MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10446, 11 October 1911, Page 5

MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

MEETING OF COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Masterton. Borough Council was held in the Borough Council Chambers, last night, there being present,— His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine), Cra A. Donald, J. P. Prentice, J. C. Ewington, W. Pragnell, W. Candy, T. G. 'Hoar, F. W. Temple, J. Elliott, and H. J. O'Leary. The abattoir manager , submitted his report as folowsStock slaughtered during September, 114 cattle,: 8 calvesi 640 pigs. Aggregate charge for the month, £B2 17s 4d. , The stock slaughtered included 20 coiws, 64 bullocks, 30 maiden heifers, 8 oalves, 158 ewes, 428 wethers, 54 maiden eweSj 62 pigs. The report of the pounakeeper. stated that during the past month 14 horses and 1 sheep were impounded from within the Borough, and 5 horses and 2 c&ttle from beyond the Borough. Nineteen, horses, 2. cattle and 1 siheep -were released during thj month. The amount, or fees paid to the treasurer was £l 18s. . Miss K. E. O'Leary wrote on behali of the Ladies' Swimming Club, asking the Council to allow the lad'ies the following hours at'tihe Christina and Alice Memorial Baths: —ll a,ni.so 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 2.30' p.m., to 7., p.ra: TIL© Mayor explained that he understood that the ladies proposed engaging- an instructor, and iwith a crowd of school-children in the baths learning wound be a difficult matter. Tlli -..uayor acided that he considers! the request of wie ladies was a reasonable one. Or Hoar said, he would not like the hours asked to !be adhered to on holidays. ' \. ' ' ' " , . Crs Ewington. arid Douald - agreed; jfcith Or Hoar. "*•••>-• . i "Ci; iflbar added thai-children; shouf<3, •l» s all<wei3?Sn tiie bafehs from 11 a.m, ■ ti. nf. ~on; holidays. ' .He. also an age" limit* >hbiil'd 'b6 decided on. . It-, was. eventually decided to grant the ladies the hours asked for except on public holidays. Accounts totalling £24884 19s lid were passed for payment; . ' ' The report of the Engineer was read as follows:'—

Maintenance Work.—- JNo pit, river, or broken metal has been placed on any of ,the streets v this month - , thcarts having ibeen employed carting stone and gravel to the*,.yard for "•stock purposes. ■ Queen Street. has bben ,repaired with tar and sand in bad places. Routine Work.-* The usual routine work, such as cleaning up streets, channels and waterways in the Borough have received attention. Sundry Works.— The drain runii-; iiijjv under the roadway in Hogg Crescent was found blocked, and had j t*» . be opened'up. i A culvert was placed in Chapel Street a.t IMi'. Lyttle's' motor : gaj*agt>, - ... Gravel has -been 'carted;..to .tlie yard and screened for use ,on the footpaths with tar, also stfltoe carted foj breaking ; about 30 yiards "of asphan has been mixed up for stock. The footpath' in Victoria. Street ha® been practically completed, and the roadivay is now receiving attention. #^dwnall- Street extension has' been temporarily repaired for the summer. ■ ..<;•■.■■ Waterworks -ayd -Sewerage Farm. --Eyorything i» ;Avorking • satisf actor- . ily at the. abpvo places,- and the settling tariks liave'been cleaned out. The ibathing season opened on October Ist, and I had the baths thoroughly'well .cleaned out, and I a.m continuing , the usual weekly cleaning on Suudays. The materials have been carted; to the Hope Street yard:— Stone for crushing 92 yards; gravel fo: paths 97 yards ;/gravel for Victoria Street' 44 yardsv Tlie was adopted.