HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 January 1946, Page 8

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. , [OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] j HOKITIKA, January 24. 1 The Hokitika Borough Council met yesterday; present: The Mayor (Mr. A. R. Elcock), Crs. C. Caliani, W. H. Stopforth, A. C. Armstrong, H. C. Peart, L. S. Ross, S. G. Havill, S. G. Roberts, D. Pettigrew. The Treasurer’s statement showed: Receipts, £725/2/2; expenditure,’ £1307/1/-. Accounts amounting to £514/14/7 were passed for payment. The Foreman’s report was read and approved.

The Sexton reported four interments for the month.

Abattoir report: Stock slaughtered for the month of December amounted to: Seven cows, 12 heifers, 64 bullocks, 209 sheep, 231 lambs, 31 pigs, four calves. Condemned, nil. Fees collected for the month amounted to £92/10/7. Fees for the corresponding month last year, £7B/7/-. Repairs to Cass Square fence and swings were authorised. The report, on theatres and halls was received, and with one small exception all .were in order for re-li-censing.

Reporting on the new by-laws the Council authorised the By-laws Committee to bring down a complete draft of new by-laws. It was decided to order a new trailer dump truck. Cr. Havill, on behalf of the councillors, congratulated the Mayor on his award of the M.B.E. The Mayor said he looked on the honour as due to the whole town. CORRESPONDENCE. B. A. M. Mackenzie applied .to transfer the Lease No. 2910, Municipal Reserve No. 575, Jollie Street, Hokitika, to George Gibbs Wright.— Approved. Mrs. M. F. Parker, Fitzherbert Street, asked that growth be cleared along the frontage of her property, as she desires to sow. the ground in grass.—Referred to Foreman. Mr. McDougall, Sale Street, asked that growth be cut along the frontage of his property.—Referred to Foreman.

Mr. J. D. Stuart stated the embankment at the front of his section at 88 Jollie Street is slipping, and he desired to instal a concrete retaining wall, but prior to this being done, he asked that the Council clear the frontage of growth and level footpath. —Referred to Works Committee. Mr. J. A. Hutchison advised that he had bought a section in Stafford Street formerly owned by Mr. W. Dwan, and asked the Council in regard to the following matters: (1) Would the Council carry out the drainage proposal agreed to some months ago with Mr. Dwan to pipe along the frontage to Livingstone Street. (2) Would the Council supply access to the section from the main road. (3) Asking that a domestic water connection be installed and he desired to commence building at an early date. (4) Applicant was prepared to contribute £5 towards cost of piping the drain.—Approved. Decided to ask Medical Officer of Health to define position regarding septic tanks in this area. The Westland Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., asked the Council when tar-sealing Weld Street to include in the tar-sealing that portion of the roadway in front of the dairy factory from Brittan Street corner up to and including the road entrance to the factory on the south side of the building. The Company was prepared to contribute £5 towards the cost of having this work done. —Offer accepted and approved. Mr. L. J. Kirwan, Revell Street, asked under what conditions the Council would undertake to pipe the watercourse running through Section No. 1462, Weld Street. —Council had no objection to work being done by private enterprise, but has no time or materials to do the work. Miss M. Halliday, applied for permission to instal a septic tank at Part Section 799, Hampden Street. — Granted, subject to health regulations.

The Secretary, Hokitika Harbour Board, drew the Council’s attention to the precarious state of the northern training wall, the deterioration of which was so rapid that fears for the safety of the town were now entertained, and further, that whole piles were slipping out of position due to excessive scouring. As the heavy expenditure for repairs was beyond the financial means of the local bodies concerned, an approach had been made to Hon. J. O’Brien to seek assistance from Cabinet to have the work undertaken as one of national importance. The Board would be pleased to arrange a visit of inspection by members of the Council so that the Council’s backing would be with the Board in persuading the Government to undertake the work. —Council to support Harbour Board. The Stationmaster, Hokitika, advised in regard to the blocking of Hampden Street with railway carriages, that facilities have now been provided for the cleaning of railway cars adjacent to the station building and that there should be no further cause for complaint. H. Stapleton, Sale Street, asked for tar-sealing of footpath and approach to his property, and offered to contribute full cost. —Works Committee to report.