BOROUGH COUNCILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14729, 11 July 1911, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

PARNELIu.

The Parnell Borough' Council met 'last! night. Present: The Mayor : (Mr. R. Si : Briggs), and Messrs. C. Palmer, T, Long*-, ,J. Brown, C. Kay, R. Maxwell,*.A. A., ' Brooke, G. Scarborough, [W. Thomas,, and W. Johns. ":■:' In reference to \ the widening of ' St.,':George's Bay Road, the Council's solicitors wrote ;. stating/ that; before J anything i could be done in the matter, plans.of. the proposed , alterations must be prepared ! • in; ' accordance with the - provisions' of the Muncipal Corporations Act, 1908. One( copy- of the plan (which must be prepared V in duplicate) was to be forwarded to the. ■■■;% chief surveyor, and the other retained at' i ithe Council's offices : for- inspection '■■ by the ratepayers. ■■ . • ,' • . ' 1.,.;/ Mr. * J. ;* Thornes * forwarded, • in i; v ance with the Council's request," art enlarged ; photo Tof r himself, to add ; to thai \ 'gallery of \ past Mayors. The photon hej.> stated, was • taken at about the time when he had the honour i to 'occupy the-posftionj v of: Mayor of the borough. .'. , ~ The ij Mayor, ; of '. the . Finance , Committee, and chairman of the Streets Committee, were appointed' delegates tof attend the conference ot local bodies, con«j venecl by the City Council, "in respect-idS i electric lighting,and'power. ' ~ "

NEWMARKET, ' \f':'A meeting of the Newmarket ;B6rp«gH» Council was held last evening, v and, was}! [; attended: by ■ Messrs. tD, 'i. Teed.',;.(Major) #1 Jaffrey, Donaldson, ; ■ Fookes,'"' ' O'Mtera*; . Leek, f Seccombe, Hamblin, and; McColi. ■ ; ?. ~';': The Carlton Bowling,'; Club wrote raff er-i '■;£. ing £10 per annum as, ground rent fotf the piece -of land in . the . ?»Tewmarket. Re-i servo . known as the Carlton Bowling. Club winter green. The letter was held; oveiji for consideration. s ' <The town: clerk .of Auckland .wrote inviting „,. the . Council '> to-.' send ; three . representatives ■;to ' meet the City Council's Electric and iWatep Com-' ; • mittee in conference on the subject of" the supply of electric current, from the city power 'station through'' the borough. The conference would be held ' in; the Clty[v.» Council Chambers oh Wednesday, August ' 2/' The v Mayor and Messrs. AVhittome and Jaffrey were appointed to attend'-iherv conference.. ' * Mr. O'Meara asked what was the lesultf of the inspection ■•' of the water services.* ■ The Mayor stated that the "quarterly, ac-,. count, which was about £900 when > the, >*y present .Council took office, was now from: £550 to £600. The • committee had.mad.%. a tour of inspection, and had discoveretl 1 that : a large: number of '■■ the water-service] ■ pipes could'be replaced) with advantage,, as some were about 25 years old. <j It* If i would cost "i from £350 to £400 c to carry]! out this ; work, and the committee clid nob t j think this could be undertaken at the pre-* - sent : time;V: However, the pipes could be* replaced from time to tune as found .con-* venient.; ' . , , ... ,

ONEHUNGAY ' "• ' The Oneflunga Borough Council lfieftlas9;jj evening. ■ Present: Messrs. John V; Rowe '■ \\- (Mayor), W., Colledge, .R. Dilliicar,, J., Simpson, J. E. Baldwin, S. R. Skinner,, ,•'{;; Mi McColl, T. H. Horn, I. Lomais, C, 0 4 £* Davis,; and H. A. Yockney (town clerk). . ...-"'lt was resolved that the necessary equip*, ; ment '■': be ; provided t for the extra* mett*re*> t; centlv added to the fire brigade. - : Mr. J. King, Manure, darmedi «filO few damage to bonedust, etc., in -shed -ordered! to be pulled down by the CounciL It wast] decided not to admit liability,,' , ' I ;■■■ The Defence Office wrote L agreeing v. l tots v," rent the Drill Shed one night in eachr-weeks for the local territorials' corps. The manager of the Auckland: Tramways. Company wrote stating that the request of'the Council for the duplication of ibi-tram-i] line from -Epsom, to the Royal Oak, would); ■■•$ be forwarded ■to the directors in London. -%:<i On the recommendation of Dr.: XR. H. k Makgill, district health officer, Mr, W4: Galloway was appointed drainage and eani-i 1 tary plumbing inspector for the borough* The district, health officer forwarded a certificate 'condemning an old! building near , the wharf. Resolved - thai the : usual 21, days' notice be given to the owner. With; regard to another building, recently condemned Dr. Makgill specified a list ofi alterations: which if faithfully carried out would make the premises sanitary. On the motion of the Mayor it was decided tc* allow the owner a chance to carry out tltar. ■ improvements suggested.