RANGIORA.
The Rajigjoi-a Borough Council met on. Friday .evening. Present—the-Mayor (Mr J. Sansom), Ofcs. Jennings, Keir/ Hills, Wilson, Bell, Cur,michael, and Good. Let : te'r».A»\ere read front tk& -Ashley; Road Board, claiming £27. 16e Bd,- contribution. to the Ashley traffic bridge. Mr B\uido\ M.H.R.; wrote~ stating that-rates of interest on, loans might tb J&wcr than at^re&ent.' ,Tlie Treasury- fqnrarded a voucher for* £13£f Is 7iJ. "The Mandeville Road Board offered broken metaV for 2s 6d per cubic yard; acceptecJ. -The month's'receipts were JSI47 16s lid; credit balance, £sZ2'4s 2d. Accounts amounting to £190,12s were, passed for. payment It was reported that coritraota for repairing the and carting, hswlv ' It was 'decided to lay thirty.<&»iMß nellirig-.and-kerhing. - The question 'of water supply was referred to by Or. Jennings, .chairman of'the Committee,- who stated that enquiries had been* made as to, the "amount required to pay the interest on tie lodn.- Cr. (iced pointed riut- that the law did .r.ot allow the .Council to levy, a water rate high enough, to p.ij* the in.- 1 .tererrt'on'tha loan proposed. The Council! defci'rtr-d to ask.Mf .CM , '... to give < further .particulaiis respecting the thud \ ?!':h'eme nxntioned in -his report.,. The Afayor-?toted : tihat. he ,had < made, enquiries as tn tW.co'tt of erecting a w«\ter tower acdi engine to ,p»nip water up .iiftv feet t 4 p" supply the "ceiitro of th* town, with lor lira extinction .purposes. Some- , convVi"s>siion ■ rnsued respecting the same, and the Cotln'sil t-hen adjourned.. '" -
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11096, 15 October 1901, Page 3
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