AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LVI, Issue 5989, 27 April 1935, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL

j The fortnightly meeting of tilie 'Borough Council was held on Wednesj 'day evening, Present: His 'Worship the (Mayor, Mr F. Davis, in the chair and' Councillors H. 'Nelson Wright, L. J. Vangioni, A'. J. Clements, K Bruce, W Hoffman and E. G. iMdNaibb, Apologies were received from CouncMtors Wilfoms, Narbey and (Pool,. { iQOIRIRIESiPOIISfIDENICE. In reply bo .the iCoiuncili's 1 letter t3ie' •Acting 1 Prime Minister wrote in: reference to the Council's protest j against 'the section in the Mortgage .Corporation) Act relating to the Corporation's liaibiiity-ifor rates, that ain undertaking had been given to review the problem of llocaJll bo:diy rating and when the next Budget was being prepared it was proposed to investigate, the possibility ; of providing some relief to llocal bodies in s&iuous difficul | ties.

Notice of transfer of the Grand Hotel 'to jL'. (A. Kotlowski as lessee •was approve d l .-

The Women's Institute drama cir■c'le mm granted l the use of the Council' chamber on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons with a fire at a -charge of one 'shilling eachi aiftermoon, 011 tihe d'rama circle maiki'ng the application. RINGS OTBjJUEE OEILiELBiRIATIONS The Mayor imported that a public meeting had been helld to consiider the King's 'Jubilee celebrations and Councillor ,R. Bruce gave a detailed report olf the meeting's decisions. 'The Mayor brought up the matter of purchasing streamers of coloured lights. IThe Power Board could supply these at £4 a string. He hadl suggest edl to the Board that they should 'hire .them to the Borough, Tbut the ißoardi thought they were so seldom used it would not pay:. (Cr. VangliOni moved! £30 be granted for the Jubilee celebrations, including the purchase, of the' streamers of .coloured! Slights, and 'Chinese lanterns etc,, £20 to be expended on the colour ed lights; seconded by Cr, Clements and! carrieiSj OTBMB IO'ALK. The location of the planting of the I King's Jubilee oak wais 'brought up I and Cr. Nelison Wright 'sugges ted it j might be planted on' the waterfront I near the (Memorial l ground where I everyone could) see it. He thought it J 'would -nlot lb© seen in the Domain or on one of the reserves.- | It was left to the iMayoir and (Or Vangionii with the Borough gardener to fix the site (for planting the Jubilee oak. JiUiBIUE/E /QBUiRJOH SERVICE. 'Cr. 'Rev. H. Nelson: Wright extended an invitation to the (Mayor and Councilors to attend! the Jubilee memor'ial service at St. Peter's Chiurch l on 'May 12-th and 'Cr. MoNaibb moved! the invitation be accepted with thanks; seconded by iCr Bruce and carried; j

,WiO|RiK|S iQOjMIIVUXIITBE. iCr. Bruce, chairman of the Works 'Committee, read the Borough foreman'si report as foJl'ows 1 : —■ ".The work d!one conisiiists of finishing off job lini Graham Valley creek, clean ing up streets for holidays. Removed raft from beaich to wharf shed l . Clean ing 'out drain 'bel'o'w school'. Attended to bllockages in drams. At present fitting up flag pol ! e; also doing generail worik." The rep out wasi adopted. Tihfl IMayor reported satisfactory arrangements had been; made with 1 the Iforeman in regard to his wages. ,RESERVES COMMITTEE. Cr.. li. J. Vangiowi, ■chairmian, of the IReserves Committee, read the Borough gardener's report as fol'llows :— "I have to report that during the past two weeks a general clean up of al'l' garden plots ain'd walks for ■Easter holiday time and' this includes 1 Donuaiin, hospital, croquet and' tennis courts Attention has* also ibeen given to glass-houses and plants* Busy to-day (with wreaths." The report was adopted, i iEIINAINIOB REPORT. Amounts received since last meeting (Rates £:I'4 8 2 !I'o% Penalty 19 3 iGardener's refund's '4 17 ! 0 Sundries 2l lil! 1 Water supply '3 0 0 [Rent & 0 £■23 10 6 ißank Acctount:' iDi'stiicti Fund Account, Bank of |N.Z., Dr &868 1 3 0 Accounts amounting to 351140 8s were passed for. payment. ITihe next meeting of the Council was 'arranged l fan May -ISth.