BOROUGH COUNCILS.
• NEWMARKET. The Newmarket Borough Council met last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr. D. Teed) and Messrs. ,W.Fookes,vS. Donaldson, J. W. Jaffrey, A. E. Whittome, F. J. O'Meara, C. Leek,- Jas. McCoU, and W« H. Hamblin. , ' ; : f '" t y ''"■"-,,"'*;■"' ■ ' , ''T--,-' - A deputation was appointed ; to j wait on Commissioner Short in reference to the upkeep of the boundary iroads—-Carlton Gore Road and Seccombe's Road. ' , . The Mayor pointed but' that the approach of summer necessitated a campaign against rats. He' said '; the Council's''., inspector was devoting a good ideal of time to this matter, and he thought i, the. inspector should receive every assistance; ;; The tender of Mr. 'Brooks ''at £42 15a was accepted for the .drainage of Morrow-. street. ' . .•;.-.,'.;/;':;.'J';",;,;,.;"»■:':*-' •-.-l\-l r :'l[ ■:.:''".-.:y In reference to', the formation'of Park Avenue, the engineer i reported : that the city engineer estimated the cost of the work at £600,; the ' Newmarket Borough' Council's share being £300. The formation of the footpaths Were authorised. : A complaint was voiced that the City Council's sprinkler, t which was/due: in Newmarket at 7.30 a-m., ' arrived ; on two recent dusty mornings at 10.30 ■ a.m. ,
ONEHUNGA. ' ' '■-" " The Onehunga Borough Council met last evening.i Present :>' Messrs. S. ; R.. Skinner (in the chair), W.Colledge, R. Dillicar, J. 1 Simpson, J. ; F; ; Baldwin," A, Mc- ( Coll, I. Lomas, C. C. Davis. ~ The borf ough architect (Mr. J. Park) recommendejl that alterations to cost ■ £130- be ■ made/to the portion of the municipal > buildings occupied by ■ the bank. ■ Resolved • that tern', ders be called v for the work. It was - decided to inform the Marino Department 1 that the Onehunga Borough' Council and the Mangere Road Board were ? prepared to make provision for a'lifting span in the proposed new Mangere bridge, but would not .acknowledge any responsibility therewith. "As no subsidy towards the cost of the bridge is forthcoming it was decided to obtain legal' advice as to whether outstanding local bodies may be charged; with part cost of the J scheme.;; ; It was decided that the Chamber of • Commerce be informed that the Council could not at present raise a loan"for tlfcv purpose of constructing public baths 'at nehunga.:.: ■>~., '■ - ■.■ i' ' " '■. . : .:','■' ' '.* >■';•'- "•' ■ : ■; The adoption of the •, amendments; to the traffic and sanitary by-laws was confirmed by the district healths officer. ; V| ; ■ :i A •: ■-' '''• Permissiona -was granted the proprietors of the . zoological ;■ gardens to bring four bears • arid j one leopard into the borough. . The district health <i officer approved >of the fixing of a minimum building area in that portion of One-tree Hill district re* cently taken into the borough, and said he would like to see the same minimum applied to the whole of the borough. It was resolved to''defer '-', arrangements in connection with the opening of the Coronation 'Hall, until the Ambulance tion is ready. / '..;'. -< • Mr. Dillicar was granted five weeks* leave of absence, as he is about 'to visit Australia. '■•• '■' ; ;■.•.'■■.,';'»';'•■;:'• ' Messrs. McColl, Dillicar, and Davis each promised :to donate a . garden seat to ;be placed in " i the ' park. Consideration ?' of improvements to the park was deferred until next Monday. _'
BOROUGH COUNCILS.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14849, 28 November 1911, Page 5
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