SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 19 May 1922, Page 3

SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting, held on Tuesday evening, was auenued by the Mayor, and Crs. fiook, Garuner, Spencer, Butt, Murray, Kicharusmi arm i- argner.

j COST OF SURVEY. > The Surveyor-General wrote advising that the terms of the Department lor having the usual survey blocks put in in a borough were that the local i body contributed two-filths of thp. cost of the work. At present the survey would cost £6O per mile.—Received. ! A COUNCILLOR’S LIABILITY.

Mr T. F. Martin, counsel to the Municipal Association of New Zealand, wrote in (reply, giving opinion that a councillor would be disqualified for selling pioperty 'to the Couuci], but the land could be taken from the councillor compulsorily under the Public Works Act, in which case the compensation would be fixed by the C unpensation Court, without the councillor being thereby disqualified. The Mayor said the position was that it was proposed that some property should be purchased from a member of the Council as the site tor the municipal cottages, but mey would now see that could not. be lone. Immediately he had goth the solicitor’s opinion he had notified the committee in charge of the scheme, which now recommended that the Council {urchase a property owned by the Catho-

lic Church, comprising one and three■quarter acres. Cr. Fargher considered that the law appeared wrong, because it might prevent, in cases of this kind, a local body from- getting the most suitaide pioperty.

On Cr. Hook’s it was decided that the committee’s report to secure an option over the Catholic Church property be approved.

INSANITARY CONDITIONS. John McPherson, sanitary inspector, reported that the lavatories at. the lecreation ground were a very insanitary condition, and recommended that the door be kept locked when the grounds wfere not being used.—Referred to the Reserves Committee for attention. MATTERS. Cr. xiook, chairman of me Roads Committee, reported, that the home purchased by the Council was proving very satislactory, but some more harness was required, the cost oi which was estimated to be Horn £6 to £9.

On Cr. Spencer’s' motion it was decided to purchase what was required at a cost oi £9. , ...

Cr. Hook reported on tlie unsatisfactory condition of a culvert m Thompson Street. Cr. Richardson suggested putt.ug a double set of pipes across tbe sf ect to replace the culvert. That was me most satislactory solution so far as lie could see.

The Mayor thought the best way was for the Roads Committee to visit the spot, and see what.was best to be none.

Cr. Spencer bioved, and it wat carried, that the Roads Committee visit Thompson Street and have the matter attended to. * The foreman stated that the culvert should be attended to - at once, -,s it was in a very bad condition and might collapse under heavy cartage. Cr. Hook, as chairman of the Roads Committee, reported that 609 yards U metal hail been put on me streets. Of this quantity Stout Street had received 99 yards, Plimmer Terrace £B7 yards, and Ballance Street 232. yards. ’ The Helensville Town Board asked to be supplied with the borough’s charges for water for domes! ic, industrial and other purposes.—-To be supplied.