BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 9292, 22 December 1890, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

EANGIOEA. | The ordinary meeting of the above \ Council was held on Friday night; present ’ —the Mayor (Mr E. E. Good); Councillors ; Blackett,'Sansom, Cone, Manning, Ivory, : Wright, Keir and Jennings. correspondence. From Messrs Scott Bros., offering to supply lamp posts similar to those in use at Christchurch for .£3 15a each. It was agreed to procure six posts. Prom the Eailw&y .Department, declining to bear the cost of asphalting the footpath on tho South side of High street over the railway crossing. It was decided to do the work and again apply to the Department for the cost. From the Fire Brigade, asking for pay-

ment of their annual grant of .£4O. Tho amount was ordered to be paid. | REPORTS. I The Works Committee reported that the f | contract for concrete kerbing and channel- j ling had been completed satisfactorily. The j footpaths were ready for the asphalt, but | the contractor had been unable to obtain | good tar. They had inspected the grass 1 in the Maria Andrews Park, and found i that there was not any for sale, the crop ! having failed altogether. They recom-; mended that posts and rails be placed on j each side of the bridge at the junction of j King and Charles streets, to prevent any possibility of accident. The report was adopted. It was decided to make enquiries with, reference to tho quality of the grass seed sown at Maria Andrews Park. The Clerk reported that the balance of rates unpaid was about £320; also that £3O was still due to the Council for share of cost of kerbing, channelling and asphalt-

ing in High, Albert and Ashley streets. It was agreed to notify that all outstanding rates must be paid at once. The Clerk was instructed to press for a settlement of the kerbing and asphalting accounts by a certain date. The dog tax. for 1891 was fixed at 10s. FINANCIAL. The receipts for the month were reported to have been £25, and the Bank credit balance to be £62 10s 4d. Accounts, £IBO Gs 4d, were passed for payment. MISCELLANEOUS. Councillor Manning moved—" That a proper slaughter-house license form be procured, and that the Mayor be authorised to sign the licenses on behalf of the Council." The Mayor drew attention to a proposal to sink a two-inch artesian well pipe, 300 ft, as an experiment. After a short discussion the matter dropped, the feeling being that Mr Osborne’s contract for sinking the Gin 1 another 60ft should be adhered to. Leaveof absence for ten days was granted the Town Clerk. Councillor Keir reported that he had. visited the Borough reserve, and was much pleased with the treatment it was receiving from the lessee, Mr Murdoch. The Clerk was instructed to enquire, respecting the coat of a town clock; and also to communicate with Government and the member for the district with the view of obtaining an alteration in the Post Office tower to make it more suitable for the reception of a clock. The Council then adjourned.