EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 540, 22 June 1909, Page 6

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

/-The Eastixxnne Bowwgh Coonoa met at Bona Bay bet Saturday. Present: The MayorCMTl J. , Barr),,Ca<nicillors Rrfay,Mackenzie, Oigaiv Roborteok, Sanson, and Wills. '..■■■.■-■.• .'.-Itwas reeolred, to .' oaareel' 'the'.'present sanitary contract, and to provide for the cost of ■ sanitation out of general.fund, say ,ind part!y:by aii armnal fee of 10b., i subject to reduction to 55., if houses are unoccupied for six'montJis.; Tfio preseat.sanitary; contractor is to be offered £4 par" week.for sanitary,. Ughting,.-. and rubbish removal services, together witn dray work necessary .to' Complete employment. ■■'■•■' i ■ ".-•■:-.'

lio estimates for the year were adopted as follow:—Expenditure: Hospital and charitable 'aid, £97 18s.. . General, account:' Maintonaii'ce; £300; sanitation, £100; footbaths aakl public works, £150; lamps installation, £60; contrftiitron Hufct pipe bridge, £112 10s.; artesian water tests, £75; lidiUng.fiGOj'interest No. 1 loan, iiawdnt, £23 6s. 6d.;. sinking: fund account, £20; administration, mis-' ceßaneans, and contingencies, £179 Is. Bd.; j total, £1079 18s. 2d. Bscoipte: Hospital and charitable aid rate of 9-64 of a peiiiiy. in ttte £; on, .tho cajatal value of £168,196,. £98' Us. General account: Credit balance- brought forward, £179.155. Bd.; general rate of l},ol o penny in ™e £ on tlio nnimproTOd value 'of £108,820,-: £CBo_ 2s. 6d.;, an annual: eanitary fee.of 10s., estimated to produce £75;' Gov- , onuiiont subsidy. £120; fees, miscellaneous, £25; t0ta1,.£1079 18s. 2d.. v ■ : -, ; ; . A special mooting to cbnfinn the above rates will be held at tiie IDown. Clerk's office ion J«ly 7. . ■;'■'■ ■ " • ■''. : : .-.' ' , >■. - C It was resolved to levy -the special rate on ■acconirt of a,loan of £4500 raised het year,' and amounting to id.-in Kie £on nnmrprorod va-hie. , '. '■, ■• ■.■•■ " ;■ ,-,; - :