BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5937, 26 March 1913, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

«, I FORTNIGHTLY MEETING.

The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was htld on Monday evening. Present —His Worship the Mayor, Mr B. C. Bobbins—in the chair, Crs. G. A. Brabant, J. Murdoch, T. S. Duncanson, A. W. Carmichael, „and F. H. Hamnion 1. Mr Gumbley. surveyor, was also in attendance, —Hospital District. - Hon. W". 11. Heiries wrote with reference to the deputation which waited on him at Tauranga concrning the proposed partition of the Bay of Plenty Hospital District, and stated that the Hon. Mr Rhodes, Minister of Hospital and Charitable Aid Boaul-', informs him that a .readjustment of boundares of hospital districts is under consideration, and j that every attention will be given !to the claims of the Bay of Plenty j district with regard to its partition. { —Recaived. I —Fire Inspector.I Mr C. F. J. Bigg; wrote in reply to ! a communication from the Council, J intimating his willingness to accept i the position of fie inspector. i The Mayor moved -That Mr Biges j be appointed lire inspector for the Borough of Taurjnga.—Seconded by Cr. Carmichael and carried. • -Native IF stelry.Hon. W. H. Herries Nat've Minisj ter, acknowledged receipt of the I Council's letter -in connection with J the use of the hostelry nt Tauranga by ! sick Natives. He stated he is looking I into the matter and will eommunicat? j further on the subject.—Received. I 'Ihe District Heatlh Officer, Aucki land, wrote stating the new hospital | will be available for treating Native j cases of sickness when it is opened. I Sick Natives should certainly not be j quartered in the hostelry. The last account of the hostelry was that it was not kept as clean as one could wish. He hoped that the condition has been improved. It »as decided to communicate with the keeper of the hostelry on the lines of the letter sent by the Health Officer. —Fire Hose. — Messrs A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Auckland, wrote stating they were able to ship only two 50ft coils of "Rob Roy fire hose, fitt-d with swivel lug couplings. They asked to be advised if the Brigade is in urgent need of tbe extra 50ft coil and they would endeavour to obtain same. It was decided to write and ask when the balance of hose could be supplied. - -Refund of Rates. — Messrs Norris and Bell wrote stating that the "Hillsdene" and "Brkrley" properties and the shop owned by Mr Coates io Wharf Street have not realised any rent durin? the past year, and'the firm, therefore, applied for the usual refund of rales.

Tre letter was r.fevro! to the Finance Committee to report upon. -Approach Wanted.-— Mr J. Gilmore again wrote requesting that approach be made to lot?- B_!s and 826, s-etion 2. It was stated that Cr. Brown was to nit rview Mr Gilmore on the ■ übject, and the former not being present the matter was held ovei. - Changes on Roll.- - In accordance with written application transfers on the rate iol 1 were granted as under, subject in seme instances to certain formalities being complied with :-- Lots 188 and 202, from late A. Haua to Mr James Haua. Part lots 1 to 3, SD, Block J, from Messrs -Foxcroft Bros, to Mr W. L, Foxcroft. Lot 245, section 2, from Mr A. B'ggins ti Mrs J. A. Biggins. Lot 37. section 1, Iron) Mr C. F. Washer to Mrs H. Wright. Lot 309, section 1, from Mr C. F. Washer to Mrs C. 1L Washer. Lot 302, section 1, from Mr C. F. Washer to Miss J. Wright. Taurarga Clu v, from Trustees to Mr J. Cramer-Roberts. Offices lately occupied by Mr Lyon, solicitor, from Messrs Norris and Bell to Mr G. C. Maltby.

Part 1 t 234, section 1, from Mrs E. Davoren to Mrs L. Bowles. Part'lot 231, section 1, from Messrs Norris and Bell to Mr P. F. Carter. In answer to the Clerk, the Mayor ruled that applications ledged with the Council 14 days prior to the poll bs placed on the roll for the poll on April

Mr J. Gilmore again wrote re transfer for lot 821, section 2, to Miss E. L. Gilmore. —It was stated that the transfer had been made, but the valuations were required. --H.M.S. New Zealand.- - A letter from the Prime Minister to Hon. W. 11. Herries was read, and stated that Mr Massey would be only too pleased to meet the wishes of the people of Tauranga with regard to H.M.S. New Zealand staying for a few hours off the Mount, but the programme will not be definitely settled until she is in New Zealand waters.—Received. The Secretary of the Ladies' Branch of the Navy League, Tinmru, forwardtd tickets for presentation ceremony for those who had contributed to H.M.S. New Zealand fund. —Crown Lands in Papamoa.— Hon. W. 11. Herries forwarded a letter received by him from the Prime MinisLr re .ITS acres of Crown

