STAGNANT WATER ON RESERVE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 16

STAGNANT WATER ON RESERVE

IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED AT NEW BRIGHTON Mr P. E. L. Broad presided at the monthly meeting of the Waimairi Beach Progress League. Mr G. Mundy referred to the danger and nuisance caused by the stagnant water lying in'* the north-east corner of the New Brighton Council’s reserve at the corner of Beach road and Britannia street. He considered it high time that the council had this low-lying land filled jn The secretary was instructed to write to the New Brighton Council urging that the matter be attended to immediately. . , , . . A letter was received from the waimairi Countv Council advising that a grant of £lO had been made to the league for erecting additional swings and other improvements to the Waimairi Beach picnic ground. Mr Mundy referred to the amount of*growth in a number of the unoccupied sections, and the danger of outbreak of fire during the summer. He stated that the Heathcote County Council and New Brighton Borough Council had recently prosecuted and obtained convictions against owners for not making fire breaks. The secretary was instructed to draw the attention of the Waimairi County Council to the need of immediate attention to this question. , . , . Mr S. Aston, in tendering his resignation as secretary of the league, said he regretted that after being a resident of the district for more than 16 years for business reasons he had to live in Christchurch. The resignation was accepted wtth regret, and as a token of appreciation of his services to the league vvas “lecteu a life member. Mr i. Taylor was appointed secretary in the meantime. , ~ A letter was received from the Christchurch Drainage Board advising that the Waimairi County Councils workmen are at present removing the sand bank on the south side of Beach road west of Ascot avenue. After this work is completed the open dram will be continued from its present termination to Ascot avenue. From this point eastward the formation of earth water tables on the flank of the roadway should prevent a recurrence of floodin The secretary was instructed to write to the Chief Postmaster at Christchurch asking that the second postal delivery be extended to the whole New Brighton nostal area.