EASTBOURNE MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 9

EASTBOURNE MATTERS.

of BOROUGH COUNCIL. : ■■■'-■'A.l meeting .of..tlie Eastbourne, Borough Council was held on Saturday evening in the :distriot,:,ivhen there'.fl'orp present the Mayor (Air'. F/G.-'Bolton), Councillors Bannatyne, j)anksy Foley,; Mackenzie,; Eobertson,'aiid the: clerk (Mr;"'JV'D/ Avery).- '■,:;:" : ■-,■'>' ■i The Public. Health ;Sub-Committee reported as^followsi—"The,sub-committee appointed for-vthe-purpose waited upon the Health Department,, where they were received by Dr.; ;Frehgley. 'The Mayor; Dr: MacKenzie, and 'the.clerk.wer9 present. The requirements of tlie council inthe: direction of;power to deal with?.second-hand': timber were . fully■'.' dis- ;■ cussed.^''lt ;was-ultimately agreed that the' council's "greatest, powers were conferred un.;dert Section -92 of, the,' Public Health Consolidation Aot. of 1908, and Dr.Frengloy un'.'dertook : : tb act under''suck' -authority when-', ever<requosted to do so by the council. The. Health-.Officer- also: undertook to theiMjnister.to; amend Section 92,:.sq.'.that it ..would make. the_ offence ; alternative, instead of; ■.: conjunctivo;'in 'orders that introduction of second-hand timber could be prevented when! . report was: adopted;, .with .the*addition of a general instruction to tho clerk that all cases of second-hand timber being brought into the borough should be.at >once : :;reported l by him to-the .councU, which- '. shpuld'decidejn,each"'case whether thetim-' "berymight; bo'used. ■',■ ".'■':'. ■\ ."-vThe Lighting- Sub-Committee reported -that. - ttiey bad : considered,■the question : of : street lighting, but a Jinar report could not yet bo ' made as-the committee'had :not completed ', its;-ihvestiga.tipi)S,..;:-The,■■'ppgsibjlity.:vof-':;'.'siib-- , stituting kerosene, ;lamps; c ..for;^the ,Kit'sori one's;,more. particularly/the'possibility , of; converting :thb latter, /was being inyesti-". gated;-.but,-until.the 'committeo'i.was jSatis-1 ': &ed : . from "actual light for:the purppse'-was'-thus/obtaiiiablo.at npt^make, any. recpm-; mendation. ; .;\fe r '■desired . amount/ as -.it:* might: : 'deom-,riebessary.;in;, Vin- '-.' vestigating:-the,;inatter.'v>The ; interim, report - was' andvthe authority/asked 'for: was' ': granted..', ,v"K": ■--'"' 'Tlie clerk'.was:.instructed'''.to'■.write.'-fe'' the; 1 .. Lands■ Department- concerning-the acquisition of-.the 'Day's Bay bush";.'pointing '. out that the nbt'-.ap-; . prove, of the purchase' at,th'e'/price 'a'sked; and .forwarding a copy of. the borough's letter al.;.ready .sent to'the City. Council upon the. sub.- ■; jeot:•■:•':.'■,;,':..■■ •";'•'. ;•';. ' . v''Y;'/-v;yv~"--':-"; ; : ;- ;•': : ' '- :,.:'-; It',-; was; resolved.' that ] Mr.- Vickers "' have ; permission:,to ;consti*uct an approach;to- his .land .under:'the. direction .of 'the;.; /council's ;■: pfficorsJ-:,':.■■;.; :.;:_:■' - ' Z-''.,-::-;/'-'K ; :?.',<.;. : . ' :"..'?.The:'clerk prosecute?-the ; owners;:of' wandering stock, :v; ~ f .-:, :'lt\ was decided to. repair the fences of: -the : ;arca._ '■'■ (.: ;.■:■'., .'.' : :,'./. ;;■,;;": | -.. AflTioj dog.;registration -fee for:■ the./'coining .//•year/was Med at 55. %.%Z : y /,.;V ; /,./ : ;r! V.-,: - ■;;',A' 'ratepayer .waited :upon/:tho:-council to ..;• ask. for/exemption from/.the weekly: sanitary service. He;.desired a fortnightly service.; The council could not see its, way to'comply, -it,: be.ing considered .necessary .under; present .!;conditions to insist on .a,; weekly service for '/aU/permanent/residenfc;//;' #. ■ ;, : ; .:■';"Accounts^'amounting;.to : '£47. •65. : 6 d.' v were passed.for payment.'.',://'■::;/-// :A?>y>;.:.'■,''■■;';■■ ■(■