NASEBY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3513, 16 March 1931, Page 5

NASEBY.

From our own correspondent) The ordinary monthly meeting of the Naseby Borough Council, held on Monday, March 9th, was attended by His Worship the Mayor (Mr Keogh) Crs Strong, Templeton, More, Bremner and Hotton. The inward correspondence consisted of circulars from the Unemployment Board supplying information regarding the various schemes. The Health Inspector's report was received. Mr John Francis wrote for and was granted permission to put a pipe in the gutter at his garage. Mrs Jones wrote stating that her section in Oughter Street was not for sale, but that the bargain made with the Borough would stand good. The Early Settlers Association was granted permission to the use of the Recreation ground on Easter Monday. Mr Oscar Garden wrote intimating that he would visit Naseby in the near future. Mr G. Graham wrote re impounding cattle on the borough streets, stating that he was out of pocket over it, The inward correspondence was re- J ceivod and the outward approved. Be impounding stock. A motion j was carried that Mr Graham be paid I £'l 10s for expenses while cleaning' the I borough streets of wandering stock. Instructions were given that the in-1 take to, th,e dam be cleaned out at once, I Re Unemployment Scheme Ncv 5 His Worship reported that not having J a council meeting last month ho took j the opportunity to place four men on work in tho cemetery and good work! has been done in clearing out rubbish and cutting trees, broom, gorse. etc. A good deal still remained to be done* j such as chipping weeds off fo/X&paths and clearing up debris. The. work done was inspected by m.e-»hersof the Council and further work set out. Application. h,a,S been made for eight men for boraugh wavk this week, and the ap- , plication has been approved of, Ur Hore suggested that ih,c- Town water race be cleaned out, 3,»d the dam emptied and the knfeiom cleaned On the Mayor's suggestion Cr Hore counted to see about the work and instruct the men put on. }[ was decided that two men. bfc put j 011 to fence the section acuujwedl fuooa, J Mrs Jones. It was also i,-hat t'vur men be put on to, %aMf, cfeaaitair Vq. the 'cemetery,. aM that th* road and gutters dP.\'W U> H,h: Crawford's residence be Impaired. A mau to be put on to cut weeds, etc. in tho Bee, and I lie water mains to ho up and scraped. A motion was carried that the Bpfougk apply for sixteen men for this week. A deputation from the School Committee waited on the Council on Monday night. Mr A. E. Brown was at tho head, and lie explained that the committee had decided \o make a swimming dam t'ov tiie school, and asked i'or the of the Council. After some discussion hj was decided tu&ssist the project and to this end it was decided to meet and confer \x\clj the School Committee at the Recreation ground on Tuesday night. On Cv Hore's motion the dayman was instructed to cart a (v\v loads of gravel to different parts of the Borough streets. Cr fJremner suggested something should be done with the street leading up to the back of the Church. The road was very sU'tfp. and not safe for trafiic. Thy ilierk-was instructed to make en»i!ii;'ies re making a pound at the back of the Town Hall. The dayman to act as Bouadkeeper.