BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 12 March 1926, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The above, meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. Murdoch), and Crs. Butt, Currun, Roberts, Thwaites, Downes, Spencer, Richardson, and Hook. CORIRESPOiNDIENCE, From G. Elsmare agreeing to give roadway in ■ Stout Street to kerhings in Plimmer Terrace, a distance 1 of 91 square yards, surface measurement, two coats of "Vialet" for the sum of £l2.—The Council decided not to accept the offer. From Mr F. Small, stating he had been paying rates on a property in Vogel street, oi which he was not the , owner and asked for a rdbate on same,—Left to the Town Clerk to use his best endeavours to arrange a settlement between the two parties. An application was received from H. Payne for the hire of the grader for four or five days to do some road formation on the Okuku road.-4 Referred to the Road Committee! with power to act.. A letter of thanks was received from the teachers of the Methodist Sunday School for ,the use of the Recreation Grounds on 27th February. j

I The secretary of the Plunket Socie- ; ty, on .behalf .of thei Town Baby Committee, wrote asking for permission to hold a street stall in front of the Borough Council office on Saturday, March 20th.—Granted. GENEIRAL. Dealing with the.'Prime Minister's housing scheme the Mayor stated he had replied suggesting teat three or ■four houses be erected in iSttiannqn for railway employees. A letter lias Ibeen received asking the Council to appoint a delegate to attend the Conference which is to be held to discuss the proposed housing scheme. The matter, was referred to- the. Housing Committee to bring forward a report. : dr. Downes said he had received a complaint from a farmer who- lias connected up his farm with the town water supply that he was getting short of waiter owing to another party drawing water who was not entitled t 0 it.—The complaint is to be enquired into.

ROADMAN'S REPORT. The roadman (F, Hlaley) reported as follows:—The asphalting at the corner of Stout Street between the Post Office and Howard Andrew's, Ltd., is completed and has taken 15 days. The material used was 23 yards of metal, 13 drums of tar, 28 feet of tile piping, 120 9x2 pieces of timber, 36 two foot blocks. Have carted 28J yards of metal, of which 18 yards was delivered to the turning place at the end of Sheehan street and 10J yards on to the Main North Road. Have been to the head of the water works and put water race through to the galleries. Have, also scoured out water mains and cleaned out paddling pool. ■

COST OF TARRING. Tn reply to an enquiry the Town Clerk reported that the cost cf clearing and tarring the road a,hd footpath ibetween the Post Office and Howard Andrew, IM.'s., was, £6B. The Mayor considered it was too much. He said: "If it'was going to cost the same all over the Borough, sections would become worthless." Cr. Downes: "The Council's machinery is too primitive to do such work." The Mayor (recommended that 'before any bitumen was put on the roads the Council should agitate to the Highway Board for borouiglis to get the same .facilities as counties in respect to a grant and he strongly advised the Council not to put down a drop of tar on the road before getting the grant. Cr. - Thwaites: The work that has been done cannot be taken as any criterion as to cost. The Mayor: "Even if it cost half it would be enormous." Cr. Spencer said the Council's mothods were too crude tor them to entertain doing any tar-sealing. To carry out the -work suggested hy Cr. Thwaites at last meeting by a system of spraying, would cost approximately £l3O. He said that a spray called "Viaiet" had been used at the school and he would move that a drum be purchased for experimental work. Cr. Thwaites took exception to. Or. Spencer's statement that it was his, the speaker's, motion to have all the work done. If the two small areas moved by him, viz., around the monument and the car stand—was going to> cost £l3O it was absurd. Cr. Spencer said they were on. the wrong track and he >gave that as an illustration that .they must have a better system for doing this class of work. -i. a. n The Mayor recommended that (jr. spencer watch the result of the experiment with "Viaiet" at the school and if it was satisfactory to tang the suggestion forward again. Cr Butt said Mr Elsmore, the contractor, had offered to'put a piece down on trial, free of charge, and he moved as an amendment that this offer be accepted. On being put to the meeting the | amendment was carried.