BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 29 October 1926, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The above meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr E. Butt), and Crs. -Cm-ran, Ip.ownos, Thwaites, and Richardson. , Shannon-Foxton Bridge. In regard to the matter of replacing with a temporary span the portion of the Foxton-Shaunon bridge, which was carried away during flood .time, the clerk of the Horowhenua County Council wrote stating that consideration of the suggestion so far as his Council is concerned, is kpl& over pending the, report of the Manawatu-Oroua River Commission.—Received. Railway Matters. A lengthy circular was rfeeived. from the Minister of Railways, the contents 1 of whieh were to the effect that the Government has decided to encourage the establishment of District Advisory Boards on railway matters, in order /to form a common meeting ground between the users of the railway and the Railway Department for the better understanding of'railway problems and to engender a spirit of co-operation and . mutual assistauce. It was suggested that two District' Advisory Boards'be established in each Island, to embrace the following territories:—Auckland: All territory, from Obaku'ne northwards, "including Gisborne. Wellington: All territory from Ohakuie southwards and including Nelson and Picton -districts. Christchurch: All territory from Glenavy and nortli thereof, including West Coast. Dunedin: All territory from south of Glenavy., The Boards should consist of representatives of the various interests, and public bodies and representatives from committees set up at other towns within the jurisdiction of the Board. It is suggested that a meeting of interested .-persons.'be called in each locality by the Chamber of Commerce or like body, with a view to the establishment of the scheme. —Held over until next meeVuig to enable councillors to consider the matter in the meantime. ■ Roadman's Report. The roadman (R Haley) reported on the past month's. work as follows: Have carted 106 yards of metal, 55 I yards to the dump, 15 yards to the Do L ; main and 36 yards to Sheehan, Stafford, Grand and Thompson Streets, and Main North Road. Have had grader over , main road from end to end, also over ; parts of Stout, ■ gel, Venn and Sheehan streets. Spoil has been carted from Council Chambers to the Domain and .approach to, the Pavilion hag been filled andj metalled. The culvert in "Thompson street has been lowered. Have inspected pipe line and galleries 1 and scoured water mains. Rubbish has . been collected and carted to the dump. —Received. Deputation from Cricket Club. A deputation from the Shannon Cricket Club,' comprising Messrs A. E. Morgan, G. Hammingsen, R. Bishop. P. Morgan and Spring, waited en the Council, requesting that the Council assist them to put down a concrete cricket pitch on the Domain. , I Mr A. <E. Morgb/i who acted ns spokesman, stated they were desirous of reviving the Cricket Club, but they are, without a pitch. Previously they had a concrete pitch on the Domain, but this had been take up prior to the ploughing of the Domain. They wished to know if the Council would provide the necessary material to replace the .pateh, the Club finding the labour. If their request was granted he asked, would the Council during the season cut the grass' around the wicket once a week. In past years, he said, this matter had been a serious one for the Club, and lie would like to overcome this trouble.

Mr, Hemmingsen = estimated the material requires to put down a concrete pitch as follows: —Three yards of 1| inch metal, 6 bags of cement, and ' 'ft of 4xl timber. Or. Curran moved that the request be granted. This was seconded by Cr. Tlnvaites and carried. In regard to cutting the grass, the Mayor said this would be dene regularly otherwise it will soon run to seed Mr Morgan, in thanking the Council for granting their request, said he was also speaking on behalf of the school, as they would be entering a team for the school competition and a ground was necessary for them to practice on. The deputation then withdrew. • Sheehan Street Bridge.

On being informed by the Town Clerk that no reply had been received from the Public Works Department in respect to the Council's request for a bridge at the Sheehan Street crossing Cr. Curran stated he had interviewed Messrs J. Linklater and W. Field, M.'sP., on the matter, and the former had advised him that the Council should write to him at pnfee.—lt was decided to write to Mr Linklater. Notice of Motion..

A notice of motion moved by Cr. Thwaites at she previous meeting of the Council, -that the by-law "That onehalf of the actual cost of constructing and asphalting f -otpalhs be charged to property owners" be altered to read: "That up to one-half of the actual cost of constructing and tarring footpaths toe charged to property owners" was carried. Cr. Thwaites said this matter had been thrashed out by the Council, the general opinion being that half the cost to the property owner was too drastic, hence his reason for moving the motion to. make the by-law read up to onehalf the cost. This would leave the Council able to deal with any case according to its merits. Around, Dump.

Cr. Biehardson reported that the fence

around the rubbish dump was under way. The work had been held up by the wet weather. Five chains of fencing wili be necessary and a gate would be required. —Left to Sanitation Committee to procure a new gate. General. It was resolved that a bath and copper be set in at the Borough foreman’s cottage. Potholes in Main Street. Cr. Thwaites drew attention to the increasing number of potholes in the main street opposite his premises. Recently, he said, they had been filled with metal, only to be scooped out immediately by the motor traffic coming round the 'corner. It was hopeless putting a few shovelfuls of metal in each hole. He contended the potholes should be picked abound, thus allowing the metal to' bind. He suggested that in future this be tjried as an experiment. The suggestion was agreed to.