BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1932, Page 3

BOROUGH AFFAIRS

HQihirika council Meets. ' The Hokitiica Borough Council met last evening, there being . present ( , the Mayor (Mr ,G. A.. Peiry). anp Couhcilßprs E. .W ’Heenah, T, . Mi. Buff/, JG. Teichelmami, A. Ci. D. K • jStuart la'll cl J. Eing;-tApdogh'S were -received frpfn .Qrs. A. R. fElcock, D. J. Evaus and'.Q. .Heinz., ;v,.. .> OUT\TABt> : COIkRESPONDENCE'.

’Mr application • jtpr ponsent *fpr’ >the/i ijjsubdiyjsion , of sections. Granted. /■, ~~ / ‘ ...; ' The sanitary inspector, Greymouth, ggve notification of infectious, disease, but indicating that no -action was required.—Received.v , .. ,; , : Tlie State. Eire and Accident Insurance Cb. dprwarded compensation regarding Jbhn ; sexton,, ( foi 5 i r 6- weeks’._ incapacity,. £l3 ,5s 3d.— Received..,- ... , i .. : •- • The New Zealand Refrigerating Co'., Ohristchurch, . intimated' that 64 sfieep v were , delivered into Hokitika dpring July.—Received. f; j'. •’ W. Comners,‘ ‘ slaughterman, made application for twelve working ( days leave from / Mh. September .—Apgrovedv / : - '<■ v. ‘ The Toyvn Clerk, Huntley Borough reoent ’ minei;s’ widows are to be deprived .pensions, 'tvhic^, vdlr incrg^|e.;the ,diffi- • cult, burden of .those affected*,and qsking ideal' authorities,, in niiping, districts to support a ipfetitiqn to. Parlianient to have hlie Act amende,d.-Re-; ceived.. ." ’ ..: • ' The ToWit Cierk, Nelson, forwarded-. C'ppy. of a .pesqlut jpn by . the . Nelson City Cohndil in, regard Uj/ 'detrimejatal . f prefesreports, ."huh has; been forwarded to the and asking'. Council to support a resolutiqh.—Received. /;, ~ }S \ . / J.: B/ Rut liven, ; Hampden Street,; qi^de'' applicatjon .-far domestic r water; sUoply- tof property pn Hall Street. rvefen4d';tp::^bfld :? AVorks. - A. D. -Archer, MaM Street, wrote pointing out tb e , unsatisfactory condition of a drain in Park Street between Hall and B'rittan Street, . quid asking: that drain be cleaned/out- and if’ possible that it be piped.—Referred to foreman. . , r r : A.. H, Nancekiveli,. wrote pointing out that water course through Section 925. and 926,. Stafford Street/.was in .an unsatisfactory condition and .he ’asked' thiat the' drain pq .'attended to. and suggested that it bo, piped.— Matter referred /to Oyerseer.,

II, :> J..'"8.1 ,'Wafd made /application for two fetreeV .crossings a,t liis,, sections 'in JRollestdn;, Stre/.t. .ana also ‘that blackberry ba .cleared fiom his frortt.ligfe.—'Agreed: to, apjpiii-ant to, pay. cost, ’Mrs' Af, Rraddon apd other rate payers,. Street, w rote asking that the ;Sew'e 11 :Street drain/from Mr Toohey’s resident to Tudor Street on the eastern, piped,—BMferre^. ' ""The' financjai .siiifetnenl shl%e<|:, { |ha.t 'receipts-; arnoufiting to £2716 Os. .2d and expepditure to. . l3s , 4dTlie're was a credit of £721. 16s Id- in ,the District,, Fund ..Aeijopiit.. ■Ae-iqount-s - amounting to £1047 ( 2s 3<l were passed for ; During they month the following stock- wtere slaughtored .at ;ftliq..„;'abat- , loirs : -Cows, 8 ; . bullocks 71, sheep 246, heifers 25,' lambs 49. pics 4. calves TV /Two sheep and /wo heifei-s were bdud’emried. . ~ ’ Upon . the ree.pmmenclation 'qf the Miotks ■fisVe pipeV d a id .i'rik-Biuftan Sf when tlie Councii’s fun/s permitted. • ?^FGREMa|«- ‘EepoMt;"

The foreman reported that. Hampden St,; drain on the soutli side, lie tween Brittan and Sale •Sts'.' wa"s piped ’with six,” inch.' .earthenware/ pipes, a distance of.two, and a half chains,' and the side of the street gi’aded.Brittan Si. drain .between Hampden: and Stafford Sts. was cleaned out on both sides; andV the. •drain . graded on the east-, sidei, ■ anid';. a ’.down pipe put in ' at the corner of - Hampcten ’ and Brittan %s. A wooden; culvert was removed in’fcidbr St. and '“concrete pipes put •in, y : and the road \ ; gravei]ed. The . corner's pn the/east etown belt were ■ ’picked up and graded:/ -The drain across Sale §t. at Mi- . Stephens’ .pro‘pefty/waA lmveihd eighteen inches and din. earthenwarp . pipe®. laid down in piabeP of 'ihe wooden box.'' A water service was jyuib'/inf at Hi Gardiner’s at the .racecojirse hill 1 , also at Mr L. ' Boss’ in t Weld • “Street... Wafer . ser- ! vices were repaired ■„at the,/folio whig I ’plpeies, Pedder’s coiiier of/ ‘-Rollestpn and Wptd ’Sis.. . N.arcekiyelT ; s;,in, Sts'f--1 topd St., Wirs Rugg’s’ Sdtzherhert St., and service, leading/to. the‘harbour shed on. Gibson’s Quay:/IVo,. .new .pipes / were put- in plain in .Hampden §t. at the corner of /Pitzher.hert,. and two new .pipes in Hall’ S£ v . .between Park;,, and ’Hampden Sts., /add, .o.he' ( in l/it7he.rhe.t^, St; 4 at cpciner of Park St. Leaks wore 'jp various parts reservoir, averted,'7ft; , / ’ ' LXEMPLOYKI)

Relief workei’fs-, wei'e- at the aerodrome levelling and on JoMic St. '.'ihlljf ' being, used for road, and the, cl.iy deposited side. Thry'' men were employed screening gf.av.il in. til© nit ; wfyeh. was carted to various points, about jbo#n,. Four wpr*c<v' at' the . cemetery entrance, , widening and ’ era din g it, and .three were employed at the abattoirs, and four on the .harbdur. . The grubbing on the botanical, reserve is completed and tlpy-gprse, and rushes are now h-'i'i.v pntci'nto tieppfo... During'tho month T