TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13712, 29 September 1908, Page 7

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

The fortnightly meeting of'lbe Timaru Borough Council wao held .last night, l'pcsfnt—The Mayor, and Councillors •Sattertbwaite, Leathwick, Hothwell, Scaler. Hawkey, Obom, tsehmidt, Mullin and linker for absence ticre r,.*«an.tl from the absent CounciiloinMAYORS STATEMENT.

-3fhe Mayor eaid that the bank (jyerdrafli. ftjjod iU £3383, temporary loan> £2460,, making a total of £0043. The accounts lit? be patertd for payment thai night totalled £1172 3s 7<J, made up as lol{<s*tJvneral £487 L 3«» 90* .*nrtcrtrorka £3& 15« '6d, park £33 9s lOd, JUIS ss. drainage loan £6i»4 1S» 6u. ' : .The Lighting Committee had visited t lie d«rk plac.o of the town, and recommended, thatficoti Bros, should supply the .follow-, light.V:—Due in Wellington ttStet, one iu l<uugli street, two at Roslyn and oik hi tlic comer of Hugii awl 3kre Mi re strct. . K-'ouncillor Sealty ~aid there should )».• a flight in South street also, and the lltjuneil agteed'lo have on*; plated lure a>>ijWfll as at the other places named, if possible. - .■'* _, - » t . Mayor,sa|d' that the town wis row; well lighted, ami Ih> believed tin ffetple- a.ppreoi»tV.d the improvement. 3he coaiminc appointed had tasited road, and recommended that tip*CmtncU should keep it in the same otute jimpair «w other roado in tin? borough. (OrAincitlor Sa.i-rthwaite: "Rather M-ngti *ijp. Beverley* 'ii»iL"l Continuing, the Jkifcyor said that" ;» little friction hail arisen over tli*.- use of the telephone at tLe cab stand. It appealed that tin re wei« tbrec ncfc'cabs on (lie Maud. ami tlie proprietor of;th.tre. vonipiaiiivd that th«y utrc prohtfiucd l»y the'othei-cabmen from making «vye of tlie telephone. The Council did ii(H| w;mt to give a prefeKiice. and the use oif' the telephone to *oine cabmen over oijlcit-. and so long as tin* Council granted • tlffi |s ruiit for. li»4, telephone they idiouhl **|| tlm all the cabmen werig placed' on tl^u.*anK*>footing rding tin- us*? of it. ellrar, !j.-ar>. Tlie Arcade had been gseaUj- improved by a iltostug ot it-pilar, and.- a <|tr«-stiou to itw future main ItsrUnce had cropjied np. Mr Priest, one *>Kthe ownere, had .stated that he thought the <miKts -of property idoiig the Ajrpadc would ?be wining to contribute conjointly. £7 lCt> a year toward* it*, upk«|p, tic- A»cade to- be kept . the, "nauie as - Stafford street." * 'Hie Carotins Bay Coniututee had not be»n able to me%t to conthe... of the bathing »luds. Cwiditshould- Ik- drawn up. ';md fendfljjs called for "limning" tl»e li.ithing with or nithout a hoi.«f. lhe could be in bv lirxt nie» ting. Thr firk Coiiiinittv- pro|>osel to bavv com - I detinitc prop<>sa!n relative to uiatiiig- nivnt , "f>' tin* cpotts grouixls in jtlw Pnrk ■■■ Ik*fuiv the Couneil at" its next ni>cfing. lhe Mayor's statviuviit vut> approval and adupved. .• ji". CtiUUKSI'OXDKXCK. Jlr 11. Thorns wrote in n-fwcnci' to an »>W t;he<J in Bank street, which had been 'ondrtuiud. and the removal of xvhuh I«il b.tn ordered by the ' ouncil. but '%fctch ord- r had uui bev.n complied with. 'llfciiv trrre Un faTiiiTi-s iisfding ciose to th»? frh*:d, and on account of its tilthy burtoundinj;!* ir wars the desire of all of thrni that the ahed »hi»ald be mnotvd. Mr 'I iiotnas ;jitl Ik- had recently-built i ••lost to lhi» «h>'d. and lie tlmt it (night l>e the meaoi> of debtroying his property through liie—Tlk- Mayor «iaid tie irad s*fß thk> plaw, which whs in a d< plotitbk- ntaie. and be certainly thought tfut, in tire interest* of IkuUli, it should bj destroytd. Councillor Leathwick suggmtcd th.a 11 'i-itV notice should Ik- given t" t liow*r «Mr .Murhyj to pull down th-- bnml i«g» and i; wa> deeid ii thai th*» >tn»uid bv done. Mr W altti I'anttm. ;m-hitect f»r tliv I ptib.ic libraiy, advtecd that Uk- contiuc«or«'. Mc»!»i»> Iluut. and \\*rry. «ei<- nmv • ntttkd to a iKCond (nogiio payment of JCooi), lit lur [kihl. the xcMntr to lII* Sjontii Cantvrbmy lUttalion "fortvardvd a li«t of the ptajujr* at each of the municipal ixm-ens «;nej» hy thi' htuwi horn .l.ttiu.ir\- to Jlay. ItK-re h«<t lie.ii 20 toMvcrte. of which tIV < •-•msou Band bad given 8. 6, ■»ii<( tbt vsahi'.if<n .\miv 6.

