BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16585, 26 July 1919, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

BANGIORA. The Kansiora Borough Council met last 1. „ p««=ent—The Mavor (MV C. I. £ £&?•& W A. Rowse. . . , Before the ordinary meeting a special mce ng was held, when the balan«sehecior the year ended March Slat wasadop.od. The Mayor referred to tie death of ho l atc Air E. R. Good, an ex-member of tho Council and Mayor of the borough on fivo occasions. A vota of eympat'jy waa to Mrs Good and family, and tho Council placed on record ite appreciation of doccaeed's services to the borough. . • A letter of sympathy was °™. e , rcd . to forwarded to Mr and Mrs J. Allon m tie death of their son. t Permission was given to tho promorers ot tho Victory Fair to make a collection w tho main street torday. _ The Citizeua' Entertainment Committoo, Christohurch, notified tho appointment of uw Mayor -to the executive, and eohcited a donation towards tho fund for entertaining! the men of H.M.S. Kcw Zealand. The eum of £5 was voted. Tho Canterbury Progrees League mado application for the borough's contribution of tf 10». Tho amount was passod for pay"tJig New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association forwarded .a copy of its land scheme and aslted the Council to - support it. Tli© Council dccided to heartily eupport tho 6ohemo. . , Tho Minister of Internal Afiaira; forwarded for the information of tho Council bulletins in connexion with "the recent Town Planning l Conference, held in Wellington. Tho Council adopted tho resolution passed, at 'tho previous meeting authorising tho levying of a general rate of 3d in tho £ on the unimproved value of all property in tho , borough. • , , 1 The Works Committee's report waa adopted, and it was dccided to tar tho East belt. The gaa manager reported that, owing to tho poor quality of tho coal, it was impossible to produce good gas. However, some I trood coal had now come to hand. It was decided to put notice boards round I the flowsr beds in Victoria Park, warning ' tho public to avoid walking on them, ana I also to procure a receptacle for wae>« paper. The Gaa and Lighting- Committee wore appointed to confer with the County Council with regard to the maintenance of tho electrical eyetcm. . . I Building permits for houses in Eyio street, ' Good street, and Queen etrejt, and aleo fori l a hall and offices for the northern A and I P Association in Cono .street, o£ a. total value of £4500, were issued. Th© financial statement showed pncral account receipts. £59 7s lOd paymenU_£C99 Ito Sd; olectric light account rooeipts,- including I,balance of loan £3000, £3068 15s lid, paynutiitß 10s 2d: account receipt© el 3d. payments £3M 8s Id. The debit balanco was £3166 13a sd» -