BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16848, 26 September 1922, Page 9

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

— NEW BRIGHTON. The Now Brighton Borohgb Council mot. Jag* evening: present the Mayor, (Mr J. Gamble) ancl Councillors W. If. Bellamy. ,l. IV. BiHsett. I\ Ward, E. A. Langford. A. Tlulmc. -T. C. Scott, J. Buxton. F. W. D. Sineock and F. D. Muir son. The New Brighton Power Boat, Club -was granted permit* ion to use the council chambers on tlie occasion of its annual meeting next. Saturday and was granted permission to erect suitable groin« in the river at Herring Bay to deflect the course of the water across the spit, opposite to where the river is encroaching upon the road, thus making the road safe and also in time, straightening the awkward bond now existing. Suitable notices will lx? placed ou such groins to warn boats of their whereabouts. / An application from Mrs -T. C. l’rice tor improved drainage facilities on River Road was referred to the Works ComA lengthy disoussion took place regarding the objection of the North Beach Gala j and Foreshore Improvement Society to the conditions under which th© New Brighton Borough Council would grant a lea.-c of a site at North Now Brighton f< i the erection of a war memorial. The concensus of opinion of the council was that proposals of th© North Beach body were quite unsuitable and would have the effect. of making th© council's conditions null and void and that tho proposals would mean that the so-called war memorial would in effect be a trading venture and he in dy*©ct competition with the traders in the borough. A motion that the council's conditions were final and should be. adhered to was carried by six to three. An amendment that a conference between three members froiu the council and three from the society should he held to discuss the matter was lost by three to six. The general manager of tramways wrote intimating that consideration would he given to tho request of the council for a more frequent sprinkler service on the New Brighton route. It was decided to support the action of the Canterbury Progress League which Is. Sookburn aerodrome. » Tt was decided to make a refund to Mrs Bonnington. who had been overcharged rates amounting to i:G Os 4d. The acceptance of a tender for additions to the Firo Brigade Station was deferred until tho next works committee meeting. Particulars of a well sunk ah North New Brighton t,o a. depth of nOP feet, which is the greatest depth attempted in • New Brighton, were. read. Th© water rise" twenty-six feet above the sirfAce* and gives a supply of approximately 100 gallons s. minute. The pip© passed through various substances <vur.prisi.njr different coloured sands. e!«' r , sh«n* a.»;d wood. TJoon the motion of Cousvn;;k*r Langford it was decided to obtain •• report from Mr F. TV. Jreenun, Loro light engineer, as to the suitability of the ground at tho bridge for a ferro-co.ccrctc bridge, the suggestion being that ©nick sand •might prevent th© heavier materials being used, aud also that a survey be obtained of part of'the land known as V/it.hcl’s Island, so as to define the council bourntOn the motion of Councillor Muirson it was decided to call Tenders for tho asphalting of Scaview Road and the Esplanade from Berceford Street to lluwk« Street, and i,n front of the Piter. Councillors Muirscn and Langford, with, the Mayor were appointed a deputation to interview the Tramway Board and the City Council in connection with the erection of oenvemenoeg. Councillor moved that tbs Works Committee should take into immediate consideration the removal of the well opposite tho Pier as the structure was now in the way of traffic. Th© motion waa carried.