HAWERA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LI, Issue 9067, 12 April 1906, Page 5

HAWERA BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Hawera Borough, Council was held on Wednesday evening; present— The Mayor (Mr Robbms), Crs. Morrissey, Wilson, Pacey, Goodsonj Sargeson and Brunette. The Mayor apologised for the absence of Cr Whittington,. who was indisposed. BILLIARD LICENSE REFUSED. Mr L. Joseph applied for a billiard , saloon license.. Constable Potter reported . unfavorably on the room as conducted by the applicant. Cr Sargeson moved, That the application be not entertained. Cr Wilson seconded. — Carried. A GRIEVANCE RENEWED. 1 The followingl letter,' dated' April 7, ■ was received from Mr Wi Martin, Kapuni: — "I have had no reply to my letter of 16th. ult., but I see some one has been' cutting into the west, bank of the .ford' referred to in my last letter, endeavorin? to make; a. crossing (I presume with instructi<ons from yojur Council). I am very particular not to cut into the banks, 1 as it is only inviting the stream there by (widening the river-bed Before any of I your workmen do anything towards restor1 ing the crossing 1 shall expect you to- ar--ra/ige with, me as to what is to be done. The work- that has been done now is simply thrown away. I shall be away from home for about a month, consequent'ly'it had' better lie over till I return.", 1 The following is another letter received from the same source, dated March 15: — j "The ford across the Kapuni. -stream on my property, which was destroyed by the ! contractors, working at the. tunnel, of; your ' water, supply, of, which I wjjgte to, you j iwke in January feat, has. .no.t.ibeen T re- ■ stored. I cannot understand^ why the ford has not been restored, as I was confidently assured by Mr Robbins, also the engineer for the work, that it would be attended to without delay. By being unable to take a dray,, across, the ford, I had to get my grass; see<J y pac.lses ap.roes the river, costing 30s,' which)' 'amount I now look to 1 the Council for." The Mayor said that the contractors were asked to put the ford in order, ,. or th* Council 1 wqjtldid© ifrat^tlhel& expense. Ultimately,-, tine* Borough; JBdefiSairtwafo in . st^cteds^h^^y^^-w^.dsi^bji^^.WJ-' I fortunately, liad^dane Mr r Mia«tin wa^ away froj^Xome.^ Af)je>"t^s.M^.>laTtuvsaw the Mavor'and ,told hum tKat the job •&A : ''SSb' i mn M§ km, arid tße 1 Mayor' saioyaa!fc T it vfpWi havs ! to'be done to< Mt Mairtinfs .sai^iction* aaid'-asked Mr Martina wißen he; could' be there ft) see the work carried out. 'A „ f ., :■ ■ J -In reply.., to Cij, tJfie Foreman 1 said the ford hadj tojeßh.pacjced. ug, with boulders. Mr Martin wantetl ajl,thj& r boul1 decs removed'.ffom. the centre^f 'the sjtore^in I and' this lie considered I ' a feqiuest unfair to thie contractors'.' He said 'the -ford was beffer- than it ' waa.before^ the. contractors interfered with it, and remarked : "You could wheel a barrow through the centre oiit." The Mayor, said the work had to be done to, Mr Martin's satisfaction, and the unfortunate part was that Mr Martin waß . not there at the time the work was done by the Council's men. He explained that j tiw boulders had been placed in • such a way that whenever a fresh came a '.'scoop- . out" resulted at the ford. I Cr Wilson, said that.it seemed -to him t that whatever was done Mr Martin would ! not consider it satisfactory, and he thought he should be notified by lejbter that the 1 Borough ■ Foreman considered the ford " a •• good one: I Or Morrisfiey said- that. Mr Climie had driven a buggy across, so tihe ford could 1 not-be. so bad. I The, Mayor described Cr .Wilsoa's. remark's, as "all nonsense.^ He,Ja4 { found ,Mr Martin, an ordinaril^ reaa>^abje. f mah, and thte* Council were in the position that 1 tTfeyhaH to'keep good- faitih^-t6 <( put 1 the j ford in- good' orde/. I Cr Pacey pointed out that the, Borough I ,F<or«ma.nj., theic. engineer, , andt theu con- | itractors; had ; declared, that,, the ,fous ,was good, and better tian before> t^fe.apii tractors went there. It was' ; a mistaken 1 iSea'.'thu* the Council could 1 dftlw r on the ! contractors' ' accbunit. The 'Council ' would I have to pay the •piper.' 