TAIHAPE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taihape Daily Times, 20 September 1919, Page 4

TAIHAPE BOROUGH COUNCIL

:""‘?"“""' I The onlinar,\' xnunthlyfnccting of the L?uLnlcil was held i:a.~:t night. Pru, sent: His‘ Worship the Mayol‘ (A. J. Joblin, l~Zsq_), Crs. Tuulbull, Davis Etcveneaux, Cunning-name, Reid, and Fookes. ' _ Lt‘{L\'l,‘ of absence was manta;-C1 to Cr-_‘ Timbs. The upplicatioh of .\I:-:: Brown to be allowed to retain section 9, block xvE._.. T:lihap€_», till April 30, 1920, was gl-ant~ ed.

A lcttvr was received flom the Department of A.gricultlll'e with regard to exchange of sections 80 and 81 for other sections suggested by the Coun« oil," stating the sections proposed to beexchangfcd were altogether unsuitable, and could not be entertained.-—Receiv-ed.

The application of Messrs Coward‘ and Co., London, to act as London agents for the purchase of plant when requii-ed, was received. The Chanrbcr of Commerce Wrots asking if :1 room suitable for the purpose of the meetings of the Chamber was availab’ie_———‘lt was left in the hands of the Mayoi-’to see if -.1. room could be provided.The transfer of a lea<e from Flora’ M. D. Webb, of section']s, block 6, to W. Etcvcncaux and others was granted, subject to a. signature being obtained. ~

‘The Yaluex-—Genel'al wrote thglt the Department would be able to make 3 re-valuation of the borough before March 31 next.

An auctioneefs license was granter‘. to .Vlr-ssrs .-Xbraham and "Williams.

A letter was read on behalf of Mr A. Nathan re water agreement, and at the request of the writer the matter was taken in committeo.——Council resumed and reported that no further steps be taken without consent of the Council_

The Rev. WI F. Stent waited on the‘ Council on behalf of the Citizens’ Lib-. rary Committee. After being intro-~‘ dueeid by" Cr. Cunninghsmre, Mr Stenti said: he" had to apologise for the ab-.-_ sence of'Mr Mercer, who was unable; to be present owing to other duties dc.Atainingfhim He thought the Counotl» and the committee Elid not mutually" understand one another .He looked’ upon the City Fathers as takingan ill~ terest in the moral welfare of the community equally With that of light and‘ water. I ‘The £lO voted ‘)3’ the Council]. was ‘quite inadequate to run the lib-. rary in a. manner worthy of the town, The conditions laid down were not ac-~ ceptauble to a single member of the committce_ It was not to be expected" people would contribute £2OO or £3OO for 2. library to be controlled by the committee during the pleasure of thelcouneil. The contribuitors would preifer to get. up a library of their own [sooner than do so ullde‘z: the cmaditions llaid down by the Council. He plead--ed for more generous treatment by ‘the Council. _

The Mayor said the money vote-1 was to be spent in the library, which was 3. peoples’ library. Mr Stout ‘said they Wanted some assurance that it wouldbe zun in :1 more satisfactory manner than in the past. Cr. Reid wanfed to know for what term the committee wanted to central the library. The present C«3un§il could only give control during its own term of office. -.

Mr Stent considered the Cc-uncii should look at the question in a true democratic spirit and let it for an indefinite period_ '

‘CI-. Cunninghame. said the idea. of mentioning “discretion of the Council” was to keep some control over the library and keep out any undesirable element. The Council was anxious to meet the committee, and the condition was more a matter of form than anything else_ rfhe citizens’ committee read more into the conditions than was intended.

A general discussion then took place, Hr Stent stating they could not run the reading roonrseparately. U 13.der this control the reading room would still be open to the pxiblio. They would look after it, and not hurt it in any shape -or form. An attendant would be appointed to look after the

library. Mr Stent then retired, and after some discussion, during which the Councillors evinced their genuine desire to help the library committee, it was decided to hand over the library to the committee, the tenure to be the term of office of the present Council Messrs Doole and Mairs, as a deputation from the Rangitikei County Council, waited on the Council in an endeavour to get the :=CCtiO)l at the corner of Hautapu Street and the street leading therefrom to Carver Street vested in the Rangitikei County Council. .It was exiilainod by the deputation that this Council wanted the section on which to ereet a. substantial‘ -building for the county’_d}sH~nqsipi%‘i§‘ments. as it was intended to ‘station the assistant engineer in Taihmwe. A. considerable nortion of f 1?!" r:o'onty’s work was done it the iinrthem end. They offered to take over the section from the present lessee. pzzv ' ll nv-v-MM «-~-* then apply to have the section vn_w,te4,=;

‘in the Cgunty buncil by special leg. islative measf. _ After discu ion it was decided -to hold over the matter until next meet ing.

