BOROUGH ESTIMATES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2195, 20 May 1908, Page 3

BOROUGH ESTIMATES.

•f proposed expenditure for IuUiUO THE year.

During tho mooting of tho Borough Council last evening, tlio Mayor subnutted tho following report and estimates for tho present year: Tho Committee have carefully considered the proposed estimates, and tho Town Clerk was instructed to prepare a detailed statomo.ut ot abattoir expenses, and particulars ot a water cart with circular spreader; also obtain the solicitor’s opinion as to tho possibility of gottiug an extra loan of ten per cent, on the waterworks loan to complete tho works, i t was agreed that 10 new street lamps be erected in suitable localities. ■PROPOSED EXPENDITUIhE. Bank overdraft and liabilities March . 0, PJOB, £Bl3l, interest on oveitlian £3OO, sanitation (miscellaneous) £625, inspector’s salary £l-0, nightman's wages taut £llO, assistant £115,. othcis £2bO. charitable aid £SOO, lire prevention £IOO, licensing and pound oxpenses £IOO, house property repairs and reserves £75, oiuce funuturo £175, abattoirs £l5O, inspection fees ((government) £B4, manager anti head butcher £l5O, house allowance £Ut), three slaughtermen £470, roitscabout £450, additions and repairs ■£2oo ,interest on loan £IOO, streets miscellaneous £555, foreman of works £SOO, house £SO, wages teamsters and road roller, and wages £lsl, wages permanent laborers £5500, •*i wages casual laborers £550, maintenance bridges £SOO, lighting streets £550, street watering £l5O, custodian £155, house £2O, metal and shm«dt> £5500, oilieo expenses (adminis- ' xration) £IOO, advertising and punting £lO2, legal oxpenses £75, town clerk salary £515, assistant salary £l5O, clerical, assistance £l5O. separate accounts —water supply: Inspector and turncock £SOO, two assistants £SBO, man in charge ol headworks £llß, extension and ropairs £BSO, interest and sinking fund waterworks loan £5057, do Roebuck road bridge loan £505, dp Borough loan £2l/, do lx ait i loan £Ol, do AVhataupoko £75, do Stout street £5. MONEYS AVAILABLE. General Account —Balance Government subsidy on rates £IOO, estimated receipts advance Government subsidy on rates £375, fees—dog tax pound, building, etc. £250, rents—reserves anti freehold property £oOU, licenses —hotels, etc. ailoO, sundry other licenses £OSO, contribution •bridges, Cook County and Harbor Board £SBB, miscellaneous, sanitation, and nigktwatckman subscriptions £SOO. half-cost formation keroiug and tarring footways, etc. £IOO, General fees from abattoirs £l®UO. ° Estimated bank overdraft March 31st £IO,OOO, balance proposed to be met by a general rate ot Is lOd in the £ on £01,500, being total annual rating of property on tho valuation roll of the ißorough of Oisborno £8387. Separate Accounts—V ater service irate 2d, uou-consumers ld,_ £bbb, cash available estimated at £ooß, sale of water, etc. £350, special_ rate lOd in £ waterworks loan £/0,000 (including balance £27S) £3937,. special Tate fid in £ Roebuck Road bridge loan £5500 (including balance £3B) £303, special rate id in £ Gisborne district loan £ISOO (including 'balance £ls) £217, special rate of 2d in £ 9-16ths of Haiti District loan £3501 (including balance £8) £9l, special rate of Ijd in £ AVkataupoko district loan ftbs of £2012 (including •balance £7) £72, special rate 3d in £ Stout street district loan of £ll2, £5. The 'Mayor said the proposed expenditure upon rcgils maintenance was very heavy, aw®" would like to see a loan raised Jd formation, and the rates ten .nice only. The Boiw(>cV with an up-to-date .wateiw't 0 * %£SOU ol the £2IOO V® 6 ling the water mains nt„ ... jed for. Cr. VVhinray said ho woum like to see provision made for kerbing the side streets. Cr. D.uton thought a sum should bo allowed for contingencies that were likely to arise during the year. He would also like to see a small sum provided for initiating a botanical garden, arid moved that £5 be voted so as to start a fund for that purpose.

Cr. AVilliams thought some provis-' ion should be made for public places of convenience. After -a short discussion the estimates were adopted.