BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18724, 22 June 1926, Page 15

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

—* —• NEW BRIGHTON. _. JCew Brighton Borough Council met t » niftbt Present: The Mayor (Mr J. rible) ■»<! Cr3 ' J " H " Shaw - E - A,r F. Waid, 1". Scott, E. Snell, J%«*biM, H. A. G'-atfon, J. Scott. m,. State Advances Department advised iV« Council's application for permission 16 I«k per cent, on a. loan of £11,500 for l i construction of tbo South Brighton v *1«» is receiving attention. Later a telem was received stating that the necessary waa granted. Trustee stated that his office x not prepared to submit applications {or In»n of fit. ooo ' or a term °' Mrty years, *f#rest to be at G per cent, with a sinking ! «dof 1 P er cent- - to s I nve3 tments Kewburgh and Co. stated that twir nrincipals would not consider tho applitioo from the Council lor a loan of £llOO . '. rj per cent. 1 Tie Health Department stated that it is r0 « necessary, under regulations recontly jetted for lf-cul authorities to undertake f! register barbers' shops annually. The letter was referred to tbo By-laws Tie Christchurch Drainage Board forwsrded* sp^'" l order for tho levying of rata of one thirty-second of a penny in fai J! f« the year 1925-27. The AV&imakariri Eiver Trust enclosed a <sM«i»l Order levying a rate for the year IHM7 « uc k rate icT tllis district De i n K oneiSb ci a penny in the £. The Board aporoved of the carrying out of. necessary snsir work'on and Eiver roads, but stated that it could do nothing in tho wlter of the raising of a loan for the reconstruction ci Eacecourss road. . The chairman of the Tramway Board advised that the polo at tho corner of Park a A Palmer's roads had been removed. Mr F* ~W- Freeman, borough engineer, reported that the contractors for the South Sngbtdn hridgo had not as yet signed up. 1* was decided that Mr Freeman be instructed to sign up forthwith. Td» New Brighton Surf Club asked that ■ deputation to the Council bo received to MTiiiffa-f° r an extension of tbo''club's prefect license. ■jj T a« agreed to receive a deputation at ifojittt meeting. ■Mr 1- Cooko applied for permission to erect tbpwser on the. footpath in Sea View road.— He implication was referred to tho comsiittWi' . Messrs A. J. Gale and H. G. Linton compllined da nuisance caused by water from thV ticf* channel of Rodney and Victoria «trwf», and Richmond terrace overflowing on to ttoii. properties. The complaint wa3 referred to the committee. Mr .E;-Brill applied for the Council's d&diotion of a newly-formed road, viz., Brituuiia, «treet. • Tie" application was referred to tho borough engineer for report. , iJr J. Y/interburn asked that tho trees jo the Domain, which prevent.tho eun from niching ,- his property, be removed. The matter \va3 referred to the committee. Mr .J. W". Baxter's offer of the gift cf trees,- etc., was accepted with, thanks. ' The fforks Committee in their report ;ifpommended that tho levels as shown by Mr F. W. Freeman in connexion' with tramway track reconstruction in Sea View ibtd be adopted; that the work in condition with the formation of the footpath on the east side of Estuary road, between Bridge street and Craddock street, for a dijtiaM of ten chains, be carried out; that Ihp'work of repairing scrub fences at North Bach be gone on with at a cost not exceeding SA; that a gardener be employed for i fortnight in the cleaning up round the EiplaiaOe enclosures; that the tender of Mr P, B. Barrett, of £45 ss, he accepted for the' 1 , plumbing work in connexion with the Korth' Beach conveniences, the connecting «H*o wells, on* with the nide channel on tiro; Esplanade and the other with.the fire •anvp in Hichmona terrace; that'the tender of Mr .6. L. Bull, of £5702 ss, for the con•lroction of the bridge over the Avon at Sea Viejw road be accepted, subject to the approval of tho engineer, Mr Toogood. The recommendations were approved and the report adopted.The Finance Committee reported that the UnJUjl Burgesses' Association lad forward»if the„followinfr resolution for the considera-tiMrrol.-.the Council: "That- the Christchurch; City,, Council and other Councils in ,'tnd around Christchurch be urged to frame yl* Ijf-law, to the effect that all .house num-' * tori'b« placed'm a prominent position, such as the gate or gatepost." . The committae .iiddeoided lo reply to the effect that the ■'■ proposal met with the apjroval of the Council. ■ 'f ■"''••- , . Mr-M. Byan wrote .asking if the Council TM prepared to:«eU their wheel scoop, and if ■>■'HOr at what price.: ■'■•■. '-!■':. -'-.■■• '<'. tli-vu • decided Ural .the • matter do left v&liJllto hands of the chairman of works '? »W,"overse«r, and that they be given l power \-,Ti\?ti#,£eii|d#-:.to--wply to Mr H. G. ■ ,"&%' Jni> the matter of a gTant towards the ! SttffliWt:Bo4a ; ,Trußt > l th.at, white the'Coun.sympathy with the work the Tras!t wag carrying out,, it could not see '! its .way to make a .grant. A«s*uiita; amounting to £4Ol 4s 9d were jMsed for payment. ■•'i'lengthy report-was received from the - ,thiirn»n. of works (Ct. J. H. Shaw) regarding question of the hire •v.':-tr surohi»<of a steam road roller for the .W'of.vthe--borough. The report referred V'to'.tllefacjt.thot. the borough's road- mileage ; :W«tending every yeaT, making it iraJieritive that good implements should be ' ootonia; enabling the, Council to more eco'iwmioalljp, deal with ihe roads and the ■ modern trafflo problem. The purchase of a, f| .roPer would he no drain on the finances of' ■'.,M, borough. : , ' ■tna, matter wps discussed at great length, v iiid nJtiinalely, on the casting vote of the : :.%oj, it was resolved to purchase a steam roller for' the- borough at a ,cost of £9OO. U It ;*as; decided to hold over consideration .it tenders for" the erection of the sea wiff: pending the obtaining of an eetimaw ■ of th« cost of some inoreased work. v;[ - Oivthe. motion of Cr. Shaw,. it wa* re- : «olyed that the foreman ba asked to gee nhit could be done in the matter of pro- -' yitUn'g something in the nature of a dreseing- ■ ■ shedi..if. oily of » temporary nature, on : the sports ground, for the use of visiting ,j players.and others. ... i ; ; ,:->.-.:.Tfi«>matter of the further lecogmtton of ;tn»Mrvices lenderedHho borough by Deputy- ■ SuperintendenVC H., Stokes, New. Brighton Rre Brigade, who.has now left the borough,. >*,Werred to tho Fir© Prevention Com-■7-;ttitWte '■■■■■.■■ . . Siti-Fas decided, to inform the police oi ;'<!m damage being done to tiie «b«a«.and bulbs of the electno lights in ■'--yOelt «f boya with air-guns. ,