PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 570, 28 September 1920, Page 3

PAPAKURA TOWN BOARD.

I LAST NIGHTS MEETING. I The f}r*s meeting of the newlyjlected Raipakura Town Board was leld evening, when there krere preselit: Messrs. S.. Evans, E. D. HcLemian,.Ts. "Ilea, T. D. Campbell, V. -W. Jarfes, K, Montgomery, anil he clerk (Mr. A. L. Cooper). I An apology for absence was revived from '.Or. A. W. P. Brookliald, yho is indisposed. He was granted eave of absense from two or three neetings of the board. The. clerk took the chair, aim ailed for nominations for the posiion of chairman. Mr. E. D. McLenruin congratulated

Ir. S. Evans n heading the poll a he recent election. He moved tha lr. Evans be elected chairman fo. he ensuing year.' Mr, T. D. Camp ell teconded. Mr. Montgomery movei hat Mr. Rea be appointed chairman taps d for want of a seconder. Mr Ivans thanked members for nominal rig rim, but declined the position or ccot at of business reasons. He sail e c >uld not devote the necessarj ime to capably fill such office. H. xrintjd out that there were others lore capable of the position, and alsc hJrr there were large and important vork.; to bo put in hand. He thought •in* nber more capable than hi >hou! 1 be' elected. *'ln fairness to Di Jroo field, who could not be present" let ought the election should b eldl jver until there was a full meet ng of the bo'aid. Mr. McLennan sail. ie*w s quite agreeable that the mat er 1 j deferred as suggested by Mi. Svar i, and moved that Mr. Evans b. ippo iteel deputy chairman. Mi. Campbell seconded, and the motioi vas carried. Mr. Evans thahkeu nem':ers for the honour conferred or dm, and stated that he would d< lis boat in the interests of the rate )ayeis during his fulfilment of tin losition temporarily. With regard .to the sanitary depot stablished by the board on Mr. J. tea's property at Papakura, the Ma mkau County Council entered an ob ection to the site being furthei iged for such a purpose. The coun :il, it was pointed out, Weened u >etition from' several, of the county atepayers in the vicinity, win itrongly object to the depot being Bstablished in that portion of tin county. The council requested that the board cease using the land as a sanitary depot, and failing compliance ndvisod that the council would take steps in its power to stop the business. . Mr. Montgomerie suggested that the only remedy was a septit tank, and asked if any estimate o! cost of a tank had been obtained. The chairman replied in the negative, but stated it was mentioned during a. discussion that one could be bull; forlSOO. Mr. Campell: "You could not build one for that amount. *' Mr. Jones suggested that a m&lvcommit lee from the hoard look around forsuitable dump. Failing liii.; he also suggested that the parti's property near Mr. Hosking's proper i \ he use i temporarily. The chairman move*; tha* a sub-committee he set up to find a suitable dump and also obtain Information as to the cost of a septic tank. The motion was carried. On the motion of Messrs. Rea and Mont gomery it was decided to write to the Manukaul County Council asking for a few days' grace to enable ths Kto obtain another suitahk ' Messrs. Jones, Rea and the tun were derogated to look into t*tter and report on at next

SOlvims' to the inability t<)| socui II. Blank asked I'oi i ■ffli of time limit in couhexib' wftfi' the contract for Quoc-n ;'tie» formation work. It was ret-olwd t> extc.'.il 4j* time limit L>\ six \vi i l:>. In reference to the board's Ici.t. drawing the attention oi me I'n.i.. Mlri-'iter to the railway reserves .ii Papsliiira, which were moat Miitabh for and urging thn Q\v H?vmMw£ i liould erect uwvi lings on- fncirTroi>ert,M, for Lhe ut of lhe JwWaj' employee;;, thereby rt lievi"g the demand for housing tie

conunodution in Papakura, Mr. "Mai sey intimated that fie was obtaining a report on the matter from his vesponsible olticers in the J)epartinenl, and when this was received he wuuly communicate with the board again.Received, i In connexion with the proposed alteration to. the road opposite Mr. McLennan's property, the distric! engineer intimated th.it the matter had been referred to the' chfef. engineer, who regretted that lie could not grant the application. It was pointed out that the angle in the road was very sjight indeed, and it was not conMdered that the extremely snut : ! improvement would warrant the ex pfid'Hne for land survey plana ami m^ * savy proclamations.- Recciwnl. Vlr. Montgomery urged that steps be taken to repair Settlement Ro.ul immediately. He pointed nut tin I there were several bail holes thai needed attention. It was pointed.on! that the motor lorries cArting ioai from Hunua were cutting the road up rather badly. The lorries in most cases were considerably overloaded. Eventually it was decided to restriel the loads of coal to two tuns each. Messrs. 1). W. Jones and E. I). MeLennan were, appointed delegates t> attend the next conference of loca 1 bodies to be held in connexion will the proposal to harness (he Hum.. Falls for generating electricity. Tin date for the next conference has s< far not been determined. The following committees were ap

pointed: Finance and legal:' Messrs. J). W. Jones, K. 1). McLennan and IS. Evans. Sanitary: Messrs. J. Ilea, I' B|W. Jones, and Or Krooklield. Light* RBqni' and Town Planning: Me*si>. Kec - Evans, and. Dr. liiooklicld. labi.ii> Chairman, and I). W. Jones. Wink-: Messrs. Mclennan, Montgomery. Campbell, and Uea. Mr. Jones eavi lice to i.h.m- . . ,H'xl meeting thai a clause be adde I to the standing orders, Hi,a m, m\. business be taken alter !)..«i p.m. o, meeting nigl '"• > , , Mr. Uea thought Hm board ■ lam i tukv steps to procure a shell bank ... the vicinity ol l"< Mam m imr,...,. a t I'iipakura. On the motion • Messrs* McLennaii and Jones u w ■ decided U> "I'P'y l " tlu ; ■»«'■*••;"'! Harbour Ho.'id i-r '-out ■' oi ■■■ ■ !■• area. . The iictina-cb; "i <■•■ > •■ 'mp<V Ul | 10 call a pubic; ni" tJiig b idcr «l.:it r.-rn. .; Mb/" " ia ""- niorial should take The cngim-i- .< "< >' -Jfi.-'e-i - .• pate speeiliu-tce. ami . Uf.uV • -i (~y woii on •'' ' ll' >'' '"• ■ • ' traders for the "mpk'lkm -J u, Kc. -ai• ""." ■ ■ine'l-d lo ■.■ot-n 7 ti.nai ~ ; ,i nl . IP'. !ii..: ■' J ■■• ,„ ,| ' .„,.-. in '■...-...g*te- : 1 ~ ,| ■ ~,-,,1 \ H- nPtlt lv ""., .... Ration O'.mi.-n. "f M>. ,<4, 'ml >..i-.n .-.•■■ .;»tin- '■■ '*,,>. ,-lub. ■■■ -'ted om, the ■!■ :.. u, ■ ! "■•■" '»•" - j ' !l . ■ ; t i .bib i.. Nciiu.c '':;-;v'',;.„' ing ,cith cenvemenccs I , • , ai:. .!■ contribute J.-0. ««' (: , , ,^. hoard to a: •,.,,,, , ,OUk Itwasmcntiono.th > W or erected on I 1 ; rii( |« the pr<ippi;t\ "' £Jft (l ' watl'Xb^-m;-;--;:. . Arrogated iwn. anJ ; -l * t alio decided th.