BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Woodville Brough Council was held last evening, when there were present the Alayor (AJr R. R. Johnston), and Crs C. Forbes, A. H. Hustwick, A. Olsson, E. J. Harding, J. Sullivan, *J. T. Horne, and IL Galbraith. The Hawke’s Bay- Employers’ Association wrote in connection with the 5 per cent, increase in award wages the basic wage of £4 13s 4d thereby being raised to £4 18s. The General Labourers’ Union having offered to conclude an agreement for two years on that basis, the association desired to have the council’s opinion on this and also on the union’s claim for an extra holiday. The Alayor considered that employees not covered by an award should, in fairness receive the increase, and this was agreed to by the council. On the matter of the extra holiday, the Alayor was opposed to it and moved accordingly. This was seconded by Cr Galbraith and carried unanimously. The Commissioner of Transport enclosed a copy of an Order-in-Couneil and an interpretation of this dealing with the limitation of sounding motor-horns at night, loaded firearms in motor vehicles, passing on marked corners, and speed of trailers.

Arising from correspondence from the Alinister of National Service (Hon. It. Semitic) and also from the Woodville county clerk (Air J. M. Graham), the Alayor gave the council a resume of proceedings at the conference of local bodies relating to the Horne Guard, hold at Napier last month, and of a subsequent interview between the Borough Council representatives and the County Council. The County Council had appointed a committee to' lake joint action with the borough committee in the matter of obtaining further information before taking action as set out in the Alinister’s circular. Both bodies had agreed that rifles should be issued. Cr Forbes gave an outline of steps that, had been taken to form a rifle club, and of correspondence frnfn the defence authorities in that connection. Ho considered that the Home Guard and _ rifle clubs, should work together. Crs Forbes, Horn. Olsson and the . town clerk were appointed the council’s representatives ro work with the committee appointed by the County Council. . The town clerk reported that rates paid during. the month totalled £212. Licenses issued were: Drivers’, 21; heavy traffic (quarterly), 3; public hall. 1. Action' taken by the reserve* committee in connection with Centennial .tree-plant-., ing and the purchase of a river-bank section for planting was confirmed, on the motion of Crs Harding and Hustwick. It vivas' reported that the Highways Board.s allowances in respect of Vogel and McLean Streets bad been reduced. The reserves committee’s report, gas report (showing receipts £159 2s and expenditure £ll7 5s 7d), foreman’s, ranger’s, and poundkeeper’s reports were adopted,, and the pay-sheet, amounting to £614 14s 2d, was passed. Footpath improvement on the librarv section, clearing and marking of water-plugs in A T ogcl Street, and repairs in Vogel Street and the intersection , of Fox and Station Streets were authorised. The testing of materials, including prepared bitumen and prepared tar. for footpaths was decided upon, five chains of each. The improved appearance of the cemetery and library approach having been commented upon, the Alayor placed the credit for this to Crs Sullivan and Hustwick respectively. Renewal of footpath crossings in Vogei Street was authorised, as was also the completion of work in Burgoync Street.