Levin Borough Council

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 October 1915, Page 3

Levin Borough Council

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last ovomnjj,. juieio neio parent: mvj Jiayor {Mi li. K-. uaiueuer;, (Jouuciilors M. i'usella, o. ltaney, i. U. Vincent, S. Jones, o. Robertson A. Deinpsoy a net C. Bienkliorii. ijeavf ol auseneo was granted lo Councillor Erauee. iIESEUYEri COMMITTEE REPORT. iiic euniniiuec decided to authorise the caretaker to xreat the walls and Hour of the bath 'with the alum and lime solution, previously used, and also io paint the framework of the springboard, etc. It recommended to die council: — That tar ami sand be laid around iho bath where at present tliere is no concrete. The cost of the work was jstimatod at—material i'u, labour £2, a iotal of £7. That tlie bathe oo opened on or about i3th inst., and that they close on Isl April, 1 ( J1(J; the batlung hours to be tho same as last year. That tlie following prices for season's tickets be charged: JUon's ss; woman's 5*6 o'd; boys and girls between tho ages ot and IG, 3s 6'tl ; and for boys and girls under 13 years 2s. The report was adopted. Councillor Blenkhorn moved that family tickets be issued at 7s (3d each, lie considered that family bathing should be encouraged. Councillor Dempsey seconded this. Councillor Vincent said he did not sec his way to support the proposal. tie thought the charges proposed reasonable.

Councillor Bleiikhoru .said that the liaths had never become popular yet. The idea was to hoost them along. Afterwards ilicy might lie aMe t-o increase the charges if possible. Councillor Robertson siid that if 7k b'd was a reasonable charge for family tickets, the other charges were too high. The Mayor suggested that Councillor Blcnkhorn make his proposal 10s for a family ticket. Councillor Bleiikhoni a.ureed to tiuV and Councillor Demp.sey seconded. Councillor Vincent said that the object, of the baths Avas to encourage childrou to come alone; and leani to swim. lie was in favour oi making a charge 'f Is for children under if) years of age. The proposal as amended Avae carried, A letter Avas received from Mr W. ('. Collier, honorary secretary to the Wellington Banch of the Royal Lifesaving Society, offering to irivo an .<xhibition of swiming and life-saving 'n Labour Day at the local baths. .He. had written to Mr I). W. Mathesou, but had received no answer, "probably he Ava.s out of town, or had gone to the front."

hut l);i(l received no answer, r( probablv ho wn.s out of town, or had gone t>> the front." In moving that the offer ho ncceptod the Mayor said that a* oiip of the advocates ol' the baths he was disappointed that they ha-d not proved more stic-ci'.-blu!. tie considered that the council should do nil it could tu help, and to make the batiks the means ol touching ,/iiildK'H >o swim. I'no great value ot oeing able to r>wim was demonstrated oy Major i''n.yberg by iii.s line leat m the Daidanellei,. L'oiinuiHui , JSleiiivinJ H .--aid thai nie uoiiule uas they liad all 'heir swimming enihii.sia.-us. lie that they communicate uiUi Sir .Viadieson. Tile -Miiyor uio\eil i.liai the Lilc-aav-ing Si.ciet.v's oiler be accepted, and the airanging oi a program 01 events lor the iiticriidiUi be leit in iho hands of the reserves eommitlee and tlie local LiU'-bii/iug Society. Louiu-iilor Vincent thus and it wars curried. .VIUMCU'AL GAS UEI'AItTjuKNT. Following the yas nmuagcr s> reixjrt Un- the '"moiuh ending L'Oih Septomber:—Duriug the mouth inatUjiVi eoniieeied wnii me uepartmeut eoutinucd lo show a bieady increase. lou will Hole tiiat the output tor .U R! moniii is slightly in advance oi' the previous month. Tlu.s may be due to the iact that an extra Saturday night was included. Two new consumers have been added and oue ga*> cooker .n----stalled. A lair amount oi ga.s iitting has been done and general maintenance attended to. Our residuals continue to meet with a ready sale, especially coke, which is marketed <is soon as manufactured. I have .several enquiries for gab cookers, and ii they are procurable hope to have them installed at an early date. The report was adopted.