OTAHUHU

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 353, 15 February 1918, Page 2

OTAHUHU

OTAHUHU BOROUGH COUNCIL. LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. At the meeting of the Otahuhu Borough Council held last evening in the Council Chamber the members present were the Mayor (Mr A. McDonald), Crs J. Brady, 11. J. Hall, H. J. Moffit, R. Todd, A. J. Wildman and H. Y. Stringer, wifh the Town Clerk iMr W. J. Dinnis>n). SANITARY QUESTIONS. Complaint of the unpleasant smell arising from the sanitary depot was made by Mr G. Nutter (Luke Street) who urged that the nuisance should be at once remedied.—After an explanation by Crs Moffit and Brady, who had recently .inspected the premises and found them fairly satisfactory, theletferwas 'received.''

Mr J. C. Rowley also made a Mmilar complaint with regard to the removal of night soil. Crs Bfcady, Hall, Stringer and Wildman having expressed the opinion that there was some reason for the complaint, it was resolved to ask Inspector Kemplay for an explanation why the tanitary carts left the depot earlier than the time stated in the Bylaws.

Dr. Monk, District Health Officer, in a letter to the Council again complained of the dirty state of the tannery in the occupation of Mr Arlington. He asked that more care should be taken in .washing down the premises —Referred to the Water and Drainage Committee. PUBLIC LIBRARY GItANT.

A copy of the annual ba'ance sheet of the Otahuhu Public Library for the year ending 31st December last was forwarded by Mr G. E. Whitmore (librarian) who stated that the subscription of £2O made last year should be renewed by the Council.

Or Hall, having explained that the library was of general public interest, suggested that a grant of £lO should be made by the Council towards the library anfl on this being put to the meeting it was agreed to. HACE TRAINS OR MOTORS ? Support was asked by the Manawatu County Council to the following resolution : That the Minister's attention be drawn to the fact that owing to the Railway Department refusing to run special trains in connection with race meetings a largo amount of extra motor traffic was thrown upon the roads and the cost of the damage to such roads by extra motor traffic was greater than the cost of running special race trains, the extra cos-t for repairing

roads in the Manawatu County being estimated at £IOOO per annum.'' It was asked that the terms of the resolution should be adopted by the Council and that the Membor for the district should be requested to support the resumption of race specials so that Local Bodies would not be penalised by the p ilicy of the Railway Department. No action was taken.

ECCLESTON SETTLEMENT AH'ROACII. Reviewing the facts relating to the application to the Department of Labour that a proper scoria road should be provided for,the residents of Eccleston Settlement, the Superintendent of Workers' Dwellings, Wellington, wrote stating that the road and railway bridge that had been formed was of considerable assistance to the residents of Otahuhu and pointing out that the Council made no contribution towards the cost of the erection of the bridge which amounted to nearly £IOOO. He added that most of that sum had to be paid by the Department, towards which the Manukau County Council and the Mangere Road Board each contributed £125. Further, he said, the Department had provided for an approach to the bridge by purchasing land for the purpose of forming the road. The road, however, did not adjoin sections belonging to the Department and the owners of those sections should it was urged be contributing rates to the Council A request was made that the matter would bo brought urgently before the Council for definite action so that the forming of the road could be proceeded with. His Worship explained that the matter had been referred to him some time ago for him to see the Prime Minister but lie had not yet been able to do so.

Cr Brady opposed the provision of any money towards the cost of the construction of the road. The Mayor having intimatod that ho thought an interview should be obtained with the Prime Minister before any reply to the letter was made, it wa9 resolved to inquire as to the date on which Mr Massey was next likely to be in Auckland.

tLLKKSME HAM). A request for financial assistance towards the Ellerslie Municipal Band was made by Mr F. R. Best (trustee) who explained that the band's liability amounted to £sl. I Thejletter was " received." TOUXDICEEPER. Cr Brady reported that in accordance with instructions from the Council he had interviewed Mr J. Callagher as to his retention of his office as pqundkeeper and Mr- Callagher was agreeable to continue the appointment on certain terms as expressed in a letter to the Council. On the motion of Cr Hall it was agreed to pay the amount asked by Mr Callagher.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The nomination of a member of the Council to act on Otahuhu Advisary Technical School Committee was asked for by the local Superintendent (Mr J. Colville Cook) and on the motion of Cr Hall Cr Todd wa9 appointed to the position. BATHING SHED, AVENUE ROAD. The Town Clerk reported that a tender had been received for the erection of the ladies' bathing shed, Avenue Road, but on the motion of Cr Todd the consideration of the matter was deferred until the next meeting of the Council. QUARRY, ST. ANN'S BRIDGE.

