HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1919, Page 1

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28th. The Council met at 7.45 p.m. Present :—Messrs G. A. Perry, (Mayor), 1 H. M. Coulson, G .A. Wood, Nfi Warren, A. Parkhill and J. King. The minutes were confirmed and correspondence outward approved. INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. From his Excellency the Governor, Wellington in connection with his proposed visit to the West Coast.—Received. The Mayor explained the action taken and- programme arranged in cooperation with the County Council. Action approved. From Public Health Department reporting on visits of Inspector Kershaw; notifying a number of buildings in the i town that had been condemned:—Received. The Mayor moved that the Town Clerk give the necessary notice to the owners of the buildings condemned. Seconded by Mr King and carried. REPORTS. j From Treasurer reporting receipts j £75 10s sd, payments £2OO 15s 6d, debit balance £2lB 6s 2d.—Received . OVERSEER’S REPORT. I have' the honour to submit the following report on work done during the past month. The main Work carried out during the month has been the construction of the Hall St. drain. Although the weather conditions have not been of the best for this class of work very satisfactory progress has been made with the construction of the drain. For the month we completed a section of 5 chains, excepting a small portion to he still filled in. The cost of this section and allowing for the portion to be still filled in amounted to £l3O Os Od which works out at £26 8s Od per chain. We have now only 31 chains to 1 go to complete this drain to Hampden St. This section will not cost nearly so .much per chain as the depth of ground is considerably less than was the case in the last section just completed. About the middle of the month Mr Jas; Lynch kindly sent down his motor tractor and ploughed up the eastern portion of Cass Square. The ground still requires a good deal of work to be put in to make it suitable for sowing down in grass. The road way at the intersection of Sewell and Weld Streets has been metalled and sanded. The usual maintenance works .have also been attended to in the Borough during the month.— Received.

Mr Warren asked when the footpaths that had been cut up during the laying of the telephone cables were to be repaired. It Was stated that this would be done as soon as the staff bad time to :lo so. The Council rose at 8 p.m.