Council Chambers, Thames.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3025, 25 October 1878, Page 2

Council Chambers, Thames.

.., .". - ;<y 24th October, 1878. . SiyjT-.l.hare the honor to suggest, that see* ing many cases similar to Mrs Laird's, (retfwrwd to in my report of this day> are;tiow occurring within the District of Thames,,and that the mothers and children will be thrown on the Borough fuuds for 1 support, that a spebtai'committee of the Council should consider means whereby the mothers could be oarsd for and places of service found for them, j and the children cared for, removed from the society ..pf.bad,friends, and enab'cd,tf> ,grow up - members of society.»"it it impossible for me to obtain domestic situa> tions >or those sufficiently old; or to find houses for "children where such reclamation ■would be eff;?ti-d. A. house for bhildtdn might be established at the Thames, and if so, than if the ladies of the Thames will aid in obtaining situations for those grown up, like is aone in all large centres of population, a great future evil and a vast amount of crime 1 -and, misery will be averted from the Thames 1. My suggestion is that year Worship and* ihe Council would ask the ladies of the Thames to meet them and consider some means to bring to, an issue a plan whereby* the nresent expenditure of the Council-will do more good than at present.—l have, Ac.,' : ■•' '■' ■'*' John B. Mason, Believing Officer. To His Worship the Mayor,, Thames.; Cr Speight said that the whole matter of charitable aid was in.such, an unsatisfactory state that. they did not know which way.tp,(aoe it. He,, thought some definite system should be adppted. £It was a question of great importance. The Mayor admitted that thin question 'was of great; importance, andsosoon as the session was over; and he caw what 'the Government, intended to do, he intended to look' into the matter with a ; view to placing it on a satisfactory basis. . Cr McGowan pointed out that they were in a much better condition now that , the ppor ; relief was administered locally than hitherto. ""„!.........

Cr Speight said that they should take ev.ery;means in^ their power to make, tiie 6 '5r charitable aid which should be a colonial msfter. Either of the alternatives "given "to the Borough by the Government were unjust. ?The Mayor said that, as soonjti th^ Government took over the Charitable Institutions their (the Borough's) subsidies would cease. At pressnt the Borough hnd lo sap^ortthe, whole poo;> of the distrxi. They Mdnieipal Conference should have atfendedib that. ICr McGowan said- the Conference had advised/the Governmsit to make -lEie Charitable fnstitatip^t % colonial charge, but their icommendations had. no"; been adapted.,., .. ', V' -,: ' , .-;/ . i Cr Mennie moved that Cm -Speight, McGow m , andthftMayor beacommittee to into.;j^e;;.wn^-Question of cha.Jtable aid. •y'lt&'&^grs Cr Price seconded. Carried. < Or Speight moved that £5 be voted to the Believing ;Officer to meet precein^ wants.'; Carried.r -. „ ,- ; ;■"

EEPOBT OF WOBKB COMMITTB^. The report,,of tjie Works CootmHLee was'read.

\\\\%.<im Oosamittse hare the honor to .report i that they rUited the .streets of the Borough, i applications for works to be done in, whioh were received by the Council at its sitting on the 10th ins: ant, and recommend that on the residents of Eirkwood street"pajiag one-third' of the cost, the footpath of that street be r made" oh the'eiet sice between; Coehran*. and Albert streets. Rolleston, street—That the 'bank" of tbet allotments in that part of, Rolleston street known as the " ontting," between Mr James' and Mr B. MaodonaldV, be c,ut back to the boundary' liae of the .street, atod the ground secured from again falling on to the-footpath by being boarded i up, the verandah of Mr Short's house being secured, and that the proportionate cost of the work be charged, against the owners and occupiers of ,the allotments and houses." The Committee' Hare directed the Foreman: of Works to lay., before the Council,, the. necessary plan an-i estimates ' for ]ayia<> watertable and forming footpath in -Pollen street, went' tide, between Mary and Walter streets, iind in Mackay street between Willoughby and Richmond streets on the east side, in abrordance wi^h th'o provisions of Bje-law No. 7. The Committee have decided to take the allotments adjoining tbe stable at a rental oi^fS, and have agreed with. Mr R. Graham to do so. The Committee after consulting the Foreman of Works as to the space requived, have decided to ereci. the shed for stone breakers on the allotments belonging" to the \ Council, instead of renting friy, extra allotments for «uch purpose.' Th'3shed vwill be between th<) asphalt yard acd the Foremau of Works' office. Should ii be found that many, of the men avail themselves of. this shed accommodation, a Bimilar building could be erected in the south ward of the Borough. The Committee have decided to' commence laying the asphalt pavement and weter-t ible at the Grey street end of Pollen street, on the east side; tenders for this purpose have been calied for. - Notices to remove verandnh posts have been served on Messrs Dakin, Oowll, Mennie, Grain, Hyman acd Bcnshaw, ps being the occupiers or owners of the bnildiags in Bolleaton street to which verandahs axe

