Waihi Borough Council

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1083, 2 September 1904, Page 2

Waihi Borough Council

The usual fortnightly mooting ol the Wftihi Borough Council was held Inst evening nt tho now Council Chambers. There wero present tho Mayor (in tho chair) and Councillors Campbell, Brown, Bybnrn, Saundois, Henderson, Donaldson, Slevin, Nowth, and Foster. Cr. Kalz sent an apology for his absence.

CASUS OF FEVER Dr. Guinness reported two casus of fevor—ono ot typhoid and ono of scarlet, GOLD DUTY The Treasury notified payment and the National Dank receipt of £lsb3 lis sd, being gold duty for July. TROPOSED ABATTOIRS Charles Carson, architect for tho Stratford and Hawera abattoirs, wrote offering to furnish designs and supply particulars in reference to the proposed Waihi abattoirs.—Tho letter was received, Mr. Cart son to be thanked. SAVAGE ROAD David Kobinson wrote drawing attontion to tho unsatisfactory condition of Savage Road, and requesting that repairs bo effected—Letter referred to tho Works Committee, tho ongmeer to report. REMISSION OF RATES Mrs M. J. Conway wrote asking that her rates be remitted on tho ground that sho was unable to pay the *i. —It was agreed that the rate tor tho jear bo remitted, tho case being considered a deserving one.« ARTHUR BRITTAIN Arthur Britain, gonoral agent, notified that ho had removed to Queon-stveot, Auckland.—Tho letter was received. CUSTOM OF lIOEOOGH DOCUMENTS Tho National Bank wrote acknowledging receipt of tho Council's fidelity bond and duplicat. l key of the strong-room.—The letter was received. PUBLIC LIBRARY. W. M. Wallnutt, secretary of tho Waihi Public Library, wrote asking whon tho Council would bo prepared to take ovor tho Library, in accordance with previous agreement.—Referred to tho Legal and Finance Committoe, CLEANING COUNCIL OFFICES Agnes Adams applied for the cleaning of tho Couucil ollieos.—Tho latter was received, SUBSIDY ON BATES. John McGownn, Commissioner of Taxes, wrote stating ho had passed a voucher for £22 16s 9d, subsidy on borough rates—Letter received. RIVERBANK TERRACE. Ton ratepayers and residents of River--1 bank Terraco petitioned for the lopair of ■ tho road. —Petition referred to tho Works i Committee, the ongineer to report, TUK GASWORKS, Max, D, King wroto offoring for sale , sections adjacent to the proposed sito for 1 tho gasworks. Tho Engineer statod thore was no necessity for Author land being secured, as tho land on which it was proposed to erect the works covered Qve acres, The letter was rocoived, Mr King to be . informed in terms of tho engineer's statement, , EAST COAST RAILWAY

11. J. Stewart, lion, clerk to the Katiuati Eoad Lioiud, wroto as follow s :

" I urn directed to forward to you the following resolution of tlio Katikati Road Board, and to ask your co-operation. "Tnatthis Board, in acknowledging with pleasure the fulfilment of the Minister for Public Works prouiiso to survey a further section of railway from Wailii into Kttli'iiUi, expresses very respectfully tbo liopo that the extension to Taurauga as a part of tho Tbauies-Gisbome trunk line may bo authorised as soon as public ongagomonis will permit of its energetic carrying on by tho completion now ponding of tho Waihi, Hukeronui, and Kawakawa sections.

"Previous act'on by your Borough Council is fully (ipprecintcd by my Board and your demands, in excess oi ours, aro almost all the line deserves; bnciuviowof the Railways Authorisation Bill now before Parliament it scorns most timely to stronglhou tho hands of lite Hon. J. McGowau, Mr Herrio?, our representative, and olhors who aro doing what they can to help our district in tho matter in Parliament. Tho Qisborne section is highly profitable, as no doubt would bo those at Opotiki and To Puke, but it will take agitata to get the principle established." The Mayor said ho thought the Council should assist h tho direction of getting the lino snrvoyed. It was agreed to comply with tho Boad Board's request.

| KATIKATI HANDING SHBD M.J. Stewart, cleric to tho Katikati Road Board, wrote remitting £ls passed last year towards tho Katikati lauding shed, and asking that tho amount be sent to tho Tauranga County Council, whioh had paid for Iho building of tho shed, Tho request was agreed to. THE SANITAHY SERVICE H. Borridge, sanitary contractor, wrote ns follows in reference to complaints " In reply to your request for oxplauation ro complaints in sanitary service, I wish to state that ono of thouion in July met with an accident to his leg, which laid him up for a week, and being unable to procuro & man at a moment's notice his mato had to go on with the work by himself and got a bit behind by the end of tho week; and again in August the other man was laid up sick for a few days which then caused some of tho services to bo a fow days behind agaiu, I can assure you there has boen no wilful nogleot in performing tho work as I have mado ovory effort to keep services tegular." Tho Mayor said that too much fuss had boon made over tho matter. The coon plaints should hnvo boen sei.t to tho contractor, and not to tho Council. Cr Foster said ho did not think tho explanation was satisfactory. In so largo a contract precaution should be taken to have extra men to roplaco thoso who met with accidonls or boenmo ill. Moro satisfactory reasons should have boen giyen by tho contractor. Ono o( tho complaints was tint tho pans taken away had been roplaccd by filthy instead of clean ones. This complaint had not been answered at nil. Ho proposed f h-tt he leltsr bo received, and that Mr Borridgo be requested to keep a man in roalincss to replace any other who was unabio to perform tho work.

