BOROUGH COUNCIL

Lake County Mail, Issue 3, 11 June 1947, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCIL

s ,Meeting

The rhonthTy 'meeting of the Queenstown Borough" Council was 1 held in the Library? Booib, Stanley street, Thursday last. Present were: Dr W. A. Any derson (Mayor), Crs H. W. Sew Hoy, A. H. Wheatley, J. B. Hamilton, and J. L. Limlrayp leave of absence , being granted v'Urwi&S. i' S.h AVmru and D. W.

Thompsotr. so -£.< MinntesTyU -the l last meeting were confirmed; .hud-' the outward correspondence approved and;, the inward received.

The ■>jOthgo '.Centennial Association forwaidißd of the meeting of the General y Council, which disclosed the organisation’s proposed activities for the Centennial celebrations. —It was decided that the,.-minutes lay - on the table foip,;thp perusal of the councillors.

A cirsijar . letter from the Royal New Zealand tl ,lij§tjtjate., of Horticulture,, asking foy,. -assistance in furthering this national, was held over to the next mijgtjijng gf. the council..

Mr T. L. Mac Donald, M.P., acknowledged receipt of copies of correspondence regarding questions raised with the Prime Minister. —Received. The report 'of the Inspector of Health, which •:tfhatscVen sanitary' inspections and that eight milk samples had been tat# was (received. Mr iy. Smith,, postmaster, acknowledged ifeommhhication regarding installation o| telephone facilities, in the residences o|,iMr Robertson and the caretaker of the lamping ground, and was hopeful that the-; two new exchange, boards which are on hand, will be 'proceeded with in the corpse two or three months.^—Received; •-'

Mrs Hyndraan wrote regarding a boroughji sewer, . that ran through her propertJ| and trusted, that the council would diet overstep her consideration and ma|lie additional connections to this line. —Received. . , .

The Medical: Office - of Health, Invercargill, Advised tlie. new levy for contribution for services of Inspector of Health .-i-Received/; ! A The (Innscrvator'of’ Fish and Game, Mr B. Ip Vercoe, asked if the council would ']|onsidev lending specimens of native at the library, for window display at his office of the Affairs, as he thought 4)jey would create a great deal of intcrefii.—Request granted.

Hon. VO. E. Parry, .Minister of Internal Affairs, advised that it was proposed to Js-ovidc five or six State houses in QueenMiWjJtf- the. Department had ,experienced "igreaf '’'difficulty in obtaining sections Jjicpectitlbiisly.' Two sites had been purchased, however, and tenders would bejjtjalleii immediately, and it was expected |hat:-Jand for a further three houses would -be; available next month. to thank Minister for expediting Blousing question. T. H. tiillciitire, secretary of the Fire Brigade, advised that Ronald A. Inder had been-Sappointed a fireman in place of Deputy Superintendent T. M. Davidson, who ! |jad resigned. —Decided that R. A. Inderp; appointmenjb be ■, approved of.

Thu Southland— Progress League invited the councilto appoint its representative to the league, and advised the intention of the league in convening a meeting of Members of Parliament and representatives of logai Ibodjos, for which remits could he forwarded. Mr J. N. Armour (who for a quip her of years has been the council’s VeprescntativcV, wrote stating that as he was not living permanently in Invercargill ho would not be available.—lt was resolved on tiie motion of hia%Worships and Or Wheatley that Mr fW/A*rßrowh he'asked to represent the council,^apt} .that a £5 contribution be forwarded 'td* the league.

Mr C. F. McKay. advised that on instruction from the 'lnspector of Nuisances, proceedings had fghm taken regarding an owner of wan4fcnng stock. wlio>'hnythhech'found guilty gn each charge.nfsßcceived-, - The solicitor also advised of the findfvr o r the Court in the hearing of the ®>afr Bents Act regarding the rental of a, f«W, : on H.* Scott, was fixed by the Magistrate at

£3 12s pey annum, —Received. . n ... .The ,Tr»flsc ; Inspector, reported., .that regular patrols had been carried .out.’in thp, bjorough-, and that no accidents' inyo lying personal injury had' occurred. The Inspector, drew the council’s ‘ attention to the potgntialytdangpr. of .children running on to the main roads.— It .was decided to write to both school principals drawing attention to this danger.

Mr L. J. Schmitt, general manager of Tourist Resorts, advised that the Hon. Minister-in-Charge had gone into the matter of street improvements for the borough, and on the completion of papers the matter would he forwarded to the Main Highways Council. —Resolved to thank Mr Schmitt for the interest he has taken. Mrs A. E. Corner asked if she could have the electric light installed on to a caravan on her section. —To be advised that a caravan does not comply with the building regulations and suggest that she lease a site in the camping ground. The VVakatipu District Football SubUnion applied for permission to charge admission fees on the new sports area when used for football matches. — Granted.

The Inspector of Fire Brigades. Wellington, stated that he had been advised that repairs had been carried out to the damaged’trailer pump and that the pump was now in good running order. Ho also advised that 1000 ft of hose had previously been delivered, and it was decided to forward an additional 500 ft. on the motion of Crs Sew Hoy and Wheatley that a letter of thanks be forwarded.

It was also resolved that his Worship and Or Lindsay sign an agreement between the council and the Department regarding the trailer pump. Or Lindsay suggested that the trailer pump could ho used to supplement the town water supply if the occasion arose.

Mr ' C. ' Greancy wrote offering the council £5 for the purchase of the old fire engine.—Declined. The clerk stated that ho had been advised' that certain parts were missing off the' old fire engine.-—lt was decided to wrote to the Fire Brigade for a full report on the fire engine and pump, and the possibility of putting this engine in commission again. Cr Liridsay was also authorised to make full investigations. •

Mr P. J. O’Connell was granted permission to use the present building on his property with the addition of the erection of a small lean-to as a garage, subject to the supervision of the building inspector.

Library Committee Report The librarian reported that five residents joined the library during the month, and 10 visitors bad taken advantage of the service.—lt was decided that the librarian he paid while off on sick leave.

Works Committee Arising out of the Works Committee report the matter of securing the services of a permanent caretaker for the camping ground was held over till the next meeting of the Council. Cr Lindsay brought up the matter of finishing off the-grading of Adelaide street, and it was referred to the Works Committee to inspect same.

Cr Thompson wrote advising the council that he had made inquiries regarding a lawn mower best suited for the borough streets and reserves, also a flame-thrower.- —If was decided to hold the matter over until the return of fr Thompson.'

liana Taken Under Public Works Act

A resolution, moved hv. his Worship Sew Hoy resolvedthat £7-50, he paid in compensation for land taken un-

tier the Public Works Act, to be used as Cr, Lindsay asked if anything had been done, in by Mts Calheriile i itelly, as "ire* tliou|ht' this, area was most suitable for the planting of'' Kelly had not removed jtbft/feiijer/arbund this property yet. Cr £e\y Hoy brought,up the, matter of building ,sites on.,,the.. Domain,; ceiit to the old recreation ground, ; sind if the Government Housijig Department had made any move regarding these sites. Advised that no reply had been received.

Finance It was moved by Crs Sew Hoy and Wheatley that the accounts as approved by the Finance Committee he passed for payment, amounting to £1521 Gs 4d.