EASTBOURNE AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1922, Page 8

EASTBOURNE AFFAIRS

APPEQAOTING \ CARNIVALS:/. )■

The Butbonroe Borough Council met last evening, under- the' chainnanfihip of M«yor (Mr/FiH.'MatEer); t)lhew presentwere : Councillors W. H! Shortt, Hi M'Gill, C. A.:. Maix[uiß; O.1:. Hart-. ridge/ and : ,T.;'WrPilchor.:'> v^: ",;;:/;; :,''■.'

The- Department.?. of Health,' w«)te,: notifying aa. increase in the charges for the; services of the sanitary '.inspector; 'The. Malcara County Council foiiwardied.. a letter dealing. ;With. the subject;; and objecting, to the increase.' :ji In .tlidj case of' Eastbourne the increase was from ißl6>to £88.":. TEe Mayor, stated that the .increase was a .largfe one,/ especially: as far^as'small boroughs were/concerned. It\ would. protably receive consideration at the i Municipal .Conference. „ The'.matterwas referred to the. General :'Purposes) Committee ter report. •",■'. ,: . .'.'■■■'.'' ' 'The Eastbourne Football"Club hqtafeed. their intention to hold'a carnival .early • in the summer, and: songht thecoancil's sHipport. The Mayor &id the council' liad also been coneidCTing for jHe past: six months holding such van [ event,; arid jt would be necessary to see" that the two; carnivals -did not; clash., Councillors' Shortt, Marquis, ■ and' the Town , Cleric were appointed to confer with;the club.' ;The general manager' repor^d, ,on, -the. repairs and attention to roads and drains.:'

A 'number.'of trees jhave beehvplanted' in,Totara,street ;and:replacements'made! throughout the ] borough wherever trees hM failed.! A supply .'of' Norfolk Island pines,wmExpected to arrive at' the-«nd of tho month, and would be plauted'in Tuatorn: atTect, as arranged •with .residente. : Top-dreesing had been proceeded with on the southern'end1 of the E«cre-; atkm Ground,' and: grassseed had been »own, and about fonr-. da^s of favourable weafchex should. complete the i renovation work. '; Batcaivation and\levelling 'jvorkl for: the tennis courto was in progress.; ■Re-; ceipta at ih«. ocwl' depot4ot»lled '£529 and the expenditure £346 13s 9d; Build-; ing permit* totalling £2183 had been issued during the'month; the total since Ist April being £11,500.. ■.' ; :vy; ■;

_, A' motion. wag earned.: .''That traffic in exoess of two tona, ■ including weight of vehicle, would; not ; be allowed on Marine ■' Parade southward ,of , Rata street." :.' • . "'• "-, ■-, i ' '■'■>"'■ :■..■.•■•'■'.■.■.:; ;