RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9089, 28 April 1890, Page 6

RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

. The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening; present—His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Stephens, Cone, Ivory, Luxton, and Jennings. Apology was made for the absence of Councillors Sansom, Keir, and Manning. CORRESPONDENCE. The following was road: — From the Treasury, Wellington, stating that a voucher had been issued for the payment of JJI4O 7s 9d to the'Borough, being amount of subsidy due in respect to Charitable Aid and Hospital maintenance contributions for the year ended March 31, 1889. The Mayor stated that there was still over .£IOO due from Government as subsidy for 1889-90. From the Secretary Charitable Aid Board, applying for payment of the Borough contribution for charitable aid purposes for the year ending March 31,1891, the amount being £43 16s Bd. Also from the Hospital Board, asking for payment of .223 15s 7d contribution due to them. ORDINARY BUSINESS. The matter of putting down the bridge at Mr T. Y. Molyneux’s place was deferred until the next meeting, to allow of inspection by the Works Committee. The Works Committee having made an inspection of the streets and drains in the Borough, Councillor Ivory leported work necessary to be done; also that the bridge applied for over the channel at Boys’ Estate was, in their opinion, not required. The Clerk was instructed to issue notices to several property holders to trim fences bounding streets. Instruction was also given to have the grass cleaned from the channels and sides of the streets where required, the work to be done by day labour. Mr Charles Luxton interviewed the Council with regard to gorse growing on the West town belt, beside hia property.He acknowledged his liability to bo called upon to clear the gorse from the footpath, but objected to his having to grub it from a portion of the road formed some months ago, for the reason that the seed bed had heea brought from the opposite side of the belt in the earth used in the formation. He also again brought up the matter of clearing the earth away from the side of the public drain running along the eastern boundary of his property, and offered to give the use of a horse, dray and man to assist with the work if the Council v. r ould do likewise. He pointed out that when the land was sold for the drain, the conveyance was given on the distinct understanding that nothing should be done by the Council detrimental to the farm. Owing to the bank being allowed to remain there, however, his crop had been damaged by storm water which could not get off tho land, tbe opening made through the bank having proved of very little use. The Mayor pointed out that, as far as

the Council was concerned, this matter of the drain bank had virtually been long ago. They had given Mr Lux ton' permission to remove the soil on the understanding that he should take the responsibility for any damage that might occur to his land through the drain overflowing. After some discussion, it was agreed that ■ the Works Committee, and as many other Councillors as possible, should inspect the locality, with a view to taking up the' matter again at the next meeting. The Council then adjourned.