PAEROA BOROUGH.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4866, 17 August 1925, Page 3

PAEROA BOROUGH.

MEETING OF COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the Paeroa. Borough Council was held on Thursday evening last, His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. Marshall) presiding over the following: Crs. E. Edwards, J. W. Silcock,, G. P. de Castro, P. E. Brcnan, F. E. Flatt, J. Pinder, E. A. Porritt, and the town clerk, Mr W. C. Alexander. WALL IN MOORE STREET. The district engineer, N.Z. Railways, wrote adveising that the department had received an assurance from Le Manquais, Lamb, and Co., Ltd., that no claim would be made against the department for any damage that might occur to the live hedge in carrying out the erection of a concrete wall along a portion of Moore Street. Before proceeding with the work the council was requested to obtain a similar assurance in respect to hedges i and fences from the other owners affected. In a later communication the department advised that the construction of the wall would be proceeded with as scon as the hedges had been trimmed back, as agreed upon. The Mayor intimated that the assurances had been forwarded by the propertyholders, and the hedge had been trimmed back as requested at no expense to the council. HEALTH INSPECTOR. The District Health Office advised that Mr H. H. Martindale had been appointed health inspector to relieve Mr B. A. Franklin, transferred, and the council was asked to formally appoint Mr Martindale sanitary inspector to the Borough of Paeroa. It was agreed to appoint Mr Martindale and extend to him a welcome to Paeroa, and express' the hope that he would be a more frequent visitor to the borough than was his predecessor. In reply to Cr. Silcock the Mayor said that it would still be necessary to maintain a health inspector on completion of the sewerage scheme. LOAN OF £6o'oo. The Public Trsut Office wrote acknowledging the appointment of the Public Trustee as commissioner in connection with a sinking fund for the loan, of £600.0 for water improvements, and advising that the collecting of the sinking fund instalment!? would be conducted from the Hamilton office. NON-CONSUMERS’ RATE. Mr H. Poland, M.P., acknowledged receipt of copies of letters forwarded to Cabinet Ministers with reference to the operation of the non-consumcrs’ rate by the Electric Power Boards, and stated that lie would strongly support the objections of the council. Cr. Flatt moved that the letter be acknowledged, and that Mr Poland be urged to use his best endeavours to have the necessary made to. the Act during the present session of Parliament. Cr. Flatt remarked that there was a possibility of the amending legislation not being given effect to this session, and he contended that it was inadvisable to delay the matter. Seconded by Cr. Silcock and carried. ALTERATION OF POWER LINE. The Thames Valley Power Board wrote stating that the account for £2B 2s lid comprised charges for labour only in connection with the alterations to the low tension mains in Hill Street. CROSSINGS REQUIRED. C. E. Andrews applied for a vehicular crossing to his section on tlie corner, of Kennedy and Hill streets. The application was granted, provided the applicant defrayed the cost and complied with the by-laws. Benson and McClinehy applied for a crossing from Willpughby Street to their garage, and offered to supply metal, pipes, and carry out the work if permission was granted. It was decided to grant the application and accept .the material offered. Nurse .A. M. Clymo applied for a crossing from Moore Street to the Arohanui Nursing Home. Cr. Flatt said he. remembered the crossing being applied for previously. The application was granted, subject to compliance with the by-laws. MILLER AVENUE. The supervisor of manual and technical education wrote drawing attention to the unsatisfactory state of the footpath leading to the manual school in Miller Avenue. He asked that improvements be effected. The Mayer said that provision, had been made lor doing the work, but it was not possible to carry it out this! year. SETH STREET. W. Dykes wrote drawing attention to the ba.d state of Seth Street at the intersection .of King Street and asking that repairs be carried out as early as possible. -The matter was referred to the works committee, and it was decided that the road be formed and metalled as soon as possible, consistent with the work on hand. STATE QF POUND. » The poundkeeper wrote asking that repairs to the fences, of the public pound be put in hand immediately.— Referred to the foreman. SAWMILL REFUSE. J. H. Evans, sawmiller Paeroa, in reply to the town clerk, wrote stating that apart from the fact that a little sawdust had got through the fence on the Thames Road frontage of his mill no refuse had got into the drain, and every precaution was being taken. It was resolved that Mr Evans be instrucetd to erect an earthen stopbank forthwith in order to prevent the nuisance, or else burn the sawdust. In moving the resolution the Mayor said that there was a grave danger of the debris blocking the. main drains. PAEROA WATER SUPPLY. The Medical Officer of Health, Auckland, forwarded a report of the Paeroa water supply, a sample of which had been taken by Inspector Martindale from Tarariki Stream

reservoir, on August 4. The water was not chlorinated. Cr. de Castro said that the technical analysis was not very intelligible, and .he thought that a chemical analysis should be asked for. As far as the analysis could be interpreted the'water was very pure. Cr. Flatt said that the -‘•eport was an absurd one to forward to a body of laymen. All that the council desired to know was whether the water was good, bad, or indifferent. On the motion of Cr. Brcnan it was decided to thank the department for itis report, and to ask for a report in plain English. . MASSEY MEMORIAL FUND. The Mayor said it was regretted that the lists opened for the Massey Memorial Fund were meeting with a poor response. He mentioned the matter in the hope that the councillors would keep it in miiuL He did not know how much longer the lists would be opened. Cr. de Castro said he thought the Government should take the matter up. He contended that the general public was not in a position to subscribe liberally to such a fund. STREET LIGHTING. Cr. Pinder drew attention to the fact that the street lights in certain parts of he borough were burning until three o'clock in the morning, and he thought the cost of extras would be a heavy charge on the ratepayers 1 . The Mayor agreed, and said he had been informed that it was the fault of the time switches. "Cr. Flatt said that the Power Board had the matter in hand, and the time of burning the lights would be regulated when the necessary equipment arrived from England. SEPTIC TANK. Cr. Silcock said he had been informed that the iseptic tank gates were not functioning properly. Tho Mayor said that he had visited the tank less than four weeks, ago, and the doors were then working correctly. He’would take the matter up with the foreman at once. QUARRY ROAD DRAIN. Cr. Pinder drew attention to the culvert crossing the quarry road, off Station Road. He contended that the pipe on the high side of the culvert was not large enough to cope with the volume of water from the drain, and the storm-water was backing up into adjacent properties. The matter was referred to' the foreman. DIVERSION OF STORM-WATER. Cr. Brenan asked that the matter of diverting the storm-water from Mrs Staunton’s property in Hill Street be not 10-st sight of. The Mayor replied that he hadi inspected the locality. He was afraid considerable difficulty .would be experienced in carrying out the work to give relief.