LAWRENCE-BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XIV, Issue 763, 17 August 1881, Page 3

LAWRENCE-BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough was held on Monday evening ]§st^ in the Council Chambers, Town Hallj Lawrence. 1 There were present — (BQs Worship the Mayor (G. Walker, Esq.), in the -chair : and Crs Chalmers,?' fM'lntosh', Miller, Tolcher, Tuckey, aw Wilson..

The inward correspondence, .as follows, ■was read qgja received-: — . (1.) Frony John Crawford, owner of section 28^b } locTTxLViv., town of Lawrence requiring Council to 1 place a boundary fence between sections 3 and 28, "block XITIV.— Ref erred » to _ the Reserves Committee. J"''.| .-.':" *-, -.i ,' .i. (2.) Frc^^W:.-,;.N.^Hannay, Traffic Superinten^ent^'^i^no^wledging "receipt of the CouncjljsJteJt^J^tEe; alteration of the time of leaving*lma arrivmg-of theHrains at Lawrence, and promising to do his best in the matter. — Received.

(3.) From Edward Herbert, requesting permission to plant trees in Harrington Place. He considered the Town of Lawrence,- backward in the . matter of plantingtrees on 'the streets, andhe thought they should take the matter in hand. He offered to.^pl^nt ,and, fence the .trees with picket -fences} '^subject to the approval of the Public Works Committee. — Mr Herbert's request was willingly accededto.

(4.) Several residents of f Cana-street, requesting the Council to form a footpath in the same to permit the residents to proceedVto.and.fßom their residences with comfort. — Referred to the Public Works Committee, for-report.

(5.)-From a number* of young men of the town, offeringtheirservices to form a Fire Brigade, in the event of the Council taking the) matter in hand. — It was de-cided;-after some discussion, to call a publis*meeting~*©.»consideT~the . matter, and that the same be advertised. I PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. The following report of the Public Worlfs Committee, was read, received, and after some discussion adopted :—: — We have to report that^hejrepairs to the bridgi in Derwent-street been satisfactorily completed by the con tractor (G. W. Robn son), also the work authorised in Obanatreet This work has been accomplished by the 8i rf aceman and one day-man,- ab the 'trifling cost oi about £3. ;.^ ; .-'r - . We have inspected Ardrbssan-iitreel; re the reque !t of D. Lawrence, and find that a natural watei -course crosses the street, which would requie about eight 6-in pipes to carry the watei , the other work necessary might be done by th > surfaceman and one man, similar to the way ©ban-street has been done; and as the .cost will I c trifling, we would recommend its being done.

A footbridge at the junction of Burrow and Stranjpaeitfltreets, puuch used by children going to the school, having been shown to us to be in a dangerous state, we caused the same to be covered with black pine, the labor being performed by the surfaceman. _ Colonsay-street will next receive our attention; in.fact, we are now. trying to arrange. for the work" being done afc once. - ; xrbaSttkeb's rarAwoiAii statement. " The Treasurer's" financial statement •was read and received. A.CQOUNTS. • - , hThe following accounts were referred to the Finance and Public Works Committees for payment : — W. Anderson, (cleaning hall), SA 19s 6d; T. Brunton (stones), 10s ; W. G. Robinson (contract for .bridge), £10 9s ; T. Cleary (labor), £1 lo ; G. B. King (sundries), £1 10 a. <