BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 143, 2 June 1911, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

HASTINGS. The ordinary meeting of the Hastings Borough Council "as held last owning. Present : His M or--i the Mayor (Mr. Janies Garnett), Crs. Donovan. George. Mc- . ormifk. Styles. Gillespie. Mason, ii.il Boyd. Leave of absence was granted to > rs. Hart ami Holderness. INSPECTOR’S REPORT. | < >n the sGtfgr st -on of Cr. Styles, it was deeded to have the whole the Makirikili cleaned out. The report was adopted. MR. Cl. I MIE’S REPORT. Consideration of the aljove report re the sewer scheme was deferred. WATER WORKS REPORT. Tenders to be called for the delivery of pipes on the ground as' required. I The Mayor. Crs. Mason and McCormick. were appointed a committee to act in conjunction with Mr. Climie in appointing a man to! inspect the testing of pipes for the water scheme. PCBI.IC WORKS COMMITTEE. Cr. Donovan moved that a Coronation memorial should take the form of a grandstand to be erected on Cornwall Park at a cost not tv exceed £.55'». , The motion lapsed for want of a seconder. The reeommcmiat ions of the above committee (already published) were adopted, the question of Coronation Day celebrations to be considered at a public meeting on Monday next. ABATTOIRS REPORT. The manager of the abattoirs. Mr. T 4 P. Short, reported as follows for the month ending May 31 : —Stock slaughtered, cattle, bullocks 101. cows 40. sheep 1041, lambs 18, pigs 33, calves 11 ; condemned. bullocks 1. cows 2, sheep 21. pigs 2.—-Adopted. RANGER’S REPORT. The Borough Ranger (Mr. J. Hall) reported that stray cattle had been dealt with in the following manner during the month jnd’iig "May 30: —Horses, impounded 3*>. redeemed before being impounded 8; cows impounded 19. redeeme i before being impounded 8. I’ecs enclosed. £l9 -.- — Received. RUAHAPIA CREEK. The report of the sub committee appointed to confer with a committee from the Hawke’s Bay County Council in regard to the complaint from Mr. G. Merritt was adopted. CORRESPON DEN CE. Messrs. Logan. Williams and White, solicitors, wrote enclosuig dedication of Florence Street fro; i Mr. M. W. P. Lascesses to the Co unri 1. —R ereived. D. A. Bly th applied for permission to lay drain pipes across a footpath to table drain from lot 2, sub-division D, Heretaunga.— —Granted.

i E. J. W. Hallett, secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Hockey Associa- ; tion. applied for permission to . charge for admission to Cornwall Park on the occasion of the Asso- ; ciation’s annual tournament. — Granted. H. H. Burns, W. F. M. Burns, and Robert Sowersby wrote calling attention to the large amount of ’storm water which flowed through the creek passing through Cornwall Park, and owing to there being no adequate outlet at present emptied itself into Pakowhai Road, and thence on to the adjoining ’and, i causing great damage to feed and fences.—The Mayor stated that the case was a similar one to Mr. Merritt’s. The creek had only recently been cleaned out. -The letter was received. F. Pagewood applied for permis- 1 i sivn to keep his rifle range open till ! 11 o’clock each evening. —To be in- • formed that the Council must enforce the by-law. viz., to close at 10 p.m. Mr. David Seannrll. solicitor,' wrote stating that Mr. J. R. Elliott would be agreeable to give up 16.' ft for the widening of Edgeley Road provided the Council would put the fences in order and paid him the sum of £22 9,9. — Referred to a sub-committee consisting of the Mayor. Crs. Donovan and Mason. G. Kemp, caretaker of the rubbish tip. drew attention to the number of rats there and the necessity of taking measures to prevent their spreading.—Poison Ito be laid. F. C. Widdop, District Engine?r of New Zealand Railways, wro’.e i asking the Council to lake over a piece of road in Station situated between the piece of r .a 1 vested in 1907 and the railway fence. —Agreed to. A. Brooke-Taylor called attention to the state of the bridge o/er the Council’s drain running through his property.—Received. C. J. Apperley drew attention to the necessity of deepening and

widening the Riverslea drain, and pointed <»ut that duriug heavy ram the present drain overflowed and flooded the adjacent properly. — -■■-Dealt with in Cr. George s notice of motion. E. J. Lol on. on behalf of the Hawke's Bay Education Board, siihinitted proposals for the earning on of plumbing classes in Hastings. Mr. Loten t<> be asked to attend next meeting <>f Council. Dr. B. S. Storey wrote explaining the nature of the accident met with l>y P. Cullinan whilst in the employ of the Council.--Cr. .Mason said the Council hail no claim on the insurance company, but as the sciatica was very probably the result of a strain, he thought something should be done to assist the man. Cr. Donovan said the case was a very dt serving one. Cr. McCormick agreed, and said the Council should consider having an insurance scheme of their own. - It was decided on the motion of Crs. Donovan and Styles to allow Mr. Cullinan the sum of £5. anil to forward a copy of Dr. Storey’s letter to the Queensland Insurance Company with a copy of the resolution. NOTICE OF MOTION.

