News Briefs From Borough Council's Meeting

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1949, Page 4

News Briefs From Borough Council's Meeting

A qew m-m h£s ||8 w h88n gaged i-p p^rf-y puf, thp woj?k au tht .emetery, rgpjrted |ne ' i§>-pug|l overseer, Mr. E. Lycetje, at lasl light meetipg qf ffip Bofr ough pppfifjfl. ; frep^rg,.ipfi- ^vprk ^as m hapd fpr fhe laprjg @| ievepg,' ig&w lerigth^ of fpofpa|h ai ;he cemetery he added. * if '" * * ' The Little Theatre Society app'ied fpr the u§e pf thp pegepf rheatrp «fi ^[ohday'giid Tuesd§-y, Oc.ober 10 and 11, under the pr8^ /isipns pf the theatre ipase for the ourposp of staging a lpcal production." The reauest'w'as* granted. ' * f The Horowhgnua ^oys' afid GirlsJ' Agricpftffg gihif mw? :>fm annqal pieefipg, tp fje held .lesday night, and aske4 fh^ cpjiHPi for a granv to its funds. The u§ual grant of £2 2s 'was' made. . • * % Mr. H. S. Walkley drew the coun2il's attention to the m'suse pf thp right-of-way from Werprqa fepad uo Salisbury Street, stating tha't vehicles were using it fpr g^rkifjg. He alsp esked that * the * bRup^a^y "ehce be repaired wh§PP ' it was dqmaged during the cpurse ef the qnstruction pf the right-ef-way. 3eth mg,tters were referred tp • the vprks cpmmittee for a report." * * *' The Levin Table ^erjpis Gfub was granted the use of the Regent Hall fqr Monday and Wednesday even'qgs of each week, with 'Lhe proviso that the hg.ll was npt qyailgble tq tt When otherwise. requifed'. '' * * . * Grs. A. J. H. -Allen ; and R. S. \ritcliff pointed out th.e nppegsfty mr a street ligbt being 'installed n the rfght-pf-way hehind Qxfqrd Street, from the Post Offiee to Bath Street, and a7so in the right-of-way .ehind the shops 'on the 'other side if Oxford Street. It was stated ..y the councillors that this would greatiy ass^st the night watchman n his observafipns and also dis--ourage persphs from loitering Jiere. It was decided to appiy jD the Horowhenua Power Board for the necessary lights. ^ * Cr. C. H. Nelsop bropght to the council's attention the need for the instal.ation of lights in Cambridge Street, stating that there were two on 'the railway side of the street which were value^ess, as there was no footpath there. He suggested cheir removal to the footpath side. Ihe DeputylMayor, Mr. R. A. Frederiksjn, said that two liehts were to be put in ffia't street, bpt he would look f prther into ' the matter. Cr. Nelson also drew attention to what he described as the pad Qutiet from hmp.q n Pigpe into Cambridge Street. This was referred to the wohks committep for investigation. * * * Cr. A. W. Pgrfon urged thgt in yiew.pf the alipwahc^ of e^pppditijre fflV i fpppFt Qfi-' tfcip works in 'this year's estinigtes, thfit an expert be empleyed "with fqe iitmpst expe.ditipn to report pn ihe position. '* ^ * Permlssipn yas grqnted an applicant for q pprmit ' to" erppt "in H4pnad Street * " a wqrkshqp ' for ppach building and cahinet pi^king. ft wps st'atpd thi't the ' ^ming wopld cpntain 4Q0 squgtrp feet of space. •••■' • * $ * Thp firm sqpplying aerfai ipaps •of Levin fpr ' use by thp ehgfpeers When the sewerage sphepie "fs llhder Way wrote' aslfin'g Tf tjip cgp^cff cqu d fprward names for tfive hau? cprners of "Levin ' qutsjidp -^8 area, as this would mahe it sirhpler when marking the« 'mhps. ""Thp council thougftt that to pafi^.e thp ar e'as in this way would prpjnaturgr jy preate " suburbs," qp.4 ".dppfdKd i° infprni the ni'm that cphfpass points b^ used fpr t^ls puf|pse. In view of the wet eqpdition of the heyih Pgfk ppmajn thp coupc'il depided tp instriict php p'vprseer npi to c^t xhp grass pn thp football plg,yfng afe'a yriM at'lepst after Augu'st. ' It was a^so 'decided that' the Hor.owhenua Rhgby Union be advised" that spectators inijst he kept off ' the playing ' area at" fiaif timp when matGfies wprp liplji upder its* ' j urisdiction, qs seyeral huhvdrpd persons runnmg o'ypr the grpuna was not gpod fpr thp'turf, partipd^ larly in wet weather. Thp qupstipif pf hetfPr cooking f acilities in the "kitchen of the Rpgpnt Hq.ll Was raised; the matter bping rpferrpd "tp the hall'cdmmittee for a report arid recbmmehdation. * * * After U ppripd of absence through illnes's, Cr. 5. Snerwood was last nigh't welcomed back to the council by tlfp Deputy-Mayor, Mr. Frederikson,' who said that although Cr. Sherwood had been absent from the couricil" table. he had not been absent from council work. He thankpd pr. Sherwood for the wav m'whfch he had helped the council out, and hoped that his health would improve. It was decided to send a lettpr to Cr. W. •Te1ford, who is absent on sick leave, 'and to Cr! D. J. Sweetzer, wl}p i§ at present in hospital.