PUKEKOHE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 340, 21 December 1917, Page 3

PUKEKOHE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

At the meeting of the Pukekohe B rough Council held on Wednesday evening last there were present the Major fMr H. G. R. Mason) On A. I Barter, J. Pattersdn, J. t. StembHaW R. Bilkey* G. H. Armstrong, F.J Morrow and A. P. DaVsh. with die fyjrn Clerk (Mr J. F. Deane) and the Consulting Engineer (Mr D. W.McArthur). A COMPLAINT. Mr Sam. McNally complained of the state of the road leading from Walsh's corner to his boundary. He stated that the road had not yet been formed and was in a very dangerous state, it being full of watercourses. Previous complaint had been made by him and he hoped the vtjA would now be done. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. BOUNDARY FINANCIAL AJUSTMENTS. In regard to the loan adjustments consequent on the recent alteration of Borough aJhd County boundaries, in settlement of which the Borough Council claimed the sum of £ll6O and had refused the County Council's offer of payment of £IOSO, a letter was read from the County Clerk (sir Alan P. Day) stating that in view of the small amount, viz, £llO in dispute, the County would accept the liability of £ll6O as apportioned. The County Clerk, however, pointed out that in addition to the question of relative increases of valuations in the two districts during the currency of the loans there was also the questi iu of where the loan moneys were spent and the relative benefits being derived from such expenditure by the two areas. The area now excluded from the Borough did not derive benefit from the work done by the loans to the same extent as the Borough did and the roads within the area excluded and now in the Cjuaty required a good deal spent upon them to put them into order. *»

The matter was referred to the Finance Committee to arrange for an agreement to be drawn up between the respective Councils on the terms of the settlement auctioneers' licenses Application for auctioneers' licenses we;e made by the NZ. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., Messrs Buckland & Sons, and Me srs Stembridge & Co and licenses were ordered to be issued. . PAERATA CREEK \ On the proposition of Cr Fattereon it was resolved that the owners of the land adjoining Paerata creek from the railway bridge to the end of the borough boundary near the Cape Hill Crossing should be notified to clear their obstructions from the creek, the Coutcil for preference to do the work and owners being charged for the same proportionately under the terms of the Land Brainage Act. SEDDON MEMORIAL LAMP Or Barter again brought forward the question of the removal of the Seddon Memorial lamp. After some discussion, in which the question of improving the corner of Manukau road near the railway bridge was mentioned it was resolved that as soon as this was improved a sub-committee consisting of Crs Barter, Armstrong and Btembridge should be authorised to Remove the Seddon Memorial lamp to a site near the railway bridge. It was decided to remove the water trough now standing adjacent to the lamp to the corner of Seddon street. '' ACCOUNTS Accounts were passed for payment.