GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12898, 8 February 1906, Page 5

GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

'H:c monthly meeting <.'f <;«ra]dino I'»i)i-<tugb Cuancil MJS held <>;j I'jcsi.ay night, Present—His Worship the M ayr?r iMr W. S. M.%«!in). nri<3 Oouncilkins R. Taylor. -J. M.iJinsr. \V. Drnvwnn, K. H. An .'<;vi]<cr for .-ibst-ncc w;is received from Councillor Hiskip. His Worship the Mayor'expressed nr« at ilje fact thai- tbe Council's wtntj' were bringing in cood reals, and j-'tt-Jicud 1 ??-iT JJK* !iim- wviild f:\i-!<? "vl'cj W.-OiC inirir'.Vvmenls hi iLc I<r,rn V;-3j.~t •'ir. increase <if rate*.

It. was- rew.lv«-i jr, -rite i>, iLc JT f'i ,1 irsvjjna m.n-jiiac: liiai of ;o :Ksnngcjnei3i ->f ihc liy-1.-uvs by ialirg .-;n engine anil threshing plant through lie main street .it night without pcrmisrjon. At the rcqnest of ifee Mayor, Mr Flatman, M.H.R., aotifitd that be trotjld as-

■"is 1 . il:e Ounuil iii getting tie (3overiiia<ict to set apart, a portion of lie ■domain. a* at site for a reservoir.

On lie application of Mr ,T. B. Crocmer, it, was agreed 1«» put. Peel rtw*t in order, and asphalt and herb a. portion <»T iLc street t-ft complete the footpa.il. The overseer in lis report nHxtionog that He water race was tampered with <»m Srnday ]:i»r. fa-using -a rtrftfpage of lie rams of the high premire wat*r -.vf-rlcs.— h- was derided u> call the a-twaili',-: of lite police 1o the malltr.

Mr E. McCabe was appointed towni scavenger by lot. iht?e being "two applicants.

The Works ("•omminee agreed to meeii ■and ins-peel Wilson street ' fc-otppii. ami the footpath 1« 1 Ij<! Prenyler;; r. • ,'JTircli to - v< * if 3hey sh-auld W improved 1 y putting', down asphalt and concrete l;uhing ami channelling. Awmrts, am orating to £132 5-- Zi. we:B pawed for payment. The meeting then terminated.