Eltham Borough Council.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 July 1924, Page 5

Eltham Borough Council.

MONTHLY MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent). The monthly meeting of the Eltham Borough Council was held last night. The Mayor (Mr G. W. Tayler) presided. Also present: Crs. Andrews, Bridger, Career, Campbell, Nairn, Taylor and Thomas. An apology was reecived from Cr. Clements. Mr D. Nees, secretary of the Roman Catholic Church Committee, wrote applying fo-r a light to be erected near the hall in Stanners Street. —Referred to the Works -Committee to report. The secretary of the Fire Board wrote thanking the Council for the use of the Council Chambers for the first meeting of the. Board, and asking that permission be granted to hold all meetings in the building.—Permission was granted ,on the,motion of Crs. Taylor and Nairn.

The Council were asked to place an estimate on the plant, buildings -and land used by the Fire Brigade, and submit the estimate to the Fire Board at its next meeting. Tlie Mayor, Crs. Taylor and -Carte,' were appointed to deal with the matter and report at a special meeting of the Council to be held in fourteen days.

The Town Clerk asked for permission to act as secretary to the Fire Board. Permission was given, on the motion of the Mayor and Cr. Bridger. The treasurer reported that £975 14 ; lOd was .received during the month, and accounts amounting to £lll9 HI; sd, approved by the Finance Committee. were .submitted for payment. The gas works manager (reported that /82,300 leet ol ga,s was sold per meter during the month of- June, as compared with 760,000 feet for the, same period in 1923. t j The poundkeeper reported that 11 head of cattle had been impounded by the borough ranger, and four head had been reelased. The • treport from the abattoir manager stated that 338 head of stock had been slaughtered during the month, and four head were condemned. The Finance Committee recommended that the Council endeavour to dispose of gas street lighting standards and equipment, and that the matter of fixing selling prices be left in the hands of the Mayor, gasworks manager, and Town Clerk; that the Council supply the gasworks manager with a testimonial; the committee reports that ic has appointed Mr Crump to act for the Council in preparing street lighting agreement between the Taranaki Electric Power Board and the Council. — Adopted. The Works Committee irecommendel that the footpath on the Mountain Road frontage of the Soldiers’ Memorial Park be kerbed and metalled ; that authority be given for the purchase of 5000 gallons of tar for next season’s requirements.—Adopted. Cr Carter moved the adoption of the Works Committee’s report, and explained that the footpath down the Mountain road was needed, and some £2B 10s had been provided by the Poppy Day collection to be spent oil some permanent work within the borough. The total cost of the work would be £Bs.—Cr King seconded. Cr Bridger said that it appeared to him to lie an injustice to the older part of the borough that had waited a long time for their footpaths to be kerbed and metalled and were entitled to consideration ahead of this new street. He viewed the work as a great necessity, but maintained that it should be -done in its right turn. He suggested that the matter be held over until the annual inspection of the borough by the members of the council.

The Mayor thought that the matter should be held over as suggested. Cr Nairn said that he agreed with Cr Bridger’s remarks. He. was not opposed to the work, but thought it should receive attention in its proper turn. He moved that the matter be held over pending the inspection.—Cr Bridger seconded, and on being put the motion was declared lost.

The report was then adopted. Cr Bridger reported that he had visited Wellington as the council’s representative on the delegation to the Prime Minister and Minister for Public Works concerning the Taranaki-Auck-land railway, and said that in his opinion the deputation was well worth the money and time spent on it, as there could be no doubt that the delegation produced a good impression by its united provincial action in asking for the early completion of the Tara-naki-Auckland railway. The Inspector reported that lie had made his usual monthly inspection of the borough, and found things in very good order. There were a good number of empty tins which he ordered to be removed; and a few other complaints, ? Uf ?b af > leaking tans, overhanging heuges, and clippings that were left on the side of the streets. He had looked these up since, and they had been done to his satisfaction. The Health Inss-ector repoted: Two cases of diphtheria" were removed to the hospital, and precautionary measures were taken against the spread of the disease. The three auction marts were inspected, and found to he in good order.