HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1930, Page 6

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

The Council met at 7.45 p.m. Present G. A. Perry (Mayor), T. W. Duff, A. Armstrong, E. W. Hoenan, D. 4. Evans, J. King, J. L. Turner, and G. Heinz.

The minutes were confirmed anu outward correspondence approved.

IN WA RD COR RES I’ONDEN CE. From Airs S. Michel, Hokitika, acknowledging Council’s letter of sympathy.—Received. From Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, acknowledging Council’s letter advising that Mr W. C. Braddon had been appointed as one of the Council’s representatives on the Hokitika Fire Board.

From Sanitary Inspector,' Greymouth, forwarding report for the month of March, 1930.—Number of infectious disease cases investigated, nil; number of sanitary inspections, 12; samples taken under the Food and Drugs Act, 2.—Received. From Grey County Council, forwarding cheque for £lB 0s 9d, being proportion of heavy traffic fees to the 29th. March, 1930, and making the total amount of fees for the year ending the 31st. idem., £139 0s 4d.—Received.

From Secretary, Hokitika Hockey Club, asking- for permission for the use of Cass Square during the hockey season, and also asking that the grass be cut shorter, as it is now too long to play on.—Received; the same arrangements to. continue as last year. From the Chairman, No. 12 District Highways Council, Grevmouth, intimating that members of the Alain Highways Board will reach Hokitika on Thursday, the 24th. inst. by car from Christchurch, and are prepared to meet representatives of local bodies and others at 7.30 p.m. that night, and asking whether the Council’s representatives will meet the Board.— Received.

(2) Asking for return of liabilities as at the 31st. March, 1930. —Received. From Secretary, Westland Hospital Board, forwarding copy of Estimates on which levy for 1930-31 is to be struck on the 28th. inst. and also Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 31st. March, 1930. Note—This Council’s proportion of the levy is £B6O 11s payable in nine payments of £95 12s 4d. The levy for last year was £863 18s 2d.—Received. From Park and Murdoch, acting for Air T. J. Ah Stop forth, application for consent to Sub-division of Section 3705, AA T ekl St. 'into four lots.—Received and approved.

From Secretary, AYestland Progress League, intimating that the Canterbury League bad arranged a goodwill tour of Canterbury business men to the Coast, and that the local League had undertaken to provide some entertainment for the visitors whilst in Hokitika, 'and asking Council’s cooperation in appointing Representative to the Reception Committee, and also for a donation towards the Entertainment Fund.—Received ; the Mayor and Air Armstrong were appointed delegates, £5 being voted.

REPORTS

From Treasurer reporting receipts £139 11s sd, payments £l9 2s Gel, dr. balance £478 13s 6d.—Received.

Accounts amounting to £826 8s 4d were passed for payment. From ATalinger Abattoirs reporting for March there were slaughtered:—3l cows, 30 heifers. 46 bullocks, 220 sheep, 90 lambs, 7 pigs, 14 calves. Condemned nil. Fees for period £69 9s 6d (same month last year £73 Is Od). — Received.

FOREMAN'S REPORT

Tar-sealing was carried on Weld St. to the railway crossing, and in Sewell 6t. between the clock tower and the Post Office. Growth was cut in Britain St., in Sale St., and in Hoffman St. and sections of Brittan and Sale Sc. footpaths chipped and cleaned. Domes were ! put in at several street corners. The corners of Stafford and Bealey Sts., and the corner of Weld and Bealey Sts were picked up and levelled. Blackberries and gorse was also cleared on a reserve in Sale St. Crossings were put in at J. Schroder’s in Sewell St., and at J. Stewart’s in Davie St., and a culvert on the north boundary repaired. A trap was also put in Sewell St. drain.

The water supply took up considerable time this month. Six new pipes were put in Weld St. water main, three near the Clock Tower, and three near uie corner of Revell and Weld Sts., while a blow out took place beyond wie Reservoir, and one at Tucker Flat, the consequence was a large number of leaks caused by the falling of the pressure; these were repaired. The deptli of water in the reservoir for the month was 2ft. llin. —Received.

LAKE WATER SUPPLY

During the month, the weather being fine, and the lake and river low, we carried [the pipe line auto the lake. We had to cross the present line about four chains from the lake, and take the line inside the old one, on account of a scon! in the river, which made it unsafe to lay concrete pipes; the deviation was about three chains long and averaged six feet deep. This brought the present line safely inside the old line, and enabled us to lay the Hume pipes right to the weir, connecting on to a cast iron pipe laid through it, and then for a distance of one chain into the Take with llin. iron pipes.

AYe are now on No. 4 section, which when completed, will connect with the present line, the distance is 28 chains and should the weather hold favourable a month should sec it near completion. The length of line laid up to tlie present is seventy chains.

—Received. A 1 AY UK’S REPORT.

I have to report that the 'I own Clerk and myself represented the Council at the meeting of the Regional p lanning Board at Grcymoutli on the 10th. inst.

Air I). J. Evans, representing the Westland County and Air AI. Houston representing the Hokitika Harbour Board were also present.

The representatives of loyal bodies affirmed the principle of regional planning, and on learning that the Butler County was likely to be a separate unit, the Hokitika representatives asked that AVestland be also treated as a separate unit, but if Boiler is included, making one region for the AYest Coast, then Hokitika is prepared to be included in that region instead of having a separate unit. The evidence given before, the Board will be placed before the Town Planning Board in AYelliiigton, who will decide the boundaries of the Regional Planning District or Distrcts. Received and adopted, a copy to be sent to tlie Town Planning Board at Wellington. In reply to an enquiry by ATr Heenan it was decided that the I ore man confer with motor authorities as to the position of the dome at the corner of Gibson Quay and Sewell Street. The Council rose at 8.15 p.m.