AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 410, 9 July 1880, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wednesday, July 25.

Tho usual; fortnightly meeting gi tfy\ij Council was "held" at .their 'Cnamtiersi Balguerio street,'on the ebofre ! dlite.

1 Present,: His Worship the Maypfy , Black, ? Nootiani'Brtic'e, Armstrong. Xiullen' Land - -'" ' - M f s 'W« ;, % | ! MINUTES. >1UO " a l<> WWIW '

iThe minutes of the-l*et meeting were I correspondence. | ■ The following read:- " ' \] From MrrW'eei Mling attention to the unsafe bridge nearßruce's f&t&;ita]d< that how that Cobb and Co.'c. coach hadijto pasa over itVbattefre 'mightTOfut oh Wβ bridge, bo that the horse* may have a safe fopting while crossing, , A ,;,> /, Cγ Bruce thought it would be advisable to put shingle on it as piV/crat>le in his opipion to. battens., l.v.j,,;, nu 'jf f[« HW-WbreKl^ , thßoght "*W be 3 better ihari bitteril' ' • : >' ri ' f B s-»rSi,TK Ot Jßruce proposed that tliSbrfdle neil Bruce'a Hotel be co^rediwitH , «fe , iilgHl.*st ai Cγ Noohan seconded -tbe proposition, wljich wan carried. ' From Mr Robert* H3y)ej,<&r&AnTig attentioh to the bad eta,te of the neir his property and'thfe dfauiiigb donetbthe stone culrert from the. last two flqodi. Hie Worship said he tnought the bridge itt gueetion was riot safe .51 WiUh>ul»flfnrd to, the, culvert he did not think much harm had been done. . » , Cr Cullen proposed th»t the Stood en fo6tway near Bajrler's Hotel at both ends as it wak not necessary, and that the! culvert be thoroughly overhauled and repfiired whore necessary, •, , - ? ,y.,, -, ( , Seconded by Cr A.rmetr6rig; andf'cafWd. 1 From Mr Dunbar, explaining that the dog collars made, by him this Tea/rwerghofi i a much better quality than ih6'e!4uprj]fed laet year ; that,he bad supplied collars.of I the aaiue kind to the Selwyn, Christchurch, 'Sydenham, and Lyttelfcm "XWS , that the Council hnd.notboMud.Mm down to any price.

j From,the Colonial, Secretary, Welling ton, r<l grafting j)BrmisdicAi' I fbr extension of tfme for preparation of burgess roll. t His Worship stated that the Poundikeepjer's statement for'the ; Smarter hiding •SOtH June amounted to-£3-15s 4d. That Ihe had received 5 the statement ot the fiwefii jcollected at the M. ,Court.during4b« Imocth of June , payitiDlf'J6 ! Council, [which amounted to-£4' } Ss.'" ''THat rates to jjthe amount of £14 2s iOd' had been recoired by, the Council .tsince ,the ilaet' belt-' ingJ ;,■..»;•.;■;;.) : ]\?\ <l'/.Ly\J-.'AS '. _~,.; !; )t! i -vw.\ i I Hie Worship atatigi thab the; Jampjightdr ■had complained that; certain of ihejampe leaded. ~ . . ~; , ~j.,,.,.( !; ;.,,,. j» ->-ti^ ; i< Gr dullen's'fatea that the' lamplighter had complained to hiii), and had xtsted that in i very ; nearly yi the lamps' Hid %\M was fittedin' too email: '*• ■l! '''•> i '»

In reply-to Or Giillen; / ■:r I.it> n7/ . His Worship etated that Mr Yewfcn'd contract would end in about a month.

