STRATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 15, 18 May 1915, Page 7

STRATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ADJOURNED MEETING. i There was a lull attendance el the Council last evening, His Worship the Mayor presiding, and there being present: Crs A. J. Davey, E. \V. Hancock, S. 15. Hunter, T. Lawson, G. W. Mills, .], H. Thompson, E. S. Ruther- ; find, A. D, Stanley, and W. H. H. j Young. j WORKS COMMITTEE’S REPORT. I The committee reported having conJsidercd an application for an increase jin salary from the Overseer, and also application from Borough Ranger asking for IDs per week in lieu of present arrangement of half fines inflicted for breaches of the Borough by-laws. They recommended that the Overseer’s salary. bo increased by £lO, and that the present arranegment with the Borough inspector be adhered to. The report was adopted. ESTIMATES FOR YEAR. Receipts-—General rate arrears ,£(>o, 10 per cent, additional on rates £2O, rent on reserves £284, Government subsidy £lßß', license fees £OOO, water rates £660, extraordinary water supply £l-10, arrears on water rates £lO, refunds and sundries £3OO, lighting rate of Jd in the £ on £215,000 £448, general rate of 3d in the £ on £215,000 £2687 ; total £5350. ulren Q.’ku h PsaLon dcsesawu2Mfi EXPENDITURE. Salaries.—Mayor £SO, town clerk £3OO, assistant £SO, inspector £3O, charwoman £45, sanitary inspector £ls; total £490.

Administration.—P.O, bos £l, petty cash £ls, telephone £6, law costs £6O, stationery £25, fuel £5, sundries £3, audit £l3; total £l2B. General Expenses.—Valuation foes £lO. printing and advertising £6O, licensing expenses £3O; total £IOO. Lighting.—Caretaker £4, lighting streets £271, Council Chambers £3, Messrs Climie and Son £IOO, repairs and renewals £75, total £553. Fire Prevention.—Caretaker £ls, light £lO, telephones £ls, insurance £l, repairs and maintenance £6O, grants £10; total £lll. Waterworks and Drainage.—Overseer £7O, caretaker' £2O, maintenance £160; total £250.

Sundries £l5O, reading room and library £7O, Town Hall £7O, Hospital uncj Charitable Aid Board £lB5, bank interest and charges 150; total £625. Streets.—Overseer £l4O, crusher repairs, etc. £SO, roller fuel, etc. £4O, cement, tools, timber, pipes, etc. £IOO, tar £7O, accident insurance £3O, 3500 yards boulders at 4s 6d £7BO, 500yds shingel at 2s £SO, pit gravel £IOO, wages £1300; total £2610. Horses and drays £260, bridge repairs £2O, pound £BS, bridge at Ariel Street £75, continegncies £l3; total £483; grand total £5350. NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. The Twn Clerk reported that the question of tenders for the new municipal buildings had been held over until Friday, 21st inst. Five tenders were received. GENERAL. The Mayor gave notice to move that the followirg rates bo struck :\ General rate of 3d, special rates of Jd, 5-16 d, £d, and 1-12 d; lighting rate of Jd and water rate of 6d. The Mayor was given permission to hold over his notice of motion re bylaws until next meeting. THE RAILWAY STATIOn!'^ \ The .Mayor moved that the Council urge upon the Railway Department to take the property of Mr Wake’s next the Post Office and make,an entrance to the railway station. Cr. Thompson, in seconding, suggested representations bo made to the Chamber of Commerce. Cr. Hunter supported tire motion. Cr. Mills agreed, but stated that a better idea would be to tackle the Railway Departmenot to shift the station altogether; that would ho a more sensible.—(A Councillor: “Impossible-”) —Cr. Mills said other towns had had the station shifted, and tie mentioned Palmerston North and Levin in support of his argument. “This town,” he went on to say, “will not he a town as long as the railway goes through. The sooner it is done the hotter. From the sale of the sections' tile Department would get about sufficient money to pay for the shifting. The Chamber of Commerce should tackle the thing and see if it were not possible to get it clone. As long as the railway is tliore it is a curse to the town. We will never got any decent buildings; there will just be a straight street up to the showgrounds, along one side. 1 think there should he a recommendation from the Council to the Chamber of Commerce in that direction. Cr. Thompson thought the Council should confer with the Chamber of Commerce. Cr, Young suggested there might lie some way to acquire the property, so that they might put up brick walls for fire prevention purposes. The motion was then put to the meeting and carried. Cr. Thompson moved that a committee consisting of His Worship the Mayor, Cr. Rutherford and the mover he a committee to confer with the Chandler of Commerce on the matter. Seconded by Cr. Mills and carried.