MOSGIEL BOROUGH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 October 1940, Page 8

MOSGIEL BOROUGH

COUNCIL’S MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the Mosgiel Borough Council was held last night, the Mayor (Mr W. P Hartstonge) presiding The Highways Board representative advised that the following amounts had been provided in the estimates for highways under the council’s control; Gordon road, £sl; Gladstone road, £25. . An application for an additional street light in Forfar street north was declined The chairman of the Finance Committee reported that at the request of the Mosgiel District High School Committee, a reduction in the charge for a water suoolv to the school had been carefully considered by the committee, but in view of the fact that no rates were paid iO the council, on the extensive school property in Mosgiel the committee felt that it could not charge less for water supplied to the school than was charged for extraordinary supplies to other consumers in the borough, who also paid rates. Cr McCartney mentioned that the Reserves Committee had approved the steps being taken to clean up and level the corner of the Recreation Ground close to (lie railway line and the college property. The Taieri' Cricket Club had been granted the use of the Recreation Ground for the season on the same terms and conditions as applied last year. The clerk reported that the total outstanding rales on September 19 amounted to £279 3s 7d. Tile total outstanding water charges on September 25 amounted to £l7 16d 3d. The Finance Committee had decided to issue summonses in a few cases. The clerk reported that since last meeting five building permits had been issued, the value of the work involved being £2619. . , The clerk reported that the piping and covering In of the watertable on the north side of Bush road from Forfar street to Argyle street had been considered by the Finance Committee, but it had been decided that this matter should be reconsidered when the estimates for the next financial year were prepared.