LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 April 1912, Page 3

LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

THE KIUE BRIGADE. MAN'Y matte us of jnteuest. A meeting of the Levin Borough Council was held last evening at the Council OHices. Oxford (street-. tinMayor (Mr I>. R. Gardener) presiding, and the following members present: Councillors Lancaster. Fosella. Blenkhom, Hannan, Barker, Vrouse, I l 'ranee and Matheson, with Mr I'. W. Goldsmith, Town Clerk. MOliE LIGHT WANTED. A h'tter was received from Mr J. Phillips, of Weiaroa, stating thai some t':i-:> ago he mailt" -a proposal to the inn !1 to erect a lamp at t-lie comer of K\eter and Salisbury street-, and that he would pay the 00-'-t of the labour. He now made another proposal to tho Council, viz: If the Council would elect a lamp during April at the corner in q-'ostion he would pay the lirst year's gas bill- I' I Ms. ■Nurse Dustow. writing from t-lir l'rivate llu-pital. called attention to the insufficient light at the intersection of Exeier and Bristol streets, near the private hospital. Patients arriving at night from the country had great difficulty in find ing the place. As the hospital wara semi-public institution and wa.used largely by people outside the borough, it should be in the interest s : of the town that the place should be made as convenient as possible. A lamp po.-t at tho corner was badly needed. Nurse Dustiu also mentioned that there was no footpath in Iront ol the gate, and the clay and •Soil there in bad wetaher were very greasy.

Councillor Lancaster moved, and Councillor I'rouse seconded : Thai the application of Xun-e Dustow am J. Phillips regarding tamp* he referred to 1111» lighting committor' to report at next meeting. find that Nurse Dustc.w lie informed tliat directly metal suitable fur footpaths is prepared, attention .shall lie given to her complaint. This was agreed to. "THK MAX OX TU|.; WATCH TO WEI!." llit* following report iv,> read from Mr J. McTa ggart, the secretary to the Fire Brigade committee: The committee held a meeting and discussed the (piestion of connecting A\eraroa with Levin for fire purposes, and we recommend to your Council tliat a new bell and tower lie erected at Levin, and the present hell and tower he transferred to cost not to exceed £T>o. Failing this T 'would widest private telephone communication should he cstahlished. The Mayor remarked that this report, was the outcome of the motion passed at the last meeting of the Council referring the matter to tin Fire Brigade comniittee for them to report to the Council. For the pur pose of disciiM-iou lie moved that tin report he received. Councillor Lancaster remarket that the matter had been before the Council before and he -would then have liked to have seen some means of cominunication established be tween Levin and Weraroa. Then had been two very serious fires recently, and ho thought the Council should do something to establish communication with tVcraroa. Councillor France suggested that the captain's homo rihouhl he linked Up with the whole of the houses of the telephone subscribers. Tt would be a. good tiling to thoroughly reorganise the brigade. Councillor Hannan thought tin Council should have a night watchman to stand on the tower. "Oh!'' and laughter"). The whole mattei -required going into. It. was decided that the mattei bo loft over tentatively to he -discuss ed among councillors before the next

meeting. OTHER MATTERS . Many other matters are reported in other columns of this issue. GOOD FRIDAY LMCTIUiJSS. The Town Clerk reported that the lessee of the King's Theatre had asked for permission to hold two eutertailimenth on Good Friday. He had submitted the programme. The M-ayor remaiked that in connection with this matter a meeting of the Lighting and Finance Committees had been held, and several councillors were present when tb< application came in. "With oiv< exception they were unanimous that the application be granted. Cr. France saw no possible objection to granting the application. Cr. Lancaster expressed a .similar opinion. The entertainments would not be given during church hours. The Mayor: I think the, management might have sent complimentary tickets to the councillors. (Loud laughter and applause). On the motion of Cr. France, seconded by Cr. Fosella, the necessary permission was granted.