PAEROA BOROUGH.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5100, 14 March 1927, Page 3

PAEROA BOROUGH.

MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING. ROUTINE BUSINESS. The monthly meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council was held on Thursday, His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. Marshall) presiding over Crs. E. Edwards, F. E. Flatt, J. W. Silcock, G. P. de Castro, H. J. Hare, J. Pinder, E. A. Porritt, and the town clerk (Mr W. C. Alexander). GREETINGS ACKNOWLEDGED. The Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates) acknowledged with sincere thanks the telegram of welcome and greetings forwarded by ,the council on his return 'from Great Britain, ' PRINTED BALANCE-SHEETS. - The Auditor-General wrote acknowledging receipt of the council’s letter and stating that in view of t,he explanation made the Audit Office would not take further action with reference to the matter of not having printed the balance-sheets. It would be necessary, however, to see that the regulations were observed in regard to future balance-sheets. The town clerk explained that the Audit Department, required a printed or a mimeographed copy of the bal-ance-sheet, but it would not accept a carbon copy o'f accounts. The cost of the machine would be about £9It was resolved that the t,own clerk be authorised to purchase a mimeograph. INSURANCE RATES. The Council of Fire and Accident “Underwriters’ Association, writing in reply to the council’s inquiry, advised that the insurance companies had been notified that, the reduced classification, D classification, would take effect in the borough as from April 1 next.—Received with appreciation. In answer to Cr. Pinder the Mayor said that the premiums would be reduced in such areas where a four-inch water main existed. The actual reduction amounted to about Is 6d a £lOO. It would mean quite a big thing to the town. ARNEY STREET REPAIRS. Mrs J. Ccote wrote inquiring if there was any possibility, when tarsealing Normanby Road, to' have that, portion of Arney Street near the Commercial Hotel metalled. The writer offered to donate £5 towards the cost of the work if the council could see its way to work carried put. Cr. Silc<\k said that on a wet day a quagmire existed outside the hotel. He hoped that if possible the work would be done during the coming week. On the motion of Cr. Porritt the work was authorised, the order of precedence being left to the Works Committee. APPRECIATION OF SERVICES. ■ Mr H. H. Martindale, Inspector of Health, Rotorua, wrote thanking the council for the letter expressing adpreciatioii of his services -during the time he was inspector of health at . Paeroa. p. SANITARY BY-LAWS. The Inspector of Health (Mr F. O. York) wrote drawing attention to the non-compliance of the council's by-laws with reference to .the installation of sewerage on the properties occupied by Darbyshire and Barakat. . Cr. Porritt moved that the inspector be requested to confer with tne Mayor and chairman o’f the Health 'Committee on this matter at an early date, and that they be given power to -act. Seconded" by Cr. Edwards and carried. The same writer drew attention to the fact that a septic tank had been constructed and connected to a drain owned by one of the oil companies a* Coronation Street. If the sewer was available within 100 ft the septic tank should not be allowed. In any case,. - as the work stood at present it constituted a nuisance under the Health Act, 1920. Cr. Hare moved : “That the town clerk call on Mr Ardern, the contractor, to show cause why he should not be prosecuted for a breach of the by-laws in not obtaining a permit, as required by by-law No. 36.” Seconded by Cr. Silcock and carried. The 'following resolution was moved by the Mayor and seconded by Cr. Pinder: "That the council support the inspector’s request for provision of sewerage drainage to take wash-tub waste, and that the town clerk be instructed to send out, warning letters as recommended. Further, that asthe expense of sewer connections is proving a heavy burden, the council to the health inspector that it desires t,o see every possible consideration shown to ratepayers, cangistent always with the interests, of public health and a reasonable interpretation of the by-laws, and that the council will appreciate whatever the inspector can do in this direction.’ HEAVY TRAFFIC FEES. ‘fhe Hamilton Borough Council forwarded a statement shewing the certified expenditure o'f the various local bodies, in the No. 3 heavy traffic district in so far ns related to the allocation of the moneys received for the heavy traffic pool for 1-925-26, aqd also, a statement showing the sums received from each and the amount due to each from the pool. Fot Paeroa the figures showed : Expenditure pnd rates, Government sub- ' sidy, £lO2B 8s 5d ; special loans spent, £B39’ 10s 6d •; interest and sinking fund paid, £5B 16s-; total, £1921 15s lid. The’moneys received from the pool totalled £33 7s Id, Paeroa’s share being £4 l?s. B/OROUGH HIGHWAYS, /Shannon Borough Council forwarded the following resciution and asked far support: "That local bodies with a population of 5000 and under be communicated with and asked for co-operation in bringing pressure on the Main Highways Board for a subsidy towards construction of main highways through such boroughs.” Several members snoke of the unfairness in the operation of the Act. ’"in so far as boroughs were concerned. Cr. Flatt said that in Paeyoa the heavy traffic was very heavy, -and a/1 ■main roads led through the borough. The bprough roads, carried consider-

ably more traffic than the count'' road. The Borough had good roads at present, but'if the resolution was given effect to the borough would benefit considerably. It was resolved to support the resolution, CRITERION BRIDGE, The resident engineer, Public Works Department, wrote advising that his head office saw no reason why the council should not now be called upon to pay its contribution of £1650 towards the cost of the erection of the Criterion bridge over, the Ohinemuri River at Paeroa. The department desired flo know i'f the council was in a position to pay the money at present, and if m it whkt steps had been taken to meet .the contribution. It was moved by Cr. Silcock : “That t.he engineer be informed that the council is now moving by Special Order to take the necessary steps to raise the loan. The completion will, however, take a few months, and that the actual date of payment be left in the hands '‘‘f the Finance Committee.’ Seconded by Cr. Porritt and carried.