LYTTELTON BOROUGH.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 930, 28 November 1933, Page 2

LYTTELTON BOROUGH.

Complaint About Reservoir at Heathcote. The Lyttelton Borough Council met last evening; present: The Mayor (Mr W. T.-Lester), Councillors R. Fenton, D. E. L. Collett, J. N. Neville, G. Halllday, A. G. Sincair, A. Fowles, E. Qreen, W. D. Gower and A. T. E. Miller. The clerk to the Heathcote County Council (Mr J. Veale) forwarded a copy of a resolution of the Heathcote Burgesses’ Association asking that the Lyttelton Borough Council should cover its reservoir at Heathcote. as an open reservoir did not lend itself to purity. In its resolution the association also stated that in the summer months the water supplied at Heathcote Valley became heated and distasteful, and that the water supply was far from satisfactory. Councillor Sinclair said that the council had already complied with the requirements of the Health Officer. He moved that no action be taken. Councillor Gower said he was not satisfied that the water was not exposed to contamination. He thought the reservoir should be covered. Replying to the Mayor, the borough engineer, Mr H. H. Barnard, said the trees near the reservoir had been cut back and the reservoir was now clear. The Lyttelton Returned Soldiers’ Association applied for a section of consecrated ground in the Public Cemetery to be set aside for the burial of exservice men. The association undertook to care for the section if granted. The matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. Work at Tennis Courts. In reply to a letter from the council asking that the grounds around the pavilion at the Te Whaka Tennis Club’s courts at "West Lyttelton should be cleared of grass and weeds, the secretary (Miss C. Williams) wrote advising that the matter had been attended to. The writer further stated that during the last six years the club had spent £212 on the maintenance of the courts. The council was asked to fence the property to prevent children from making a playground of the courts, and a request that the flooring of the verandah of the pavilion should be repaired was also made. Councillor Gower moved that the request be granted. Councillor R. Fenton moved as an amendment that the matter be referred to the General Purposes Committee. The amendment was carried. An invitation from the Convent of Mercy for the Mayor and councillors to be present at the laying of the foundation stone of the new convent on Sunday afternoon was accepted. The Lyttelton sub-centre of St John Ambulance Association was granted nermission to hold a street day collection on Friday next. Mrs E. R. M’Combs. M.P., wrote acknowledging the council’s representations regarding the Harbour Amendment Bill, 1933, and stating that she would support the council’s views. Accounts amounting to £I6BO Is 5d were passed for payment. A grant of £2 2s was made to the Cholmondeley Memorial Home. The Lyttelton Harbour Board asked for a quotation for the supply of 6000 gallons of tar for delivery over a period of twelve months as required. It was decided to quote at the rate of Sd per gallon for 6000 gallons at the works.