Queenstown Borough Council Monthly Meeting

Lake County Mail, Issue 49, 12 May 1948, Page 2

Queenstown Borough Council Monthly Meeting

There was a full attendance of councillors at the monthly meeting of the Queenstown Borough Council held last Thursday night. The Mayor, Dr Anderson, presided.

The Regional Timber Controller advised that permission had been granted for the council to sell approximately 25,000 feet of pinus insignis timber situated on Queenstown Hill. It was decided to call tenders for the timber. Cr Lindsay suggested that the council adopt a plan that was operating in other centres of replanting two trees where one was cut. The council will bear the suggestion in mind until Arbour Day.

Difficulty is being experienced in procuring pipes so that a fire plug can be placed on the recreation ground for the fire brigade to practice. Inquiries are to be made for the purchase of 4in

! pipe. ; Provision will be made in the estimates for the purchase of 200 ft of hose for the fire brigade. The council received quotations and specifications for stoves for the camping ground huts. Cr Inglis y T as anxious that they be bought and installed before the ski season. The council decided to buy one on trial before making a bulk purchase. The Inspector of Health for the district, Mr J. Brunton, advised the council in his monthly report that conditions generally throughout the borough appeared satisfactory. Milk samples taken complied with the requirements of the regulations. The annual inspection of hotels had been carried out and reports prepared for the Licensing Committee. Three requisitions for repairs were issued. The traffic inspector, Mr R. O. Wilkinson, reported that regular patrols had been carried out in the borough and that attention had been given to parking, cycle traffic, and the observance of road markings on the borough streets. He said that during the past two months no accidents involving personal injury had occurred in The borough and that local drivers were to ,be congratulated | on their standard of driving. | Mr E. R. Hopwood, honorary sec- | retary of the Historical I Lake County and Internal Boroughs, I advised the council that at a recent j meeting of the committee it was estimated that a total amount of £-300 would be required in this financial year and that the council’s share would be £IOO. Cr Lindsay asked that when the estimates were drawn up the equivalent of one year’s carnival funds be used in the repairs of the Garrison Hall. It was decided to seek advice from the Public Works Department regarding the improving of the town’s water

supply. The new librarian started on April 8, and since then the library hours observed have been the same as previously. During the month 127 books had been purchased at a cost of £46 4s Bd. The Country Library Service paid its periodical visit on April 30 when books on loan were exchanged as usual. Tees and fines for the month amounted to £6 6s 6d.

The application of Mr H. Tomkies for the erection of a shed near the waterfront so that fuel could lie stored for his launch had been granted at the previous month’s meeting and Mr Tomkies was asked to submit plans. When the plans came before the council last Thursday night there were also two objections to the application. One was from a nearby ratepayer who objected on the grounds of the danger of fire. The other was from the building inspector who said that the building proposed was not in conformity with the “ brick area ” regulations. Cr Gavin: The application was granted only because the building was to be of a temporary structure. It is proposed that some day the whole of that block will be removed. A conconcrete or brick structure would be

permanent. The Mayor: We can rescind the “ brick area ” by-law by a resolution if we wish.

Or Lindsay suggested a structure that would not be permanent and yet be fire proof. The Works Committee is to investigate the matter.