BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19726, 17 September 1929, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

NEW BRIGHTON. The New Brighton Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor (Mr J. H. Shaw) presiding. Present were: Cib. E. A. M. Leaver, P. X). Muirson, A. E. La wry, S. Bar grove, R. Stokes, 6. W. Bishop, and J. Ainsworth. A letter was received from Messrs Gobbe, Hampton, Malley, Dalton, and McCi&y, asking that the Esplanade should be formed »o as to give access to their properties. Cr. Ainsworth moved that the matter be left to the cha.rman of works. He pointed out that the question was one of considerable urgency. The motion waß carried in this form, and the matter is being dealt with at present The South Brighton Progress League wrote to the Couftcil enclosing the. text of five resolutions passed at a recent meeting. The first was to'the effect that the Council should be asked whether they had issued ft permit for rifle shooting in the South Brighton .Reserve, and if so, to make provision for the safety -of the general public. If no such license had been issued, the Leagus took the opportunity of protesting against any sneh permit being issued. The Council decided that the Progress League should be informed that no permits had ever been issued, and that they would take action in future against anybody shooting- in the reserves controlled by them. Not only rifle shooting, but also shooting with any type of sports gun at all, would come under thi* decision.

The second resolution asked that the Council should draw the attention of the Heathcote County Council to a part of Breeze's road, and to the approach to the bridge, which have not been repaired. Tire Council had received a notification from the Heathcote Council that the matter woald be attended to, and a Councillor stated that something had already been done. The third resolution asked that the Council should metal Estuary road, south of Beatty street, and Craddock and Blake streets. These roads are now being dealt with. The last resolution was that the Council be asked to have the children's slides, swings, and other play W>Pment at Pleasant Point overhauled and repainted in readiness for the coming season. It was decided that the usual annual overhaul to this equipment, and all similar equipment under the control of the Couneil should be undertaken. In regard to the painting, the Council agreed to get quotations for the work before proceeding any further. A letter was received from Mr H. M. Chrvsta'l describing the proposed sites which had been suggested for the erection cf the swimming pool, and going into tho question of their respective suitability for the project. The best site was evidently one north of the pavilion, but an alternative one, nearer the pier, would be more suitable if the two srhomes —pier and swimming pool—were considered together. Their advantages and disadvantages were enumer ated at some length by Mr Chrystall, and the Council decided to meet at the pier at 6 o'clock this evenine in order to carry out a combined personal inspection of the sites which were available. The MavoT pointed out that it was a pressing matter, owing to the desirability of getting the scheme into working order before the coming season. The Reserves Committee will meet at Pleasant Point next Saturday, to go into the question of the desirability of a running track in the reserve there, and to pick a suitable place where such a track might be placed It would probably entail the removal of some trees.

At the meeting of the Works Committee held last Thursday, a letter was received from Mr H. P. Tooeood, enclosing a sketch plan of the proposed Avon river bridge, in which he stated that be had struck a small difficultv in making the bridge with a gradi ent of "one in thirty, and a parabo'ic curve in order to give the required clearance, with out unduly enrroachinc on private property A distortion was necessarv in order to com ply with a further condition that the piers be set at a skew to the centre line of the bridge He said that-the only way to set ove- the difficulty was to make the bridge level as it was first proposed and to carry the grade out 30 feet fnrtbpr. thus requiring the rpsnmption of more private property than would otherwise be necessary. On the motion of Counc"'or Bar«rrove. it was resolved to inform Mr Toogood thit the Council approved of the p'an as submitted; and that he he instructed to proceed with th« erection of the bridge.