ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1465, 25 January 1887, Page 2

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was held last evening. Present — The Mayor and C»s Friedlander, Tucker, Bird, Harrison, Reid, aodihoraas. The absence of Crs Roberts and Craig* head was] apologised for. mayor's statement. The Mayor Baid that the debit balance at the Bank was £1308 Us Bd. Tbo amounts which had been received since last meeting were :— Library account, £1 2s ; water supply, pipes sold, £35 17s 7d; dog licenses, £3 ; Borough sea), £2 2s ; ear^h, £3 10a ; culverts, £2 ; licenses, £3 10b ; traffic bridge, refund, lie ; rents of reserves, £6 13a 4d ; subsidy, £281 ss ; rates, 1885, £2 4s ; 1886, £3 8s ; iinee under bylaws, 7s 6d . The amount of rates remaining uncollected was £22 2s Gd. CORRESPONDESGE, Letters were received :— (1) From the Sydenham Jtforoogh Council with regard to water pipes* — The Mayor reported that the pipes had been supplied to the Sydenham Council at the rate at which they had been hitherto sold; (2) From the Canterbury Fire -Association with reference to subsidy. (3) From Mr W. M. Taylor, forwarding for the Museum specimens from Big Bay.—- The contribution Vas acknowledged with thanks. (4) From Mr P. Norman, offering to lease one of the river bed reserves.— -Matter do - f erred, (5) From the Secretaries to the Ashburton Fire Brigade and the Western Fire Brigade, forwarding accounts, amounting to £5 10s, expenses incurred m connection with the grass fire m the Domain. — It was resolved to apply to the Domain Board for a refund. (Ifr) From the Western Fire Brigade, asking, for a short length of concrete channelling for the purpose of washing hose — It was reBolved, on the motion of Cr Friedlander, .thnt the matter be referred to the Works Committee, with power to act. the cost not to exceed £6. (7) From the Hampetead Town Board, stating that the Board was willing to pay a fair proportion of the work done on tte Enst BelWlteferred to the Works Committee to report.

ENGINEERS* RVrOBT.

The Engineers reported as follows — Water raon m river pacMooks : The Woks Committee has inspeoted the river-bed reserve below the bridge, with a view to taking the waste water through all 'the paddooks, and find the scheme to be feasible. We have since laid on a line of channel running through low ground, taking necessary levels, aud find that it can be oarrjed opt at no great expense. A channel would have to be olaarpd through low ground from the present ohannel m the paddook r coupled by Mr Henry, and through the adjoining paddock to the gully In the lowest one. This would be about 18 chains m length, and could be done yith the plough, throwing out the furrows ; twp or three short lengths of cutting, not exceeding a dVplh of 16 incheß, era ueoessary, but the total cost we estimate would not exceed £4. — Night soil : We pointed out to the Worki Committee on the ground our sugptstlona m this matter. Some levelling would be required and a roadway roughly defined, but we goneider that a couple of days for the plough and a man for clearing would be Bufficieut for this —Pointing library wbllb : Mr Orum is gottiog on very satis factorily with this work, and we have arranged with him under sanction of the WorKc Committee for oiling the wallc, three ooat?, before the soaffoldlng ii removed.

The report was adopted. RESERVE.

The question of leasing the reserve applied for by Mr Norman was referred to tho Reserves Oommittee.

Several other matters m connection with reserves were dealt with.

LICENSES.

Several licenses were granted, accounts amounting to £55 153 lOd were passed for payment, and the Oounpil then adjonrned

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