LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume XXV, Issue 56, 17 May 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Petition From Plumbers. The town board finance committee | in a report to Monday evening’s meeting relative to the recent petition from local plumbers, expressed the opinion that the request should be presented I by the parties concerned to the Health t Department, so that if found necessarj the model bylaws adopted by the board could be amended. Sealing of Highways. I Proposals for the tar-sealing of an I additional 40 chains of Titi highway (Beach road) and 79 chains of Clevei don highway were discussed by the | Papakura Town Board on Monday evening. The chairman, Mr H. E. McEntee, said he believed that the work could be undertaken without strainI ing the finances unduly. Good access : would then be provided to the town, I and the residents on these roads would | not be troubled with the dust nuis- | ance. The clerk was asked to subi mit the proposals to the Main Highj ways Board for its approval. { Building Operations. ! The report presented to the town i board meeting this week by the build- | ing inspector, Mr G. W. O’Connell j indicated that two small dwellings had [ been completed, and another was beI ing built on the Great South road near I the northern boundary. He said he i was given to understand that twc ! more dwellings are to be built shortly, ! and additions were to be carride out |to a building in the main street. Permits amounting to £750 had been is- ! sued. Agents reported a steady demand for houses at a weekly rental of about £l.

Appeal Fop Footwear. The recent appeal by the Papakura Town Board through the columns of “The Franklin Times” for footwear for the use of unemployed workers and their families resulted in 20 pairs being received. Papakura Masonic Ball. The Masonic jubilee ball set down for Thursday, June .6, promises to be the event of the season at Papakura. Both the ladies' and the members’ committees have arrangements well in hand. It is understood the decorative scheme will be something out of the orainary. Proposed Bowling Green. In a report presented to Monday evening’s meeting of the Papakura Town Board relative to the construction of a bowling green on the “village green,” the foreman stated it was estimated that 12,000 cubic yards of earth would be required to be removed. The cheapest, method of removal would be to use unemployed with barrows, tipping the spoil on to an adjoining section subject to the owner’s approval. Mr T. F. Snell, in the course of discussing the proposal, stated that the enquiry had not been made in the first instance by the bowling club but by players. The question was referred to the finance committee so that it could meet the owner of the property next to the green. Noxious Weeds. “I have served 22 notices, mostly to absentee owners, since my last report,” stated the noxious weeds inspector, Mr G. W. O’Connell, to this week’s meeting of the town board. Banks and other institutions controlling quite a number of allotments had been notified by letter, he added. All the absentee-owned sections in the station estate had been cleared. One of the worst sections on the Great South road was owned by a person whose address was not known. The Public Trust Office looked after all properties it controlled, but other Government departments were not so considerate. Owing to the abnormal growth, several section owners would have to cut the weeds again, and others had to defer the work until there was less growth.