BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14361, 6 February 1911, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

TBMUKA. The monthly meeting of the, TeBiuiiu. Borougu Uuiuicii wiui luld on unauy jrriisciib —xU» ttoroinp Ule (ilr X. Jiuiuun Uoiuiodlors' u. AtcmiWaS, A. J)l"*.Wj -d-. UiU*ju, O. J. Jlcji-uy, A. Oiwier, S\. i>'. and J. mc-J-ieaii.

Tne iUayor 111 outlining the business mentioned the ssverul matters winch spluial committees- iiad been fcOT uj. to report on. lnc onuection with tne library lie thought it that tno Council siioiud now start on their owu uies, without reference to what had beau done before. It would bo necessary to get a rough plan of the profused bunding, and forward it to Mr Carnegie. Ho considered the Council would be. able to grant £1(30 to £l5O without increasing 'the rateu. With reference to the application from tha Band for a sito for a bund-room a difficulty had cropped up with regard to the Council's title- to tho land. Otherwise the committee thought the request a, reasonable one. Regarding the railway crossing ho had received wcrtl that the Minister of Railways wculd bo passing through on Saturday and ho intended to meet the Minister and put the matter before him a3 st/ongly as possible; it was no use allowing the matter to drop and nolhi'i£ bo done until another accident happened. „ CORRESPONDENCE. Among the ooirespoudenco dealt with was the following:— From E. H. A. Court, applying to have his property in iiirk'i-Lt street col necked witn. the main sewer. — Granted.

From Mr P. W. Marehant C.E., asking for a date to meet tho Council re high pressure water scheme. — M- Marchant to be asked to come out on Friday next. From Messrs Tripp and RolJeston. on behalf of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, stating that they admitted no liability in respect to the fatal accident to the late John McAuliffe on 2nd January;— Received. From the Commissioner of Crown Lands re the Council's occupation of Kr-servc 168. The Mayor said that he would take steps to see what could be done to vest the land in the Council. From this Department of. Lands,, asking the Council to accept reappointment as the Temuka Domain Poard.—Agreed to. From the Wai'mate Borough Council re sharing auctioneers' licenses by the County Councils.—The clerk was instructed to write to tho Auctioneers' Association 'that there should be a division of the fees in the boroughs in which the auctioneers do business. ■ REPORTS. , The Finance Committee .reported as follows:—Oustandiug' rates, £47 IBS lid; rents outstanding, £.s2'lis; receipts from all sources, £57 15s; credit balances, district fund account' £784 18s 2d; drainage extension, £7O G-> lid.—Accounts amounting to £136 7?. (3d were passed for payment. The overseer's report was read and adopted. _lt- was decided to grant a subsidy or £ls to the Temuka Band. In committee accounts were for payment as follows—Tomuka. Domain Board £l2 1-i.s; Arowhenva Cemetery Board, £7 4s.