BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19960, 21 June 1930, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

♦ RANGIORA. A meeting of the Eangiora Borough Council waa held last evening. Present: The Mayor, He C. S. Ayera, and Cia. B. R. Gillanders, J. Lindon, R. H. Bailey, C. W. IVler, H. K. Kipperiborger, C. E. Bell, W. Horrell, IV Martyn, and W. C. Wilson.. ■ Colonel J. M. Dawson, > Medical Officer, wrote approving; of .the; site on, the Ashley river bed as suitable for the. refuse dump, fend also suggesting that the time had arrived when a compulsory refuse "collection for the borough" should be commenced. "A telegram was received.from Mr-Vincent 'Wood thanking the Council for their letter of eymipathy in Sir Joseph Ward's illness. ■The Hon. G. W. Forbes wrote; thanking the. Council for their congratulations on his appointment as Prime Minister. The honoraiy secretary of the Itangiora High School ' Council wrote thanking the Council for its genorosity in providing the labour for the installation of the pump at . the school baths. The North . Canterbury Hospital Board . forwarded a statement of accounts and levies. The levy for the borough this year will be. £ISOO 6s 3d as against £1602 8s 7d the previous year, being £45 less. The Council approved of the following estimates for the year:—Estimated receipts (not including the gas and electricity departments), £8446; payments, £8306. It was decided' to strike a. rat?, at. the' same as last'year, of £}d'in the £, and a sewerage rata of 2d in the £l. It was also decided to make a charge of £3' for each convenience on all exempted properties in. the borough. . , The Works Committee made the following recommendations:—That the electrical engineer fix a light in the Town Hall coriveni- : races to replace the present lights, and, so that the lamps cannot be stolen; that the Railway Department be notified of the holes between the'• rails in High .street ; that the I committee has inspected the. borough sincelast meeting and drawn up the estimates forwork to Jbe," done, this year. . Tin report was approved. " : ' ..Tlje Finance Committee repotf-ed fhat the surrender of Mr George's lease of' Maria Andrew Park be accepted, and fresh tenders be called foT. That a grant of £lO be made to' Arthur's Park Board. That the Borough Council sewerage connexions be. made-and the money advanced out of the special loan, for this, purpose.: The report. was adopted. ' :' The joint committee reported as follows: That a grant of £1 10s be made to the borough school dental clinic, fund: . that, after very consideration - the objections of Mr W. Maunder" and Mrs Maunder for- the route of the sewers through " their properties, the -. objections be. not upheld and the sewer Ije laid as originally designed by the borough that-the AttorneyGeneral be - asked to expedite.' the proposed Bill giving priority to the charge against -properties where an advance for sewerage connexions has been made; that the sewerage sub-committee meet as soon as possible to advise the Council as to the beet method of making advances and 'carrying out householders' sewerdge connexions whore financial help from the Council is desired; that the salary oi the- tow* clerk .be-inovbased £37 ins ner annum ; that'»'prsnt of £o be made 'to the Workers' Educational' Association; that offenders be notified that games cannot be played on' Dudley Park- on Sundays."