BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15658, 2 August 1916, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

♦ NEW BRIGHTON. A meeting of the Now Brighton Borough Council was held on Monday.' Present —The Mayor (Mr J,. A. Flcshcr) and Crs. E. A. Leaver, T. Cox, F. Christian, W. H. Bellamy, J. Ashley, C. 11. Winny, and F. Kibblewhifce. The Mayor announced that authrrity lind been received to receive funds on behalf of the Navy Xiec-guo Funds, and up to th< present tho sum of £11 Is had been xe-L-civcd. It was decided to forward tho annual grant of £10 to the Public Library fund. Mr C. H. Stokes's application to obtain a ' water connexion with King Edward's woll was referred to the' committee. Mr J. Pearson askod for permission to erect a camera obscura permanently in the. borough. The application was referred back for further information. • _ It was decided to refuse Mr B. Stringer« application to build on a section at North Brighton, having a lesser area than provided for in tho by-laws. The treasurer's report for the fortnight coding July 28th was no follows: —Receipts £110 | 9s 6d, expenditure £219 4s Hd, bank balance i dr. £660 93 6d, temporary loans dr. £1760. Four building permits had been issued, having a value of £3680, making a grand total of twenty issued to date, having aa value oi £8195. (Adopted.) ] The committee, ill its report, made the . following recommendations: —That the South Shore Syndicate bo informed that the Council cannot entertain their proposal that_ tho Council should take land from tho adjoining owner to connect. The following condition to bo complied with in connexion with tho formation of roade and footpaths in all subdivisions in the borough. Estuary -road with their proposed road; the roads to bo properly formed and graded with not less thar. a 12in crown. Footpaths to lie formed on each side. In. the case of arterial roads 10s t tfide and side roads 16ft wide. To be channelled • and kerbed in concrete. Channels to bo 16in x 4in; rcwdways and footpaths to be blinded with 50 yards of approved clay per ■ chain. Where tho carriage way is 43 f«ct wide it is to be covered with 40 yardtj _oi j approved scoria or face shingle per chain, "and where it is 13 feet wid© with 80 yariau : of scoria or shingle. To -be broken so that stones pass through a 3iu disc. Footpaths i to be coated with approved quarry screenings i 3 yards per chain, the whole of tho work to j be well rolled and consolidated. That tho j Fire Brigsdo be asked to submit names of i suitable persons to act os firo police. That ; the work authorised on Drake street boiput in hand at once. That notice to clear goi®o, etc., from their frontages be served on owners of property at South Brighton. That application be made to the Governor-in-Council for j permission to accept temporary loans. j the Tramway Board be- asked to grant ft | subsidy of £ for £ "up to £25 on. the wjoif.s • of planting marram grass and erecting broom barricades on the Esplanade. That the Town j Clerk be given authority" to catch and de- ; stroy ownerless dogs. That action be taken**against Messrs H. H. Cook and Co. for , taking a dray along the footpath on tho j Esplanade. (The report was adopted.) Following upon Cr. Bellamy's advocacy of a suitable shelter being provided for tram ' passengers at the New Brighton terminus it was dccided to write tho Tramway Board upon the matter, drawing their attention to the necessity of such a building being erected. Cr. Leaver drew the Council's attention to the practice of the owners of horses using . tho beach as a training ground, to the danger of children and the public, generally. Tr.« Council wore of the opinion that the time had now arrived to frame a by-law prohibiting the pructico within a certain area on tho beach. . , ■ , . Tho Mayor stated that with reference to fhe prooosed loan for South Brighton thcr* would be nearly eight miles of streets to attend to, which would cost some £35,000.

i KAIAPOI. ! The Kaiapoi -Borough Council met last, night. Present—Tho Mayor (Air J. H. Blackwell),, and Councillor*) W. Doubleday, L. B Evans. R. Dunn, R. IL Croft, H. Mcintosh, S. Rinsidi, T. R. Leithcad, and J. of sympathy was passed with Gr. H. C. Revell, in the death of his father, also with the relatives of the late Mr A. T. j Clark who was for some years a member , of the Council. Motions of sympathy were j alao accorded to the relatives of •Private W. | -S. Smith and Private H. D. Marehall (killed j in. action), and Private Cyril M«rrin (wound- • od). j The Superintendent of the Volunteer Fire | Brigade forwarded a report on the recent , fire at Mr J. Coffey'a iceidonce. _ The ini- i provemcnts. carried out in the ringing of the firebell were o jrcai credit to the borough engineer. The thanks of the Council were terdered ' to the engineer for t!ie work do<y> to tlie bell. Mr A. Xeill's Application for an additional Is 6d per daj\ for carting with one horee vras j to, - An invitation from the St. Andrew's Caledonian Society, to be present at a aocial in aid of the Patriotic Funds, was accepted. The Finance Committee reported as follows : —Receipts for tho pact fortnight £22'. 13s Id, accounts for payment £341 18s id, i overdraft £"900 12a Bd. ! The attention of the Works Committee was j drawn to the bad state of Sowell street eaqt. j The Works Committee were also requested to inspect the Cam bridge and report at the next meeting. ' j