BOROUGH, COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 14 December 1923, Page 3

BOROUGH, COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY, MEETING

Tile .usual fortnightly, meeting of the Borough, Couincal y.as held m tide. Council .Chambers, on Tuesday evening. Present; Crs. Gardner (in tjhe chair), and Crs. .Gunning;, Curran, Murray,, Butt', Hyde and Carter. The Mayor (Mr Murdoch) forwarded an apology, for' absence owing to. indisposition. , THE SANITARY CONTBIA.CE.

From J- McPherson, sanitary con- / tractor, asking if the. Council would pay hint weekly, also thanking councillors for past favours, hut stating it hit him a bit hard when he noticed in the Shannon “News." that - wnen breaches of .contract were made by - bint they would have to be paid for at his expense. He would like just to tell the councillors that, his sanitary work was going on now like dock work as regular as ever it was, and and if the 'Council liked to .take the) public’s word as regards not calling,

well then the Council might think that his contract had been broken. - Last week one resident had tried to make a' liar out of him, hut was bowled out by three witnesses that saw him going there.—-Decided that wages to sanitary contractor be paid weekly. WHITE ANTS FROM AUSTRALIA.

From Public Works Department, in ■ reference to circular re white ants in imported Australian hardwood, pointing out the necessity of doing everything} possible to prevent the‘spread of such a plague and emphasising the need/for the immediate burning of all bark affected by insect pests.—Decided to leave the matter in thehands of the' Engineer to deal with. BOROUGH RESERVES.

From Department of Lands and Survey, forwarding copy of an Order-in-Council published in Gazette of the lbth instant, vesting Section 20.2, town- . ship of Shannon, in the Shannon Borough Council,, in trust for municipal purposes; also stating that Section 322 is now beibg changed from a site for a public pound to municipal purposes and when, this has been done Section 322, together with Section 340, will also 1 be vested in the Council. —■ Ini regard to Section 289, which 4s at present leased until next year this 1 will be similarly dealt with on the expiry of the lease.—Resolved that the Town Clerk write and find out particulars of section originally set 'aside as a library site and. that ' tenders be. called for the lease of Sections 340 and 322. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The Borough Engineer (Mr R. Edwards) reported as follows: —“I beg to .report that the. contract has been signed for the cartingi of water pipes, and materials along the main' line of the pipes and to the headworks for the sum of 11s per ton, and'for carting all materials and pipes within the Borough - for the sum of 6s ( per /ton. Mr Bresnehan is the contractor and I consider this is ail equitable_arrapge-

ment. : . . “The contractor for the reservoir is ■ making good progress with the excavations. This portion, of his contract is the heaviest part of this work. Another two weeks should see him well ahead with the work. ' “The day labour men are doing well. All the heavy rock cutting in the 36 . chains between the reservoir and the Mangaore road (crossing is now! complete, these men having exceeded my expectations. This week the gang will be working cutting out tbe track aboye the Power House and towards the This will be very ; heavy rock cutting. I am inclined to j think these men will give a very .good account of themselves on .this portion of the work. , ■ “I would like to take this opportunity tq thank Mr Dinnie, the Public Works engineer, in charge of the construction of the water power electrical \scheme, for information supplied ie distances, etc.., and assistance given on various occasions).” m ROADMAN’S.' REPORT. The roadman reported as follows : • I have carted thirteen yards of metal : and patched the main north road, also put in concrete pipes in drain m front, ■ of Mr Scott’s and filled In same. I have also cleared water tables in Nathan Terrace and Sheen street and carted timber ' from station {to. yard, also carted 50 oil drums, cleaned footpaths 1 in Ballance and Stout streets, cleared grass off side of ,road m Phni,iner Terrace and Ballance street, lne footpaths, are. now read/ for kerbing ’ in front of the plot in Plimmer Terrace. Thei drain in Vogel street has been cleaned out. —Received.

general. The Engineer /submitted a- rough plan of proposed additions to the Bor- : ouighi cottage situated in Stout street, which provided for two additional rooms and' a .verandah.—lt was re-1 solved that plans and specifications . be 1 drawn up accordingly, which, ai e j to also include a bathroom, washhouse and lavatory* . 'proposed by Or. Carter, seconded by Cr." Hyde that the Road Committee be , authorised to have removed- to the -Borough yards the dead trees at present in the /Domain, which are to he used for Council purposes. ; It was decided on the motion oi O. Carter‘that, owing to the ,unsatisiactory way in which the street lighting is being . carried out and the loss ol lamps that is going on, that the lamplighter’s contract be terminated.. It Was decided on the. motion of Cr. Hyde, seconded by Cr. Gunning, that tlie Engineer, bh instructed to make an inspection of all licensed vehicles, j Cr. Hfyde drew attention to the i pollution of the stream, in Graham street by natives, .who he alleged have been depositing dffal there.—lt was decided to write. Mr Chas. Hekenui asking him to interview thei natives and request tliern to. stop tne practice. ■ * ~ Cr. Hyde brought up the question of keeping the plot opposite the station in order; he said he would like the Reserves Committee to have it put in order and a suitable man appointed to attend to. it regularly.—The roadmen to b© instructed to cut tne girass for hay, after which a man is ' to be appointed to look after it. The : ToWn Clerk said the Mayor ae r >ired the. Council to set up a commit-

tee to" go into the by-laws;—The following committee was appointed:— The Mayor and Crs. Gunning and Carter Accounts totalling £76 Is 3d were passed for payment. ' - - Owing to the. next meeting falling ■on Christmas Day it was decided not. to- meet again until January Bth,