BOROUGH GAS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9042, 18 March 1908, Page 3

BOROUGH GAS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

The following reports to the Borough Gas and Finance Committee ware adopted by the Master ton Borough Council last night:— The Acting-Town Clerk reported as follows: — Dixon Street.—ln this matter Mr Macara only was concerned. An agreement was entered into with Mr Macara for payment by instalments of an agreed sum, and I understand there is no betterment worth troubling about. York Street. —I have been unable at present tn find any record of this.

Cross or Park Street. —In this case an award was made in favour of Mr Jones of £2O, Mr Camaron £25, an Mr Hoar £375. I understand that Mr Hoar, objecting to the award, has appealed, and that the appeal is pending. The appeal in itself is no bar to claims for betterment being made, and I understand that betterment can be claimed only as against the Sullivan's trustees as owners, and Mr O'Meara as lessee opposite Mr Hoar, and Miss Williams opposite Mr Cameron and Mr Jones. If.it is desired that, betterment claims be filed I will take the instructions of the Committee.

Bannister Street.—l understand that claims have been made and discharged excepting part of the Temperance Trustees property. So far I have been unable to trace a plan prepared by Mr Frasi, in 1906, on these subjects. Arising thereout as to York Street, the acting-Town Clerk was requested to endeavour to furnish further information.

Cross or Park Street.—That claims for betterment be placed in the hands of Mr Pownall, with instructions to prepare and file claims. As to Bannister Street, that the amount of betterment, together with amount of rates owing, he sent to the Land Registrar for attachment against the property. The acting-Town Clerk reported that he had furnished the Borough Solicitor with the neressary figures of land required for this purposa. The Gas Manager reported inter alia:—

Gas manufactured for the month of February shows an increase of 41 per cent, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The average rate of increase for the past eleven months baing 36 per cent. During the month eight new services have been laid and fourteen new meters fixed.

ft Re Johnson Street extension of gas main.—This work is authorised and can be carried oat early next month, which will bring the expenditure into the coming financial year. _ The proposed Makora Road extension I will report on for next meeting of the committee, and if approved of by the committee, the two works can be carried out simultaneously.

Re stokers' wages.—The men have approached me in this matter, stating that the rate of pay at present in force is not adequate for the work they have to do, especially during the winter season. I beg leave to recommend for the consideration of the committee the following rates—viz., Leading stokers to receive 10s per shift, second hands to receive 9s per shift. Both classes to receive a fortnight's holiday on full pay at the expiration of twelve months' service. The men also state that the atmosphere of the generator cellar is very unpleasant and unhealthy to work in. This is to a certain extent true, the ventilation not being very good. This fault, I propose to remedy, either by an induced draught to be obtaired by running an air pipe into the old chimney shaft, or by forcing a larger volume of air into the cellar—either plan will have the desired effect. The plant, as a whole, is in good order.

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