EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 5

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Eastbourne • Borough Council at- its ; last meeting, ratified';.the'Jla.vorls, action., in,; arranging with, the-lessee of part of the-reserve lately acquired,, from the, .College,; Governors, for.-the termination of his' lease on. payment of £11 10s. as; compensation. . " A. resolution.' was , carried' limiting " the amount, to be, sfi'ent 'in testing " for artesian water. The clerk' was instructed to 1 ' report progress to the. Public Wiorks Committee periodically. ...; i ■ i ... . The secretaryr,to the Harbour Board-noti-fied that the Board hjid, adopted. the ; suggestion to erect shed at Rona Bay. The Hoard would "jpi,ri'.with the .Boroiigh 'Council,, and bear half the expense of having a survey of the foreshore' made, on the understanding' tint tho surveyfis a full one,-and shall extern ; t!ie whole frontage, of the Eastbourne bo'rougin It was resolved io recoinmend ..that the shelter sliel be kept".opela -half an hour before the' departure of each, boat for ltona Bay, arid that a small portion ~ of; .the shed be treated as: a lock-up-for parcels. Councillor Robertson was added to the Piib- : lie Works Coßinfittee, Councillor Danks to the lvcserves' Comiftittee, and Councillors Jlowden : and Robertson;ito ithe.iFinance Committee. Tho By-la^qoCommittee was directed to submit a report as'.to bathing by-laws, and tocbi.sider tho validity of the traffic by-law. .

It was resolved/! that application be ."made to the Government for J53815 of the , loan , re-, cently. authorised'by-'the';rhtepayer.v „■ The following'- ''rates' wish) struck • for '.'the year:—A .rate of IJd. ih' the pound upon-'tho. unimproved 'value, and 'a hospital and charitable,aid. rate of.&MSd.- ik<the-pound on • the. capital; valjfc, '! ' Further action was. taken to abato the wandering stock nuisance.'' The Mayor was'appointed the Council's delegate to vote:, n't,',the .elections, of ..Hospitalmil of Charitablo Aid Trustees."

It was resolvcd'ito -meet on the last Saturday of each mouth.