ELTHAM BOROUGH

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 23 May 1932, Page 7

ELTHAM BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL. PROGRESS REPORTS. The monthly meeting of the Eltliam Borough Council iVhs fleid on Frida) evening, the Mayor (Mr. 1. A.A f V,A ger) presiding. Also present ueie Cis. F R Pepperell, J. O’Hagan, i. L Trask, G. Peebles, A. G. Whitmg l Coward, W. Ricketts, A. Kemp and S. Richards. . , , The reserves committee reported that the matter of repairs to the grandstand seats was ueing held oi consideration with the estimates.- ihe caretaker had been instructed to remove the river-side branches of -ke trees, on the river bank at Taumata Park. The matter of selection of a supply of suitable trees for tree -planting had been referred to the Mayor laid Councillor Pepperell, with IK> The works committee reported that a committee had beeirset up to meet the directors of the Dairy Company, with regard to the sealing ot Graves St The gasworks committee reported that a special meeting would be held at an early date to deal with the matter of establishment of depreciation funds immediately the town clerk hat arranged with the Public Trustee and audit inspector. Recommendations from the. finance committee, which were adopted, included the following: That application be made to local Government Loans Board for jic-rmissioii to increase the rate of interest on municipal building redemption loan to 53 -per cent, lhat the sum of £5, which would have been expended on the annual Ipicnio, be banded over to the ReliefConuniftee The overseer (Mr. J. H. Wn'iams) reported that grading and blinding was carried out on the metalled portion of Stanners Street and York Street. The Ladies’ Mile was -graded with the road grader and rolled down farm. A portion of Conway Road m the dip between York Street and Derby Street was being scarified, graded, rolled and blinded. Chipping work was done on Aleuli and Taylor Streets, and the Conway Road in front of the public school. Top-dressing with tar was v carried out on York Street east side 1 of Bridge Street at the railway crossI in Twentv-six men were being found work under this heading, twelve were ion farms, draining and grubbing weeds, and the balance were working about the borough. He regretted to 'state that the allocations granted per week were just half the amount required to give the men their classified qfiota of days. p The Gas manager (Mr. N A Blackman) reported that 486,200 feet of gas was made during the month of April and £47 13s 7d‘ worth of goods and equipment was sold. There were 046 gallons of tar on hand and approximately 6 tons of coke. The abattoir manager Mr. M. Bourke) reported that 176 head. of stock was slaughtered at the works in Apul.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. At the end of last month the borough overdraft on the district fund account amounted to £f69o 14s Bd. As against this three accounts were in credit uis under: Sewerage Loan, £969 16s 7d, Eltham Domain £1 7s; Ngaere Cemetery £l3 2s 6d. During April the sum of £747 5s was received from the borough from all resources, as under: Rates, £46 14s 9d; general, £43 5s 6d; materials and labour £2; gasworks, £214 lbs 4d; Town Hall, £303 2s 3d ;heavy traffic license fees, £lB 5s 9d; workers’ dwelling, £37 19s 3d; relief wages, £64 8s; sewerage repayments, £2 3s 8d; Eltham Domain, £1 75.; Ngaere Cemetery, £l3 2s 6d. The expenditure for the month amounted to £BB4 6s 10 as under:— General, £143 16® lOd; maintenance, £124 8s 10d; water and drainage, £5 14s Id; gasworks, £l3O 10s 4d; Town Hall, £252 17® 4d; street lighting, £l2O 14s lid; interest, £24: Soldiers’ Memorial Park, £1 12s 2d; No. 1 I highways, £1 9s Id; relief wages, £62 9s lid; workers’ dwellings, £5 17s lOd; Eltham Domain, £8 18s; Ngaere Cemetery, £1 17s 6d.