HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1924, Page 4

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

THURSDAY. JULY 21th

Tlie Council sat :it 7.30 ]>.m. I’io•Huit: The .Moyer (G. A. Perry, Esq.). .Messrs 0. Heinz, J. Lloyd. W. 0. .Mackay. I!. F. Perham, W. Jeffries, D. J. Evans. Kino, M. Coulson.

DEPUTATION. Jlos-rs Houston, Staines, and Atkinson waited on the Council regarding the drafting <>f cuttle at the abattoirs. Alter discussion, it- was resolved to civs' the suggestion of the Abattoir Committee a trial, namely to dralt on tin' beach yard, and if not salisfa; torv, the Committee and the drovers confer further on the matter.

GENERAL BUSINESS. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The outward correspondence was a,i-

ptoved. IN WAK 11 COP HE SPUN DKNC l

From \V. K. White ami F. W. Boss. Kolleston Street, asking for footpath access to their residences. Heceived. referred to the Pui lie Works C.citimittee to attend to. From Histrir t Engineer. Hail" ays. Greymoiith, stating the question < I extending the verandah at the railway station would he leaked into. Heceived.

From P. Devaney. asking tor transfer of Dominion Hilliard Komi license to |>. Stevens.--He:wived, and parties notified r.o power to transfer, hut on surrender a new license could lie isuted to the new proprietor.

From Mrs Smith and Miss McLeod asking that footpath in Kolleston St. le gravelled.— Hereive.l and referred to the Public Works Committee to act. In respect to femiug asked for. steps he taken to let the reserve ad-

joining the residential section. From A. Wilson asking permission t i place a septic tank in Kolleston S.t.

li r of Health.

F;-..m General .Manager N.Z. Kailways. regarding signals at the Park St. »tossing, staling the railway tra.Tic was not excessive, and with ordinary care there was not undue risk, and alarm .signals could not he installed. - - Heceived.

From Hokitika Fire Hoard stating the annual levy totalled £l3O ol which the Hon ugh i oi.trihutieu was £219. a decrease cf £4o. Heceived. Fioai Clerk. Magistrate’s C.uirt. notifying leer eolleeted. —Heceived. From 11. Haile, asking for usual holiday.— Kctcived anti gianted.

REPORTS. From Finance Cammiltee until, ving receipts £11!:* It’s 01. pavmeiils £OOO Ills lOd. credit district fund £2SI 17s. loan account credit £1.13-1 0s 3d. Heceived and act omits to the amount cf £913 It’s :!d pa-ted for iiiymonl. From Public Works Committee reporting ns foPows: -- Gentlemen.- I hate the In rour to report that at a meeting ol the Public- Works' Committee, held on the 23rd. idem, it was decided to make the following recommendations, viz: -

(a)- That doom 10 chains ol lootpath on the west side of of Sewell SI. between Spencer St. and the North Town Hound; I ’y he formed and gravelled.

(I*)—That the i.mcreU- pies nowbeing laid in Sale St. he extended for about three chains from the point where the contra t now being turned out terminates.

(c|—That a new rubbish dump -site be selected and that a horse and cart I ;• puchased by the Count il for the removal of rubbish. Heceived and considered t lou-o by elau.se. Clause (ol v.t» agreed to. and the Works Conuuittei eupnwered to spend up to £39. s lause (b) was adopted. Clause Mr Heinz -aid the present tin was a : uilive ol cxlen.se and also an eye-ol e. 'I here was

an ideal site on a ter rive near ■ eiu''tcry hill, al the lav end ol Uealex Si. JJv inrrcr.xing the sa.nitrry Ic- to Cl. the finance would lie provided for an extra her e and d'ay to remove the rubbish. Mr Kit. if objected t> the pro| cm .1 increase in the sanitary lee. The Mayor suggested ike clause he deferral till next meeting. Mr Pcrl am, vhi'e favouring Ike ] reposal, diil lint olije- t ti post polling i onsidorutioti. tlau-e de'errcil. Mr l.loyd d:ev. attention to the unsightly slate of the her hint; in front of the ITesbylcrinn Chit Hi. Il »»• agreed to have the ma.tler attended

The Overseer repotted a- follou.s: (Paine to the heavy trafil" on Sl.u’10r... Sale. I’nlleston Sis. and (libsin’is Quay a good portion of the month was spent in gravelling the above streets, and at the present time require to lie ■rone over again to maintain them in passable order. Foolnaila on the Quay from I.ivingstoue St. to IJealey

.Street have been cleared of growth water tah’les cleaned, and travelled. . .< alini if lower Hall St. footpath ha. 1 celt cleaned and gravelled. Weld St’ fo.it; :;l!is i leaned, and giavel si'road ol from Healey to Itiivie Streets. Brit tan Street footpath on the distort skip has been floated and travelled also a poitiun of upper Sale Street I'otpath.s cleaned, nnd travel spread on now footpaths on School side. Drains have lircti (leaned in portions of liilttnn, Sale Weld and Ilolfman Sirecl.s. Three four inch drain pipe ( onneettions have been made across Sale St. to connect with new pipe drain in Sale Street. Tudor Ftioet road to oltl gravel pit has been cleared

tip ill readiness I'm use. During the month olio of tlm penninticiit stalf Im.s been continuously employed laving pipes ami making < onnoetion.s to residences ami school gioniids to Sale* Street drain. Two trips have heeti made from the reservoir along the pipe line, and air valves and leaks attended in. On one occasion oi'ing to the Mow at water into iite reservoir cutting oil' we maile ;ti. inspection and found the pipes had paued at the < rose m g of Coal Creek and Kanieri porks. A seet.ion of i’ealey Street drain eo!hi;.sed ihetween Weld St. .and (libson's Quay, also the drain in Weld St. and both have been repaired. I vistied the etmeiery on uvo occasions and found a considerable amonftt of clearing had been done and footpaths attended to in the old portion of the grounds. During the month about li chains of 18-ineh (oiurete pipes have been made and about J chains of IJ-ineh pipes have I>eeu made.

Two water connections have been made to new residences, street maintenance and cleaning has also been attended to.

Deceived. Mi' Heinz said the heavy motr traffic at Cpper (lihsoil Quay called for attention. There was aho the question of regulating traffic hv certain siile streets so as to rone more satisfactorily with the lieavv trallie. Air (Tml.son agreed some action should he taken in regard to the matters mentioned. Tt was resolved that the lhihlie Works Committee fix a rente for the special traffic.

Mr Kins asked when the Sanitary

Kngiueer I t oat Cliristehun It was to vi-it the town, and ndvi-e in legat'd to sanitation. It was resolved to write and arrange a .suitalhle date for the visit. A rep’ort was read front the sexton. - Deceived. From Manager of Abattoirs (.1. Jarman) reporting lor June there weie slaughted J'J in.vs. 17 heifers. 7J bullocks. Jo 7 sheep, :*!> lands, 11 pigs. JO calves, ('ondenitte:! J cows. I sheep, 1 i.ilf. Fees fi.r month £7l 12s. Received. The Treasurer Mihniitfod estimates for the year showing expenditure M7DO and the rates tie:e-sr.-ry totalling Is P| in the £.-- Received. The Treaoirer reported the rates proposed were the same as last year. After discussion, during which .Mr Jeffries said there was no solution of Borough finance till there was a revaluation. the estimates were adopted. The Council rose at S.oO p.in.