BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11511, 18 February 1903, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

m . :?£ NEW BRIGHTON. ijg The New Brighton Borough Council met on Monday night. The secretary to tae*'SM Christchurch Tramway Board wrote, ask- 1 ing for particulars of all concessions grant* V«i'£. Ed by the Council in respect of tramways, and for the last valuation of all propertdea^t rated in the borough, and requesting Council to forward all deeds of •to., relating to the matter. It was to supply tha information required, ■ si4';MU deliver up the deed* of cxmcessipu, etc. The sfl','. Chief Postmaster wrote, .stating that, ■: application for tho erection of boxes at j Best Office at New Brighton had been for-ifc/j warded to Wellington. Tha Town Claris JM-J report snowed -that the receipts since meeting had been £11 9s 4d, and the balance"at the bank was £335 9s Bd. reepondenee was read-from Mr Harris4ti,J||pfl who complained that he could not employment on tho present work of j|j aelling toeing carried out by the CouneJli'\>:. : 'i although he was a resident and ratepayer, 0 and outsiders were being employed. After l?$ some, discussion it was decided not tojft-- Jjsf tarfare with the Clerk of Works in his e»* ;4& ployment of labour, bat the Town was instructed to. obtain. •' list of those,. ||| residents in the borough ment, so that they could he put on other, :jJ3J works to bo put in. hand. The Chairman of the Finance Committee drew attention J"M§ to the faoi:that a large amount of ra|eS'sM was outstanding,'and .as tha'f Oc<mcil; was. paying intareat on a gested that a aotioa •bobld be faulters, (requiring payment of. arrearaifey^jj fore Ist March next. Or. Glanvilfe ~«3oJN —"That an application should the <£mmSs*loner of meat of'a constao« to reside) in the borough, instead of during tha" mer months only, as at present," arid MS :'&% resolution was carried. On tha motion,.of 1'. 1%| Cr. Edwards, it was decided to have tio,'%f| extension of James street cleared of and formed at once. ' ► iv3»&g