Waihi Borough Council

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1207, 23 December 1904, Page 2

Waihi Borough Council

At the usual fortnightly meeting of tho Borough Council, hold last night in tho Council Chambers, thoro wore present His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Crs Ryburn, Brown, Katz, Campbell, Foster, Nowth, Slsyin, Henderson, Donaldson, and Snundors. BOROUGU EMPLOYEES' SMOKE CONCERT, F, Linge, on behalf of the Borough omployoes, wrote inviting the Mayor and Council to their annual smcko concort on 23rd December.—Tho invi'.ation was accepted, GAS COAD. J. J. Craig wrote statin; that ho was prepared hi quo'O pncu-i lor «,w coal.— The loitor was received. GOLD DUTY Too Treasury notified payinont and tho National Bank receipt of £V6U 18s, «old duty for November. FBK3, FINKS, AND PKNAtiTIKS The Treasury notifio.i payment of -£lB 6i, being [;m, fiins and penalties coi • lected in Wailii. TRAFFIC TO KATIKAII

C. H, McKinnoy. of the OiKtoiu-, in reply lotllc Cnnieil, W'MO slating ihii- he would do his be.4 o fiMiisli a re'iirn ef the trallie between Wailii and Kaiikati. —Litter received, MAIN ROAD MAINTENANCE Tho County Council demanded pay meni of £IOB 4s 4d, the borough's share of cost of main road maiutunaiioit for October ; also 1391 2s 6.1 for November, - Tho payment was agreed to, subject to the UMial check. WAIIII POST OFFICE Tho Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, PostmasterGcnirnl, in reply to the Council's application, wrote (hat tbo question of raising tho Waihi Tost Office to tho first grado would receive consideration.—Lottjr received. STONE, FOR BRAND JUNCTION The manager of tho Grand Junction wroto asking permission >o take 1500 cub:c yards of sioao from one of the borough quarries.—ltsibrrad to Works Committee.

STATUTORY HALF-UOLIDAY The Factory Inspeotor notified iliat the Council would be requited to hold a special meeting in Jinnary to lis the statutory hilf-boliday,—Lettit' recoivjd, AUTOMATIC LAMIMIGUTER D, Wilkins, Dunedin, wrote recommending a paiont lighter mid exiiiigiiianor of street lamps.—Filed for futuro reference WATER CONNECTION'. T. May applied for an ox ; ia supply of water for his laundrv.-Referred to Finaneo Commiltee, The manager of tho Grand Junction applied for water connection with tho standpipo at tho company's oflicos, for uso in caso of emergency.—Deferred to Finaneo Committee,

lIOROUQII RESERVES Jackson and Moresby, borough solicitors, wrote that tho Wardon had expressed a wish to visit tho borough reserves in company with tho ongincer.—Agreed to. ALLEGED NUISANCE Mrs Hopo Seymour wroto that she was annoyed by numbers of men lounging about tho window of her shop and sitting on tho window sill, and asking for permission to ori'ct a window-guard—Rofcrred to Works Committee EININCH COMMITTEE The Finance Commiltoe reported as follows i—Letter from Mino* Department on Lund Tenure:—Tha' nspccial meeting of Council ho held to considor it and tho whole question of hid titles in Waihi, flanlon's claim,—No recommendation to offor,

Water supply to duelling Company,--That it bo taken through a motor. Accounts amounting tn (ordinary) £946 Is 4d, and (waterworks) £497 2i 51, having been ex unitird and passed, should bo paid. Katikati Domain,—That .020 subsidy por annum bn paid to the Hoard in consideration of the improvements and privileges sot, out in tho Board's littor of 30th \pril and tho annual report attached iherco, and in terms thereof, and that Cmintiil now nominates its delegates to tho Advis-rv Oommine, Bunk account is ns follows: District fund Recount Mr) £636410 i 21; accounts presented, i! 946 Us 4d; total 17311 Is 6d. Waterworks account (er) .£966 9s Id; accounts presented, 1497 2s s a; balance, 1649 6< 84. The report was adopted.

FBATON ROAD Thomas Snow wro'c asking for repairs to foo'pith in Foiton Ro id.—Roferrort to Wor'is Committee knwkkr's rkport The Fnginoer reported as follows : "Fire Brigade.—Owing In the hii»h pressure of water in »lm nmins, T would wornmend the removal of tho finall crank from bandies of livdraws tn prevent, the possi bilitv of the firemen shutting off water too qnickly. Tho absence of this small crank will add a second or two to tho limo of turning on and off tho water, but this should not he nllowod to weigh ngninst thn importance of preventing the possibility of burstirn? the main nnd los'ng the wstcr just at tho tiruo when it would bo most urgently required. I would also roeom> mond that competitive practices be not pi>rmittol at 0' y nl the street fire plugs, hu' that a fife ring lv placed, say. on the recreation reserve, for snob competitions; and that the same he provided with a valve to relieve ihn mains from "wntar hamm»r" consequent nron the sudden slmHing off vvhich would inevitably result at such practices.

