RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11187, 8 February 1897, Page 2

RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A special meeting of this Council was held on Friday night to make an order for tho purchase of land to widen King Street at its junction with John Street. There wore present—the Mayor (Mr C. I. Jennings), Councillors Blackett, Carmichael, Good, Sansom and Shankland. Apology was made for the absence of Councillor Keir. Councillor Good moved— “ That this Council purchase sufficient land from Mrs Torlesse on each side of King Street for the purpose of widening same.” This was seconded by Councillor Sansom and carried. It was resolved to hold a special meeting four weeks hence to confirm the foregoing resolution. Tho monthly meeting of the Council was then held, Councillor Luxton being present in addition to those named above. A letter was road from the Department of Land and Survey, stating that the Government proposes to hand over, the expenditure of the iH.OOO vote for tho Ashley traffic bridge to the Ashley Road B.oar<l, if the various local bodies interested signify their consent thereto. On the motion of Councillor Good, it was resolved to agree to the proposal made, and that the Mayor and Councillor Sansom should be delegates to a Conference to be called by tho Ashley Road Board, with instruction to speak and vote in favour of extending the present bridge in preference to spending the money on protective works. The Works Committee’s recommendation that a concrete culvert be put down over the drain at the junction of William and Victoria Street, was adopted. It was resolved “That in the opinion of .the Council tho trial of tho steam fix-e engine on Monday evening proved it to be in first-class working order.” A proposal to attach a check valve to the suction hose of the engine to render it more efficient in drawing water from deep Avells was referred to the Brigade Committee. The Council unanimously approved of the action of the Mayor and the Superintendent of tho Fire Brigade in refusing to allow the use of tho steam fire engine to extinguish the smouldering remains of a hay stack on Mr F. Busch’s property, some distance from tho town, unless reasonable expenses were guaranteed, the offer of tho owner being the use of a horse to di’aw the engine and two gallons of beer for the men. The Fire Brigade Committee was asked to draw up a scale of charges for the iuse of the engine outside tho borough within a mile of tho town belts. The receipts for the month were reported to be J 3163 18s 7d, and the bank credit balance AGI Os 6d. Accounts amounting to £52 19s 9d were passed for payment. Mr G. Thompson’s tender for constructing a concrete ' culvert across King Street at Mrs Buekham’s corner, was accepted. Attention was drawn to the fact of 7220 acres of the Ashley river bed, from the Railway bridge up stream, having been gazetted as a public domain. Councillor Good stated that he understood tho domain would be under the control of. a special Board, elected from the local governing bodies in districts adjacent to the river.