PALMERSTON DOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 19, 17 October 1907, Page 5

PALMERSTON DOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Palmcrston Council has resolved to forward a' resolution ; to the'-' Government that many cases of injustice, will lie. ilone to. boroughs.bv the-'Compiilsorv transfer of property used' 1 by •the 'Tire' brigades. . The. Government is to bo'.askedthat where brigade Ijuilrlinns arc.,situated on borough reserves, and IransfiT will affect the welfare of the borough, nrthat where the land is required for. another purposn of equal importance to the ratepayers, a proviso bo inserted in the Hill to enable, any transfer to be nude to the fire board with t.hc.ebn--1 scat.'of both' parties, and whore the land is 6f a high value, or too small .for future ex. tension, it be made not Compulsory'"for" this fire board to' take it over. •In order to enable fire . boards fully to equip mid maintain the brigades the. Ofvernment is to be requested not to. alter'tin provisions •of section 5 of the Amending,. Hill- , to add.k.lirovisq that debentures bo'jus*--aut«d Vy the Gnvifl-wunt, and that, hi, euloul&ting the WHonnt. to.be contributed hy.Uve State tovfardii the tcpNwes sf fir» liarili, the. Government In. asked to take ir.tr, sidoration tie'lirg» s**ik expended by, ami' tW dontintied txpensp to, Wie carpotiitic* in pis. tiding and.maintains tho,: watbr supply in'which the StJjto anjl pin Ik. s'urance companies reau've, equal botfeiit for fifc-oxtin'guisliing purposes.! . • It.was decided to stop the.whoU&denvocUc* of cycling ori the footpath?.' ( The oficcre ii pardonable" at the present time'curing (o fh« state ;of ; many of tho. streets throush .the weather;. • The Council decided to ' support the' rctp'r*'. s'entation of .the -Philosphiwil Society lo the Minister, for. Mines to have'a survey made at the district in quost of minerals. The .engineer. reported that.ihc river had encroached on the Esplanade, and dono' dam. age' to, tho banks at other places.