BOROUCH COUNCIL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1525, 5 April 1887, Page 2

BOROUCH COUNCIL.

Tho ordinary fortnightly meeting of (he Aahbunon Borough Omnoil was hold last evening. JL'i-esent-- The Mayor, and Ore Williamson, Friedlander, i-eid, Tucker, Harrison, Sparrow, and Bird mayor's statement. > Tho Mayor Bitd the dublt ba^nce at I the Bank waa £HGO 2a 9d. The amouat3 i which had received aince last meeting ; wore : — Llbaary aooount, 5s ; dog licenses, £3 ; rentß of reserves, £17 10a ; rates, , 188H (to be oolleeted £l 2), £1 4i ; ditto, 1887, £1 4s; Hampßtead Town Board, £18 2a 6d, Ho regretted that, through ' illness, he had been unable, as requested by the Council, to Interview the County Ohalrman with regard to a local celebration of the Qaean'a Jubilee. He had. however, instructed the Olerk to write oo the subject, but no reply had as yet been reoflved. It had, however, doubtles> beer notloed from the newspapers tha. the Oouoty Oounotl had deferred con slderation till uext meeting. COBRESrONDENOB. Letters were road —(I From the Western Fire Brigade asking to be supplied with a distinguishing badge for uae at fires. Tho Brigade BUgigestad that o*pß Bhould be procured to whioh the letters W. F.B* m metal might be attached, The Council regretted that it was noc iv a position to grant the applioation. Members tas-ifiad to the ability of the Western Brigade, and many of them expressed iheir willingness to personally contribute towards the o >st of the badges sought to be procured.— (2) From the Colonial Treasurer Id reference to the Imperial lua^ltnte. BNGINBBRB' RJBPOBfr The Engineer!! reported &8 follows : — Pound : The extra intermediate fence ond minor works directed to be done are just completed, including sma'l office witn deik, at a oost of £4 5». — Oonorete Channelling : The lowest Mr S Porter's, tender for thla work on the Belt ha* been acoep r ed at £4 2s 61 per ohaiu allowing a half ohain at each angle nf street 1 . — Nightsoil : We hive conferred ■ with Mr Henry, lessee of No. 1 p»dd<>ok below th bridge for dtp siting the nigh: soil. He has giveu >U consent, and stipulated tha* the "ightsoll fhall be properly covered with earth and levelled — The labor gtng haß been employed principally m repairing »trnec» with ahlagle, oka* ing ont watv-c rac; a, catering streets, clearing side ohanne a, attending to waste supply, etc. The report was adopted. MAINTENANCE OF TRAFJfIO BRIDGE Cr Williamson reported that Or Fried* lander and hiraßelf had waited on the County Council m reference to the maiutenanoe of the traffic bridge. The County I'ounoil agreed that the chare to be contributed by euoh body should be lai<i down by law, but Lad postponed the matter m order that recent legislation might be looked up. BATB It waa raajlved to strike a rate of a shilling m the pound on the annual value of the rateable property within the borough. Cra Held, Tucker, and Sparrow were appointed to sign the race book. HINDS KESEUVE. The question of re-letting the Hinds reserve waß referred to tho Reßervea Committee, with power to act. MOOT OF WAY. Mr Wm. Anderson applied for a right of way at the back of the Town Hall. The Mayor was authorised to confer with the Borough Solicitor and Engineer; and with power to grant the application m case of its being m order, MILL RA'JE Crs Williamson and Friedlander were appointed a committee to confer with a c unmittee of the County Council m regard to the maintenance of the mill race. THE UNEMPLOYED. Or Harrison asked the Mayor if he had aDy information with regard to a number of the Christ church unemployed who bad been sent *jp to work on the Mount Somero Railway extension There were a number of men, ratepayers, who were out of employment m Ashburton, and he waß of opinion that when public work was provided m a district men residing m the district were entitled to take prece donee m the matter of being given em* pl»yment on s»ch work. The Mayor said that he had no information m regard to the matter. He thought tho pn-per course woud be .for Ge Harrison to bring forward a motion on the subject when the proper time came, no ads. The question of attending to the road leading to tbe Hospital was referred to the Works Committee. * Or Harrison asked if any steps were contemplated to be taken towards levelling portion of Oaaa itreet. — The Chairman of the Works Committee said the matter was under consideration. PAYMENTS. Accounts amuunttug to £80 3s Id were passed for payment. The Council fien adj-.urned.