LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17117, 12 April 1921, Page 10

LYTTELTON NEWS.

: -4 COURT. Messrs W. T. Lester, J.P., and \Y. C. Cleary, J.P., -preside*! at the Maffiatmts's Ccmrt yesterday. James M. Cusker pleaded not guilty to a ciioige cf committing a grossly ind?certt act in a piibuo pkce. He was convicted and sentenced. to fourteen days' imprisonment. , BOBOUGH COUNCIL. The Lyktelton Borough Council met last evening. Present—The Mover vMr \\\ T. 1-ester). Crs. W. j; Elliott, j. E. WeW», J. H. Oolhiis, J. J. Goiver, M. J. Miller. G. Whitford, J. T. Norton, G. Mollis, and' P. G. Norton. , . The Town Clerk, Chtistchurch, f onvaided copy ox a resolution adopted by ids Council, asking the Government 'to amend tlus l*>cai Bodies Loan Act to enable Borough Councils to issue debentures of Ithe value of £5 «?ach. Tho letter requested the Lyttelton Borough Council to forward a similar request to the Government. Tho question was referred to the Finance Committee to report. Th© secretary of. the' Industrial Association of Canterbury wrote reminding the. Conn ail that the TariH Commission would ' Sit at Christc-hureh about t!ie middle of the picseat month, and suggesting that tho Australian tariff, should be submitted by .t-he ma-nufac-tureirs as t'he t>a«is which should be taken by tho Commission. The letter was received. The .Organiser of tho Canterbury Progress wrote in connexion with the decision of the Government <to abandon for the present the permanent diversion of tho Harper river into Lake Coleridge. The. Mayor stated tlia-t he had attended the meeting convened by the Progress League, and' guver a brief outline of tlie difficulty -'experienc-ed at tlie lalte. Or. Morris moved, Cr. _ Miller seconded, and itwas carried, that the Council give *tlie Progress League its rulkst support in urging upon the Government the jK-ceisity of proceeding immediately v/itli the permanent diversion of the Harper river. ■ In reply to the Council's letter urging the ■ completion,of tho Lyttelton-Suroner road, the k Minister of Publio "Works wroie promising to give the matter his early attention. Notification was' reoeived from the Christchurch Domains Board. that Lytte.Uon'a r:o- ---> portion of the estimates for the upkeep <if tlie Domain for ,1921 had been, fixed a-t £4O. It was resolved that tlie amount be paid. •An application from ~W. Ilark-sss for .the i formation of- an entrance suitable for foot traffic to liis property on Reserve terrace was referred to the Works .Committee. A letter was. received from the Amalgumat- ' ed Society of Railway Swvuwta asking the 1 'Council to consider. '.ths matter of boarding over the. Council's water-miiins ill the tunnel i in older that,..in. the event of a durst in the ■ break-hose of ii. train, the guards could quicki, ly get along tlie- train to,effect repairs. Tlie , letter was referred to tfcj 'Waterworks Com-. . mittee.. ... The Works Committee .reported that Mir J. i Bimdy had verbally offered to give so<ne of Ins land to tlie.Council.for- widening die road at the corner m front, of his property on the Governor's Bay road, and recommended that the offer be accepted and the work* car-' ried out. • The offei - . was accepted, and .Mr. Bundy thanked for his gemeroflty. The .Town Clerk reported that die subcommittee appointed-to deal with the letting of the -Council's,-.shop- inOxford -street had let the same to-Mrs E. H. Norton alt fl-iOs per week. ■ The action of the sub-committee was endorsed;" ... Tiis West Lyttelton School Committee- .were gTanted permission /to occupy (lie section at the .cornerYctelas>nd Havm'Jn roads for garden purposes for .tho scholars, i . ; 'Cho ohairhr&ii -of- the Comimi-kc (Cr. J. Gowjar)'reported tliat the Council-was bettor off to the or.tertt of £2300 than latt year, the .overdraft haying, been reduced by thftt amouiit,.. It was further reported .tljat ' outstanding rafes ■. owing';. to. tho ' Council amounted to only .£3l. - .