With reference to the inspection of the quarry site at St, Ann's bridge and the water-course through the Middlemore Estate, Council decided to visit the same on Saturday, the 23rd instant. DAMAGE TO VOOTrATIIS.

The Borough Foreman (Mr 0 W. Kemplay) having reported that cattle whilst being driven to and from paddocks for milking were allowed to wander on the footpaths, doing damage thereto, the Town Clerk was instructed to write to the owners concerned requesting that more care should be exercised. * STORM WATF.It DRAIN. The expenditure of £ll 5s was authorised for the construction of a storm water drain in Park road from the corner of Queen Street to the vicinity of Mr Trevena's house.

LAYING Ol'T THE I'AKK. J / The Park Committee recommended

that the work of fencing and forming footpaths on the park, as >• adopted on the 11th September 1910, should by proceeded with and that Mr Lockie Gannon should be instructed to prepare the necessary 'spwifications —On the motion of Cr Wildman the report was adopted. FINANCE. The Town Clerk (Mr W. T. Dinnison) reported that the receipts for Januarr were : General account £1314 Ins 7tl, Park account £3 2s Od ; the payments having been £145 fis 11. The , balances stood as follows : District Fund Account (debit) £2349 IDs Id, Cemetery Account (credit) £57 14s 7d, Park Account (credit) £165 7s, Domain Account (credit) £2l lis Id. The expenditure on the District Fund Account as from April Ist to January 31st was set down at £7588 3s 6d including a debit balance broughi, forward of £2988 17s sd, the receipts having amounted to £5238 4s sd, leaving the debit balance of £2349 19s Id. The report was adopted * and accounts totalling £603 13s Sd were passed for payment.

SPORTS' COMPETITORS IN TRAINING A correspondent has forwartied us the following "training" notes respecting candidates who are expected to take part in the married men's race at the Carnival Sports to-mor-row, viz:— Jack Williams is striding along nicely in his work under the guidance of J. Miller. In a spurt over a tennis net at Hellensville he outpaced all opposition. Fred Allen, of Cowtown, fresh from Trenworth Pumic victories, has a sporting chance. Ihe supporters of Fred Rowe, of Golf Avenue, consider nis prospects are second to none. He should start a hot favourite. Beecher Bullen, the Walmsley road candidate, has been noticed indulging in fast sprints to catch tlie 7 a.m. train. With the going any way sofi he will be hard to heat. Bert Jenkins, taking weight for age, should have a good chance Frank Keevy, always a fast beginner, should hit tiio front early and if he is not feeling the effects of previous races wid be a power to be reckoned with

Bill McManus, probably a back number, is likely to be suirtd with the sting out of the ground, but lie will probably fir.d the tas-k allotted to him too seveio

A very pleasant bowling match was played on Mr Mdndoe's private green at Otahuhu last we»-k b<-tweei. a team selected by Mr Mclndoe and one representing the pick of tie* executive of the local centre of the Dominion Bowling Association, and resulted in a win for Mr Mdndoe's team by four points in a JJI-he-'id game. The teams acd scores were as follows: —Mr Mclndoe's team: MeTvor, Johnson, l'ade!»y, Mclndoe —29, v. Executive team : Ciirlaw. Bryden, Coltman. A. Snedd-n -25 A return match will be arranged at an early date Although the weathernt time of wiping is urifavourali!ethern : >|)'''—ihi!it >• that the wind in :y ' hang" and t!i»- i sky brighten fur the Carnival to morrow (Hituri.u . As th- <"\.iunnttee have completed all th'-ir ar r.ingenierits for a successful cav they rely on the public to res l ond to the patriotic endeavour in a ready sprit Among the members o" the New Z 'aland Expeditionary Force nomin-

ated by (ienerai Oodh-v t i be triiiifd as officers is Sergt Major V T Todd, son of ,\\ r .T,,|m Todd, of Otahuhu It is intcr to rcte that Sergt-Map.r 'lodd has bee:-, reported by Field Marshall So Douglas If lig as di setvirg of >-[ ei i il mention for conspicuous e- .od work at the Front during ;lih period Febrnarv 2'ith to'Sep.'ember 21st last.

Successful Harvest Festival Sort vices were held in the Methodis- ( hurch on Bunday last, the preacher in the morning being Mr Christopher and the Rev W. G, Slade in the evening On the following Tuesday a well arranged programme, under the chairmanship of Mr P. Bridges, was presented as follows: Songs by Mrs J. Pilkington and Mr Wilford Firth ; flute solo, Mr John Trenworth; violin solo, Rev W. G. Blade; duet, Mr Wilford Firth and Miss Nobes. Refreshments wpre provided by the ladies.