ORDINARY MEETING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1865, 12 June 1888, Page 2

ORDINARY MEETING.

The ordinary meeting was then held, when la nddltion to the foregoing Ooan-> oilloru, Ora Sooit. Thomas and Soaly were present. mayor's statement. The Mayor said that the debit balanoe at the Bank was £1409 7» Id. The amounts which had been received sinoe last meeting were :— Library account, 15a ; ETaropstead Town Board, £1 16a ; dog licenses, £1 l(h 7 » ; ra^ea, 1888, £59 12a ; fiaee, £6 19s 6d ; total, £71 12i Id. OORREBPONDENOE. Letters were read (1) From Mr G. 0 )!em vo, applying fur permission to pat down asphalt In front of his premises In Tanored street The outer por lon was moon broken up, and he asked the Oonnoll to relay that.— Som* desultory dicUßslou took placo, daring which it was pointed out thtt tho Oounoll was not responsible for the asphalt being broken. Two or thrro motions were loot, and after a discussion hnt'nt' ab ut an hoar, It wiß resolve j to r- f.ir the matter to the Works Committee ; (2) BVnm the Harapatead Town Board, sui<goetlr>g th*t a oode of signals to denote tno leoajliy of a fire ohoald be adopted ,— Rt-forred to the Fire Brigade Committee ; (3) From enine, enclosing account for exp "tuea i- curred at Griffin's fire, and declining responsibility fur any expense m future fur anything beyond rlngiug tho boll, until the district had a water supply. - It. wjb decided to ask the Tjwu BoirJ t> re.o a d.-r the matter ; (4) From the Canterbury Fire Inßurance Association pointing oat that their grant was made on the uuderstanding that a Btoam fie enuiun should be prooured immediately -Or Friedlander said that be had Interviewed Mr Barns, the Secretary of the Fire Aesco'.ation, who BCtid that on no consideration would the Association give their grant towards tho purchase of any other than a Shand— Mason enzlue, O.i Friedlander also said that Mr D. H Brown had asked him to request tho Council to delay the matter for a fort-nigh', because he bad a Bcbemo to lay bbfore the Council for a high pressure water supply, and' also for furnishing the power to light the town by eUotrlol'y. tlo moved that the matter be deferred accordingly, to give Mr Brown an opportaolty to lay his scheme before the Oounoll. Agreed to ; (5) From Oounty Oottnoll, enoloalDg acoount for share of expenses on • raffio bridge.— Or Friedlander said the County Oouooil had agreed to the Borough attending to small repairs on the bridge »m fatare. — The account was passed ; (6) From Mr M. Frlqdlauder, applylog for culvert to give aoaess to Borough Reserve occupied by him — Granted, sobjeot tq nsual coad tiona ; (7) From Mr 0. Breddeli, stating that he could not accept the notioe glvon him of the termination of hi* engagement as auffio'eut, — Or Fried* lander moved that the matter be referred to the Borough BoHoltor —Qe Willlimaon sec >ndod the motion whloh was omied ; (8) From Mr G, Worner, aeklog permls* slon to loy pipa under footpath.— Granted subject to the oaaal conditions ; (9) From Mr W. Baylla, drawing attention, to the bad state of the channel In Cameron street, — Referred to Worka Oommlttoe; (10) From Mr S Hardley, offerlug to lease B >r jugh Reserve,— rßeferred to"Raperv6B Oummiitee, FIRE BRIGADE The Secretary of tho Fire Brigade drjff attention to the dirty sta'e of the brigade's meeting rojm. Or ycott thought the ouotodiaq should attend to the work. ■; '■ A.fter a motion that the matter be referred to the Fire Bri^doOooimU tee had been loot, it wta resolved. " That m the opinion of the Council email n^attera like this should be (vltondod to by tho rtlgade Itself,"— Or Scott, dissenting, RBSKItVtS It wag resolved that it outstanding renti of reecrvea bo not paid forthwith, legal proceedings will be takon. INHUHd.KOE It was reisolved th.;t the Mayor should take steps to have tho olautio la regard to inaurnnoo, m tho leaaen of Borough Reserves, given eff.ot to. NOTI.JK. : In ropy to the Mayor, Mr Braddell Bald that ho would be prepared, without prejudice to coappt aix months' notice, or six mouths' naldtry m ileu thereof. x [n response to Or Ftiedlandor'a request, tho question aud'ans^er were takon dowa m writing.' ' • All papers relating to the appointment were 1 , at the request of Or' J^riedlander, produced. VAY^BNTS. Acoounlfl cimo up f«;r pnytnent. Ono frcm the Town Clerk for the' inlary of tho Town Clerk's and Engineer's offioes was not paesed, Ore Thonns and Sroott only votlnu; m fn7.)r of i's payment. A disouualon th«n tor>k place nn to whether the aocount could, after the moijiori yrhlch had juat boon c^rrinct. bo p.^ld at nl' ? or whether payment wrb to be withheld for tho offico of Englpeer <?nly. 0^ l?eid thon moved that the Town Olork'a salary bo pnld m aoaordance with resolution passed on May 14|/h, Or WilHamHon seconded the motion, to whloh. at Qe }?r !o Uandor's request, the words " without prejudice " wero added. Tho motion was oirried, Ora Th')rop« f Tucker, and Soott dlssgnilngi — Tho Town Olerk also submitted an acoount fur foo for acting as Presiding Officer at Lootl Option poll. A number of qaoßtlons were ueked m roforeroe to whether this was properly inoluded m .ifte s"h«dnle of duties, but no reaolution wiis'pftrfsrd.' y TOWN CLEIIK A^D EVQINBKR. Applicationa for the j -hit ofliica of Town Olork and Engineer woro reoeivod. After a longthy oonalderat : on la Commlttoe, two gentlemen were selected, ouo cf whom will be finally appointed at a speolal meeting to bo held noxt Monday night. ' ■ : The Oounoil than adjourned.