j land in Fapamoa. Mr Massey stated j the land is apparently section 13, block I, Te Turau Survey District, which has been withheld from disposal with a view of subdivision into village i lots in the future. Until the po.-sible j requirements of the lac.ility are more j clearly defined it is not proposed to deal -with the land. | It was decided to forward the letter | to the Papamoa Progessive Society. j —Military Cemetery.— ! The Department of Lands and Sur- | vey, Wellington, notified that a vouchjor for £25 for the upkeep of the mili - i tary cemetery, for the year IU 12-1 y. has been passed for payment. j —Waterworks Connection.--- ---! Ah Ark wro'e asking the Council to ' connect water pipe from the creamery main to his house. It was decided to inform the applicant that the main would shortly be laid opposite the property. - -Waterworks Material.--Messrs J. Duthie and Co , Ltd., Wellington, advised that Manneimann tubes, etc, were due to arrive by the s.s. Opawa on April 2.— Received. | —Weekly Half-Holiday. The Minister of Labour forwarded i ' extract from the Gazette re statutory | closing day under the Shops and Ofli- i ces Act: Borough of Tauianga, 'Jhurs- j ; day.--Received. j ; —Desirable Improvements.-— ] Mr C Lowe, Secretary of Ihe Celtic- j tcry Trustees, wrote stating it is the intention of the latter during the coming season to beautify the neighbourhood of the cemetery by planting tree. In view of this the Trustees asked the Council to use its authority in the direction of having the growth of gorse cleared on Hospital Street, opposite the cemetery. The Borough Council was also requested to co-opcr-a(e with the County Council in getting Hospital, Frasor and Simpson Streets put in order before the winter.

Cr. Duncanson nrved- -Thaf the let- I ler be referred to the surveyor to re- j port on re streets and to take a tion '. re gorse. - Seconded by Cr. Brabant i and carried. : —Sanitary Area.- j M. 11. H. Clemson submittal valui tion list for the new sanitiry area.Totals. rateable value £9545 10s, capital value £137,895. -Received. -■ The Elms E.uate. — Mr E. Maxwell, on h;ha!f of the Trustees of the Kirns Estate, wrote at length on the subdiviVon and roading of the estate, and suggsle 1 that the Council approve of the plans on the j following terms: -That the proposed | new streets shall at on c be formed | with water table-, indicating the side- : walks similar to and eqml to the best ( in the immediate vicinity, and I hat | the whole be sown down in grass, that ,in lieu of any further work the Trus- ! tees pay immediately on the sale of, ! say one-half of tha subdivisions, the ; sum of i'lso to the Borough Council for or towards any further construe- ] tive work the Coim.'il may consider j neees-ary in the future. j ! Mr F. A. Stevens, surveyor, for- ! ; wiided a tracing of scheme plan i showing the propos'd subdivisions ! | and roading of the estate. He sut- ; led that t^e whole of the work is to ;■ be drns in accordan c with the Bor- j ; ough by-laws and he asked the Council : to approve of the plan as submitted. ' After discussion, Cr Hammond move I I --That the matter be referrei to the > j Works Committee ti repot upon at ' 'next meeting.-- Seconded by Cr. Mur- j doch and carried. > - West Street. - : Mr Gumbley repotted that he estimated the cost of re-grading West ; Street at £6. j Cr. Carmich.el said Chapel Street '• from Brown Steet to the Elms gate ; needed attention, and he thought half j a day's work would improve the road, j It was decided that the work he i carried out. j Roberts Street.—- "~ j In reply to the Mayor, the in.-.p* to: ■ said he had given instructions to have , Roberts Street and Turret Road re- I paired. ; - Town Wharf.-— Cr. Duncanson reported that the en- | ginc'ir had informed him that the timber j on the wharf, referred to at the pre- i vious meeting, was with the exception j of a few pieces, used for stag'ng. ! The Mayor said he thought they | should have had a reply to the letter ; sent to t1.3 engineer. As regards the | timber they acted on what was told j them by the Clerk of Works. The j contract was not finished and he consul j i ered a report should have been sent i■*. [ by the engineer, especially as the j li arbour Board was to take over the 1 wharf at the end of the month. The 1 engineer might not have known they j , were meeting th it night, and it j ! might have been a slip of memory j that they had not recclvd a report. . —-Cutting off Water.-- j Cr. Carmichael said that the water I had been cut oil* for about two hours I on cue oc asion (hiring the previous ■ week. He thought notification should t be given when the water was to be I cut off. j

Mr Gumbley said the water had been turned olf owing to an accident to one of the mains.