STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 226, 12 February 1913, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). STiIATFOED EGKOUGII COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING. At the ordinary meeting of the Borough Council on Monday evening there wore present: His Worship the A Lay or (Mr. W. P. Kirkwood). Crs. R, McK. Mmisoii. J. D. Healy. J. McAllister, J. W. Boon, R. Dingle, T. Lawson. X. J. King, and J. 11. Thompson. An invitation was received from the Church of England Men's Society to attend the open-air service on Good Friday, at 3 p.m.—C'r. King moved that the Society he thanked, and that the matter of attending be left to the individual Councillors. Cr. Lawson asked why the erection of the new firebel 1 tower in Broadway South had not been proceeded with.— The overseer said it was impossible to go on with these small works just now I owing to shortage of labor. Cr. Lawson urged that the present structure should be made safe. Messrs. C. and E. A. Chard, whose contract for gravel and crushed stone had been taken over by the Council, asked for the final payment of £4o.—Tt was explained that the overseer could not obtain the correct measurement until crushing was completed. A cheque of £3.5 was'passed, and the balance will be paid on the overseer's -certificate when crushing is completed.

It was unanimously decided that a share of the Council's printing and advertising (other than statutory advertising) be placed with the Taranaki Daily Xew«. which had established a permanent branch printing ollwe -in Stratford.

Cr. Healy moved, according to notice, to rescind a resolution passed a couple of years ago to permit the Public Works Department to remove spoil from a reserve, section ~~u. on the south side of the river.—Seconded by Cr. King, and carried.

The Town Clerk was authorised to take steps to raise the loan. In answer to Cr. King, the Mayor said that the Council fould borrow at 5 per cent., with half per cent, additional for sinking fund. The rate of interest was fixed at not more than 5 per cent. Answering Cr. Healy, the Mayor said that the cost of exchange, etc'had to be added to the actual cost of the money. If the money were raised in Australia, there would be exchange to pay. STRAY PARAGRAPHS A week or two ago a curious correspondent of the News asked if it were true that dogs seized by the Borou<rh Council's ranger were "hanged bv the neck" at the landing stage of the Town Hall until they were dead. The idea was scouted in some quarters at the time, but the correspondent was apparently on safe ground, for at Monday night's meeting of the Borough Council the Mayor stated that he had made enquiries, and found that this was the practice. He' had given instructions that it should' cease. Tn future stray dogs are to be offered by auction. Failing buyers, the dogs will be given a little'prussic acid., which will send them to the happy hunt-! ing grounds in very short order. \

Chatting with Mr. Campbell Jackson one of our most prominent riflemen, a News reporter gathered that the recent rifle meeting at New Plymouth was the most successful yet held, and he believed it would soon he one of the best in the North Island. The local men thoroughly enjoyed themselves. As for the little trouble about marking. Mr. Jackson said that could be simply overcome, and he was satisfied that the executive would be found equal to the occasion.

The Mayor and Crs. Boon. Healy and King have been set up to inquire into the whole matter of the pressure in the town water mains and extraordinary supplies, with instructions to report to tl ■• Borough Council. At the time of the day when gardens are being watered by the hose, the pressure is verv low —so low that the Fire Brigade members cannot put in decent practice. In the event of a fire, what?

A big meejinir of shareholders of the Stratford Farmers' Co-operative Association yesterday decided to continue buttcr-makimr in the coming season. They also "turned down" the proposal to manufacture casein.

Motorist* sometimes leave their cars standing almost in the middle of the side-streets. Cr. Dingle mentioned on Monday svenig at the Council table that this constituted a source of annoyance to drivers of vehicles, and he hoped motorists would take the hint and draw their cars into the roadside.

Mr. F. Tlodgmnn. for some years past the Stratford representative of the Singo v Sewing Machine Company, lias resigned in order to lake up fresli work. Mr. TTed.cnnan was formerly agent for tliis company at "Reefton. and in the Manawatu and Wairarapa districts. Mr. A. Brown, eliairman of directors of the Midliirst Dairy Company for ten <ir eleven rears past, and a director ever since the inception of the company, has rr>ijL'iied. and leaves shortly on a trio to the Oh] Country with his brother-in-law. Mr. V. Koighlloy. Mr. Brown is held in liiprli esteem by the Midliirst farmers, as is shown by the fact that only once has he been second at the poll in .looting a d'vectov of this company. A p:;.cti(al a" 1 progressive man, lie has been a splendi ] settler.

■ There's a pood road, a good bouse, lint no caretaker." said Cr. N. .T. King on Monday in reference to our Mountain ITon-c. Cr. Morison fully explained the po-hiuii. Cr. Morison is our the on the Park Board nd +he Mountain Committee. • -1 iie ras tried hard but failed to find arM.akcr. As the 'oad i« fit for motor -ight ii| to the hi,use this route ■!' ' IP more poi ' ! .n\ The subject >•"' ■■• tonrlied

on in :i future issue, with . v of lifting flip vri] nf apaihv ••''■l re-is fo heavily (in local people ;•■ ' - s ',' ie East Kl'iniinf Mountain 'Ton <i cot reined Midhirst farmer-; cvidi ' >■ think well nf tlic casein business. \f Monday's liK'ciiii'j- nf directors of ■ '■'• dairy conip;in\- a unanimously signed petition was received frinn the sunplicrs to flic York Tin,id ( reanicrv. a-khiT for fhe iu-lalla-tiu'i of a casein precipitation plant I here Tlic directors, in view of the lateness of flic season, liad to decline file request. Fanners nsiiis Hie casein whey find tliaf it lias no i!l-efTec(s on stock, and piirs seem to flirive on tlie stuff, with some [.solid matter added, of course. From Mr. Frank Barnard, son of Mr. TT. T. Tlarnard. who was "bushed" on the Mountain on Sunday lu'cdit. a "News reporter gathered that it was one of Mr. C. A. Wilkinson's hi? part-,- that, discovered tlie strayine; one. wlio by Hint f'me had cot liis bearings, and was headim' for flie track. Car-loads of searcliers left Fltliiim diirinn- Sunday night and tlie earlv hours of Monday morning. Mv. Tininavd was mncli afl'ected liy the readi-ne-s of hi- fellow-citizens to assist, and ■with the big I'nfhoring of fhe searchers at 'lie house when he arrived there At a livelv mo-ding of shareholders of fhe X'jiii-T "Dairy Company on Monday a inoonsal to increase fh" canifal of the Company vifh a view of ren n win<r and enlarnoKr fhe faefni'c. -u-as defeated. Af fh" Oddfellows' Social on Moelav *isier Tda was presented wilh a liMidson'c silver tea-pot. cmho'lciivr th" ,ai)od willies of Ihr. hrofhers and sisters of (he 10-lge. Fu.hio nvi/es were \vnr\ hv "VT r <. T.nv-on. Arfss Vielson and Messrs lf.-lil-n and Fiehsfnedf. Th- Mavov stated -t Monil.,incMMin of th.. Council <h n | n,„ „ n - t nf eni-hing si one under tlie direction of

the overseer was exceedingly satisfactory. BERNARD'S PICTURE'S -TC-KI6HT Words fail to convr-- an •nlcniMtc '■-. pression of the i \i•>Hence ni "i<- current programme of pictures at lii.-s Majesty's. Scenery, industry, love and hatej bravery and cowardice, tragedy and comedy, ■war and peace, are all illustrated in a charming list of cinematograph marvels.