GREY. LYNN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 198, 21 August 1900, Page 3

GREY. LYNN.

A meeting of the members of the Grey Ljinu Borough Council was held last evenlug, when tliere were present Crs. J. Kossei\ T. Booth, VV. Brlusdeu, \V. Dousild, J. .Furrell, \V. Priestly, and S. (i. Ambury, who presided in me ulihuiicl1 of Liv: Mayor. Crossing.—A petition was presented from -iO residents on Gi'uni North Uoad, asking that a crossing should in- made l>etwue;i Teunyson-stvuL't ami liiu corner uf .\ewiou Road.—Cr. Rosser said some" time ajjo no moved that v crossing Ije made.—it wns decided to refer the petition to the An-ii Hill Hoad Doni'd, the. 'Council to pay its proportion Kuts.—The To\vii Clerk, Auckland, naked the Grey Lynn Council to pay £2 U/l, cost of 037 rats from tin; Borough oi' (ircy 'I.van destroyed at the Pousonuy pumping station.—Or. Ilrinsiti'D moved that the request bo declined on the ground that it was thu refuse from the city dumped hi Grey Lynn that harboured the rats.—Cr. Donald seconded the motion.—Cr. Amburv said he 'thought the destruction of ruts* was good work done, for they were the mosc direct means of distributing disease. As a Board of Health it was the Council's duty to take precautions in these matters. He was in favour of paying for nils sent from Grey LyiMi to the crematorium, although the Council was not forced to pay for work done without previous consultations.—Cr. Booth said the nest or breeding ground was the accumulation of stuff from the city Jutcheries. The refuse such as bones, horns, etc., was the place where tho rats were bred. When those bones wore moved the maa could sometimes catch £1. worth at a time. It was bad enough to have tho nuisance without having to pay for the destruction of rats bred by the nuisance.—Tho motion was adopted. License Feoa.—The Town Clerk, Sydenham, wrote re smaller boroughs outside cities receiving a proportion of license foes for carriages amd drivers. Tho letter was ■ecelved, and It was decided to reply that he matter was under consideration of the Council.—The letter was then referred to the Finance Committee.—Cr. Amlmry said it was unfair for the City Council tr> have all the fees while outside boroughs had to keep the roads in repair. Accounts to tho extent of £105 12/7 were authorised to be paid. Nuisance.—On the report of tlie Streets Commlttep It wns decided to notify persons in Arch Hill who were turning sewage into Grey Lynn Borough to discontinue the nuisance.—Cr. Ambury said the Arch Hill Board tried to raise a loan for drainage nurposes, but ratepayers voted against It. This notification might teach ratepayers the necessity of providing for removal of sewnge.