BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2619, 14 August 1923, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. GAS MANAGER’S REPORT. “I have to report the following for the month: All the apparatus is in fairly good order, and is working quite satisfactorily. I have added two new services, one in Union Street for Mr W. Ebbett, and one in Norbiton Road. “I have fixed up the lamp in the Triangle, and I think you will agree that it has made a vast difference in the lighting of that part of the street. “I am pleased to say I have now got the weighbridge repaired, and in working order, and have notified the inspector to come and see if it needs adjusting.

“A good deal of coke has been sold, well over 40 tons going out during the month.” ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORT. The road foreman reported as follows: —During the month the road staff has been engaged in the following works: Carting and spreading metal and blinding material in Johnston Street; discharging Belmont screenings to Council yard; cleaning grass from footpath in Thynne Street and laying cinders thereon; working with road grader; mowing triangle; filling in well and fencing site of old windmill in Avenue Road and general maintenance work. We obtained an additional GO tons of Belmont metal to finish Johnston St. This road is settling down well and should need little attention for a good while. We are now engaged in kerbing the footpath in Johnston St., and as cinders come to hand from the Railway Department, putting them on Cook St. footpath. A letter was received from Mr W. Walker offering to deliver Wliirokino metal in the borough at 10/- a yard.

The Mayor said this was a very reasonable offer and the metal was excellent. He suggested the Council obtaining 50 yards for road mending.

Asked for an opinion on the me ta 1, Cr. Ross said that it was good quality, but he was of opinion that the Council should use nothing but Belmont metal.

It was decided to adopt the report and to order 50 yards of Whirokino metal at the above rate. WEIGHING OF METAL. For some years past Cr. Coley has endeavoured to get the Council to check all metal received in Foxton. Recently he moved a motion that all metal be weighed on arrival, which was carried. The Town Clerk submitted a report on the weighing of such metal which showtliat it would not pay the Council to continue weighing Belmont metal. Cr. Ross said that it was not quite fair to deal with this matter in the absence of the prime mover, Cr. Coley. This was not a real comparison and did not disprove Cr. Coley’s contention. He considered that they should not continue to weigh Belmont metal, but they should certainly carry out Cr. Coley’s suggestion in regard to other outside metal. It was decided to discontinue weighing Belmont metal but that the weighing of all other metal be continued. WATER AND DRAINAGE FOREMAN’S REPORT. The water and drainage foreman submitted the following report on the work done at the pumping station: —Fuel used, 12cwt. 3qrs. 12 lbs, £1 16/-; oil, one gallon, 4/6; wages, £3 5/1-; no. hours spent at pumping, 31; no. of gallons pumped 251,000; cost per 1,000 gallons 5Jd; maintenance (water) £ls 8/7; do. (drainage) £1 15/7; wages for outside work, £1 6/3; do. for District Fund, £5 3/7; miscellaneous £3 5/6 a total cost of £25 16/-. The report was adopted and it was decided to instruct the engineer to fence the pipe line on the foreshore. CORRESPONDENCE. A letter was received from the nightsoil contractor asking that, the Council grant him a fortnight’s pay in lieu of holidays.—Granted. From the property owners of Whittaker Street asking the Council to grant them 12 yards of coke breeze to finish off a footpath which they were forming. The Mayor said that this street was a private one but he thought the Council should help those who helped themselves. An opinion on this street was read from the Municipal solicitor. Cr. Adams said that the footpath was not formed properly. It was decided to grant a donation of 12 loads of coke, under section 151 of the Public Revenues Act, when the footpath has been properly formed. From the Health Officer explaining matters in connection with the special meeting held last week. — Found satisfactory. The matter of dust-bin rubbish removal was held over. It was decided to ask the Beautifying Society to paint the picket fence and gate erected by the Council on the eastern boundary of Easton Park.