SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 15 July 1924, Page 3

SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tlie adjourned fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in tlie Council Chambers bn Friday night. Present: The Mayor, Mr Murdoch) and Crs. Carter, G.unning, Butt Utid 'Mui’ray, and the engineer (Mr Edwards). Owing to there being only a sufficient nuinheir' of councillors present to form a quQruin only the cor-' respondenoe and accounts were dealt J with. ! CORRESPONDENCE- | From Janies Noble, plasterer, Pal-' inerston North, forwarding liis account for time worked at reservoir as • requested by council. fie pointed; out that he w,as endued to time from' leaving Palmerston North at 6.30 a.m.

till his return at 9 p.m., less one hour for mealsj 13J “‘hours daily, hut had , birly charged for 11 .hours daily with travelling expenses, as agreed upon with Mr Raymond. He stated he'had already lost one day -over the matter and il lie had to lose any moire time he would put in a claim accordingly. —Celt to the Mayor-.-and Town. Cleric io enquire into the award with power .o act.

x.oin F. W. Newport, pointing out the need of a culvert across the road ,in front of his property in Thompson ■Street, so as to drain the front portion o.f the old creek, which cannot get an outlet to the pipe drain put in at the back of the section.—Left to Road Committee. Mr F. W,. Furkert, Engineer-iii-Cliiei and Under-Secretary oi -tlie-Public Works Department, replying ,to tlie Council’s, letter of 28th ultimo regarding the bridge over Mangaore stream at Sheehan street, advising t,hat at- no time had his Department given any promise either direct or implied, tnat they would ibuild a bridge ior vehicular traffic 'lacnoss the iviUpgauru stream .at Slieenan street. He said mat hi a general meeting oi me locmoodies heid at snannon,, ivir Dimne, tne District Engineer, and he mm at--tended mid discussed tne prup-usius wnicn were 'put iorward ,ieg,uuumg. eacn body’s contribution. A ueniuie allocation was entered into for eacn meal bouy, hut no question was raised as to die Council's coninnuiioul hemg depenuent on tne 'erection ©i." utns nndge, nor was tne briuge even inentioiied.—rieid oyer until next meeting. From Jas. Ewart.-re summons issued against him for allowing t\vo ponies to graze in Vance street. He said he did nqt make a practice of grazing ms hbises on the road anu complained that other stock had been on me roau all the morning and proceedings- nad' not been taken, against die owner. He

asked that his case be considered oy a the 1 Council.—The letter to be referred to the Ranger lor explanation. From the -engineer, oi; die Power Bioard (Mjr Oiyierton) forwarding a sketch -of the proposed arrangement for the lighting o.f tlie “silent poiice- , man” which is tQ be erected at the , corner of Plimmer Terrace and B-ai-lance street.—Left t-Q the Engineer to deal with, From R. Bishop, Vance street, applying to have fb-e public right of way leading from Vance street to 'hi s property metalled. If .request is granted and the metal deposited at intervals lie would undertake to dp the spreading.—As the right of way is private property the Council cannot legally spgnd money or* same. GENERAL.

■Mr C. C. Franlcs is to be written to informing him that he must furnish the Council with a proper plan and specification of the proposed 'building to be erected by him and that he must also forward fee for permit. STANSELL DRAIN CULVERT. / The Engineer (Mr Edwards) stated ' he had interviewed ex-Cr. Stephenson in respect to the Stanseil drain culvert at Mr Bryaht’s property. He stated that Mr Pearce, the then owner of the property, put in the concrete culvert in order that part of the water

could go through the property 'to water liis stock arid he tnought Mr Pearce paid lor the culvert. He was’ inclined, to think that -there was an agreement between 'the Horowhenua County Council and Mr Pearce to the • above effect signed by the latter and to tlie effect that the culvert was to be kept open. The engineer stated lie had not met Mr Pearce since he had 1 consulted Mr Stephenson.—lt was tie-; cid-ed to write the Horowhenua Coun- ' ty Council' informing them that Mrj Stephenson thinks' there is a writtenagreement. j ENGINEER’S REPORT. | Tlie Borough Engineer (Mr R. Ed-' wards) reported as follows:—“I have; to report that all. tlie pipes have now been laid in position up the Mangaore I stream and connected up to the in-j fluent chamber and ' the , vaive pit built. There is yet some work to do in this district: in supporting the pipes at points where necessary. The laying of the 6-inch diameter pipe has proved a very difficult abd wet work, especially in the last few chains and frequently the men were working in a heavy current of water and to make matters Worse it was raiding. The plastering of the inside of the influent chamber is now completed. Within thu next -few days the men will be preparing for tlie laying of, the 8-inch diameter pipes between the reservoir and tlie town. The contractor tor the reservoir has completed the contract with the exception bf the valve pit and some minor matters. I. have to thank Mr Dinnie, the' 'Public Works department engineer, for contributing towards the road along the V bank of the Mangaore stream- over the Borough property, his contribution being a 16-inch'steel pipe for a culvert.”