M«»r Uorifcm and "iJotch, Dunttlm, w rvte <iatiii£ their in ctttiotclion with the pubii<.*ti»n «f J*»ok en Mini "ilnlf ;» C*ntiitv of l*igy,tc»" in cttnuo.-tion with the o<ith «nniven«<uy oi l imam. jn'i nliat wupjmrt tiny wight <x{K-i't from the Council. Tire Msyur th.it evidently the>c Iwrl j»ot to th.it tin* 50th jnn<vei!«.»ry of Tuu.uti w.i» to be < iehtated a»i«l -«t» timi, thtT ile>li«<l to jubli>h «i book TOliiniimj* 'he of Tim.iru during iho half i«nlury, A im-vtnig Mould Ik- i<»« v-ned iftortiy to decide wluit should (>• 'lone in the mattvr «<f i«iebi.iwug tire Councillor Howkvi thought- thrr hhotild lenv* tiv pub*nation of (in- book to |t i **t«r enterprise. Fire M.ijor tfii« would be jiiiv.ilc • nteqpnj«e. but th<- htm iimvd w.tnted ihe (oun«-il ti» ;;u.)r;»nn- to uk«- v> nt.iiiy. Th»* Counul .<;»»<-ed |-» giv»» tl* j-ithli « »ti«»n it* support by ajjtiTinjj to uk* ••p to £lO worth of the Imok*. !)»•• jiri'.o of which i« to b.* 1* <*s« h The M lym *.itd ami <>? her eounrdlor* tint if b-- :* advertisement- f.. r T: Hiarn.

A Ion;J IrlVi «,i» JcciV'.i in.in ,\|. >»*!,» IVrry. I . rry ;ui<i Knir.> in< j. r>l.iint- to ihfl position of ti}.» Itorr.ugh Coum ii mi lit rvi-ttnms with the Harbour IVmhl far the letting of (he t< roon»« oi> the H.»y u fSji«tlv >t,.:e.i, (llf V>lnit«r* oiviM.l [hit w;i , nevo-xary for tij.- Oiumi! to ~n nually to tb« ll.irliniir I'Mutii for "o lit ,t(i« t^»! room* provided that no .it i-arttuc was tijuie from the viigmjl ten-

vl it ions, to which the Board had given its sanction. JLf the Councij desired to make a departure from these conditions they must notify the Board and obtain its sanction.

The Mayor said it was satisfactory to know that th-y had now Hrrived at some fuiality. ,oytr. tliisj tiiatter. The Council agreed' to the substitution ox ferro-concrete walls for brick walls, in th>x Canterbury Fanner*.' Co-operative Associations new buildings- Mr llall, urvhicvct. wrote. iccouniuinJing the Council to do th'o. ulii.l«. i the modilic.i ion ciattese of'thvir by-law*. The Mayor remarked that ferro-con-crcte had come to stay and that they shouldbring their by-laws*up to date by allowing it to be used in the Borough. The Te Kara Tennis Club wrote cn.tjuiring the conditions on which they could us-.- the courts in the i'ar jc> dutiCu the coming season.—lt was, agreed that the Park Committee should meet ,at the Park on Thursday next to .make a recommendation on the matter. THE BOROUGH VALUE!!. Mr Virtue, iown ll.rk. appointed Borough Valuer for the ensuing year. Councillor Mulhn said he hoped Mr Virtue , would keep the Values down, i 7 TH E' CAB STAND. Regarding the cab stand, it was deckled that if the eight cabmen who ■ tynv ; pay for and the street telephone do not allow the other three cabmen to subscribe and use the telephone, the Council will cut it off altogether. • >', Councillor 'Leathwick said that there is room for only eight cabs on the present stand and another stand should be provided. ■i"hc Mayor said lie had intended to mention lb* sama matter. Other Councillor* * igreed that a second stand should be provided for all cabs in exce** of eight, the new stand to be in front of Wctrv's hotel. <;i-;xeiul. Councillor Bothw< II dicw- attention t» a tilthy drain 'hi Xordi *trc«'t Iwtwein Mr Howard's store and Mr Hall's place, and he'mentioned that a ic-ident in that locality had lieen takan to the hospital with tyi»hoid fever.—lf was rlpcid.fi that tlx l drain should lie cleaned out and the imi«JHie«* remedied. Hie Wrouch ovei• said that every channel, in tlii- Imiough was cleaned out at least once a week. Councillor Hawkey uttered a -tror,; complaint against the way in which the wat«T iait is worked, raying that it had been decided by the Council that the cart should be u-ed over t.!r«-et.»' where there ;ue .-hops loiKt-ide of the town) before street:* w hidi |Ki>se.-."cd no shop*. Mr Bt-swh'k said that thi* tide was ad heivd to. but Councillor Maukey i-;tid it not. and menlioiKtl King street atone partially neglected sa..! wheie tii-ie ar»* frlmn*.

Mr Ifeswick said that the water carts wi-re iiffil to the best possible advantage, and thei- was no neglect of any street. Of course if the Council would procure another cart h.- would b - able to do moie watering, but iimhn* pres<x>t i ondit ioti - no better vi-vice could be given. • The flavor v*id it tva<». all a* matt< r '»f cost, and he knew that the overseer was at his wits end to know hot*»lo «er over all the work that iv<juii«sl to bo poric with' th- pt in "stair and plant. Councillor Sattcrthuaitc said In ihouyl.t it would pay the Council to lntv another two hotses.

Af this (he subject w.i#« allowed to diop. Accounts wen* pass.,l f„ r payment. ; ,n.l the Council ro«.> at 9.45 p.m."