GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13460, 5 December 1907, Page 3

GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL

I The usual monthly meeting of the above was held /on Tuesday evening. Presenti His Worship 'the Mayor (Mr J. Maling) and 'Councillors Hislop, Logan, T. fherratt and W.. A. Sherratt, The Mayor stated that after repeated applications to the Government life Insurance Department with regard to the "■as loan he had received a telegram that afternoon; stating that the department would furnMi the money at 4i per cent, 'flips telegram was in reply to one sent by the postmaster, Timaru, stating that the Council could and intended .to get the money from the 'Citizens Life l Assurance Company at the rate mentioned. As yet they were not sure whether the department would require a sinking fund to be provided or not, but the Council were all agreed as to the advisability of having one of say, one per cent. It was decided to proceed with the advertising of the loan as soon as definite word kg received as to the finking fund. The Finance Committee recommended that the asphalting and channelling uvork should be put in hand a$ there would be £l2O for auction licenses due in "January. —lt was resolved that asphalting be done in the order of the applications already made and that the Works Committee make an inspection with a view to recommending what part shall be channelled. Applications frdm Ogilvie and Fife for permission -to take -a drain across the streat, from Mrs Mcllroy for an extension of the water service to her property, from J."_ Maftland for permission to build an Addition to bakehouse and from A. M. Mdlraith to erect a verandah in Talbot street, were all granted on the usaul conditions.

Some discussion took place on the supervision ,oT works, after which the' overseer's report was read and received. A report by Councillor W. A. Sherratt on the pipe at the Tarn house was received.

Councillor T. Sherratt dre<w aiiibenfcipn to the amount of stray stock to be seen lying about the roads in the borough of late and the clerk was instructed to take' steps to mitigate the nuisance. Accounts amounting to £97 8s were passed for payment, bringing the overdraft up to '£3o4 16s sd. The receipts for the month'had been £4B 18s lOd.