BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 23 February 1923, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting.of the Borough Council was;held in the Council Chambers on v Tuesday -evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr W. Murdoch) and Crs. Hook, Gardner, Butt, Spencer, Richardson, Fargher. " correspondence.

From. tl. A. Scott, applying lor a second-hand dealer’s license for ,- premises situated in Plimmer Terrace.— Moved that application be deferred, pending a police report.’ / From '.Shannon':' Co-operative Dairy C 0.,: Ltd., expressing 7 their keen appreciation of the prompt manner in which .their request was granted rewidening of at comer of Stafford Street and ntain; road.

EXCESSIVE MOTORING SPEEDS.'

i ■ Fronh Town Clerk, Otaki Borough Council, stating his Council had had under consideration the , appointment of,special constables part time within the borough to assist the local police in putting down-the excessive/ speed of motor cars, and .incidentally to reduce, the amount of "cycling on footpaths and desiring to know if the Shannon 'Borough* Council would bp agreeable.,to a conference, along 1 with file' Horowhenua ,County, Levin and Foxton Boroughs, to be' held , at-a place be arranged, with the object of --'making - a combined appointment.' They stated the advantage would be that, no one would know where .the&e ■speoia,! 'constables 'were working, and they believed the > additional, cost would’'6e. comperisatQdjby a saving in road maintehaifce. '

Cr. Gardner considered the police were quite afil’e to deal with the question of., excessive speed by motorists .througlr the town, and he thought it should be left to them. ' / 1 The Mayor and councillors agreed with .him. On-the motion' of the Mayor,'"it was decided to inform-.the Otaki Borough Council that the Shannon Borough Council does not approve of holding a conference in regard to 'excessive' speed of fiiotorists and, cyclipg on footpaths, as they think’ it should bp left to the police {’a deal with, but they are strongly fin, favour of holding a conference <o deaf with the question of heavy loads passing through the towns 1 . \ It was decided to draw attention to the. excessive speed of motorists Through, the towns, also of ’persoi is cycling on the- footpaths,‘and riding without lights at night. ■ -‘GENERAL. v/.'v, , . .T. T. Bo vis wrote applying fo-r. permission tp burn rubbish .Within the Borough, agreeing to accept all. responsibility and not to cause harm to citizen's.—Agreed .to.

The Mayor stated Mr Curran had waited' on. him in reference to an erosion in ;the creek near the pound caused by. the ; recent flood, . and desiring to know if the Council could do something to prevent further eitn Sion, as it was likely to flood Ms property.—Resolved, that the. Road Committee furnish a full report at the next meeting. ~- • ~Cr. Hook said he had received complaints about stock grazing ,on the roads, and wanted to know what Die ranger j was doing.—Decided to. write ranger and inform him he must carry out his duties strictly.' It, was reported to the'j,Council i'iiU. the outlet, from • th'e metal , creek was in had .order;'and wanted attending to— Cr, Hook to- inspect:

Or. Richardson said a new front gate was required at the Cemetery Agreed to.

- Accounts totalling £36 3/, xvere passed for payment.