HAWERA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9480, 7 November 1907, Page 5

HAWERA BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Hawera Borough Council was held on Wednesday night; present — the Mayor' (Mr B. C. Robbins), and Cars Morrissey, Whitting- , km, Campbell, Wilkinson, Paoey, and Foy. CORRESPONDENCE. \ Mr G. E. Major, M.H.R., wrote enclosing a letter from the Colonial Secretary, stating that the Council's representations with reference to certain provisions of the \ Fire Brigades Bill will receive careful attention.— The Mayor said they ought to draw Mr 'lulajor'fc attention to the fact that the Council's objection with reference to the limitation, clause in the old Bill was now contained in the amending Bill in clause 5, sub-clause .A and C. H& moved in that direction. The motion was seconded by Cr Foy and carried. Mr D. Berry, for the trustees of Pikett and Wilkie wrote saying that the Gloverroad extra' contract had been started and would shortly be finished. The South' road contract would' be commenced about 12th or 14th met., and would be pushed ,on. to completion. . - < .->.'. Mr Berry also wrote, ;n reply fo,a letter ,£rom ths Town Clerk, pointing but that permission was never, given -jfor any stone to be taken from their -heaps.. If,requir-" ed the Council could ; have .'tE© quantity .taken, at 9s 3d per cubic yard. — In answer to Cr Wilkinso'n, the Engineer said about 3,0 yards , were taken.— The 7 Mayor said ,the stone in one sense was the; Council's. It was to be used on the' /Glover and South roads. He "might state ■ that everything connected with those contracts had been 1 satisfactorily .arranged, and 1 the Council was protected in< every way. — Cr Campbell moved, That before any stone was allowed' to be taken permission first should. be obtained from the persons in authority. The motion" lapsed for want of a seconder. Mt T. L. .Joll^ Okaiawa, wrote stating that he- understood' the Council was under a promise to. supply him with water at a certain price for a certain number of years*., •'\ H&' wished ;to Jcnow .whetherthat time had yet expired. rf He -pointed out that through -title water- being, laid on. to the factory the Council gained, four other consumers by the f writer allowing them to tap his pipe, thereby reducinghis pressure considerably. As the pipe .was fin from Phillips' his consumption could not be extraordinarily heavy, ee- [ peciaJly when three others were supplied from that some pipe.— The Works Com£ mittee, recommended that Mt T. L. Joll' be; supplied' with water at factory t£ll> March 31, 1908, at £10 per annum; and a meter then be put in, charge to be Is 3d per 1000 gallons. — Cr Whifstongton moved that the recommendation be adopted. — Cr Foy moved as .an amendment • the recommendation with thewords added' "plus ten per cent." The* amendment was lost and the motion car- i ried. , ' ' ; j Gibsons Limited wrote saying that on i October 4 their drain was overflowing/- : and at the advice of the Borough En- ( - gineer the firm employed a drain layer. ' The fault was found where their drain ' leads into the sewer in Napier street.\ The connection, which ,was very badly made, caused' the blockage. They enclosed an account far £1 *7s 3d, which they requested should be refunded. — The. . Mayor moved that the account ' be paid. Seconded by Cr Whittington and cair-, ' ried. ( ■ ' ■ ' , ■ : The Secretary (Mr C. M. Beatson)' of; , ( the Hawera Borough. Band applied for tW; ' annual subsidy of £10. — Cr Whittington: « moved that the request be granted; ' Cr Morrissey Seconded, atod the motion,- I was .carried. ' - ," <l'!-l The Secretary of the, Hawera Hospital, and Charitable Aid Board notified that, ' the election for representatives on the ; Board would be held on November 27. — : The Mayor said a special meeting of the ' Council would 'have to he held to t moke [ the appointment. / . , , ' , A. C. Parkinson applied for permission : to eTect a hitching post outaide his pro^ [ perty in" Glover road: — Granted. ' ; BY-LAWS. J v "'''* :_[ Mr R. D, Welsh, at the. request of; the ' Council, forwarded his opinion uipon .the building' by-laws. He saj^ (1) The^by- , ' laws, cannot be impeached on' t^ie grounds „ of irregularity in making the ' special order, if any such irregularity exists:. _[ (2)-rr*— Persons