LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12498, 8 May 1906, Page 8

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tho Lyttelton Borough Council met last night. Present —xlao Mayor (Mr S. It. Webb), Councillors J. Urubb, W. Radcliife, W. T. Fcetar, C. Kay, F. W. Anuersou, J. Forrester, C. Cook, and N. C. .Schumacher. Tho Mayor signed the statutory doclaratiou on taking the chair, and expre-iod h.s thanks to trie ratepayers for having elected him, and ! liii-i regret at having 10 oppose Or. RadI chtfe. Ho a»kod for Uio earnest cooperation of tho Council during what promised to bo a very important year. A circular was read from the Chi unchurch Domain Board asking for a contribution from tho hyttelton \ Borough Council towards the co&t of the i upkeep of tho domain, this boing an exj coptioual year, owing to Uie Exhibition. ! lh<3 loiter ivas received and referred to riio Finance Committee to repo.it, together with the question of whocher the Council should contribute anything towards tho cost of the Canterbury Court at tho forthcoming lat-ornational Exhibition. The secretary of the Lyttclton Casual "Wharf* Laboureis' Union wrote asking that additional drinking taps be plaord on the wharves. It was decided to i&cceda to the request. TJio secretary of tho Municipal -Association wrote advising that tho B.ennial Conference would be held in Wellington in July next, and requesting the Council to elect delegato-. Tho Mayor and the Town Cierk were appointed. Tho Sanitary Committee reported with refereuco to a complaint from Mr Thomson, that they had in.spectod his property, end wcro of opinion that no objection could be taken to the deposit of clean street sweepings thereon, but lon no account should manure be put there. The report was adopted. The Sanitary Inspector, in his report, stated that no case of infectious dieaaso had been reported in the boxpugh since the 27th March last. The Fire Prevention Committee recommended that the West Lytteltan fire bejl should be removed to the site alongside the hose-house in Voelas road. Tlie rejwrt was adopted. The Finance Committee reported that tho receipts since last meeting had amounted to £280 lGs 10d. Accounts amounting to £21-) 4s (yd were, passrd for paymont. The bank account* now stand as follows:—District iund account—Credit £o9(i 17.s 3d, less £4025 due to temporary loans account, leaving a debit balance 0f , £3428 2s i)d, including, fay, £1200 spent on new werkii nt lli.>atlicote, which it is contemplated to repay by raising a loan for water-supply purposes, making tljo li«il)iiity in the i-ovenuo accounts £2178 9cf. Ga~workt> loar account— Credit £3 los 10d. k-.-s £3«7() lLs due to tenijxir.-irv loan account, leaving a debit (.f £;}U72 los 24. This liability JiA> l>p<»n provided fer by n KpDcial loan of £SCOO, and the Council lints >;o!d £13W) worth of dobenturw, leaving , £3700 <-tiil iiiiissiicd. Drainage loan! account—Credit. £(& 8s Id. Abattoir i lean account—Credit. 15s Gd. Tho I amount due to debit of temporary loans account is to-day £7701 lls. boing £3fj"(> 11> due by «:-aK\vorks lean account, ciiid £4020 due by district fund acrnunt. The report was adopted. Tiir , standing committees for last- year were n'-olected. I iu> follmving wore elected a Coinmitnv to dial with tim f-stimatc;-. j fvr Ikf enj-.uieg Vf.ir: —The Mayor. Cih. Gru'iib. J. Garrard. F. W. Anderson, V»". T. Fb?!t-fr. C. Cook and Kay. The, Council then went into Committr? on matters ooiinoctoti with the I water-ivnrks and on rc.-jiming nd!journ'd.