BOROUGH COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20183, 11 March 1931, Page 13

BOROUGH COUNCILS

KAIAPOI. The Kalapoji Borough Coonoil met last night, Present: The Mayor (Rev. W. H. A. Vickery), Crs. A. B. Brown, B. J f Pollard, H. Rlnaldi, F. Thorne, H. Mcintosh, ;A. Link later, J. D. Williams, and G. Greenwood.

The secretary of the Kalapoi Technical School Board wrote asking' for » continuation o( the. Council's support ia respect of funds. The matter was held" over pending the receipt of the Board'* balance-sheet. The proprietor of thoGrand Theatr#, Kaiapoi. wrote asking If h*«ould ru hi* usual Saturday night's talking picture show on April 26th (Ansao Day). The letter was referred to the Bylaws Committee. The Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch, wrote forwarding a demolition certificate. in, respect of unoocuplfld dwelling pre* misea in Charles streeK %% was decldea to forward a copy of the certificate 4o the owner, with a request that the building ba demolished.- * / - * ; <>, The chalrusn of the CroixeUes Road Board wrote asking the Council's support 'of the following resolution adopted by the Soard: ' 'That in view of the present economic situ, ation, coupled with the additional financial strain oauied by the/Hawke's Bay disaster, this Bosfd strongly urges that the Oovernmeat may he pleased to cans* a full investigation to be made of the Fisher money stab« (UssHon *pUn, as was earnestly re commended by the New gealaad Board of T*ado In it* annual report for 1,918." The semtnty of the Kaiapoi Vim Board wrots asking u the Cjmaeii wwtf* ha»e the hoga drying-stand repaired, and would give further consideration to an increased wfnter supply to thaNorth-road (north) flr« sump. I the .present supply befog Insufficient for two I fires, in a weak. Jt was ''decided to tepalr the stand. » i The By-laws Committee . recommended that the Orange Lodge ba granted '% limns* for I the.Orange Ball at a plaoe of amusement, and that a license be granted . the .Grand Theatre. The committee alio rfMtmmeudqd that.' residents be notified that it was ,», breach of, th# by-laws light -flres in- the borough without a permit m 4 that legal advice ba obtained with refprgnce to hawker* ( trading in the borough. The recommendation' wm afoptad. ■ The Works Committee reported that during the past week twenty men had been em* ployed under the Government'? No. S eflheme top-dressing, and the work would, -be son*, tinned. . .- , ' The finaneia! statement showed receipts since.last meeting 9a £BBO l£>s 9dj debit bank balance 1774 la 64 i weowits passed for payment <BB9 14* 10d. " " Mr T. Lemon's application for reduction of rent of th* Council's Oromor*.reserve, was referred to the Jfinane* Oommlttw.