TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 3

TAIHAPE

BOROUGH AFFAIRS. “The oldest member of the council is usually elected Deputy-Mayor, although there is no regular procedure regarding the matter,” said the Mayor, Mr L. B. H. do Lautour, at a meeting of the Taihapo Borough Council on Wednesday evening in n oving that Cr. Loader be elected to the position. “Cr. Loader has been a member of the council for the past 10 years and lias devoted a great deal of his time to borough affairs,” concluded His WorThe motion was seconded by Cr. White, who endorsed the remarks of the Mayor. Cr. Christensen thought that Cr. Loader was eminently suitable for the position, and merited the honour by his long experience and strict attention to duty. Crs. Butler, Darvill, McDonald and Welsher also supported Cr. Loader, who was unanimously elected Deputy-Mayor. Cr. Loader briefly returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. Committees. After the various Committees had been elected the Mayor expressed the. hope that the Works Committee would adopt a policy similar to that adopted during the past two years. This committee would have to confine its activities chiefly to maintenance work, with due consideration to clean streets. The Electric Light. Ccmmittee would have to give this department a good deal of consideration with a view to making it more profitable. He though: a little re-organisation was necessary. The Domains Committee would still have his services. Although much useful work had been done in the past, there was still a great more to do. The Overdraft. ‘‘Much has been made of the that the Council has a credit balance of £4OOO, but if we did not have a substantial credit balance at this time of the year we would Do in a very poor position. The credit balance will soon be turned into a debit balance,” said the Mayor (Mr de Lautour) when the matter of fixing the limit of the council’s overdraft was under discussion. Proceeding, the speaker said that at the end of March 1929 the council had a credit balance of £6OO as against £4OOO nt the end of the Fame month this yea l *. The limit of the overdraft last year was £5OOO. The Town Clerk said that although provision had been made for £5OOO overdraft last year, the council had not exceeded £3OOO and he anticipated that this figure would not be exceeded during the ensuing year. The Mayor remarked that the council would have to make provision for £lOOO as its share of the bridge. After further discussion the limit of the overdraft was fixed at £5OOO. Crs. Loader and Christensen were appointed to represent the council on the Library and Museum committees respectively. It was decided to hold the first monthly meeting of the council on May