Levin Borough Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 February 1914, Page 3

Levin Borough Council

The ordinary fortnightly moo

ing of Levin JJorougii Council was hefd lust night, Councillor C. Jilenkhorn presiding. There«ulso were present Councillors E. 8. Lancaster, H. B. France, R. Prouse, 1,1.I ,1 . E. Parker, A. l)einpsoy, D. W. Matheson and 1). S. Mackenzie. An apoJogy for unavoidable absence; was sent by Councillor Haswell. BOIIOUGH OVEKSEER. The borough overseer reported that during the niontn he had been having the roadsides tarred. One barrel of tar, lie found, covered luO square yards of roadside. There was no doubt it would keep the grass down for some time to come, but his opinion was that they should have a double coat of tar laid on, so as to make enough crust to hold the top together. He had had the mam footpaths patched and re-tarred. The roads through the borough were in fine order, but some of them were very rough, and the boulders on them required picking out, and the roads re-inettalling. Everything m connection with the water supply was working satisfactorily except the farm motor, which was broken again, unaccountably. During last, week the Government inspector for noxious weeds was in Levin, and the overseer showed him around the borough. The report was adopted. FINANCIAL SLOWCOACHES. All the rates unpaid to the Levin Corporation after 14th March next will be subject to a heavy penalty. THE PIPE BIUDGE. Three tenders were received for the work of painting the pipe bridge, beyond Gladstone road. The tender of 1 ,, . C. iiooth, at i>s, was accepted. Procter and Son tendered £1U 10s, and H. Walker £10 10s, with a lesser sum for a lesser quantity of painting. THE LONG PAJjDOCX. Councillor Pro use moved that the oorough roads be tiirown open (from 7 a.m. co 7 p.m.; ior graz-. ing purposes iroin the oth Eebruiiry to iDth February. The motion was carried by live votes to three, the minority being Councillors Jilenkhorn, Mackenzie and Parker. Councillor 1 ranee moved "That the roaa overseer be instructed to take steps to prosecute any person allowing stock to stray on the mad at night, and that he receive iuitabie renunierution for his services." Only the other night a boy was kicked by a wandering liorse, and it was a disgrace to the council if the streets could not. be kept clear, and if they could not leal with the trouble it was time councillors gave up their job. The practice of allowing horses to run .oose at night had been going on tor years, and it was time the pracice was put down. Horses Svere jften run on unfenced sections md from these strayed on to the streets. It was time those sections were fenced and then the anger would be able to impound ill horses found wandering on. he streets. Councillor Parker seconded the motion. Councillor Lancaster thought he council should give the ranger so much on each prosecution. It ivas too much to expect the ranker to get up during the night md hunt round after stray stock ivithout extra pay. The other light he found two horses right in the middle of the street.^ It was pointed out by the Town ■,'lerk that the last batch of people brought before; the Court for aliowing stock to wander about the streets the tines amounted to about 3s, most of them being let off-on payment of costs. The motion was carried. RUBBISH CAIiTS. Councillor Matheson spoke of the advisableness of having leaky taps attended to, and of expediting the institution of a rubbish ;art for Levin, as advocated by |H Councillor Mackenzie at last 1 meeting. He thought the latter I suggestion an admirable one, and M lie moved that these two matters be 1 referred to the sanitation com- I inittee. fl This was agreed to. ]J