LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15037, 4 August 1914, Page 13

LYTTELTON.

The fortnightly' meeting of the Lytr toltcri Borough Council was held last night. Present—Mr J. "R. Webb (.Mayor), and Crs>. J. Guthrie, W. Rade'iffe, J. T. "Norton,-W. T. Foster, MJ. Miller. F, J. P4ge, J. T. Collins, T. F. Walklin, and N. O. Schumacher On the motion of the Mayor, a motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr C. Holm Biss was passed. A letter from Mr H. G. Ell ,M.P., asking for a, subscription towards the funds of the Summit Road Association was referred io the Finance Commits tee- ' . The Town Clerk. Christchurch, wrote statins that as the cost of the Australasian town-planning tour had been -slight"? under-estimated, tho contribution from the Lvttelton Borough Council would now be £7.—Received. The Finance Committee recommended (hat, as the resignation 0 f the. Borough Sinking Fund Commissioners had been received, the borough soliciif)T bis tusked upon wha>- terms be would be prepared to administer the fund- iv conjunction with the Town Clerk.— Adopied. ~ . . The" Estates Committee reported that Mr W. Taylor bad applied for a frontage of 2Jft 6in oh Oxford street at an annual rental of 12s per week on a Glasgow lease/. It way recommended that a site*be offered adjoining" Mr W. W. Webb's boot Vqod, at the rental offered on a 2J. years' Glasr gow subject to a re-valuation cve v y seven years.—Adopted. The financial' statement showed the District Fund Account to be in debit to the amount v of £A 2,541 os4d, including temporary loans £11,573 Lis Id.

Accounts as presented, amounting to £1384 0s 9d, were pa&ed fpr payment. .