KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 83, 19 August 1868, Page 3

KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

TUBBPAY, Avo. lfl. rrcscnti Tho Mayor, Councillors Nownbam, Kerr, Huddle and Oram, The mluulofl of Mat meeting were read and confirmed. A letter wnn rond from tho Provlnnlal Engineer ln roferonco to Mr C. Cuff's doslgn for the new bridge and expressing bin opinion that It wa« doslmblo to erect a swing instead of a lift, to allow of tho passage o! vessels j ho considered tho lift was moro likely to bo ronderod useless In tho event of voasel* oomlng In contact with It, and that great caro would havo to bo taken In creeling it, Mcunrfl Rovoll and Co applied for blook CO. Itivcr Hescrvcfl, and their appHoatlon was ordered to bo trontod ln tbo usual mannor. Tho Provincial Engineer's report, dated May 27th, was real by direction of tbn Conn■ell, Tho Mayor was of oplnlnlon that It was advlfliiblo to adhoro to Mr Thornton's report. Councillor Oram nbould liko Mr Cuff to have an interview with tho Provincial Kn-glnof-r, when, no doubt, au understanding would bo coma to. Councillor Newnham proposed, Councillor TCorr flocondod, and it was carried, "Thnt Councillor Oram bo deputed by tho Council, to floo Mr Cuff, and arrango an lntorvlow between him and Mr Thornton, with a viow to modifying hia plan for a bridge, so as to meet tho views of tho Provincial ICnglneor, to report nfc nn adjourned meeting." Tho report directed to bo furnished by tho dork, on tbo oloto of tho well in Cookson street, whh read. He slated that, oxsopl ■when a flood was In tbo river, the present waste plpo was siifllcloiit | at tliono times It wan not Inrgo enough lo carry tho water, A •wnnto plpo to Hcwell street would cost Xd lOs por chain or thereabouts, The balanco sheet allowed the funda to tho credit of tho Council* to hn UK 17a ad. Councillor Oram, thought imiucdlnto stops nbould bo taken for tbo collodion of tbo ffstca, ' Tbo Counoil then adjourned till lbl» ovonIng at tho usual hour. t - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm