WOOLSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2024, 10 August 1920, Page 7

WOOLSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Woolston Horough Council met last evening, when there were present :—Messrs C. Hill (Mayor), H. McLachlan, J. C. Hobson, G. S. White, T. E. RadclifTe, D. Mcßae, W. H. Blazey, G. T. Owen and J. E. Cant. The Works Committee recommended that the offer of Mr A. Clark in connection with the widening of land in Victoria Street be accepted, and that the renumbering of the houses in Ferry Hoad be proceeded with. The Electricity Committee reported that three houses had been wired during the month, and orders were in Hand to wire seven more. By arrangement with the Woolston Fire Board, the council's men were running the wires for the new Are alarm system. The financial statement submitted showed a debit hank balance of £2091! 18/1, and upon the temporary loans account £02515/11. The Palmerston Borough Council wrote asking support for a universal Saturday half-holiday. As the council recently declared in favour of a universal Saturday holiday the letter was received. A resolution of the Nelson City Council that local bodies should not be called upon to support technical schools on the ground that education is a national matter was supported. j

The Minister of labour (Sir William Merries) wrote acknowledging si request Hint steps lie taken to compel landlords to let houses lifter Uiey had been empty a certain time. While admitting that keeping houses empty would probably impose handicaps upon a section of the community, it was not practicable to do anything in the matter on the lines suggested. The Valuation Department wrote slating that it was proposed to revalue the borough at an early date. I'pon the suggestion of the Technical College Hoard of Governors, it was decided to call a public meeting of residents and members of local bodies interested regarding the smoke nuisance at the railway engine sheds at Knsor's Itoad. Or Mcllae drew attention to the stale of the (ram lines through the borough. The tracks were in a particularly had state, f.r White instanced several places where the lines were from three to four inches above the road.