BOROUGH LOAN PROPOSALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2339, 4 November 1908, Page 4

BOROUGH LOAN PROPOSALS.

SCHEDULE OF STREET LOAN. APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. -The following schedules, prepared by the Town Clerk., showing the amounts to be expended on the various streets under the loan proposals, was submitted to thp Borough Council last night l :

Albert Street ... ... 120 Aberdeen Read ... ••• 1082 A wap uni Road ..., 1250 Ballance Street ... ••• 102 Beero’s Lane and Sievwright Lane - ... 85 Berry Street ... ••• 00 Bloomfield and Abbott Road ... 85 Bright Street ... ... 340 Carnarvon Street ... 95 Childers Road ... ... 1022 Clifford Street 075 Cook Street ... ... 300 Cobden Street ... ... 298 Crawford Road 315 Coleman, lieta, and Cheeseman Roads ... 150 Custom-House Street ... 312 DeLautour Road ... ... 187 Derby Street ... ... 235 Desmond Road ... ... 120 Dickson Road l ... ... 37 Disraeli Street ... ... 350 Doleinan Road ... ... 200 Esplanade Road ... ... 511 Ftizherbert Street ... 263 Fox Street ... ... -225 Gladstone Road ... ... 5148 Grey Street ... ... 1446 Hall 1 Street ... ... 188 Harris Street ... ... 641 Herbert Road 150 Hinaki and Graham Roads 129 Hirini Street ... ... 579 Hurahura Road ... ... 71 Iranui Road 291 Leith Street ... ... 190 Lowe Street ... ... 493 Lytton Road 325 Mataroa Street 56 McLean Street 166 Nesbitt Road 146 Northcote Road 140 Ormond Road 1676 Palmerston Road ... 1944 Parau Street ... ... 100 Peel Street ... ... 2228 Pitt Street ... ... 95 Rawiri Street 192 Read’s Quay 1490 Rangi Street ... ... 100 Roebuck- Road 970 Root and Williams Streets 135 Russell Street 483 Rutcne Road ... ... 634 Riverside Road Bridge ... 106 Salisbury Road 400 Sheehan Street 220 Stafford Street ... ... 310 Stanley Road 808 Stout Street ... ... 996 Tukura Road ... ... 199 Wainui Road 1776 Whitaker Stx-eet ... ... 566 Wellington and Mill Roads 135 Wi Pere Street ... ... 247

£35,993 ROAD MACHINERY. '

Motor waggon and trailer 900 Locomotive crane and grab 1000 Crane line ... 200 Crusher, screen and engine 900 Hoppers at quarry ... 100 Watering Van "... ... 100 Horse broom and scoop ... 73

3323 First year’s interest ... 2074 Loa.u-f'or roads ... ... 35993

£41,390 The Mayor said that the amounts specified in the schedule for each road would be spent on that road, but the way in which it would be expended was not specified. He proposed that the schedule be adopted, and that the item Tor machinery be called ‘Toad machinery and plant,” and not tied down to the items on the schedule, as they might, as time went on, want to alter their machinery.

Cr. Sheridan seconded the motion

Cr. Mann asked what the proceeding was going to be. Was each item to be referred back to the Council for the manner in which the money was to be expended. The Mayor said that that was the position intended. Cr. Whinrav suggested that it was a waste of money putting good metal on all the streets. A great deal more good could be done by. using sliingle and Waihirere metal for binding. Cr. Pettie said there was no difference iu the new schedule from that presented l previously. He was of opinion that tliev were right in raising a loan for street improvements, but it would have been a great deal wiser to refer the matter to some competent engineer to show them how they could best expend the loan money on permanent work. He hoped they would not pass the schedule at that meeting, but that- it should be referred back to the Works Committee, as a number of the small streets had not enough granted fo*r them to do anything but temporary patching work. Ho was afraid of having the £36.000 for roads frittered away on work that was not of a permanent nature.

Cr. Sheridan agreed with Or. Pettie, and thought the whole matter of the expenditure of the loan on roads should be referred to some outside engineer for approval or otherwise. Cr. Williams said he could not vote for the passing of the schedule as it stood, as several of the amounts specified for the different streets were totally inadequate to put them into a permanent state, of repair. Cr. Mann said that his idea of the expenditure was that acting under expert advice, the main street should be done first, and while he was against the schedule as it stood, he wantto see the main streets: put into permanent order. He did not want to see the main streets neglected in order to do work on every little street in the borough. Cr... Sawyer thought that tilicre was a fail* and reasonable amount set. down for each street. Cr. Somervell favored' the loan for permanent work. He had no doubt that! the money set down for tlio main streets in the schedule would be sufficient to nut them into an. excellent state of repair. He till ought the loan would conserve the rates l for a number of* years, but did not think tlie loan would be authorised by the ratepayers if they thought the money was not to be expended on each street as set down in the schedule. Cr. Pettie said that the Council could afford to spend £SOOO per year for maintenance, as well, £72QQ per

v(*iir fox* permanent works, and at 1 _e ktirl of five years they could have their overdraft paid off. This was all the more reason they should not tie themselves to Jhe schedule, but. should expend the money under expert advice. jJv do in £5 this they could rely on the support of the ratepayers, and be able to do really good work. The Mayor sanl that it would be useless to go to the ratepayers with the understanding that money might be taken from one street to be put on to another. He did not) think at was necessary to obtain expert advice, but that was a matter for the Council Every street) was properly provided for even to the carrying oh of storm On the motion being put to the meeting, the schedule was adopted, the Mayor and Ors. Sheridan, feomervell, Sawyer, and Whinray voting dor it and Crs Pettie, Mann and Williams airainst.