WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1921, Page 6

WAITARA.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) August 15. The Waitara Borough Council met on Wednesday last, the Deputy-Mayor (Cr. Ogle) presiding. Notification was received from the. hire Board that the following allotments for contributions had been made: Government, £l9; Borough Council, £B5 10s; insurance. companies, £B5 10s. The Progress League wrote stating that a meeting would be held at an early dare re the formation of a power district, and they Risked for a grant for preliminary expenses towards the object. The DeputyMayor thought that with the existing difficulty in obtaining money a lot of money would probably be spent on preliminary work, and that would be as far as they would get. Action was deferred. The council’s solicitor (Mr. Stead) drew attention to the remarks made by the Magistrate (Mr. Orr Walker) in regard to the appointment of the borough inspector. He also pointed out that a number of the by-laws were badly drawn up, and were antiquated.—The Deputy-Mayor asked if prosecutions were still taking place, and the clerk replied that they were. Cr. Johns thought the by-laws were all right, provided that informations were laid under the proper section by the inspector. The Deputy-Mayor remarked that once a Magistrate started tearing a by-law to pieces he would find weakness in practically any by-law. It was decided to inform Mr. Stead that necessary alterations could be made when he embodied the new law in regard to the storage of explosives. The Hayhurst Garage Company applied for power for a 2-h.p. motor to be used three days a week.—The Deputy-Mayor stated that the engineer had spoken to him on the matter, but ho had informed him that the council some time ago had to cut out all motors, and it would be awkward to permit of a motor in one case only. The engineer said he. had the. power to spare. Cr. Blair said it would be a mistake to grant the request, as it would mean they would have to grant it to others. Cr. Jonus asked if it would not pay to grant the current to others, seeing the engineer had it to spare, on the days mentioned. The Deputy-Mayor said it was the reason why motors were cut out previously; they did not pay. The matter was left in the hands of the electric light committee. The question of putting the main road in good order was discussed, and it was resolved that the works committee make a report to the next meeting on the cost of metalling. DOMAIN BOARD. The council then met as the Domain Board. A letter was received from the Tennis Club, asking premission to top a belt of ' trees that overshadowed their courts. — , The opinion was expressed that to top the trees any depth might mean their death blow; it would be better to do away With the trees altogether, as they served no material purpose, and plant a good hedge. It was resolved to visit the localThe clerk reported that the cost of improvements and conveniences recently made on the reserve Was .£O9 19s 3d. The Football Club had submitted an account of £39 15s for making the shower bath, and requested the council to pay half. The j Deputy-Mayor said that football was a [popular game, and, unlike other games, it ; produced revenue, so he thought the i ground should be self-supporting. The clerk j said the council’s percentage of rhe takings was 1.5 per cent. Cr. Jones suggested that [ the percentage should be increased (o 20. |lt was resolved to make the percentage I 20 in future.

The scheme of a proper approach to the Camp Reserve has been brought forward many times. An old scheme formulated many years ago was mentioned by Mr. Ogle. This was by way of Broadway past the Catholic Church, crossing the railway to the Camp. It is reported that in about twelve months’ time a mortgage belonging to the old Waitara Racing Club falls due to the tune of £lBOO, and Mr. Ogle, the surviving trustee, is desirous that, the money be spent on some permanent, improvement to the town, and the. scheme he most favors is a well-lftid-out approach to the Camp as mentioned. CARD ASSOCIATION. The Waitara Card Assocation brought their season to a close on Tuesday night last, when the Civilians’ team and Foresters, level with 14 points each, played off ■ for the championship. The Civilians’ team proved ihe victors, thereby winning the cup. At the conclusion of the game the . members of the association assembled at a smoke concert held in the Clifton Hall. Mr. H. Limmer presided, and, in handing the cup to Mr. R. Butcher (the captain of the Civilians’ team), congratulated him on his team’s success. The chairman referred to the initiation of the club, and said their experience this year would be the forerunner of it being run on a much larger scale next year. Mr. Butcher briefly replied. Several toasts were honored during the evening. The Fire Brigade was thanked for the use of its rooms, as also was the donor of the cup. Mr. Garth, the donor, said it was bis intention next year to give prizes for the best aggregate points in cribbage and euchre. The Fire Brigade, who were at the bottom of the box, were handed a “cup”, which contained £2 10s in notes. This was given really more as a token of thanks. During the evening songs were rendered by Messrs. R. Fairweather, F. Locke, J. Manu, A. Watt and an orchestra consisting of Messrs. Fowler (piano), H. Wells (violin) and S. George (cornet) enlivened the proceedings. It was mentioned during the evening that during the competition 1288 games had been played, the biggest night neing 62 games. The number of points gained by each team was as follows: Civilians, 16; Foresters, 14; Legion of Frontiersmen, 10; Druids, 10; Returned Soldiers’ Association, 10; Fire Brigade, 2. GENERAL ITEMS. The marriage of Mr. Walter Fuller to Miss Schofield took place, at. St. John’s Church last Wednesday, a large number of relatives and friends being present. Mr. V. Garth, who has been in business here for the last two years, has sold out his interests to Mr. H. Soffe.