TEMUKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16524, 20 April 1918, Page 5

TEMUKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

V - ' MONTHLY -MEETING. Tlis Council met on Wednesday evening. The Mayor jn opening the meeting madio Miniu romares on "-die finances, that caution was necessary in .dealing with tlia ratli.er considerable profjosuls for expenditure, ©specially as it was proposed that t ; he special rate for . water works maintenance be not collected. At a later stage a discussion took place on the Finance Committee's recommendation that this rate be not collected this year, as £946 had been accumulated from it already. Several Councillors objected to collecting rates and storing them. Eventually it was resolved' that the special rate be nob collected tliiis year, except on Government property. A grant of £25 was made to tlie Fire Brigide and cue of £3 3s to the Pliinket Society.

It was decided by prosecution of offenders to uphold the by- law prohibiting the driving of cattle along certain streets, and an order was made that owners d' property must trim, and grub if required, over-grown hedges.

It was decided to order 10 tons of cement, as si year's supply, and that 50 tons of stone clappings be ordered from Duncdin for asphalt work. Sitting as the Temuka, Domain Board i'luo Council decided to ask "the Audit Department for permiss'on to borrow from l' e Borough Water Supply Account £4OO to erect a new curator's cottnge, the present on? (over 40 years old) being almost past repair.