The schedule of expenditure of £2OOO of the proposed loan Was 3‘: ferred to The VVOrks Committee. —Works Conlmit’tee’s Report.—The Works’ Commit/cee’s report as follows Was read and ad-9Pte{ll— Committee recommends:——That authority be given to the Health Inspector to notify and compel- -the Auctioneers’ Association to have the sale yards and paddocks adjoining the cattle yards placed in a proper sanitary condition. Have no recommendation to make in respect of an application from the vicar and churchwardens of St. Margaret ’s Church, requesting the Council to metal the roadway to the Church entrance and Vicarage yard. That a water ballast roller, 30in by 30in be purchased from Andersons’ Lt>d., Christchurch, at a cost of £l6 5/, at works, Christchurch. Your Committee reports:——Having interviewed Inspector Swindells re drainage connections, etc., and recommend ‘that Mr Bray nd Mrs I3'¥arsby be informed that the works specified for their respective premises must. be completed forthu-ith. that the item in the loan scliedfile providing for forming and gr-avelling new path from Moa Street to the Maiise be proceeded with

snon. as pbssible. —Electric Light and Waterworks Committee’s Report.-

The Electric Light and Waterworks’ Oomlnittee’s reports were adopted as follows:--

Your Committee rcports:——Having V authorised the Enginee'l""to have foundations prepared for the bed plate of the new generator. Having authorised the constructi-on of the new reinforced concrete pillar in 23. position in line with the pillars at ‘present supporting girders on the south side, to replace a pillar to be removed to make room. for foundations. Having instruc_ted_ the'iEn-’gine_er to procure a. steel girder‘ 12feet:1'ong_by 10 feet by 6 feet asial support for eiristing girders. ‘Having authorised the erection of, anlean-to addition to 'the"pp‘m_v'er-house, 10 feet by 12 ‘feet, to l)e"4C-OllSil_‘llC'C:€‘d of wood. «i'oofe~d":with iron, land to be felt lined. Having arranged with hair A. Thomson to carry out the work hereinbefore mentioned subject to the concrete work being carried out by Mr Jamison and his staff. M Having instructed the Town . Clerk to obtain quotations for 4 dozen silver-pine poles. Having accepted the offer of the National Electrical and Engineering Co., Lid, for ‘a new balancer set and switchboard. as per the ‘ quota‘-tion contained in the company's! telegram of the 20th inst, at a total‘ cost of £222. :Hla=Ving received the generator ifrom Wanganui, land had same sent down to the power-house.’ Your Committee .rccommends:- That the Turncock be directed to flush the mains, he suggested Hy him, after ascer. taining from the Engineer that the pumps are in good Working order, and a suitable quantity of water in the reservoir, That the Turncock be instructed to inspect the valves and‘ hydrants‘ periodically to see that -they; are in a non-leaking condition. Thatl an extra wiremaii be obtained, as recommended by‘ the Engineer’, at a Wage -’-’ £-lfper "wool; That a new feeder box be erected near the Fire Station, at an estimated cost, including eletrical fit-~ tings, of £l5O, and, further, that the Engineer be instructed to obtain quotations for the work at once. That the Engineer be empowered to notify all consumers‘ using a 230 volt meter on a 460 volt circuit to replace Same at once with a 460 volt. meter. That the Engineer obtain quotations for 36 meters for immediate delivery, 36 in three months, and 36 after the Ist of April next. That the Engineer be authorised to lay an iron water main front opgposite Dr. MacDierniid’s to the powerhouse, with instruction to use as much of the 2in. GI. pipe at present in stock and in ‘sight, as is siiitable and easily lifted. That the power-house {hands be allowed two extra days’ holiday in lieu of holidays lost at Peace time, and that 14 days’ holiday be allowed them each year. That con-‘ sideration of the sale of the motor purchsed from Mr Bason be held over until next ‘meeting. Having instructed the Engineer to place the low-lift pump in order immediately. Having asked the Engineer to report on an alternative scheme for -temporary line. to Kiwi Road and a. further extension along Kaka Road. Having ordered. 30 poles and 60 cross arms for future extensions. HaVing,considered the question of coal supply for producer gas engine, and re--commend that the Engineer be authorised to procure a sufficient quantity to fill the binns at the power-house_ Having authorised the procuring of plant from the National Electric and Engineering 00., Ltd, Wangianui, at an ‘estimated cost of £4O, ‘Having rarTallfled that the services of an erecting 8-‘flfiineeb.-btxightaiaed from the National Electric .Engineer:ing (‘,'o_, Ltd,’ ‘to ‘erect generator and plant‘ at an est; mated cost of £25. . —-Finance Committee’g Repox-t,—

U é . The Financq Commifiteefls report was adopted. dealing mainly,with condivtions attaching to»the lease of -.the V Tofvfi. Hall to Lfessrs Carr and Reid.

Mr Walsh is to be informed that the Council regrets being unable to set aside the supper room for two nights a week for boxfng purposes. —General.-—-

Cr. R. A. Davies delivered an interesting report on "‘ Harnessing the River,” ‘and water supply ma-tters generally, for which he was complimented by the Mayor. A report will appear in a. future issue.

A report by the Engineer on the catchment area ab"o've the present reservoir was read and adopted, and is reported in another column. This being all the business, the Council rose at 11.30.