HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1925, Page 3

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FRIDAY. SEPT. 2(kh. Tin* Council met at 7.15 p.m. I’resent Mes.-rs G. A. Derry (Mayor), 11. M. (.'oiilson. J. King. A. R. Eleoek. I). J. Evans, W. Jeffries, E. Orr. G. Heinz and G. 11. Blank. Leave of ab-cuee was granted Mr Barry. The minute- were confirmed aim outward correspondence approved. IN WA HD (OR R FSRONDENCF. From Kanieri' Electric Ltd., stating the Company was doing its utmost to give a satisfactory electric light for the town and outlining the work living done. Received. Ihe Mayor moled the explanation he accepted as satisfactory. Seconded by Mr .fodries who considered the Company was doing its utmost to give the light they had contract ed to do. The motion was agreed to. From Marine Department advising that the price for shingle removed from the sea beach had been redtned to -hingle lid. and for sand Id per load. Received. From Reciver ef Gold Revenue notifying ii lien! lei t a hie revenue and asking for approval to earn ellation nT same. Received and agreed to. From A .Naueekivell drawing attention to -tate of drain in front of his premises. Stafford Street. Received and re fere rd L* > the Public Works Committee to attend to.

From Robert K. Blair, asking for charge for use of Town Hall on two nights a week. Received: referred to Town Clerk. From Hokitika Harbour Beard acceding to request for use for rubbish dump between transit shed and signa station. Received. It was resolved that the old rubbish dump he levelled off and the new area ut ilised. From Public Trust Office acknowledging receipt of interest on abattoir loan. Received. From Mrs A. Kavanagh. asking attention to the dividing feme of reserve. adjoining her premises. Received and referred to the Re-crves Committee to deal with. From District Engineer ol Railways staling a reply m rclerenre to the water supply cntilraci would he made as early as pnsihle. lye eived. REPORTS. From Trea-ilrer reporting receipt-e.-im :i- 2d. payments £Ol IP- (id. debit hulncc £ 170 12- lid. Foan account Credit balance £l7O 12- Pd. Received. |l NA \'l F Cl i.M Mil 111. (ieiitlemeii lii accord a lice with I In* re-oltn ion pass'd by the Finance Committee. the Public Work- Committee at a meeting held on the 23rd. idem, carefully considered the (|iie-tion of re-organi-iiig tile labouring staff, and now Peg to make the following iveommelidat inni iz : (at That the stall' he reduced to three with the following salaries, viz: working loreinaii (instead ot overseer) : Imr-c and dray man. £l3: one permanent labourer. £l. IPs (all per ralendar month). (lo That in order to gi i c ell eel to the above reeommeiidal ion. Mr Gibbon- I e given one month's notice ol the termination of hi- engagement. (cl That casual labour he employed a- re'juired. hut * nl\ on tin* authority ,>f Pul'll- Work- Committee through i t - ('hairman . (ill Thai a new -ehediile ol dulies he draw ii an for I h - -tali', including the Sexton and gaideian. Received and ado! ted. PUBLIC WnliKS. The ( hairman of the Public Workt omul i t tcc report ed a- I" 1 lows : Otiileimoi. I have the honour to report that at a meeting ol the Public Work- Committee held on tie- 23rd. idem.. I! wa- decided to make the billowing reeoinmendat ion-, viz: (a) Thai the work ot replacing the -q (Irani with Min. eouerete pi; fie put in haud imim dm:■ • I y■. (1,1 That the mm n-li- drain ill FitZ-hei-lo'l-L St. be continued from its present terminu- m-ar Mr lla-clcr - residence. w ith IMin. lom reie pa r- to Bealey St. via Park St., for the purpose ef taking the o'erlhiv. from Die I. I That the well ai the corner of liovcll and Stafford St. he piped with Pin. ca-t- iron pi]e- for lire purposes and Idled in with large -tones, eetiieiit and sand. Considered .-lau.- ; * hv clause. Mr Blank moved the adoption ot Clause A. Mr Evans asked what was the cost involved in the work. He suggested that .specifications he drawn up and an estimate of the cost he supplied. Seel mded hv Mr ( mi 1 -oii.

Mr .1 e'Tries protested that the tar scaling of ReVell St. was one ol Ihe works for which the loan money was ear-marked. Mr Coiil-on could not see why some of the works inold not lie doim out of ordinary revenue. The Mayor slated the pip-s urn- already made and paid for. The suggestion of Mr F.v.-ins was agreed to. In reference in Clau-e 11. I lie same procedure was agreed in and t h<' report a- amended was approved. Mr Heinz urged attention he given to the footpaths in pi I'fei once to the road-. Mr Coid.son reported in connection with talking places that he had conferred with Seret. King who had agreed to cars being parked meantime oil the whart side of Cihson s (,limly Sewell and Tanned Streets. Report le'i'ived and agreed to. Mr Kvans moved t hat the police lm ask -d to act to prevent ear- parking in front of the theatre.—Seconded by Mr Coulsom and carried. It was resolved to confer with the superintendent ot th" Mental Hospital in regard to a light mi Cemetery Hill. TKXDKHS. One tender was received for gravelling I’pper Drill an St. from .1. Coyle. £2ll. The tender was aecefted. For widening ot Davie St. only one tender was received, for £22 10s front .1. Coyle. The tender was accepted. Air Blank asked wluit action the Council could take to abate the smoko nuisaiee from the AVestlhnd Hairy Fai-tory. The Mayor said that was a matter for private action. An enquiry as to when the ‘‘silent policemen" would he provided drew a replv from the Town Clerk that they would he in place before next meeting and Mr Blank stated that though he had opposed the proposal, he had found the necessity for them by being nearlv run down by a motorist on the wrong side of the road. The Council rose at 8. II p.m.