News Briefs From Borough Council's Meeting

Chronicle (Levin), 20 October 1949, Page 4

News Briefs From Borough Council's Meeting

■ ■ ■ "V Large crops of hemlock growing in vacant sections next co the Druids' Hall were brought to the attention of the Levin BorougxT Council at its meeting on Monday night. The borough ovefseer, Mr. E. Lycette, said that he had allocated two days of next week on which to check up on hemlock growth in the borough. Permission was granted an applicant to erect a dwelling and shop on a section on the Playford Park estate subdivision. It was stated tliat the shop would be a small home cookery and dairy, and would be an asset to the park, providing for the camping groun'd. The Housing Department wrote stating that early action was to be taken to build on the Crown section at the corner of Oxford and Essex Streets, and that it would, therefore, not be available' for exchange with the borough council section at the corner of Cambridge and Montgomery Streets, as suggested by the council. A request from- the New Zealand Railways Department for the rejiainting of the St.'Andrew cross arm notice at the Queen Street level croSsing "in view of the recent accident there" was referred to the works committee for attention.

The annual grant of £10 was made to the Levin Plunket Society, when it applied to the council for its usual assistance. The Horowhenua Highland Pipe Band was allowed a grant of £25 in accordance with a decision made at the estimates meeting of the council. In reply to a letter from a firm of solicitors, the council approved a plan of subdivision in Queen Street for Mr. W. G. Woollett. The Levin Municipal Band wrote asking that the council supply and erect in two. suitable positions in the town notice boards advising the public when and where the ^and would be playing. Cr. Parton said he agreed this should De done, but also pointed out that the council should properly maintain the public notices already in existence. Some, particularly a rest room notice on a shop verandah post in Oxford Street, was in a disgraceful condition. Cr. D. J. Sweetzer pointed out that the big rest room sign across the footpath ^utside the building was also a disgrace and needed re-painting. The council decided to agree to the band's suggestion and referred the matter, together with the other suggestions, to the overseer for attention. The Levin Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club applied and "WaS granted ;thel use of the- swimming baths on Wednesday evenmgs and Saturday mornings during the coming season. The following stock, it was reported, was killed' at the aibattoirs during September, the figures for the same period last year being shown in' parentheses: — Cattle 640 (582), sheep and lambs 4574 (3594), calves 17 (17), pigs 548 (386) . The fees for the month totalied £1050 5s Id (£829 5s 9d) .