ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 26 November 1889, Page 2

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The. ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Aahburton Borough Council wbb held last evening. , Present : Oounoillora Williamson, H. Friedlander, Brooke, Scott, Scaly, Keir, Bird, and Guthbertaon. In the abaenoa of the Mayor, an apology for whose absence was received, Or Williamson was voted to the ohair. maxob'b statement. The Mayor said that the debit balan'de at the Bank was £1316 5a Bd, The amounts whioh had been reoeived einoa last meeting ware c^-Ratea, 1889, £72 11s ; rents reserved £27; rent found, £2 10a ; earth sold, £6^, lioeases, £1 ; sundries, 18s. Total, £108 19s. ■ OOBBBSPONKBNGB. ; : '- Lattera wore read (1) Prom Sband, Maßon and Co., advising that they bad Bent certain fittings for the fire engine, to take the plaoo of those whioh had been damaged on passage. — Letter acknowledged.— (2) From Charitable Aid Board with reference to the election of delegates to represent the Borough and County on the Board.— (3) From ■ the ABhburton Cycling Olnb Btating that as they did not now intend to hold their Bports gathering on December 16, they did not require the Domain ground on that day. Received.— (4) From Mr Milsom making an offer of £1 for the grass m Baring Square. Matter referred to Works Committee.-— (5) From N,Z.L. tSj M.A. Co. asking permission . to sub-lease their reserve to Mercantile Fin&nqe Go. Granted on the condition that the Council's rights under the present lease are not prejudiced.— (6) From Mr 0. Gmbb aaking that his name be substituted on the rate and burges3 rolls, for that of Mr D. H. Brown, m respeot of premises lately oooupied by the Aahburton Bread Co. Matter referred to the Mayor. — (7) From, Mr Ji. M. Jones making an offer for oertain reserves; Referred to the Reserves Committee. ''.... „,','. BESEBVES COMMITTEE. * The Reserves Committee reported on a number of matters whioh had been submitted to them. They recommended that m future^ m the case of a ■ bankrupt estate, a property underleased from the Oounoil thatistftkop possession of by a mortgagee, should he either at once transferred to the mortgagee, or should be definitely reiiuquished by him and resumed by the Council. The Committee alsp. recommended that all insurances on the Council reserves should be arranged to expire oh the same date. The f aot that the Building Sooiety had not kept up the insuranoe on Andrewea' former premises had been brought under the consideration of the Committee and. the Mayor had been requested to interview the Sooiety on the matte*, ■ ; With respeot to the hat olause m the ! report the B/ni|dipg,Booiety wrote stating that ' they did not intend to effeot any insuranoe on the building. The Chairman said that the Mayor had , efleoted an insuranoe of £300 on the premises, m question. ! After the matter had been disoassed at some length, the Reserves Committee were instructed to make oertain enquiries. The remainder of the report was adopted. ; • WORKS 00MMIMBE. ' , : = :• The Works Committee reported with respeot to the application made by Mr Braddel to take water,, from a side ohanneJ, that they oould not Bee there way to. reoommend the Oouaoilto Rtan^t \i X as if the prin--1 oiple of giving privi^egea of this description were alloWeclit Would lead to greaVpraotioal , difl^oultiea. The Committee reoommended that the grass m the plantation above the Old Men's Home should be out, and that tiny responsible person who would do the work properly should be allowed the grasa for the labor of cutting ifc : •■:/••■ The report was adqptecl, tap ijtATOB.. ■ 'V, The fjeturijing Offiber "reportea the' 'rfe'i election of Mr fy, Thomas bb Mayoj, The Ghairmau took the oooasion ol making graceful reference to the e^oient manner m whioh the Mayor had carried out his duties during the past year, and othera of the Councillors followed m the same oongtatnla. Tory strain, ; BATB3. It was resolved that tho FiQanoe Committeo ahould meet to-morrow toballdt'foe the names of ratepayers to be sued tot qjuU Bfanding ratea.' '■ ■•■•■■> ,■--•• -■•■•. ■;;^v /_.: i ;. li "V;wy^B^;:^ ii \ j ---;;..;;, : ;;;;j Aooounta am^untvig td *65 16a 7d wwe paased. «or payment an^ the Council; ad* joarned. : . .