SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Shannon News, 17 June 1927, Page 3

SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

fortnightly meeting. The above meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr E. Butt) and Crs. W. H. Gunning, T. C. Tlrwaites, R. Downes, J. Curran, senr., J. Curran, junr., Jas. Richardson, E. J. b. bpencer and-A. E. Hyde. WANDERING STOCK. The Ranger (Mr Swindlehurst) wrote stating that the owner of the cow impounded off Mr A. E. Sands section is not liable for prosecution as pei paragraph 58, page 21, of the Borough by-laws, the owner of the con is only liable for ed. “NEW ZEALAND WORKER. A request was received from the Shannon branch of the New Zealand Labour Party to have the New Zealand Worker,” the Labour Party s official organ, placed on the news rack in the Public Library. Left to Lib rary Committee to deal with. 7 RANGER’S REPORT. The ranger reported that during the. past fortnight he had impounded only ° De k°ROADMAN>s REPORT. The roadman (F. Haley) reported as follows: —We have carted 45 yards of metal -on to Ballance and Margaret Streets and Nathan Terrace. Have had the grader over Vogel, Margaret, Grand and Stout Streets. In Grand street the road has been brought to a width of 18 feet. The work m this street has not been finished owing to the wet weather.. The grass has been taken off the sides of Stout street for a length of about fifteen chains. Have inspected the pipe line and galleries and scoured the water mams. lhe rubbish has been collected and carted to the dump.—Received. ___ ROAD COMMITTEE’S REPORT. The Road Committee reported that the work of widening Venn Street will he carried out shortly and the cleaning of the water channels, in this street will then‘receive attention. During the past fortnight Grand Street has been ripped up and graded to a width of 18 feet, there being sufficient metal to allow this being done. With careful attention this road will take good form and stand for a long period, it As the intention of the Committee to concentrate on the other borough roads on the same lines that has been carried out in Grand Street and when completed a considerable saving should result to the Borough besides safety to traffic. The offer made to the unemployed to obtain metal from the Creek to a dump at 3/6 per yard, was the means of three men starting work and up to tKe present have close on 200 yards of metal dumped. Two persons have applied for metal where footpaths have been formed by them. In reply to a question from Cr. Gun; ning as to whether the Council proposs. ed to keep the three men on removing metal from the creek to the dump, the Mayor said he thought they should get as much metal into the dumps as their finances would permit . It was decided that it be left to the Road Committee to see how much they can get out.

LADIES’ REST ROOM. The Building Committee reported that Mrs Nicoll had been interviewed with reference to her carrying on the. duties of Ladies’ Rest Room caretaker. She considered that 7/6 per week was a fair wage for her services, but was prepared to reduce the amount to. 5/- foi a trial. —The committee’s action was confirmed. . BUILDING COMMITTEE. Mr. H. Hook had been interviewed as to his erecting a fence between the Council property and his section. It was suggested that a corrugated iron fence be erected from the rear of the Council’s building to the water closet. —The action of the Building Committee was approved of providing Mr. Hook pays half the cost of fence. At the Boroough Cottage in Stout Street, occupied by Mr Warman, it was found that the cess-pit was full and arrangementswere made to have a new cess-pit dug and this work has been AND RESERVES COMMITTEE. Or. Richardson, chairman, reporting on the cemetery work, stated that the grass had been mown and cleared away a number of trees have been planted and all the stumps, with the exception of one, have been removed . Ihe stump that was left was too heavy to roll out and a fire would be put in it when the-weather was suitable,. Ihe edges of the footpaths have been trimmed. There were about 40 trees ovei, and the committee would like a suggestion as to what to do with them. The mound at the Domain was completed and the work was satisfactory. Later it was intended to sow grass seed on it.—The report was received and it was resolved that the balance of the trees be handed over to the Beautifying Committee to place v-heie they-think fit. MEETINGS TO CONTINUE FOBTnightly.

At the previous meeting of Gouncilf notice* of motion was Hya* " I }*‘ l S 4 f £!4“mS of rortnXly ” In moving tho motion Gt Jfyde said he .did so as he considered 7 the Council meeting °” ee v '^"SmS e rwrPe a 4^ A 0* meetings monthly g d o saSssfssja be carried out -just as effi y ( *"orGunning,, in seconding the mm tion,'said that if he thought it operate against the efficiency of work of the Council he would not ad vacate it. . Other local bodies who meet monthly got through a lot of woik and spent a lot of money. M ® e I tin l fortnightly matters often got shelved *& result that they were in some cases lost sight of. Again, if any =• Sid notthin/the ehange would operate tf the d&vantage of the puhUc and Mayor .aid that other local hod-

es often had an engineer who takes •harge. By the change it would mean hat the committees would have to do i lot without ’ consulting the Council.

Cr. Spencer contended that monthly neetings would often mean an all-night itting and committees would have to aeet more frequently thus making heir duties more burdensome. Other councillors expressed opposition o the motion, it being pointed out >y Cr. Thwaites that by meeting monthly a certain degree of laxity .vas likely to creep in. On a vote beng taken the motion was lost, only the mover and seconder supporting it.

GENERAL. Cr. Downes reported that the culvert leading into the right of way at the rear of the shops in Plimmcr Terrace was continually breaking. He pointed out that the totara timber used was no good and something more solid should be used.—This matter was left to the Road Committee to attend to with a recommendation that they put in a culvert similar to that at Hi. Carter's entrance. Cr. Spencer said that by the removal of spoil from the corner of Stout Street, the road has been defaced, owing to those removing the spoil having gone too deep.—On the motion of Cr. Curran jun., it was resolved that one of the unemployed men be put on to trim up this piece of the road. Referring to the flood water on the Foxton road Cr. Downes said the drain on* Mr Bryant’s property between the stop bank and road was largely responsible. It required cleaning and widening to carry the water from Stansell’s drain. Tins drain is a continuation of Stan sell’s drain—lt was resolved that Mr. Bryant be given notice according ti> the Act to clean the contaZiJ ol the outlet of Stauscll'e drain that runs through Ins piopeit\.