COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16426, 21 January 1919, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCILS.

■ . .j PAPAIIUA. i At the laßt meeting of the Psparua County j Coiincil titer# were present—Mr James Leslie the chair), Freeman, I'aierHon, Langdale-Hunt, .Morgan, L'yau, Sandrey, mill Shipley. Mr J. A. Henley was granted leave of absence. , . . The chairman reported that lis Jiau vjsited Dunedifi in company with tho clerk, and inspected the fcuJplituic acid wor«sa of M-csars kempt ho rue, Profcscr and Co., at JJunisjde. 'J .'ha icyort submitted oiuted that the wor.ia were thoroughly inspected on Monday Jas-l. l'"rom iepori.9 received from neighbouring lesl'ier.t=, there appeared to be no objectionable! fumes. The drainage from the woriw was small, and apparently pure, consisting as it did of water used in cooling. Jn Tiew of the favourable report, it was decided _ to grant the necessary permit lor the currying on of eulphuri© acid works at, Hornby, lhe proposed work 3 are estimated to cosi abou. £30,000. I'he Ca-nterbui v By-Products Company wrote eta ting that steps were being taKen to abate the nuisance complained of bv ihe Council. It was decided to a£k the Company what steps they were taking to uirni1112*0 tiia disiigrecabloness of tiifiir trade, us residents complained that there was no ilr Alexander, Director of Lincoln College, wrote asking if it would bo possible to vuter-rac© cleaned on the property ± " a. Smith. It wa» decided to have the race cleaned and collect the coat from those 111- _ , Dr. Chesson, District Health Officer, wrote drawing the Council's alUn'-'-a" t0 wemisea at. Sockburn, and it * Hive the owners and occupiers notice up "their premises on tue lines la_d Jo the Health Department. „ 7,-, A proposal to grant £30 to the Upper IW carton ilemorial Library was deiea votes to two, the majority being that rates should not be -used fo. SJcli pui 'Ifwas decided to erect a brMge orer the water-race near the ai]w . av 'line, tion, on the north eide of th Rid took several of the member „„ r the roads in question, and all ® aw "*n» «£?ted that thev were in very good order. Members strongly resented aim air i Council in deauns with the Biaiter that »U ontstMidin? rates "had meiiMwork shortly, and that the crusher wouH etart in Prebbleton pit aa ioon as labour was available.