KARORI BOROUGH

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 70, 16 December 1919, Page 13

KARORI BOROUGH

JIJiJiTiiNG OP THE COUiNCIL. Mr. B. '-G. H. Burn, Mayor, presided over a meeting of the Karon liorough Ccuncil held lost, night, and there wero also present; Councillors JVC. Fulton, 1'!. Harrison, J. W. Henderson, J. Caughley, J. Burns, T. A. Alunt, and L. Ci. X'orter. It was resolve<l that tho solicitors bo instructed to obtain an extension of time for the council to March Slfci-s it would bo a wasto of money to bold another election. Tiio progress report of the Marigahao Hydro-Blwlric Power League was lead. It slated that a sawmill had been purchased, and the work of cutting wood for housing the workers and other purposes \yas well advanced. i Hecoinmendat'ims mado by the Works and .Reserves Comiuitteo on the applications of several bodies for the iise of ICiii'ori Park in January were approved, on the usual conditions. The Karon Croquet CJub mads application to have au extention of (lie r lease for five years Irom the expiration of their present lease on September ~0, 1920. As the council could not grant this, owing to amalgamation coming into force early next year, it was resolved lo wr'to to- the club and explain (lie position in which the council was placed. A. letter was received front a local resident calling the attention of the cotiuc.il to the state of the handrails on the right-of-way between the -Main !!oad and Stirling Terrace. The engineer's report stated that tho bridges under repair for the Makara County Council had been completed, and Councillors Bowler and Cook had inspected the work and expressed themselves well satisfied. Tho report recommended that after the present work had been completed, no more Ik undertaken ow'ng to the merging of 'lie borough and the city of Wellington. On the recommendation of tho engineer it was (hc'deil to allow the Sailors' Friend Society tho nan of the Karon Park on Boxing Day, New Year's Day, and Anniversary Day. Tiie dwr-tax for the com ng year was fixed at tn. for house dogs and lis. Gd. for cattle dogs.