THE PUKEKOHE BOROUGH.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 205, 19 June 1914, Page 2

THE PUKEKOHE BOROUGH.

At The Council Meeting. Thoss present at Wednesday night's meeting oi fie Pukok he Borouch Council were—T. u c Mayor, Crs J. A. CcmriP, F. llgbbard, D. It. Hamilto:i. -J. Pollock, K. McGougli, J. Bsatty, T. Hurley a»d K. Hil\ey. THE TOWN li \Ni). On behalf of the committee appointed to confer with representatives of thi Town Band, Cr Hubbard ( slid they ha I cone exhaustively into < the question. The united committee decided that Ilia band should call a public meeting aid at that meeting propose that ti-j Council become f r the haul in the place of the present trustee-. It was said that the Council being a permanent institution there would be pernvner.t trustees. If the resolution were carried the Council could then appoi it two of their members on t:e band committee, the bßnd to , appoint two and a chairman, making . a commit.ee of live. Provided the ! public meeting appointed the t'oun- j cil as t:usUcs then it was suggested that t'iß Council should tike | into c nsidtration the aubsidijing of the bind upon the agreement that the ban I should giva a certaii number of open-air concerts free to the Dublic. The. subsidy euguestcd I was fro"n £25 to £SO a3 the Council saw fit. The band, said Cr Hub- | bard, deserved encouragement, Cr Hamilton endorsed the repoit. It was decided to v;rite to the i band asking them to call t.e meet- I i'ig. i

COUNTY CARTING METAL. Th2 Council wmt into Committee to ro.isii'er the advice of the policito-s with regard to the proposal to charge the County Council a royalty for calling county metal over ih2 b"rough reads.

After discussion it was decided to instruct the foreman to sec that the whfel tyres by-laws he strictly enforced where metal carting is concerned. KINu STREET CROSSINGS.

Cr Pollock reported that the committee thought three crossings should be put down in King streetone at the hotel, onj at the prst office and one at Askew's. The crossings, it was suggested, should he of different nmUriab as the various firms would perhaps give the stuff at reduced rates for demonstration purposes. The crossings ffeulJ cost £6 or £8 each. The report waa adopted. A HAD SPOT. What was described as one of the worst srols in tin borough was referred to uy Cr beatty. Tuis was in Seddon street where the water turned into Tobi l street, making the place in a terrible mess and damaging the metal.

Referred to the Works Committee with power to act. The opinio i was expressed that a drain would have to be cut across Tobin street, and covered ovur in order to get the water into the cohere c channel on the north side. WEST ROAD FOOTPATH.

Cr Hurley said th 2 footpad between Rev. S. Nixon's and Jack£o.i's cD.ner badly nscJei attention.

Referred to the Works Committee with pov?er to act. TWO DANGEROUS BRIDGES. Cr Comrie said that two brides on the Roose-Reyrolck road were dangerous. He moved that ore cf them be replaced with a concrete culvert, casting about £2O, and that the other bridge be repaire). Ihia was carrie" 1 . A GIFT OF SHINGLE. The Auckland Shingle To. a-:ked the Council to accept '■){) yards of material gratis, ia order to test it in road-making. The stuff would be delivered free of charge on the Auckland railway station. Cr Comrie warmly declared in favour of the shingle, which he said was thp best binding material hj: had seen. It was decided to put the ;!0 yards on the road between the hotel and East street bridge. The Mayor said the shingle would cost 8s 6d per yard landed in Pukekohe. On Cr Comrie's mothn, seconded by Cr Hubbard, it was decided to order a scow load of 90 yards of this shingle. Cr Comrie said he would take half the quantity in his part of the borough when there'was still money to be spent. East street, West read .and Harris street were selected as the roads upon which to test the material. 10BIN STREET AGAIN.

Six residents of Tobin street, for whom Mr Cooper acted as spokesman, asked for a footpath. The place at present was "a pond and blackberry patch.'' Mr Cooper ref°rrcd to the great ircrease in rates; he did not mind paying rates but he wanted to see something for his money. J he Mayor said the work had been authorised hut they had not been able to get it done. Mr Cooper rejoined that while there had bien time to do other footpaths—up the hill and half-way out to the 0.-trich farm -there appeared to be no tiim to do Tobin street.

Cr Pollock remarked that it was the duty of property holders to keep the blaekbsrries cut.

Finally an assurance that I' c work would b.i done as coon ;u possible atnt tiic deputation away in smiles. HALL STREET KERBINU.

Cr MeUough moved, That a pre vious resolution be rescinded and that the channels in Hall street be done in concrete. He pointed out that it vould cost £l7 for timber, whereas £4O for concrete kcrbing would make h permanent job cf it. Cr Hamilton Bccontl-il.

