EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 8

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

MEETING ON SATTJBDAY. The Eastbourno Boiough Council met at Rona Bay on Saturday evening. Present: The llayoi (Mr. J Barr), Councillors D. Eoberb son, C. Kussell, H. Sanson, T. Foley, F. Wills ' and Organ. The town clerk was instructed to take tht necessary steps to have ccruiin land belonging to Mi. Eurso takon under tho Public Works Act unless other arrangements are completed within the next two months. Tho town clerk reported that.some rates' having come in, the debit balance t as reduced to £M odd. 0 I r *■>' Commissioner Dranie, in roply to a letter sent by tho town clerk at tho instance of tile Mayor, wrote that tho question of removing the police 6tahon to s, silo within JLh,OjborougJi ' < would bo considered. Tho.'council confirmed the Mayor's action : in instructing tho clerk to write to Mr. Xi M. Wilford, lIP., etating objections to the Government's proposals in regard to loans to local bodies Mr. T. G. Bolton wrote asking that ratea be not/charged upon an utre of land owned by himself, Mr. Van Sta\cron, and others, on the ground that tho land was used as a water sup ply receive foi soveral properties, and cleaily served a public need. As an altornatne, tho writer offered to sell tho land to the council i for £2, and on certain conditions The council resol>ed to accept tho otter of tho land, but without one of tho conditions laid down by Mr. Bolton, eg., restricting tho use of water from tho section to thoso properties already soned by it ' It was resolved to ask Mr. Leipst to again flsjt the borough on December 20 and ad\isa the council in regard to artesian bonng for water supoly. Discussion took place as to whether th« building by-laws were liome complied withih tho case of a certain dwclbng which is being i elected, and vbich has not Oft. stude in tho attic story. Tho town clcik slated that ho had # passed tho plans, and considered that tho bjlaw had not been infringed Councillors however, look the opposite view, and ga\o instructions that future buildings must ha\c stud* of 9 feet in length or over. >