BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 10 December 1912, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. Tlio monthly meeting of the Stratford Borough Council was held last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Mr. W. P. Kirkwood), Councillors 11. McK. Morison, N. J. King, S. Ward, T. Lawson, J. W. Boon, J. IX Healy, R. Dingle, and J. H. Thompson. A DEPUTATION. As a deputation, the Eire Brigade asked that the hre plug, as requested, should be put in Victoria Park. They stated that their present practice ground damaged the hose and couplungs. The Mayor that the matter of the ground space was under consideration by the Domain Board. The Council had previously decided to defer the matter until the estimates were brought down. , Lieutenant Wilson stated that the Brigade had the written permission of the Domain Board on this matter.

Councillor King said the Brigade was worth more to the town than naif a dozen tennis clubs, and lie presumed the land had been granted for use by Liic tennis clubs. The Mayor thought the matter had merely been overlooked by the Domain Board, who would certainly not iiave, gone Oack on their word. It was urged by Councillor Ward that the Council snould support toe Brigade “for all they were wortn.” lie thought it was a case for “straining a point,“ and getting the plug fixed ue~ lore March 31st.

Councillor Morison gave notice to move that the previous resolution be rescinded, with the view to mo,ving at the next special meeting that the work be put in hand. A PETITION. The following petition, signed by a few score of retailers, was presented: “We the undersigned shopkeepers 1 of Stratford respectfully request tnat the following hours be gazetted for the opening and closing of shops in Stratford—namely : From the Ist day of January to list December, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, tne hours be from 8 a.rn. to 5.30 p.m. On Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. On Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the exception of the week preceding Christmas Eve, when fancy goods shops may close at their own option. This petition to include the whole of the shops in Stratford, with the exception of the tobacconists and hairdressers, who have their own special hours of closing gazetted.” Councillor Ward moved, and Councillor Lawson seconded, that the seal of the Council be put to the petition. Carried. Here endeth, for the timebeing, the Stratford Daylight Saving Petition Comedy. DISEASED STOCK. Mr. T. Ronayne, General Manager of Railways, wrote with reference to the Council’s letter urging that an additional stock yard should be provided for the holding of diseased live stock, and stated that there was no land available at Stratford for a special stock yard for such cattle, and in any case the number of consignments was not sufficient to warrant any expenditure in the direction desired. The despatch of such stock by rail was supervised by the stock inspectors, and they (presumably the cattle) did not remain in the yards for any long period. In future, arrangements would be made,to disinfect the stock yards. REPORTS. The abattoir manager reported for the month:—Stock slaughtered: 57 cows, 19. heifers, 11 oxen, 2 calves, 234 sheep, 107 lambs, and 37 pigs, and 48 tripes were cleaned. Slaughtering fees, £53 3s 6d. Stock condemned: 3 cows and 3 heifers, for tuberculosis, wholly or in part. No. 6 paddock had been stumped. The Library Committee reported having had a meeting with some of the. library subscribers, and having arranged to have a regular supply of books. The money had been allocated as follows: £7 10s for general works of reference. This amount would supply about 100 books, and these should arrive from England about the end of February, For current fiction £22 j 10s-, supplying about live books per week for the next six months, after! which a further supply should be ar- 1 ranged for. The boohs for the first; three months would come from Wei-1 lington, and the remainder from England, at regular intervals. The committee recommended that four lamps of 50 candle power each be placed opposite the Municipal Buildings to advertise he library and reading room. The Borough Overseer, Mr. T. D. Sullivan, reported on work for the month. Footpaths had been constructed in Miranda Street North, and Cordelia Street South. Broadway North, from Pembroke Road to Flint Road, had been scarified, crushed metal and shingle spread on the weakest parts, and rolled down. He pointed out that scarifying and rolling would not make a permanent work, unless the street received at least a light coat of new material before being rolled down. A start had been made with

the stone crusher hired from the Eltham County (Council. The reports were all adopted, with the exception of the clause referring to the 50 c.p. lamps in the Library Committee’s report. GENERAL. The question of providing an awning for the rolh'r was referred to the Works Committee, similar treatment was accorded a request ft;P water connections by a Celia Street ratepayer, and iV personal application by Councillor Boon that a culvert in Cordelia Street should bo remedied. It was also decided that the Police and the Borough Council be complimented on the admirable manner in which the trafflft waS conducted at

Flint Road corner on Show Day, and that similar precautions for the avoidance of accidents be taken on the coming Race Days.