BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14266, 4 August 1910, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

GEKALDIXE. T'uis Council met on Tuesday Present —1:1 is Worship tiie .Mayor, Mr Flattnan, and Councillors Taylor. \\. i Shorratl, Sutherland, T. Sherratt, a»il ' Or. J J atterson. Councillor sent an apology. The -Mayor made some remarks on the disregard by motorists of the notice boards put up to regulate speed witJnn tile Borough, and Councillor Shcrrarl mentioned the driving of sheep along .streets prohibited to them, buL no action v. as taken. Tiie Mayor brought up the matter of ; iift.ing' ! the market reserve so as to get it ve-:ted in the Council, .so that liicv could lease it, for building purj p:v.ci. Jf«» s L ated thai: ho and Air • .\'o:,» orihy !-.nv the J'remier about it, ! :,:ul tiic i.liter said it was a <iiilict.lt ; tiling io get reserves lifted. but he ; would do 1 lis host if Mr Xo-avorthy tokl hue all about it.— !t wasagired to solid t io Mr .Nosworthy a clause dra!ie.d hv : Mr Hiu-kitc last- year, for dealing wnli the reserve. ■ Tlie eiversctv's report was read, disdia.g With the work done since last mect- ■ ing. much ef it .-ipecial woik due to the we; weal her. Oil the other hand tile Wat: r supply had required a good deal ; of attenti'iu on account- of severe U'osts. and he reported that there w;g< a. good deal of \va~ie by consumers. A 3-iuch main pipe had been replaced, as it was leaking. Tlie gas supply, cxcent lor ' aome street lamps, had given general j s,if:sf,u-t ; o:i, and those lamp* had licen put right. The shingle contractor had made good progress, having delivered about half the contract quantity. Iteceipts since last meeting were:—Gas £32 .1- od. rents £2-j 12s fid, sanitary fees £'! llt is '.0(1, water £2, dog lax | "s (id, sundries (is: total, £7-1 is Id. ; —Tee I'eport was adopted. ! ravnients for 7Ss t!d were passed, j The C<\ers.cer was in.itructed to iai- ' lir.-na- tlie footpath in front-of Mrs Mul- ; hern's Hotel. Mrs Mulhern Lo pay halt the cast.

li was resolved ihai the Tow, Clerk lie to prepare a roiurn <ii' ihe cosi of running ilie aeot.\ lone gas iu.*tn!!:ili»;i twelve moliihs, the revenue received. and ihe oo.?L oi street 1i Lr 111 i n re;. Siiling as ihe Domain Board. the Connri! authorised the removal of some t:v>- •• 'l!i;;l were damafiin;; others, opposite Dr. .iii.ilop's. Accounts for £1! ius were missed.

as the Cemetery Bonrd the Mayor reported that the boohs, etc.. unci a credit balance of £'.)-! Os ltd. had been handed over to them, am' it had been advertised by -the Minister that the cemetery was now vested i:i the Council. ]t was agreed that a eopy of the Cemeteries Act lie obtained, as a preliminary to the framing of by-laws. Councillor T. Sherratt said limt- iii the past pints had been sold twk-e over, and that the ph/L survey had never hem completed, and 011 his smi'iiestioii a Cemetery Committee was set up. eou--i-I!oi.' the 3-layor and Councillors KciinL'dvj "\V. A. Sherratt, and ihe inorer. ZNli* .Kineld was re-appointod sexton. Accounts for 7s were parked for p;iyiv.cr.t.