OTAKI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Otaki Mail, 14 July 1922, Page 3

OTAKI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. Th# ordinary monthly meeting ot the above Council was held on Wednesday. Present: Crs. 0. Kiisby (in the chair), It. Cockrell, A. W. Broadway, H. Taylor, d. 11'. Bills, and 11, Oarkoek, Correspondence. Correspondence was read and dealt

vritii a 3 follows: By-Laws. x'ruiu .tiarper hull Atinurc, stating it \.-a." uor. advisable to proceed wilii the ot* the by-iun's as under certain bimuttv it was necessary to send copies Kite: continuation iu me -Minister oi Ahternui aiuui., iuo ox Public \)wk> } and oLiter ia pcruaiu. j A: tlie.-e Oine.uis Luu u gcutii.r pin.vilu' CvUl-A, lm;' iLtOUg.a, be iO , . ;l iUi iii'iiiuio iiiioiiiiatioii in a i uiu JN'J.UVv , i i'iJui Jiaiper arid Atnioie pdafive to wi' collection ui rule!?, ami slating Uiat uuriug me past i'civ months tiii-v had oi'ta-ued judgment for arrears of -\a..in - intuiting uu. tod'j in order to Ueiij .ig.uusi uie titles, lias involved tilt I ApemliiU-C lu Uiu Council oi .1. ia neu of the Council';., proHi: i financial posiiiou they were prepa rid to induce their charges for cui-

icetiou to < j per cent.-- Agieeu to give net more than 7?> per cent. fig fens. > .cm .\. Gjlciirisi, on behalf of Jupiiu and t.o. j asking permission to erect, me t -.us tu the nucuoii mart. —l’ciuuo- - a anted, provided no nuisance u as ;icalid, and suuject to the approval of the fieuiiL Department. Pipes. idoiii bpirai bteel J’ipe Co. gi\ .fig a. nicuini. as to pipes inserted at Bleu L-.iiu anti wiih.il v.eie repotted to «*c unsatisfactory. They pointed out that the . to ui tic n us iu no way '.me to the muniLtucluic of pipes.- .Decided to sake I uniter enquiries. Compensation Wanted. Prom Municipal (Solicitor giving tut lice on sub-division of Air James’ land led compensation claimed. — Ueceivvd. Air At more also waited upon t he Jounoii ui oonnectiou with the same natter. —Held iu aovyance. Sacretl Concert. scorn Returned Soldiers’ Association i Lem) asking for permission to hold] i sat red concert at Otaki on Sunday | icxt. Cr. Cockrell said the Council should lot ciieourugo Sunday concerts more hau possible.—-Permission granted, j-.iisbv and Cockrell and Ministers if religion to revise the programme if Travelling Facilities;, r’loin Minister of Ka.ilways, relative it lavatory accommodation on the slow rain leaviug Wellington at 2.25 a.m., tnd stating he was obtaining n report ■u tile matter. — deceived. Otaki ..a.b.iul. - .('io. i S. Aioigie .e. v.-relary Otaki Tii.ua y, applying for a gra.it to the dont fund', ami .-tu it:,, it was more I:au ever needed on account oi the ; mi .me a I subsidy being withdrawn. the present time iio-,' nod reached heir limit of overdraft (£2UU), while he tinuit received from subscribers ;i. I. l rely sufficient to meet current M>e;i.-•>*.-- Decided to take no action a tiding' consideration of the buildtug •I Council Chambers. Otaki lire Brigade. From Otaki lire Brigade making ap'kcaii’UL for a subsidy of £23, and still- • ng (.It,. Brigade was desirous of lining Li -i;ition but had not sullicient funds o start tite work. —The Clerk consul■i d ti./u the would bo better spent ■ it equipment, and suggested the inat- ■; be gone into. —Agreed to. Hospital Board. ('gig ids line is ton A. Hospital Board. s.'-Ving for first instalment of hospital uiaintcuancc levy (£(>4 7s 2d) and capi18] levy (£4 Us lid). —Referred to Finance Committee. Tar Boiler. From Levin Borough Council stating that when its - tar-boiler was returned from Otaki it was found that one of the r-hafts had been broken. The County .engineer hud informed him that the shafts were in good order when loaned to the Otaki Council. The cost of aamrige *r«w £1 15s. and U was expected the Otaki Council would meet the cost. Aiuft was broken when the boiler was iai-.cn over. Antecedent Liability. From H. Witehoii (manager Bank of Sow Zealand) asking to be informed when the Council had raised the loan to clear the antecedent liability jo that the application re general account could be dealt with. —Referred to Clerk. otn.lri post Office. From 8. P. Alddy (postmaster} stat;'ig q was proposed to open the lobby box *.■■■» on week days from 7 a.ui. to 9 )..m„ a ad on Sunday.-- from 0 a.m. to S V.m.—Cr. Cockrell considered the hour? On Sundays should bo extended to - y. ui.. pointing out that the holders of boxes should not be made to suffer through acts of larrikins—Agreed to ask for this concession. Cr. Broadway asked ii anything had been done relative, to -extending the hours of the telephone exchange on Lundavs. and was informed that the matter was under consideration. A Clean Town. Prom Inspector of Health (J. Wiggins) stating it was pleasing t< not..- that me infectious diseases hac been notified during June, and that CM ski had every rear-on to fec-1 prouc a£ now having no infectious disease, for several months. Improvements ai Vhr local bakety had bhen made, Sfhilfi

