BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14210, 26 May 1910, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

WADIATE. The Waimate Borough Council's meeting ou Tuesday mgnt was attend-j ed by the Mayor (Mr N. JJ'ranois), f Councillors liiKster, Hutt, Miller, ' Hunt, Manchester, Collett, Cox and Sauciers. I MAYOR'S STATEMENT. j The Mayor expressed his thanks to the ratepayers for electing him unopposed, ior a third term as Mayor, and to the Councillors for their careful attention to business, and the loyal support they hud _iven him. Tiis \Yor- '■ ship proceeded to remind Councillors of ; tile principal works carried out during the pjist ,»ear; of Lhc reorganisation of the stalf, and the satisfaction the start' had given. Tins agitation for a new post oilico, the securing of an iiule-' pendent Committee for the Hospital, were also mentioned as salient i>omts , in last years history. In regard to' the present year lie had no suggestions to maKo. A municipal hall had beou discussed in the Press, but lie was not in favour of the Council undertaking • such an enterprise at present, for any hall built now would probably be too small fifteen years hence. The borough finance was in a satisfactory condition. 'J he new valuation would probablv be between £8.3,000 and • £87,000," as against last year's £,8,437, so that a rate of 3id would produce as much as 3\d hist year. He had impressed upon j the Valuer that although the Council desired a uniform system of valuations throughout the borough, they were anxious that values should not be unduly raised, as in the event of further financial depression the present selling values would not be maintained. Mr Atkinson advised that his values , were far below present sale prices, and that in several instances ratepayers had j to the low values he proposed, coiiseipJ-eiiLly it was nuoossiu.o to anther reduce his totals to anv extent. CORRESPONDENCE. One notice of scarlet fever was received. Tlie Waimate School Committee wrote objecting to pay lor sanitary service to janitor's House, as tlie janitor was a tenant of the Education uoard. It was decided time as the service was tor lust year and the Committee had paid tins charge lor some rears on an arrangement formerly made, the Committee must be held to be liable. Several residents outside the borough in upper liigu bireet, asked mr U.irougii water to be laid on, ou'ering to pay charges similar to those paid Dy OLlicrs* under liKe conditions, f lie a|,piication was grantuu, tenders to ue caded ior Xho \> oik. Tne \i annate Technical Association asked for tne usuai subsidy (£O.l, and ! tu.s was granted. !Tlie U annate Pipe Band asked the Council to grant tiiem a building site lor a band room, ft was ueciued to i grant tins at a nominal rent, subject to details to bo arranged witn the Band s Committee, to be confirmed by toe Council. , Tlie \ aluation Department forwardjed a summary of approximate vaiucs 1 under the recent valuation, subject to alterations ou objection, and by Assessna lit Court. Tne figures —less exempi tions—are :—Rateable capital value I iii.ijciio: unimproved value, £S9,9s;;j. 1 'ii.-fl annual balance-sheet was laid on I illn tabit' duly audited, and was adopt- > ed, a "tug" being ignored. COMMITTEES. The Sanitary and l<"ir<? Committee recommended toe Couneil to procure for tlie ifire Brigade 3dU feet of canvas hose; one eavh hali-jnch and threequarter branch no/./.les, and one I'oft. lnud-cr ; that the present water pressure gauge be removed, and placed closer to tlie vestible door, so that it can be read through the Side lights from the footpath; that lint Council put a light concrete bottom in the centre of the present Baths reserve ilit-h for a distaiic,-,- of one chain from the- outlet, at an estimated cost of £G: that a man be sent to tidy up the rubbish tip: that MrDonn's application for leave to keep pigs be not granted; t-bafe the Counc.l c've Dr. .Finch's proposal i-p public health administration i'tivolirublo tcui- ; Sideration. j The report, wrs adontecl. j PUBLIC HEALTH. - j Councillor Sanders reported on the . Conference recently held on Dr. Finch's ! letter, and said he fully concurred with j the suggestions made and he strongly I ,

I recommended the. Council to adopt I tlujiii. The inspection would continue j much on tlie same lines as under tne ; present agreement. —It was decided to i adopt .the scheme providing the Uoroiigh j gets tlie same economical eiiicicut atI tciition from the inspector as at pre- | Sent. Councillor Sanoci's was tlian.ced a 1 f .r his services as delegate at tlie Cont . ference. j Tne Sanitary Inspector's quarterly i report was received; also report deal- [ iug with cases where other man storm B water was entering the borough drain, ! and it was decided to instruct the lnt spector to notify all offenders tliat the breaches of sanitary by-law must cease r by disconnecting from the drain within I one month. e j In reference to a case reported where . ' pigs were kept without permission (an x application had since come before the ! j Council, and been refused) it was decided to insist on compliance with the c ' bv-law. I | TENDERS. r i Four tenders for shingling in "Wilkin, I Naylor and Betten Streets (973 yards) 3 were received, and that of R, "White, 3 i £93 4s lid (Is lid per yard) was ac--3 j oepted. u'onr tenders for sweeping channels, . ] and attending to Seddon Square, and j the Triangle, to April Ist 1911, were I i received, and H. Cameron's, £6O 12s, Mas accepted. ' Councillor Hunt remarked on the ; growth of broom and gorse on some of : the streets, and it was decided to ask ; the Works Committee to report to next t meeting. c ACCOUNTS. Aeeouuts—General £1.78 Os 7d, Gas j j Co. £l7 17s od, were passed for pay= i ment. i THE DOMAINS. The Council then sat as the AYaimato 1 Domain Board. s The caretaker of Knotting]}' Park i (G. Neal), asked for a week's holiday, 1 uud the request was granted. : It was decided to leave the selling t of the firewood cut in the Park to the | chairman of the Park Committee to r make best arrangements. ) Some further discussion took place ,- on the desirability, in fact tlie j Hity, of having a better water supply ~ to the Park. The cost of a borough . supply lmd boon found to bo too hoayy t for the Board, and tho Acclimatisation a Society are to be written to asking if t it would be prepared to assist. It was „ also decided to find out cost of suitable t "ii pugi'ie to pump water. o Accounts amounting to £6 6s 4d e were passed for navment. f ,-__ " '.. ■