who. have deposited pkns^ which have been approved; by the Comnr . cil must pay the license build- , [-. ing; (b) persons who have not deposited' •', plans cannot be coinpelledto pay the fee, ', but they should! be proceeded against *by j the Council for' building without .'first- j having their plans approved by, v the Council. , ' \;. ' ; The Mayor moved, That the letter be \ referred' 'to ' the Finance Committee po ,- report at next meeting. •. ' - ' ; Cr Whittington seconded. i ', '} Ct Campbell asked as they did not 1 h^ve ■ an inspector, could the Council charge *j any fee for that -wbacli -was jonyb <3one. : He .would like to get Mir Welsh's opinion - on the. matter. He moved, as an amend- ■ ment, That the opinion be referred back - to Mr Welsh.' ' . : Cr 7 Morrissey seconded the amendment, which was carried. '. The Mayor, in accordance with notice < previously given, tabled /the following 1 motion: That the borough ; solicitor be 1 instructed to revise the borough .byJaws 1 *so as to bring them up-to-date and in 3 line with the municipal law, .such bylaws to be ready by March 31, 1908. ' Cr Campbell seconded the . motion, 1 which, was carried. 'works committee. ' , The Works Committee recommend- < cd:— (1) That J. E. Roe's application for extraordinary water service, and A. E. Nicholas' application for extraordinary water service be granted on < usual terms ; (2) that driver's services 111 1 be dispensed with and fresh - appHca- < tions be called for position of driver i for water cart, wages to be 7s per day ; • (3) that o'<Sullivan's property in Mil- j moe street be connected' with drainage and amount recovered x from f owner , (4) that a crossing be put in to G. . Robinson's, Caledonia street, and' he be I* charged ; (5) that Council put in cross- 1 ing to its premises in- Wilson street;. (6) that i a man be sent down to Zigzag to clear up 'track; (7) that the] resolution v as to not putting livery stables on^ extraordinary- water, supply 1 be rescinded) and that wey be charged by meter,. fr 6m March* 3l next; (8) that the by-laws as to'^use of water' be en- I forced ; ''■ (9) ; that , conoretevblocks be not • ,put* down in Surrey street, _ I>tit work be done in Wood. ;

Cr Campbell, in moving the adoption of clause 9, wished to know who authorised > the concrete blocks to b« taken to Surrey street. T^e M^Lyor replied that he had authorised the Borough Engineer to do so

Cr Campbell went on to say that he thought the Mayor should not have taken such a matter upon himself, without having been brought before the Works Cqmmittee. The Mayor, in reply, said he understood it was the wish of the Coua ;i' when the estimates were drawn rp , that this particular work should ho done in concrete. He did not fee that anything out of the way had been done ly his action. Cr Morrissey said he was surpr 3rd at the Mayor's action. > ; ,■ r . The Mayor moved an. ameud«r.» .it, That the work be. done in cohere* 1 . Cr Foy seconded the amendment, wHch was lost. .•, ,4 l ■% ' Cr Fby moved a, further amendment, That the matter remain in , abeyance ' .for the time being,, and' that; the Borough Engineer prepare . a cost of the work- as. between wood and concrete, and -to report at next meeting. The Mayor seconded. This amendment was also lost, and Cr Campbell's motion j was .carried. ' - , 0n the ' motion ( of Crs • , Whittington and - Campbell; the Engineer' was instructed to haye 1 the concrete 'blocks brought . back* to the Council's yards, j The report .was then, adopted. '* BATHS COMMITTEE. The Ba£h& Committee repommended: (1) Thattho application by, the Ladies' Swimming 'Club that certain members of the men's club be allowed admission as instructors from 2 to 3 p.m. each ■Wednesday be, agreed to; (2) that application by, Mi s H. W. Warcup 1 that ladies', hours; -viz., noon till 1.80, b» substituted for 10:30, a.m.' till noon bn ( , Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, ' be agreed to. — Adopted. ABATTOIR MANAGER'S REPOKT. Mr Worthy reported ; the number of stock slaughtered during the month as, follows I.—Oattle1 .— Oattle 9li v&lveß. 7,, sheep 210, pigs -45. "Wholly, condemned; Cattle 1, pig 'JL. The fees, totalled, £6B / 14s, an increase; Jpf £6 9s ,3d on the return for bcfoberri966. — Adopted. ENGINEER'S' REPORT. , The Bbrough EnginW (Mr Macpherson) reported as follows : — ■ V v "During "the month J I - haye v started the works laid out in $he estimates for* the year; Surrey afreet, is*now graded and" formed. 