BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16515, 10 June 1919, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

NSW BRIGHTON. The Ne'.v Brighton Borougrh Council met :?.at nigki. Pieser.t: The Mayor (Mr F. Kiob:ewhite», ana Cr?. R. Browning. Gamble. K. S'.o E. A. Leaver. W. J. Beilitny, C. IsraoUon, ar.d F. Mnirson. Il wa.-. <!•''-id*:d to offer a reward of £5 for infoii.-iation ircjin™ to tii« of tfc-; person lighting fires in the South. Reserve. ilr C. Miller was granted ail extension of time i:i wliich to reuiore a building in ißcrcsford street. ..oi'h Canterbury. Ho=pita! and Charitable Aid Board notified that the levy was £443 lis. ilr K. Lanjrfoid drew attention to the fact thnt it w;ig now tiio c-'-afon for p iag and pruning the tamarisk trees ir liichmond tenaco unj st.«:-et. lie ni.*o advisc*i that, the river at Ballantyne Bay hi>i wo/hc~i the whole of the footpath hvt.ij-. The rr.iiitor was becoming sf-riou", and \;n----I<-G3 the ciiernachm'.it dealt with promptly worse would happen. was rcccived from the Minister of Internal Affairs in regard to peace oe!ebrati--n3. Dr. 11. Clnison, District Health Ufr.fr, in vrp'y to tii3 Council, stated tlisi :h----mattj>r c! :i comprehensive powers"; -r tov the borough v.-:i3 or.e of smc ll i-vjv.r'n"-? that every endeavour should be mede to push it forward. He hoped thut ' formation of a Metropolitan Board of Vto;!:s would eventuate. fie considered th;;t septic tanks on small ;;rer.« vrcrc not £;'iiafa<?tovy, and prnvo his reasons for eneh conchwions. . Until a satisfactory sewerage system couid be installed it would do preferable to carry on with a night-soil removal syotem an J prop?rly-con?trncted pan process. Much of the nuisance cou>J be obviated by the use of the double-sealed pan system, and, failing the installation of a publio eev.erage scheme, he recommended the Council to adopt this system, which had been found to work efficiently in other countiic-5. Referred to Works Committee. Messrs Bvown Brothers' letter regarding the unsatisfactory of the autornatio switch for the pumping _ plant ut Korth Broch. was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr J. Checkley's offer of a section m Sea view road for the purpose of a post o'fSce sito wa« rcferr<*.l to the postal authorities for consideration with' other sites. The Work.? Committee's report was as follows: That it was resolved to carry out tho removal of sand on the lines suggested by Mr G. H. Kichardeon; that the Tramway Board be advised that the shelter at Racecourse road is cleaned out twice weekly, and that it was the intention of thcee interested to have the in tho ehelfer mode secure; that the foreman se« to the repairing of Estuary roa*.l, which will be inspoctcd by the chairman of comni i * '-'-e and Cr. Muirson. before carting is commenced, and that an undertaking be obtained from Mcesrs Brightling and Marriott that they will leave tlm road in the anmo order as taken over after inspection; that the general manager of the Tramway Board be written to and asked for permission to use the car shed yaivl for the delivery of metal; that the work of removin™ eand in Jubilee avenue bo proceeded with out of loan money. The report waa adopted. The Finance Committee, in. its report, recommended -that accounts amounting to £375 <3 7d bo passed for payment. It waa resolved not to allow additions to be added to a certain building in Jfeppell ■ street unless a brick wall was erected in compliance with the by-law. With regard tt> a building to bo erected in Jubilee avenue, the timber of which to a great extent is infected with the borer, the committee decided to write to the owner, through tho builder, stating that all the flooring infected should be replaced, and all infected timber immediately taken away, otherwise the whole 'of the timber would be condemned. Tho committee recommended that the solicitor bo instructed to take action against a property owner on the Esplanade who had failed to comply with tlio fencing bylaw. It was decided to writo to property i owners in Hawko and George streets in regard to non-compliance with the building by-law. It was decided to write to this State Advances Office for the £80 loan. The report waa adopted. A letter from tho Ohristdrurch Drainage Board dealing" with publio works, waa deferred for consideration till the nest meeting. The treasurer reported that nineteen building permits had been granted to date, laving an aggregate value of £3015. Cr. Bellamy reported that the river' at Herring Bay had, during the past few years, made serious encroachment, and the matter waa of grave import. Cr. Bellamy was appointed to wait upon the Drainage Board at its next meeting and lay before the Board his findings. Cr. Bellamy gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of the Council: "That etepe be taken to make tho B&whiti Domain Board as now constituted a body separate and apart from the Borough Council."

On the motion of Cr. Bellamy, it was resolved that a Beach Improvement Committee bo formed, the members to be appointed from - the Council. Cr. Leaver very strongly suggested that the band rotunda should be lit with electricity in place of gas, as at present. Cr. Stokes dqsw attention to the unsatisfactory state of Herrjn? Bay road. Tto. resignation of the borough foreman was received, and it was agreed that before accepting it, the Mayor should discuss the, matter with Mr Ryan.