HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1922, Page 2

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th. The Council met at 7.30 p.m. Pre-sent-Messrs G- A. Perry (Mayor), Wood, King. Lloyd, Blank, McGregor, Per ham. The minuted were confirmed and outward correspondence approved. IN WA RD CORRESPONDENCE. From.- Kanieri Electric Ltd., agreeing to arrange for lighting of town clock with four 100 candle power lights —Received; The Mayor stated that general satisfaction had been expressed at the success of the installation. From Ada Appleton offering to lease section in Livingstone street at rental or 10b per year plus rates.— Received and offer accepted.. From T. Fletcher Telford thanking Council for decisions to attend to requirements for preventing plague and elaborating requirements under Health Act.—Received. Filom Thos. Condon, asking for bridge crossing to be repaired.—Received ; to he informed that it devolved on him. to keep it in repaii.

From J. L. Barrowman and 'A. Myers. complaining of state of, water hole on Shallow Rush Track.— Received Resolved to prohibit deposit of rubbish therein.

From Brunner Miners Picnic Committee applying for use of Cass Square for picnic on February 4th.—Received and Mayor’s action in granting same approved. From R. J. Redder, asking for share of Borough cartage work.—Received; and filed for reference. A request for a crossing was also granted on the usual conditions. From South Islands Motor Union in reference to dangers at crossings.—Received. From Town Clerk, applying for annual holiday.—Received and granted. From Chamber of Commerce asking Counoil to attend a conference of local bodies to discuss town improvements.—Received; resolved to accept invitation, as a whole. From Railway Department, Greymouth, stating a conference of local bodies would be met on Tuesday next to disduss timber stacking sites at Hokitika and proposed station site alterations.—Received. From Westland Racing Club drawing attention to the poor water supply on day of trotting meeting and drawing attention to state of footpaths in Upper Hampden Street; also offering to keep Cass Square mowed at their own cost.—Received. Councillor Lloyd

stated he understood there was water available on part' of the course, so apparently the trouble was due 'to some of tho taps not having been turned on. In regard to footpaths they were ordered to be attended to. The offer to mow Cass Square free of cost was accepted., with thanks. From T. Stop forth agreeing to transfer of lease of recreation ground to Kankvi Sawmill Coy., and from the Company offering £3O ,per year rental free of Borough rates. —Received; Mr Lloyd moved that the Company be offered the reserve at £52 per year free of Borough rates payable half voa.ly in advance.—Seconded by Air Sing and carried. The Treasurer reported: Receipts £298 12s 2d; payments £331 15s 4d; Ir. to bank £623 17s. —Received.

Accounts amounting to £458 11s 7d were passed for payment. From Manager of Abattoirs (Mr J. Jarman) reporting there jvere examined during December, 9 cows, 63 bullocks, 286 sheep, 227 lambs, 9 pigs, 7 calves. Fees for month £7l 15s 6d.— Received. INSPECTOR’S REPORT.

Ifiie Health Inspector and myself, after ten day’s dry weather, inspected the water hole in Sewell Street north, complained of some months ago. We found the same to have become'stagnant and cannot possibly drain. This certainly now requires attention.

Since your last meeting in company with the Health Inspector, I have inspected a number of premises, where a clean up was required and.it has been attended to. WATER, SUPPLY. I have to report that the goose neck pipe has been fitted to the intake at the reservoir at a height of about sft. Gin. I arranged for a test of the supply from the lake, which was done on the Bth. in the presence of the Town Clerk, Overseer, J. Cutbush and myself. The test showed an inflow of 112$ gallons per minute. This quantity of water is evidently leaving the reservoir for town, as since the repairs were effected by the staff last month, a test showed the reservoir to hold 5 feet •of wtater for 10 hours with a, drop, or loss of i inch, as compared with a drop of 3$ inches in 4 hours previous to repairs. During the holidays, it was necessary for me to convey the supply through the sump during the day, for the purpose of holding in reserve for night use the water in the reservoir. This required morning and night trips to the reservoir. At present, I am testing the various sections of the town and find that so far the South Western portion (that is from Hampden Street to the Quay and Sewell Street to Revell Street aiffeets the reservoir to the greatest extent.—Received. The Mayor stated that there were 162,000 gallons per day going into the reservoir which was sufficient to supply 65 to 70 gallons per head per day for a population of 2,500. That there was 200 gallons per minute being delivered within 30 chains of the reservoir. The Borough Inspector was now making an inspection of each separate section in the Borough, with a view to locating leakages and it was also intended to lift a cast iron pipe the reservoir to see if the fault lay there. He considered the supply was ample and that the shortage was accountable by leakage or wastage.

Mr Perry moved that the dog registration fee be 10s and 2s 6d. Seconded by Mr Lloyd, Mr Wood moved an amendment that the fee be 5s and 2s 6d Seconded by Mr Blank and lost. The motion was then carried. Mr Wood and Mr Blank dissenting. The Council then rose.