BOROUGH COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20084, 13 November 1930, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCILS

WAiMATE. At a meeting of tho Waimate Borough Council there were present the Mayor (Sir G. Dash), Crs. W. G. Paul, J. Atwill, A. J. Kirby, G. F. Kichardson, M. J. Corrigan, A. J. iloskins, and T. W. Wylie. r l'lie Department of Internal Affairs wrote advising that legislation had been passed validating the Council's expenditure oa the jubilee celobrutious. The inspector of .Health reported having investigated one case of scarlet fever in the boruugu during October. The Waimate Retailers' Association wrote agreeing to close on Show Day, November lSlh from noon, and asking the Council to declare a half-holiday. It was also asked.that Grigsou street be made a daylight parking area. The requests were agreed to. The Waimate Retailers' Association also wrote stating that there were boroughs whieh had by-laws forbidding the hawking or selling of goods in their main streets, and it was the wish of tho Association that the Waimate Borough Council should have : » by-law framed forbidding the hawking and selling of goods on the following streets: Queen street, from Parsonage road to Mill road; High street, from Xnnes street to Wall street: Shearman street, from Olympia Hall to Glasgow street; Grigson street, Glasgow street, Stewart street, and Victoria terruce. . . , The Mayor endorsed the Association s re* Cr. Corrigan suggested that the proposed restriction should not apply to local residents. The Mayor questioned the wisdom of such a course. He said the Council received a largo proportion of its rates from the shopkeepers. Ho asked: Was it fair that a man paying only a nominal rate should be abte to stand in front of shopkeepers' premises ill opposition ? , j Cr. Paul said that some other towns looked differently on street stands, selling these by nuction The Association's request was referred io the General Committee. A letter to Cr. Wylie from Mr John Hunt \vn* read complaining of noisy motor-cycles. The Mayor said there was room for complaint in his part of the town. Cr. Hoskins said there was improvement in the vicinity of his residence. . Cr. Corrigan referred to the high speeti at which many motor-cars came down Timftru road to High street corner. There would* be an accident soon, he asserted. It was decided that the letter and Corrigan's complaint be referred to the police.

GERALDINE. At the monthly meeting of the Gerald*"® Borough Council there were present Mayor (Mr J. Kennedy), and Councillors R. Lack, W. A. Sherratt, E. hogan, A. J. Bell, C. C. Bennett, and J. "W. Miller. The engineer-secretary of lhe South Canterbury Power Board advised that from Friday, November 17th, street and community lighting would be switched on from sundown to midnight each day. Mrs K. E. Penrce, librnrian, reported that she had taken £4 15s 6d In subscription* during the month. There had been 920 books issued, and three subscribers had joined for three months. _ The mnnnitcr of the Town Hall (Mr C. atnoD pen C Knight) reported'he had • shown on eight occasions, and there had been three lettines

to hand in the matter of ' 'talkies.''' would bo eble to submit a detailed report when required by the Council. • Cr W. A. Sherratt (chairman of tne Finance Committee) reported receipts for the month £196 Is 2d. The bank overdraft was £286 4s lid. and accounts for payment that night amounted to £326 4s Id, leaving a deficit of £612 9s. The Domain account showed a credit balance of Cemetery Board account a credit of £27 os 9d Mr B. Hayes (overseer) reported on the. work done during the month.