The Archive · 1905

Public Lighting

Northern Distrit—Upon, the recom-of ten additional thie district at an aggregate anonol cost of Tls. 487; 8 incandescent gas lamps, 1 fare, and 1 incandescent electric lights. Road Extensions and Widenings.

Seymour Road.—Tho claim of Mr. J. Ambrose, for Mr. O.8. Barff, is submitted for the scheduled eastern strip of Cadastral lot 2413. He is willing to surren-dor the land already used for a private road free, and claims Tls. 3,000 per mow for the Mow 0.89 which is required from his garden; an additional expenditure of about Tls. 1,400 on a culvert is involved. The Council authorises acceptance of these terms.

Yangtszepoo and Lay Roads.—A proposal by Messrs, Dowdall, Hanson, and MoNeill is approved, whereby they will surrender Mow 0.222 of land from their lot at the corner of these roads, Cadastral No. 2570, for inclusion in the Lay Road, in return for permission to incorporate a similar area on the north of the Tot, which is at present a vacant piece of public Innd outside the line of the Yangtszepoo Road.

Myburgh Road.—A letter from three Chinese residents in this road is submitted calling attention to its bad condition and requesting that it be metalled. It is decided that the usual procedure in respect to contributions be applied in this case, that is, that the Council witl raise and metal the section of the road concerned in return for a contribution of Tls. 3, Haining Road.—Authority is given for the completion of the section of this road between the North Szechuen and Chapoo Roads at an estimated cost of Tls. 1,800.

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