The fortnightly meeting of the Borouyh Council was held lust night at the Council chambers. There wore present — His Worship the Mayor and Messrs Hardy, Dalgleish, Headland, Blair, Spence, Flaming, M 'Combe, Hassell and (jarlund. Tuo minutes of tho previous meeting wero confirmed, and the outward corres pondence approved. A memo, from the Treasury was re ceived to the effect that ths sum of LlO 7s 6*l fees, fim<s, etc., had been plnced to the Council's credit in the Union B.ink. Mr Frank Thomns wrote applying for pormiision to put out a barber's pole on bis premisos in.ltchen street. — Permission was granted. A letter was read from three neigh bors adjoining MrDngald Khaw'u premises stating that they had no objoction to Ins erecting the wooden building for which permission had beon applied for at la*t mooting. Mr Edward West applied on' behalf of Mr 8 imuol Pookhngton for a service of gas to be Liid on to hU premises in sec. 14, block 25, stating thnt at present at least fifteen burners would be used, with the probability cf a larger consumption before long.— The letter was dealt with in the Gas committee's report. Tho Inspector of Nuisances roported re gorso hedges in the borough, that tho fol lowing were dangerous in case of tiro : Sections 10 and 11, block 47 (Mr Balmer) j section 10, block 11 (Mr« M'Farlane) ; sections 4 and 11, blook 52 (Mr T. Pater son) ; section 1, blook 49 (Mr J. Fleming). — The letter was referred to the Public Works committee Mr Garin Peterson wrote asking per mission to aurrender leaae of part of re serve D — It was resolved that the request bo ticcuded to. A petition was read from four rate payora in Aln street north asking for water to be laid on to that part of the town. — Referred to the Waterworks com mittee for report, Mr T. 0, Burt wrote, from Dunedin, submitting a plan for the disposal of night soil, and offering ft> enter into a oontraot for the same. — It was resolved that Mr Burt be written to asking what rate he would charge. 