BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11504, 10 February 1903, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

SYDENHAM. A special meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council wag neld last night. Present—The Mayor (Mr J. B. Sim), and Crs. J. Hadfieldi A. Clifford, W. Johnson, A. MoMeekan, A. Smith, G. W. J. Parsons, A. Webb, E. Jones, N. K. Bowden, J. Forrester. In reply to a letter from Mr T. Qarraxd with regard to the proposed technical classes, it was decided to vote £50, being 60 per cent, of the amount guaranteed by the Council. Mr J. Crummy and eight other residents of Avenue petitioned the Council to proceed with the asphalting of Fairfield Avenue as soon a« possible. The petitioners pointed out that nothing had been done, although the Council Lad last winter undertaken to put screenings on the footpaths. It was decided to refer the matter to the

.Works Committee. Mr C. E. McFeddries ■wrote drawing attention to an alleged nuisance caused by noxious weeds on -Mr Throp's section in Sontiiey street. It ■eras decided to refer the letter to Mr Throp. It was decided sot to pass the final payment to the architect for the municipal buildings until the matter* in dispute are settled. The Fire Brigade asked for a vote of £20 towards the expense of send* ing representatives to Napier. Some diecushion ensued as to whether the Council could legally vote the money. It was decided to refer the matter to the. Fire Prevention Committee to report on. Cγ. Hadfield moved—"That the .Park fence ' fronting Colombo and Brougham etreetebe removed, and a new one erected." He •aid there were no two opinions as to the necessity for the work, ana he thought the . Council should take some steps before they . "departed this life." Ct. Forrester second- • ed .the motion. The -Mayor thought that ■ the motion .. should . make provision fox the erection of new gh*«e> and that tie ■whole matter should be referred to the iWorks tCbsnraittee with power to act at once. The motion was agreed to with the addition* suggested-3by the Mayor.* It thtot Didkafe street be surveyed and an «stuna~e of the value of the land to Jt» token be obtained, and the itreet oe- opened in accordance wibh the tiKct. Cγ. (HadfieW moved that itbe streets mentioned i»-the loan proposals be pro- ■ ■ ccedsd Trrith at once provided they can be done for the amounte mentioned in those proposals. Cγ. Forrester 'seconded : the tonMon, which.wae agreed to. The fol- ; lowing' b the work eathorised:— Street* to be -widened, Borke street, £50; DtaaeH • stwseb, £60; Windmill road, £100; HazeK / den road,. £60; 'Brougham street, £120; j . . Home street, £200; Campbell street, £100. ovreets to be extended!: Dickens street to ; Poulaen ■ street, £100; Codogan to Huxley r street, £200 j: Faiifield avenue to Battened

Btreety £800; Walcefield street'to Austen fltreet, £S0;- UonzfelW to Sootbampton rftttet, £100; closing Addieoo. street, £80. The total amount allocated for these -marks is £2010. In the can,of etreetaj not yet surveyed, the town clerk was authorised to obtain eurrers. ' .'" ' r ■ " ,•'■'' .';; %-xrm decfded-J'That steps to be. taken to obtain land trader the Public Works -widen end extend Windmill road. Brougham street ffazeldean road, and :;Wefcefield wfcreet." The question of open;ji»g *be new , firo brigede station was, re- \ ierred to the Fire Prevention Committee to ■ .report at;'.next meeting. The matter of constnicting the channelliog from Lincoln rood to J*ckaon'e creek on the east aide of Jefrold tixett woe referred to the Worts Committee to report oa at next meeting. Tb* Lighting Committee recommended the acceptance: of Meser* Waddell and Comjfany'e tender for twelve lamp-posts at 80s each. That public lamps be erected as' follows':—&uridn street, opposite Hawicesfctuy street j Disraeli street, opposite Braddon street } Stirling street, midway between Colombo end Durham streets; Gladstone street; , - opposite Dewebary Tane; Beaumont atKxfc opposite Shelley street; Deron j street, opposite Forres street; corner CarJyle and Queen streets; corner Shafcesptare i xoad and Cecil ertreetj corner Cecil and ■Darwin etreete; corner Andrew and John Ikylor street, opposite Wakefield street; and Spenser street, opposite Macwufcy street. That the lamp ip Herpsr street, bebwSen Brougham and Livingstone streets be'removed to the corner of Livirgetone street, and tha* the- lamp on the oat tide «f Colomlbo street, opposite Milton street, bo removed to the west side ot Colombo street, between Huxley and Milton ■taeeto. The report -was adopted. It wa* decided to draw the attention of the resident railway engineer to the state «? the Colombo street railway crossing, with a view of having it put in a better condition. {