It was decided to aUovy. u ,the matter to stand over for a short tune.,.. $ j j -^

•" subbtj;ie;s. / .:, i jr j Cr Henning said that' ho ihadYiniended to ask the Council what eteps had 6eeri'tiken re applying to have the deficiency caused by the'Jate iWrii CleMc AiaU l up> blif seeing that l)e had died ? that morning he would allow the mAlter to remain till neit meeting. His Worship informed Cr HennjingJn reply to,ttqnes^Gr,,th^|'|4 r (s<*Ty?<?ftd;fiJ»d /not officTal'ly ackno.vvledged ( the letter,from r tlio Council re the' deficiency.' "' * The following accounts'were passed for payment:- ■' ■■ i.-rMU ■ i .»,;« r««v.-s I John Yewen, lamplighting J .;w J£s 8 4 C. Burns, labor - ... 0 8 0 J. M. Wood,, •iortyrfiv^dayel -., jj . J n cloncallab,o'r a t:iDa 'V ■•- 2Z 10/O F.Hahn.'saifcry-"'''■..!' "'■.'J i i !i 3'tf QJDunbar, dog collars 2 14^0 B. Lake, ono ininute bo()k' /•••>-; 12 6 Akakoa MAili, advortisihg and printing 20 7 '-§ Smith, labor ... 0 5 0 .. .' '* HAHN'S CREEK. / Cr Henning drew attention to the state of the crepk through Mr Welch's property, and asked if. the Council could not order Mr Welch to alter the course, of the creek.

Cγ Culleii thought su,ch a came' could not be taken. ' v ' BEACH ROAD. ; CrCullen drew attention to tie small pond near Air Black's bliop, and ihought such a state of affairs in the vary centre of the Borough was most disreputable ; he that the hollow in queetiombe ( .fined up. His Worship thought a culvert would "be necessary. v> Cr Bruce thought the Council should their roads proper, and that then the Sonera of private property would have to mxk& their drainage accordingly ; they Wad to fetch the water to the level.of the road, and the Council took it the rest of the way.

His Worship said he had noticed the state of the creek at the back of the Mail office ; he thought a culvert Mhould be put near the office, and a witer-line across the road. He wished the Council would take steps to form a Works Committee, as these : ,que#ti<>n» LTffiera | m conjunction with himself. ■«.,', v V , c l Pollen, proposed ihat- Cr JfosmnJw J .OJlehtp ai -: *\ and Black blppointed to fill the taclnt' , 'I fiies in the Works Committee., - ;.v •I Secondedl by. ofc MkMtongf and carried. \ Cγ Henning proposed that Cr. Cullen bo appointed Works Comj _ AYLMERV-CRKEK. •'"• ' 5 I Hie would (Uave to decide wnat steps to take to repair L lrkJ#.We%tatlrffftJilhe roafnaftillen ih altoge^h > cr ?< an,dihiit,jje road blocked up and rf light placed at' the spot at nighty .iiabtMo-'J .:it>:V!; ; ;"J iCr Armstrong thought it would be, ad--visable tii*4gave'tß«fwo*' i fb J rtWe ,f (36uncil '•to report on. , t '.Iγ i I His Wor»hii> i ltafed^at i lr i ßumß had . uepoken to him aljcMitdtj, an d that he (his \yorship) had euggegted' to Mr Burns to WWp P,Jpt^H!PoPT..teß!leW'*bsete<ifrul« s ♦* be laid before the Council. Mr Burns liad done so jPDsed to put in a three-foot stone culvert, THiild up the ends in manner, and ' db all the work in thereto that .day be the « ICr Braw/diMiifcin β^tfe ,s *w'p !l MHJIy Hβ wouH.seti^eit\ , tKWfPi[he work be left to the Works Committee. jCr HeuningJpTolKJied J«*m(Utli^dealinj? of tbftjcolte^fiiprQeealAjftlme^S^lfey should be left to the Works CfllnioUtee, -with power to act; also that the same Committee report »t"next meeting .upon orace. ' ' ! ' ■ " PK'rrYCASH. Bis Worship utatedlKat the office wm wi)tho i neceesary thinge. ~ auk the Cwmcil to pass a vote for petty caeh. //r pT Culien Cr . Bruco -jgeconded—" That a vote of £5 be paesed lot ft(sjt7i J ■'. •_ Cr Henning gave notice that he intended ; next.meeting of. the Council they strike a rate o£l# iQifffWjJndj«BsniCj«i*to^pfiL|fi raliiatron Toll now jhf(^ t thik'aai«t''rate46'*' /. ; he paid in 1 one >ii(n>vijl fl|e let of . '. September next." ' i'?''"■ : 1 ■■ ■-. pr!opi)«wl^ifii«t»'nj4'f?#BH*i>^. ! . B!«V*Mffi^faM? 7,r '* iu f" : The swat*