BOROUGH COUNCILS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 14285, 1 February 1907, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCILS

KAIAPOI. A meeting. of the Kaiapoi Borough Counoil was held on Tuesday evening; present—The Mayor (Mr J. H. Blackwell), and Councillors Parnham, Eagle, Pearce, Hayman, Wylie, Midgley and Sullivan. The Mayor thanked councillors for their sympathy during hia recent illness. It was resolved that Thursday should be observed as the weekly half-hol.day. The Christchurch Domain Board wrote, soliciting assistance towards maintaining the Domain. The clerk was instructed to reply that Kaiapoi had two domains to maintain, and could not make a grant. The Fir© Prevention Committee’s letter, asking the Council to put .a sump in Black Street near Mr Keetley’s blacksmith shop, was referred to the Fire Committee for a report next meeting. A letter was received from Mr J. Higgins, foreman, asking f;r an increa e'in wages, and it was qecid d that his wages in future should be 9s per dav. '’The surveyors report was read and adopted. ; The chairman of the Works Committee reported that both t l © traffic and foo'bvidgos were unsatisfactory. The Cambridge Bridge was perfectly rotten, and a new structure would bo required. The committee was rskcd to prepare an estimate of requirements and probable cost by next meeting, and in the meantime it was decided that Mr Buddo should be written to requesting him to- visit the bridges. The Works Committee recommended "the formation of Cass Street East, and it was agreed to do the work. The receipts were reported* to have been £ll6 19s 6d. The credit balance stood at £162 16s 7d, and accounts for £B9 4s 5d were recommended for payment. The report was adopted. The tender of Mr T. ivnox for supply of d-g-collavs was accepted. It was decided to begin the work of kerbino- and channel ing Charts Street from the Post Office to Smith Street, and that the ratepayers should pay onehalf of the cost of the work. The Council, sitting as a Domain Board, passed accounts tor 10s.

NEW BRIGHTON.' A meeting of the New Brighton Borough Council was held on Monday ©venino-; present—the Mayor (Mr G. D. Macfarlme), and Councillors 0 lev, Hawker, Glanvilie, Sc.ble, Caygilj, Israelson, Ligditbody, Mason and Bellamy. The Mayor reported tnat Mr C. H. Winny had been appointed to repreeGiit the Council on the Samaritan Homo Trustees. The Mayor made a report in connection with the meeting of delegates held at the invitation of the Christchurch Tramway Board to devise means of deaUng with the dust nu The Finance Committee renorted that the receipts since the l-s" mre'ing had amount-d to £lOl and that Cm debit balance at the bank stood at £266 11s lid. It was decided to ac-ede to the request contained in a petition forwarded by a number of property owners in south New 13 1 mate n. that the proposed road almw the terrace from Union Street to Elizabeth Street should he constructed mu the western ride of the terrace. Xhe-r<-eolut:on passed on December 3. with reference to a proposal to borrow hoi OJ for improvements in the borough was rescinded. It was decided to hold a sneci"! meeting of the Couno 1 on h-ea-ruary 4 consider proposals for a new loan. The clerk was instructed to w-rite to the prime, drawing attention to the by-law regulating the speed or and motor-h : cvc l es. . Sitting as a Domain Board, the subcommittee aon oinked to mark tree« to he cut down on the southern boundary of the Domain himng. done so, "lid 'he sub e"mmittee and the town clerk were authorised to receive and accept tenders for the work.