WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 70, 9 August 1912, Page 2

WAITARA NEWS.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. (_ From Our Own Correspondent.) The usual monthly meeting was .held on Wednesday evening, then-" being present: His Worship the Mayor, <'ra. Rattenbury. Black, Langnwiu, 'and Klenner. His Worship apologised for the absence of Cr. Tate.

Or. Elliot tendered lii.s resignation -owing to having left the district.—The resignation was accepted, and steps arc to lio taken to fill the vacancy. ' lira. Karp complained of .licr horse having been impounded.—No tuition taken.

Mr. Coleman -asked that part of High street be opened.—Left in tlie hands of the Works Committee.

Mrs. Jones complained of storm water running under, 'her hoiwe.--Referred to the Works Committee.

The ranger asked for, ami was granted, nermission to lay informations against owners of straying stock. Messrs. Tbas. Borthwick and Sons asked that repairs to West Quay be put in hand as soon as possible. (Jr. Rafctenbury said that arrangement* had been made to -have the work done as soon as weather conditions permitted. Messrs. Roy and Nicholson applied, on behalf of Messrs. Allen and G ribbon, for permission to have a right-of-way,— Granted. ■ ■lt was resolved to include motor-cars among vehicles plying for hire. : A Gazette notice w<ns received from the Minister for Internal Affairs in reference to a proposal to exclude a portion of the borough.—lt was resolved to make object-ion to the proposed sevcianee. The Crown Lands- Department advised that a, section, in Waitara West was not a cemetery reserve, but the question of setting it apart for that purpose would be considered. Messrs. Rowe and Calder wrote offering £lO per annum for water for an engine.—Referred to the Works Committee. The tengineer's, overseer's and foreman's report were road, j H was decided to insure the council office, library, and contents of both buildings in the State Office. A sub-committee was set up to arrange with Messrs. Borthwick and Sons for the right to take cinders. It was resolved to give notice to owners of overhanging trees that unless such were cut before two weeks summonses will be issued.