WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1920, Page 7

WAITARA.

BOROUGH- COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday last. The committee appointed to go into the building by-laws brought down several recommendations which were adopted. The fire brigade forwarded a list of property and plant, valued at £SOO 18s (id, for the purpose of having same assigned under the constitution of a Eire Board. The borough solicitor (Mr. Stead, wrote stating that the station was on leasehold ground and the Act only mentioned the transfer of freehold property. It was«assumed the assignment would cover a™ the property. It was resolved that the lease and plant be Assigned to the Fire Board in terms of the Fire Brigade Act.

Henry Brown and Co. wrote asking permission to erect an iron shed on their property next to the railway line. The chairman remarked that it would be unreasonable to expect the firm to build in concrete, as they only heM a railway lease and it might be acquired at any time.—Permission granted. The Council refused permission to Mr. Stead to plant trees 8 feet from the edge of Marokoriki hill. Messrs. Borthwick and Sons were given permission to open up roads and remove electric light poles to enable them to- get on with the construction of their proposed railway siding. The- Department of Lands wrote stating it was considered it was not wise to grant a 21 years' lease of a portion of the Camp Reserve to the Tennis Club, and suggested a lease of JO years, the lease to be determined, on a I*2 months' notice.

It was resolved that the new electric lighting rates come into force on September Ist. This means a 33 1-3 per cent rise all round and a charge of Os a year for meters. The chairman remarked that in eonjunction witli Messrs. Borthwick he had obtained the services; of Mr. Sturroek, civil engineer, Hawera, to report upon a possible source of power at a point in ' the Waiongona river, and ho expected the Council would soon receive a report. The clerk reported that after paying accounts, the overdraft would stand at £3,422.

The cocoa rations at the local school have not been in such demand during the last 2or 3 weeks. There were 140 at first and the number has fallen to 88.

Mr. Button was suddenly taken ill at his shop on Friday mornipg, but I am pleased to report that the illness is not serious.