ELTHAM CIVIC CONCERNS

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 18 November 1929, Page 3

ELTHAM CIVIC CONCERNS

MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tiro , monthly meeting of the Blthfim Borough Council,' (presided! over by his Worship tthe Mayor (Mr I. J. Bridget), was held on Friday evening. The New Plymouth League Cycle Club wrote expressing appreciation of the arrangements made to control traffic during progress of the recent mountain road race. The thanks of the Eiltham Brass Band for assistance rendered! by the Council in the form of a, subsidy of £lO was conveyed by letter. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. Heads of various departments reported'.as follows on the'past month’s •activities': BOROUGH OVERSEER'. Reads.—Eighteen chains',jof .tawed' widening' ‘Was done on the . AucldandIVellingfton No. 1 Main Highway.linden Street between High' Street' and Bedford Street was scarified,; reinptailled and ' tair-grduted. . Metal patching Was done on Tayler Sbrefiit, Julian Stveet, Conway RoJad, Beihy Street and Stanncrs Street . W atertabling ; cleaning . was atteilded (to m Sta, liners Street: ' Footbaths. The concrete , water channel on tile'.north side -of. Graham Sti-eet is comniletedi ThC' .jpath was o-raded and when settled, tyilf. be reiatdy for asphalting. S-Ten Phams '.of ; new noth on the west side Stanneirs Street has received a priming . ppat, et t«.r The!west side of Batij was beamed of. growth in readiness for the new kerb and channel. FqW chain* of, ■oath ..was formed in r ; nat.cliin.ft ' was earned out on BndLe Street west path, between the railway liriei arid Preston Street. Wat-ej , find Drainage.—The water sni.pplv was cut off during the month. Ti,-, tunned was cleaned out and an ins W-ion of the beadvwks iound thing ,satisfactory „ .The ofill remaihp good, and the sewerage svs tern is working in first-class order All manholes were inspected, Se.- R filters denned ahcH deacbends flushed. .

BOROUGH INSPECTOR. 1

Mr A. E. Lethbridge reported three informations for breaches of motor gulations. Fines amounting to with costs £2. were imposed . The annual “clean-un” day either this month or earlv in December was recommeb.ded in order to clear .the- wnv for_ U house-to-house inspection before Christ-, mas. The nainting (m white) of fire plug* was recommended, • Eleven drivers’ licenses were issued during the month. Heavv traffic fees collected amounted to £66 7s 9d. Olie head of stock was impounded and one releaS€d SANITARY INSPECTOR,

Mr R. Gooding reported one case of scarlet fever and three cases of pneumonia. The case of scarlet fever was removed tothe hospital and measures taken to prevent its spread. . Pneumonia cases were reported with the idea of ascertaining if the ailment was becoming epidemic. Little could lie done in pneumonia cases: GASWORKS MANAGER.

A total of 508,700 feet of gas was manufactured from 39 torts ,19cyrt-. of coal, as computed with 4781000 •' feet from 40 tons in the corresponding period of 1928; 400.200 cubic feet of gas were sold per meter. Sales ,of fittings. coke and tar realised £125 11s 3d.

ABATTOIR manager

The following stock was slaughtered at the municipal - abattoirs :' 28 cows) 8 heifeisj 14 bullocks, 141' isheep, 11 lambs, and 49 pigs. Two pigs "were condemned. FINANCIAL MATTERS. Receipts .totalled £4867 -7s Bd, the main sources being rates (£4030'15s sd). gasworks (£331 18s 6d). Town Hall (£221 16s). workers’ dwellings | (£9O 7s 2d), Soldiers’ Memorial Park (£55 15s), and heavy traffic’ fees 1 (£Bl 19s Id). ExDenditure .amounted to £1192 os, of which the largest snips were absorbed by interest accounts (£154), Town Hall , (£2ll 4s lid),, gasworks (£335 12s 6d), and hospital levies (£55 15s 4d). A statement of credit hank balances of various accounts showed,:. . District:, fund. £2306 ~l2s sd; cemetery, £lOl 8s 3d: domain. £94 ,5s 6d;. sewerage loan.. £36 16s 7d (fixed deposit £1000) —'a total credit, of £3539 2s. 9d. Accounts totalling £1857 6s 2d were missed for payment.. GENERAL: The Eltham Amateur Athletic Club; was granted permission to hold fortnightly athletic practice meetings.,and two or three big meetings on Taumata Park during the. season. ■ The ,use of Taumata Park ,eu Thursday, March 13, 1930, was granted to the Eltham Band Contest .Committee,, with rights to the gate charges subject to the usual percentage. . Material for two additional street seats, to be made by the borough staff, is to be purchased. The, Works Committee was authorised to make arrangements for a “clean up” of the borough■'during- the first week in December. 'The Eltham Cycle'Club Was granted permission to hold a road race over the borough area.