ST. ALBANS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11498, 3 February 1903, Page 6

ST. ALBANS.

At the meeting of the St. Albans Borough Cbuncil laet uiight there were preeent the Mayor (Mx T. H. D«v«y, M.H.8.), in tlie chair, and Ors. J. Amderaon, 11. K. Morgan, W. Newton, A. H. HoiAe, 0. Carter, J. Jaclcman, ti. Hyde, W. Keig.. A. h\ Ckrey, and F. J. Barkwr. The Finance Comtsktte'a report (adopted) showed roceipte £4002 15e Bd, and credit balanoe £1820 14e lid. AocouflLs to amount of £412 18s 9d weie paawd for pa-yment. On the channeling loan account receipt* totalled £6 17e. and the <ieb* balance at back was £1 19» 9d. Account* were pawed for pujment to the amount of £248 11s. The receipts on the eastern loan acwant were £1500. and the credit balance £1454 Is 7d. Accounts wet* paeced for payment to I the amount, of £72 11s sd. A plan of the locality knuwn us Bingebind, ea* oi Edgewaro road, was laid before the Council, in coniKction trith the proposal to cut the district up for purposes ot a small settlement, and road it. The matter was left in the hands of the Works Committee, with direetiora to interview owners. Cγ. Hyde suggested that it wae ftime to consider the borouifViJ position, before merging into Greaocr Übristcburch. Certain work had been 'prodded for in the estimates for the year which had not yet been carried out, iwhfle several hundreds had been spent in directions which had not been anticipated. He was satisfied that thee extra expenditure was Justifiable, but. moved that the other works, pilovjded for in the estimates, be put* in hajid so as not to be lost eight of when the borough amalgamated. Cγ. Newton supported the suggestion, and agreed with Cr. Hyde that tbe borough was in a better financial position than any of its neighbours. (His object, however, was not u> wpend mouey, bun. to see necessary works carried out. The motion was carried unanimously. The principal works which it aims at covering are tfhe regrading of the j ,North ibeii between Manchester and Barbadoes street*, a new concrete culvert in Madras street, and the formation of Pack's load between Canon street and Edgeware road, 'me estimated cost of the whole is £780.

SYDENHAM. There v<Te present at the Sydenham Borough Council's meeting last night, the Mayor (Mr J. B. Sim), and Cra. Forrester, Bowden, Jones, Webb, Miller, Parson, McMeehan, Smith, Clifford, Hadfield, ami Johnson. A petition, which was received from several ratepayers, asking the Council to asphalt -the south side of Macaulay street, was referred to the Works Oommiitttfd. The lion, secretary ,of tie Sydenham Fire-Brigade wrote advaiag the election of Mr W. Fabain as superintendent. Tihe appointment was approved. Mr W. J. Brown, of Gifimock, near Glasgow, wrote stating tihat test bars had been cast from each melting of iron for the Council's water pipes, and had been subjected to the transverse breaking etrain of 30cwt., and the deflection had been noted from each bar.. Daily record of work wae received, and would be forwarded on completion of the contract. He was arranging for the valves, etc., to be tested by an engineer in London. The letter was referred to the Water Supply Committee. The Works Committee reported that they had informed the ratepayers In Hawkesbury street that the asphalting of the footpjuth in the street could cot be carried out thk season. The Committee recommended that an offer of Mrs J. Rennell to cell the part of her property required for widening Disraeli street be accepted. The By-Lows Committee, in theix report, recommended that the application of Mr J. Jones for permission to erect a shop close to the corner of Selwyn street and Burke street be accepted, subject to his executing an agreement to remove the buikling and to widen Burke street five feet when required. The Finance Committee reported that during the last fortnight the reodpte bad amounted to £622 10s 7d. £248 2s Id was recommended , foV payment. The following accounte were in credit: — Separate account £839 19s Id, interest account £1230 3s 10d, and loaiw account £3058 2s 7d, total £5128 5s 6d. The general account was £5413 13s lid in debit.