EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 240, 3 July 1908, Page 4

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

~Tho Mayor. (Ttlr. .!'.' G".. Bolton), Councillors P. 1 Robertson,"..S. 'Daiiks,. H. Sliortt, Howd'en, ancV-'Dri 'Sl-'Kenfflo :woro-present at 'a meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council, held at tho office of the Clerk (Mr. J. Avery) yesterday^afternoon; ' In •*tH , tf s^^ s oFa R VB'ic'fissiqtt. on tho subject of old "worniy" timber behig'introduccd into tho ' Borougli'': foi'ybuilding 1 purposes,; it was -mentioned that po -reply had been received from. tho Health' Department in reply to <0110 .dealing.with/.the matter whichhad. been forwarded' ago,; and on' tho motion!of "th¥ Mayor 'it* 1 was decided ito write -to \tho ; Minister.;for 'Pubhc. Health, complaining of the delay in answering the letter referred to. JPuring.tbo. discussion, one of ,tho Coimciltbrs that he baa purchased some of tha-timbpf,; bjijb only . t as ; firewood. A legalTSpinion . was'produced at •ing -'advising that Sunder .tho present. system of rating' all prop6rtii*r; ;in< .. thoßorough wore liable to pay "fuft rates, whether pied or riot. 'The point had- been raised by a property owner, iVlf6"asked for. considera- j tion, seeing that his house.was only occupied forsixmoni;hs .qiit^theyear.. Thc-Mayori-:said it the CounOil could como oh for. tho full rates on their properties. vThe plans-for: the •cScfensionSof tho llona Bay, .Wharf would ;bo ..laid on.j tjie table Jatfthq. next', meeting of tlk'.' Harljpur . Board, tho extension to consist of an angulas; : addition' that will enable steamers ;{o.lie"h'oa'd"up' to tho: southerly, in- . .stead• of ybroadsido' on as at present. _ ' ; . Mi\ Ciihninghi'm'v''iipW' at tho Port, Nelson, I lis;jib be written te, .asking a price. for a portiori 'of h'is lai)d\needed. for tho continuation ' "of ';Croiia,t.Str,eeti,to.-Belvedere Road .'in /.a strhight- ,liiie. : Jjqtweon Crona Road and Mri -Cuiipinghain's : prbporty is a ,strip of lahd 'owned by, Councillor M'Kenzio, who has askqd £150, for a" square chain. Tho .subpurchasing tlio ; square at. the price. ':' Tho, 'Public ' .Works .report was as fol---loiVS'^T':

fiTlio following work-has. been ..done during the; past mouth:—Main- Footpath: Completed kerinng/ and gravelling as I'ar as Matipo Stroet, Southern Muritai. Private Streets :. Completed formation and metalling of '.Cameron: Street, Kauri \ Street, Piiriri Street Exttiisio'n, and"'Rata Road; formation lias' already; bepn:' partly, carried 1 out Makaroa '-Road AVestL-aiKl TuatorU Road.' ' Maintenance: Tlie"neiV main road, has been redressed with, shingle whero necessary. The new main road totho.south-on Matipo Strccjt has not yet been taken in hand, pending Mr. Masou's report as to levels for culvert at that' point! For; tho" same reason tho footpath has notibefen carried beyond Matipo Street. . The culvert-to Villeneuve Street is als6 aivaiting Mr. Mason's report. . "Proposed work for the next monthsCompletion - of Tuatoru Road and Makaro Road. Completion of Main Road to Nikau Street;' Completion of footpath to Mr. Preston!s property." Culvert to Villoneuvo Street. Compfetion',o£,Rona;ciilvert. (This is already taken-iii hand.) Recreation Rescrvo improvement'.' Tho foreman would suggest the lastmentioned - work' being ,takon m hand forth-with,;-as road work is not so satisfactorily carried out during the wet ... AVith tho exception of tho completion of Tuatoru Road and Makaro Road tho report was agreed to. . • . In jresponso to ,a.question as to how the loan .finances stood in 'respcct to tho-public works'already done the Clerk; reported thai out:of the £4500 tho following moneys lia£ be-en''expended:—Main-Road, £986 13s. 2d. private streets, £572 95.!1d.; footpaths, £37S Is. lid.;*culverts,' £212 12s. 3d.; r'ights-of way, ,-£66 lis. ;4d. Tho Council's overdraft stood; at; £635, against which thoro was £25( for outstanding, rates, sanddrift, sanitation r'ato, ;;and Government,-subsidy, which Woul< reduce it to £385. A sum of £240 had boci oxpended out of rates for tho current year whichiwcrb" to beVstruck at a; special moot ihg to bo held within tho next fortnight.