BOROUGH COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, 5 March 1937, Page 10

BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING HELD. A't the monthly meeting uf the Greymouth Borough Council last evening there were present the Mayor, Mr W1 Meldrum and Crs. A. fl- McdCane, A. M. Carroll. d. B. Kent, G. R. Harker. I?. J. Williams and A. H. Paterson. Apologies for their absence were received from Crs. J. McGinley, 1. Bous. fridge and C. Neville. Messrs Guinness and Kiteliingham forwarded memorandum of transfer of Part M.R. 51—M. E. Bellamy Io E. R. Bellamy for consent. —Granted. The Controller of Civil Aviation forwarded license for Greymouth Aerodrome.

The Sanitary Inspector, Mr T. E. Sc'hou, requested the Council to serve a final notice on Miss J. Barry, Thompson Street, t 0 carry'out work specified in the Council’s requisition. It was decided to comply with the re. quest. The Sanitary Inspector also request, ed that a final notice be served on W. H. Herring, Doyle Street, to carry out work.

It wa s decided to draw Mr Her. ring’s attention to the fact that thf Council had given him 12 months to do the work and that t'hat period had now expired, and the Council require!? him to carry out the work. It was 1 decided to request a reply by the next meeting of the Council. The Minister lof Internal Affairs wrote, stating the Council’s position in connection with the proposal for a centennial memorial; and that it ouldi require t 0 be placed before the Provincial Centennial; Committee for a recommendation. The matter was referred to the Provincial Centennial Committee delegates for attention.

The Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch, wrote! regarding sug. gested increase in contribution to the Sanitary Inspector’s salary.—Referred to Finance Committee.

Mr D. '.Smith, Collins Street, advised that his mother, on whom a requisition had been served under the Health Act, was away in the North Island, and asked that the matter be held over.—The request was granted. Mr T, S. Willis wrote regarding flooding of his property in Collins Street,. Blakctown, by storm water.— Referred to Works Committee and Engineer with power to abate the nuis. ance *sf practicable. Mr Thomas Moseley, Bright Street, Cobden, requested permission to break down a bank on Borough land, at the rear of his' house in Ashmore Avenue, in order to assist drainage.—Referred to Works Committee with! power to act.

Notice of sale of properties was given as follows:—J. E. Phillips, to A. Dvhrberg. Eliza Trott to R. Blvth; A. L. Abbie’to G. W. Todd; Jas. Taylor to Wm. Kells; E. W. Rathbun to S. IP. Tobin; Mcsdames McNeil to O. H, Brailsford: M. A. and 0. McNeil to L. T. Pound'; F. A. Parkinson to A. Mosley. Hon. P. C, Webb, for Minister for Labour,, wrote, requesting more parti, culars regarding Council’s application for subsidy from Employment Promo, tion Fund, for proposed .Civic Square, etc. The Town Clerk was instructed t. o forward the necessary information. Mr J. Daniel made application for permit to instal septic tank at pre. mises in Marlborough street. —Granted.

Messrs Guinness and Kitchinghain, forwarded plan of Lots 1 to 3, PartSection 3394, Block 4, Cobden. —F. R. Muinn—for consent, to sub-division. — Granted.

Mr Douglas Coburn applied for lease of Part M.R. 51, Blaketown, Lot 3, Section 2. —Referred to the Reserves Committee for a report. The action of the Engineer in insist, ing that Mr N. Shallcras,« place 6-inch concrete walls in a garage he is con. structimg, was endorsed 1 .

The Westland Local Bodies’ and General Labourers’ Union wrote en. quiring when the Council would meet the Union to discuss the question of an agreement, with the Council’ cmployecs.

It was decided to ask The Uniont to submit its proposals, andl ’that the Mayor, Deputy-Mayor and Engineer meet the Union on a date to be fix.' ed. The Grey Maim (School Committee wrote, requesting that the Council place notice boards on the roads ad. jacent t 0 the schools a s a wanning to motorists. ■The matter was referred to the Engineer and Cr Harker for attention. The Greymouth Civic Band made application for a gramt.—Referred! to •tlhte Finance Committee.

