BOROUGH COUNCIL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3816, 10 July 1928, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL

ORDINARY MEETING,

The usual monthly meeting of the Foxton Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers4ast night. Reports , were read and dealt with as follows: — WATERWORKS REPORT.

The waterworks foreman reported that during the month the Johnston and Russell St. sewers were flushed out and a blockage in the Norbiton Rd. sewer cleared. One house was connected up with the water supply, and 40 hours’ work done for private residents. The pumping station report showed that during the month 1,675,000 gallons of water was pumped. —Adopted. ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORT. The road foreman reported as follows:—

During the month the road staff lias been engaged in carting and spreading metal on Moutoa road and Cook Street, and grading Mouta oßoad and Cook Street, discharging sand and chips from trucks; grading footpaths Purcell Street, and coating same with fine metal; weeding water channels Main and Union Streets, and general maintenance. Metal is now coming to hand from Rangitikei, and also chips for future asphalt work. — Adopted. The poundkeeper reported that during the month 23 head of stock bad been nmpounded, and driving fees to the amount of 7s collected. —Adopted. • CORRESPONDENCE

was read and dealt with as follows :

From Mr. H. E. Garbett, asking the Council to reduce the rent for his kerbside benzine pump. After discussion it was decided tc. advise Mr. Garbett that the Council regretted that it could not see its way to reduce the rent of the pump. From Mr. A. Fraser, accepting the position of borough assessor. — Received. TREE PLANTING.

The Mayor brought forward a suggestion that the Council should consider the question of inaugurating a tree planting scheme for the Target Reserve. The trees planted on this reserve in the past were making good progress and lie thought it would be a good idea to do a little planting out of Reserve money each' winter. Cr. Walker said that the reserve would be easier to lease if good “breaks” were planted around it. Cr. Rand did not think it advisable tc fill the.reserve up with trees. The boundaries were already planted as far back as the Round Bush. He had noticed that deer had caused a good deal of damage to tho young trees in that locality.

The Mayor said the idea was to ilant the valueless . strips with

trees. It was decided that the Reserves committee inspect the reserve with a view to carrying out further planting, the committee to have power to act. FIRE BOARD REPRESENTATION Cr. Roore brought up the- question of Council representation on ihe Foxton Fire Board. He said the Mayor and Cr. Parkin were the Council’s 'twj) representatives on the Board, but owing to business reasons Cr. Parkin had not been able to attend more than one or two meetings. He was of opinion that the Council should have stronger representation on the Board. The meetings were convened by the 'Chairman (Mr. Cray), and so arranged to work in with Otaki and Levin.' By arranging the meetings for Fridays at 1.30 p.ra., the Board had to pay only one third of the travelling’ expenses, Levin and Otaki each paying their proportion. Cr, Parkin: We pay and get nothing for it. The meetings are held at 1.30 p.m. on Fridays and if that time suited anyone he did not know who it was. Any other day in the week would suit him but a Friday. The Mayor said that the Council did not have sufficient representation on the Board with only one representative. The members had always’ treated him very liberally, but he felt that he should have a colleague at the meetings to repre-’’ sent the Council. It was decided to take no action.

Leave of absence was granted Cr. R. J. Thompson-.

GAS WORKS. MAY WORKING. The amount of gas manufactured during the month of May was 355,200 ft., which, with the amount in the holder on May Ist, 15,000 ft., made a total of 370,200 ft, During the month 303,100 ft. was used by consumers, 20,000 ft. at the works, and there was 15,000 ft. in the holder on June Ist, making a total of 335,100 ft. accounted for and leaving 32,100 ft., representing 8.7 per cent., unaccounted for. Thirtyfour tons thirteen cwt. of coal was carbonised, yielding 10,149 c. ft. of gas to the ton, and producing 10' tons of coke. The receipts for the month, totalled £l7l 13s 6d, and were made up as follows:—Gas sales (lighting) £32 19s sd, heat and power £ll2 2s 4d, coke sales £l7 5s 2d, tar sales £3 6s Od, services and fittings £5 19s Gd, miscellaneous Is Id.

The expenditure for the month totalled £224 14s Bd, and was made up as follows: —Coal £9B 5s lOd, salaries and wages £SB 9s, tools ss, cartage and freight 7s 3d, working expenses 2s Id, sundries £3 18s 3d, interest and sinking fund £63 7s 3d.