BOROUGH COUNCILS

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16728, 10 January 1920, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCILS

RANGIOBA. The Rangiora. Borough Council met last evening* Pr^sont —Tli© Mayor (ilr C-. I. Jennings), Crs. Jr\ ii- H. A. Arclidall, C. S. Ayres, AV. J. House, W. L. Murray, H. Boyd, and W. A. Rowse. Cr. H. Boyd, who lia3 been absent from moetinga for several months through ir.tics9, took his seat again, und was congratulated on his fecovcry. , . The Department of Agriculture notifies thai tha plant, lantana, hud been declared a noxious weed. The Nov.- Zealand Society of Civil Engineers wrote, statinE tbat it would be invidious for the Society to select nr. engineer to draw up a report on a lii[*h-pr«sure water supply Echcxne, but that it would bo pleased »o udviso as to tuo qualifications of the applicants. It \va3 (tocidcd to grant the Ilar.giora County Council tho ?u:u of £10 towards tho suppression of small bird". Tho of tho Parks Comjiitlre that t-lio borough rescrro at Lyudr.ur?t bo leased in one block for a term ot ten ytars. and that the lease bo let by public tend;r was curried with a f-tipulatiou that alternative tenders bo called for leasing tho in ono b.ock, or in two acjiursto blocks. , It was decided to accme to the prayer of a petition l'rcm the residents in Percival strccl, that tho eas! side, ironi Queen street to tho crcek be kcrbed ;md channelled. Tho Works C'owinittCL rccoinmeniUvl that th<> Council tak? steps to raise a loan of i:S(MO for tho purpose of carrying out tho work of slreoi "formation 01: Ash'rv, High. Victoria, and Perciva! b'.rects. It was ciecidcd to let the matter stand over for consideration till the next meeting. Auctioneers' licenses were granted .o tho New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Associa !:on, and Pvne. Goutd, C.uinr.cs'. Ltd. It vras resolved to reconsider tho qncetion of a water supply for the borough after tho revaluation next year. The fin.mcial statement was as follows: — Genera! account: Keccip:?, 41-11 03 5(1; ppymrnts, £213 18? i)d. G.is account.; Koccipts, i.-221 Is 6d ; pavmcr.ts, £107 ICs Tti. Electric account: ReroipK -£>6 fs 3d; payments, £-217 10s lOd. Dchii balance, JIIGSS 17j 7d.

Several important nil wells in the Tcpet.ite district, of Tampico r.rc «x----liaasted r*ay- a New York ine*.-!{_'e of November 1 StliThe Texas Oil OnnpanyV largest oil-producing well is now only yielding salt water. Two smaller wells "are in the s.niw rendition. The diilv less to tlie- company i; SO.OOO barrels! The Mexican Gulf Oil Company Toport; the total 10-.s of a well producing 60,000 barrel-. The news i= c;ium»<: alarm.