During the absence of Cr. F. Bous. fridge. C'r. Kent was appointed to the Works Committee in his stead. Cr. Paterson was appointed Chairman of the Outstanding Revenue Committee during C'r. Boustridge’s absence.

On the motion of Cr. McKane, it was decided' that a meeting of the Reserves Committee be called, and that an invitation be extended' to other local bodies interested, with a view to coming to some satisfactory arraragement as to the appointment of a caretaker in the interests of t'h'e Cook Strait Airways, The Greymouth Aero Club and the Greymoufh Borough Council

Mr j. Tennent, Ward Street. Cobden, forwarded plan of sub-division of his section in Cobden for consent. — Granted;. subject to compliance with the by-law.

RESERVES committee. The Chairman (Cr. A. H. McKane) reported:—Your Committee met on' February Bth, present, the Mayor. Mr W. Meldrum and Crs. McKane (chair, man), Boustridge, Harker, Kent and Neville. The aerodrome was visited and Hie recommendation of your Committee is that a post and rail fence of' the typo ‘ilanidardised upon in the Borough, be erected at the southern end of JP'reston Road to delipc the boundary of the aerodrome there. It is further recommended that Mr M. O’Grady lie required to provide a minimum area of 19 perches in 'the allotment, which he proposes to cut off his sectional the corner of Buccleugb and Palmerston Streets, WORKS COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Cr/R. J. Williams (Chairman) reported:—On February 24th, the Committee met, present, Crs. Williams (Chairman), McGinley, McKane and Carroll, Visit's were paid to Fox Street, culvert; w«ier main laying job in Ward Street; Turuma'h'a Street; Town Belt North,', hill section; Tindale Street; High Street; Milton Rond; Nelson Street; Aerodrome.. Preston Road, aiiff'Blaketown. The reeommeu. dakions of the Committee were: That a street light be erected at 'the coruer of Taylor Street and Nelson Quay; that a street light be erected in the most suitable position in Tindal'i

Street; that the completion of concrete kerbing and channeling in Turumaha Street be placed upon the order of work for next financial year, and 1 that the street between Tainui and Herbert Street be prepared for tar sealing next season; that the fiootpath s in Robinson and Doyle Streets between Blake and Rigg Streets be 'tar sealed during the present season.

The reports were adopted. The following |rejeomm!e'ndations of the Finance Committee were adtopted: —That in connection with a request from the Grey Hospital Board, that a lamp, suggested to be red 1 in colour, and showing the word “Hospital”, bo ereeled on the corner of the road leading t Q t'h’e Hospital, the application be granted, and the Borough Engineer have the lamp erected'; that a letter from the District Public Trustee, sub mitting the tender of Mr R. Scott for the closed' drain through the Joyce Estate—for which the Council ig to bear one.'half of the cost—the estimated cost being .€74 5s f be referred to the Borough Engineer, with power to act: that the Ca-rctnkers of the Town Hall, Mr O'. Garner and his wife, be granted tw o weeks’ leave of absence as from the 20th February, and the 'necessary arrangements bo made t 0 relievc them ; that notice bo served on the Grey Star Football Club to abate the nuisance arising from stagnant waiter lyiraj on tlh'e section owned l by /hem in' William Street, and the Bor. ou’gli Engineer be instructed to see that the Club drains the property; that notice be served o n Mr M. J. Fogarty, to carry out the Health De. partment’s requisitions, at premises owned by him in Chapel Street, Greymouth; that a circular letter from the Acting-Commissioner of Transport, revive issuing of warrants o f fitness by local authorities, be referred to _ the Borough Engineer to enquire into; that the action of the Mayor and Town Clerk in instructing Mr W. R. Hall to go into the matter of having the wireless poles near the aerodrome lowered, be endorsed 1 .