KUMARA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1924, Page 4

KUMARA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tiie Council met on Wednesday evening. J’resent:—The Mayor, Crs Spiers, Murphy, McFarhiiie. Burrell, MeXabb and Martyn.

NY. Scott wrote (tilling attention of the Council to Hie practice of ear driver; f'king the corner too sharp at llie intersection of Church and lui streets, and instancing two occasion:; jeeeutly, when accidents were very m r. lowly averted. The Mayor raid the corner was particularly had, hut the Council could do nothing as there was no by-law regulating trafiie lit the intersections of (streets.

Mr Murphy wrote applying for a slaughtering license. —Granted. The Department of Health wrote re a ca-e of infectious disease, and recommending a notice to he served on the owner of the building to remedy certain detects. The Town Clerk to send out the i:e-ersary notice.

Th- Minister of Public NN orks in r(.;.|v id i!i" Council’s request tor a grant of £l3O, stated the request would re'-eive every consideration.— Resolved that the Town Clerk write again, pointing dll the urgency of the ivnues.t.

The NYcstland Hospital Board forwarded co'iy of estimates for the year. Also slating that interest at the rat • of 7 per cent. would he charged on all levies if not paid within fourteen days al'Liw they became due.— Lc'cived. Walter Row wrote eHYring to supply gravel at 3s per yard. Resolved on the motion of Cr. Spiers seconded hv Cr Burrell, that the oiler he incepted. C'r. Spiers said the water gauge at the Brigade Station was ltnreliahlo. and a new one was required, as it was impossible to tell from the present one what pressure was in the pipes.--Resolved that a now gauge be purchased. The Chairman of the Public NNnrk.s Committee said that since the last meeting of the Council the day labour man had been mostly employed at the Bluff. V stringer was (broken at Wyl tie's Creek bridge. The slip on the Zigzag appeared to he still going down. It was rest lived that the matter of NYylde's Creek bridge he left in tho hands el Crs McXal b and Burrell to Cr. McFarlaim said there was an exceptionally had leak in tho pipes near Mr Evenden's house that required alteniimi. Cr. Spiers drew the attention of the Council to ,'t notice which had recently been posted up in front <>l the Council Chambers calling a public meeting, and purporting to he signed by the Mayor, when as a matter cl fact the Mayor kue.v inditing of it. lie considered it was a most extraordinary t'liing for anyone to do.

The Mayor said lie had heard a notice had been placed in front of the hall hearing his signature, hut he knew nothing of it. and had given r.o one authority to use his name. Cr Bui roll moved that Hie perpetrator of any similar offence in future be prosecuted. Cr Martyn -."comled. Carried.