ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1918, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Eltham, July 22A meeting of the Borough Council was licld on Friday to consider a proposal that Eltham should come into line with Hawera, Stratford, and Jnglewood to employ Mr. Sturrock (Hav.ora. borough engineer) as consulting engineer, at a salary of £750 per annum. The .Mayor, in explaining the scheme, expressed his approval, believing it would be wisdom to secure his services in view of certain loan proposals about to go before ratepayers, to secure certain alterations, additions, and improvements to drainage and other borough works. Cr. Stanners was also in favor, staling that recent works undertaken by the consulting engineer would total something like £7O. The idea appeared a (rood one. and evidently so to the others, as it was eventually resolved to approve of the scheme. The position now is tiiat, whereas Hawera and Eltham approve. Stratford and [nglewood have decided not to come in just yef, and that may mean the end of the. project. A reminder la given of the grand annual ball to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, being the second annual function of this description by the Eltham branch of the Farmers' Co-operative Society. Mr. TI. ■Tudd, manager of the branch, has an energetic committee working on detail?, whilst the fact that Kirk's orchestra has been secured is a guarantee a? to the music. Prices and other particulars appear in anothsr column. The annual meeting of the Eitham Eire Brigade is to bo lipid to-night. The balance-sheet anticipates a small del)it after paying all expenses. 'Die year has beea a successful one. only one fire being recorded—Miss Hooper's school—ivhero but little damage was done. The annual competition for the shield, between teams representing Stratford and Eltham Brigades, was wnn hy Stratford. Mention is made of the fine volunteering spirit amongst, members—34 having enlisted, and of this numTior nine have "gone wes-'t.'' The old officials, superintendent Nuttall, Deputy-Superin-tendent Murray, and Secretary Burrows, will be available for re-election.