| j u resident at Rangiuru had complice with tho terms of the requisition served I upon her. A complaint received as tc 1 pigs being kept in an insanitary state * could not be upheld, but the place rej ierred to would be kept under observa- , I tion. j Votes Of Thanks. ! Votes of thanks were accorded to Air AI. Carkeek for work dene for the Bor- | ough, and to Alcssrs Bignall and Burgess who were so attentive to Councillors during their visit to Wanganui. Sign Posts. It was agreed that it was advisable to oi'.uct sign-posts at Afouterc Hospital comer and at. the railway end of V ueronga iioud. it was pointed out that larrikins hud broken one post, and it was agreed to make an example or them, if caught. * Ranging. After discussion it »us decided to sue onners of wander ug stock who continued to oiicnd. Cr. Cockicil (lien uttenlion also to the fact, time the iiingoi frequently Uruvc auimuis through the town lu have them released instead of taking them to tile pound. —Uecieled to in.-tiue-t the ranger to do his duty. Air O’Rourke complained that his cuttle hau been impounded illegally, but Councillors failed to agree, and decided to uphold the ranger. Flew Buildings. Cr. Broadway said no one should be , allowed to erect- buildings without first j obtaining a permit, and considered per-I sous offending should be summoned. He S agreed that a man should be appointed ! lo keep an eye open. | I After discussion Cr. Taylor moved ’ j (but Air O. Itasse bo appointed to the ‘ ; position of building reporter at 7s (id ' 1 per week for a period of throe months. 1 — Agreed to. , • Dirty Drains.

J H. 11. Bills waited on the Council and said he was willing to clean his diuin if the Council would do the road one. lie had already cleaned Mr Dunn’s four times at his own expense and considI ered this unfair. The Chairman said if Mr Bills uudeitook to clean his the Council would see Mr Dunn did liis drain. Air Bills agreed to du this. Miscellaneous. j The leader of Air Grayling for installing pipes for intake portion of waterworks at $293 12s was accepted. (Jr. Bills asked permis ion to remove the gun from the school to I he rest re sort site where a concrete foundation had bec«u prepared for it. Granted. Ou Cr. Taylor 's suggest lon it was agreed to improve Anzae Road. Cr. Cockrell asked if an appointment, had been made in Sister Lewis’ place, ami was answered in the nega^'e.-r Decided to leave the metier over lot une mouth. Clerk’s Report,. yj r F. G. Davies (Town Clerk) reported:— . Streets—A start has been made with ,he metal contract. Domain Kondjs finished and on Wacrenga :! - ,U yards have bee* spread. A has now been made on Tasman Road. » Ai,- carkeek, the surveyor, very geni ro-i'dv gave two days of his time this mouth to locate the Ijegs as shown on the drawings originally set out by him. The foreman has recently placed cou-,-i-eie block* over the»e. winch m ( (i m; . will also be used as standard ; levels. The presold plan only includes ■ lhe centre of'the town, but the station end and other sections will be linked up as early as possible. According to the Act these levels should be fixed within luo years of the formation of the Bor- , ough. . . ! Water-Work*.—Good progress is be- ; in- made by the coutructor. I have asked him to supply an estimate ot eo't for excavations aud laying of concrete pipe line and erection of intake I Buildings.—The issue of building permits continues very satisfactory. It is necessary that some person be ap- | pointed to report monthly where build- j ings are being altered in course ot erec- l tion. I recognise that the Council s , finances will not permit of a qualified and full-time Inspector, but a partBrae offiewr of the Council could be a.p- ; pointed to report as suggested above . Wandering Stock. A complaint has j been made re impounding of a resident’s cattle. This will be referred to the coniTuittye. j ! Big Pen. —An application to erect j pig pens at the sale yards, Auction Alart, has been referred to the Public ; Health Department. Sign Posts.—Tenders for paiuwng sign"posts have been invited and will considered by the committee. ! Dv-Iyaws.—The solicitor have not received any reply from the Government j Department giving the necessary ap- , proval. _ | Finance Committee’s Meeting-. Correspondence was read as follows: i From Air Pickett, inquiring for rates ion suction 15 No. 1, Ahitangutu. The 1 town clerk was instructed to have a ■ lien effected. From the Public Library asking that I the grant which had hitherto been plaeI od on the estimates be granted. The | Committee, however, deferred the apj plication till the new building scheme i had been considered. From the Fire Brigade, who applied 1 for the amount as placed on the esti- ' mates. —Committee deferred same till Council mevi • From Mr K. Niclioils asking iounci! to permit the removal of boundary fence between sec. 10 Alaknratahiti and sec. 144-5 Otaki town. The town clerk was instructed to reply informing him that this was out of the Council ? I jurisdiction. I Air Atmore interviewed the Commit- ! tee with a view of explaining the expenses incurred in collecting Native .! rates. The registration of liens : f against Maori titles, he said, and the . 1 searching of them entailed a great deal, ,! of intricate work, and that the 10 per : cent, added was th« amount ehargid apart from disbursements. The Com-