Fno'pnfh Korhins.—lVforo tavrinsr fho footpnth frnm Cliurcl) nf Ennlnnd comer to thn bridge at Power's Hot.nl, I intend, wl'h permission of Council, to korb same vitli rough quarry stnno, straight, edge np nnd in lino, instead of wood, which nt best in only temporary, while thn stonn will ho permanent and nni\.-. This foo'pntli carries nil thn traffic from thn business centre to thn whnln of the ongtcrn pari of thn town. Supplies.-Th contracts for the supply of timber nnd ironware now in forcn expire on tho 3W inst. I would august that, now contracts bn prcpnrod, nnd instond of two kr hitherto tbnrn bo tbroo, ono naoh for timber, oarthonwnro pipes, and iron, monkery.

Drinking Trourlis.—■l would recommend Hint hovso troughs be orectod nnd supplied with wntor at four points to be decided upon by your Council."

In reference to watering tho streets, tho Engineer explained that ho intendod gettiti" a spray to fix on a nozzle. The Mayor favoured the spray system. Wat n rinff by oarti wn« out of date. '

• Or. Saunders hopedt'iV. the spray would soon be in use.

The report was adon'ed. tho Ins* clause to bo referred to the Works Committee,

WATEH HATK

The Mayor moved the confirmation of« resolution previously passed in connec ion with thn water raie.-Carried.

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

On the mo'ion of the Mayor, amendments (already published) to tho by-laws wore confirmed,

CHRISTMAS nOHDAYS,

The Mayor proposed that tho Council gffioes be oiosod till Monday, 9th January,

and that the next meeting of tbo Council bo held on January 12th.—Carried,

FIRE INSURANCE BATHS.

Cr Donaldson moved that tho Underwriters' Association bo written to. and asked to reduce tho ratos oi' firo insurance in Wailii, in viow of tho faot that tho town had now an up-to-date water supply and well-equipped firo brigade. 0. Kitty, said that tho Council should understand whit it was doing. Ho once thought they woro paying higher rates in Wailn than in Auckland, but ihis was not the case, Ho had found that, tho rates woro tho gnmo to a penny, exeopt that Wailii came undor tho regulations for wooden buildings and Auckland undor those for Rtono building* They had an up-to-date fire brigade in Aucklmd, mid itsconvd h him impossible that in Waihi, with a .aniiiller brigado, lb* companies would make any rodnction on Auckland raios The morion was carried,

PREFKIfRXCR TO UNIONISTS Cr, Newth drew aitir.iinn to t'io resolution on the bioki giving preference to unionists on borough works, He said he had found that pre! mice was not being given, '''ho Mayor said tha - ho understood that there W"«a!so a resolution that the En* gineer could lake on whom ho liked, '■r Kaiz said tha l on" of ihe idpii wasn mnnilier of a union, lm'not tin Miners' Uiuon Cr Slnvm said that as lung as they were unionists it, did mt m ith-r The Engineer said it had beensuggps'ed that tha men who were not unionists, should lie asked to join, Tho matter then dropped, APPOINTMENT OF CLERK The Ccnneiljihen went into committee to bnllot for the appointmont of clerk to tho Council There were forty-six applicants, and these were reduced io two. tho result being tV- R S. Hanna, of Taeroa. was successful, and his appointment was confirmed.

ACCOUNTS. The following accounts wore passed for pavmont: Printing and '\dvortising, £l6 13s 61; account books, £ 3 2s 6<l; binding, 6s Cd; nozzles, £1 fa 3d; Firo Bridles Supply Co., X'B 14s 9d; carting, 119 Is; forage, £3 16a 6<!; tallying traffic. £l4 8s; joinery, i' 9 3s 3d; plumbing £1 2s 6d ; T. E. Palmer, balance on chambers, 119 17s Od; return of deposit, 147; pro. »ipas on rotunda, £10; tracine, M 12s 6d; tar, 17 14s; wa'er riup bonk, B ss; limber, £103s101; forage and furnishing, £9 6s 6d; carting, £1 Us 61; smithing, 150 12s 8d; dust cart, 12 ss; wages per pay shoot, 1284 16a; carting as por schedule, 1101 4s 9d; co-operative labour, 1185 17s 61; broaking, 112 14s; salaries, M 5s 7d.

Waterworks Loan account—Wages, .£3320* Id; carting, JEIS 13s 6fl; timber J!2 7s6d; firewood, £3 lis 61; Walter Phillips and Company £lO 19 < 6d; Ragno Smith and Company. 189 0< 24; Tamaki Sawmill Onmpany £9 7s; Sanson Brothers, £6 Os 61; smithing £4 16j . salaries £33 6s Bd, The Council then adjourned,