WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1922, Page 8

WAITARA.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) July 17. The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday. The Salvation Army authorities were granted permission to build a hall in wood instead of brick. The deputy-superintendent of the State Advances Office wrote that application was being made to the Minister of Finance for the borough of Waitara to pay a rate not exceeding 6 per cent, on th? electric light loan of £6BOO. A letter was received from Mr. E. Fisher (Palmerston North) advising the council that there were no experienced men in Palmerston who understood river bank protection. Cr. Johns stated he had seen Mr. Jennings. M.P.. who thought there should be some Government assistance. He thought the Government should be asked to send the Waterways Commission to Waitara, with a view to a cheaper scheme of protection being devised than that recommended by the Government engineer.— It was resolved that Mr. Jennings’ suggestion be acted upon.

The Fire Board wrote asking that a councillor be nominated to act in conjunction with the brigade’s superintendent and the borough overseer respecting the proposal to put in auxiliary pipes at the intake when it is being cleaned, so as to obtain a continuous pressure of water.

The town clerk reported having written the New Plymouth Council regarding purchasing electric current in bulk. Cr. Ogle reported having interviewed the Mayor and Mr. Bartley (the engineer) on the subject, but the matter was in an entirely indefinite position at present. The borough overseer reported that carriers of rubbish took no notice of the depot appointed by the council, and refuse was not being buried satisfactorily. —lt was resolved to define an enclosure by a fence and insist upon all rubbish being placed there. • Mr. C. R. Stead, the borough solicitor, advised as to the result of the prosecution of the Inglewood Bacon Company for polluting the Waiongona stream. Mr. Stead mentioned that the magisI trate had refused to pronounce as to the ' validity of the waterworks by-laws, the question having been raised by counsel for the defence. The borough solicitor suggested that such question should be referred to Mr. T. F. Martin for an opinion, and should ho hold that the bylaws are valid, that an appeal bo lodged against the magisterial dismissal of the informations under the by-laws.—This was agreed to. Tenders for the carting of 400 yards of stone from the bottom of Mouatt j Street to the cemetery -were received as i (under: E. John«ton, 6s fid per yard or I £7 n?r day for lorry only: Rattenbury j and Taylor. 5s fid per yard dray meas- ’ urement. Mr. Johnston’s tender was j accepted. . - I It was resolved to purchase a light grader at a cost of £45. I The electric light committee reported l on the power-house staff, and as a re- ; suit it was resolved that the staff eonpi st of the engineer and two others, nne lof the two at £3 10s per week, and the ; other at 30s per week for 6 months and 35s for the next period.