BOROUGH COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20414, 8 December 1931, Page 12

BOROUGH COUNCILS

SUMNER. A meeting of the Sumner Borough Council was held last evening, when there were present —The Mayor (Mr W. H. Nicholson), Councillors A. Holden, H. L. Wiggins, C, Hart, J. S. Barr. G. F. Allen, P. F. Oldridge, and H. -W. Harris. Engineer's Report. The engineer reported that wrater-tabUil, footpaths, etc.. in William, Pratt, Kayland, Grafton, and cliff streets, Wakefield avenue near the School for the Deaf, Scarborough, and the Main roads had been attended to. The land round'the liifo Saving pavilion had been levelled and tar-sealed. Several sewer pipes in the main along OolenSo street were found to be broken, and had been replaced. A block in the main on Estuary road bad been removed, and the' usual weekly inspection had been made in Summer. The vjork of widening and rograding thetTnylor's Mistake road w»a progressing satisfactorily, and »t present the trtcn were engaged on the section fronting Mr Langdale's voolshed. Scoria was being carted from Scarborough to make up tbe road at the turtis. Between Morton and Grafton streets, 'the Esplanade rock kerbing was being constructed, and the work was being carried out as per plan. The rock seat between the two rocks " near the band rotunda was partly constructed, and when completed should serve the purpose for Which it .was built, namely, to stop the drift of sand and to be used' as- a seat. > The work of widening Wakefield avenue was betpg continued, and the spoil, put through the Crusher. The Esplanade, betvyeen the tram -bridge and the pier tearooms* had been repaired with tarred screenings. A small concrete tank and pump-house had been constructed on Scarborough for the water supply of the upper portion of Scarborough and the Taylor's Mistake. supply. Between Head and Euston streets the work of Esplanade widening had been resumed; the sand was being scooped ■ and carried from the roadside' for Ailing In between tho stone wall and the sandhills. Chippings and clay were being carted for covering purposps. .Fair progress wus being made with the work 'of extending the Redcliffs sea-wall, hut us the work could be carried out only between tides, it was necessarily slow. The track leading to Scarborough Park was very rough, and had been scoured out by stormwater. ' The path needed regradlng and a j few stone steps put in near the stile, with three extra sets of pipes to carry away the water. No. 5 labour could be used on the work. Stone could be quarried close to the site, and seeond-hand pipes could be used to carry away the storm-water. These were in stock, and cement would cost about _7s. He recommended that Mrs Brandt's application to build a garage on Clifton terrace be granted, subject to the usual conditions. He reported that to erect a dry stone wall on Monck's Spur, near; the site of N the slip, would take 45 yards of stone and two"" bags of cement, and witb No. 5 labour would cost 255. ' Properties in Pratt street had been numbered, and the numbers had been entered in a book for future reference. Hq. would like some advice -as to whether it was intended to notify the various owners as "to their respective numbers. The report was adopted, and the suggestions contained in the report with, reference to the track at Scarborough Park and the erection of a stone Avail on the track on Monck's Spur were approved. It was decided to apply to the Court for two closing orders in connexion with houses [on Estuary road, Redcliffs, which were unfit i for habitation. It was agreed to give £1 Is toward the cost of sending a boat to Wellington to compete in the Sanders Cup contest. The. suggestion made by the Pound Scheme Committee with reference to the allocation of tho surplus funds at Christmas time was approved. , Comparison of ft&tes. The town clerk submitted figures comparing the amounts collected iu rates this year as against last year. He said that the amount of 1930-31 rates collected up to December 7th totalled £1667, and this year to December 7th. £3 330, a difference of £337. Last year the total levy amounted to £11,427. compared with £ll,lßO this year. . An Industrial Area. A report was received from Cr. H. L. Wiggins and the town clerk on a meeting of representatives of local bodies hpld in connexion with the proposals regarding the heavy industrial area for the . Christchurch Metropolitan District. The Mayor thanked the members for their report, and said that if broad view must be taken of the proposals. If the proposed area were relegated .to the banks of the Heathcote, the working people would be condemned to labour under uuhealthy conditions unequalled in Christchurch. From a humanitarian point of view this place was the dampest, in the City, and this, together with the possibility of pollution of the Estuary, must weiffh very heavily sgainst the site. He felt certain that the delegates would keep these npinls in'tnind. ... The Rntarv Club was given permission to take up a collection on December 18th for the purpoi.e of collecting funds to provide Christmas cheer for the needy. The Pioneer Sports Club was granted permission to hold a conteßt on Monck's Spur on «7anuary -3ra. In connexion with tho recent; fire at Redit *« in K ' appreciation of the action of his master Mr Berry, and the boys of Standard V who were the means of saving the bulk of" the furniture, .and. gerlotil saving the occupier of the rißk of aeriouß injury.