BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16217, 21 May 1918, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

SUM NT.K

The Sumner Borough Council met list niglit. Present—Tho Mayor (Hon. John Burr, M.L.C.), Crs. 11. C. J&mieson, K. I'iercy, C. Benjamin, W. J. Lawson, and T. E. Whittled.

The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wroto explaining the increase in tho levy.

It was decided to receive a deputation from, tho lledclifip Workers' Educational Association at tho next meeting of the Council.

Tho town clerk reported that tho -water works extension loan of £3750 would fall duo next Octobcr. There was no sinking fund in connexion with the loan, and ho rccouimended that tho Council take ndvantago of tha provisions of the Finance Act. of lust session and hold over payment of tho loan until twelve months after the wax. The recommendation watt adopted. '

Crs. T. E. Whitfield and C. Benjamin were authorised to r.i™n the contract (on behalf of the Council) with tho Public Works .Department in connexion with electricity foi Sumner.

Tiio cost of improving the creek at Gr«fton street wu3 referred to tho "Works Committee for a report.

It \va« decided lo remove a number of old notice boards from the beach.

AYOOIiSTON

A meeting oi the Woolston Borough Coun« cil was held last night. Present—Tho Mayor (Mr McGregor Wright), and Cre. T. N. Champ, J. C. Hobson, L. Hart, T. RadcliSe, tS. Johns, D. limvsc, C>, 11. Borrows, G. S. While und D. Mcltae.

The' Works Committee rccommcndcd that tho Drainage Board's utlention be called to tho bridee at the end of Smith's Toad.

Tho Financo Committee reported that the credit bank balanco was i"27 17a Id.

A deputation from tho lledclifffl branch of the Workers' Educational Association, consisting of Messrs B. Riley, W. J). Hirkpatrick, A. Holden, and S. Betterley, neked for tho support of tho Council, which it was agreed to Rive. Cr. Mcßuc, as chairman of tho Sanitary Committee, moved:—"That we demand that a report on the efllucnt from the Walter Hill tannery lie furnished to tho Council by th« Drainage Board."

The inspector of the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board reported oti an inspection of the ilc-ftthcoto river where the Walter Hill fcllmongory discharges. lie stated that ho had found a largo quantity of greasy bubbles floating on the rivor, and the effluents from tho pits ran info tk« river in a state far from entisfactory. He v:ns of the opinion that the management were doing thoir b:st with the system that they had installed, and he was inioTmed'that as soon as the new system which was bcin? tried by another firm was found successful, ■they would put in the new plant. T The North Canterbury Iloppital and Charitable. Aid Board wroto giving reasons for its increased expenditure. Tho lofler was received.

DAILY MEMORANDA—Tuesday, May 21«t.

AUCTIONS. Jones, McCrostie Co., 'Ltd., at Woodßiffl road, Avotisi lc, 12 noon—Furnituw, «te. McKenzis and Willis, at their liooms. 1 p.o.

—Furniture, etc. 11. H. McKcnzic und Co., at their Boonii, I p.m.—Furniture, ctc.