BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2375, 16 December 1908, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ordinary meeting. The Sdimry fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council u as •held (last evening. Bresent. The Mayor (Mr. IV. D. Dysnar), Crs. J. •IV. Bright, J. Somervell, A. Sawyer, IV. Fettie, E. H. .Mann, J. IV. lldliams, J. E. Sheridan, and J. II hmraJ‘ CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. R. Hay, C.E., Dunedin, forwarded a plan of the permanent (levels of the main streets of the borough. , - . The plans were on view, and the firmnnil ev.nressed appreciation of the

work. , . Mr. Arthur Rusher applied for a license for a billiard room in Gladstone Road. A similar -application was received from Mr. G. E. Bull, through his solicitors, Messrs Chrisp and Coleman. The Mayor suggested that the Building Inspector and l the police should report upon the suitability of the buildings for the purposes of a billiard room.

Cr. Mann moved a resolution on the lines suggested by the Mayor. Crs. Bright, Sawyer, and Somervell spoke against the Council increasing the number of saloons in tho town. Or. Williams said the refusal of new. billiard licenses would create a monopoly of the business. He understood that even the Y.M.C.A. had billiard tables in their rooms. Cr. Mann’s motion was carried. Messrs Blair and Sainsbury, solicitors for Mr. T. A. Bathgate, wrote asking that the Council should allow their client £SO compensation for the setting hack of the frontage of a section in Russell street. Cr. Sheridan said the demand was absurd. The value of the section had been improved'. The letter was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. M. B. Mander wrote claiming £IOO as compensation for 29 perches of land taken to form a road in IVhataupoko. The letter was received, and will be referred to the assessors. A letter was received from the Cook County stating that every facility would Be given to the borough to acquire a quarry of 04 acres in area at IVarhirere.—The matter was left to the Mayor’ to attend to. A copy of the demands of the Gisborne Drivers’ Union was received. The demands were referred to the Finance Committee, with power to apply to the Arbitration Court to have the Council excluded from the

list of 'respondents to the demands. The General Manager for Railways (Mr. T. Ronavne )wrote stating that as the whole of the railway reserve at Gisborne would ultimately be required for railway purposes, the Department .*• could not permanently alienate any . portion of it to the Council. Mayor said a petition containsignatures had been presented James Carrall, asking be given to the Council sned' to receive a favorable bo'^%* the Cook County Gonsideitren) wrote stating forred.— towards the The Depa^ e 11 re ~ c ; d the usual fori^®';? u , oth^ compLinti J a! £“}h h %J^i holiday, and the letL lhlJ rsM . The Dire Roard Y as rt fon to connect th Pphed for hre station with the P h Pes irc SU P P}y, so that 15 , could be used In addltl °aal hy The Mayor the, of granting nermhf- ghb that should learn if lhT U *•*»© C ?/ % water the river water. ® °°ntaininati horough C tia-ncock e fo d6Cl to Question.. CJx JOr a report on Thde, asked IC thafc G Dr w J' h ® ? <J?*inage at the aba]? att 'e«d defiling thfx i\/i. uattoirs,•wTnVh .comment, fc™’ Pipi fc* RP installed a , hat a septic tank tfe i r ois tv ,ag Tl»°H ""’"'"s near il? ■ tl i 6 *om-| 1 Ie