LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16701, 9 December 1919, Page 9

LYTTELTON NEWS.

4 BOROUGH COUNCIL. The Lyttolton Borough Council met last evoni'.ip. P rcso 111—Tho Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. T. Norton), Cre. P. G. Norton. G. Morris, G. Whitford, J. Gower, J. H. Collins, J. AVebb, and W. J. Elliott. I Tlit- Minister of Muj ino wrote acknowled;;- i ing 11>-» Council's resolution in regard to an | adequate boat harbour at Kaikoura, an-J j that the Department regarded tho harbour as a iioco=nity, and had placed the j ettr,-. of fICOO o.i liie Estimate* towards the i work. A Wter was rcccived from tho perrcti.iv. Poft ;l Departrner.t, Wellington, declining to , crct :i now slot telephone or to disturb the j pre.-or.t one nt th? comer of Dublin street i ■until it had hnd twelve months' trial. | Cr. l'\ G. Norton moved thut th* whole of the en rospandenco rlinuM bo handed to tho j ncwpr.npcra for publication. j In speaking tf> the motion. Cr. Coljin* sai l that the telephone would never bo a I aucwrs at the presort spot. and the Depart- ; merit would probably make that an eicuso ; for not installing more boxes. Tlie action ; of the Department was nothing more than • departmental piuheadednoss. j Tho motion was carried. ; The question of allowing (ho bomush en- j gin'vr if>avo of abwnoo io attend unmmJ j confcronoo of civil engineers at Dunodin ta.is dis-nisfcd at length. . j Cr. Morris novel, Cr. Whitford eec- , owi«l: "That the engineer be panted leave, ! witho-.it expenses." j An anxxidmont was moved by Cr. Collin*, , and ec-i-onded by Cr. Gowrr: 'That Ihp €>n- | bo allowed leave with expenses. ( Tho amendment was enrriod. j M;- 11. G. E'.l wmU> making a further a-p- | pe.nl for a donation V> the funds of tho • Summit Road Association, arrl poinUntr out the p*.tractions offered i>y tlie Association n ; programme. , j •T*" k letter Cr. Coi'ins arawinc • attention to the fact that tho Council had mftdfl v;iri:in« donations to the fund. 1 Fevei al councillors e:r>r<yvcd sympathr j wit!- t!>e 6chome. but thonsrbt that money ; Rhr.'.'. 1 'ix> -pent in nrtpurinir reserves nearer j Chr::-;. hurch, instead of extending tho road : to Akaroa. ; Cr. Webb moved that tho question of mak- , inp a donation lx- brought, forward. sit the j end of tho financial year for favourable eon- j sido ration. j Tho motion was earned. 'I'hrt of the J/vtteiton IlarboTir Bciir.l wrote otatinK that tb« «oa.rd had de- . cidcJ to rnaie the following aliowanw* t« j the Council:—To re-form four chains of I roadivav in tho Domain at a cast of £2 lf>s. : "Without admitting anv liability, to pay ball- j com of rawing .wvl streii'.'theninc 31 chains of f'-sc« aboro tho ou.irf. a- an eHtimated i cv' r '' £3 17e (VI. With tlwv Rime proviso, the Board wonld pay half-cost cf <-re<tin? chains of fer-cinp > n tho Gor.'crnor s Bav rnad, at an e«;i::iatod coat of £11 lfis. i The Hoard would aW> ],ay £202 l)» <d to- I wards tho cost of diverting tho main sewer ; on t!.'. l Governor's Bay road. | It v.'.t* agreed to the Board 5 ofler. j Tli/. Works Committer rrcommonded that caciml men who had ix"cn sn tlie emp.oT* of ; tb- Council for t-T.lv rr.ontha aliould be , pari for statutory holidays; alto that the j iif,- sc.ving reel at" Corfflir Tiny ehmi.d t>o ; shifted to"tho bend of tlie Bay. j Tlk- report wa« adoptod. ■ The onsinecr reported that the Ta.V at , Corenir Bav Jiad been repaired and tarred, ; an 1 v.-j« now ready f<7r latinchin?. i Cr Morris wid that tho Tart cborcui wi | JBOOP-1 nc«ror tho shore, an it was a temptation to iifdifferent Rwirnmem. I 'i'iio general opinion was tha. <no raft [ wouH be a temptation in r.ny poMtion, and ■ bo action was taken. ■ Cr. Collins enquirwl when the top-oroarjr.s i of TiO".don fttrret would ho undertaken, an-1 i it -.v.v; reported that the work would oc com- | mrrcxi in February. 1 On the motion of Cr. Mcrns. ne*ond-d_ by Cr G&wer it wa* dncidod to rai.'e tbo salary i of 'the town clerk to £100 per annum from | J&rvicrr l*t nest. i li'f'i.-e iitijcurain?. tn" Uepti■ iiayor wi«n-I c* l . *.h<- councillors a ChriSiHias ftftd ■ 1 H'tTT* Xcw , A vote cf thanks to the staff for th? rttr' *o:;: was pasted.