BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 13986, 8 March 1911, Page 9

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

NEW BRIGHTON.

Tho New Brighton Borough Council met on Monday night. Mayor (Mr W. H. Bellamy), and Crs. G. W. Sellars, C. Withell, L, Hopkins, 8. Bruce, J. B. Scoblo, 11, E. Hargreaves, G, E. Goodwin, and J. Buxton. Th© Health Department wrote that th© North Canterbury Hospital Board Was arranging to tftk© over tho duties With regard to the prevention of infectious diseases under tho Act pateed last year, and "that tho Board was prepared to carry out the sanitary inspection in the borough for an additional sum of £10 per annum. The inspector would mako routine inspections from time to time, and would attend to all complaints of nuisances, ©to* Cr. Scoblo said that at the Council meeting at which Dr. Finch attended, the Council wore led to behov© that the annual inspection fee. estimated at not moro than £fl, would cover sanitary inspection as well. It was decided to write to the Department for an explanation. Th© secretary of the New Brlghton Surf Bathing ami Life-saving Club wrote, requesting the Council to band over Mr Allan Hopkins's dqnatioh of £10 10s. It was decided to comply with the request. . • ■ The Finance Committee reported i*« Receipts since last meeting £250 lis 4d, and debit balance at the bank £252 14s lOd. and recommended for payment on th« district fund account, wages and accounts amounting to £101 19s 3d. On the loan account No. 2 there was A credit balance of £1220 12s 6d. and tho committee recommended for payment accounts and wages amounting to £75 18s sd. Th© report was adopted.

LYTTELTON. ~ The Lyttelton Borough Council met on Monday night. Pi-e«ent--The Mayor (Mr M. J. Miller), Cm F. J. Pago, C. Cook, W. T. Foster, J. R. Webb, F. W. Anderson. J. H. Collins, 8. R. Webb, N. C. Schumacher. The Water "Supply Committee in its ropOrt, covered the report of Mr Home, weUn-inker, who stiited that he had cleaned the old cylinder well at th© Heathcote Valley pumping station. Thero waa a supply of at least 5000 Gallons per liouir from this well, and ho recommended that the well should be coupled up with » small pump to lift the extra supply. The Committee's recommendation in that direction was adontod. Tho report of the Finance Committee showed that tbe District Fund Account showed a debit of £2444 lis 6d, and this, added to £3003 14s. duo to Temporary Loans Account, mado a total deficiency of £5448 5s od. Tho Drainage Loah Account showed a credit of £123 16s Sd. I

Cr. Page drew attention to the dilapidated- state of a building in Norwich quay, which was being occupied as offices. It was decided that the inspector be asked to make a report on the building. Cr. Pag© also mentioned that an old building in Canterbury street, which had been gutted by fire about four years ago, was still standing. The question of having the half-burned building removed was referred to the By-law and Legal Committee to report.