LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12571, 14 August 1906, Page 8

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Lyttelton Borough Council iie*|| last. night. Present—The Mayor (MrS S. R. Webb), Ore. W. Radeliffe.Wi T|S Foster, C. Kay, F. W; Anderson,' J«|| Garrard. C. Cook, N. C. Sdiuma<-ier J M§ and J. Grubb. Captain W. P. of the Permanent Artillery staff,- wrotew pointing out the necessity for a retaining wall to protect the DriU : ||| shed from damago by the falling in of the •road. The was referred to the Works to confer with the Drillshed The Foreman of Works reported thafrM good progress had been made with works in hand in the town, and tho improvement of Consair Bay.''..'Tl>a>M report was adopted. The Firwnod||| Committee reported that the receiptsjH since last mot-ting had amounted to|jl £084 T3s 4d, made up as follows:- 1 *?!! Rates £461 9s 6d, water £3Q 16s, .T*nt»M £1 15s. dog -has: £l 15s, gas £128 lis, sundries £60 6s lOd. Ac£|| counts amounting to £238 2s 9d wer«tll| passed for payment. Tho bank accounts! balances now stand as follows:-—D&3i| trict fund account: Credit £1252. 18C?.|i sd,*les3 £3525 due to temporary loan>J| account, leaving a debit balance ofM.'M £2272 Is 7d, including £1250 spent on;l| new. wells, etc., at Heathcote, in ticipation of proposed water supplyS| loan, making a net dobit balance of £1022 Is 7d. Gasworks loan Credit £3 15s r less £3676 lis duo to -'.J§ temporary loans account, leaving «.?Sj debit of £3672 15s 2d. This liability >$ has been provided for by a special loan* ?i of £5000, end debentures to the value of £1300 have been disposed of. £3700 unissued. Drainage loan ae-.-,v3 count: Credit £68 8s I'd. The was adopted. The question of extend- *| ing the water supply pipes to the rtevr-.K?. portion of No. 7 wharf wa.-j referred'■_.-.* to the Water Supply Committee, with V; power to act. Tin? Water Supply Com- -.-;< mittee renorted that- duiiiu; July S 4.124,000 "gallons of water. had' been 'h pumped into the main reservoir, against .j gallons in July last year, - |