BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1368, 1 February 1905, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of tho Borough Counoil was hold last evening, whontho following members wore pvosout: —His Worship tho Mayor (Mr J. Townley)- Crs 4 MorrisoD, Wainray, Hopburn, Miller, Harding and Somervell. 1 TECHNICAL EDUCATIGN. f A communication was received from the 3 Farmers’ Union Provincial Exeoutivo, 1 stat'ng Mr Hogbon, Secretary for EduoaJ lion, proposed to leoture on technical rural education in about three weeks’ time. Ho suggested that tho Executive should obtain tho co-oporntion of tho Council in order 1 that Mr Hogben could meet all the looal bodies interested. Tho Counoil agreed to 00-oporato with other local bodies in tho matter. BAND CONTEST. The Council decided to grant the City Band the sum of £lO towards tho oost of oxpeuses to tho band contest. TELEPHONE FACILITIES.

Mr Jex Blake wrote asking for a donation towards tho cost of the To Arai Valloy telephone line, which would take in tho site of tho water source at To Arai. It was decided to contribute tho sum of ifilO, provided tho Council had the right to connect and uso tho lino when they desired. TECHNICAL CLASSES. The Committeo appointed to consider tho question of a donation to tho above olassos recommended that tho Council should grant tho school tho sum of £2O. Councillors approved of the vote, and on tho motion of Cr Harding tho report was adopted. SHOP HOURS. i Mr C. H. Ambridgo, Chairman of tho Shop Hours Committee, wrote as follows : “In roply to your memo, re petition and hours of closing being allowed to bo forwarded, I am instructed by my committee to inform you that at the general meetings of Gisborne tradespeople we, the committee, woro appointed to deal with this matter in trade sections, and having carried out our cootruot desire that the same bo forwarded to the Miuister of Labor to be dealt with accordingly, not having boon appointed to obtnin signatures under the other condition, we now leave tho matter in your hands, and have no other report to make."

It was decided to forward the petition on to tho Minister of Labor. REMOVAL OF RUBBISH. Replying to a letter written by Mr E. O. Mai thews in regard to tho removal of rubbish in tho suburbs, the Council decided to inform tho writer that they could not at the present time undertake the work in outlying districts. INSPECTOR’S REPORT. Tho Borough Inspector reported as follows: —“Since your last meeting I have been inspecting ~in the borough, and find most of the places in a satisfactory condition of cleanliness. Work at tbo abattoirs is still proceeding slowly, and accordio" to the amount of work yet to be done it will bo aomo considerable time before tho works are ready for uso. There is a considerable amount of filling in and levelling off around the different buildings which "could now bo gono on with. If your Council wishes the same to bo put in band it could be started and completed at the same time as the contract. No fencing posts have as yet come to band, although they have been under order for the last six months.” The report was adopted. OVERBEER’S REPORT. The following report was received from the Borough Overseer: —“The weather beiDg favorable since your last meeting, the tarring has been the principal work done. The fire at the Bchool has killed three or four of the trees in front of the buildiDg, which will have to be taken out j by the roots bsfbre any iarriug can be none on that path. The trees’ roots are bad on some of the paths this year, and aro causing a good deal of work, as I /he paths have, to be broken up and • patched, which-take much longer thanjibe I 'tarring. Street watering en- I 'gine is made use of for-ewatering tbe'streets /the cost wouldffie abotit iff per hour, say /two hours for watoripg from'the bridge to inVGladstone Road, and tho 'junctions of th& c.tfoss street within that I 'diijfanee would altogether cost about £l, I jfga reduction being in the coals burnt, but 'lldon’t tbink much reduction could be 'made in tho men’s time from that given ; | 'tbl time/must be taken from the getting of 'th|\hirfgs from the fire shed and takiDg 'them back again. If your Council adopts 'this plan I think there are members of tho 'brigade that would undertake the work if «our Council so wishedf This would relieve tho water cart from this portion of the town for tbo benefit of tho upper parts 'and erdss streets. I think two or three good watajftugs a week vpitb the engine would be * sufficient, as yerjr little water would bof required the next day on that part unlel? tlfe wind was %jry r bad. The property uwifprs ’| r e willing to contribute to work asked for|iu_Clifford street, Wha- I tfupoko, Wainui road respectively.” Ii was deSidedfJto proceed with the for nation wgffk'W’Wainui road, the property jojvnerß distributing one-half of the cost. VEhojiiFtffk in Clifford street, Whataupoko, 'Sasffloferred, as all the residents would not Agf'Se to contribute, The report was /adopted,

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. On the motion of Cr Somervell, seconded by Cr Harding, Mr was re- j elected tfc the High Bchool Board of Cr Somervell said that it would be Sifficul/to find a better member than Mr Morg&rf in the town. unsightly buildings. aeflSill|r brought up the question ol :-tnesbnil(Ungs owned by the Bank of South Wales in Glactefone roacL whpro a Are bad occurred it was time tho Council insistedlfhat the buildings were removed. • / Cr Harding considered that tho thjildings in question were a disgrace to tha* matitution concerned, and tho sooner they wore removed tho better. letter Bhould be sent to the Rook, pointing aU# tho unsanitary state of the building. j S Morrison sai'Q'.thdt ho had ing in fhe-Bame matter lojSg sinpe. CounAl surely had insisjzon tfcftsjK-tnoiial -of tho building*' J' VThdvJJiiyor doubted wbaS®cr thg,*Council /had- power to insist on removal of the unless they qfrasider^/them inAfter some discwsion it J»as decided tc give the Bank oGNow Soerch Wales notice that the buildijgs in would have to be t-tfe end of Fobruary ' ®GHTS. Cr W®nray that more lights shouldffie provided in tho suburbs. It wai absollftely needfsary that another lamj be placed at tho corner of Ballanc Stout statets, Whataupoko. /A motioryto this effect v/as carried with ' out opposj((ion. / SQUATTERS. The Town Cleric wa3 instructed to giv squatters on Kaiti beach a final notice thi their houses must bo shifted.