ONSLOW BOROUGH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 117, 4 February 1918, Page 9

ONSLOW BOROUGH

MEETING OF THE COTINCIL. ' The Mayor (Mr. J. M". Dal°) nresided •i: tlio ordinary meeting of tho Onslow Borough Council,' held on Saturday evening, and tho.ro wore present: Councillors "R. ,V. fludd, ¥■■(!■■ Tucker, O.Bowden, IT. B. Topp, E. Hobhe, G. F.'Hodgson,.and W. Apploloii. ..'lt was resolved;..to. imuose a charge of ICKper cent; additional on rates and drainage instalments unpaid for six months.and fourteen days after demand thereof. A letter was received from the secretary of the General Labourers' Union notifyins that the wages of general labourers had Wen fixed at Iβ. 3d. per hour, plus a war bonus, making the wages £3 Is. 10d. per week. It beii><: the custom of the council to piiy slightly morn than the award rates, it was decided to pay the labourers in the employ of tho council Us. per day. equal to £3 6s. per week. It icns reported thai; children were in the hahit of rliinhhi!» on the overhead railway bridge at Sunnybnnk. and there was dancer of thenVfalliuff-wluln tryinc to see the train miaa. After some discussion it. was decided to make the bridtrc safer l\v wiring thn open.in.qs in Ihe bridge. A letter was ivwiwd from sfr. BardsIpv, renewing his offer and application with resnecl to a quarry tioar Albert. Slri'ct. Me offered the council 100 yards of liioial free, on condition the <wicil opened up ihe auarry. It was decided to a.4; Mr. Rardslev what price he will Kell the. metal to tho council for, and for what period he will enter into a. contract, and the engineer and road foreman were instructed to make a further remirt on the rnattor. The Khandallah Bathing Tool Special Committee reported adverse' , - , on constructing a bathing pool. Tho scheme would provo costly and tho matter'nf control w«uld present considerable difThe question was in relation to a memorial to soldiers, which it was suggested, might well take the form of a park (to include provision for on the flat bv tho tennis courts. This aspect of the question, the committee was of opinion, iniVht, very nrofHahly be left over until the question of amalgamation with the city had boon decided.