BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19986, 28 June 1920, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

raygtora. fS,- *s& ~:? h Tk c “f i' «* «. From Sw - ros ß !u * io) >» were endorsed •- C ° Unt ? urging allow HospUal Botrd-T^ 0 I(i£;s!r - tioll to =t‘B o urge the Government to opcrahonj, of the Advances Office , vf'^ 6 i oail9 ' oca, l bodies being granted of nri^tT^ 16 . b / t ho,f -V*arly instalmenU m,. P Rnd . lnt orest combined or Iv PW ”“ •* The Hospital and Charitable Aid BoW noGfied that the council’s conh-ibutiof foj the current year would bo £420 3e Id. and it nivt de . ( T detl . to Jev " tt special rate of five“SftS. p£Z, “ ih^capJtal ti«* The council a annual contribution of £7 10s / uncls of th ® Progress League was p ‘mv or VWnicnt. fhe Mayor and Councillor Boyd were cpM?® to . rcp / esen; *0 council at a meeting t * delegates from neighbouring local bodies to bo held on Tuesday to discuss the question xJt&Af*’* iw '» Coimciilor Bouse, chairman of tho R 0 serves Committee, reported that in r eapo.,« to tho council’s invitation Mr J. Yonn* curaror of tho Christchurch Domain, Si tho borough reserves to give advice regarding a Lb n^P' 8, reco » m «'>dcd that a bell of Pinna lancio should be plauiod on tho north side of Maria Andrews Park and that willows should bo extensively planted on the reserve along the 'tenth bank of the tl n 4] RlV !l’ n 01 ’ 1 " 0? more commercial value tlmn the Pmus insignia. Ho also suggested that \ictoria Park could bo made much more attractive in appearance by planting a wido border of shrubs on three sides The Reserves Committee was authorised to act m accordance with Mr Young’s advice, starting with tho pkinting of 3000 Pmus kneo. A warm vote of thanks was passed to Mr Young for his visit. The chairman of the Lighting Committee explained Ibup on the score of economy, and shortage of incandescent lamps, the commiUee had deemed it inadvisable to extend tlia hour of extinguishing of street lamps from 2 a.m. to 6.30- a.m. Recommendations oi the Lighting Committee were adopted as follows: That tho street ipraps bo extinguished tit -1 a.m. instead oi*2 a.m.. an extension oi the hour on special occasion’s to be arranged on application; that only one electric service bo run to each property free of cost to the consumer; that ’a gas meter tester be purchased; and that the price of gas be increased to 10s lOd per 1000.0 cubic feet. The estimates for tiho year were submitted. The receipts were approximated at £3013 10e„ and .expenditure £4220 l;;s 4d, which included a debit balance of £1192 12s 4d brought forward, as compared with an estimated debit of £GOI 2n -Id at the close of the year. The council this year reverts to rating on capital values, and it was resolved to give notice of a general rate of one penny half-penny in tho £. and an Ashley Traffic Bridge loan rate of one-tenth of a penny in the £. The receipts for tho month wore:—General account £I6G 15s 2d. electricity department £9l ss, and gas £261 14s. The payments authorised were: —General account £l2O "s, electricity £57 6s Gd. and gas £l-17 Os 9d. The debit balances of tho different accounts aggregated £1393 Is -Id. Permission to make alterations to a wood building in tho brick area, refused Mr IV. D. Johnston at tho previous meeting, was granted, aiter further consideration. Mr J. Licdon’e tender for carting from tho Railway Station to thn Gas 'Works v/as accepted at Is lid per ton. Tho council rose at 12.35 a.m. AKAKOA. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of fno Akaroa Borough Council wan ho.d on Bydnesday, present —The Mayor (Mr G. Armstrong) and Councillors Burnham. Parvis'. Munro Davis, Burnham, Leek, Wilson, Williams and Kerridgo. The Waimairi Connie Council’s resolution recommending that hoepftal boards should borrow money for buildings and obtain the Government subsidy was considered and it was decided to support it. Tho Banks Peninsula. Electric Light, Board notified that a poll would be taken for raking a loan, and asking (or information and copies of rolls. The Akaroa Advancement Association wrote recommending the council ts tako steps to raise i. loan o; £3OllO to complete several authorised works in the borough. After discussion it was decided to hold a special meeting on June 30 to consider the matter. It wan decided to otter £350 for a dwelling for the foreman. The financial statement showed receipt* since last meeting to have been £255 3s. Account? passed tor payment totalled £l2o.