BOROUGH WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 October 1941, Page 7

BOROUGH WORK

ACTIVITIES FOR PAST MONTH REPORTS PRESENTED. STREET & OTHER WORKS. At the monthly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council hold last night the following reports were received: — The borough engineer, Mr C. R. Mabson, reported work in connection with street maintenance and preparations for planting poplars on the Waipoua stop-banks. A culvert at the corner of Cornwall and Pownall streets had been completed. Sanitary Inspector. “I am pleased to be able to again report that no case of notifiable disease was notified during September or to date this month,” reported the Sanitary Inspector, Mr T. A. Russell. The analyst's report on the water sample taken during the previous month stated that the water appeared to be of good quality. Twenty-six applications had been received for ice cream licenses. All the applicants had now installed an up-to-date refrigerator and this marked a step forward in the sale of ice cream in the borough. The usual milk samples were taken for general analysis and for test. Several supplying farms were visited. The laboratory work was proving of valuable assistance to him in his endeavoui’s to keep the milk supply up to a good standard. Sports grounds were visited in connection with the disposal of lawn grass which might become a source of fly breeding. Heavy traffic fees amounted to £494'11s 6d. Twen-ty-three applicants for drivers’ licenses were examined, 3 failing to pass the test. Eight persons were prosecuted for breaches of the traffic regulations, a conviction being secured in each case. Gas Manager’s Report. The gas works manager, Mr J. Y. Douglas, reported that' the gas manufactured was 3,834,100 cubic feet. The inspector visited the works on September 25. The calorific value of the gas was 456 B.T.U. and the pressure conformed to Government regulations. The works were running very satisfactorily at the present time and the men had been engaged on general maintenance and repair work. A total of 1604 bags of coke and 607 gallons of tar were sold. Band Activities. The secretary of the Municipal Band, Mr R. G. Sayer, reported that eight practices were held by the band last month. The band assisted at the National Day of Prayer meeting held in the Municipal Hall on Sunday, September 7, and also played at the civic reception given to their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Newall, on September 25. “I am pleased to report that the band has received a satisfactory explanation from the Home Guard concerning the unfortunate incident that occurred on the morning of Sunday, September 7,” stated Mr Sayer. Park Work. The Park custodian, Mr F. H. Knowles, reported that the spring topdressing of the playing areas, the sowing of the summer flowering seeds and the poisoning of weeds on footpaths had been completed. The trees in the Girl Guides section had been- cleaned around and retied. The work for the present month would be the pricking off of summer seedlings, the preparing and marking out of the playing areas ready for the commencement of the 1941-42 season, the forking around and re-tying of the Canadian maples at the northern approach, maintenance work at Mawley Park, and the usual general Park work.