PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 570, 27 July 1909, Page 3

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

>Last night's'.meeting;of: the Petene Borough .Council was .attended , 'by the . Mayor: (Mr.' J., W. 'M'Ewan)!''and'. Councillors /Short,. 'Southgate, iColquhoun, , Li3t, Jones, : ,Trueman, : Toungi Har.ding/arid'.Piper..;,.'-'!; '\ ..;,'■■■■•:• ■•.. ■■ ;nV.'•■■•.; -. ■• ; . v. .The :.'May.or. vrtas ■ appointed".to, represent■ • the, Bbrough'pf .a ; meeting.to be held;on .Thursday, to.'aeree -.ripbtt; the' shares, to -be:.paid, torarils'-'tbe:'£yve'lUn|tqn; Infectious 'Diseases' Hospital. :"Gbncernirig.'a- cottage v hospital for. the ,-fintt,' the;'Maybr..statbd ■ that the.■ Hospital Trustees ihad , ;decided-.'.that' they: thing'tWs: year.'pTring'jto the:heavy eipenditure. anticipated, ■'but'-plans' would- be "• drawn'.,:.up early ; i ■ i als6; , feMiißide«d;/;MmetthotightVtKeV.Wai : wetu site'-unsuitable , .'! : - ("A .councillor/::S^'it v is;.), ■.:.'■■. ibroV'B'atepilyersV^sSociation,...asked-, that thn lights',on-,'the'Domain' track.-be:better'attended to; than at 'present.',' He 'also' complained of the .'cattle' wandering: nuisance; ; : '• The 'first, matter ■was jeferred'to-the .lamplighter." ' ■■■'•: ' "'•', ••'-.>■ : : The: council decided to..inform .the,Commis-sionerj-'of Crown; Lands 'that it was not.pre-pared-to purchase apportion of'the. Nofmahadle Settlement/' in" the ■catchment : a'rear','at: preseut.';-'• ;■. '•■ •': ■'■'■.■/::■':':'■:'.:■''■.:.'':■:, ."■•■•;..'•-.-i ! -.- .Councillor.Piper moved,! pursuant : to notice: "That ■ before, .dealing ',■ with' .tenders, a committee'. ;be: p sef ,up ; .t0,.. , inquire 'into :the working ,of ~'the 6anitary, : department,; with a view': of the: cause' of .the , •alleged,'present unsatisfactory-'eotfditibn,-and "obviating . : it ;iii'.future;'- the'co'mmittee' to -jiave' power. to'.'call. .evidence; and-:examihe -papers." ■:,:,'.. .. 'The.' 'mover'.■'suggested -that the ; . Mayor,- and ■Councillors'' .Trueman,- List,- 'and;;:the" mover form :: the; committee.' ;'■:'.' ' '■■'•, ' ■'; '•■ '■'•■,' >' ? Connoillor, SoutngaWi.l .think this .is utter ..waste of-.time, as : the.engiheer' is : making-in-qniry.i, J'.pßiect,.to. : a,cpnrt-martial.:.■•.' .'. '■ , ■ ; Councillor;; Short.opposed 'the'motion,- as at ■was;'.hoped : 'to' hove a contract. let , soon, and then, there I would be' , a ■ great 'imprpyeinent in .'the : system'. .;"•" :.'"■'■';■.■■, ■■"""': ..''-'.o , f .;':'•.' ' The ■ Mayor 'remarked ■ that the statement : mado by>.Councilldr, Piper: that;there were complaints all-over; the'borough was surely, an' exaggeration. 5 ; '■;..-.■;■ '■■'■:': ■' ■•'■; •!■■■■,'.■•■.■.■,-.•:.■..■.;:• "v; The mover, \ stated;' that. : his, action : was . en-1 tirely . in. th e: of the . v' .- ; • The_.motion ,'was ;, lost,: -Councillors ■■■■ Piper, Jones, List,- and/Trneman voting for it; and .CpuneillprsV Short, Harding, Southgate,' Colquhonni.;and.Tqung.against.' •, •■-■<■: ■/. ■■'■■■ ',:,'., "•; AuthPrity;';was':given ; for the payment of in' ;terest. as foll6we:-HDn',41,834 -9s; Id;, "inscribed stock; ■■half-year's- interest; ~£732 •' 25." , Id.; : cou-. pons: for'half :year now- coming 'due, v£l3Bß '10s.'; •total, ;i82120-' ; 12s. :id."... . •'";• ; ■ .; -.. _•'- ;.'.-vv