ST. KILDA BOROUGH

Evening Star, Issue 21092, 3 May 1932, Page 14

ST. KILDA BOROUGH

FORTNIGHTLY COUNCIL MEETING Last night’s meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council was attended by the mayor (Mr J. Beattie) and Crs H. H. Leary, T. D. B. Roy, J. Carman, G. Blue, \V. G. Baird, R. Telfcr, A. D. Edgar, and E. Longworth. APPLICATIONS FOR HALLS. Dealing with an application from the Catholic Needlework Guild for the free use of the Coronation Hall for a social evening on May 25 to raise funds for the South Dunedin Orphanage, Cr Longworth suggested that as the function was to be held to help the needy the council shoud grant the free use of the hall.—-Cr Edgar agreed with Cr Longworth, but ho would stipulate that a charge for lighting be made.—Other councillors were of the opinion that the council should abide by its schedule for granting the use of the hall—a reduction of 20 per cent, on the usual rates being allowed church organisations.— It was ultimately decided to grant the ball on the usual terras for church functions. Another application for the free use of the Coronation and Town Halls for the staging of ‘ Bird in Hand ’ last Thursday evening and the dance that followed came from the St. Kilda Unemployed Association.—After inquiries wore made as to the association’s reasons for not making earlier application the council unanimously decided that the fee usually charged for the weekly dances on Saturday (£1) bo requested. CONFUSING STREET NAMES. Cr Carman put forward a suggestion that the council should consider renaming Victoria street, Musselburgh, which was frequently mistaken for Victoria road, almost adjacent to it. There were other streets with similar names which also caused confusion, and he believed that to' save trouble with the postal officials the name of the street he had instanced should be altered. —Cr Longworth: “I would hesitate before taking action. We should get the opinions of residents before making any radical change, if there bad been any mix-up residents would have complained themselves before this.”—Cr Longworth’s remarks were endorsed by other councillors, and the matter lapsed. REPORTS. The Borough Foreman reported that for the fortnight ended April 23 tar sealing had been carried out in Miller and Hardy streets. Bad weather had prevented the latter from being completed. Streets and paths had been patched in Ferguson and Moreau streets, whilst rotten rock had been carted to Victoria road and Bird street, where paths were being repaired and formed. For the ensuing fortnight, he suggested attending to the paths in Bridgman, Chapman, and Mill streets. They were in a bad state of repair. If weather permitted he also suggested tar sealing the lirst block of Scott street, off Miller street. In New street a stretch of about three chains required sealing, and some cracks in the concrete should be patched; £8 would cover the repairs ana sealing. There bad been about 150 unemployed men working in the borough forming a footpath and grassing streets.— Adopted. The Traffic and Sanitary Inspector reported that during the period ended April 30 five motor drivers’ , licenses were issued. No notification of infectious disease bad been received. — Adopted. The Water consumption for the fortnight ended yesterday was 4,409,000ga1, at a cost of £llO 4s 6d, as against £lO7 2s 6d for the previous fortnight. Accounts amounting to £917 13s 2d were passed for payment.