BOROUGH WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 September 1941, Page 3

BOROUGH WORK

PAST MONTH’S ACTIVITIES STREET IMPROVEMENTS. TAR-SEALING PREPARATIONS. At the monthly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council held, last nigh: the following reports relating to borough works were presented: Sanitary Inspector. No case of notifiable disease occurred during August or to date this month stated, the Sanitary Inspector, Mr T. A Russell. Food premises in Queen Stree: were inspected and occupiers reminded of the regulation under the Health Ad requiring the display of a notice that “Dogs are not permitted on these premises.” This regulataion was having c i very good effect and the number oi I dogs in Queen Street was now vein considerably reduced. As a few fooQ shop proprietors were inclined to trea this regulation lightly he recommend ed that legal proceedings be taker, against such proprietors who failed tc display the notice after September 20 or on whose premises dogs were found after that date. Green grocers and fruiterers were also requested to abstain from displaying vegetables ano’ fruit on the street. A further £9 Is 9d of non-ferrous metals was sold locally at Government prices, making the total ,to date £6l 15s. Heavy traffic fees amounted to £l7. Seventeen applicants for drivers’ licences were examined, 2 failing to pass the test. Four persons were prosecuted for breaches of the l traffic regulations. Three convictions were secured and one case was dismissed. Engineer’s Report. The Borough Engineer, Mr C. R. Mabson, reported that maintenance work had been carried out in several streets. River Road had been scarified and regraded preparatory to tar-seal-ing work and Lett Street was also in readiness for tar-sealing. Gas Manager’s Report. The Gas Manager, Mr J. Y. Douglas, reported: “The works are running very satisfactorily at the present time. Coal ,has been in rather short supply during ;the winter months and our reserve stocks are being depleted. I have been ;in communication with the Mines Department and they assure me that our 1 I stocks will be made good during the jnext few months,” said Mr Douglas. I The total gas made, corrected N.T.P., ;was 4,576,700 cubic feet, being an increase of 252,500 cubic feet or 5.8 per cent over the corresponding period of last year, The make per ton was 17,200 cubic feet of an average calorific value of 460. A total of 2055 bags of coke and 120 gallons of tar were sold. Park Activities. The Park Custodian, Mr F. H. Knowles, reported on activities as follows: “The work at the Park for the past month has beep carried out satisfactorily. The forking over of all flower beds has been completed. At South Park the Lawsonia hedge has been trimmed and all trees forked around and a general tidy up has been made. The digging of the beds around the lily pond at the eastern end of the lake is proceeding satisfactorily. The work for the past month was greatly retarded owing to so much wet weather. The work for the present month will be the spring top-dressing of the playing areas, the sowing of the summer flowering seeds, the poisoning of the weeds on all footpaths, maintenance work at Mawley Park and the usual general Park work.”