BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIV, Issue 10706, 16 July 1895, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

STDENHAM.A meeting, of the Sydenham Borough Council was held last evening; present--the Mayor '(Mr J. Brown), CcmnoiUori ' M’Lennan, Clifford, Muffett, ECadfield, OwgiU* Rudd, BiUcliff and Cutler, An apology was r«iceivbd (or the absence ' Correspondence was read and dealt vrith as follows i~-From Mr J. Wallace, asking ' the. Council's opinion as to tHe adyiMblaneaa of an appeal against Mr Justice Dennisdecision in the. case. Mount Road Board v. Dent. The. letter WW! *► ' ceived. the Department of Agriculture, with regard to the of Airbor Day, August 7l The "letter wea received and consideration was deferred. The Works and Fire Prevention'Committee reported that, in consequence pf tha ' wet considerable difficulty had been experienced in providing useful relief ir or k ß *. ’Tb® njajority'',o? thq pea had been engaged, during the forinight in removing grass from the sides* oftbe streets. The committee recommended that an offer ma<(e by . Mya Campbell in couuection with the lowering of this Waltham Road should be eoceptedapd tha work proceeded with at on<& n>ittee had obtained the gift, of a strip of land 25 feep wide from Mr.R, Beaiti®and Mr J, §, Buxton for widening Terrace, on certain . bonditipni, Mrs Campbell wpuld give h similar'pisoeof land, but required'the sum of £lß* a§ pompensatiori for the removal of up old cottage. The committee recommended that this offers should' be accepted* The committee recommended that tenders ahquld be invited fpt the supply " of !|orae teams for the next two years, and that the entrance money to the 'football match at Sydenham Park nest Saturday should be given to the Winter Work Fund, The committee bad <?° n * sideted th e draft of n Fife -Insurance Bill prepared by this Town Clerk, and rciopmmended that the Bill should b,e forwarded to the Hon W. PI Reeves, as senior ;samher for Christchurch, wI,W a request that he wquld hring it before the Eons® as a Government measure, if possible, and that the other mqm.bers should, be asked to , support it. The committee had also considered Mr Hutchison’s Bill on the same ■ subject, arid bould not support the measure, as it failed to provide sufficient safeguards for payment of losses and for efficient management. ■ t. Tha report was adopted with tha adaption of the last clause, which was held ever for further consideration at next meeting. The Finance Committee reported that since last meeting the receipts had bean t • General account £9 6s Bd, separata accounts (rates) £3loa 6d, relief labour £B4lßa Bd, total £97 15s sd. The wagea paid for relief labour since last mes Mag had been £B4 18s Bd. The committee recommended the payment of. aoqoute amounting to £6olssTod, The report was adopted. • On the motion of Councillor Mnffett, the Finance Committee was requested to make inquiries as to whether more favourable terms could be arranged with the bank with regard to the interest on the overdraft. On the motion of Councillor Clifford, the

attention of the Works Committee waa directed to the state of the footpath at the corner of the South Belt and Waltham Bead. The meeting then terminated. . ST ALBANS. The Council met last evening, when there were presentThq Mayor and 1 Councillors Keig, Cook, Neate, Wayppfeth* Tyree, Morgan, Wake and Money. An' apology was received for the absence of Councillor Million. / . < The Finance Committee reported |hat the receipts since last meeting hadneeir JOI4B Ss' Ipd, and there were outstanding] rates to the amount of £79 7s Old. The pay-sheet amounted to £l9O 3s 4d, and.via debtor balance at the bank was £loßsloa ed. " ; ;■. The report was The Lighting Committee recommended the erection of lamps at the junction of Madras and Cannon Streets, fg gUm Epad and in Onslow Street, or in Holly |oed opposite Onslow Street, §nd at the Caledonian ’and"Bdgoware Hoads. They also recommended that the lamp oppppire Gres* cent Hoad shonld be removed £o tpa west corner of Colombo Street.

The report was adopted. 1 The 'Foreman of Works the work donfe duping tho pksfe asqgth. The Ohrlptphurofe <3raa Opmpqriy stating fe»t they vofeld supply fee lamp for % three yefere* coghfaet per ifemp per annum, $ redaction pf fij pi lamp fepon/feei present rate, offp?td fey fefe Confgfny were accepted. Councillor Millton’s name, w|S ferreef fcoife fe« Finance fp the Gfepimiitee, and , Councilor JfffMi ifai appointed a memfefer P* Committee, / Tfee Mayor brought, qg fee quef|ipp o! fefe GouhqU ‘ paying fpr' fefe up pi} fea steam fire engine fprfiffq gqrse fences, and it was referred tfe the Lighting Cpmmittee to report upofe. Councillor Keig brought up the of the jdfhger canefed by feioyplieta upop the fqotpatha within the feorfehflb, and fee Mayor said he would see fee piSca withreforoncß to the nuißance. The Council then adjourned till Augirt 12, 'I '■ ■. . .■ ■■ . '