BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18128, 18 July 1924, Page 12

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

-—♦— — RANGIORA. The I&ngiorfc Borough Council met laai night. Present— I The Jlayor (Mr W. A. Kow>«) sqid Crs. C.. I. Jennings, 0. S. Ayers, &. iJclnfoah, W. L. Hurray, C. B» Thwaites, W. R. Pile#, W. C. Prcsstr, J. liindon and R. W. Borland.

Tlj# following report Was submitted by j th® Standing Oommitte®:—The Department j of Internal Affaits -wrote forwarding tho berOuffh qiwta of tho cxponsis incurred hy 1 the Commission hold in. respefct • of the petitio»of rural landowners, asking to ho talteri over by tho borough, the amount Doing 321 Is 103. If was recommended that tH<k amount b6 pud. Tho. Hon. D. Buddo, 11.?., tarote with reference to » claim for J maintenance of streets > connecting; highway j roods in the korough. It was reoo'mmfcnded that application Bo mftdo to the. Main Highways Board to declare Victoria and Ashley j streets main highways, and for a, portion of the maintenance for same. ' Correspondence was received from the Medical Officer "of Health with reference to the disposal of night soil 1 in MaUd Andrew, Parle. It waa recommended thit application bs made to tho Ringiora County Council for permission to diapofo of. night soil in tlift ahefvo locnlityi for th« -consent of th» Medical- OSoer of Health. It was • alio .gescttatd that th« Committee and Cr. Liudon inspect# the tho deposit. The health inspector wrote calling attention to the unsatisfactory con(Ktidtis of the sanitary arrangements at the In*titut» Hill And, also the condition of the h*lli and aucgeating > ' minor neeedaary *•* qrciiremerite. It. was. that the inspector ,b$ informed tiiat the matter would hj» to. Crs. Jennings and Pw?aer aiid the town mariSjfter were appointed to inSpfct the hall, with reference to tho installing Of a lavatory aiid: ilflo to have the hill cleaned «a 4 fumigated. A complaint was received from the health inspector 'as to the insanitary condition of ■ prcmiser in Ivory street. It was recommended that he he notified thai; as. 'the complaint had bean to no further action was necessary. The Health Officer wrote in. reference to the condition of the Ratigiora eeleyatds.. It vp&et recommended that the matter be hold over for further consideration. The secretly of tho" tlale Yards Cojiajiiny wrote applying 'for registration of the eale : jfifda under section 69. >f till Hkalth Act. 1920. It waa recommend &d-that : the license

be held over till the sanitary arrangements as aafcod for previously were attended to. A circular letter was received from tM Kcw Zealand Sltbrts Protection L«»«V>o askin? for the Council's support of the Daylight Saving Bill. It wia recommended that the Bill bo supported, and that the member for the district be aßked to represent the borough it the deputation to the Prime Minister. The Sergeant of Police reported that some alight damage hadbeen don®-to thedoor of the morgue. It was recommended that tiie fitter be referred to the contracts to attend to. An application from Mr W. J. Turnpenny for the Council's consent to a aui>-dvieion of land in Payne atrfeet wa> 8 The gas manager'* report ■was received, and it was decided that ho beasked to attend the nest meeting of the Standing Committee and brink down a report with reference _ t» tie gasworks &zid any. other Tttittexa arising therefrom, and estimates ' and 'pllQß of liny proposed work. "■'* Messrs 3&gon end Mbrhtfe tender of £B4l 6s 6d for -various quantities-of ehihglo for shingling borough streets. wa»'■ The matter of purchasing a boTse was left in the hands of the Mayor and Or*. Undon and Mcintosh. ' , . .t The question of ploughing Maud Andrew Park, and labour for the tn>keep of th» borough reserves was left in the hands or the Mayor and Cr. Mcintosh and the town iftanager, with power to act. - , u It was agreed that the to*fn; manager interview Messrs Koir olid TnompWH -iß' rtfereiice'-ti) tlio erection of a norcll' behind' their premises in High . s The l'own Manager reported that the total revenue from the gaa deputtnaeiit. for the month of June was £2B9'4s 2d,- atid for the quarter £Bl5 2a , Id, as comparedjA'ith *BB9 la ed fof the same period. ia& yefcr. The revenue" from the electricity department for the' month waa £279 la Id, as oottipared with £207 i7g lOd /for the «amo month: last yefa. The load during tho quarter was 84.6 k.w., showing «a inareitee ,of ' 16.74 k.w. over the same period laai year. ' FJve new services bad been ■ connected dufittg month and four extensions made. Thlee building permits had b«n granted; the totil Value being £200,'. 'The report Alio. referred lo a visit' of inspection to 'vM fcsprogh teScire at Lyndhurat, and recommended fut« thdr email iaooessaty iniprditemeuts to the 1 leasee's residence, amounting to £BB 16s. The report Wag . ad&pte£ ' The treaeurer's statement shoWcd receipts £1692 .10s lOd, and psytnerits iiaoo 10s 7d. The bank ctedit balance on June - SOth was £2i?s 63 3d. ~' ; . . ■ It iws agjecd that a sum of i7so.be placed , on fixed deposit for sis rhantha and £SOO for 1 thre<S months.., An application w?s received irem Mr Davis

for power for m 3 KfiM on the East belt. * IV was reported that.of the extension to fni m • •• .ifE A. motion, movedpf-G poil be taken for tiw jl loan of iiSbQ for the'jiS a motor fire engine .*«& : Mr E. the borough, UttMilKi same to take eflept fw he • having' accepted. #:Jp .South Canterbury Po*ifc The resignation VM Mi The gineer for the eipeeditau £9OO for sew tra&afonutjj Mr H. 0. mdW-ciiJ* fitifldiflg |a£ hiaehop in oostT»teani| Tho matter, wie'rfftti inepefitof.' with. itutQMjv agunsts .the' «ffesdetif.-Jg The wairew» CountfejO the support o 1 tfo.'Ojw for a oonferano* f -«f bodies in the 'K«c&- , CS diicfuM hwrpitia The letter was/newfli The Council.w»i atUH ; m