1 . Cr ■ Goodson • said • that* the- placing- of the bouldera was such; that' when-, there I camera fresh in the.s river ( .the water was eating away the bank,, an<Vii would •• do I so till the bouldera, were Tepjaced and. the 1 rivW allowed to resume its natural f course. IHe suggested sending men but 5 ' to do" the j work under Mr Martin's; snp^rviskou I The- Mayor: Hear, htear. r ' I Cr Pacey: Oh, I object to that. He thought it absurd to talk abouF sending men out as • suggested by Cr Goodson— ! they mighi be there a mpnt^i. It would be • better . for some committee to interview Mr^Martin. . The Mayor moved, That the matter be 1 held ove* till. Mr" Martin's return. The councillors were making a mountain ouit of a molehilL Cr Sargeson. seconded. Or Wilson said "he thought tihe contents of the letter implied. that the men ; had wilfully spoilt the, ford. Phe motion was carried: GLOVER ROAD TANK. Messrs A. Bissett and W. A- Parkinson t asked if the Councir had done anything [ in the matter of abating, tihe nuisance 1 caused by the sewerage tank on Glover [ road. They stated that they had' not -, mentioned the matter before, as they un- [ derstood from press reports that: the Council was having the matter attended to. They, asked for. a guarantee that the matter would be righted at. once. The Mayor said he understood that the ! tank had been working satisfactorily since . •■ the pressure improved. { The Borough Foreman: That is so. r'. There is no smell there now. Everything is working well. , 1 On the motion of the Mayor, I ™*J i by Cr Goodson, the matter was (referred -| to the Works Committee, with power to 1 take immediate action. » THE EXHIBITION. r The Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr R. r Cock) wrote that he was convening a " meeting to consider the matter of having b the province represented at the Wfcmuj: I tional Exhibition for Thursday night at I1I 1 Ne Cr Beetle' moved and Cr Sargoson * seconded, That the Mayor-be Sue Councils * representative" at tW meeting. . ' 0 Cr Morrisey moved,' That no action b& j taken. .-. - Cr Pacey- seconded- , , • " A division pn the amend, ment, wKch' wasVcarrjfid. Ayes : , Crs_M.or5 rlsty, Wilson, Goodspn, an^ [ftfl^J Noe S> thT?tayor, Cra Brunette ancT Sargeson.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOSPITAL BOARD. The Secretary of the Hawera District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board advised that a 7d rate bad been struck for the ensuing year, and that the Borough Council's monthly contribution would amount to £7 17s lid— £9o 19s. 2d annually. WATER SERVICE. Messrs Hurrell Bros, applied to have a larger connecting pipe for their water service, as they wanted to make a water blast. ( , The Borough foreman reported: "I find on examination that the present supply to Huprell Bros, and Donnelly is only a' half pipe, and, as the blast is a long way ' back from the main the pressure was not ; enough ; the only way to get 1 the pressure 'is to' lay a fresh main, say | pipe to 1 blast 1 ; the pipe is then reduced to oneeighth of an. inch, and just a small' jet L o£; water;, is, rerjuixediit© work it. If the , blast we^e goingj ajl ,day it would not use np^thajf, 1$ gaJVms, a,., day. Of course, jjufrell Bros.* would lutv«, to P a y the cost of service to. bui'd'rig line " 1 ' Cr Morrissey said ; iie, thought it was an extraordinary and s not an ordinary supply, and he- moved,"* That Hurrell Bros, be charg«4c accordingly^by meter. Cp Gpodgpn jjeconded... •_ . ■ Cr. Sar.geson' said ,i|7 the pipe was. only ! one eighth pi. an inch,, it was, an ex^ra<j«linarU£ small supply. He. thought, it a rimculbu? thin^.to'put tbjem lo the ckof 'a- meter when they would only use 10 or 15 gallons a day/ j ; An- amendment; moved by Or Wilson, T^hftt- £2'per annum be .charged 1 , with- the : option of installingf meteje, t was lost. * The . motion/ wa^s,, bhe^DU parried. N^W ' t .The^newly^pßoj^t^d > IVgfiJaaax,. Mr John. owmgjto business; inconveoCencee, asked