LINWOOD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10882, 27 June 1899, Page 2

LINWOOD.

The Lin wood Borough Council met last evening. Present —Cre. J. J&mieson (in the. chair)," A. Ayers, Jos. Taylor, J. R. Brunt, H. Pearce, J. Clewortb, A. Marshall, and P. Board. An apology was received for the absence of. Cr. John Taylor. Tie-Finance Commibtee reported receipts since last meeting £103 13s Id, debit balance at Bank £1075 12s 4d, and recommended accounts to the amount of £191 14s 7d be passed for payment. • The report also recommended that accident policies be taken out for all employees of the Council, which would mean an expenditure of 10 per cent, on the total amount of wages and salaries paid during the year. The report was adopted.

The Planting Committee "recommended the Council, to supply I&e> necessary labour-to complete the pte^aagoi'-Ute river bank and' renewing the trefi? Bave been d&jtroyßd; } that «>tud to obtain rcjHtissntatioj- ■*o ifo* • 33omain Board ? and that the proposal w> yvtat trees on too street* be given a trial: The report .was adopted •wkJi excopfcion of the last clftiise, which caused satue and was starack out* on thd casting vote of tbe ehainnaii. . > - The.-Wcai» Committee reported tbaA the footways and. toads' of the borough bad been attended to» and tihsbSheNetir Brighton Tramway Compasny had caorried oafc certain improvements to its line. * The Teport also abbsatioei to work liat was necessary on iihe City and Snbdrban line. The report" was adopted, notice to be given to th» lastnamed camoany to nave tibe lino attended to. Petitions' for ifeoreased ilighting of the borongh. i«3eived and rsferred to the Lighting .Committae. The borough solicitor irrofce in regard to the tramway concessions. Thss matter was discussed &t some length, and it was dacided["to invite the odter local bodies interested in the Canterbury tramway to a conference for the purpose of discussing the question. , ,* ■> s A letter was received from the Colonial Secretary notifying tihat July 19th bad been appointed Arbor Ba.y>' A 'letter yras also received frean the Labour Federation in reference to public abattoirs. The tender of EL S. Harris was accepted for, the snpnly of street lanterns.