Thames Borough Council

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10195, 18 January 1907, Page 1

Thames Borough Council

LAST NIGET7S MBETPHNG.

Last night's meeting of the, Thames Borough Council was attended by His Worship' the Mayor (s£r A'- Burns) Crs. FouTgraim, Lucas, 'Lowe, vDeeble, Taylor, Graham,, Scott, and Comer. An apology wais received! for .the absence, through indisposition of Cr Milnes. —Minutes, Bo.^—

The lniinutes of the last meeting and the outrwaid corres]>ondenc.e were read by the Town Clerk (Mr A. Bruce) and adopted.

—The Drainage Contracts.— The following tender's were received for No. 12 contract:—iJas Bkwkes, £318 16s, crosings Is 6d per foot; Ohas. Short, £354, crossings- Is- 6d i>er foot; John Pratt, £312', crossings Is 6d per foot. The tender of Mr John Pratt, being the lowest, was aodepted.

—Salary of Collector.— Jas. Kerniok, collector, wrote:—■ 'After 17 years' service with, the Council, I respectfully beg to apply for an increase in my salary a.3 collector."

Referred 'to Finance Committee to report-

i —Gold Duty Division.— ! The Town Clerk reported that \is liad wired as under toi the Secretary Treasury, Wellington: —."Gold duty division, December quarter: Thames County £147 15s; Thames Borougli, £222 i 10s lid." ! —Tire Abattoirs.—

1 Johii Jam-tan, mieciit inspector, ro; ported: —Stock slaughtered at the abattoir during the month of December, 1906:—'Cattle 92, calves 8, sheep 229, lambs' 216, pigs: 18." j —Thames Drainage Board.—

' J. W. ""Niohol wrote:—'"The annual election of meniibora of the 'Board will bo held on Saturday, the "19th day of January, 1907- It will be necessary for your Council to elect ai member as representative, on the now Board. Due notice will be given of s lhe first meeting."

i —Unoccupied l Houses.— i Jinnies' 'A. Miller 1 wrote:—"The property in Owen street, Graiba-mstown, known as 'Walsh's butcJiery,' ha.ving been unoccupied' for tho space of six months within the current nvting year ending 30bh June, 1907, I beg to apply for a refund of half rates paid by tug in respect of the said property." B'uddle, Button andl Co. uTote:: — "We Jjeireby give you notice in accordance with subsection B, section, 5, of the Rating! A!ct (Amendment, 1895, that the Retv'. W- Ei. Bollard'si property,' pairt of ■allo'tmeats 4 and 5 "Albert stroefc, Tbaiinesl, has been continuously vacant for six months, and we therefor© ■claim a; rebate of half -the rates paid."

John Fra,ter wrote:—"Allotment 101 and buildings, Brotwn, street, Gra.hametown,, Thames, ; No. on valuation roll 306, ha® been unoccupied during the past six months. I -therefore respectfully claimi a refund of half rate for the. current year, in accordance .with the 'Rating: Act. Tlhei amount paiid waisl b&3 0s- 8d I. am- consequenitly- entitled' to> -ai refund 1 of 30s id."

—iWatef," for''Bjeotor-—' j W.- Johns wrote.: — "I would bag you to reiconsadier 1 your late finding re cost of water: for ejector in, cellar, Cornwall Arms Hotel. First, after paying coist of abduit £7 to.'get'ib put on yooi hadl no pmver to 'give me, and I had to .apply to the. Ithianiesi County Couinioil for the power, and -it.--was- 1 kindly giranted. I maiy say their power cleared' the oella:t* in one hour, so thie men fciomimenoed to' biuild, .amd the County water was on until bhe last w«ieilc. The last week th'ei County j water wa» taken off and your^>ower ( was turned! on. The coat of the water , from; the County was £3 5s Bd." J Referredl to Finance Committee to report.

! —Volunteer Annual Camp — T. Sommerville wrote:—'l have the honour' on behalf of tlh looal volunteer corps to ask if your Council will kindly allow us water for our annual caniip ait iParawai (as on former oocasionsi), from- the 19th! to> 26th inst. Elveiy car© will be taken that no waste o;f waiter takes! place." | The request was granted. | —Subsidies and Grants.— j The Paymaster-Genea:al wrote: —"I have tiha ihionour to inform you that the sum of £100, grant for removing i debris iVomi the KarnOca Creek, has , been remitted to credit of the Thames District Fund Atocount at the Bank of New! Zealand, Thames."

—Valuation Department— | I The ValuoisGeneral wrote as un- ' dw:—"l'have thia day sent on to th> ' 'Treasury ai voucher foi* the payment ,of £140 12s 6d, advance on account of subsidy due to> your Council for the ] year 190G-7, puynble under 1 seationß9 |of 'The Municipal 'Corporations Act, 11900/ 'Tlia Local Bodies' Finance and P'owera A^ob, 1885,' and, section 9 of The Alppropriation Acts 1906.'" —The Gold 'Returns'.— The managei' of the Bank of New ', South Wales, wrote:—'"l have to advise that during the quarter ended! 31st December, 1906, I have shipped 23600z3 Bdwt« silver and silver bul- ■ lion, and that sucfo metals- were stated by the sellers thereof bo be the pro-

duloa of thie undiermentioned counties or boroughs', viz.: Thames County, {2,l'l9'Ojssi Il2diwt,Bj; 'Thamies 1 Borough^, 2400z 16dwts. Duty amounting to ,£ll 13s 9di has been pa,id on the i aibove." I The gold purtohfases were: —rß'ank of New South Wales, County, 5790z5; I Borough. 80ozs. Bank of "New Zear land: County, 10il8ozs; Borough, 14,0340z5. -'—'Export of Gold— The Collector of Customs wrote: — "Return of gold exported during the quarter, ended' 31st December, 1906, the produce; of Thames Boi-ough. and' Thames County respectively: Thamies County, 14770z 9dwfc 12gf; value, £6186; duty, £M 7 15s. Thames Borough, 22,2450z Sdwt; value, £93,----706; duty, £2224 10s lid." —'Loan for 'Waitoa . District— The Oh'inemuri County Clerk wrota as follows:—"I have the honour to forward herewith ratepayers' consent to the application for,a loan for the Waitoa Special Raiting District, and re- , spectfully request that your Council will sign the same." —From this Foreman of Works.— The Foreman of Works wrote:—"l beg to sincerely thank the Council for the mark of its appreciation of my services accorded to- me in the shape of a 1 bonus. I trust tha-ti I miay continue to merit its approval." —'Sanitary Inspector's Report.— Tho Sanitary Inspector .reported': — "I beg to report thatrfche health- of the inhabitants olf the Borough seems fairly good, no report of infectious disease Waving been, received during the j past four weeks- There have also j been very .few complaiints. regarding ! sanitary matters, and when these, have been received they have been given immediate attention. • I would draw the attention of the council to- a dilapidatedl and' insanitary building on the Bird"in-Ha.nd Hill owned 'by" J. Kerf- Thle house is open and boys goingl, into it to smoke make it dangerous on aooount of .fire. The house in Davy street, owned by the estate' of the late J.. Maggot also> requires to' be I taken down as an insanitary building..'