HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 241, 25 September 1914, Page 2

HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting was he’d last evening. Present: A. Styles (chair), Crs. Kilford, King, Blake, White, Donovan, Fowler and Wade. The Deputy-Mayor proposed that six weeks’ leave of absence be granted to the Mayor (Mr. W. Hart), and that the council pass a vote ol sympathy to him in his illness. Seconded by Cr. King and carried. CORRLSI ONDENC 1 Treasury Department. —loi w ml ing voucher for X2O ID/- lee aim fines collected for quarter ended 11 l March, 1914. —Received. Rotorua Empire Defence i und. — Recommending die estabhshmvxit oh civic responsibility lor die reliei ot widows and dependants oi those volunteering for the front: ‘‘That every town and city is financially responsible for the maintenance of the widows and children of those who volunteer to do the work which every citizen cannot personally take up.’’"—Received. Licensing Committee. —Authorising issue of conditional license to A. J. Effingham for .H.B. Jockey Club’s spring meeting oh the 10th October. —Granted.

Departmelit of Agriculture, Etc. — In reply re council’s complaint re spread of blackberry in the borough : (1) Department referring the matter to the Director of the Feilds and Experimental Farms ; (2) the latter referring the matter to the Fie’d Inspector at Hastings.—Received.

N.Z. State Guaranteed Advances Office. —Formal notification on an advance of £lO,OOO, on a gross amount of £56.325 —granted, being made through the Post Office to be lodged at the bank to the credit of the council. —Received.

General Manager N.Z. Railways.- — In reply re suggested subway at or between Avenue road and St. Aubyn street regretting being unable to comply with request. A foot overbridge will be provided at St. Aubyn street which should be sufficient for all reasonable requirements, but the providing of efficient drainage even for a sub-way for pedestrians only would be a- difficult and expensive matter, while the land required to provide approaches to a sub-way, if constructed, will be required for other purposes.—Received. District Engineer N.Z. Railways.— In reply, agreeing to lease land between Lyndon road and Heretaunga street to the council on a year to year tenure at a.peppercorn rental, for beautifying purposes. The fee for the preparation of the deed would be 10/-. The land occupied by Messrs. Holt and Sons is not available for lease. Asking if above lease is to be prepared in the name of the council or the Beautifying Society (plan of land to be leased enclosed). —Referred to No. 1 Committee, the lease to he drawn out in the council’s name.

GENERAL. A number of applications to shift buildings were granted. It was resolved to write to Messrs. Richardson, McCabe and Co., urging that they use their best efforts to furnish the council with the Deisel engine as soon as passible. It was decided to call a full meeting of the council for Monday night to discuss the plans of the proposed new theatre. REPORTS. X’.-. 1 i MR I It I t g t i Nai Gas Comnanv openimr roads, etc. : ta) Tlie company may break up til j e ti i e ( 1 1, (I ) I t I E r [ 4- ♦ council not less than 48 hours’ notice It tl lilt 11 I tl term lue work ; id) compim.v iimsC 1 Mil 11 t work, it anv delav is mane m completing work they (tfiu cuiiipiui.d <uv lianje tor a line, ol £o per day (secl ii ) (i) n | i r k go i t t 5 ei I keep m repair tor three months after replacing and making good ana lor sucn rurmer time not uemg more than twelve months in the whole as the soil so opened or broken up shall continue to subside (section 9). —Resolved that the Gas Company be asked to take their main? to the boundary of streets permanently made.

Ke Petition from Butchers re. Reduction of A'battoir Fees. —That a reduction equal to 15 i»er cent be made in the fees of stock slaughtered for the ensuing six months.— ndonted. he Expenditure of Loan Moneys.--Tli t thi In st instalment of £lO,OOO (tin I b< proportioned as follows: £o00l) tor road construction, £3OOO foi’ sewer construction and £2OOO for water works construction, m each < (Irin lount to be less than that In id\ spin;; and that the foui I locks is per the engineers’ schedule dated 10th September, 1914, be mu under construction and the work lie j iu (td<d with immediately.Adorn ed being a matter of urgency the committee have authorised the engine it I \ in a stock of lin piping. — Adopted. .'>o,oooft. being secured. I hat, in the matter of the old )-,! t i 1 v tv Market and Queen streels the municipal soeilitor’s ad11< hi itiu same be carried out.--Adopted. The borough inspector reported :— Re Notices under Section 216 Municipal Corporation Act, 1908.- I hope to provide a list- of the bouses that are provided with sewer and water and are not yet connected at a litrtle later date. It is not obtain' able just at present, ami I thereforepropose to continue dealing with a few each month. 1 have served notices in connection with 11 houses

to date. There are about 300 houses under the conservancy system.— Adopted. MOTIONS DEALT WITH.

In accordance with notice of motion given, Cr. Fowler moved: That the general rate be fixed at Eld instead of Ijd. —The motion was lost.

(2) 'I hat the engineer be instructed io -,n< ]>idnH)u to thosi sub sol the streets built on when putting down footpaths and concrete channelling.—Seconded bv Cr. King.—Lost. 3. That the Inspector ol Vehicles bi mstnutid to take stip'Tto legu late the traffic in Station street at the railwav station when the north and south cxpiess comt m —Second ed bv the Deputv-Mavor.—Cr. Kilford proposed as an amendment that the matter be referred to the Works Committee. —I he amendment was carried.

4. That the engineer be instructed to immediately repair Heretaunga street pending the construction of the permanent street as provided for in the loan proposals.—Withdrawn 5. That no more loan moneys be spent on roads, footpaths or concrete channelling unless the consent of the council is obtained in each specific case and an estimate of the cost approved of. —Seconded by Cr. Kilford, and carried. 6. That the resolution passed on 25th June, 1914, providing for a free allowance of 355,000 gallons and the metering of all premises, be rescinded and the following substituted: All premises paying full rate 25,000 gallons free, business places paying half rate 12.500 gllons free. The inspector to meter only those places where he has reason to suspect this allowance is being exceeded ; and in all cases where the total amount oi water used computed at 9d per thousand gallons exceeds the amount of the water rate, the ratepayer shall have the option of paying eitheir the difference between the two amounts or the water in excess of the allownee at 9d per 1000 gallons. The by-laws to be altered accordingly. —Referred to No. 1 Committee for reconsideration.