LAWRENCE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 4079, 28 February 1894, Page 3

LAWRENCE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the above-named body was held in the Borough Council Chambers on Monday evening, and was attended by the Mayor and Crs Jeffery, M'Nab, Skinner, Chalmers, M'lntosh, Thompson and Browne.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

CORRESPONDENCE,

The Paymaster-General (Wellington) remitted a cheque for £69 7s 6d, being payment of subsidy to the borough under " The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Act, 1885," and section 9 of the " Appropriations Act, 1893," — 75 per cent, on £92 10s. — Received. Mr J. Johnson requested that the obstruction in Ardrossan-street, fronting section 10, block i., be removed, so as to give him access to his garden. — The Town Clerk was instructed to take steps to have the obstruction on the street-line removed.

Mr J. E. Bromley applied for a renewal of the charitable relief, amounting to 5s per week, granted to himself and his wife. — Approved.

FINANCIAL.

The statement submitted by the clerk showed that the general account of the borough was overdrawn to the amount of £281 11s 3d, while the waterworks (£2Ol 16s lid) and cemetery (£3O 10s 6d) were in credit £232 7s sd, thus leaving a debit balance of £49 3s lOd.

ACCOUNTS.

The following accounts were referred to the Finance and Public Works Committees for payment: — R. Symes, £11 10s lOd; Jas. Wilson, £8 8s ; R. M'Cutcheon, £2 3s 6d ; I. Mcc, £2 16s; W. Tubman, £2 16s; R. Tuckey, £2 9s. The Mayor stated that the greater part of the expenditure covered by the accounts was in connection with the cleaning out and puddling of the Corporation water-race, which was now in first-rate order. A lot of grass, gorse, etc., had to be removed from the bottom and sides of the race, and a good deal of puddling had to be done. The town was now well supplied with water.

WOBKS BEPOBT.

The Inspector of Works (Mr Uren) reported that during the month the surfaceman had been engaged, along with other laborers, in cleaning out and puddling the Corporation water-race. The puddle-wall of the reservoir embankment had been raised about 18 inches. A start had also been made with the cleaning out of the drainage channel. The report was read and received. A NUISANCE.

Cr Browne drew attention to the fact that a lot of filth and rubbish had lately been deposited in the Hospital Creek. He thought it was high time a stop was put to this reprehensible custom. Certain parties who had property along the course of the creek were in the habit of depositing all kinds of filth and rubbish in the creek as soon as a heavy fall of rain occurred. He would suggest that an advertisement be inserted in the local paper warning parties against this practice, and that a prosecution would follow if any further breaches of the law occurred in that respect.

The Mayor quite agreed with all that Cr Browne bad said. It was high time an example was made of some of those parties who were in the habit of depositing all kinds of rubbish in the Hospital Creek. Some parties also were in the habit of throwing ashes in the drainage channel — a practice that should no longer be tolerated. The attention of the Inspector of Nuisances should be drawn to all those who committed these breaches of the law.

After Crs Chalmers and Thompson had also spoken on the subject,

It was resolved to give effect to Cr Browne's suggestion, warning offenders that in future they will be prosecuted for discharging rubbish in either the Hospital Creek or drainage channel.

FOOTBRIDGE IN DISREPAm.

Cr M'lntosh drew attention to the dangerous state of the footbridge at the foot of Burrows-street, near the racecourse. A plank or two were required to put it in order. — To be attended to by the surfaceman. This was all the business.