MOROCCAN AGREEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 22 December 1911, Page 5

MOROCCAN AGREEMENT.

i, .— APPROVED BY FRENCH CHAMBER. By Telegraph-Press Aesociation-Oopyright (Rcc. December 21, 10.30 p.m.) Paris, December 21. The Chamber of Deputies has approved tho Moroccan Agreeiucut by 303 votes to 30. ONSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL. .—« The monthly meetinar of the Onslow Borough Council was held last nHil, h ; -- AYorship the Mayor (Mr. Frank HohK--worth) presiding. There were also present :-Councillors B.Lvuneberg, .r. C Gardner, F. Bates, 11. W. Dingwall, C\ Apliu, juu., G. \V. Darvall, W. H. Bow den. Regarding sewerage .for Onslow, (he ■\Vclliiisjton .City Corporation forwarded the city engineer's, report, which fated that tho portion of the city intended to bo drained nlong the Kanvarra Creek was SO7 acres, if the portion of Knrnri, which naturally drains to (his stream, were added, there would .be an additional 211) acres, or a total for which it was intended to make provision of 1020 acres The area of tho Onslow Borough, wliirh would be likely to be built iron, and which drained towards this stream, was 010 arris, The additional cost of providing for Ihe Onslow drainage would be approximately thu difference" between the 12-iuch and l,"i-iuch main sewer [or a length of about n mile and a half. This difference was estimated aI. .£1(100, and llin-e would be required te lie added the I additional area required I'nr Ihe septic lank—the Oualoiv Borough's portion lo be .(.'I2OO, or half (he total cost of the tank. The borough engineer stated that, with Ihe cost of laying ihe main from \ga ; o (about .CSOO), IhtOolal cost of joining i„ the scheme would be JiOOOU, and the cost, of maintenance asked.. After a lengthy discussion rn the qneslinn of drainage, it was df-oidod to a-k fir a conference with the City Council's Sewerage and Drainage Committee, after which a special meeting of the Counril could bo called to discuss the question. Councillors Dingwall, Darvnll, and Bates, and his Worship tho Mayor were appointed a committee to confer with the .foiiiisonville Town Board regarding the question of a public cemetery for the district. , Tt was decided to close the borough's offices from December 25 to January fi (inclusive), The district fund account, X'l72 (Is. Id., was passed for payment.