Thames Borough Council

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10451, 28 October 1904, Page 1

Thames Borough Council

—* — LAST) iXKIHT'^i MEETING-. Thoie w'eiß present-, at. 'last night's meeting of the iibovo Couffcil "" His Worship? tha Mayor' (Mr F. Treinhathj and Crs iVluir, Ensoll, B-uirns, Scio-tt, Milnesji, Comer, and- T'heo- Wood 1. An apology was received from. Cr Pbulgrain for non-attendance. .—Minutes, Etc— The minutes* of the last meeting were read, by .the Town Clerk (Mi- A^ Bruce) and! adopted, while tha outward correspondence was confirmed. —Tlrea.surr Payments.—- j The Treasury intimated that (ho J sum of £7 10s, (water supplied to offices of Mines- Department) £i 10s and water 1 supplied to S.-M,- Buildings £o), had been placed to tha credit of the Council; also: .£'s 15s for water J supplied to- police station. —Dirty Drain in, Corhrane Street--^-Agnes' G. Hansen wrote:'--"'I beg to draw your attention, to the perpetual dirty state of the drain fronting my property in Cocliraiio street. To remedy matters Mi" Geo. Fisher (owner of the-adjoinin" 1 property) and self ask that concrete water tables be laid down from corner of Davy street to corner of Queen street, and Aye will pay our share of cost of same- Hoping, that you will take this matter up; at once, and thanking you in anticipation." Referred to (.lie General Purposes Committee.. -—Fire. Superintendent's! Telephone— Mr 1 Capper, Chief Postmaster, wrote as under :—'"lib connection between Fire Brigade and Superintendent's house:: Our lii.sjvcut.oa- advise* me that fees for this line woaild be the acitual cost of ■uoiwtructi&n, as before mentioned, and a. rental of £2. per annum. You might find it uhciipsr and possible^ mere satisfactory4o. run the wire privately (not on' our poles), I and: purchase' iiom, -lis* a, couplel' of second-hand telephones' at' 10s or 15s each. Please lot. me know your decision; and I will arrange accordingly." The matter was referred to. the Mayor and I'lrs Burns: and Enroll—Report of General Purposesl and and Finance Committee.— The Coimn.itlco! having considered the various matters referred to them, beg to recommend as follows: (J.) TPaltrid'ge's' appHcation for allowance off Water charge--'.: That as the water I was 1. 'Continuously 1 on the property for the period charged that payment in full must, bfe made. (2.) Upper part of Iviwaka Creek road : That. the. estimate of cost for repairs being at least £1-1, and the Vvinoiuut received in rates, from tho locality being 1 so very .small, the Conuii.ittee make no recomiuendation., further than That) the Council deal with, the . matter when considering the report of tho Foreman: of Works. (:l) That all oustanding unsatisfied judgments for rates! be handed to the Council's solicitors* for collection. (-1.) That rates; owing by the persons. ' whoso names are atta.-hedi hereto, be re I mitted, and: all other persons; ni su'rears, who linvo not been granted and extension of time, be at once sued. —The Cemeteries Return—The, return of burials for Hie quarter ended .September 30th. 190-1, win* as under:—July: Children, Males 2, female, 1 : adults', males .1 ; total, 6. August: female 1; adults; Males-1- females •'* ; total. 8. Septe-n----bci": Adults.- males 3, female 1 ; total 4 : grand tola!, 18. 'Return., of sections purchased for quarter end:d September 30th, 100-1 :—Shetland Cemetery, six sections at. .£1 10s, £9 : Tararu Cemetery, four sections a,t £1' 10.-:', £G : total, £15. The returns for the same quarter for previous years were as under: — 1903, 23; 1902. 39 : 1901. 29.