BOROUGH COUNCILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14336, 5 April 1910, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

— ♦ ', ■■■ GREY LYNN. I Those present at the meeting-of the Grej | Lynn 1 Borough Council ' j last 'evening; were £\-:;V : I The Mayor (Mr. "W., S. Holdsworth), Messrs..f}K ! T. L. Thompson, 0. Norgrovo,\G. J. Gar- • | land, J. A. Warnock, W. Donald, H. Scho field, W. L. Bowland, and G. Baildon. ■ Messrs. Cashmorf Brothers wrote statinj » , that they proposed' to build six houses in , ; Surrey-street, and asked: that footpaths »b« formed so as to give access to the sections. »;. The letter was; referred to the Streets Com--1 mittee. ■'• ■ ",.-'- v. '■"• „■■.-. ' •. Notice of motion was given by the Mayor v>: to move : at a special meeting on the!2oth );v inst : in regard to, the i levying of the grates '-,•■;.?: for the ensuing year. -The rates proposed to bo levied comprise a general rate of > l*tt;& in the £ on the unimproved value, ■ a separ- ■':'. _ ate rate of l-6d on: the capital .value,, seven special rates totalling lgd in the £ distribut- J ed over various loans, and a separate rate of l-6d on the capital value for.;: hospital and charitable aid. The Mayor mentioned -X that they did ' not" intend, levying any rate ; • to cover the present loan until next; year.. AyIt was resolved,' oh ; the , motion of Mr., .'- Garland, that the , lower part of r Richmond x Road be tarred and sanded on the old for- •;*, mation at the present time," and that in the'>"s spring it be made ■; to its full width • and •.; tarred and sanded.. •': "••' '

. . PARNELL. The monthly meeting of the Parnell /Re*. # ourli i Council"was held last evening, whetTthero were present:.;Tlie, Mayor (Mr. R. S^ t: BricKs) and Messrs. J. A. McConnoll, C. •,■>, Palmer, T. Long, ;F. Fitt, G. ; Fos «r, W. X Johns, and R. S. Isaacs. Mr. Long took hu;, seat for the first time., . t: "^ w i, ': •'. '«" A letter was received from the Under- ,, ■;■; Secretary of the Public Works Department,, respecting ■■ the ; inquiry into the/suitability and efficiency of the Auckland tramway brakes, 1 and Mr. Fitt was . appointed to represent the borough at; the inqu^y.l^'.V A letter from the 'Remuera■ Road Board regarding the re-forming of Ayrstreet was referred to the Streets Committee. , ; •wA cheque fori £76 19s 6d was forwarded i>jfnss the city treasurer, being the borough's pro- :p; portion of the vehicle and drivers' license* l£j fees for 12 months.> v " :••'• : ; [ •. The"turncock reported that the- water consumption for the past fortnight at the Pon- r sonby meters was 1,586,000 gallons, being an increase of 3000 gallons on; the previous fort- ; night. . ' Complaint with regard to excessive speed of tramcars was made by Mr. Gcorgq Foster,and it was resolved to forward complaints to the Tramways Company, ing the num- ' ber of the car and the-time, at which it: was .-. running in two instances. .' - -'■".,