STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1920, Page 6

STRATFORD.

[Stratford Representative: \V. J. Wilson, Broadway North. Telephone 338.] BOROUGH COUNCIL. May 10. The Stratford Borough Council met to-ni}jht, present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. McMillan) and Crs. R. 11.. Cameron. W. H. 11. Young, C. B Walsh, J. 11. Thompson, T. Lawson, and C. Jackson. CORRESPONDENCE. The Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wrote notifying that the levy on the Council for the ensuing year wonkl be £259 ss, being a rate of Is per £IOO on the capital value.—Received. The Lawrence Borough Council wrote soliciting the support of the Council for the following resolution recently adopted bv that body:—"That in the opinion of this Council the present system of imposing a levy on local bodies for the purpose of providing revenue for Hospital and Charitable Aid purposes is inequitable and unduly taxes the holders of town properties, and that the Gov- | ernment be urged to amend the Act in the direction of making the cost of such institutions a charge on the conj solidated fund of the Dominion."—Deferred until nest meeting. | ENGINEER'S REPORT. The engineer (Mr. T. D- Sullivan) reI ported as follows: 405 cubic yards of I boulders have been crushed during the month. Broadway North from Seyton Street to Pembroke Road has been scarified, re-metalled with Belmont metal and rolled. The re-metalling of Broadway North from Mir. Barnitt's residence to Pembroke Road is now being proceeded with. A footpath has been formed on the north-west side of Ariel Street, from the top of cutting to the Pembroke Road. The water course in Ariel Street lias been opened up. The wash-out which occurred near St. Mary's iSchool, Broadway North, during the recent heavy rains has been filled in.— Adopted. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT. The electrical engineer (Mr. E. T. Holland) reported that the plant at the hydro station was running well. During the heavy flood on April IC, the apron at the head works was badly damaged, also the gap and earth works, and temporary repairs were effected, and the grating cleared. The work of repairing the weir was still incompleted. The plant at the diesel station was running well and the builder had commenced work on the- extension to the buildings. During the month all street lights were examined and new lights were erected in Hamlet Street hotween Opunakc Road and Romeo Street, and in the centre of Antonio Street. Several meters had been tested and ten new meters erected and five new service connections were made to the Council mains. The units generated from March 31st to May Ist were; Hydro 24.902: Diesel 08(17, a total of 31.700, being an increase of 3100 over the previous month.—Adopted. The engineer wa* iiv'ihorifed to carry out repair work at the weir. REPORTS. The Works Committee recommended that provision be made in the estimates for the Falsi,ill' Street tunnel, the estimated cost of which was £3O, that the work on Orlando Street south, costing £204 be included in the loan estimates and that when the electric light poles are shitted the path in Orlando Street could be widened.—Adopted The abbatoir manager reported that the following slock was slaughtered during the month, the figures for the same month last year being given in parenthesis: Cattle l.'iti (IDS), calves 10 (It)), sheep 275 (20!)). lambs 4D (fio), pigs 33 (20), fees ,£li7 7s (',£f>4 Os fld).

GENERAL. The train service to Whangamomnna, which has been suspended owing tn the block in the Wlmngamomona tunnel, is now restored, l>ut there is still some clearing work to be done at the slip. A first offender for drunkenness, who appeared before Mr. C. D. Sole, J.J'., at the Magistrate's Court this morning, was convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay £2 IBs medical expenses. The Rev. Leslie Xcale and Mrs. Neale will be accorded a welcome social in the Methodist Sunday School on Wednesday evening. There was an attendance of between 70 and 80 couples at Mr. C. H. Fox's celebration dance in the Town Hall on Saturday, when 'patrons were admitted free. Supper was served soon after 10 o'clock, and dancing was kept going until 11.30 p.m. - Another big batch of congratulatory messages was received by Mr. R. Masters, M.P., to-day, including telegrams from the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Colonel' Mitchell, M P., Messrs. G. Forbes, M.P., T. K. Sidcy, MP., 11. Poland, M.P., and J. ICadie, M.P.' Altogether he has received nearly 150 telegrams of congratulation. The telegram from Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., which was quoted in Saturday's Daily News should have read: "You have had a hard fight and deservedly won as wag expected by impartial people" The word "important" was inadvertently used instead of "impartial " There was the usual large crowd of country visitors to town on Saturday and business was brisk with the tradespeople.

Noticing the large number of country people in the limited space of Broadway Central on Saturday, a gentleman made the suggestion that when the railway station is shifted and the new street Is run from Broadway to Juliet street, the western portion of the present railway yard and a portion facing Juliet street, should lie laid out in gardens with trees and shrubbery and ample seats provided. If about a third of the width of Juliet street was included in the gardens a beautiful place could be made, which besides being a great boon to visitors (who at present have nowhere to go for a rest from shopping), would beautify the town and make Juliet Street another shopping street. A further suggestion was made that the new road should be continued through to Orlando street, finishing at the entrance to Victoria Park, or failing this a suitable right-of-way should be made through. Stratford's greatest drawback to progress at the present time is the congestion on Broadway' Central, and if the town is to go ahead some new outlet must be made before very long.

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