ROTORUA BOROUGH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 311, 26 August 1932, Page 4

ROTORUA BOROUGH

COUNCIL MEETING GENERAL BUSINESS DEALT WITH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I-IALF COST OF FOOTPATHS. Th'e Rotorua Borough Council n, on Wednesday night, the Mayor, }j T. Jackson, presided and routine bit ness was transacted as follows:— . Th'e Rotorua Ratepayers' Associ tion asked if ratepayers were to; charged half the cost of concrete fo paths in Haupapa Street, and \ matter was left to the legal and 5 ance committee to make a reconrst dation. The widow of the late Mr. j Rolleston claimed compensation f the death of her husband from intra injuries ~ &aich-to have heen recei; while he was employed by tlie couni The council repudiated all liability th'e matter. , The Director-General of Hea! stated that consideration woultl | given the improvement of the hospi; road when an estimate of the cs was ohtained. The borough engint is to supply the estimate requirej, A ratepayer who was behi: with the payment of his rates as| if the council could not give ratepj ers behind with payments one or fe extra days' work a week until t rates were paid off. — Tha question y; referred to the legal and finance cs mittee. Garage as Dwelling Mr. R. A. Potter wrote on beliali a client who recently convertad garage into a dwelling, asking thati decision arrived at by the gene: committee, that the place he notc; as a dwelling, be reconsidered, as considerable amount of money f: heen spent on making it fit to live — Th'e council decided to take no tion. A formal resolution was passedl ing the amount of the annual insl ments of sinking fund on the £5i sewerage loan at £50 a year. The Rotorua Gymnasium Club quired as to the possibility of proe ing a section in Fenton Street in i vicinity of the isolation ward. 1 club also asked if a deputation on question would be received. — The co cil will receive the deputation at next meeting. ; Miss O'Hagan, of the Empire Hc asked for the removal of a trse front of her property and complai that it was impossible to parlc car: front of her place, with the re: that the cars had to — V the opposition hotel. — The genc committee considered the matter, had no recommendation to make. Building permits were issued to value of £212 10 s fpr the last ti: weeks. The works committee reported 1 ing received a request from a r payer in Pererika Street for tbe i lition or "piping-in" of the drain al the f ootpath in this street, and ha\ advised hirn that as a stornt-w; drainage scheme is in the course preparation, the committee cannot commend the council to undertake outlay in the matter. The otairi of the committee ' and the engii have heen requested to interview ratepayer concerned and detern whether any steps can be taker give relief without expense to council. The reserves committee repo that as the result of investigatioi the local officer of the Agricult Department, it had heen determ that soil on. the lower portion of Kuirau Domain would he practii useless until it had been fv , drained. The committee accordi 1 asked the drainage engineer to up a scheme and to report as to best method of (a) surface draii and (b) tile draining the area. The planting of trees on the \ path in Ranolf Street is to bel ceeded with, approved shrubs ti used and all larch trees whiclil interfere with the uniform pia* of shrubs removed. I