HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 193, 2 August 1911, Page 5

HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

monthly report.

; The Borough Inspector (Mr . Janies Perry) rports as follows for i the month endeing July 31 : Measles. I have received sev- . oral letters asking if it is necessary j to report cases of measles to which i 1 have informed them that it is not . necessary unless it is gazetted as i an infectious disease. i Building Permits.—Building per- ! mits to the number of seventeen , were issued during the above. | period as under Ten new dwel- ; hngs, four additions to dwellings i one orick motor garage, brick tire, i station, one alteration to building i one to erect loose boxes, two al- ; terations to shop window fronts ■ one motor shed, to the total value of £9.469, and building fees. ' amount to £l7/11/-, an d inspections ; have been paid to buildings in i course of erection. | Sanitary Plumbing. — Sanitary plumbing permits w-ere issued to i licensed plumbers to carry out all j necessary sanitary work required ’ at eleven premises which have been i connected with the sewer in differI ent parts of the borough and six ■permits to fix P.W.G. and vents ; and sink traps and waste, etc. ; Drainage Permits. — Drainage permits to the number of six were ! IS t U n eC L tO drainla yers to connect : with the mam sewer in Henry 1 i ree / 1 1 raderick street, Seddon ■ stieet and Stortford road. Two to» . a ter drain, four to open footpath ;to connect storm-water. Total 12. i All connections were tested and found satisfactory. . Dangerous Verandah.—A notice ; has been served on the owner calling his immediate attention to the dangerous condition of a verandah ; fronting two business premises in ■ Heretaunga street. Usances —A notice has been served on the agent of premises in ■ &eddo “ street, calling his immediate attention to a cesspit at the- • rear of the premises, which is a. menace t o public health. Thei above premises should be connected with the sewer which would abate the nuisance complained of. ; 1 have called on several owners of P re ™ises re cleaning up their Ix ai s. A notice has been served : on the owner of a section in Here- . taunga street to clean up yard and remove poultry, etc. (This work i» m hand).

The following notices of motion I tabled by Cr. George will be conj sideied at to-morrow night’s meet—ing of the above Council:— That the matter of the transfer i of Air. AfcGaffin’s contract be re- . considered as the Council are not ! m full possession of the facts of the case.

, That the amount of £25 granted jby the Napier Harbour Board | for a Coronation memorial be ; accepted and the Board be i thanked for the offer. Also that the same be set aside for a drink- ! mg fountain in one of the publici streets to be decided upon later and J that the mover obtain plans of ! fountains suitable for the purpose j and report to next meeting. ■ That owners of property in KaI rarau road between Lyndon road \ and bouthamption street, be notified to shift their fence back to the ; proper line.

That on one of the panels of the Memorial fountain in Cornwall 1 ark there be inscribed the words: I his park was presented to the People of Hastings by Mr. J'. N. VV dhams,” or words to that effect*