BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14321, 11 October 1910, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Timaru Borough Council was held last night. Present—Deputy-Mayor Hawkey, Councillors Sealey, Oborn, Harney, Angland, Raymond, Porter, Watson, Beck, Gilchrist, and Satterthwaite.

The Deputy-Mayor said they would be sorry to learn of the serious illness of Councillor Sinclair in Sydney. He was in Sydney Hospital in a very low condition, though the crisis was noiV past. He hoped soon to hear of his complete restoration to health. The Timaru A. and P. Association desired the Council to send the water-cart oi't as far as the show grounds on show day. It was usual to do this, and he thought it should be done this year. The Deputy-Mayor's statement was approved and adopted, and on the motion of Councillors Angland and Raymond a motion of sympathy was passed witli Councillor Sinclair, and the hope expressed that lie would be speedily restored to health. CORRESPONDENCE.

Messrs Smithson and Raymond applied for the Council's consent to dedication of land belonging to Mr Cullman in Baker street, for street widening purposes.—Agreed to. The Caledonian Society wrote complaining of the unsatisfactory condition of the rubbish tip at Patiti Point.

Councillor Watson suggested that the tip be removed half a mile further south. It was at present a great nuisance, and a detriment to health. The Deputy-Mayor said he had looked into the matter of shifting the tip a little further south, and found that it could be done at a cost of £5 or £6.

Councillor Raymond said he thought it should be so shifted.

Councillor Satterthwaite proposed that a report be obtained from the Council's sanitary inspector, and Councillor Sealoy seconded.

Councillor Harney suggested leaving the matter to the engineer. It was decided to shift the tip further south.

Mr Vearce -*-rntn obiecting to the formation jf Oxford street to the adopted levels. Trie "pran of this work has been maae, and it was decided to defer consideration until next meeting . Mr Reilly applied for a refund of the cost (£4 odd) of shingling bis right-of-way, which had been disturbed bv the drainage works at the back of Melville Hotel.

Ihe Deputy-Mayor said the Council had no responsibility in the matter. If anyone was liable it was the contractors.

Councillors Angland and Watson thought a refund should be made to Mr Reilly Councillor Watson suggesting that the Council should pay and debit the amount to Mr Marchant. who was to blame for it. He proposed amotion to tins effect, but the DeputyMayor declined to accept it Councillor Beck said the Council had been foolish enough to make Mr Marchant sole arbiter, and they could do iiotlimg now. iJi-»,l this I Coun ? il l°r Satterthwaite oh&2&S2X MS -fit to Mr V M.,i e . Cid( l d J : to lefer the m *tter to Mr Marchant for report A number of bathers wrote askinthe Council to erect a shelter for" bathers on the rubble to engineer for report. Messrs Smithson. and Raymond (for the late J. W s Trustees) iorAt

J. Cliambets and Son forwarded catalogue for wood pipes. +;™ r l -n F ' 81lW i k 7 TO^ e Saving informaton m regard to electric trams, and tho town clerk at Wanganui wrote on tiie same subject. The District Health Officer wrote having condemned a building in aW

A requisition was received from ironmongers, stationers, and jewellers asking the Council to certify that they composed a majority of the represent tatives of these, three trades In Timaru lh 6 signatories- desired this from the Council in order that thev might apply to the authorities in Wellington to fix closing hours This letter had been referred to the l^ a }w SpeC 1 tor °, f factor ies, who advised that only the signatories in the jewellery business constituted a majority of those iu that business, and rt „u as < l? c,d . ed to certify to this effect Jhe district engineer New Zealand Railways wrote consenting to the removal of clay and rock from the bank at Caroline Bay (north end) to enable the grass plot to be extended Mr Crn.gie M.P., wrote giving information as to the betterment clause proposed to be added to the Municipal Ccroporations Act.

Mr Pring, Otipua road, wrote complaining of a defective drain near his place.—Referred to engineer OFFICERS' REPORTS.

air A. M. laterson, manager of the abattoirs reported that:—During the month of September the following animals were slaughtered at the Borough abattoirs :-Cattle 182, sheep and lambs 1646, pigs 28, ca i TCs 5 TJlese ngures represented an increase of ?>3 cattle and 223 sheep as compared with those for September of last year Seven cattle and four pigs were found to be diseased and dealt with accordingly. Arrangements bad been made for the removal of three in Braceheld s paddock. Owing to the increasing number of sheep dealt with, it was desirable that a drafting race be erected at the yards.

The acting librarian reported that the attendance m the news room for the month of September was 6570. Three hundred and three persons had feigned tiifi Reference Library Book during the month. One thousand one hundred and fifty-nine tickets had been issued to date. Books have been issued as under:—Fiction 3025, other works 441, total 3469. The receipts of the library for the month endino-

September 3Uth, 1910, are—Finos 7s bd, old papers £1 0s Sd. total £1 8s ia.