t^at Ms' time of compencing duties be exteiitfed four'or r: five days.' The Mayor said thait Mr MacpEersoa was to ha>ve been her© onf'.Mondey next. . Cr Gx>od6onrmoyedy. That a week's, ex- , tension, be grantedi ,.; ,-j ; ' j The. Mayo!) asj^ed Mr .Ogi^voe.if he would see! to itiiings auTJJne.'thaii week. . - - • Mr Ogflvfe r * said, Ye&~, ' 1 The motaorf was^'cairi^a.. BOMITGiS fbffif&'S REPORT. c Ttie T B^io^lPF^rlm'ani^Mir Ogfyie, re-iporiiedUfo-ftOßßir£F!f tv r i hiaWvisitJed IJ tßfe itakeionJsex^i^'oe^aßions^ari^fo^d'eTerytl}hii^:'in (^o«dr^orde*rtfh^iie. fids&ed^ the t9»M|s&&yi% The ,Im. and during: the daw- oy^r,/6Q .Ib&v,.. I %r».^l»r&Xof r .Sw fpotEVatß^m'b^^ta^ed^aM sanded''d«% rtii^pistt-'molitlE aM'^so^tt^s^'a^weSffier ti»tfavoiy»ldEtfiis»iworfc."wiHibe • il KoQi'Pflth^scfi3oiating!> MitrJ i/iSjjnme's -prognjlgs^o^ini, street^hayej been? lowered** to ta^ujj §puth b^ee^'fititea" up Jwitti " clay aqd-sa^d as authorised 1 by youi? l Couhcil. Footpaths and street channels along South road, Collins. Erin, Albion, Cameron^and Disraeli streets' have lieeh cleaned. Glover road and South road have been patched. Redt ding c ,and .Green, .contractors for tihe supply of bopQders, have delivered, 17G yards. Sanitary.— Have visited some 50 premises during the past month (attached was a list of those requiring attention). .Onft drainage and- one water connection were made. During the past month I "Tiaye visited the ' outfall and find everything, working well. As this will be the L laat> meeting at which I will be presian* T' would like to take ihi9 opportunity of thanking the present and past Councifls #oici the , courtesy^ that all, times has been ,esitended to me and, of asking for a tetiti:nionia;i bearing on. my five years sarvice as" Borough' Foreman. The Teport was received. ' Or Pacey moved, Th>t a testimonial, to 'be^ drauglited .by the Mayor • and - Town Clerk, foe giveni the Borough' Foreman; - Ct< Goodeon seconded. — Gamed. ! ABATTOIR MANAGER'S REPORT. •a . I^fy, abattoir, manager's" return of stock jSlajigjhteKed during .March w&>: BQ!catge, ,I^/calves, 21^- sheep,, 65 lambs, 43 pjgjj. fFuty-ttiree. tripes and. 3 calves, head* wer* cfl^ned. '.Three catfleand"^ sheep wero wlioH^ conJfemned. 1 The c feea. due werie staiied l^!^" 548 1 129 r -3d>' the rent dv© • fiiffi'-and 1 the' cash payments 4s 6d; «n linqr^aseof' £7i 16s over March 1905. The. yearly return Aowed.rthat 432 cat^e, 39| calves, 1197 > sheep, -405. lambs and,226 "pigs rhadj t«en, killed;. 226,. tropes, and., l4 calves heads had been cleaned: Five cattle on^-pig'and 2 sheep had' been wholly ©flademned 1 and 24 ; caitfo and 12 pigs 1 partiaHy cbridemhed: The fees amounted to' £267 14s, the rent to £42 10s and tihe cast payments to 18s r .total, £311 2s, an increase of* £10 13s 3d on tihe ret(urn> for the previous half year.. The report was adopted. OTHER BUSINESS. Mr Alex. Hunter,,. wrote for quotations of water charges,— The. matter, was referred tq the Works' Committee to 'report at next > meeting. .. - > " Mr J. Hamblyn ,the late driver of the 1 : water cart, applied for overtime (amount not stated).— The Borough- :JB!<n»mamr certified: that J. Hamblya worked on hoßdays • and when requajjed after hours watering 1 the stireets.— The application was not eftter^aiiwd'- , « , .... "Mr" Joseph Wilson- asked pernussion to encroach 'two feet on Glover road to protect a live hedge on* hie' section. Mr H» HaliiweW made -a. similar appKcatioin re- ' specting a section on Glover road.— Gran.*" I ed on the usual terms. l In reply to a request fron\ the Connojl that boxes with" covers similar to fire, plug " boxes be"' fixed over 1 the standard blocka "soas to prevent "the breaking up of Btaeets ' by surveyors when using these points, the r chief of the Lands and Survey Department, New Plymouth, wxote approving of the * idea but stating that he could not see his 3 way'to carry out the rewnmendatiojns. Cr Pacey asked the Town Clerk, ii all " the outetanding rates had been, sued* for. — ' The Town Clerk replied in the affirmative. , Some committee reports were received I and the Council rose.