BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 22, 19 October 1937, Page 12

BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Our Own Oorrespondent.

WAIPUKURAU COUNCIL'S -i MEETING

From

WAIPUKURAU, Last Nigbt. Tliis evening, at tbe montbly meeting of the Waipukurau Borougb Council, the Mayor. Mr I. W. N. Mackie, presided over Ora. R. W. Carpenter, J. L. Brathwaite, H. A. Martin G J. Bromell, J. C. Wiudle, J. McOarthy and the clerk-engineer, Mt H. R. Smart. The Napier Bordugb Council wrpte apologising for delay in connection with the hoavy - traffic fees allocated for 1936-37, stating. that the countiea had not yet signitied their agreement to the 2-3 : 1-3 basis of apportionment. However, the Napier council had their figures, and on« the assumption that they would agree, had worked out tbe allocation for each borougli. The ouclosed figures sliowed that the amount of allocation to the Waipukurau borough was iS288 5(-. (1-3 of the total for heavy trafflc distriot), and the ainount due to the Napier Borougb as distributmg authority was £390 572 . — Received/ Dealing with the drainage on the urooertv of the J oseph Skidmol'0 - eis-

tate, the District Public Trustee wrote I stating that he had liotlced the sug- ■ gestion was made tbat the drainage be directed into thc sewer. !Mr Smart, _ discussing the uiatter with Mr" Wilr — liamson, had qaid tKat to allow dtainage of the sort concerned to pass tlirough a storm%ater drain could nqt be permitted, on nccount of .oil, waste, etc., gettifig in and creating a nuisance— It was decjded to roply tliat the nuisaxice could be. obyiated by tbp construction of a sump. The District Engineer, Publfc Works Depaftment, Napier, wrote enclosing a copy of a memorandum serit by him to the district engineer. Railways Department, Wellington, in connection with proposed alterations wherd the railway^ballast siding. It would be n-T Tukituki stopbank would .crOss the cessary to lift the eiding 1.20 feet, the letter said, and tho Central H.B. Power Board was concerned that, jn tbat event, they lnight not be ahle to unload poles from the siding. However, it would be possible to unload poles over the bank if rails were first laid from the flop of the truck across the top of the stopbank. The distriot engineer asked for the ltailway Departmcnf's instructions as to whethor the Publio Works Department w.OUld pack the line when coustructing tlie bank, or whethor the railways stalf would be required to do the lifting. In the latter. "case, the writer could arrange for the material to be placed alongside the line. — Received.The Prime iMiiiister wrote thanking the council for its respouse to the appeal for donationa to the King Georgo V Memorial Fund. — .Roceived, The Hawke's Bay Centennial , Comraittee wrote inviting the council to send a ropresentative to attend a meeting in Napier on October 27 for the purpose of compiling the historical re-. cords of 'the provinco.— rlt was decided that the Mayor approach Mr J. Wilson, of. Hatuma, and ask him if he would consent to qttcnd the meeting • on behalf of this part of tbe district. . Accounts totalling £2159 8/4 were passed for payment. Engineer's Report. The clerk-engineer Mr H. B. Smart. reportcd Water ReticUlation : . For the month of Septembef the centrifugal pump ran 165.27 hQurs, used 7437. units of electricity and pumped 3,264,000 gallons of water. For thc ; corresponding period in 1936 the pump ran 199.2 liours, used 8,964 units of electricity and pumped 3,931,200 gallons. One" water connection has been made to servb a new dwelling outside the borougli. Roads and streets : Patching and general maintcnance has been carried but as required, and the roads ^eaerallv are in fair order. Preparation for sealing : Russsll street and Ra/ilway Esplanade are oeing built up and strengthened where necessary, in preparation for sealing, and as soon as these roads are completed. Northumberland and Kitchener streets will receive attention. River - Proteqtion : ' Arrangements haviug been eoinpleted with the ITiblic Works Department and the ereetion of the stop bank, was commenced n October 4,