BOROUGH DUMP.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4962, 16 April 1926, Page 3

BOROUGH DUMP.

COMPLAINT FROM RATEPAYERS

COUNCIL TAKES ACTION. A serious complaint regarding the insanitary and unsatisfactory state of the Borough Council’s public dump at Nahum Street was brought before the council -at its meeting last night by Mr J. Rickajrd, who wrote as follows : “I would respectfully draw your attention to the condition of the site at present utilised by the council, as a refuse dump, and situated not many yards from the front of my home. I have refrained hitherto from complaining about this matter in the hope, that the council would attend to it and that those who made use of the dump would at leapt make some attempt to cover the rubbish. I understand verbal complaints have been made previously by others, and I feel, sure that were the council to visit the site it would fully appreciate our attitude in the matter. At times quantities, of paper are dumped on the banks of the gully, and arc scattered hither and thither by every wind tha,t blows. I may-be pardoned for enumerating a few articles, such as rags l , rotten bags, and a t filthy old mattress, and much other material which ought to have been incinerated some miles out of the town. However,' on Saturday last, whether by spontaneous combustion •or Ignition of this garbage took place, and the stench arising .therefrom —well, gentlemen, I will not attempt, to describe it, but will leave it to your vivid imagination. I might say, howevei, that during part of the day our house was filled with mos.t awful fumes. !■ feql sure no sanitary inspector would permit the continuance Jf the present method of disposing of borough refuse. The site, in its present con-dition,-is an ideal home and breeding ground for rats and mice and the incubation of flies. Throughout the, s-umprer .the flies haye been most prolific, so much so, that the purchase of material for their destruction hais constituted quite an item in our household exneifditure. I trust that the council will see to it that this unusightly nuisance is rectified or terminated altogether.” The Mayor said that he had inspected the dump, and '.there had certainly been some reason for complaint. The 'foreman ha,d. been instructed to tidy up the area and cover as much of the garbage as, possible. Steps should be taken to prevent paper and other undesirable matter from being spread over the area. When thq- school committee fenced thq area it could co-operate with the council in leaving a,u opening for carts to reach the gully. . It was resolved that Mr Rickard be informed that steps have already been taken to improve the ’position, and that instructions, have been given for regular coverings to be made so as to reduce the undesirable features of the public dump to reasonable proportions.

It was ajso resolved that the health committee be requested to conifer with the Public Health Department’s inspector and bring down a. report concerning the drawing up of regulations to control the use of the dump.