TOWN COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 18848, 14 June 1920, Page 7

TOWN COUNCIL

COMMITTEE’S REPORT. The following committee reports will be presented at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Town Council: — TRAMWAYS AND ELECTRICITY. The Committee reports: —Having held aver consideration of tire question of purchasing one-man frame are, pending a report being received from Mr K. J. Dorrnn; having appointed J. Robertson to the position of fourth shift engineer at the power-house, salary as per schedule; having pone through the application for the position of revenue clerk, and submit the following three names —H. A. Edmonds, H. K. Mills, and A. S. Thomson; having opened tenders for cast iron water mains from Briscoe A Co., A. A T. Burt.. Richardson. McCabe & Co., and John Chambers A Son. and referred them to the Town Engineer; having authorised requisition by the Tramways and Electricity Department amounting to ,£44S 6/6. GAS, WATER AND TRAMS. The Committee recommends-That the Railway Department be communicated with regarding the simply of secondhand tarpaulins to cover coal trucks from Bluff to Invercargill: that an extrusion of about. 12 chain? of electricity mams be made in idles road. South Invercargdl, to supply one consumer whose application has been approved by the South Invercargill Borough Council; that tenders for east iron water pipes, valves and fittings Vie accepted as follows, being the lowest: —Richardson, McCabe it Co., Ltd.. :’>lS lengths. lOin. at £2O ;> '3 per ton delivered at power station; 226 lengths. i’.in, at .222 0 11 per ton delivered, at (lower station ; approximate total amount, £34.30 10 0; John Chambers A Son. 792 ft Oin wood pipe, S/3 per foot tie livered at power station ; approximate cost, £326 14.'-; A. AT. Burt, Ltd., valves and fittings, £4S6 2'4. The Committee reports: —Having authorised requisitions as follows: Gas Department, £219 10/-. Electricity Department, £6O; with regard to the petition from Myrow Bush residents for electric supply, recommend they be informed I hat the Con n eti am real in a position to supply current at present : but. that when the new turbine plant, is installed, the matter of rural extensions will be considered; having the matter of tram fares in South Invercargill still under consideration: having examined accounts amounting to £2034 12 11 and passed ? ame for payment. BIN ANTE. The Committee recommends; il That the the.ure be booked on the usual conditions to the Hibernian Band for Sunday. Junr 20. and that the other three Sundays applied for he reserved subject to thnr not being required by the municipality. With regard to the hand’s request that the doors be opened at a quarter to S instead of at S o'clock, yonr Committee has no recommendation to make as there is a resolution in the minutes dealing with the matter: that a fee of £2 be charged for pcnedllng theatre hiring dates and 10 4 m the ease of the Victoria Hall, the fee to be merged in the rent in the event of the theatre or Victoria Hall being definitely hooked, and if not hooked for the dates pencilled, the deposit tci ne forfeited. The Committee reports having examined neroimrs amounting to £lllO 10/4 and passed same for payment. RESERVES COMMITTEE. The Committee recommends; That the increased wages of Id per hour granted to the reserves employees- as from April 1 he made retrospect ive as from January 1. 1920. The Committee reports; Having gone through the annual estimates and referred them to the Finance Com mi tree; leaving under consideration the correspondence from V. A. Verity, D. T. Tippett and C. IE Powell re Seaward Bush Endowment Leases; havtng examined accounts amounting to £133 14 2, and passed same for payment. BEELIC WORKS. The Committee reports;— Having granted second-hand dealers' licenses to Martha Jane Vincent, of Dec street, and A. E, D. Stuck, vf Dee street, the inspector's and police reports being satisfactory; having granted James Hunter permission to erect a signboard in Dee street on the usual conditions, and subject to an indemnity being signed: h:iv;ng no reeomm-m.dation to make with regard to the application by the Invercargill Tourist Company f,.r a special taxidriver Itcen.-c for James Melvin; having carefully considered the letter from the Chief Health Officer regarding alterations in put,lie health legislation, and recommend he be informed that in the opinion of the Council the Government should convene a conference -it which local authorities could be rc-prcs-mired by their Town engineers and Sanitary inspectors, with the object of revising the Public Health Acts and the MuniJial Corporations Act. TTds Council has c.xpcriencci 1 great difficulty in carrying into effect the demolition of buildings, which have been condemned under l>olh these Acts ;is unfit for occupation. Hie investigation and prevention of the spread of infectious diseases should remain under the control of the Bulllie Health Department: having gone through the annual estimates of the Public V orks D'’panice n r i- eU-., and referred them to the finance Committee: having examined accounts amounting to £1367 1-L1 and passed same for payment.