BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15511, 11 January 1911, Page 11

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

WpOLSTON. . A meeting of the AYoohten Borough Council was held on Alonday; present— The Mayor (Mr M’Gregor Wright), Councillors Round, Radcliffe. Woods, Taylor. Coupland, Graham, Crawford, Moore and Wilkinson. On tho recommendation of the Works Committee it was decided to plough the sides of th*> western end of Parlies Street,.- The report of the Finance Committee showed the receipts since tho previous mooting'to have been £513 17s ltd. Temporary loans amounted to £I7SO, and tho credit balance was £137 9s Bd. Loan account was in credit to • the amount of £49, and the supplementary loan account to the amount of £1559. Accounts amounting to £137 7s 9d were recommended for payment.- Tho Reserve Committee reported that, the boundary between tho park and Mr Page’s land had boon cleared, and a drain at, tho southwestern end authorised. A temporary fence had been erected to protect graded land. It was decided to erect, a wire netting fence around the rotunda, and to make no alteration in tins seats already contracted for. The Bath Committee having reported a, serious leak hi tho swimming, bath, the matter was referred to" the. committee with power to act. The clerk was. instructed to take .action—in respect of property against which a judgment hod been obtained for rates, and also- te take proceedings' against the owners of properties who failed to cut. back gorso. Tho District Health Officer having certified that, a building was dangerous to public health, tho clerk was instructed. to send t he. .custonrarv notice' to tho owner. It was resolved that, a ratepayer against, whom a complaint had been, received should be requested to- carry- on lira' business without making a nuisance/ '- The fees for 'ho., registration -of dogs were fixedat. 2s tjd and 10s. NEW BRIGHTON. ■ An" ordinary mooting of the New Brighton Borough Council was held on Aloudav night : present—tho Mayor (Air \Y, H. Be! la ray 1 and' Councillors Sellars, Witliell, Bruce, Marriott.; Scqble,. Hargreaves, Goodwin and Buxton. The general manager. ..of -the Christchurch Tramway Board wrote, Stating that the Board had decided to provide nri additional car lor . the 5:15 trip from the Square, and that under the Board’s arrangement with the Christchurch City Council it could not undertake the watering of tho Sea View Road. The Works Committee reported that a hew bathing shelter had been erected on the North Esplanade, and the one on the South Esplanade had been repaired. On.the motion of Councillor Bruce it. was.' decided to write to the Lyttelton Harbour Board asking it te place a lifebuoy at Herring Bay. Hie Council went into committee to further consider matters which had been discussed by tlie special, committee of the Council last month, and, on resuming it was reported that the Mayor and town clerk , would wait on the borough solicitors for advice regarding the legislation recently passed regarding the foreshore and the pier, and report at the next Council meeting, arid, that the Mayor would make inquiries from the Mayor of Sumner regarding ■ the proposed requisition •in connection with sanitation conveniences to be presented to the Christchurch City Council and tho Tramway Board.

KAIAPOI. Tire Kaie-pof • Borough • Council met last evening; present—The Mayor (Mr J. H. Blackwell) and Councillors A. Brun'-.iien, W. Robb, A. M’Dougall. W. Eagle, W. H. Koetley, W. Helhonngton, 11. P. Re veil and W. Bate. Leave of absence* ivas ejantod to Gouitoiuor Wylie. Tho ifaimakaviri Harbour Board, was given permission. to store timber in the Council's yard. A committee was appointed to confer with the Institute Committee in'-negavd te taking over the premises occupied by the Institute. It was announced that the receipts in the general account since_ the previous meeting had been-' •£ 11-8 lus 3d. and file expenditure £47 . 13s 'Bd. Tlinre was a debit in the general account of £436 13s 6d. . In the. korbing and channelling account there was a credit of £69 18s Scl. It was decided to write to tho Public -Works Department asking if if could forward as soon as possible ..the euni of £750 towards constructing a. new bridge. It- was also decided to call for alternate tenders for constructing the bridge and supplying material. The-Council decided' to obtain. » drag and a lifeboat for use on the river. -• ASHBURTON: The Ashburton Borough Council met on Monday evening: presen t-~-t ho Mayor (Mr H. Davis) and Councillors D. Wood, T: F. Gibson, F. Feiwiman, M. ,1. Burgess, P. Stewart, W. G. Hillier, .T. Davison and. C. \V. Nicoll. The credit balance at the bank was reported at £687 7®:ld. arid accounts for £272 4s Were passed for .payment.. The Adiburton .Qb* Company wrote offering to supply 3000 gallons of tar' at od per gallon .ami o00(T gallons " at . ijel or 10,000 gallons’;at- 4£3 per gallon, delivery to be'..tgketi;’hfifore June. 30. It, was decided . -to ' Obtain the required supply of' tiir from- the ' company. Messrs ft. A. Ltovd. W. M. Matson; W. C. Smith. H; M. MacfarJaiio : and H. S. Lawrence, were granted auctioneers’ licenses. It was decided to retain, the service® of Air J; Thompson, inspector of waterworks, for another fort - night. F. E. Amos applied for a Glasgow lease of'T.S.' 1248,' which' was granted on conditions. In connection with the Domain .cycling track, it was decided that, tb© curator should be authorised to qottect,.3s <sd for

the season from each cyclist, training on the track, and that, motor-cycles should he prohibited, on the track except at, sports meetings, this condition to apply to members of any club not affiliated to tho Sports Association. ; It was reported that lifebuoys for the Domain baths had been received. Sitting as e Domnin Board, the chairman reported a credit balnnoe of £lO3 19s 6d. and a revenuo since last meeting of £2l ss. Accounts for £45 10s 8d were passed for payment.