HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 140, 28 May 1920, Page 3

HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting was held last night, the Mayor (Mr. G. Ebbett) • presiding. Also present: Crs. IV. White I>. E. Davis, A. W. Hamilton, C. J. ; Tipping. N. Beamish. L. W. Fowler, ' and T. Donovan. Leave of absence was I gianted Crs. T. Styles and .1. O'Neill. | CORRESPONDENCE. 1 State Advances Office, re £56,325 ! loan, torn anted six debenture forms

lor completion.— Received ! Replies acre recci' cd from the Tara- ' daljTown Hoard. Hawke’s Bay County 'Co unci 1, and i. a veloi-k Town Board, favouring the proposed cmiteieme re Hospital ie\y.--Decided that matter be delerecd till a reply received from Napier Borough Couni ii. ‘ Hawke > Bay Hospital and CharirAid Bo.nd stated Hint it was quite corn < t that there had been an ■ mnidsioii to notify the Council of sev- ' end influenza cases during the past few j »v. ks. The oversight wa, due to pres- ' sure of other business and in.struvi.ons i had l>e<’n given which, it was trusted, ■ would prevent a re< iirrenee. —Der ided ! to ass that notifications of infectious diseases be sent in al oii'-e Io < i.-uneh, of weekly as suggested by the , H.-aitn Officer. ! hastihgs Gichestral Society and the Hastings Band applied tor the use of the aid Council Chambers as a practice room. —Deferred. H.3L Rivers Hoard, in reply to an inquiry, said the clerk was not able to say the exact amount ot rates the Cour.eil must collect this tear, but the proportion of the rates payable by the Borouglt would not exceed —Uecei reri.

Department of Agticulture called on the Council to effect the repairs to the abattoirs, asked for by the Department in March last, the District Superintendent having visiter! the abattoirs.—Referred to Abattoirs Committee to report. f Wellington Plumbers’ ami Gasfitters’ Cnicn (Hastings branch) protested against the amount of the w Ages offered for the position of Turn.nck, as being inadequate, and debarring skilled tradesmen from offering their services, which was detrimental to the Borough —Received

General Manager of the Christchurch City Electrical Department asked expression of opinion regarding a proposal that the Govern men I issue all certificates in connection with the licensing of wire-men for electrical work, which would hold good throughout the lountry, instead of the present system, whereby each l<x-al body made its own regulations and conducted its own examinations, resulting in the position that wiremen qualified in one district were not able to practice their trade in another district. —To receive support. Richardson. McCabe and Co. said Mr Richardson would he in Hastings on Monday next, to go into the rjuestion of the balance re the Diesel engine contract.—Referred to Electrical Committee and Engineer. The Minister of Railways, re Heretaunga street railway crossing, explained that a crossing keeper is provided at this crossing for trains approaching the station from the south. The protection afforded by crossing-keepers is superior to that given by bells, more particularly at, a crossing so near to the station as Heretaunga street where the hells would be ringing so frequently as to lose their significance as a warning. No crossing-keeper is provided at Palmerston North at the crossing which is supplied with bells. —It was decided that the Minister be informed that there was no crossing-keeper at the St. Aubyn street crossing, and that hi< attention be called to Lyndon road crossing. W. A. Weaver, an engineer in the electric power house, who has broken down in health after seven years’ s»*rvi<e. mostly on the night shift, asked for a month's sick leave on lull pay, ami after that period to lie found light employment until such time as the Electrical Engineer thinks he is fit to return to his old position.—Referred to Electrical Committee with power to act. GENERAL. Cr. Fowler moved : “That the Borough Engineer Im? given a month’s lea'je of absence on full pay and retired.”— Tiie Council went into committee to consider the matter. It was decided that a special meeting be held on Wednesday. June 2nd., to consider the Estimates.