EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 10

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Eastbourne ■ Borough Council'.was: held on Saturday evening at Ronn Bay, when there; were present: The Mayor (Mr. J, Barr), Councillors M'Kenzio, Organ, • Robertson, Ross, Russoll, Sanson, 'and' Wills.:; .; > : : -r■..■' ■' ':<■.■ •:.!.'"•."■■■'".,■ Thorecommondation of the'Pnblio Works , Committee, that a sump and drain be put .down : to carry off Vstorm-water from near Cox's, at Huiitai, was. adopted. ' The Borough' Solicitor'( reported that .Section.26 of the Public ."Works Act, 1908/ would/not apply to the proposed acquisition :of ■'.foreshore,, at Bay, By, the council. Ihe Town Clerk was.directod to report fully on the.;.whole".:proposal. -at tho next meeting or the- council. ~' '.■■"■ .'••;. : / .., The 'council's, seal was affixed to tho legal form of notice of non-admission of claim for .compensation made, by Miss J; Cameron, regarding, land taken for Recreation Reserve. ■■-\ Estimates 'anckiiroposed rates, for the yearI were. submitted iby the Finance,: Committee. ; After •'much discission, it. was decided to ■ further .consider the-, matter at -V -special ;meeting,..to beheld next Saturday.; . vThe' .Town .■ Glerk'. and foreman jrere authorised ;to enforce by-law, No. 17, requiring proper.', , vehicle'crossings' over channels and footpaths.;■■■::-■■■■':■•■. • ."-.,.• . .;, ; ■. ■It was.-resolved: "That owners of. struc-tures-encroaching 'on .the pnblio street or i footway.,be rdquired to give-an-undertakinp; ■m writing to remove ..such structures, whenever caled.upon to do: so by .the 'council: the ; lomi-.blerlc,to.demand such'.undertaking in all .cases reported to him by the Borough Foreman." _ .. ■■'-.. ; ,■ ■ . ; It was also Resolved: "That until further not'.co the. playing of footbair or hockey on ™>: Recreation-Reserve be prohibited, arid that a pubho notice to this effect be placed on the ground; , .? : ,: . ■ . . -. _ The Town /Clerk is to take steps to' have Kona btreet extension dedicated to >tha Council.: . .'.■■"■",. ..■.., ,: ■ ■ •■; Conncillor. MacKeiiiiie was reappointed the council s representative on .tho Hutt Park l/ommiltofi. ■ ■-..'■■ . . ': ■. ~ .Accounts amounting to £43 13s. 5d -were passed for.payment.,; ;■;■;. 4, ' werc