BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18149, 12 August 1924, Page 6

BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION.

* PAPANUI. , The Papanui Burgesses' Association, met last night,' MrE. "McCarthy presiding. The •• Town Clerk '(Mr J. S. . Neville) wrote replying , to' the 'secretary's letter in couwivii "T'i-r a' outA' ok lao .pjrtiou or Hia, suction ' iiontiug J. j tui\ loud. ; wiiicu -would, tic required m yuiinejuou. v.iiu ihc proposed ruiu octwocu. bt. j arnes avenue at:u i_*urs. load* 'Xho Vouncu li&cl, no moagy 10 spena on tiio puachiiao oi laua lor nciv roaas'at present, lie Hid boeii asked it the rosxaeniß' f m xne . vicimiy, wpuid. conoent to being rated tor tbe ■ purpose of purchasing the land, together wun thajf owned by Mr (i. Hitcrne. • '. . - : .It waa decided that the matter' should be heid over tut' tue next meeting. . , •'lae lown Clerk also wrote in reply to the Association's request that the City Oouncil should approach the I&ilray /.Department with a view to securing an entrance lrom Church street to at. James Park, by means of a path through the Kailway Ke-. servo. An application was being made to the Railway .Department m accordance, with tfto request. The ietter was received. Ho Town Clerk wrote advising that' the contractor in charge oi the eauitiry transportation. in tli£» district had been informed o£ tha Association's complaint in referehco to the sanitary carts being in an unsatisfactory condition. '1 he letter was received. 'lhree delegates from tho Christchurch Drainage Board, at tho invitation of tha j Association, • spoke in reference' to the proposed drainage scheme for Papamii. ! ■Mr W. Waiters' said that thfe Board' had been up against the absence of cfcntr&ctori.j ilo wae afraid that not enough contractors were available. It was hoped that the eewerage would be installed in .Papanui within two yeaxs,. but he did not think that at the r*te they were going ihey would be there within that time. , Mr H. G. Ldving3tono eaid that the mdney was available. The finance committee of the Board had the necessary funds now lying in the bank.. The. difficulty, waa "that the con* taicta were small, working out in most cases at something 15e £i6oo. Ih# matter *nnsentirely in the hands of the people providing th« labour. ■ ' > Mr C. H.-S. Hamilton spoke in oonneiion with the disposal of the drain2g 0 on the Boards farm. 1 : ; A hearty vote of thanks waa accorded the speakers. . the motion of . Mr J. aecocdsd I y Jr r ?' Patrick, it waa .decided to write to. .he City Council requiting tire erection of public conveniences at iPgparitti.i '