PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 528, 4 May 1920, Page 3

PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD

ORDINARY MEETING.

The ordinary fortnightly meet mlh T 4 Pa P ak V ra T(, wn Board , SJf * i? ven » ,ntf ' when there w Sin ■' >P ii W - P " B '-°°kP Wii m n n), w M , essrs S - Ev «ns. Wallis. D. W. Jones. J. R ea . T Campbell and the clerk (Mr A hooper), TKa c W ? <er Supply Loan. that rtSS t Adv A ances Office advi: that the State Advances Board 1 resolved to entertain the Papak rfßftSS'*' a PP» ca «on for a I fnr ft °' Part ° f th ° £2B -°OO 10 Xit^ y eofthe P-vision It was decided to make an nil tion to the State Advances oE bion of the water supply. Hospital Board Levy. itable A^ k « nd , HoS P ital a » d Ch 'tame Aid Board advised that 1 proposed apportionment of the e mated expenditure among the er tributing local bodies based upon levy of seven twenty-fifths of p » in thejil on the capital val nLI^ he ,. rat ? able Property in the In pital district. The estimated expe ditarawai £1:19,666 16s sd, made . I a * ( oll °ws: Liabilities of the boa at March 31. 1920. C 24.826 16s 7 5i Pe »!l*Sf ure for vear end 'ng Mar, •n..ipßßj U14.729 19s lOd. The cal mated income was £40,078 16s 7 made up as under: Amounts due the board at March 31. 1920 £81! m u d i, iw6ome for y ea >' endii £99.477 19s lOd. The proposed a portjonment of the estimated e PenditUre was based as under:—Coi tributions at seven-twentv-fifths ( a penny in the £l, £54.884 8s 2( subsidy on 854,884 8s 2d at 16s 3 ZJh n > mm »s Bd. Tcti . 199.477 19s lOd. The rateable capit; value of the Papakura Town Board' district as at March 31, 1919. was re turned by the Valuation Departmcn » £209,360. Any objection to th valuation must be sent in to th Hospital Board before May 14. The clerk reported that last yen the board had paid in excess i.? 18s, due to an error in the levy mad> by the Hospital Board. This year', contribution at seven-twenthy-fifth of a penny in the £l, amounted t< U44 5s- Id, while last year the am ount was £192 19s 2d. The lette was merely "received." Finance. ~.„.. Accounts amounting to £l4l S; \>M-i d were sul) mitted, approved of 4fflW passed for payment. E overdraft at the bank was sho%n at 9s Id. Addition to Committees. Mr. Jones was appointed r member of the Finance Committer and Mr. T. D. Campbell to the Building-Committee. ; il :/. >. . General. Mr. the board's attention to lying at the culvert Road, which joins the Wairoa Road, and pointed out that the present culvert, an 18in was large enough to carry the water. fe but it could not get awav on account of the blackberry and other noxious :„ weeds. He thought that the && tWfrperty owners should be compeHed to clean the drahi of 'nflxidtts-TveedsV Miv Rea niovferf that the culvert ro mafn as at present and that owneis of property be notifcd that unless the drain is cjeaned ofWious w&& within. 14 days, the boarrT would 110 the work at the cost of the owners. Jhe motion was carried. In accordance with notice of mof; tion given previously, Mr. Jones k c; moved that in order to relieve- the ; congestion in the traffic along Broadway the board open negotiations with the Methodist Church trustees for the purchase of a strip of land sufficient for the widening of the street. That in event of the said trustees declining to sell the board .uV!: e P s ,. under the. Provisions of the Public Worjugipfc acquire sufficient land for •'■wSp-.-'purpose. Mr. Rea seconded the motion oro forma! Mr. Jones said everyone'knew that X there was a congestion of traffic in jr Broadway. The time was approach K ing when the Methodist Church trus-i & tees would lease the land for bu;ld--3 ing sites. He contended that if the street was not widened now the ratepayers would be put to a considerable expense later on in taking the land and removing the buildings which were expected to be built thereon. In the interests of economy and of the district he thought tie time opportune for the boaroto take steps to have the street widened.

In answer to Mr. Rea. Mr. Jones said the street was now 66ft wide. Mr. Evans said he was opposoo to the motion, because he did not > consider there wiun congestion of V traffic. The trustees.- had taken stew to have the land cut up for business and office sites. If the board decider' to take the land the trustees would be put to extra expense in havinp the land re-surveved and subdivide. Mr. Jones said the trustees cou!r' be reimbursed for any extra expenditure entailed by nutting the expenses on to the selling price. The\ had nothing to lose, but would gain because the widening of the street would enhance the value of the property. Eventually the matter was defer red until ne\t meeting to allow of further particulars to be obtained. It was decided to .4iv« the footpath raised at Mr. Corric's to prevent water from flowing over thi road. It was agreed that the wort should not be commenced until sco ria was available. Clerk's Salary.

The clerk (Mr A. L. Cooper) np plied for an increase in aslary, -n account of the increased cost of liv ing. The matter was discussed in com mittee, and after deliberations it was resolved to increase the clerk'; salary by C 25 per annum. The next meeting will be held or Monday, May 17.