The Borough engineer, Mr W. R. Leedcr reported the bank in front or Mr Webb's section College road had been removed at the estimated cost. I he fencing of the new area at the reservoir was also completed. In regard to Mr Gilbert's claim for damage to fence in Cameron street,. about threequarters of a chain of the fence had been buried with debris and it would be necessary to remove another threequarters of a chain of this fence to enable the contractor to form the street out to its full width. If the Council, agreed to supply sufficient new material to make up the threequarters of a chain that had been buried, Mr Guilbert would undertake to do the labour of re-erection gratis. He recommended the Council to agree to this. He recommended that the 4xncJi cast iron water main for Te Rautaweka road remain in abeyance until the new main pipe line was completed down Wai-iti road. The fresh water shower in one of the oompartn?ent -r ° f the flsed ba t h inp shed near the lea. Rooms was on the point of completion and the convenience at bathing shed north wall was underway. The matter of Mr P. O'Hagan's section, Rathmore street, should stand over until the levels for these streets were adopted. At the Centurv Baths somr minor repairs had been completed, hor the Oxford street formation, etc., he had run out the levels and reported that a. good workable grade could be got bv reducing the lull at the east end of Raymond street, and filling up the gullv to the adopted level. Cleaning footway and channels, etc. A fair amount of this work had been put through on Cha '-Ices, Princess. Barnard, Woollcombe. Rhodes Cqlege, Buchanan, Babington and King streets, and pprt of Town Belt, James and Flinders streets. At the head race good progress was being made with cleaning. Twenty-one building permits Lavs bean issued during the past month, estimated cost £7OS3, and 38 water applications had also been dealt with. O i the footway west side of 3arah street a few chains of kerb and channel required to be done and he recommended that this work be put through at an early date, also that a concrete channel costing £7 be- put on the west side of Stafford sueet from North street to Heaton streets. The Park Curator reported that the work for the past month had Ix en Sii.neral routine, mowing of grass avi ho-eicg of borders. The alterations Jo drive etc. were finished. The bowling green had been surface sown an-1 topdressed, and the path around the green levelled and sown with grass. The greater part of Craigie Avenue had been picrghed and Alexandra Square ticll.rd u:.- He again placed before the Gci.ucil the urgent necesity tor lavatories and dressing rooms in the dcmam. as he had had several e<>:nplaints of the indecency of changing clothes in the open, also of people committing nuisances in the Par;. Til- Sanitary Inspector, Mr -T. R. Sniti, reported that he had 'uspwk'd premises in Wai-iti road, Nile, T;eston. Creek and Thomas streets and Avenue road, and gave a list.of the nuisances dealt with. The insi ection of sanitary convenien res at places of public amusement had bc-en attended -to. During the past foitlight three cases of infections discse had been notified as existing within tho. borough- boundary. [ It was decided that the engineer supply Mr Guilbert with necessary material to re-erect fence in Cameron street; that the placing of a -1-inch main in Te Raitaweka road be deferred until the new trunk main is laid ; that Mr O'Hagan's application for improvement to Rathmore street be held over until the levels are adopted; that the channel on west side of Stafford street from North to Heaton street be run in and cemented to the stone kerb ; that the footway on the west side of such street be kerbed and channelled where necessary, one third of the cost to be charged to the frontages; that repairs to library windows be attended to: that Mr Hall, architect, be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for suitable lavatory and sanitary conveniences and dressing rooms at the Parkcost not to exceed £250. ' A long discussion took place on the last ..clause, some Councillors being of opinion that £250 was too much to

spend on Park conveniences. The clause was, however, eventually carried. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £844 16s Id were uassed for payment, made up as follows:—General £320 IDs 6d, special rate r.ceount £139 17s, waterworks account £3B-1 8s 7d.

THE NEW RESERVOIR. Three tenders were received for making the new reservoir and enlarging lib old one. The engineer's estimate was £9191, and tenders were as ioliows.-—\V. J. Black and Son JJSIUO 3s 4d; Brightlmg and Marriott (Christchurch; £10,934 3s 6d; T. i*'. Slowey £y293 lUs. On the motion of Councillors Satterthwaite and Gilchrist the tender of }V. J. Black and Son was accepted subject to the sureties being approved by the Finance Committee. GENERAL.

Councillor Harney asked that that part cf Craigie Avenue from Roberts street to CoUeye road be kerbed and channelled.

Councillor Watson complained of the way tiie kerbing and channelling was £>?mg Imng up.

ADJOURNED. At tin's stage Councillor Sealey moved than as it. was 11 o'clock and the bottom of the agenda paper still not m sight, the Council should adjourn untii 7.30 this evening. The motion was carried.