LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14977, 26 May 1914, Page 9

LYTTELTON.

■ Tho Lyttelton Boroagh Council met fast night. J. R. VVebb ,'MavorT, and Crs. J. Gutbne, W. Kad. . " cliffe, J. T. Norton. W. T. Foster, M. • J. Miller, F. J. Page, J. H. Collms, T F Walklin. and Ni O. Schumacher. ■ 'A complaint from Page Bros, regarding the presence of storm water in ,tno righirof-way off Joyco street, ferred to tho Works Committee. in implication from the committee of tbo" Children's Open air Fund for " firaneia! usiistaoce was loft in the bands ; of the' Ulaj-or. ■ , The-Sanitary Committee reconimenacd that, as alwut four jears bad passed since the completion of the drainage system, and as it was that there should be some finality to the cla ; ms for . reDairs to branch drains, the Council dc--eT)t.no further responsibility in the matter. —Adopted. , ' The Works Committee reported that they had paid several visits to Corsair Bay, and had decided to - prepare a comscheme of improvemeuts on ; tH foreswore and adjoining land. \V ; th " this in view, they recommended that " tne services of an expert landscape gar"defler be engaged to assist tho borough

engineer in drawing up reports, etc.— Adopted. . j ii * Tho borough engineer reported tho new eight-inch oipc lino at Heathcote to conx-ey tho water from tho newwells to the main r>ipe line, had been completed to a brick sump about ten feet from the wells. The report further stated that, the reservoirs at Heathcote had been cleansed and limo washed.

The Gasworks Committee reported as follows. —(1) In the matter of tion from property-owners at the North End of Reserre terrace for street lamps, tho committee recommended tho erection of one la in n on xi site to bo decided on by the Gas Committee; (2) tho committee recommended thai the suggestion of the "R*i'- Department that the Council should obtain an easement from tho Department, giving a Jega! richt to lay and ma!nrain «as pipes in the railway yard, be adopted. Tho financial statement was as iollitvk :—District fnnd account, debit £9SOB 14s 3d. inclndins temporary loans £8243 Us Id. Accounts passed for payment amounted to £1931 18s Bd.