BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 28, 16 January 1912, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

' MONTHLY ! MEETING. The monthly meeting, of the Stratford Borough Council was lieW iast evening: Present: Tte llnyor (M,J. Masters), councillors J. D. Healy, * , J. King, T. Lawson, R- McK. Moi son, J McAllister, and S. A. Ward Ah apology for absence was tendered The Works Committee reported as ferred to in the OverseerV report be referred to the Abattoir Cornnutiee. m That Mr! Gredig be ir.rormed that as the County Council has only los 2d to spend on the Swansea Hoad, t.iis Council cannot undertake the wor c; (2) that Mr A., Davies request for an entrance to his property m Hamlet Street be left in tue hands of tm Chairman and Overseer; (3) tn at Messrs. Hy. Brown and Co. he informed that the question of a footpaJi in Miranda Street North will receive attention when Council is considering the,loan proposals; (-1) that Mr. n. V. Wilson be" informed that the question of a footpath opposite his house in Hamlet, Street will receive consideration when the house is finished and carting completed; (5.) that M. Cato’s request for a water connection to his house in Flint Road be agreed to at an annual charge or ~s oa, (6) that the charge for water to Messrs. Masters and Burgess, on Pembroke Road, be £1 2s Gd per an-

m with reference to section (D Cr. Morison moved an amendment tnm the Overseer be instructed to inspect the road and report as to the cost ot giving reasonable access across t ie first gully. They could ncu attempt the six chains required by Mr Grcchg, but he thought he was entitled to . some consideration. He proposed spending some £6 or J< altogether Ciu King said there was access of a kind to the property.—l he Mayor said that the trouble was due to watei siltdng up the property. Cr. Ward sa d (that a tunnel was necessary befo.e anything could be done. —It uas decided that the airfendmeut be withdrawn and that the clause he referred back to the Works committee, tiic matter to be reported on at next meocinvr —The Mayor and Cr. King \v-ie appointed to meet the ..County man and arrange for him to visit t.u Councillor Ward asked why in scc " tion (3) ad (4) such distinction should he made. The Mayor said that t ic former case involved an expenditure of £IOO. while the latter would cost, only £2.—To this Cr. Ward replied t,iau mere were three houses which needed this footpath badly. He considered that a footpath should be made partly clown the street to serve these nouses would not cost £lO. In his, as regards cost, the Borough Overseer concurred. —Cr. Healy moved that the matter he referred hack to tne' committee.—Cr. Ward moved an amendment that provided the work would not cost more than £lO it should lie gone on with.—ln speaking to the motion, Cr. King said that the matter of a footpath was included in tthe loan scheme. Money spent now would he wasted.—The clause was anally allowed to stand as it was, and the report, as amended, was then adonted. Reserves Committee. The Reserves Committee recommended that all reserves at present unlet be offered for lease, at a yearly tenancy bv tender. We also bog to recommend that the shops in the Municipal Buildings he offered tor lease by auction as from the Ist July next, on the following terms-That ea'm shop be offered separately; that the leases have a - currency of ten years; that the upset rentals bo as fol-

loavs: Shop occupied by Mrs. Brown, £2 15s per week, £ll3 per annum; shop occupied by Airs. Bi’oavii, £1 12s <xl per. week, £Bl per annum; No. 1 shop, occupied by Air. Spence, £3 10s per week, £lB2 per annum; No. 2 shop, occupied by Air. Spence, £3 10s oer week, £lB2 per annum. flotal £59.1 IQs per annum. That leases include only that land on ivhich tho buildings .ire erected, and only the ground floor c;f the build ng. Tlio Council to have the right at any time to effect repairs, renewals, additions, to erect further upper stories, and tho right to let, lease, or use same. No alterations to effected by tenants without tho Council’s consent. That tho clerk be instructed to have Dio various allotments surveyed.—Adopted, Borough Overseer’s Report. The Borough Overseer reported as follows:—flfie formation of Portia Street South is in hand. Moral patching has been done on Cordelia Street South, Swansea Hoad, and Cloton Bead. A new 'culvert has been put in Celia Street at its junction Avith Ariel Street. A can entrance has aeon made to AY. V. Wilson’s property, Hamlet Street. Broadway and ,i:em.broke Hoad nave been attended to previous to the holidays. Grass has men cut on various streets in tiie Borough. The work of clearing a farther portion of 'the Kopuataraa Cemetery is in hand. Some of tiie fences at .ho Abattoirs wore warned away during the recent hoaA’y rains—namely, the boundary fence along the creek in iNo. 1 paddock, the dividing fence between No. 1 and 2, tiie div.ding fence aotween 2 and 3, the fence between 3 and 4, and the boundary fence at the end of No. 4 paddoc k. Tiie bridges in No. 1 and 2 paddocks have been washed away. The above fences have been repaired. Please instruct mo re bridges. Waterworks: 11 chains of lin >:pe have been laid in Hamlet Street, and five connections therefrom to the street boundary. All fireplugs have icon inspected and found in good crier. A sewer connection has been put in to Mr. Faul’s property, section 784, Bn isd way, at a cost of £9 12s Gd. Building permits to the value of £3OOO have been issued during tho month. Abattoir Report. The manager of the Abattoir reported that 49 cows, 15 heifers, 1G exon, 8 calves, 203 sheep, 217 lambs, 34 pigs had been slaughtered during the month. Fees for the month - Avcre G 56 3s 9d. Among the condemned stock Averc 2 cows (wholly and 4 partially), 1 sheep (wholly), 2 pigs (wholly), and 1 (partially).—Adopted. Borough Inspector’s Report. The Borough Inspector reported that ho had impounded 57 head of cattle. Six persons were convicted for riding bicycles on the footpatns rad oilo for alloAving cattle to wander, and one for keeping a dog without licenses. He had cautioned a number of people regarding their signs over footbaths being at a less height than provided by the by-laws, fie had also cautioned several people Avhose hedges Avere overhanging footpaths, and these Avere receiving attention.—The report was adopted. ‘ General. During the meeting the Council went into committee over the matter of a “dead horse” which had fallen !,info a gravel pit,, the property of thej.Council.— I Tho Mayor -and Chairman,, of The, Works Committee were, appointed a committee Avith power to. act. .

: i Councillor Lawson moved that a certain fence in Juliet Street be repaired’. He remarked amidst general laughter that he was not bringing. thp, rgattcr, up for “fire and : argument.”—A' Councillor: Whose motor was it?—Another Councillor: We don’t want to get on the same ground again. Mr. J. R. Mackey wrote re comlit’ons for laying off private streets in the Borough- . asking . whether* the Council! had fixed any period of time during i which .(these conditions will .remainiin force.- If no time had been -fixed, he requested that the Council should do so, as it was desirable to give clients some assurance that the condition imposed would not be amended when an application in compliance with them was placed before the Council.—lt was decided to inform Mr. Mackay that ho would he notified : f any change in the conditions at any time. The statement of receipts and cxpmditure for the past month showed that at December 11th the debit balance was £1632 ]7s Gd, and that the expenditure for the month was £233 Is 3d. The receipts totalled £1153 7s 3d (including £951 6s 8d for rates), leaving a debit balance cf £766 14s.