BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6066, 24 February 1885, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

1- ' ' *StS)ENHAM. k The Sydenham Borough Council met |act night at 7 p.m. Present—The Mayor (Chairman), Crs. Day,T3herlock, Forrester, Jones, Bowden, Langdon, Comber, and ■GledhilL Correspondence was received 2rom the Auckland Town Council, with ;copy of letter to, the Colonial Secretary, -graying that alLrfines inflicted under the ■Police Offences Act might be paid to the Stocal bodies under whose* by-laws the .offences punished had hitherto come. The Council asked the Sydenham .Council to /write to a like effect. It was decided to do so. The Works Committee reported that the accounts between j|he Heathcote Boad Board and the Council Bad been satisfactorily adjusted. Adopted, ffhe Fire Prevention Committee recommended that the volunteers for a Fire Police Corps should be enrolled and provided with oadxes. Notioea of fires to be lighted should be forwarded by the Clerk $o the Fire Inspector. It was decided to forward copy of the second clause to Superintendent Ashley, and the report was adopted. The receipts were J8164 Qa 5d j Sredit balance at Bank, JS66B. Acooonts to the amount of JE92l7s Id were passed for payzaent. The Sanitary Committee reported that Mr Geo. Bull had slaughtered on his premises before completing necea»xy improvements, and had tow the Inspector he meant to go on doing so. tey recommended that he be prosecuted r slaughtering wiftoafc » Berne. IB ill was ipresent, and explained that the ence had occurred tinder a misapprehenm. After a long debate thedMsewas thdrawnfxom Qic report, and Mr Bull jeived his license. It was resolved to ite to the Drainage Board asking that cfcaon's creek, near Sandridge, might be *aed. The Board then adjourned. A special meeting of the Council was en heMto cone«l« objections to «»e opoeed appropriationof Jand tor tee idfflSng <of Bogere* etreet. U wae dededtotake the land under t Torke Act, and the meetmg wMadjourned r six weeks. _ . • ~ Another special meeting wae fonsider the steps to be taton to »««». loan. The Jfayor and^ Cn. I«8«wn md Forrester were appoarted a Committee h> deal with the matter. Thia wai all the