SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 28 October 1921, Page 3

SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual meeting of the 'Borough (Council was held on Tuesday evening, there being present: The Mayor, and Crs. Butt, Hook, Fargher, Spencer, Gardener, Murray and Hyde. Mr R. Edwards, Engineer, was also present. .(correspondence was received from Mr E. Newman, M.P., stating that the matter of the medical subsidy had been settled satisfactorily. He also enclosed a letter from Mr Massey with regard to the loans to local bodies for house building. Mr Massey said he was attending to the matter, and would advise further. Mr H. Hook wrote asking the Council to fix the closing hours for businesses. The matter was left over to 'look up the Shops and Offices Act. Prices were received for sanitary pans from several firms, but were considered in every casfe to be beyond wliat tlie Council could pay. It was therefore decided to continue with the stock now used. w Mr L. Randall reported, on behalf of the Cricket Club, that a pane of glass had been accidentally broken in the pavilion at the reserve, and he asked whether the ‘ club would re place it or leave it to the Council to do so and charge to the club. —Decided to- ask Mr Randall to have the work done.

The Library Committee reported that they had £8 in hand and had decided to purchase 'now books to that value. THE CRICKET GROUND.

A deputation from the Cricket Club, Messrs, Randall, Morgan and Maine, waited on the Council to ask if something could be done to keep the grass down in the reserve. - Mr Randall explained that at present the grass was too short to put a machine mower over, and yet was too. high for cric ket playing. He suggested that two or three hundred sheep he turned m for a day or two to eat it*, down. The Mayor explained that the Council had leased the grazing rights of the reserve, and it would not be fair to the lessee to eat it out, but he would ask the Council to deal with the matter and let the deputation kfrow their decision later.

Cr. Hyde said the present lease ended this month, and he considered it would be better if*the Council kept the reserve in their own hands. They could then have the grounds eaten out by some farmer’s sheep when required. The time was coming when the grounds would need/to he ploughed and sown-down again, and it, was not desirable that anything in the nature of a lease should bar the way to thisl Cr. Hyde moved in this direction, seconded by Cr. Hook, and the motion was carried. WORK BY DAY LABOUR.

Tenders for the construction ofi the concrete bridge were'" opened, there being no tenders received for the footway. The lowest tender was from Messrs. Cochrane and Son, and, taking into consideration the cost or supervision,„ the Council thought they could do the work cheaper by day labour, Mr Edwards, Borough Engineer, stating that he’coujd procure- a capable man. It was therefore decided to have both the bridge and footway in Plimmer Terrace done by dav labour.i (

It. was reported that several .cases against owners ol wandering stock, to be heard shortly, were adjourned in view of the iact that the ranger (Mr Dalzeli) was still ill in the hospital. In the meantime, on the motion ol the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Spencer, it Was decided to instruct the new ranger not to impound stock between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., but to sue all owners of stock who had stock at large a< night.

On tire motion ol the Mayor, the W.E.A. subsidy was held over at present pending payment ol rent owing from that body.

The sum of £l4l 3s 9d had been received lor rates, etc., since last meeting. and accounts totalling £BS 13s were passed for payment.