LAWRENCE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4896, 2 October 1901, Page 3

LAWRENCE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tbe usual fortnightly meeting of the Lawrence Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening ; presenL— His Worship the Mayor (Mr B. Winn, in the chair) and O'rs Miller, fiTlncosu, Blair, Walker and Jeffery. MINUTES. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From Jas. Bennet, M.H.E., Wellington, acknowledging receipt of resolution passed by the Invercargill Borough Council, re cheap money to local bodies, and stating that ib will receive his attention. — Received. From Jno. Swan and Co., Danedin, offering to provide labels for dog registra lio o . — Received . From the clerk, Dunedin City Council, forwarding copy of city by-laws.— Received, INSPECTOR OF WORKS* REPORT, The Inspector of Works reported as follows : — I have the honor to report that the surfacemen have been engaged during the month in cuttiug down the side of Whitehaven-street fronting sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, block 5, a distance of five chains, and carting the material on to section 13, block 5, which was recencly purchased by the Council. The cost, of carting in tbe material was £12. The section now requires very little filling in to complete it. The holes in Sowerby-street from Harring-ton-street have been filled in with rough material from Blue Spur ; also holes in the Beaumont road. Five trucks of blue metal have arrived and are being distributed on the Beaumont road fronting block 44, GENERAL. Or M'latosh called attention to the nuisance caused by cattle straying through the streets, especially on last Saturday night and Sunday. He hoped the attention.- of the borough ranger would be called to the matter, — Tho Mayor- said he had been informed by the ranger that he had met with an accident which prevented him for some days past from exercising bis usual vigilance, but in the course of a few days he would be able to attend to bis duties again.

Or Miller called attention to the grating over tne sewer opposite Mr Gr. O. Taylor's. At present ie tilts up, leaving the sewer unprotected and an accident may occur any night. Ho would move : 11 That the Public Works Committee be instructed to bave a suitable grating placed over the sewer in question." — Seconded by Or Walker and carried. ACCOUNTS. The following accounts were passed for payment : — Jno. Kearney, 18s ; Geo. Hendry, £7 Us ; E. M.'Outcheon, £8 Si ; M. O'Gorman, £4 9a 9d ; E. Eobertson, £14 14s. BALANCES, The following shows the state of the borough finances .- — General A/o, Dr . . £483. 2 & Waterworks Ate, Dr £384 12 5 £867 15 1 Cemetery A/c, Cr „ .. 184 9 3 Total Dr „ .. £683 5 10 A Testimonial fronc Old Enoiand. 'I consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the best in the world for bronchitis,' say ■ Mr William Savory, of Warring ton, England. 'It has saved my wife's life, she having been a martyr to bronchitis for over six years, being most of the time confined to her bed. She is now quite well.' It is a great pleasure to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Congh Remedy to be able to publish teitimonials of thia character. They show that great goad ii being done, pain and suffering relieved and valuable lives restored to health and happiness by this remedy. It is for sale by E. S. Poison, chemist. Price, Is 6d ; big size, 33.