BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 12 October 1915, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORTS.

THE WORKS COMMITTEE. The report was as follows: An application for water has been received from Mrs E. Evans for her house in Hamlet Street, and we recommend that a |in. connection be made from the main in Regan Street. Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. We recommend that when the tarring and sanding of the Broadway footpaths is completed that Mr Sullivan be instructed to make the house to house inspection required by the Council. The Health Department advises that a man cannot be spared at present, and also that the Council would be required to pay for his services if availed of, hence the recommendation for Mr Sullivan to do the work. The Electrical Supply Company has requested that a water channel be made from Cloton Road to river to prevent a recurrence of the blockage which took place at the Swansea Road culvert. Mr Sullivan has been asked to report on the cost of the suggested work.

Complaints have reached the office that vehicles are being allowed to remain standing in Rosalind Street and the Town Clerk has written to the person responsible giving him notice to have them removed.

The paths in Broadway Central are occasionally partially blocked to traffic owing to business people again allowing cases of goods to remain thereon for indefinite periods, and your Committee recommend that the Inspector take the necessary steps to keep the paths clear.

We recommend that building permits be required for all work done (excepting out houses, etc., as provided ' in the By-laws), exceeding a cost of £2s,—Adopted. OVERSEER'S REPORT. Mr A. 0. Russj acting overseer, reported as follows:—The work of scarifying, re-metalling, and rolling of Regan Street from Borough boundary tp Sylyial Street; and Sylvia j Street from Regan Street to Rosalind Street, has been completed. Swansea Road from Regan Street is | how being treated the same'way. \ Patching has been done on'the following streets: Cordelia Street South, , Warwick Road, Broadway and Romeo j Streets. , , Watertables have been cleaned m Juliet Street Central and Broadway. " Outlet- of Culvert' in Juliet Street > South has been cleaned out. ? The water mains and plugs leading from Regan Street inside of Domain are being extended to Fire Brigades grounds. Three cubic yards of metal and one cubic yard of gravel has been carted to the abattoir and placed in branding yard.

One sewer and three water connections haye been put in during the month and 200 cubic yards of metal (making 850 to date) has been crushed.—Adopted. ABATTOIR REPORT,;; The Abattoir Manager, Mr j A. UK Spilman, in his report; stated during the month 72 cows, 3-1, heifers;.: 2 oxen. 2 calves, 269 sheep, and 47 pigs were slaughtered, of which only 7 were wholly or partially condemned. Slaughtering fees amounted to £s6' 10s 9d Xo. 1 paddock is almost ready for ploughing, all the stumps having been burnt. The boiler inspector has paid his usual annual visit, and with a small repair is well -satisfied with the condition of the holler. The floor of (the branding pen has received a good coat of crushed metal.— Adpted. SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Sanitary Inspector. Mr T, D. Sullivan, reported as follows:-! have' inspected section Xo. 747, 748, 749. and 750, lying immediately soutn ea°.t of Victoria bridge. The drains through these sections should be cleaned out so as to prevent the possibility of water lving stagnant on them during the summer months. Lot 2, of section 750, situated between the Cofteo > Palace and Mr Kerr's bakehouse i« m an insanitary condition; chiefly owing to a horse or horses being paddocked on the section, the area of which is only 16 perches.—Received. BOROUGH INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Borough Inspector, Mr Barlow reported that he impounded 10 head of cattle, 3 persons were convicted, 2 tor driving vehicles without lights and one for using an unlicensed private dray for commercial purposes, also Id street lights were put in.