borough Solicitor, and 'dated the Bth December, 1870, • advert isodot once, m compliance with Iho provision! "■ of tho Municipal Corporations Act." . .- ■■ ; .: ■• • .;; '.; Proposed by Cpuncillor Gibson, seconded by Counoillor'Jonei, and carried— !' That tho Town Clork bo instructed to prepare a special roll, for tho purpose of taking t lip Tote on Iho proposal to borrow .. the mm of '• £GO,OOO sterling, ns . n special loan,, to complete ths Timnru and Farvora | Wal-erwqrki.sclipno l m compliance with c'ause.S of the Mitnioipal Corporations Act, 1876, Amendment Aot, 1877."' ■ .' '■ : ■■;.. ' ■"■"■ : 1 .BASK OUtMT BB.WBB; -_.. /. Bgsolvcd— ". That hqtico bb giren ,{o 3fr Price, jtlip'oirncr of section 86, Sophia, of tho Council's intention to enter upon, same, , for tho purpose ot ■ const rupting_a dra'n, m pursuance of clause 220 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,". " . . ship noTEi» _. The consideration of the encroaoliraent on the street by the . proprietors of ;■ the Ship Hotel was deferred to. the next .ordinary mooting. ■ ,' 5 Tlio meeting then terminated.