BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17019, 16 December 1920, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

» ■ i f EICCARTON. Tho monthly nicotics of tiic_ Kiccatton Borougli •Council was held Ir.st nigit. Present—The Mayor (Mr A. T>. Ford), Councillors A. E. Steere, O. A. Ram kin, C. W. Barrell, H. W. Wise,, IV. C \Y. CLartors, aud T. «T. -Stokes. The. Chi-istelyurch. Trann-ray EostU wrote asking for various valuation® end other information, in the Rkcai-ton disiricfc in connexion -sritli reprofontatj-on on 4ho Board. ■ Cγ. Wise said when the information was given, lie hoped tho Tramway Board* would bo naked' to abolish a detached area, nsnr Korthcoto road, Papanni, which rrae i\m\- in tli© Riocarton tram a.ren> Actually this localfAv had nothing to do witk.-Ricoaiton at. •11. Tl» Hiccarton Bash ask«<3 for a siihscription. Tlw matter was referred to the Finance Committee. The District Health Officer, for tho Public Health Depnrtnienit, wrote offering ta control tho sanitary inspection cf the ■under the- provisione of the new Act. The matter wna referred to the By-laws Commif!tee. ...» llesare Chandler and Co. s application to erect a hoarding on the corrwr of Maiuuns , street and Riccnarton road was refused. &.«voT !ii coTincillors epooj'kirig vgtj- etTongly against five ■ptactioo of orecitinsj ho?rdings el-onsaida p-üblio streote. The "Work® Commit*** i«c&mnifiid»d: (1) That the-Waimairi County Council b*> writton to a.nd eskod to seo tlwt' the 15istriot Health Office-'s request with reference to the Addinffton Workshope drain had been fulfilled T>y Messrs T. H. Green suitl Co.; (2) that tlio by-lav,- with refe-renca to crossingo\S'.r footpaths to- new buildings be moro strictly enforced; (3) that the open concrete drain connecting Picton avenue, and , Clarence street he. ptii in hand at onco; (4) tli-at iho oonus decided upon by lh& Arbitration Court lio paid rfo tho Council's employees, and that the foreman's wag«s be inerfrjied hy 10s ]>«r week. Xlio report ua« adopV.d. The Finance it.r.d By-laws Committed reported that in vwv of th<> Labour Department's attitude with rciard to iW- drainage of a, footpath in the "Walker Settlement, it «rae that the drain clossd. The committee had no recommendation to ma'oo -srfth Tt-fei;cnco to tho Gi-born-a Borottffh Council premium liond* pcliemo. The Teport. w;i3 adopisd. 'jnio Tjig-htinjr Coramitt&e imported since last meeting eight new con-sumcrs hed Ueoii connected with the supply, and additions mr.de to installations. Varioiia- iievr poles !liad Iwen, »>Tccted, ell *Ivo . lighting "brackets -overh-aukd, and 10 eutxii lamp-s replac«l. Tl'.e r-cmiiiit<e« wconim< , nd«ju : fa) That the f.tn*et lighting l>o by the oredtion of pole plug , fu«e=t; i'o) that tho engineer C?.fr 11. 1). Adauie) 1© granted o: absence from Jamiavy Srd to .T.mttary l~ta; and (c) .that ho oe- cougTV.tukled on having been admitted ns .-m Associate of the Amtiican Inntitute of Electrical Engineer?. T3ic report -was adopted. ' ;