BOROUGH COUNCIL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 373, 28 June 1911, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of tbe Te Kuiti Counci was held last evening. Piesent ;Hii Worship the Mayor, Crs Young;' Sims, Hardy, Tammadge, and Luak. Leav* of absence was granted to Crs Somer villa Julian and Finlay. A letter was received from Messrs Earl and Kent, objecting on behalf ol the natives to the BoroughC ounciltaking Te Kami No. 12 under the Public Works Act, for night-soil purposes. Several reasons for their objections were given.—The Council resolved that tbe letter, along with others bearing on the subject, be handed to tne Borough Solicitor. Tbe Secretary of the Waikato Hospital anl Charitable Aid Board wrote re tbe hospital rate due on May 16th, 1911. Th<t amount of 'rate being £lO4 33 9d. A letter showing tbe apportionment to the various- local bodies was attached. The Mayor tasted that he would be present at tbe next Hospital Board meeting and would go into the matter of hospital rates, A letter was received from the General Manager, of New Zealand Railways with regard to the watre supply and lighting of the Te Kuiti station.—Letter received. Mr Moore, Postmaster, wrote, asking the Council what their Intentions were with regard to widening Rora street. The Department wished to proceed with the cabling erf! wires as soon as possible.—The Clerk was instructed to inform tbe Postmaster of the steps the Council intended to take in this matter. Mr S. H. Warner wrote re fencing on.road. —The matter was deferred for the Works Committee to report upon. Mr J. T. Hetet asked that the matter of closing the Maori Cemetery in Te Kuiti be deferred.—lt was resolved to acede to Mr Hetet's request. A telegram was received from the Hon. Mr Buddo, stating that the Council's application for Coronation subsidy was approved, subject to the condition that the library and reading room was. not an addition to the existing building, and was being built especially to commemorate the coronation year. Municipal Chambers.Jit was stated, were not eligible.—Letter received. ■"■'•?■-, A letter was received from the Secretary of the Fire Brigade, setting forth their most urgent needs in the way of'plant, etc.—Letter received and referred to tbe Fire Brigade Committee of tbe Council. —Cr Hardy spoke in favour of granting the Brigade all that the .Council could see their way to do. He felt that the Brigade was doing good and valuable work, and that 'some day they might prevent a disastrous fire in the town. He proposed that the reel which they asked for be granted to the Brigade without delay. Mr Erickson wrote re the condition of road connecting King and Tawbana streets.—Cr Young stated that c the work asked for was a ' necessary one, and he moved that tbe matter be left to the Works Committee with power to act.—-Cr Sims seconded.—Carried. Mr C. B. Lever asked for permission to erect a flag' pole outside bis auction mart.—Resolved, that permission be granted so long as it was no obstruction to traffic. The report presented by the Works Committee was adopted. The report of the joint Finance and Works Committee was adopted. The Finance Committee's report on tbe estimated income and expenditure was as follows:—lncome, estimated: Rates for period 1910-11, £300; Government subsidy for same period, £120; Government subsidy for year 1911-12, £170; licenses, ate-. £150; general rate for current peaj.at Id,on £213,376, £889; grand total £l629.—Estimated epxenditure: —Bank overdraft, 31st May, 1911, £500; Hospital and Charitable Aid, £105; printing and advertising, £75; Dfijce expenses, £SO; rent, etc., £SO; Sovernmnet audit and insurance and general requirement*, £3O; law coßts and election expenses, £3O; Unauthorised and sanitation, £225; taking of jand for public works, £105; rfie prevention, £110; maintenance of roads and streets, £300; grand total, £I6OO. Cr Young moved that tenders be called for crushing and delivery of metal for roads in tbe township—estimated 5000 yards at per yard, also for rolling same. Also tenders for supply of road roller and crushing plant. Seconded by Cr Lusk, and carried.

Mr G. McDonald's application for permission to take two loads of gravel and pumice from the Borough pita was granted. The accounts as presented were passed for payment. Resolved, that the works as authorised in the Engineer's report be proceeded with. Engineer's Report.—"ln accordance with your instructions I beg herewith to report on the cost of forming footpaths in King, Jennings, Tawa and Rata streets. In King and Tawa streets there are fairly large semidrains which Were, I suppose, either scoured out or taken out as borrow pits to form the centre of the road, which if it is desirable to make a good job should be.filled up; and in the case of Tawa street a hew ditch cut near the eastern boundary of the street, so that the adjacent section holders can drain into it, and also to allow the present formtion to be widened when such is necessary. It will also entail lengthening the existing culvert and also kerbing the footpath in the cutting near Matai street to prevent erosion. The cost of this footpath on above lines from Bridge to Matai street I estimate at £2 10s per chains —22 chains—otherwise to make a footpath along fence only, whichl would not recommend, the cost would be about £1 10s per chain. In Jennings and Rata streets the creek from the Tomo would also be better if diverted along fence and the present course of ditch taken as the footpath making due allowance for widening road when necessary. I propose extending present drain at culvert

about 15 feet and widening road about 10 feet to take footpath taking earth tp fill where necessary from cat* ting farther up road so as to form a water-table there. The cost of same will be about £1 18s per chain including above item. The total length of this footpath is about 16 chains."