STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. 11. .7. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive, prompt intention.] Stratford, March 20. The Mayor presided over a full attendance of the council at the meeting held last evening to consider the suggested improvements to Broadway and other parts of the borough roads. Mr. Sturrock was present and answered questions regarding his report, which was very lengthy and covered all the roads indicated. The proposal of the council was to attend to Broadway, Fenton, Regan and Juliet Streets, a total of 45,500 yards. To carry out the concreting of these roads, carpeted with tar macadam, lie estimated at £20,000, carpeted concreting costing £22,750, and the balantfi for plant, sinking fund, etc. The second scheme was to concrete Broadway (Lear Street to Seyton Street) 72ft wide, 25,COO yards, £12,800, and other streets mentioned with tar-painted macadam, with plants, alterations to water mains, sinking funds, etc, making the figure £20,502. The third scheme was to tarmacadam all the streets named at a cost of £14,000, and the fourth scheme all tar-painted macadam, £10,213. The works committee (Cr. J. Masters, chairman) advised the adoption of No. 3 scheme, tar-macadam Broadway and tar-painting other streets, at £14,000, believing that this scheme was well within the scope of the loan, and had the further advantage of giving the council a complete plant to continue tar-scaling or tar-macadaming after the loan was expended. This Bchemc permitted tar-mac-adaming the full width of Broadway from Lear Street to Seyton Street, and also Regan and Fenton Streets, between Juliet Street and Broadway. By extending the tar-macadam from the northern side of Lear Street to the southern side of Seyton Street they would save £34 H. 'Clio adoption of the scheme would result, in a first-class road, and would prove the most advantageous .policy. The report was then adonted. It was also resolved to engage Mr. Sturrock to supervise the loan work if satisfactory arrangements can he made, the works committee to bring down a report When arrangements are complete a public meeting will be called, and the full details placed before the ratepayers. GENERAL. The last has not been heard of the decision to increase the electric light charges by the Borough Council. Cr. C. Jackson lias tabled a notice of motion to rescind the resolution. The Town Clerk is receiving donations of casli for the Raetihi fire sufferers, the total now standing at £25 ss, including donations from J. Lucena, V. Smith, H. E. Abraham, \V. P. Kirkwood and F. Mackuv £2 2s; A. F. Grant and D. J. Malone, £1 is; (}. N. Curtis £5. ' The gift auction, committee has forwarded to the Ladies' Patriotic Committee £93 Ills for tiie Red Cross Fund and £1 Is for the Trench Comforts l''imd. Captain J. B. Hine, arrived from the front this evening, and >vus welcomed at the station by a very large gathering. He was also tendered a civic welcome (>y the Mayor. All who have an idle hour are invited to assist tlu Ladies' Patriotic Committee at its rooms to-morrow, when about 200 parcels are to be prepared for the men in the trenches. The Borough Council intends interviewing the Hon. W. Herries (Minister of Railways) on the arrival of the mail train on Thursday morning. The deputation will meet at the borough chambers, and the railway crossing will be one of the mutters discussed. Residents of Toko are very thorough in anything they undertake. Next Tuesday the Coronation Hail lias been secured for the welcome home and farewell social to be tendered soldiers. Our member. Captain Nine, who is also a soldier, is expected to he present, and probably will address those present. Mr. M. (ic-rnhoefer, as secretary, is bustling round nltcudisa to those present, Mr. M. Genihoefor, as secretary, is bustling round attending to details, and has secured some Stratford, performers to assist in the gaiety of the' evening. Details are advertised on our first page. At the special meeting of the Borough Council last evening a letter was received from the New Plymouth Borough Council, inviting our Mayor to be present at the deputation to wait on the Minister of Railways to-morrow. The object of securing Stratford's assistance was in reference to the foreshore, which at present is monopolised by the railway. Stratford Borough Council is in sympathy with any movement that, tends towards the improvement of New Plymouth's waterfront, and passed a resolution to that effect. T. LAMASON'S WEICKLY REPORT. My usual weekly sale was held at the mart last Saturday, when a good entry of poultry, etc., came to hand. I quote as follows.: Geese :!s Od to ss, clucks 2s to 2s 7d,'hens Is Od to 2s, potatoes 7s fid to Ss cwt., onions 10s ewt., apples 3s to fis Od per case, pears 3s !)d to 4s !)d. Quinces, 4s to (is tkl; tomatoes 4Jd per lb or 4s to 7s tid per case. Furniture and sundries at usual auction rates.

T. Lamason's weekly sale is advertised for Thursday, not Saturday, as this is Good Friday week. Good lines of Easter geese and ducks are promised, also a quantity of chaff for sale. Easter is close at hand, and one wonders what to got for suitable gifts. I There is no need to worry. \'ou can present your soldier with the Ucan haircutter, the young lady with a bangle or wristlet watch, tlie maid with a "book, and the Btudent with a fountain pen. The fretful child will fret no more with a toy, and tired mother will be pleased with some of the Donlton ware, and father will forget to growl if you purchase tobacco, pipes, or cigars from C. E. •Tames, the man for the multitude.*