Or. Snunders said that complaints were still boing made. Ho thought tho contractor was not eurying out tho work as well as lie should. Tim area was increasing, no provision .-'cwued to bo nwdo for keeping pace with the increase, In tho contractor's answer only two out of the six complaints bud beon replied to. Cr. Slevin thought the motion was vory reasonable, Tho couti actor had plenty of mon to put on in plaoc of those falling ill t or mooting with accidents, Ho seconded the.motion, The resolution was then put and carried,

uoimoui/roM society Herbert Hntchings, hon. secretary to tho Waihi Horticultural Society, wrote soliciting a donation to the society's funds. Cr, Foster strongly supported tho application, Tho sooiety would benefit the wholo community, and in tho first year of existenoo would be sure to have hard work to make ends meet, Tho Mayor thought the Oounoil had tod uiauy thing! to lubiidiie ulrtsdy,

Cr. Campboll said there were uior pressingobjooca claiming tbn intention o the Council. Cr Donaldson moved that .£lO bo votod from the unauthorised expenditure. They could not support a bettor institution. Cr. Slovin seconded, Tho object was a good ono, and tho competitions weio so varied that they took in nil kinds of industry, and ovory ono could ontcr. Cr Saundors moved as an amondnient that tho lettor be received, and that the writer bo informod that tho Couno'i has no money available for the purpose, Cr Campboll seconded, The amendment was oarried. Cr Donaldson then moved as a further amondmont that 15 bo voted. Ct Foster seconded. Ho said tho Council had voted largo sums for tho fmthernnco of borso-racing, football and cricket, neither of which appealed to the people generally so much as iho Horticultural Society,

The amondment was lost, and tho original motion, that Mr Hutchings bo informod that no funds arc availablo, was carried. WORKS COMMITTEE Tho roport of tho Works Committeo was as follows: " Committe recommend in reference to Mr. Edward's application for a road to his seotion that the Engineer make eouio improvement by cutting scrub, etc., along the tramline." The roport was adopted, mayor's uonoranium It was rosolved that tho mayor's honoranium be £l5O. STONB CRUSHER It was stittod by tho Engineer that tho atone crusher would arrive in a month or six weeks. HNAKK committee Tho Finance Committee's report was as follows :- Tho Committee recommend accounts amounting to (genoral) £46112s Id, and (waterworks) £'573 10s 9d, which have boon examined, to bo paid. Tho County Council's domind for maintenance of Main Road has been inspected: May, £262135; Juno, ifls9 2s 3d; July, £687 1b : total, JSISOS 10s Bd.

An item of 125 paid to Ohiuomuri Syndicate for quarry, aud othor items amounting to M, should not bo charged, and it is recommended that tho amount be paid within 30 days, less theso deductions,

Bank accounts arc reported: No. 1 (or) HBoß2sßd;lk2(dr), £6855 12s 2d; accounts presented, £l6l 12s Id; totnl, £6009 2s.

Waterworks Account (or) 1370? la sd; acoounts presented, £573 10s 9d; balance, *£Bl92loa Bd. Tbo report was adopted. ACCOUNTS.. The following accounts wcro passed : Trees, £44 19s 0,1; W. Phillips and Co., £BO 5s 4d; dust cart, £2 63; Hardio Bros, 13 7s; carting. £3 3s; forage, £l4s; M. O'Dwyor, 6s; korosono, £1 12s 6d; Tamaki Sawmill, £45 ss; linoleum etc, £57 19s 3d; W. D. JJioholas, £1; rent, £6 10s; ladder, £2l4s; carting, £32 18s 2d; breaking, £sl7s 6d; lnmpligliting, JOG 63; wages, £164 4s sd; salaries, £51143 lOd. Waterworks. —Material, £300; carting, £5 Is; smithing, £lO 4s Id; receiving pipes, £lO 5s 2d; W.Parkinson, £l2s 6d; Roycroft and Davis, £4 17a 6d; pipos, £4O; M. Ferguson, £27lßsGd; Tamak Sawmill Company, £2 19s; wages, £137 9s 4d; salary, £B3 6s Bd. I'LUJUIKItS' UCKNSKS Cr, Donaldson said ho had boon given to understand that an application for a plumber's liceuso had been refused by tho Engineer on tho ground that the applicant had not boon indentured, Ho thought applications should not bo refused if tho applicants proved themselves effioient plumbers, Indenture or no indonturo, The matter was roforrod to tho Legal and Finance Committee, The Council then adjourned.