1 - mittoo therefore proposed that his firm 1 j charge 7'j per cent, lor the combined > j collection of Native and European rates ! I instead of 10 per cent as previously, -1 The town clerk also informed tho Gom- ■ (Ifinitee-that, so far, no money had been received from tho State Advances Of-

fice. The Committee therefore instruefr- . cd him to write for tho money immediately. ‘* r Tho matter of appointing a building roportur was brought forward, but was 1 referred to Council. j Works Committee’s Meeting. ; Betters were received from secretary, KB.A., at Levin, asking for permission 1 to hold a sacreii concert at Otaki. — Letter referred ,o Comic. 1, with a re- | commendation that a committee be ap-1 pointed to deal with similar applica- I tiuns immediately. i iron! Air Alartilt, re Air James and! Public Works As!. —Decided to recommend io Couuoii tliut Air James be advised the Council could not pay any co-n.pcii.-nuon.

Accrued that the application for pig j pen., at sale yards of Auction Alart be - referred to Council. I from Public Health Department, udj vising Council that the Inspector lm.; j power to enter tuiy dwelling and may j issue (where required) cleansing order. 1 rom Levin Borough Council, daim- ’ rug ill lbs compensation for broken • soaft of tar boiler. —Referred to foreman for a report. i From Air Giddeus asking permission [ to graze his cattle on streets at Range [ u,u during floods. The Connuitisc dcI clued to recommend this to Council, as the same portion is high enough during ' ilood to prevent risk to the cattle. The complaint of unlawful impounding of cattle was considered. —The Committee were of he opinion that the ranger did His dul)'. Tenders were received for supply aud

painting of direction signs—Recommend that Mr Humphrey’s tender of fil •)* lm accepted. Report re “Dangerous Goods Licenses’’ was teferred to town clerk to deai with. The Committee were of the opinion that legal action should be taken to compel Air H. Hyde Bills to clear his creek and now refer the mutter to Council. The Committee recommended Mint noI .cos be sent to tile .School CummiU "e <l;iiig tor Decs tu be eul ; also Mtul ( culverts iu Alill Ruud be attended to, and that slight R-pa’rs be carried out in Lupin Road. Foreman’s Report. “Work done during the mouth consisied on widening and also ta.-ciiiiug Tasman Road. Other work has been ordinary maintenance. Air M. F.hompi on has started his metalling comiaet. During the month I united a shed and obo put in a short dmiu at Wailuhu. Concrete pipes arrived during the month, <l2 pipes of 12in., and 2b pipes ; •t' din. 1 have also M bin: I «'t ttn oil hand. 1 would like to ask Mir Conn- . ,1 if they could put up * shed for storing the implements, slid also for keeping' dry sand in. 11 a shed was erected Mir implements would hi-t much longer. q. M'ebliy. Foreman.”