HOKITIKA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1921, Page 3

HOKITIKA NOTES

BOROUGH COUNCIL. ■ (Own Correspondent.) , HOKITIKA, This Day. A meeting of the Borough Council . was held last evening; present: The . Mayor (J. Perry, Esq.,) Qrs. Coulson, G. A. Wood, Jas, King, A.G. Bilkington, F. Perham, A. Parkhill, F. McGregor, J. Lloyd. The Westland County Council wrote asking the co-operation of the Council in the matter of having the recommendations of Hospital Boards Conference carried out in respect to a more equitable payment of subsidies to Hospital Boards. The Mayor moved that the Council co-operate. Cr. Wood seconded, and said the matter was one for the Borough and County, who have to find the money for the Board. The motion was carried. J. Cutbush ((borough employee) applied for his annual leave of a fortnight. He also handed in a doctor’s certificate stating he was unfit at present. —It was decided to grant him leave from week to week. A letter was received from the Municipal Band, asking that repairs be affected to the windows in the band room.—To be attended to. i Mr. Krakowsky, South Hokitika, asked for assistance towards clearing out a- drain.—Referred to the Public Works committee. M. Murdoch, Rolleston Street, wrote requesting that a drain leading on to the footpath be covered.—Received. The treasurer reported receipts amounting to £287 Is 11, payments £474 5s Bd, debit balance £571 14s 9. Accounts amounting to £l7O 12s Id were passed for payment. The manager of the Abattoir ( Mr. J. Jarman) reported having examined for the month the carcases of 14 cows, 66 heifers and bullocks, 294 sheep, 89 lambs, 17 pigs, 6 calves. Condemned 1 cow, 1 heifer, 1 sheep, fees collected £6B 16s. The Borough Overseer reported on various matters having been attended to during the month, and several leaks in the water pipes repaired. (Jr. Pilkington wanted to know what had become of the report that was supposed to have been prepared respecting the footpaths and streets throughout . the town. He had moved in all seri- , ousness that a report be prepared by the public works committee, and idleCouncil carried it in a similar spirit, but nothing had been heard of it. Cr. Lloyd (chairman of the public works committee) said that it was be- - ing kept steadily in view.

NORTH REVELL STREET. A request was made at the Council meeting by the residents of North Revell Street for assistance towards erecting a barricade for the purpose of keeping back the sand drift. The public works committee recommended that tho Council pay half the cost, if the residents erect the fences which must be done to the satisfaction of the overseer. Mr. Win. Jeffries said that he was present at the request of an informal meeting of North Revell Street residents held that morning. He contended the position in North Revell Street was a scandal. He understood all sections were rated, but the sand hail got so tad that it was impossible for ears to use the street, and during the past few days drays could not do so. H the Council found tho material the residents would provide the labour. All that was required was a moderate fence protection. Some residents had already erected barricades. The street needed protection from Stafford Street to Batchelor’s. After the fences are erected lupins or marram grass should be sown. He instanced the effect of lupins at New Brighton. Lupins already thrive on the Hokitika beach near the flagstaff. The request was moderate. Cr. Pilkington asked if tho fences , were to be put up on private property. If so the Council could not do it. Mr. Jeffries replied that the fence was to be erected to keep the sand off the footpath. Cr. Lloyd said that he had removed scores of loads of sand from his yard, and he did not see why the Council 1 should bo asked to help those on the west side. Air. Jeffries replied that the Council was only asked to keep its streets clear. He did not intend to have a cross-fire argument over the table. Cr. Coulson pointed out that there was no analogy between a ratepayer keeping tho sand out of his back yard and the Council keeping the street clear. The residents were merely asking the Council to keep its street clear. ‘ The Mayor said the Council should < assist in a moderate way ,and it was finally decided to adopt the commit- i tee’s recommendation to bear half the 1 cost. J