NEWTON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 158, 7 July 1896, Page 3

NEWTON.

Thi ordinary mooting of the Newton Borough Council was hold lasb nighfe. freaeot:—Mr R. Warnook (the Mayor), tnd Cra. Phackelford, Lee, Warnock, Donald, Brown, Webley, Davenport.

,-' Lamp.—The manager of the Gas Company .wrote tbab the order for a street lamp at .injunction of Queen and Stanley streets, Richmond, had been delayed by the tacb lint bo mama exist) ab that point. Several Ollharesidonts had adopted gas, and the tewasary extension of mains would be made with as little delay as possible.—Letter rectived. Scosu.—The manager of the Sank of Ne» Zealand Estates Company wrote asking the Council to spread scoria on the toad crossing off the road leading to the ilangbter house, and opposite their Surrey Hills property.—The Council agreed to accede bo the request. ' Juvenile Immoralit?.—The Town Clerk 'tl Auckland wrote notifying memberß of thCouncil that fche Conference re juvenile inmowHtjr."would take place on Wednesiif areninp next at seven o'clock.—The Vijor said he hoped to me aa many memton of the Council present as could poeliWj attend. Street LAMrs.—The manager of bhe GaiCompany wrote that the,, City Council tad resolved to maintain the lighting of Ibe street lamps until 2 o'clock a.m., lid in. order that the stroeb lighting (! the city and suburbs might be loilorm the Company would be prepared to extend the lighting service for an adfanes of 20s per month upon the total charge made for all the lamps now lighted fa Newton borough.—The Council agreed Jo accept the offer. Foreman of Works' Report,—The Foreign of Work*' report, which was received, dealt with various minor work done in the bough during the past fortnight.

Cbossing.—Or. Brown drew attention to the itate ef the crossing from Ponsonby Soad ratervoir coraer to the oppoaito eide kdiog to Great; Norbh Road. He moved, "That the mafctor be brought! under the aotico of the City Council with an intimatl«n that Newton borough would share the Bill of putting the crossing in a passable itate for pedestrians." Cox's Greek Bridge.—Sundry repairs UCox'sCreek bridge were referred to the Blresta Committee, with power to act. Ward Accounts.-—A committee was appointed, consisting of the Mayor, Coancillora Brown and Sbackelford to go tm the accounts, with a view of keeping lull of books, with accounts of revenue tid expenditure agaiasfe each ward, each irard lie be charged with a proportionate •bare of the executive expenditure, co that *ird members might know abany time the tttdit and debit state of the ward acG»it.