The Waimate Advertiser. (Established 1898). Published every evening since 1914. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926 BOROUGH FINANCES

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 21 December 1926, Page 6

The Waimate Advertiser. (Established 1898). Published every evening since 1914. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926 BOROUGH FINANCES

With all labour allowed for to March 31st," said the chairman of the Finance Committee, “and with sufficient tar and other materials to finish coating the tarred road surfaces, there remains in the works allocation unexpended some £l5O, which it is suggested should be hand ed to the Works Committee to spend on increasing the length of tarred roadway.” The Council agreed to this, and we may hope to see, as a result of the two years work of this Council, the length of tarred roadway about doubled. The £2OO set aside for Rest Rooms for women has not been called for in the time agreed, and this sum the Council decided to apply to paying for the abbatoir plans and paying the balance of the old debt to Riley and Co. for drainage plans. As the chairman remarked, this is one way of banking the money. The Reserves Committee received sanction to spend a portion of the balance in hand iu erecting the promised gas house in Seddon Square, and the General Committee was instructed to proceed with the very necessary renovation of the Chambers. It is hoped that in renovating these Chambers some interior alterations will be made. It is disgraceful that., in a Borough such as this, the bu*.gesses should have to do business with the Town Clerk in accomodation that was aptly likened to. a. dog kennel The Mayor’s Room and the Chamber itself are no credit to Waf • mate. The Chamber is our most, popular gathering place for small public meetings, and, could with but slight expenditure be made much more suitable for Council meetings and for public gatherings May we suggest that if, is about time that those inconvenient and unsightly stoves gave way to modern electric radiators, and that the bare benchlike seating for the public be replaced with something more in keeping with the times? After making ample allowance for all expenditures mentioned, the Council had a balance in hand of savings for the year of some hundred pounds, and this was after discussion handed for the larger part to a committee, with instructions to place in Victoria Park a small-tots' toboggan, and a larger slide in Victoria Park and in Kelpy's Bush I These amusements for children will | meet with the approval of the public. and. as the Mayor remarked, since they are paid for out of mon ey made by improved methods of Work, we are not asking anyone tc bear an extra burden in providing them. We congratulate the Finance Committee and the Council on the financial successes of the year and can assure the Councillors that ratepayers are not unmindful of the ability shown and the thought expended on their affairs