BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1455, 15 October 1878, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

SYDENHAM. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council was held last evening. Present —His Worship the Mayor, and Crs, White, Brown, Charters, Hall, Jones, Pavitt, Andrew, Langdown, and Poster. Before the business of the meeting commenced | Mrs Fitzgerald waited upon the Council with a petition regarding the release of her husband from gaol, on the ground of his innocence. This petition she wished the Council to sign. His Worship said that the Council, as a body, could not take any notice of the petition, but if she would leave it !any councillor who thought proper might sign it. She could call for it in the morning. The applicant thanked the Mayor and withdrew. The minutes of the last meeting were then read and confirmed. A contract for the supply of shingle was sealed with the seal of the Board. The contractor was Mr E. Jackman. A letter was read from a resident of Wilson’s road, complaining of the nuisance of rubbish being shot near Wilson’s bridge by the contractor. The Mayor said there had been many complaints on this subject. Cr Charters stated that the contractor was the man to blame. He moved—“ That he be called upon to abate the nuisance at once.” After some discussion the motion was withdrawn, and the matter was referred to the sanitary committee. A letter was read from the Drainage Board on the subject of !a conference which had been held, composed of sub-committees of the Sydenham Borough Council and the Drainage Board, on the question of what works should be carried out by each body. The conference had been held in consequence of a letter from the Borough Council. The letter enclosed a series of resolutions defining what works should be undertaken by each body. The letter and the resolutions contained therein were adopted, A letter was read from the Heathcote Eoad Board, asking that a survey should be held upon the state of Wilson’s bridge, and also calling attention to the fact of young men and boys bathing in the river Heathcote near that bridge. Some discussion took place as to what were the boundaries of the borough. It was stated that the Council had control of the bridge in question, as it was within the Sydenham boundary. The letter was referred to the works committee. An application for the appointment of impounder for the borough was made by Mr Wm. €K Hartle. Or. Hall moved that the application be granted, and a fee of 2s fid be paid for every animal impounded. i Seconded by Cr. Charters and agreed to. Application was made by the Heathcote Eoad Board for the Council to cut down and alter the gradient of a portion of Wilson’s road. .Referred back to the Heathcote Board for fuller particulars as to estimated cost of the work, &c. Or. White read the report of the works committee. One of the clauses recommended a conference with the City Council to settle the boundaries of the two boroughs. Mr Euddenklau waited upon the Council to furnish them with the plan of the land he had purchased at Addington, and to explain the nature of the street ho intended to make through it, which he stated would be 40 feet wide. Mr Euddenklau having made his explanation, withdrew. | On the question of a map for the borough coming up, it was stated that the Drainage Board map was useless for the purposes of that Council. It was resolved to defer the consideration of the clause. Discussion took place on the subject of the taking over of Scott’s road by the Council. The inhabitants declined to widen the street to 40 feet as required. It was stated that the street was a great nuisance in the state it was now kept in. The report recommended that it should not be formed until it was widened. The clause was agreed to. The clause recommending that all the streets in the borough should be named was agreed to. A deputation waited on the Council in reference to the forming and channelling of Scott’s road. It was resolved to refer the matter to tho works committee. Tho Council then proceeded to consider the application of Mr Euddenklau. Cr. Hall moved —“That this Council take over no new road less than 66 feet wide.” Seconded by Or. Charters, who contended that tho road in question was quite a new one. Cr. Langdown moved, as an amendment — “ That Mr Euddenklau’s application bo granted, subject to the narrow part of the road being made a wide as the other portion, viz , 40 feet.” Cr. Charters seconded tho amendment pro forma, and again spoke, against the principle of taking over narrow streets. Cr. White supported tho amendment. Tho amendment was put and lost; three voting for and six against it. The Mayor then called the attention of the meeting to the fact that there was nothing before it, asCr. Hull’s resolution did not boar upon Mr Euddenklau’s land at all. By tho permission of tho Council, Cr. Hall was allowed to amend his resolution as follows —“That Mr Euddenklau’s application be refused, the road not being the required width of one chain.” Seconded by Cr. Charters and agreed to by six votes to three. Tho report as a whole was then adopted. The finance report was brought up and read, and, after discussion, adopted. After the transaction of some matters of detail, the Council adjourned.