BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4379, 17 February 1922, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. . , i The monthly meeting of the above body was held last evening, when His Worship the Mayor, Mr P- E. Brenan, presided, and the following members were in attendance: Crs. McDonald. Lamb,' White, Marshall, Vuglar, Edwards, Bain, .and the town clerk, Mr P. C. Furley. EXPLOSIVES BY-LAW. The Deputy Chief Inspector of Explosives wrote stating that the dangerous goods by-law referred to in the Council’s by-laws would be made applicable to the Borough by Order-in-Council, under the Explosives and Dangerous G°ods Amendment Ac’, 1920. —Received. SEWERAGE ENGINEERS. Lockie Gannon and Worley wrote explaining their position with reference to appointing a temporary In spector of works, and also Mr Gannon’s inability to meet the Council on January 19, as desired. The letter stated 'that it was their great ambition to give the Council the same substantial job that .they had given to every local body that it has been their pleasure to work for. Tn a further letter to the council they stated that it was essential for a clerk of works on a sewerage con-, tract to be thoroughly experienced in all branches of sewerage work. They were not aware that Mr W. H. Taylor had had any experience, but considering the council had already made the appointment nothing can be done but to give Mr Taylor a chance of proving his capability. ( The letters were received, the matters contained in the correspondence having been dealt with ,in committee. FINAL PAYMENT. A certificate for final payment to Mr Spinks for the sewerage contract was read from Messrs Lockie Gannon and Worley.—Received. ANTI-PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS. The Minister for Health (Hon. C. J. Pari’) wrote as follows, under date February 7 : \ “Plague is a dirt disease. Wherever there be dirty premises, dirty kitchens dirty shops, dirty houses, or wherever there be no adequate provision of rab-proof receptacles for foodstuffs, there wjll be found the rat in numbers, aii(i the rat is the. medium of the plague. Unfortunately in the last flew weeks there seems to be a marked slackening of effort in the war to exterminate the rat. Many households are doing nothing.. I desire to inform you that apathy now will be disastrous. This month, more than any 7 other, your efforts must be redoubled,, for with the next month begins the plague season. The Direct tor General of Health in Sydney- last week, in announcing another human case, stated that a large visitation of the dread disease might be predicted 'almost with certainty next month. The- danger in Sydney is almost equally our danger. I would ask, therefore, that you renew your efforts to poison - and trap rats and to clean up your district during the next few weeks. Only in this way can New Zealand be assured of comparative immunity.”

.. STREET BASKETS. A firm in Auckland quoted the large-sized baskets at '22s 6d and small-sized 18s- 6d nett. —Received-. AUCKLAND RAILWAYS LEAGUE. Mr R. R. Hunt, secretary, wrote stating that the chairman would wait on the council shortly for a. renewal of the subscription and advertisement for the report for the coming year. It was decided to renew the subscription of £2 2s. , RETURN OF DEPOSIT. J. S. Anchor and Co. wrote asking for a return of their deposit of £lOO, as the Council would always have more than that’sum in hand. It ; was desplted that the contractors’' attention be drawn to the conditions of the contract. PROGRESS PAYMENT. A certificate for £4OO was Deceived from Messrs J. St Anchor and Co. for work done on their contract.—Received. INSPECTOR OF WORKS. The inspector of works, Mr.W. H. Taylor, wrote thanking the council for Ills appointment. —Received. INSANITARY OPEN DRAIN. A petition was received from residents of Station Road bringing under the notice of the council the insanitary state of the open drain in that road, and asking for it to be cleaned out at once. The great , point at issue was the menace to the health of the residents, and the council was asked to regard the matter as urgent. The petitioners, also complained of the growth of the blackberries in this drain. On the motion ofi Cr. Vuglar, seconded by Cr. Marshall, this matter was referred to the Works Committee, with power to act. TAXI-DRIVER’S LICENSE. It was decided that Richard Paul’s application for a taxi license be de-i cllned. PERMITS GRANTED. Permits were issued as follows : W. Denton, to add one room to his dwelling; Charles. Holes, to erect a small cottage; A. Cassrels, to lay water in shop on N.ormanby Road, also to make internal alterations to building; J. Kennedy, to repair wall on building in Princes Street Werth’s Circus, for the use of the Domain on March 16 ; Jersey Breed? ers’ Club, for permission to Use Domain for Jersey demonstration by Mr H. E. B. Watson on February 24. BUILDING PERMITS DEFERRED. An application was received from F. Kane to erect sunshades on two shops near the hotel. Cr. Marshall said that it was not a desirable thing to have sunshades erected. The by-laws required verandahs of a standard width, and shades were not contemplated. In any case, the building was not suitable for use as a shop. One side of the street, was being beautified and the other was objectionable. It was resolved to decline the application as it did not comply with (Continued in next Column.)

Continued from previous Columnthe by-laws. An application from Mr W. J. Ell’s to erect a coal fehed was referred to the Building Committee, with power to act. An application for the erection of a shop next to Mr D. McWatters’ drapery store was received from Mr W. M. Cullen. The application had only reached the office late in the atfeVJ noon, and as the Building Committee had not seen it the application referred to it, with power to act*