BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18407, 13 June 1925, Page 16

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

; RANGIORA. . '

•The. f6r(uightly meeting of the. Eangiora Borough Coun<ul was. 1 held last night. ; Present—The Mayor (Mr; JR. Mcintosh), and Crs. O. I. Jennings, F; 'Horrell, R. Bailey, O. S. Ayors. -O. 'W.: Tyler/ J. P. Foron, J.- Cathervoodi J/ Lindon, and I. M. Allen.

The - Mayor-' reported ' that Cr. Feron had been! appointed .chairman ,of /the Library Committee. ■ ■

An application yras received from "the Rangiora . Brass 1 Band 'forvpiyinent o£ the - It -was decided that a grant of .-£25 be made. • • •...

. A. petition was rocoiyied Messrs Uaidely, - £a!o, and Stringer, requesting the Council ;to . erect an additional lamp at the corner., of r Aquil!a- street. , . ; . J • The matter was left in the hands of the . rinao.ee Committee.: r' ~ . . ' ■' Mr' H.,St.' : A. Murray, wrote/; stating tliat ,U'was 'lmpossible .to'.obtain', tenders for the Town - Hall by the 23rd ' iiist.,' a's the' codtractors: woiild -require at least; two • weeks • after... the . plans '-and had. been ' :In : 're{erenco .to. < "To\vn 'Han loan, the A.M.P...Socieiy wrote stating; that it'was usable to entertain, th'o .loan, as all its avail:sbJe :s.urjilus -was tV i - A;! circular! letter was ' received from the iPrime Minister's .office 'lnviting the co-oper-ation of.tho. Borough Council in arranging a .moinorialtp {he late Prime Minister. .Theitunanga s Borough 'Council " wrote inviting tho .Council to support the following resolution:' ',' That the Government.bo urged: to <i>rovjdo pensions for the victims of infan-. •tile'paralysis,".' * . ._ ' 'The letter received. hj" The;,>i4nanceo Committee: recommended the adoption of the following estimates: for the iy.oair :r-rA-general, rsite of 41d in the £ on the ' unimproved - valuation, amounting to £156,010, ~£3"?62 18s 6d, 'subsidy- £lB7 10s,- sanitation. lees £525; rents £673, : ;Ucenßߣv£soß, c sales £9 18s 6d, refunds £45, •miscellaneous £4O; - balance brought forward £195, v arrears ~of , rates ,£lO 15a sd:, total ;'£sol6.v' expenditure fai:~ ■Administration £Bl9,Preserves £687,-property; malntaiiancD £76, works £2417, general £458, , rebate ?on>;fates £IOO, .grants £92 10s,', un>anth6rised - £l7' 2s, miscellaneous £4OO ' 8s;• r total: £5016.

- The- report was adopted. ' - • The Library .Committee -recommended that ithe resignation of the librarian, 'Mr 0. A. Ounnirighain, be accepted with regret, to take "effect aa from September. 30th, • 1025, that a .lfeiter ,'be forwarded him conveying .appreciation l - of his services, - also that he leave of absence on full salary; that applications" be called '• for' the! position' of librarian, and that his duties , and -payments he according to the. schedule prepared sind,-approved by. the .committee;, that the reading-room • be" immediately heated by gas, -andthatthe chairman of the Library Committeoand the Town Clerk be'empowered ,to /»ttend to 'the matter."

: This was adopted. - f, The' clerk repoted that the total cost of the mew elcctrio ! sub-station was £986 17s '6d;'" " - v ■ ' The treasurer's statement for-May showed. —Receiptb: General £6O .9s 2d, gas £329 16s 4d, electric £285 8s 9d, hall' and library £23 178 6d: total £649 lis Bd. Payments: General £553 8s 1 ;4>d,' gas £77 18s 2d, electric £BIO 7s sd, hall and library £ls Bs.Bd: ,total £956 17s 4d. . . "

A petition waß received from'residents, of Ayera street . north asking the■ Council to kerb and channel the streets . • * The matter was referred to the Works Oommittee for report. It was decided to ask the Railway Department that a coloured light semaphore be placed at the High street crossing, and that the • Department be:requested to widen tho entrance gates to .the station.. . ; The chairman of the Finance Committee' reported that the £BOOO, loan for -the . new Town Hall-• had been . obtained from. the Ohristchurch Tramway Board at-68 per,cent, for twenty years. ■ s It was decided to call for tenders for the work, It was also resolved to spend £BOOO, as it was impossible to complete, the hall for £6500, as - Btipnlated at a - former public meeting. i.. - The - Mayor. intimated that the Mayor of . Kaiapoi' and hitaself .'had given- a shield for' annualcompetition r for . sporting gamea betweenHhe boroughs of. Kaiapoi 'and Rangiora.