GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 27 June 1924, Page 8

GERALDINE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

SPECIAL MEETING,

A special meeting of the Geraldine Borough Council was held °n Tuesday to confer the estimates for the year and to decide' on the plans for the new town hall and library. Present.X Mayor (Mr -J. Kenedy), and Councillors G, R- feherratt, M - -Gavison, E. H. Logan, Dr Paterson, A. j. Bell and A. South. . isjt was decided to increase the clerk s salary 1 , from #250 to £3OO per annum, the Council ,with.- the exception oi Councillor: South expressing then: appreciation of the services of Mr Hayes. The. audited balance sheet of. the Council’s last year’s -operations was received, certified correct. Councillor Sherratt, gave notice of motion that he would move at the next meeting, that rates be struck as follows .—General s*d in the £, water oid, lighting id, Masonic Hall Jd:

PUBLIC LIBRARY: The question- was considered of providing housing accommodation for the librarian. At the : previous meeting of the Council a letter had been received from the secretary of the library, drawing attention to the low state of their funds, and suggesting that the Council should utilise the existing building for a librarian’s cottage. Councillor Logan said there had been an error of judgment made, when the plans were drawn up, in not providing for a librarian’s and caretaker’s resi-

dence at the back of the building. Eventually they would have to make

arrangements for a caretaker for the town hall, and a librarian, and it would cheaper in the long run to spend £SOO or £6OO now for a residence to serve the dual capacity. Councillor Logan met with no support, and it was decided to approve of the architect’s plans. Councillor Sherratt moved, and Councillor Davison seconded, that the Library Committee be asked to take the 1 necessary steps to vacate the library buildings, to allow building operations to commence. Failing the committee being unable to make this arrangement, the Council will have to close the library, until the opening of the new building.