Borough Council.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 88, 21 December 1899, Page 3

Borough Council.

Tlin nnrninl meeting of the nlirnf wn<! liplcl ta^t f-vfiiine. His Woi ship the Mmoi (eh an) and Councillor T'hihp. Miinii, Cnmeion, Coltman and OT'dnnoi lining pi-pspnt. Tlie minutes of last annual meeting weie read and confirmed. IiI 'i Bard.v was then sworn in as Ma\ot bv tin* Town GleLk. Councillor Coltman congratulated Br iiaielav on his re election a*- Maxor ,md fi j H sine be would fill the office as ■ well in the ©hsuing year as he had in ihe past. Of course dilTtrciicei of opinion had arisen on cprtain questions but these wtre indispensable. No difference of opinion was remembered outside. i>r Barclay in thanking Mr Coltman took ihe'oppmtunity of also thanking the citizens for again returning 1 im As | Max or. Since he had been Mayoi there had been no friction in the Council. Any differences of opinion weie expressed inside the conncil room and then forgotten. He hoped that, in the new venr such phasant "relations would continue. The minutes of lust oidinary meeting were read and confirmed. Councillors Inkster atid Collet't ~sen't apologies for db-cence x Di Uarcliiy then reviewed the work of the past year. Among other things he mentioned the %cry gratifying fact that at tho eiitt of 1898 the oveidr.-ft' was £200, while now it was only £84 Councillor Coltman moved firid Coui'Cillot O'(3onn»r seconded, and it was caiiicd that the best tharikß of the Council aie'dne Vo Dr Barclay for his untiring efforts to promote the welfare 6f the boiough. Coirespondence was read as follows :—: — I'roili secretary, South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Bbaid. asking for the usual' contribution. — Received From J. W. Pyne, apologising foY <le)ay in sending the information re public bath 1 . ; From secretary, CKristchu'rch Swimming Club stating that a bath the size required, _b,y -Waimate, would cost about i£2oo.— Heceived. v J*rom Town Clerk, Dunedin re the refund of n>oh«j> «ked for by Mis* I

Kerr. He said that - "«hol6F8 i i 'icensfli idiiaathe transferred and Cotlott had't j like flat a fresh license no iv itter how , long Eerr had to go. No money coukl legally be refunded PfOtn Town Cleik, Chiistc'iuich. giving the s.iine opinion. From Mr \V M Hamilton on the simo subject. The Audit Department iad the-puuer to tilluvv th? refund it ilitty cared. His Woisbip explained that the \iuht Oißcois tefused to allow the le fund. A considci.ib'e discussion arose om .he question of the " moral " and the " 1» gal " right of the Council to refund the money. Mr Coltman thought decidedly that theie was no 'egal njjlit to pay as the evidence before them was strong igainsfi payin?. -He thonght the Council should decline to pay. Mr Mann h Id that holding thp 11 liter ovei so loiig seemi d ti> imply he Ooiincil's intention to pa\ the •iioi ie^,' and he thought they should wvit 10 the Mayoi as <?alury a..d he .juld give it to Misa If, lr. Mi O'Connor tho"ught that they hid mi i l^nt to p.iy. It w.is wasting time .> di^cn.B it. Air Mann moved and Mr Cameron -eeoiidi'd, '• That the sum of .£l5 b.J voted to the Mayor as suliry." It whs, if courses implied that the Mayor would hand it over to Miss Kerr Hi 1 ! Worship eotiMdued that if the resolution were passed it would 'put hmin nn a\\k«ia'd portion. He was dice in Uvcur of paying the monoy, but he found out that night that the money was pttid ngh'ttiuty, though he was soiry iot ihe'peapty concerned. Me^sn O'Connor," Cameron and Philip echoed the Sentiments of thi \li!\or. and on 1 being put the motion was lost Air Tanne 'pointed out that no ■anieis' license* (Cl|had been paid h\ ihe expressman of the town. Thih license was for the right to carry passengers The expressmen of the town as a whole refused to pay these hcenbes. The Mayor and .Town Cleik were appointed io summon tb'e rlrtmilieia The dog tax for the~ensuing.\eai was fixfd 5s and "2s 6d Mr Coltman bi ought tip the matter of licensing " ehi ap ] ipkb " and olher huwlvos wlio sell They took nwny a certain amount of money and spent noihmg. The nntter \\«iS dropped to be brought up again. Tendeia for metalhng Queen fitroot weie opened as follows: — T. \Y £70 16s Sfl f« White, £70 16s »d ; W. a- Black, £13 19s 2<l G W Crone tendered at 1* 4d pei \aid aifd made \\p the amount us at Is sd. It was accepted at Is 4d per \aid.Tre Council office nn? closed for the Cluistmas holidays fioin Ratuidiv. It was decided to call tendi'is ftir shingle in I ugh and Shearman Streets euih in Jannnrv. Acceuuts amouiiiirg to jCS6 16b Id « - eie passed' '