BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1949, 4 December 1906, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Borough Couooil was held last night. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Townley), and Crs Harding, Bright, Miller, Sherman, Whiaray, and Lysnar.

the balance sheet, The balcincs-atiDci for the year was prestintsd. . it it bo ntcassary for ms.to read tt tight through ?” asked the Mayor. Councillors rep'iod 11 No,” aad Or Webb added; 11 All wo waot to know is that it has been duly audited aad f.uod oorrt;efc. ,, . “ \Yo have a Sag oa it, a&ia Ibo Mayor, ,i f cr doing what the local auditor 6cld ue to do,” , , .. - r Tho tag was then read by tao Mayor. ‘■Examined nod found correct except as follows ; (1) Moneys amounting to £1922 g,gr raioed by way cf special loau for waterworks, have unlawfully been uatd for the general purposes of ibo Borough ; (2) fp'oiol rates amounting to £ll7 18s 9J, ccilfcted to pay interest on bans, have onlawinlly been used for other purposes than sbn payment of such imoreet. J, K, War* burlon, 0. and A, General, Or Miller: It is no crime ? The Mayor: No; this method has been adopted !or eome lime? Tho Town Clerk : Y;f>, but this is the Sre'i time we have got a tag on it. Or Lvmar: The interest is not due ? Tbs Mayor: No, btcauso wo have col bad the money. Hia 'Worship went on to explain how the money was mado use of until ra« q'.ircd. Or Lysnar askol whoihsr it was not time that tho money to bo devoted to a loservoir was ear matked in the balance-

sheet. The Mayor; The money haa net been lifted vet. , , HCrLjsnat: But bsforo nest balanoasheet is out it will bB gonp. Cr Sheridan said that if they earmarked that amount specially it would mean gtqggage of other wotka,

Or Lysaar said Shat if thoy unod up tho nuioquS for okhor works they would, according to Shoir own solicitor, bo uainii it up illegally. Or Millor: lint thoro ia no nood to worry about that to night. Tho Mayor: It ia not spent yob Or Lysnar said tlmy should liavo it oar marked in tho babmoc-nhoot. The Mayor: Wo have not got tho tnonoy yo* OcUmdirg: Koop it atoadily in view, (Laughter.) Or Millor arid thoy wou:d know what tho oontriuits woro for. Cr Sheridan said if tha aolio'.tor Sold thorn it was illegal to u.m the mnuoy for other portions of tho wo k they would hnya that ndvioo ns a guide wi.hout any earmo king. Cc Untiling joou'ttfly Haul that at any r«to Or Lysnar would have k pi himsoli fiiui from any troublo in tho manor. Tho Mayor moved, and 0: Miller aooondcd, that tho balance-sheet os audited bo adopted —Untried. HOSPITAL TRUSTEE.

Ilia Worship said that tho next bus - noss wu3 Iho elrotion of a Llo pi'o 1 Tiusloo. | Tho following lottov wsa road from Mr ! T, A. Golotu iu, aonrotary of tho Ho v p'tV Trustees i—S-r,—ln oooordanoj with th • rrglilatious under tho Hospitals a d Charitable Ins itutiooa Ao>, 1885, L hav<> to inform you that tho following aro the amounts contributed to this hospital dur iog the yaar ontling Hist Match hut bv voluntary oontributloua and by 100- 1 authorities respronvnly, viz : Voluoiaiy contributions X'liiiO 9i 5 1, 0 ;ok Csin.j Oounoil aGB6li l‘Jj sd, Gisbo.no Borough Gounod i'Sii Us 7'. On iho basis of thco

contributions tho number of Horpt.l Trustees to bo elected by the voluntary contributions nud by tha local outhori i.s respectively oro no fellow I —Vouutary contributions 2, Cork County Guu o.i 0, Gisborne Borough Couooil 1 ; iota' 9. Or Sheridan said ho would bamlikol to seo it sottlod whothcr thoy should appoint ouo of thoir own members or an outsidor. To test tho mattor ho moved that Mr Joyce bo appointed, I Gc Harding seconded the motion, and spoko highly of tho servioea of Mr John I aton, as well as Mr J lyoo. Cr Lysnar said the experioneo of the past showed it was ncocssary that representatives of tho Hospital should bo direct from tho Council. With this objoct in viow lie would movo that Cr Bright bo appointed as a Hospital trustoo. Thoro was no doubt they wanted a live representative, and as tho present Hospital Board was constituted, he had uo hope whatover of a change, as tho Hospital trustees had got into a groove. He did not want to see any one go on who would bo a tool and “ follow your leader ” business. Ho moved as an amendment that Cr Bright represent tho Borough Council as a Hospital trusteeCr Sheridan, with consent, withdrew his proposition. His Worship then moved that a councillor bo appointed by the Board. This was seconded by Cr Webb. Cr Millor said ho would voto against the motion.

Cr Harding thought much had been said about direct representation, but lie did not think thoy would have bettor service than givon by Mr Joyce and Mr Johnston.

Cr Wnioray ihought that it was advisable to havo direct representation by thß Ojunoil. At present the gentlemen hed been thore so loog that they woro a little happy family who thought no one else had a right to interfere, He had nothing to say about Messrs Jayoo and Johnston, as they had done their woik well. Ho believed that a resident medioal officer should be appointed, and things suoh as had appeared in print that day should not be allowed to tako piaoa. Ii the Cjuooil had diieoi representation on tho Board they wuuld havo no trouble to get tho it-?

'ormation they required from time lo ;ime.

Too . Mayor then put tho motion that tho Council have their own representative on the Board.

Ibis was carried, ihs Mayor, Gib Lysnar, Whinrey, Bright, and Webb voting for, and Crs dhandau, Harding, end Miller against, Cr Bees was proposed as the Gounod's representative by Ur Bheridau.—This was sEoouded by Cr Harding. Ur Blight was proposed by Oc Lysnar, otcoodsd by Cr Whiaray. Cr Bright was elected on tlic voto In returning thanks ho said tho mattor had taken him.by surprise. It' Cr Rees had been thore that evening he (Cr Bright) would have retired in his favor. He had not not seen Cr Bees that day, and did not know his mind on the matter, so had hold his tonguo and lot tho Council do as they pleased, ■ The Mayor moved a vote of thanks to the retiring trustees, .Messrs Joyce and Johnston, Ho paid a tribute to the work done by those gentlemen in the past. Cr Lysnar seconded tho motion of the Mayor, endorsing the remarks of His Worship. Cr Miller agreed with what had boon said by the Mayor with reference to Messrs Joyce and Johnston, and hoped, howovor, tho Council was not going to instruct Cr Bright how to voto as a Hospital trustee-1-Ie thought that Cr Bright would do just as ho thought in spite of the Council. Ho supported the vote of thanks to tho retiring trustees. Tho motion was carried. BYE-LAWS-

The Council then resolved itself into a committee to deal with the bye-laws.