BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17111, 5 April 1921, Page 9

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

wboLsrosr. Tho Woolslon Borough Council mot lnet jiighti -Present—The Mayor (Mr C. Hall), Oi». D. Mcßae, J. J,. Cant, W. 11. Blassoy, G. T. .Owen, T. E. Badcliffs, J. C. Hobsou, h. Hart, and G. S. White. The Finance ■G'onimittce'a report showed that on March Slat, the debit bank balance was £llO2 19a 4d, and tho debit on temporary loans account £1393 10» 7d. I/oans <mtstanding amounted to £175. The Mayor «aid that the amount of rates outstanding that day was £lsl. The Mayor's action in giving permission to tho Woolston Football Club to charge for admission to tho football ground' next "Saturday was approved. A petition from ratepayers, asking that an ■TJrtra, lamp bs erected jat the> end of Smith street, was referred to ; tho Electricity Committee.'

Tho chairman of th-i Electricity Committee- etated that there was no new oidors' in band for -wiring;. The: number* of consumers on the Council's books now totalled 404. Tha District Engineer, Now Zealand Eailways, wrote that, on making investigation, it was found that the. pumping-of water at the engine sheds at Linwood did not causa <any diminution in the flow of water to private wells in the- vicinity of Richardson etreot, nitd thero waa no Reason why tbq railway well should be sunk, to a. lower stratum. Cr. Owen said lie could not accept the District.Enginoer'e statement. Ho knew for a foct/thnt when the railway puhip was working the water in the privately owned wells in the vicinity sank by three or four inches-. It was resolved to ««% the Ba.ilw«ys Engineer what wa» the capacity of the pumping pipes put into the we'll. The. resignations of H. C. Kntern as foreman eleciriciau, and G. E. Harper as' foreman of worhf, wer* received.

NEW-BRIGHTON. The New Brighton Borough .Council mot last night. Present—The Mayor (Ml- F. Kibolewbite), and Cr*. C Tsraelson, J. Bellamy, F. Mtrirson, B. Browning, J. W. Bissett, F. Sincock, d. Gamble, and E. A. Leaver. . A vote of thank* was accorded Mr L. 'VF. Hutl?on for his gift> of a photograph depicting- dwnaue done to tbo foreshore at Norm Brighton by high|ides'and heavy seas. The city clcctri«al department advised that the cost-of the nino new ■lamps recently erected was £285 12s-3d. _ ■ _ .. Permission was granted Mr W, Eyan to reinov© sand in Jubilee avenue- -..-.. It ws decided, to reouest members of the Boating Club to refrain from making fast their boats to the ornamental trees along the river bank. , '" The tender of the Glenmoro Bnck Company for the supply of metal was accepted. It-was atrreed to -ask Mr Buchanan to interview the Council at an oarly dato.upon Blatters of afforestation. . The By-lawe Committee renoi-ted that 175 lwflding permits had been granted to date, having an aggregate value of £41,728 10s.