WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 May 1920, Page 5

WAITARA.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i May 13. 'The ordinary meeting of the Council was held yesterday. Present: The Mayor (Mr. Morgan), Councillors Ogle, Uennie, Gribbon and Blair. The Mayor reported that the Health Inspector had made an inspection of the property where a number of pigs had been reported to have been kept, and had given instruction for same to be removed. He understood that the health officer's request had been complied with. A letter was read from the borough solicitor _in reference to the legality of a municipal body raising a loan or acquiring a house or houses for employees. Under certain conditions peculiar to" the Act he thought same could be done.—No action taken.

Mr. E. Jackson wrote complaining of the state of Johnston Street.—Left in the hands of the Works Committee.

An application by S. D. George to transfer his lease of part of the Domain Board to W. Telfar was granted. The Minister of Public Works wrote asking for result of investigation made by the diver when he examined the town bridge. The councillors went into committee on the matter, which was eventually left in the hands of the Mayor and Councillor Ogle to deal with.

The borough inspector reported that he had inspected the Clifton and St. John's halls and had requested the owners to make necessary alterations to doors, steps, etc.; also that conveniences be built outside the buildings. A fireman is to be in attendance when the halls arc engaged for hire—lt was resolved that the inspector see that same bo carried out.

The road foreman' reported that Mr. Parriro Taylor had asked permission to form a footpath to his property, he undertaking to do same.—lt war, decided to ask this Railway Department for permission, the footpath being on railway property.

The sanitary inspector (Mr. Oxlsen) was granted a fortnight's leave of absence.

The estimates for the coming Year, amounting to £5372 3s 2d, were adopted.

The foreman was given power to con crete the stable shed.

The -electric lighting committee reported that the only means whereby the overloading of the plant could be avoided wa9 h'- installing meters. Unless something of this sort was done it might mean that the plant would collapse. It was recommended that the rule he made that. 011 no account shall current he used after 12 p.m. The Mayor suggested a loan to put the lighting on a sound footing. The report was adopted, the procuring of meters lieing left in the hands of the lighting committee. A suggestion by Cr. Beckbessinger to permit subscribers to the library to get books at 1 p.m. on Saturdays was left in the hands of the library committee to deal with.

Councillor Beckbessinger expressed appreciation that the cemetery had at- last been cleaned up and made decent, and he suggested it should be attended to periodically.