LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14760, 2 September 1913, Page 10

LYTTELTON.

The fortnightly meeting of. the Lyttelton Borough Council "was held last Present—-Tho Mayor (Mr J. R. Webb), and Crs W. Radcliffe. J. T. Norton, W. T. Foster, ?.i. J. Miller, F. J. Page, J. H. Collins, J. A. Rich, N. C. Schumacher, and J. Guthrie. The Chief Health Officer wrote stating that in the event of the water supply Ix.'im; extended to Rapaki, the Maoris were agreeable to bein? rated. —Referred to tho Water Supply Committr,?. The Works Committtce rccommcnJed th-a purchase , of a new dust-cart .it a cost of £26 10s, and a new set of harness. It was also -recommended that the Estates Committee take into consideration tho ouestion of fenaing the vacant railway land, adjoining the Union Bank in Norwich ouay, into an ornamental reserve. Tho recommendations wore adopted. The Sanitary Committee recommended the appointment of Mr J. MeCormick as waterworks and by-law inspector and registrar of do«;s at a salary of £3 10s per week The recommendation was adopted. The Ettatps Committee recommended that the Council should not adopt the s-iiqseition from Messrs Kayo and Carter that the Council purchase the plant and fittings of the firm's grain

stores. Tho committee also recommended thrift steps be taken to submit a proposal to a poll of ratepayers of tho raising of a loan of £6000, with a view to the Council carrying out a scheme for tfce erection of a block of buildings in Oxford street, comprising a private hotel and suites of offices. The recommendations were adopted, the second after being discussed in committee. Tho Gasworks Committee recommended that a six-inch gas main be lrid from the works to the Lntorseciion of Simeon Quay and Brittan terrace, and a four-inch main from Simeon Quay to Mr Anderson's corner at Brittan terrace, as suggested by the engineer. With reference to a pro- >■, posal for installing a system of auto- ' matic lighting for street lamps, -the ; committee, on the reports of the engineer, recommended that the proposal . b" lot' adooted at present. The re- ; port was adopted. The sub-committee : anointed to obtain information and ■ report as to the best method of dealing with the house and grounds, wharf arcd ferry service at Diamond Harbour, re-co-n'mended that the house be used for accommodation purposes, with a_ view to ■ attracting visitors and making a popular holiday resort of the estate. The committee recommended tha-t-tfaey he authorised to canry out the work of developing the property, providing afternoon teas, tea gardens and rustic shade houses, etc., at a cost not to exceed £14C0. It was estimated that ■there was a. prospect of getting a return of 20 per cent, on the scheme. The committee also recommended that the Harbour Board be approached with regard to repairs to the Diamond Harbour jetty, and the question of, controlling the transport, of passengers and material to Diamond Harbour, to enable the committee to. ascertain the cost of a motor-boat service. If was nteo recommended that the beach at Diamond Harbour be cleared of stones, and the material removed to be used to build a path to give access to the boach from the present track. —The recommendations were adopted. Tho fi'vancial statement was as follows: — Temporary Loan Account, dr. £8068 12s Id; Drninage Loan Account, cr. > £■•38 3> 3d: Waterworks Loan Account, cr. £393 3s Gd. The following tenders ■w->ro accented :— Tlonovatin™ Colonists' Fill. Hollis and Brown £30 3s; lease | of paddock at Reserve terrace, H. , Wales, £14 5s (provisional). I