AT THE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 54, 24 December 1912, Page 4

AT THE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Weekly Meeting.

There were present at Wednesday night's meeting of the Pu'.ekohe Borough C'.iuncil-Ihe Mayor (Mr Lawde), Cr-j Humiiton, liait, Pollock, Comrie, Johns, and Kenn lly. ABOUT A CKOSSING,

J. Adirnj waited upon the Cou.c 1, saying tha; at his p;operiy the late Major and 1-te foreman had said that the ri32 iver tie cruising al thd gatewav would i.e oily 4 ieet; ai:d iiow it was iO feet. He aiked what trie Council woul I do jibuut the matter

The Unman (Mr (lews) s:ud it would take abut 300 yards to make ajotiof the crrs;ing. It t:e ga e were taken a little further up tne hill a level crossing wculi be obtained Tne qu>.sti n was ufeired to the VVoiks O.mraitt-3 fi-r inspection ana repiit. KOAD W UK. Cr I'ornri -, on behalf cf the Works iemmiuee. repoitcd that it would take £4O or £su to make a deceit jon of Spmg's ;ojj. If it.vvtie utile it would relieve riarr.s-stri.et. of the sto.k tr.fflj. B.llhuUgh it would n..t Le la g ly lisej tor wheel traffk.--It traitpwej that the old Town Board loan was raised for work from Jialliday's ioad to U.alto.i'a, and a-:ked <J. Himlllon, ntaie was Dalton'g? ihe.t was a sum of money on the unspent allocation s, a-:d lately reinstated. It wa* pointed out ti.at the rem would he a convenience !•• t..r - ing co<u, ttc, to the waleiWoiLs pow.r htuse, and it), the iiili ptople i, toe Si.ti.mer tin,;.—On the moti.n of era Comrie Pollock it wa- decided to do tie work at a cost !iOt> exceeding £SO.

Cr Comrie reported tliat £lO v.ould do tne Kirigway-Reyrolda' road, and it wa3 to do this work aiso.—lt wub lelt to the foruman, Cr Ccmrie remarking that if the Council tri d to do ail work themselves they would not get ihd ioad-i done.

Cr Lomrie aljo reported upon certain cth r roads, vvhicli were left to Lr Pollock : : nd ih; fornn:n to r.forc upon.

A letiM'ihy aid desultory tiisciission tt-ok place over the w«.rk io be rio.e on various roaiis, aid themethd iy which the wo'k should be dose.

Lrs Kecreily and Comrh mcved, ihst tenders be cslitd for (arth'.'.ork on tLe roads, th: rtorks Committee ti repnst to the Council as to w! ich loads should be done.—Carried. water on the hill.

Mr Wyalt, w tervcrks e-gin er, sad he iiad interviewed the p "plrf on the Kill, i'.ear Mr Moses Routl y'j and they all seem dto want it. He recom;i, nded that Ceir applica i n te gran ed, m r ; t l.eii.g tig: cd. — ihia is to be dar.e.

RLCUEaTION GH'SUNI). The Mayer repotted that it nad been c'.e ; ded by the F:iia< ee Commute that the pre ent time was opportune t'i put thi mutte- to a vote to s.e it the riiepayers would empi/wer the C u cil to borroi for the purpose of acquiring the pionostd recreation grcu"d. It was rot intended to actually raise the money, but '.o take £250 cut of the general uinri*, which woul-i marls ti r.-is: the £750 from the Government. The Council could then leasa McGnugh's with a rJauso. It had com? to his know ledge that M> Cosis.Uo wa- on the iciiit of :<■ Hi g, a; d iv had paid a dtps sit of £5 a d secured an opt! n fo> six snetka over the pionery. It w..s decide; to pro:e.<: with rtJvertiisirg the propo.-ed loi:i en: to call a intelim; of at pay:£3 to consider tie question he'ore h loan is submitted.

GENERAL. Oil Cr Ctuririu's initio- it was determined i. tpe;id t't £i7so loa the fjifcvieusly unsp.-. t Town Hoaui allocationj—in on the roais f. t widen tr.e mo tys had bten t:-.it ert. Cr Foilo.k moved, That teaiers be invittd foe 800 yards of metal for >he rcari between Juckson's Cont-c and Howe's. — '.. arried. The d»te of the next meeting was fixed ioi that n'ght month, and tie Mayor a>d Cr tonne w.re authorised 'o pay lha wages Hi cided to purchase a to. sweep:r at a cost of £2O. F. Perkii a wrote s'ayu l; "tiat if the Council wo J) ta and sand u.-.der all his Vdiandahs by Miis i ay (Dec-imbcr ißth) week he would pay Use c.sil of ma erial hud lab ur lor same.—The Council thought it go c! business io comply, aid the uoik wad left n the hands of the foieman.