BOROUGH STREETS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5485, 16 March 1910, Page 3

BOROUGH STREETS

Matters in connection with N the street* of the through were dealt with tt the l«st meeting of the Borough Council M under :— }k;% E- Turner wrote calling attentiott'to the growth of gorse, etc., in frontof Mi»i<ro paddock, Selwyn Street. He raid ii*M surely the function of the Borongh l&ijucil to see that the roads are not o&feracted. He referred to a hr/phrfb* at the junction of Eliza bethiiii Belwyn Streets in front of his* h«nse*Bn d suggested that a portion of the brow of the rise in Selwyu Street bo scooped into the hole. He also jaked permission to cut back some wilicWß growing on the road near his house (Jr Ludwig raoTed— That the matter Wwfeired to the Streets Committee, with power to act.— Seconded by tr Dmcanson and carried. ■ -Mr T^ R. Nixon drew attention to the urgent need of repairs to the footpath fronting the Tauranga Hotel on loth fides. Cr/Ludwig intimated that be had riven instructions to the borough surf«cemanto have the matter attended

to. r, jo answer to the Chairman, Cr. Ludwig said it was intended to have the whole of the footpath tarred and Cr. Ludwig complained of tho quality of the lar supplied. The letter was received. The Streets Committee reported that after finishing in the Strand dis trict the teen shall proceed to Sulphur Point for the purpose of digging a ditth for the reception of rubbish/,, and •fter&si continue the programme of wort fr>m Eleventh Avenne southwsid. It will be necessary to divert theflotd water on Morris Street hill from Mr JTergßSon's side to the opposite* The culvert on Cameron feoad, tt the top of Wharf Street, is rotten, tnd it is proposed to replace the same by pipes. That portion of Devon poit Boid, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues,, re-iuires raising, and they proposed to widen it and use the spoil for that purpose. With regard to Mr Lees' effer of clay for the depression in the Cameron Hoad, between McLean ud Monpoutb Streets, the Streets Committee's oiler of 4d per yard was refused, tud Mr Lees makes the fol bwing proposal: He will place 300 ytrds oi clay on 4 cbaius and form a road, 21ft. wide, with a depth of 3ft. in the lowest point, running off to nothinu at bctu ends, Hr the sum of £7. The committee recommended acceptance of this offer. They drew th« attention of the Council to the Mgfigwtway the Gas Company repair the roads and footpaths after the bring: of pipes, and that the Gas CtafULy do aot apply for permission otopening roads and footpaths for the laying of pipes. The committee re commended that the clerk write to the Gat Company to this effect. Some people are tying their horses to the pomp in Spring Street, and the committee recommend that the clerk write to the constable to prevent repetition.— Adopted. The borough overseer reported that daring the past month work had been earned oat in Edgeeumba Poad, Hiwntb. Avenue and to Strand footJtfli; approach to Town Wharf repaired ; new culvert placed in front of Commercial Hotel; footpath in front ofßtar Hotel repaired; improvements ««nied out in Willow, Wharf and Bpring Streets. — Received. Cr. Ludwig .said he had been approached by the workmen regarding what holidays they were to receive at Barter. No action was taken by the Council ia this matter. t Cr. Adams moved— That it be an nwtniction to the Streets Committee to hive the seats on the King's Esplanade painted and one re- fixed.— Seconded 1 by Cr. Munro. Cr. Washer siloes ted that ar other couple of seats might be obtained for tie Esplanade. The motion was put and carried.

Bteel rails were first used for rail**7» at Chalk Farm, London, in 1802,