HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Issue 12180, 15 September 1911, Page 4

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

ORDINARY MEETING. The Mayor, Mr J. A. Young, presided over the ordinary meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, last night. There were also present—Crs. Atkin, Roche, Fow, English, Booth, Barton, Tristram, Tidd and Manning. EXCHANGE OF LAND. Tijj Department of Lands wrobi agreeing, t-; Ih3 exchange of pt. s!)a for pt. 70/2, West Hamilton. SALE OF DEBENTURES. W. Frater and Son enquired if commission would be allowed to brokers on sale on borough debentures. —It was decided to grant tho applicants brokerage at bank ratts, 011 certain conditions. SIGNBOARD ERECTION. J. T. Browne and Co. asked pered permission to -erect a signibbard and put in box culvert. —Referred to the Works Committee. PLAN FOR SIGNATURE Mr A. Swarhrick forwarded to be sealed by the Council, a plan of sections fronting Hardly-street.— Seal /to be affixed. FOOTPATH FORMATION. A. C. Williamson asked for a footpath in Nixon-street.—Referred' to the Works Committee, with power to aot. WATER FOR BUILDING. Messrs McKi n non and Paterson applied for water for building purposes in W.ellingiton-street.—Granted on conditions. TREASURER'S REPORT. The treasurer's report showed total receipts since last statement (amounting to £lGoti, a nd expenditure at £1177. DRIVER'S LICENSE. James Wilson was .granted a, dsi veer's license temporally. BROKER'S LICENSE. Mr Ghampney was granted a sec-end-hand dealer's license. INDEMNITY INSURANCE. The N.Z. Insurance Co. gave particulars in regard to indemnity Insurance.—Council decided that all accident' insuranoe other than that for gias works employees be arranged for with this company. TOWN HALL COMMITTEE. This committee recommended that the following be added to the conditions on which the hall is let : "The scenery and its ropes and attachments belonging to the Council not to be moved or altered in any way without the permission of the caretaker. All stage appurtenances, other than those that may be carried by one man, to be placed on the stage Hy the means provided at the back of the hall. The caretaker, or his assistants, to turn off, the valves controlling the lighting of any portion of the building. Smoking in any part of the hall, or o»n stage, strickly prohibited. Three firemen, in uniform to be admitted free of charge, to all entertainments. Main doors )0 f hall to bje . kept locked, when not required for , purpose of admitting performers or public in connection with entertain- } ments. All damage caused to the building or fittings, to be made ! good by the hirer.—Approved. WORKS COMMITTEE. This committee recommended Front Fence at West Cemetery.— —The committee asks leave to sit ' again. ' The committee reports that it has authorised the construction, by the borougih. overseer, of a footpath along the Garden Place frontage of Mr Bain's property as far as the western corner of the building, at ' the level of the 'building/, stormj. water channel to be provided on outer edge of such footpath, and the path railed off from the per--1 manent level of Garden Place ; the ' whole of the cost to be refunded by Mr Hair. 1 That Mr E. Jones be notified ■ that the manhole and sewer connection from his building on section 5 pt. 106, must be altered and ma;ie in compliance with the requirements of the Council. The committee reports that it has instructed the Borough Engineer to arnaqgle for some small stormwater * drainage at the back of the Horse Baaaiar, opposite Goodfellow's proL perty, so as to carry the stormT sump connected i with the Silkirk-st. water from the building into the drain. The committee reports that it has advised Messrs G. E. Clark and Sons that they may erect a wc-igh- ' bridge in the right-of-way betweeo r their premises and those of Mr E. Jones, on the understanding that 3 the public is permitted the use of tbe weighbridge at all reasonable times and at a charge not exceedfcng sixpence per weighing.—Approved. LEGAL AND FINANCE. This committee reported':— The committee asks leave to sit I again. Recommended : ) That the wages of E. A. Missen - be raised to 8s fid per day. 3 That the turncock be .given three ) months notice of the termination of his present appointment, with the 3 understanding that at the end of - that poriod the Council wtlll endeavor to provide him with suitable s employment. t That Messrs Boyes and Bryant be - informed that the Council will deliver water at boundary area iLn - Grey-street at Is 3d per 1000 gal--3 lons with a minimum charge of ) Ml (I (J gallons per quarter, plus 2s fid - per meter rent, and lay the water- - on condition that they pay r the actual cost thereof ; in the event i of the water area being extended in [ Hamilton East, the Council will ali low them for the then value of the . pipes. 3 That Mr Blackman be empowered i to carry out all repairs to water 1 mains and water works, small ex- - tensions, and the laying of services and mains up to 4-inch in diameter, unless otherwise 1 directed <h|y the Council. 1 That accounts as per list be Pass--1 ed for payment.—Approved. 1 ENGINEER'S REPORT. ? The engineer reported that main- ( tenance work had been done during j the past six weeks in Clarence, Ward, Collingwood and Knox-streets ; : and Hospital Road. Water chan- , j nels had 'been, cleaned in Clyde, - Cook, Wellington, Albert, Nixon, and ! Naylor-streets. Metal was now comin@| to hand at a good rate, and he thoup\bt that Messrs Wilson should be notified to discontinue J supply for the present. About a " hundred willows had .been planted on the river bank at the •bridge approach, and the borough foreman had been instructed to procure a> [ further hundred and to plant same. He br '"drocted the foreman to . metal Victoria-street at various ! places. Roajarcf ner the portion be- ' | tween Hood .and Collingwood-sts.,

be considered it would be money wasted to repair this until the Council had the use of a large steam roller.