BOROUGH JOTTINGS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 152, 12 June 1936, Page 6

BOROUGH JOTTINGS

Matters of Interest from Council Meeting MANY SUBJECTS RAISED The monthly meeting of the Hastings Borough Council was held last evening, His Worship the Mayor (Mr G. A. Maddison) presiding over Crs. P. M. Cohr, P. E. Loach, T. Falconer, 8. J. McKee, 8. Ashcroft and G. W. B. McCormick. • • • The county borough of Hastings (Eng.) advised that the senior flag from Hastings, New Zealand, had been won by the Hastings Boys’ Central School, with a percentage of 96.3, and the junior flag by All Saints’ Junior Mixed School with a percentage of 94.5. The Borough Banger (Mr J. Hall) reported impounding two head of wandering stock during the month. To date he has sold 556 dog collars for £2lB 4/6 in fees. * • » The thanks of several residents of Williams street were extended for the improvements effected to the footpath and entrances to their properties.

The new dial centres and automatic time control switch for the town clock having now been installed and are functioning correctly Mr B. M. Kessell wrote suggesting that the work be inspected and passed by the council. — Keferred to the engineer.

Permission to stage the annual King’s Birthday tournament at Nelson Park on June 23 was granted the H.B. Hockey Association.

The Hastings Progress League was given permission to approach thu Superintendent of Beserves for flowers for decorative purposes in connection with the Chinese lair next week.

The application of the Hastings Progress League for permission to display a banner across Heretaunga street advertising the Chinese Fair next Wednesday and Thursday was referred to the Mayor, with power to act.

A proposed design for the Mayoral chain was submitted by Mr B. AL Kessell and approved as being very satisfactory.

In future the Works, Beserves and Traffic Inspectors Committee will meet on the Thursday prior to council meeting’, instead of Friday as in the past. • • *

The contractor has completed the road sealing of Gordon road, Pepper and Charles streets, which have received a coating of red metal, are being left until the spring before being sealed. >

The work of cleaning the borough drains was continued last month and the following drains were completed: Karamu road, Mangapouri creek, Beatson’s paddock (end of Grove road), Sylvan road to Windsor Park, Norton road, Lumsden read, Park road, Biverslea road, Brunswick street to Bakowhai road, Maraekakaho road, Southland road.

The theft of one Phoenix canariensis palm from the Bailway road reserve was reported by the Superintendent of Beserves (Mr J. G. C. Mackenzie).

The Inspectors’ Department issued 34 licences, apart from building and motor drivers, last month.

One case of scarlet fever was reported last month

Following consideration of cemetery fees charged by a number of towns it wae decided to increase by 10/- the cost of plots at the Hastings cemeterv.

Accounts amounting to £7249 4/3 were passed for payment. Total rates outstanding at the end of last month amounted to £2482 12/-.

The application of J, W. Walker to have his property (used for the purpose of poultry farming) placed on the urban farm land roll was approved.

The question of advertising per medium of a sandwichman on borough streets was discussed at the last meeting of the Finance Committee of the Hastings Borough Council, and at the meeting of the council last evening the committee recommended that in future this form of advertising be not allowed and that the by-law concerning the matter be strictly enforced.

Pointing out that it was estimated that improvements to the park costing £lB6 would be curried out within the next few months, the Te Mata Park Trust Board wrote asking for the council s assistance along the same lines as last year; namely, the donation of £2(l. —The matter was deferred pending consideration of the estimates. ” The Librarian (Mrs 0. Skipoer) reported that last month 67 new subscribers joined the library, 142 renewed and 21 left, leaving the total at 1279. During the month £92 J.’l/l I watt banked and )‘.»B new books acre pur • based. In addition Mr Batro's gift of 181 books was very much appreciated. In the children’s section there are now 543 s-übsenbers and <3 new books were purchased last month. • «• * “Thia is quite a costly business and it is estimated that it will involve an expenditure of over £lOO this year,” commented the Mayor when authority to engage additional labour if necessary was given the Superintendent of Reserves in the matter of pruning the trees in the street.