BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 October 1931, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

i . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th. Ife The Council met at 7.30 p.m. Pre"Kent:—Ate.ssr.s G. A. Perry (Mayor), * -.. | J. King, E. AV. Hoenan, T. W. Duff, ** A. 11. Elcoek, D. Stuart and Dr. Teichelm aim.*l i Apologies were made for the absence * rs£ of Messrs Armstrong, Evans and Heinz. ** [ The minutes were confirmed and outward correspondence approved. *»{' INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. a </, From The Treasury, advising that */' 15 per cent, of subsidy on rates £126 »#. 11s 3d for Rating Year, 1931-32, had , been credited to the District Fund Ac* * ***. count.—Received. From Cr. D. J. Evans, (1) Tendering resignation as Chairman of Works Committee owing to ill health, and » (2) asking for three months’ leave of ** absence as a . Councillor. —Received. The resignation was accepted with ex4treme regret, and the hope expressed * *'• for an early recovery. Leave of ab- *, sence was granted as requested. On the motion of Dr/ Teiclielmann, seconded /’• hy Mr Stuart, Mr King was appointed Chairman of the Works Committee *: •; for the ensuing three months. From Frank Bade, asking for attention to his residence. —Received, !, some' attention to be given. From Secretary, N.Z. Natives’ As■j.i sociation, forwarding outline of position and asking that a Branch be rfl established locally.—Received, From G. Ferris, Auckland, asking t, |: for local data for diary he is com* /i: pding-—-Received. From Secretary, Hokitika School Committee, asking * Council to repair main entrance to the School and charge the cost to the School Committee.—Re. eeived. The work to be carried out. From Town Clerk, Rotorua, urging that if Municipal Conference be held next year, that it he held at Rotorua.— Received.

From Acting Secretary, Municipal Assn., Wellington, intimating that Annual Conference would be held on the 22nd. March, 1932, the Executive Committee being of opinion that Conference should be held in Wellington, ■ and that' only major questions should he considered,-and asking that remits he Tonvarded.—Received; Council con•sidoral Conference shoidd he postponed for a further twelve months. From Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch, suggesting precautions to prevent spread of influenza. —Received and attention given. 3 From the (Sanitary Inspector, Greyp mouth, forwarding' notification of a case of diphtherin on 20/7/31. —Rest |b eeived. /■;• . From Same, forwarding monthly return of work performed for August and September, 1931.—Received, v . From Same, indicating action to be taken under Health Act in regard to premises jn^eycif., eeived; action to he taken. .From Chairman, No. 12 District * Highways Council, -re contracts for ■work on Main Highways.—Received . and noted, From Same, re traffic inspection.— Received. ' From Same, intimating that sign posting carried out on highways will carry same rate of subsidy for general maintenance for the time being in force.—Received. From Same, intimating that centre line marking will he subsidised at the same rate as. that for the time being in force for ordinary general maintenance.—Received. From Same, re subsidy for removal of; .fefiegraph poles.—Received.

From Same, forwarding Main Highways Estimates for year ending 31st. March, 1931, on a basis of three pour cls for one pound. (N.B. To obtain full subsidy Borough spends £330, and obtains £250 subsidy, nett cost to ’ Borough being £B3). —Received. From J. Conning and Mrs Peck in reference to lease of reserve, the lease to be transferred to the latter.—Re-ceiv-->d and approved. , From Hokitika School. Committee, asking that Borough reserve be cleared adjoining School reserve.—Received; j | -to he attended to. From W. Weiblitz, asking for annual T leave,—Received and granted. I * i . REPORTS. I ' i From Treasurer, reporting receipts | £493 3s 3d, payments £Bl9 4s Bd, credit I balance £378 9s 9d—Received, j Accounts amounting to £998 ]9s lOd I we e passed for payment. | From Manager of Abattoirs, reportt ing there were slaughtered during Sep- \ tember—l3 cows, 8 heifers, 70 bul* ! locks, 273 sheep, 4 pigs, 4 calves. Coni de-nr d 1 cow. Fees for month £56 \ Is 6:1.) For same period laet year j £67 15s 6d). —Received.

FOREMAN’S REPORT,

j beg to report the following work v. as carried out during the month, jv The footpaths have received most of <ipr attention during this month, re- "" “■“■■jrairir.g and gravelling. The footpath in V/ehl Street between Tailored and Sewell Streets on the north side from McKays, to the Railway Hotel, was repa’rcd with asphalt and the kerbing repaired, also in Revell Street near Fowler’s Hotel, and in Hamilton Street between Sewell and Tanered Streets. The footpaths gravelled were rts follows: Sewell Street on the west side between Weld and Stafford Streets ;jf and on thf east side between Wold and | Hampden Streets; Hampden Street ;i) footpath between Sewell and Fitsher- • H bert Streets and between Bealey and , - Fitzherbert Streets on the south side, and on the north side between Bealey [j | - and Hall Streets. Weld Street footpath between Fitzherbert and Bealey

Streets on the south side, and Eoaley Street between Weld Street and Gibsons Quay were gravelled will screened gravel, the total number of loads used was three hundred and fifty. Kerbing was raised in Tancred Street along side Perry’s store. Rolleston Street drain between Stafford and Weld Streets was connected with 18in concrete pipes the distance being four and a-half chains, and a concrete covering put on the sumph at the corners of Park and Sale Streets.

A connection was put in at Appleton’s at the top end of Hampden Street, and two connections repaired. Several leaks about town were repaired.

The depth of water in the revervoir for the month was 10ft Sin.—Received.

Tire Foreman reported the cost of repairing the wells at the corner of Revell and "Weld and Revell and Stafford Street would be £l2 7s 6(1. Referred to Chairman of Works to interview Fire Brigade.

UNEMPLOYED SCHEME, No. 5

The relief men were occupied during the month in cleaning the footpath and side drains, cutting growth, and levelling the sides; of Park and Weld Streets, screening gravel, and on reserves. Also bringing a fall down in the pit, some five or six hundred loads being brought down.—Received. RESERVES COMMITTEE. Fi-ont Reserves Colnlnittee as follows With reference to the letter from the Hokitika Lawn Tennis Club dated the lltK. instant, asking for particulars for a lease of one acre of Whitcombe Square, or alternatively one acre of the Botanical Gardens, which was referred to the Reserves Committee for consideration, I beg to report) as follows:

Whitcombe Square.—The land that the Club require is:—Section 33, 34, 35,36, on plan of subdivision which has not yet been deposited. Until the plan of subdivision is deposited, and Whitcombe Square is revalued, it is not possible to give .the exact valuations of the sections, but the approximate value of the four sectionsetotaling one acre is £l2O. The rental on this valuation at 5 per cent, is fix pounds per annum, and the rates would be £8 18s per annum, making a total of £l4 IBs per annum. Botanical Gardens:—The acre which would v be selected by the Club would he in Weld Street and approximately in a line with Jollie Street. The approximate value of the acre would he £122, and on a basis of 5 per cent the rent would he £6 2s per annum, and the rates £9 Os 8d per annum, making a total of £ls 2s 8d per annum. Either of these reserves can be leased by the Council, but in the case of Whitcombe Square, the continuation of Realey Street would be required to be dedicated and the plan of subdivision deposited}-.before any action could bo .taken in regard to the land.

—Received; information to he sent to the Tennis Club.