WOOLSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12603, 20 September 1906, Page 9

WOOLSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The TVoolston Borough Council met on Monday. Present—The Mayor, Ore. Hayes, ThorM., Beaumont, Sherwood, Lister, Ozanne, and Radcliffe. Tho Mayor, alter eulogising tlio services of the late Cr. Spreadbui-y, chairman of tlie Works Committee lor sortie years, moved that the Council place on record its appreciation of his sen-cea to tho district and borough, and express ite groat sorrow ahd deepest sympathy with Mrs Spreadbury and family in their bc-ieavement. Cr. Thomas, in seconding tho motion, spoke feelingly of tho deceased, o_ did other councillor-, and the resolution was carried, the members standing. The Works Committee it>ported that they had started two gang? on concreto channelling on the Ferry road, and one gang regrading footpiths. Twenty-five i men in all were employed, and it was intended to but on a. third gang for concrete channelling shortly. The committee liad reqiiest-d tlie engineer to supply levels of Parkes street, with tlite view of lowering the _ti*eet. Messrs Lucas Bros.' tender had beer, accepted fdf sump gratings _t stjliedulo r&te. the committee recohi-.mend-d that tenders. bo invited for afepnalting both sides of tile street from Ensor'- road to Iladlcy. The rerlprt w*s ___opted. The Finance Committee reported _»eca__rts £280 7_ 10d, temporary loa-hs £665, temporary loans ropaid £450, balance £I_G5, bank Overdraft £537 14s 4d, loan account Dr. to general account £498, Heathcdte Bridge £200. Accounts Were Recommended for payment totallihg £316.1&. Of the first issue of debentures £7.00 had been taken, tip, leaving ohly £§700 to dispose of. The report Was adopted; Mr 0. K. solicitors asked the Coiiil-il to accefet £40 oh account of *=hort delivery of metal oh new, streets. It H-as decided to. refer theMn.-O tlie Oou-tal'S ptrerioiis resolution, that tlio streets would hot be taken Over till they were completed in with, tlie by-laws. In reply to ah tmquiry from the Chit*!' Postmaster, it Was decidt»d to offer an ottenaidh of the leaso of the tiost ofeoe fof i__Mb_r Jreaf, At the acquest of th© engineer, ef the Tiamwiiy Beard it wa_ decidetl to request the contracto- 1 for tlie HeathcOto Brldgo to exp-ditO th. oonStfUctteii Of the approaches. The clefk . iva. ih--fucted to obtain- quOtatbns for an a«sident in-ltrahce_policy, ikftd id accept the lowest offer. Dr. Hayes Was appointed delegdto to tho rheeting conOfethihtf the Seddorr Memorial, tri rdply bo ia fetter from the Harbour Board, it was dodided to support th© proposal for the oo»Rtriiotioh df a feliip calial. with __Bi_t _t tiihwood. Cr.. RaacliffO tvai -lected dluxirmaii ot the Works Committee. The clerk wtts dii'setod tb Write tfl tlio Tramway Board, requesfing that, all electric trams should run. to Dyer street.