EASTBOURNE BOROUGH.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 554, 8 July 1909, Page 7

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH.

i :.. THE NEW RATES. . '' . ;A special meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council, convened for the purpose of confirming certain decisjons respecting the borough rating, adopted at the council meeting of June 12 last," was held yesterday afternoon there being present:. The Mayor (Mr. John Barr), and Councillors Ross, Organ, Foley, and Russell. ■.-■■■■' ' ■'■•■.. •: The /first resolution, moved 'by Councillor Organ, : seconded by Councillor Ross, and adopted, was as follows:— ,"That, by. virtue of the provisions of Section 7? of the Municipal Corporations Act 1908, and Section ii of the Rating Act, .IOOS* the council. hereby makes for the year commencing April 1, 1909, and ending March 31 1910, a general rate of ljd. in the'«£ on the unimproved value of all rateable property in the Eastbourne Borough District, and a Hospitnl and Charitable Aid rato of 9-GW. in the £ on the capital value of nil rateable property in the Eastbourne Borongh District, such rates _ to be payable in one snm on July 31, The second resolution, moved and seconded by Councillors Foley and Organ respectively and adopted, read:-- ' "That, the council hereby makes an annual sanitary fee of 10s. on ench pan, such annual fee to be payable on July 31, 1900."