Borough Council Holds Fortnightly Meeting

Chronicle (Levin), 7 May 1948, Page 3

Borough Council Holds Fortnightly Meeting

— - - ^ The fortnightly meeting of the Shannon Borough Council ■ was . heid on Tuesday night presided • over by the Mayor (Mr.- D. A. Fitzj gerald) . Crs. V. J. Bateman, H„ L. , Norris,v R. S. Downes, C. 'M. 'Cronquest, L. G. Sayer, C. G. Wishart ,. |and H Aitchison were present. .An t apoiogy for absence w^s received - liom Cr. B*. Clayton.1 • ! The Mayor announced that the i Uniced Nations appeal for children , had commgnced throughout New i Zeaiand and appealed for members of the council to assist this worthy r object. Following a discussion -it J was resolved that. a cathival day be hel'd on the domain on Saturday • next. a,s a means of opening the campaign locally. It was resolved that a quantity of - distilled tar should. be purchased to be used in connection with the . isanitary arrangements. The secreI tary of the Snannon and dis.tr'ict's I'war me.morial hall committee com|municated with the council' thankmg it for the oifer of a section as a prospective site for the erection of rhe rnemorial hall and state'd "that unfortunately the time given by 'the council has expired before .the committee has reached a stage where they could get the decision of a pubiic 'meeting regarding the ■ site and asked- that the time be extended until after the pubiic meeting is calie'd in-about six weeks time. On the motion of.Cr. Sayer it was agreed to extend the time •until Juiy L . A letter was received from Mr. A. E. Mansford, secretary of the Aid: for Brnain campaign, stating that he intended to visit Shannon to discuss with- the Mayor 'the advisability of calling a meeting to set up la committee, if .this has not lalready been done, It w^is pointed out, however, ' that Shannon is lalready- doing its share ' and the various organisations are doing good work i'h this direction. It was . felt that no good purpose would be served by setting up a committee. It was left "in the hands of the Mayor to reply to Mr. Mansford .along these lines. v : . . The managing-secretary-'. of the Horo whenua. Electric Power -Board ddvised that- there i's no longer a ban -on, the erection of -additionar street lights .and. his board is prepared to consider'7 applications for a'dditional • street' lighting from local bodies vhthin . its area. It was agreed that this matter be heid over to a -later m'eeting of thei council.- . • . . ' • o The Palmerston North Hospltal Board forwarded estimates and the levy on the local authofities for me year - 1948-49. The Shanhon .Borough levy for the period is to be '£307 ls 3d; which is'an increase oU'£iO llsr/8d>bn the,-: previoiis' -^eaf . . PermissibiF%as - gf anfed ' a'*' ybe: Street resident to -lay a* - 'field 'pipe drain to carry storm water from .the roQf of his dweiling tb the road drain. ' The Plunket Society, in support of their request for a grant- from the_ councii forwarded a copy of their balapce sheet for the year ended March 31 which showe'd a . s.ubstantial credit balsfnce in both 1 the general accouni/ and the Kari- : tane account and following a discussion it • was resolved to reply that the council cannot see their ' way clear to make a grant in the meantime but, if during the year 1 their financial position warrants a grant an application ' from ' the scciety will receive consideration.i As lio tenders wqre received for the i fencing of a section m. Nathan! Teiiace it was left in the hands of i

Cr. L. G. Sayer to discuss the position with Mr. R. R. Lmd. Cr. V. J. Bateman, on behalf of the building committee reported that the following building permits were in order: — Mr. . E. J.Spencer, a dweiling to . the value of £1250; Mr. H. W. Sayer, a dweiling ,t.o the value of £1200; the removal and re-erection of- the Ven. Bede's ■ church to the value of. £400 ahd Mr. W. R. Clough,. alterations to the value of £50. An application received from Mr. D. Richards for permission to erect a fowl-house was granted aubject to the approval of the health inspector. Cr. Bateman also asked that attention be given to the domain buildings. Labour required for the work an'd metal for, the domain gateway was left in the hands of Cr. Sayer to arrange, while renovating of -the notice boards at- the domain were left to Cr. Bateman to deal with. Reporting on the activity of the wqrks committee, the chairman, Cr. L. G. Sayer, stated a fiame thrower had been tried pftt on the side of some of the streets and drains within the borough,' also the lawn mower attac£b,m;erit for the motor mower was to hand. Four rubbish containers were at present being made and would be placed in suitable positions arourid the town. He suggested that the State Highways be asked to cut back on a grade the Ballance Street area between Venn ana Vogel Streets. He stated that ne would arrange to have the rubbish tip placed in-. order and notices erected.,. r - In conclusion, it was resolved that a meeting of the finance committee be heid and a special meeting called to consider the year's estimates. Accounts amounting to £202 9s 2d; which included payment to the Palmerston North Hospital Board of £76 17s 4d, were passed for payment.