BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1361, 25 June 1878, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

SYDENHAM. The ordinary meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council was held last night. Present— His Worship the Mayor (Mr Booth), and Crs. Jones, Vennal, Langdown, Brown, Charters, and Buxton. The minutes of the last meeting were read and, after some discussion, were confirmed. FORMING NEW STREETS. A letter from Mr B. B. Muffott was read, and its consideration deferred till later in the evening. CULVERT UNDER RAILWAY. The following, referring to a culvert at Colombo road, was read : No. 401.—23rd May. The Town Clerk, Sydenham. Sir, —\ am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of No. and date above quoted, and in reply 40 inform yon that the wishes of the Council will he carried out, I have, &c., For the Resident Engineer, T. S. Henderson. The clerk was directed to acknowledge the above. DEDUCTIONS FROM SUBSIDIES. The following legal opinion re Government deduction from subsidies, was read : Referring to the Town Clerk’s letter, No. 443, of 13th iust., wo Leg to say that clause 5 of the Financial Arrangements Act, 1877, expressly provides that, in lieu of the subsidies to be paid under section 13 of the Act of IB6o', there shall be subsidies of £1 for every £ 1 raised by rates, thus simply altering the mode of assessing the subsidy ; hut the section does not in any way affect the part of section 13 of the Act, 1860, empowering the Colonial Treasurer to deduct certain amounts for the maintenance of hospitals, &c. This seems to ns to be the eifect of the legislation of 1877. The Act of 1877 does not repeal section 13 of the Act of 1860 in express terms, therefore the latter part of that 1 octiou is not altered by the terms of the Act of 1877. „ _ Wynn Williams & Deacon. ABSENT COUNCILLOR. The Town Clerk informed the Council that lie had been requested by CT. Hall to apologise for bis (Or. Hall’s) absence, that gentleman having some of his children ill The Mayor said it was desirable that explanations of the absence of councillors should be inn,do »n writtnfu n.s members were liable to forfeiture of their seals if their absence was unexplained. LINCOLN ROAD. Correspondence from the Board of Health and Riccarton Road Board as to a drain and a footpath near the Feathers Hotel, was read, and a resolution agreed to accepting the offer of the biccarton Road Board to pay half the cost of making the same, ELECTORAL ROLL. A telegram from Government was read stating that the electoral roll had not yet reached Wellington. The clerk was directed to explain the delay. LETTER DELIVERY. The following was read ; General Post Office, Wellington, June 18. It is the intention uf this department to make provision on the estimates for the coming financial year for extending the deliveries in accordance with the expressed wish of the Council. The clerk was directed to acknowledge the letter with thunks. DEDICATED ROAD. A letter from the Hcathcoto Road Board was read, stating that they have no list of dedicated roads, SI’REYDON ROAD BOARD. A letter from the above Board, enclosing a cheque for .£7Bl Is lid, balance of account lor rates, Ac., was read. The letter was referred to me finance committee. CHARITABLE AID. A letter from Mr J. K. March was read. It gave a list of fifteen persons who are receiving i charitable aid within the borough of Sydenham, | k \ amount of such relief in money and rations ' ,p,‘ about c£S per week. 1 - "*■ Mayor suggested that some councillor s shouh that temporary provision bo made a for PHiver v t j lo „ rea j. hardship winch would 0 befal , .ients of relief wi re such relief t stopped, -p ft t this inclement season. He

considered that somo one was to blame for the present sadden pressure. Cr. Brown moved —“ That the Council take matter up, a id coutinne the distributions as the they are set forth in Mr March’s li-t, but that it be considered only a temporary arrangement, and in the meantime the clerk correspond with Mr March in order to obtain further information.” The motion was seconded by Cr. Langdown. At this stage the following correspondence was read: Charitable Aid Office, Christchurch, Juue 24th, 1878. Sir,—Referring to the question of administering charitable aid after the 30th hist., I have the honor to inform you that I received a letter from the Government by the last mail from Wellington bearing on the subject. As I consider the question is one of pressing importance, and also one which requires immediate attention, I have obtained permission tromtbo Hon. the Colonial Secretary to forward you a copy of his letter, I have the honor, &c., J. E. Maucu. His Worship the Mayor of Sydenham. [The letter of the Under-Secretary will bo found in our report of tho proceedings of the City Council.] The resolution, altered as follows, and seconded by Cr. Charters, was agreed to —“ That the letter of Mr March bo acknowledged and that he be informed that this Council will, only as a temporary measure, continue the payments for charitable aid in the borough till such time as a definite scheme is settled, but reserve to themselves tho right to appeal in this matter, as to the legality of the step taken by the Government ” SANITARY CONFERENCE. Cr. Charters reported the result of the sanitary conference held last Thursday. FORMATION OF ROADS. Mr Mnffett’s letter, given below, was then considered:— Saudridgo, Juno 24th, 1878 To his Worship the Mayor and Councillors. The reply of tho deputation of the 13th inst. was communicated to a meeting dnly hold on the 17th inst., tho addition of 50 per cent, was considered, and being discussed the meeting appointed a committee to wait on the Council and ask them to reconsider the matter as far as tho 50 per cent, of tho metalling, as it is a heavy call on the residents, and being without precedent. I am requested by tho committee to ask for ft brief interview on tho Council meeting on Monday, 20th June. Hoping a favourable answer to this, on behalf of tho committee, I remain, B. B. Mdfpeit. To G. Booth, Esq. Mr iVluffolt anil other ratepayers appeared as deputation to urge the necessities of various portions of the borough, and were hoard at this stage. The Mayor asked if the inhabitants were prepared to pay at once their share for the formation of the roads. The deputation replied in the affirmative. The Mayor said the Council would proceed to consider the matter. The deputation then retired. nuisances. The Mayor and two or three Councillors mentioned several crying nuisances existing in the borough, and these were referred to the sanitary committed. HARMAN’S CORNER. Cr. Brown reported that ho and Cr. Scott had seen Mr Harman re widening the corner at the end of the Windmill road. That gentleman had requested them to indicate what land would be required. They had done so, and received an offer of the ground required for .£IOO, with conditions as to the trees, a new fence, a new channel for the creek, &c., such offer to be open for a month. The amount of laud would not exceed one-eighth of an acre The road was at present not more than 18ft. wide, and carried a very extensive traffic. He (Cr. Brown) believed that land on tho opposite side of the road could bo obtained at £ 100 an acre. The clerk said that the road in one place did not exceed 13ft. in width. After some discussion, a committee to consider what public works were most urgently required, and report to a special meeting, was agreed to. Crs. Brown, Buxton Langdown, and the mover (Cr. Charters), were appointed tho committee, and next Monday night was decided upon for the special meeting. SANDRIDGE. It was resolved that notice should be given to tho ratepayers of S mdrdge requiring them to form the road, and that if nothing was done at tne expiration of a month the Council would do the work. SANITARY. The sanitary committee reported that Cr. Langdown had promised to adopt satisfactory measures to abate the nuisance arising from his chimney. The report adop ed. After some formal business the meeting adjourned.