Cm Hubbard and Hurl y supported, the latter remarking that all the approaches to King Street should be uniform in concrete. Cru Conine and Pollock opposed doing the work on the score of expense. Upon being put the motion was carried without dissent on the understanding that th» work be done in three months time, when the new rates come in. THE POUND. \V. 11. Trait, poundkeepcr, wrote saying that owing to the smallncss of the pound the cattle could not be accommodated, He thought the enclosure should be enlarged. He asked that rtrtain other improvements he madi 1 to the pound. Left In Crs Hillcev and Hurl v with power to act.

MUNICIPAL I I-JiiTlNi;. The Mayor moved, Hi t at the time of taking ilia i. II for the proposed loans a vot2 be t':kun nf the ratepayers to see whether th.y favour lighting by municipal 01 by ptivate enterprise. Cr Hu!b?rd said be believed tint . every councillor was h favour of , municip-l lighting and the Council should Like a r.t'jnd oil tin matter. Cr Hurley said they hud ha.l 11 public meeting n:;<\ the i'«te ( juv" h. I give i L.: C '.a .1 A l'nc i.: -\ to deal win liglui r. Cr Coinrio seconded. He thought th.y should get t!r mind of the people as to whether tl.ey would entertain municipal lighting or not. A poli was a much b:tter test than u pulli: m cti: g. Cr Lenity thought they should put a titraighl-out hsue i> the p"opl\ Thi motion waa I ;&t. Cr Hamilton moved, That £0 ; o be borrowed for the 1 urpose oi' getting expert u'Jvicc as ti the best system ot li;hting for I'ukekohe, Cr Hubbard seconded. Cr Comrie .sail this w >uld 1;: n waste of moiiiy. One expert would advise gas, aaothor electricity, another acetylene, and eo 0:. Cr I'olloek said it would only be a waste ol money anyway to take a poll over the whole borough as the people outsid: would vote it out. Cr Hudey urged that the Coined decula for themselves tin b st scheme and put it before the ratepayer-. I Finally tin question wsa referred to a special meeting of t'u Couacil for consideration, A FENNY KATE. The Mayor gave notice to move at I ne.xt meeting that a penny rate be struck. ; A TEN POUND LIMIT. The Rautahi Town Board subi initted a remit for the Municipal i Association, designed to permit I m.'sutlers of Town Hoard* tJ participate 1.1 contract work or to Bitpply ! goc.h up to ,£HJ in any yeir. - j Receive I. ABOUT A DRAIN'. Messrs Robsin and Cal'nghcr wrote drawing attention to the I inconvenience and danger uf the , drain ii front of their property j facing John street, lluy aaked that tr.e drain be pip:d or the nuisance , remedied in some other va,\ I hey would contribute ,'JU 10a towards trie cost of piping, i r McGough said t'aat the work I oagi Ito done, j Ktferrcd to the W rks Committee j to i: spect and report. THE DOMAIN. 0 1 the motion of the Mayor tiie Domain Committee was asked to I bring in a repurt to the next meet- ; ing ai to the best things to be I dove to the dotn ;i 1, in tlie wav of improvements, RAILWAY ROAD. The I'aiUay Department notified > that the road at the back of the Pukk.he railwav station was to Ibe diverted. As the Council would Ibe re'iuirjd to tr.l, ' L;e roul over and maintain it the Department I asked the Council's concurrence.

Cr Conine said they had had trouble before in taking over roads from the Department, add on his motion the Works Committee was c&ked to consider the letter and reply ' to it. WAS IT A JOKE? C. Roadlcy intimated that in ; future ha wojld charge IDs ner ' week ground rent for "0)3 'run i building" rn the railway loaß3 re- | rently purchased by him in King | street, (the said building is the I acatylenc generator houss). The Mayor said the Council would hfive to do something about shifting th'j acetylene shed. Councillors supposed they could ! not jny the re t. L?ft to Cr Comri: and the forc- ' nun to deal with. KOaD metal. C. E. Morgon intimated lliat he j Wris prepared t> accept 3i p?r yard ! for the stone" olfered by him, less i Gd per yard for the stono not snail enough to go through the crusher to | ripav the Council for spawling. The foremm is to report upon the ! matter at (he next meeting. GENERAL. ! Cr Pollock was given permission i to put a water pipe across the road at his property, and to move the fence i back lour feet to give him an oppor- '< tunity of clearing ths blackberries. The Works Committee, on Cr : Pollock's motion, was autrnrisei (o purchase a now dray, there being no i second-hand ones available

it was decided that during July and August the Council will meet only oncu a month, the finance Committee being given power to pay wage?, contract rs and urgent accounts.