BOROUGH WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 November 1939, Page 3

BOROUGH WORK

REPORTS FOR PAST MONTH ACTIVITIES IN PARK. PARADES OF MUNICIPAL BAND. The Park Custodian. Mr 11. Sturgeon reported to the Mastertori Borough Council at its meeting last night that during the past month the work of picking out seedlings, marking and rolling of all playing areas and the hoeing of paths and drives had been completed. The work for the month would be the digging and preparation for the planting of all flower beds and borders, and general maintenance work. Three of the bulbs Mr J. Robertson, M.P., had brought from Samoa wore blooming, and there was also a very good “take" from the begonia seed imported from England. The Band Committee reported that during the month practices were held on nine evenings. The band played at the Public Intercession service in the Park on October 1, and troops entering camp were played to the Railway Station on October 3 and 4. The band assisted at the Memorial Park in connection with Recreation Week. The band also assisted the St Patrick’s Queen Carnival Bazaar and at the ' Blind Institute Band concert on Oc-1 tober 17. A programme was given in.' the Park on Sunday afternoon. October I 29. Cemetery. The burials for the month totalled nine, reported the sexton. Mr S. C. Morris. Usual maintenance work had been carried out. Ladies’ Rest Rooms. The Ladies' Rest Room report show-

d ed that a total of 406 persons had made - use of the room during the month. Of g these 100 were visitors. 240 from the d country, and 66 from the town. s ~ Mawley Park. The custodian of Mawley Park. Mr y T. Bullock, stated that. 41 campers r visited the park during the month. . bringing the total to date to 695. Fees L , paid to date totalled £43 19s fid. A r suggestion was made that during the _ Exhibition period a notice be placed j at the pedestrian entrance (by the I bridge) with the caption “Motor Camp Entrance, Oxford Street." in bold letf J tering. , Abattoirs. , The abattoirs report showed that 476 cattle, 40 calves. 2107 sheep. 130 lambs. 3 and 231 pigs were slaughtered during r the month. Killing fees were £l5 18s ’ 9d in excess of those for October. 1938. ? To date fees were £224 8s 2d in ex- , cess of those for the corresponding period last year. ’ Municipal Library. 1 The Librarian stated that books is- ’ sued totalled 4877, of which 4326 were ’ fiction. During the month 40 fiction 1 and 10 non-fiction and reference books ‘ had been added to the shelves. At the beginning of the month subscriptions numbered 497 as compared with 408 ’ last year. The total subscription at the end of the month was 500 as compared,' with 412 for the same period last year. Receipts amounted to £5 3s 4d as compared with £.3 5s id for the corves- , ponding period last year. The juvenile library which opened on October 2 ; had. 3!) subscribers.* 150 new books ‘ were purchased fpr the opening, and 200 were being advertised. Engineer’s Report. The Borough Engineer. Mi - C. R.

Mabson stated that Ihe Bennington Street korbing (both, sides) had been completed from College street to Masters’ Crescent; also a portion of Masters' Crescent from Tarawa street to Beetham street on the South side, and to Bennington street on the North side. Cockburn street, from South road to Colombo road, was being proceeded ' I with, and old crock-beds winding ' i about it. were being filled-in. Short ' Street grading, metalling, consolidating and tar-sealing—from Pownall street to the end of the widening—had been completed. Devon Street, frorti South road to Donald Street, had been scari- J tied and graded, and metalling was proceeding. The new truck shed at the yards, and the office alterations ' were both nearing completion. The! ( High Street three-inch cast-iron water-' ‘ main, from Solway Road to Judd’s * Road, was cut in seven places and cleaned, the improvements in How averaging over 100 per cent. It was 1 proposed to clean Bentley and Jean ‘ streets shortly.

Inspector’s Activities. Mr T. A. Russell. Borough Inpector, reported that the only case of infectious disease notified during the month was one of erysipelas. The two sewer connections were put in and 28 plumbing and drainage permits were issued, the usual testing and inspection work being carried out. The usual milk samples were taken for general analysis, the milk proving of a good standard as regards butterfat and solids other than fat. Several supplying farms were visited. Regarding the milk in schools he was assured that the supply was drawn from T.B. tested herds, and that the pasteurisation and bottling were done under good conditions. Recreation grounds were visited and the cooperation of groundsmen sought in the matter of handling lawn grass which, if neglected made an ideal breeding ground for the house fly. Great caution on the part of the residents in the care of decaying vegetation and the use of animal manure at this time of (he year was desirable. Sixteen applications for drivers licences were examined. four failing to pass the tost. Ton persons wore convicted and lined for breaches of the regulations. Heavy traffic foes for the mouth amounted toj £lB bls. | Gas Department. Mr J. Y. Douglas, the gas engineer ; and works manager, reported that the total gas produced as 3.890,400 cubic feet, which was an increase of 71.000 cubic feet for the corresponding period last. year. Gas manufactured per ton of coal was 18.000 cubi - feet. Sales amounted to 15. II of which were for

cookers. The Government inspector visited the works during the month. The calorific value of the gas was 468 8.T.U.. and (lie pressure conformed lo Government regulations. The works were reported to be running very satisfactorily’. 232 gallons of tar wore sold, and 1339 bags of coke sold.