WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14323, 13 October 1910, Page 6

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

DRAINAGE SCHEME REQUIRED. The bi-monihly meeting; of the Waimate J.sorou<ili Council was held on Tuesday nifiht. Present —The Mayor,. (Mr N. Francis), Councillors lukslor. Sanders. .Miller, Jones. Collett, Cjx. and Kvans. Councillor Kvans made the necessary declaration and was v dcomed to the Council lahle by >!n' Mayor, lie was also appointed to the Committees vacated by his predecessor. Councillor Hunt applk.-d for and was granted leave of absence for two mouths.

Tiio -Mayor stated that during tho month the- rate demands hud gone out.. ;utd up U> date £356 iiad been collected . '1 be overdraft was £'Ji4. lie, had given notice of motion to rescind the resolution' carried on Ins casting vote that a charge he made ior using. garden hose. .Ur Kraueis explained lies reason-.! fur the notice. Ho suggested that the water by-law would have to be revised presently in other directions, jyud in the meantime it would he as \yell to allow the provision re garden, hose to remain is .t was. 11 the privilege continued to he abused as during the past .some new regulations must necessarily lie made. Mrs G. Manchester complained of the water from side-channels flowing on to hex property. The matter was referred to the Water Committee. In the meantime it was decided to partially close the flow which is kept constantly running in channels, from the water supply. The Town Clerk was granted leave of absence from October 17th to October 20tk inclusive, and Mr J C r;nvshaw was appointed acting Town Clerk for the period, his remuneration to he paid by the Town Clerk. The G-isborne Borough Council asked for information as to the -\uineil's experience in rating on unimpr ived values. It was decided to reoly ti at the system had been found jaiisUntory.

Consent was granted for a r. ortgtge to he effected on a borough base.

The Church Property Trustees returned a demand for rates on St. .Augustine's Hall, and asked why it was sent.—lt- was explained that to" coma nd was made in accordance wi<h a legal opinion as to '.he rr.thig of buildings not exclusively r;.ed for church purposes. Ultimately the Council decided to ask the _Miin> cipal Association's solicitor for an opinion,' "n the matter.—The clerk rcparted that this hail had hern used for a public entertarraneni last week, and that no license had bs>sn applied for. After further d ; scus:-ion it was decided to inform the vc-try that a breach of flu- Municipal Corporations Act had b:cn committed, m not applying for a 1 Conse. DTtAIXAOE.

The borough solicitor, advised that the Council had no power i<> incmi.se the liability of n special drainage area, in ilu* event of sucli area being extended, without tho consent <>f ihe rniepavcrs affected. The Council then considered the question of a drainage scheme The "District Ileaitli Officer (Dr Finch) was present and said lie considered drainago was necessary, and it was the Council's duty to put some scheme before the ratepayers, in the congested area.; where it seemed to he generally tliut drainage was quiredAfter disc-mission it was decided: "That the iimo has arrived when .some dnvnage scheme for tlie congested area oi the borough is necessary/* T)r Finch suiruested that they mightjro further, nnd say that any scheme drawn up should he capable of extension. A f tc-r ft considerable* disni ssi on, w i fcl i elucidation of many points by T)r Finch, it was decided to adjourn the discussion to a special meeting to be held o\\ Ihe ?oth >nst.. and "Dr Finch was thanked for his attendance. OEXERAL. The borough solicitor advised regarding Tho op'nion seemed to be that the Council had no respon-sihil't-y in regard to rights-of-way on private property. The water coinmiiiee reeommended that the public baths he opened on Oct. 31sL and that ihe former caretaker lio offered the same ])osit ioji on term"; as before. —The report was adopted. Tenders for iVnriim at the reservoir wore opened, and the town clerk was authorised to arrange with the lowest tenderer. Mr J. Jameson claimed remission of charge for water for raws. He did not use the water simply for this pur«>f Councillor Sanders that tile wliole question of water charges l>e referred tit the .water eoinmitee for enquiry and report. The Mayor moved that tho motion mak no; a eh'arce for the use of garden hrs>» he rescinded, and the motion wa* carried. Ac-coiints for £l7l 9s -irere passed for payment.

THK DOMAINS. I The Council then siil" as ihe Wiii- I lllalo Domain ill ..inl. f It. uns reixn-ic'l ll,:ii: ;i |ixi-,| deposit ' in |li,- hunk li:ui fallen .1n,., and" was ■v-.;-- n' .vrecl.it of ucuvni! :,. roinit.— It was decided tu reinvest H7u ui P.O. Siring Bank. The matter of clearing corse ofT roads fi'onliii.; leaded reserves was hmimhl up, and it was decided In advise tfiiant-- thai if K orse v,-as not. 0 eared l,y (],.,,,, (I ||. Boi.lvl VO|,ld do the v. oik at, (hen- expense. The chairman and SJr Sanders -wrr* appointed to wait on tho Couutv Conneil with a new to having half tlio width of the. road in question closed.. Accounts amounting to £23 los 9d were passed.