attached, not extending fully to the kerb.— Jaw^s Kii.gdub, Oh»imian.—Thames, Oot; 2<ith, '73.

After considerable discussion re the consi ruction of the Pollen street footpath, near Dr. Payne's residence, and the Mackay street fcoJpath east between Willoughby and Richmond streets, Cr Meonie mo7ed, and Cr Speight seconded, that the consideration of the matter of these footpaths be defeired till next meeting. This was carried, and the remainder of the report was adopted*. ' TENDERS FOE SUPPLY OF XIMBBB. Tendsr? for the supplying of timber to the Council were opened from Messri Lamb Bros, and J. Ee;d. each tenderer's price being 16s per 100 feet. The Council considered both tenders, exorbitant, and decided to postpone the acceptance of either of them for tfee present. ; </' TENDSBS FOB FIBXUKABJCBT. Tenders.; for the erection of the. Ash market were opened r\ follows :—H., H. Adams, £237• H, Haye, 3C6;' Thompson, and Sinclair, £297 10s:. Jenningf and Powell, £315. ' ' f ilT"' The Mayor said that a resolution had been passed at last meeting to the effect that tie expenditure on this matter do not exceed £160. He (suggested that the Works Committee report on tin matter. This was agreed to. ida^ BI2AIBS TO COTTKOIL CHAMBXE?* i Cr McGowan aorefl that tender!^ be called for painting the Borough Council Chambers. Carr'ed. BOBOCGH TAIiV. I.HB. It waf rec>l?ed to *4^tis« for i raluer to act in coajui^aen with.tbe rate collecipr,each to reoeire£3o. TOTE TO HBCHZ-ifxCl* IKSXITUTB. , . Cr McGowan moved that tk© moiety of the £50 roted to the Mechanics' ItsfcL ' tute ibe s p»:d* Crcried.;., v, , , ; ...., { iX FUNiJTCE. '• . ' A: .nnmber of; small acoouptss;>amouftt» ing- to' £136, were piwed for, payment/ \ The Mayor said that it had fallen under his notice that tbe permanent Je.relof the town between forakV and Rape Creeks had been pitched tco high. Wit kid occurred to him that as they > were, making these permanent footpatts that it would be well to get a report from the fiogineer as lo whether the/ wereright Or **•!£ in their present permanent levels. Cr McGowan said that would probably involve a survey. "'." ' J'v <rt The Mayor said that it would involve a drainage aorrey. :; ■:., \t, i Cr McGowan said that it would cost seTeral hundred poands.,The JBogineer could not giro a report without a»)iußfey which would cost a great deal. They must bear in m'nd that there was a probability of a poifon the- foreshore being reclaimed, whei it might be found that the levels were too low, nOr^Gri.ham mpyed that, the opinion of the Engineer re the Borough dratneie levels^ be obtained. w { ... . . Cr McGowan seconded. Carried. THE WilO-JUBAKA i>JUi*AG«. The Mayor/read several telegrams he had sent to the Government re grants for £ respecting attdidrtiajng on-the Waio* [araka Flat. The replica - received showed that;the £50CD roted for profpeqting coald not be relegated for,iwh *ork«» .«U ' > •-• ;■.■ !.•,:■>,. .xn j|AtcirJXif. M M .r' . ■ The Mayor said he had telegraphed 'm. the Premier as to whether the mieaef 00 the estimates was to be expended on the line from Omahu to Waikato, or Oman to Thames. The answer he got was simply an eirasiOn to :the effeo; that nothing was aVa'lable till' Bill passed. H« hail t ,thep {e'egraphed the.. former question again, and no ahtwer iCd Wsn received. . . This concludes th*:bfes%6i.s