BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1988, 8 July 1880, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

KAIAPOI. The fortnightly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor (Mr Blaokwell), Crs. Woodford, Moore, Mathews, May, Fraser, Monk, and Pinching. Letters were read—Prom Mr Ellen, tendering his resignation. Prom Mr 0. 0. Bowen, stating that the Government would refund £lO4 wrongly deducted from subsidies for charitable aid. Prom Mr Bowen, thanking the Mayor for copies of resolutions passed at the property tar meeting, and saying he was very satisfied to find that the views he held and expressed on this important question were endorsed by so influential a portion of his constituents. Prom Mr Caleb Smith, president of the Institute, asking for a refund of lioenso fee for same, as it was a publio institution. Agreed to. Prom Messrs Saunders Bros., relative to planting Endowment reserve at Ashburton. It was decided to thank those gentlemen for their suggestions, but the Council had decided to defer the question of planting. Or. Woodford strongly urged that at leaßt the northwest corner of the land might be planted. Prom the Charitable Aid Officer, regarding the caseß for relief, and asking if the contractor would continue to supply rations. Proper replies had been sent. Prom the secretary Canterbury Domain Board, agreeing to a grant of trees. Prom the Mandeville and Rangiora Road Board, referring the Council to a former letter relevant to Messrs Dobson and Son's account for report on Waimakariri. Prom Messrs Dobson and Son, asking for a prompt settlement of account. The clauses of the works committee report were considered seriatim and adopted. Baven Quay drainage referred to in Mr R. J. Alexander's letter to be attended to. Broom street to be metalled with six yards to the chain and a light coating of shingle on footpath so soon as said street is conveyed to the Council. Shed 18 x 8 to bo erected at the pound, costing £ll. Afcaroa street footpath to be iepaired at a cost of £5. At junction of Akaroa and Fuller streets 10ft. of 9in. pipes and 18in. pipes ordered when cost was ascertained. The Mayor stated the railway platform committee had not waited on the engineer. An extension of time was granted the committee to report. Mr E. Parnham attended and stated that the parties interested in land on the Beach road line of drainage objected to sign the deed presented to them, in consequence of the too stringent clauses it contained. It was decided to consider the matter when the original agreement could be found. Cr. Fraser, chairman finance commitee, reported : —Receipts—Licenses, £IBO ; rates, £49 9s 6d ; sundries, £3 12s 9d ; and the present credit balance, £349 Is 2d. Payments amounting to £26 5s 8d wore passed. In reference to an application from Mr Parnham to have the Beach road rendered safer for traffic, the matter was referred to the works committee to act. The clerk reported rates in arrears amounting to £3l. An uninteresting discussion took place on the Peraki street side channel question. Or. Woodford moved to have lamps erected at junctions of Peraki and Puller streets and North road and Hilton street. The first was agreed to, but on amendment it was decided to place the second lamp at junction of Jones and Charles streets. Or. Monk's motion, " That the clerk's salary be increased to £SO and that he be appointed, in addition to his present duties, to perform those of the works committee, and the schedule be amended to include same, as, in the opinion of this Council, the present way of supervising works authorised by the Council is capable of improvement," was, by consent, allowed to lapse. The Council then adjourned. LYTTELTON. This Council met on Monday night. Present—The Mayor and Crs. Smith, Grubb, McOlatchie, Hawkins, Maopherson, _ Wood, Weyburn, and Beed. The receipts since the previous meeting were reported to be £731 2s Id. An application was read from the Ser-geant-Major of Police, asking for a copy of the Borough by-laws, and the clerk was instructed to furnish the same, and to have a number of copies printed. W. O. Warren applied for the position of water tender at the wharves. It was agreed to advertise the position, the water supply committee to act in the matter. W. Cook's slaughter-house license was renewed for another six months. The foreman of works asked for two days' leave of absence, and was granted it. The works committee's report was read, recommending that an alteration be made in the drain at the junction of St. David's Btreet and the Sumner road, for the protection of the upper road; also that a flight of steps be formed between the gaol and the Borough school premises. The first was left with the committee to carry out, and it was agreed to leave the latter with the Mayor, it being the opinion of the Council that the gaol authorities should make the improvement named. In respect to the report sent in by the engineer at the pumping station, the Mayor said thai Messrs Scott Bros., the makers of the high level pump, had demonstrated that works of that character could be done by local industry, and were deserving of credit. The alterations suggested by the engineer to be attended to at the station were left for him to make. A number of accounts, amounting to £167 17s 6d, were passed for payment. The question of the Lyttelton Harbor Board's liability to be rated in connection with the Gladstone Pier shedß was then taken up. The Mayor said he thought it was not the wish of the Council to work antagonistically to the Harbor Board, and he hid fully expected the Board would have sent the opinion they had got from Messrs Harper and Scott to Mr Nalder, particularly as the latter'a opinion had got into the papers. This course also would probably save litigation. Councillors expressed themselves generally that it was the desire of the borough to work in harmony with the Harbor Board, and had no wish to have the latter pay the rates in question unless they were really liable, and the borough was justly entitled to demand_ payment. As the ca&o stood, Council's solicitor had positively stated that the Board were liable, while the Bo«-<* >"«* ooiain.a »~ opinion from Messrs Harper and Scott that they were not; it would be as well between theae two opposite opinions to ask the Board to join in getting the opinion of the SolicitorGeneral, and after some discussion this was agreed to. Attention was called to the proposal that the town clock should be lighted by the Council by Cr. Macnherßon, and it was agreed to write to the Government, requesting that it be lighted. Leave of absence was granted to his Worship in connection with his duties as member of the House of Representatives, and the Council adjourned.