BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3855, 9 October 1928, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

v MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Foxton Borough Council was held last evening. WATERWORKS REPORT. The waterworks foreman reported that during the montjh three house drains had been cleaned out, repairs made to the artesian bore on the foreshore, noxious weeds cleaned at ratepayers’ expense and maintenance work attended to. *v During the month 1,350,000 gallons of water was pumped.—Adopted. ROAD FOREMAN’S REPORT. The road foreman reported that during the month the staff had been engaged on the following works: — Carting and spreading metal in Hulke, Thynne, and Baker Streets, and Avenue, and Sandon Roads, and Ravensworth Place; grading Howan Street; kerbing corner opposite the High School, carting and spreading blinding material on Sandon Road; patching breaks in bitumen in Park and Robinson Streets; cleaning slips in Main Drain; opening up drain on boundary road at north end of Russell Street, and mixing asphalt in yard.—Adopted. BOROUGH ROADS. Cr. Rand reported that the bitumen on the sides of the road at the top end of Union Street was breaking up and required attention. There were also several holes which needed filling in this road. Cr. Walker drew the Council’s attention to the “waves” in the bitumen in Russell Street, some of which were three to four feet long. The Mayor said that this road was a main highway. -They could not account for the “waves” in this locality. Cr. Walker said the cause of the trouble was that the foundation had receded. Ur. Lucinsky: It’s a good pacebreaker all the same. Cr. Rand said he thought the amount of heavy traffic over this road might have something to do with the trouble. Cr. Cowley suggested that Harbour Street be tar-sealed at an early date. The Mayor said that he quite agreed that this road should be tar sealed, but it would be impossible to touch it until other roacls, already set down for attention, had been dealt with. Main Street would have to be given another coat of tar at an early date, and several of the borough roads required patching. Cr. Cowley said that the way the dust swept up Harbour Street into A business places in Main Street was a real menace to health. He would like to see this short roadway tarsealed at the earliest possible date. The Mayor said that other streets would have to be done before any new work could be touched. It was decided to refer the various matters reported on to the road foreman. CORRESPONDENCE was read and dealt with as follows : From the Wellington Hospital Board, asking the Council’s assistance in selling tickets for the raffling of the “Southern Cross” flags, stating that the terms in connection with the allocation of the proceeds were 50 per cent, between the four main hospitals of New Zealand and 50 per cent, to the Sydney Hospital, the latter hospital to dispose of four flags on. the same terms.

It was decided to endeavour to dispose of some of the tickets. From the Municipal Association of New Zealand, notifying the dat§ of the next annual conference as the first week in March, 1929, remits to be forwarded before 6th December, 1928.—Received. From the Main Highways Board engineer, relative to tar-sealing of Main Highways passing through the business areas of boroughs and towns, stating that in future the 'Board would subsidise in the business area up to a width of 66ft. and on the remaining .portion up to 30ft. Schedule of subsidies for local roads was also submitted (previously published) .—Received. GENERAL. It was decided to open the baths on November 7th. Cr. Lucinsky was deputed to cheek all wood cut in the cemetery on behalf of the Council.. It was decided that all timber not covered by the agreement with Thos. Cook and Son, be cut up and sold at a royalty of 4/- per cord. It was decided to call upon the owner of the property in Main St., the iron fence of which was in danger of being blown down, to have same repaired as its present state constituted a danger to pedestrians.