BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 9

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

SUMNER. A meeting of the abovo Council was held last evening, there being present—Tho Sla-yor (Mr W. tl. Nicholson), Councillors It. C. S. Janiicsou, C. I. Dclihnm, E. A. Johnson, and F. C. Cooper. The- engineer reported that footpaths and channelling had becu cleared of cough growth in C'olcnso, William, .and part of Blaler alreclA. Tho tar-scaling of tho footpath oil tho south side of I\ ay land street, lioiu Wakefield avenue, to Head street, was finished. The outfall creek had been cloiincl and tho Htones and rubbish carted rtway. Ono new water connexion hud been .mado and stop-cocks, etc., repaired. A three-quarlcr-iuch meter had been install<»l on tho high-prcs3Uro main at tho School for tho Deaf, also u. three-inch C.I. main on llw scrvico pipo leading to tho gasworks. I'epaira had been made to tho three-inch C.l. main at tho Shag Rook reservoir. Tho waste water from tho drinking tap near tho Beach tearooms hud been running over tho footpath and causing a nuisance This supply had therefore been extended across the path to tho fir tree, and a sump had been constructed, with a pipo leading to tho drain. On tho main highway repairs had been carried out from Maffcy's corner to tho Post Office, with tarred ahinglo and tarred screenings. From tho Post Office to Evans Pass looso metal from tho eides had been raked to tho centre of tho road with tho horse grader. On the cast side of Augusta Btrcot korbing and channelling had been constructed. Work had commenced in forming tho footpath and regrading the sido of tho road. Tho rough growth had been cleared from tho fences and trees at St. Leonard's square. Stone had been quarried and carted to Estuary road for repairs to tho wall, and ruts had been filled in with fino scoria. At Clifton tcrraco a shoulder had been removed from the sido of tho road. A fenco at Scarborough damaged by a motor-car had been repaired. The laving of tho main in Alexandra, terrace was now finished. Tho effluent pipe from tho >'r/. 1 tank had also been laid, and tho elluent and eludgo pipes from No. 3 tank bad been extended. A stack of shinglo was being mixed with far for tho purpose of repairing the footpnths and roads damaged fcv the work of laying the sewer mains. This would bo charged to tho loan account. The report was adoptiJ. A letter was received irc.m the Defcnco Minister in reference to the complaint nl stray bullets on the K.-dcliffs range. He said muskctrv experts had stated thero was no chance of a ricochet going over the houses when using a low-calibre Tide. >i°"'ever, tho Southern Command has issued instructions that in future shooting must ne carried out onlv down the range, or into the bank at a, eito approved by ths Command Mtisketrv Instructor. _ It was agreed to grant the Tramway Board tho vs* of the borough roll id their election. The Main Hichwav* TSnard have agreed to the widening of Shag Rock orner, and will grant s ft for £1 subsidy yn to £196. A holidar wa.s declared for the boro'iin p-Tiic, to be Md at Dunsarjd-I on February !>"!h

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