BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7506, 13 September 1902, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

\ ';....: Rangiora. The monthly, mpeting of Jshe „Rangiora Borough '{"teinjcil was V .evening.' Tfi.ere vrere; ' preseta-r^the' Mayor (Mi" JT. G?'rriuchael)-7 Cpnncillprs Good, jt^lpii , Bell,Wilsoifc IJills, Foster, Keir and Jennings. I#aye of sbsencip was granted Councillor Sanspni. Mr H. G. Ell wrote asking the amount of interest paid oh overdraft by tW Council during the past ten years. The Town "Clerk stated that tjie^aippunt was £9,15. -Notification was received from the Treasury to the effect tß^t £133 12s lld subsidy and £2 . 7s fines collected in t-he borough %ad. feeen- ; remitted }Q: the -Coiin? oil's* ficcjcjuiit" .'at ilji-e Union: t*|ank. Mr F. B. Lane's offpr to attend to. the town clpck fpr a •further term ,. of a yea* for £7 was accepted; The tenant in She Council's "reserve wrpte , siting to nave -the f house painted arid improved: ''•/It "was resolved to request the" lessee 'of the reserve to dp the $_infiirg," as* rei-juire# r by b\^ '-tease,'..'. The fihancial statement for the month showed . receipts £181. 4s 10d, and bank predifc baliaifice ,£^ 6s sdv "^cconntsv amoupting to £6i>6s 5d were passed fpr payment. Ifc wjts resolved' to ask. the Kaiapoi ! Borongh Council to have tbe: yearly': fee pf £5 6s paid to the Treasurer to the Incensing Committee reduced, seeing that the license fees are now .paid direct to the ..local bodies. Councillor Keir I reported that. Mr KW. Wadey^s tender of £35 15s for "the erectjop of the Coronation commemoration gate* at Victoria Square 'had been aceepied.' -Mefesrs • Wa'tkins: -J0- Webbe?*;s-,tehde^ pf • : £|7''pr imaMng a bose-i<eel for the "Fire. Brigade was -accepted.' Ibe grant of £10^ to the Public Library was passed for payment.