BOROUGH MEETINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)

BOROUGH MEETINGS.

a GREY LYNN. Th" Grey Lynn Borough routicil met Monday. Present: Mr .1. V,'. Shackelford (Mmyon, Crs. J. Farrell. .1. Currie. W. Dimcry. A. Creamer. C. MoM>ister. .1. Proud. S. Thomas. VV. VV. Ducipcr, VV. S. Smith. S. Col lard wrote i-on-.;il_ii;ins about the Uightsoil i-orvi-e. and tne Coui.oil app'dntr 'i a _ri<_tatioii io Willi r.jioii iii r - coiirraitors. A r-ompl-aint from T. Asher re drainage in Rea-c-orisiield street was referred to tli« Streets Committee, us was also a letter from \V. j. Nolat] v.skin- that pine lrces bo cvi d-own in VVaniocU street. A letter wriii read from a untnber of ratepayers in Vi'illia.mwin':? avenue j/itu i-.-t i;ur a;r«inst '•arlli being carted away from in front of their houses to form t!i>- road !ow-t down, instead of r.sing it to [ill in the sully nearer at hand. As the writers referri-ii to Iln conduct of the Couucil as and said if it was proceeded with it would be remembered at the n"_t election, it was decided oil the motion of do Mayor not to receive the letter. With reg-ard tn tlie request ihui the City Cnuncil should water a portion of Great North r,>ad. a letter was received statin.; that the work could not be undertaken until after tho arrival of Iwo new cans. The Electric Tramway Company also wrofi de-riininr; to water tlieir pnrtion of tho street or Itave it done wirh horse a.i.,1 cart at expense. Mr ilansen st.it,-,-! no iloubi tis company would still he willing to join in 'Valerius wir'i f-ie.i-ri-i,- sprinkles, '.'he Mayor said this was a niH.'s!ioii of liability. O'l his motion it wa.s decided 10 obtain lepal opinio;, as to the lialiility of the company to water between lhe r.'i's. It was further 1-,-solvcil on Mr Parrell's motion that th" i.H-al bodies interested be asked I" eou-f'-i- .- ith ihe Council v.itii a view to taking united action in this matter. The Mayor reported the resnlt of ihe depuuiti-on Lbnt waited upon Mr Hansen with r-gurd t«i run:,ii,--r throivjfh curs to Grey Lynn, and it was to as!: tn--City C luncil for peri.ii.'-sion i 1 ran r!iruu__ cars marked "liny Lynn only, fare _d." Amounts totalling £-"0 were I'USied for payment. In I his w:is included £lv.'> interest on loan aet-.oint. The May,,i- s.-i.i the I:i-L C.ui:cil re.-.mi-tnend'.'d an ineiva.;■■ of tin- Town Clerk's tal;::y. which liavins been eniisi_eri-i! by lhe i'iuauc.' Commitiee. Ih.li body did n-oi sujiporl He :•■ ,•■lll.neiv:.iti;,n. 'J'Uis report , w.is adoj.tiil. .Nil- .Inliii Eeiilnu wrote re«isnii!S hi:: posiilon as lurncocK, .-\,-v\ of works, sanitary Ilisp/elc.r. and li.i- i.ispi-.-ior to lhe _»»r.t;i _ii. on the inoiioti of the Mayor the resignation was ::.-, ■-.•[.• -.1 wilh n«ret. An amendment hy Mr l-'arrcll. :i.-coiuleii by Mr DiiniTier, askins Xlr V -ntoli io ii-eonsider his l-csiir-iatioii, was not carried. The Mayor wished lo withdraw bis motion in order t-' allow Mr Kenton time lo re.-onsider, bu'. iiis si- .-under. Mr froanier. di ■li .n 1 I" consent, and ihe motion lo acc'-pl was carried by 'I to •!. Tenders. - The ,'oltiwinp tenders were received for fonnaiion works in Murdo-Ii road: \V. Henry, ._.-!17 T.-/4; Larkiu. .C:'.-i'.) IX.X; ln-oorriKood. £2 Ml R'4: W. Rivet:. _-.'<'■_• :!fi: an! ,1. M-G"C £2-1 14 '_. Mr Moi'.ce's tender w._= 11 •• epted. It was i'c-eliP-d to --.ii; for fr-sh lenders for the -i-rk in Rose road. NEWMARKET. Th" Newmarket Council met !_st Mon day. Tho Waterworks 1' .nr.ini lee wore iusiruited 10 report njion the ailvisabiii'.y of hiving- dosvii .1 water supply for M_um;:iwliai road. Mr Holmes lib-d th'- followin*; notice if "That the Couin-il t.iko tbe necessary steps for raising, say. illlKin tv execute tii>- proposed di-ainace w-i-r!---. of lhe borough." Th« ,; .c tiui of wat-rins the street:- was r.forred to the Walerwork-i Coiuinitli'i'. lojjether with instni-ctions ;,■ report as to win ilie 1 wutercarl.- oriivdraiiis ,-liould lv- periuaiieutly adopted for lhe service ONEHDKGA. The opdiuary of Ilie Om-_u!ig-a Bnri>ush Council was held on Monday. Electric Trim-vnvs. A letter w.is recelvod from Mr P. M. Hansen. Man-ajr'-r <.f th" Ae.-klaud Eleetri" Traniwviys ConipaMy. -: r 11. 11 tr his company h-iri decider] to lay certain loop lin"s In :v.-.— 1 Epsom and m Oliehutiff" tern.inns, and would ask the ,-,,:i„r:l to dr.'it Mi" .-:••■ ointment of any further stopr-ins pi-nis ,'or Hi- car: viii' this hid been tarried out.- Tlie lettn- v. :ir rci-eived. Noxious \Vi-cds.-A let le- -.a- ri» ■■'.vcd fr.-:.i Mr Hull. C-" -rninr-'- li,-s;iect-or. -•• que: tin,; -the exmuoi! to remove r.-ixions n -f .Is ml one ~i the r,-serve-'. Tile Mayor moved Ih-at thc-se .>p.-tr:ie;lons be nnov-d 111 oner. V. --i-nnti hi. Mr N'-ai" wr«>tc t"n,l-.:np lii.-: i-oslk-nutiou as sex Imt a; W'a.ika-ik'i Ccmeterv- Ti-.e ',-t-i-.:u:- i- n was recdved, and Mr Colled-c w.i.s ;:;>p. .ini-d to lii, the -, -ni-aii.-y 1 erapnrurliy. I »r:iiu_RP. It was ileelilr-d to lrnre the dr.: n.iL'i- iimvli-oii alone f,,r I.: • nriseni. I Moun-t Sn.an. i'r. ilill nvvi-il thai .1 lien- riV-td be for i I'.lio She ;:r:ivid pit a! Monie Smari. Ui-fen-d l) the Rc.sc-rvc.i Noiieo ~f M.-liou C-. Moody Five noli, et 1 ni-ive: - r.i-n tn- s:ii iry of tn,-uuis.-iiiee !■ ■ i,i,-rf-:is-ed 10. ou ac ei.;:ni of Hi- 1 Mra wo U In- has to do."