1 In two or .three, weeks' time, when the' formation has had^ time tc settle down, -I will, give- the formation the six-inch- coat*' of. pit \ metal. "The 20 chains of Glovertiroad .that was left unme'talled- during the winter has now been reformed *, "this \part of the xoad has hardened >X down;,,,againfairly well during the spell, of. fine-wea-ther, and ho soft .places are notice^ , able, they having been filled up and a skin formed, over them; but the^.will always remain as weak 'patches in the read. The spiwled, boulder foundation • is now being pushed on, by the contractors, and should^ 1 be < completed to- i wards, the end of next weefc if the wea^ ther, holds' good. The stone' is 'being \ - broken to a gauge of six-inch and packed , as per specification laid- down by the Council. >*i " ■ - "The Main. South J road wiH be start,ed to-mprrow. I have .hired the grad- ' ing machine from the Eltnami Council at 20s perfweek, and employed Mr Hayward, sen., to work ' tmiT machine with his own > eight norsesypntj 'gear i and driver at 60s. per day. 'Sub. jeot-'to'the Council's approval he will plough off tne'old metal and grade the road., We will want two large : scoops to' ,do this work. I have been- unable 4;o hire two such scoops j-^as far as I can/learn they are 'all fully, employed at this time of the year, and (l we.are not likely to" be able to hire until late qn^in' the season. I have one small ' s&jop'hirect at present., This by itßelf would be of 1 very little use to move, the . large quantity of material. I .would like i your/ .'instructions .in this v master, - as> it is urgent if the work on the South., - r dad. is ;fcb be completed this summer, .ul^wo'uld\il&e. u l^wo'uld\il&e to draw your attention to tHe differen* rate of wages, paid , to the workmen employed by the borough^ which is not very 'satisfactory. • "During the month. I have learned that a water supply cut off some time ago has been , again connected without the consent of the Council. . "I would also like to draw your attention to the upe of hoses far gardening, etc. If this, is allowed to go on you cannot count on having the pressure to> do the large amount of pumping that is necessary to keep the sewage tanks .plea'r." With , reference to Glover road, the Mayor said he understood that 'certain people interested were under the impression that the stone was not being laid down, as specified. The; engineer ? had' suggested making some 'slight alteration, but when, the matter was before the Works Committee the committee would not agree to the specifications being diy.er.ted in /any, way. He would like the public to know that the , work was being carried out according • to the specifications. >^' , ■ ■ With reference, to the spopps,, the Engineer ' was instructed to see . if he could hire a -couple from neighboring local bodies, failing that, the. question to be referred to the ' Works Committee for consideration and to report at . next .meeting. ,' „r The clause dealing with wages, etc., was referred; to the Works, Committee for consideration and report*., ' It ,'was decided ,to ask the; party who had connected with the water supply without the Council's consent for an explanation. -/ ; . , The report was' then adopted. > \ CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT. . In accordance .with notice'Cr Wilkinson movedj That the Borough Solicitor ba instructed;: tp prepare >m6del form of conditions, of icontract, and that a sup* ply of same be printed.— The resolution w^s lost." '' *" \ .' C HEDGES. .*A '■' J. E. Maunder, -^estcote, Haweja, wrote calling the Council's attenfioh to an encroaching hedge on the west «de / of Wilson street. The 1 hedge, i% was stated, oyerntrag about one-half of the existing footpatni-rNb^ '. actijbn. *' "'; ) ' The BqrotighvEngineer, in l|is report,; .with reference to the '.haVoye' .said: f would, like .Your, instructions with re--''rd to the beiges. I have, given notice I to several persons Ixf cut back or rejnove their hedges as instructed. Some haye. complied, others refused or hare neslected to do so. The Mayor, in accordance with notice, moved: Where hedges are placed