j In accordance with notice given, j Cr. George moved the following i resolut ions - 1 1 (a) That the town clerk lay on i the table all reports and correspon- ; de>»rr between the Hastings Borough Council ami the Hawke’s Bay | County Cotmcii and any other in•terested persons regarding the ■widening of Collinge Road: (b) That the hcdire at the junction of ■ ( oilings and Karanm roads be cut down.---Seconded by Cr. Donovan and carried, notice to be given to owners of sections to remove their tellers back to tli«» road line.

1 2 That steps be taken to proI claim th<‘ two blocks bounded by Railway road. Eastbourne street, Lyndon road, and Warren street within the brick area, also the block from St. Aubyn street to Aven road in Railway street, opposite the Railway station.--Sec-I onded by Cr. Donovan. Cr. Mason moved and Cr. Styles seconded that a committee consisting of the Mayor. Crs. George and Donovan be appointed to go into the matter to report to the next ‘ meeting of the Council.

[ The ami‘mlmr>nt was carried. 3 That the drain through MasI tors' hop gardens bn made two | feet wider ami one foot deeper ; than at present, and that the j Hawke s Bay ( ounty Council be asked to contribute to the cost of the work. ('r. George presented a ' petit k»:i signed Uy forty residents | asking that the work be carried ■out. Cr. Mason seconded the reI solution. 1 Cr. Donovan moved and the j Major seconded an amendment 'that the question be deferred till the appointment of lhe Borough I Engineer is made. ; The amendment was carried. i 4 That steps be taken to acquire I from Mr. J. Harris the land required to open Karanm road I through to Murdoch road. (Land I required. II chains, estimated to | cost £200.)- Lapsed for want of a • seconder. •5 That steps be taken to have the Hastings Borough Council proclaimed a registering authority under the provisions of “The Motor Regulation Act, 1908.” as from July 3. Seconded by Cr. Donovan and carried. 6 That enquiries be made as to the advisability of purchasing a postage stamping machine, and that the rough average cost of postage per year be supplied bv the town clerk. -The .Town Clerk stated that the average expenditure per year on stamps was about £22. Cr. George stated that as the machine would cost £-25, he would withdraw the motion.

7 That enquiries he made as to the cause of the death of the borough horse referred to in Mr. Hallet's report; (b) what was the cost of the said horse; (c) if the horse’s death was the result of injury, and who was driving the h use at the time such injury occurred ; (d) what amount was paid f» r medical attendance, nursing f< es and burial charges on the said horse. Lapsed for want of a s< conder. ACCOUNTS. The following accounts were passed for payment .—General. £’5819-; library, £l2 6 8; cemet< ry 18 -; special loan (a) £67/8 10. (I) £17196, (e) £3/10,-; total £261.2-. TENDERS. The following tenders were accepted .- -Carting of 500 yards of metal. S. Speers (2 7.1 per yard); renovating manager’s residence at abattoirs, F. AV. Willoughby (£l5). GENERAL. Three applications were received for the position of clerk.—Left in the hands of the Mayor, Cr. George and the Town Clerk with power to act. In reply to a question by Cr. Donovan, the Mayor stated that the question of taking a poll of the

I ratepayers on the proposal to borrow £7OOO to assist residents to connect their premises with the I sewer had not been lost sight of. j John Carrick applied for permis- ! sion to move a five-roomed coinage i from St. Aubyn Street (next Misi Hodge's School) to a site in (ii.< | road.—Granted subject to the apj proval of the Building Inspector. | \V. J. Byrone (Napier) applied i for permission to move a. building i from section 104, block 1. to section : 21. block 7. H. N. Blight and nine I other residents of Arvedsen street j wrote objecting to the removal. — I Referred to the Building Inspector. I Cr. Donovan drew attention to [the refuse on Heretaunga street I between Nelson street and Hast- [ irigs street. This should be swept I twice a week.—The Mayor said if [this was done the new asphalting would be swept off. T. Styles was granted the use of half the footpath at the corner of Queen Street and Karamu road during the erection of the ‘■Tribune” buildings.