HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1928, Page 2

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th. The Council met at 7.30 p.m. Present:—Messrs G. A. Perry (Mayor), T. W. Duff, E. W. Heenan, W. Jeffries, A. C. Armstrong,* J. King, and Dr Teichelmann. Apologies were made for Messrs Elcock, Evans, and Hein/.. The minutes were confirmed and outward correspondence approved. IN WARD CORRESPONDENCE. From Hokitika Gas Coy. intimating that stock of 2000 gallons of tar was stored at Gas Works, and asking for payment for 1000 gallons.—Received and request acceded to. From State Fire and Accident Insurance Cov., intimating that policy covering petrol pumps was not yet prepared but that the Council is being held covered in accordance with the provisions of the proposals.—Received. From Public Works Department., Wellington, forwarding approval for expenditure o'f £219. for maintenance of Mam Highway in Borough year ending 31st March, 1929.—Received. From Greymouth and Hokitika branches of the Canterbury Automobile Association, soliciting Council’s support and co-operation in having the Kumara Junction to Flowery Creek Coast Road completed, and suggesting that the Council pass resolution and forward it to the Government through the member for the district. —Received ; the Council to support the recommendation. From N.Z. Refrigerating Coy. intimating that fat 168 sheep were delivered into Hokitika 1 during the nr nth of August, 1928, and forwarding cheque for £8 Bs, Abattoir Fees.—Received. From Clerk, Grey County Council, forwarding cheque 'for £7B 9s lid, being proportion of heavy traffic fees for the period ended the 19th September, 1928. —Received.

From Public Trust Office, Wellington, forwarding cancelled interest coupons for £B7 10s, due on the Ist September.—Received. From Miss F. A. Thompson, Weld Street, application for refund of halfcost (£2 19s) of boundary fence between her section and Borough Reserve No.' 534; Weld 'Street.— Received’:' referred to Town Clerk.

From Miss If. jAi j Thompson, Weld Street, withdrawing her application to rent Reserve No. 534..1 —Received. From A. R. Elcoek, solicitor, application for consent to transfer lease No. 163, Sub-section 2. Hokitika M.C. Endowment from O. W. Amberger to F. G. Amberger.—Received ; transfer accepted. From Public Works Department, Greymoutli, forwarding cheque for £29, being Main Highways subsidy for the maintenance from the Ist March, 1928, to the 30th June, 1928.—Received.

From W. Connor, slaughterman, application for fourteen days’ annual l*ave from the Ist to the 14tli October,, 1928, inclusive. —Received ; request granted. From Alfred Key, relinquishing reserve in Roiiestbn" Street.-—Received and accepted. From R. Mackley, asking for approach to garage be gravelled.—Received; referred to Works Committee. The Town Clerk was authorised to take the necessary action to give lease over reserve to Mr L. Gooch as previously arranged.

The action of the Mayor was approved in connection with the repairs to the swimming baths and the vote of £SO was agreed to and passed. It was resolved to ask the Swimming Club to supply a copy of their annual balance sheet.

REPORTS. From Treasurer reporting receipts £1069 12s 6d, payments £268 6s 10d, credit balance £1059 9s lOd.—Received. Accounts amounting to £647 10s 3d were passed for payment. The Town Clerk was authorised to arrange with the County Council tor an easement of a small area on which the baths pumping plant is installed. WATERWORKS. The Mayor took the opportunity to refer to the enquiries having been in progress for some time past in regard to the water works, stating that most of the information desired was, now to hand and the remainder would be available in the course of a few days. When this came to hand he proposed to call the Waterworks Committee together and alter giving, full consideration to the various aspects they would report to the Council which could then derinilely decide on the course of action to be followed. As a result of the enquiries made he was of the opinion mat tne Hume Pipe Company pipes were the most suitable and the cheapest for the first section at the lake, which had to be renewed. He had found tnat the cost of 6984 feet of 9 inch pipes would he £IOB2 Us 3d. while for 10 inch pipes the cost would be £1302. The engineers, Messrs Holmes and Son, had recommended the increase in size from 8 inch as at present, to 9 inch. As a result of investigation made it was found that the water coming into the pipeline trum the penstock at lvanieri forks was sufficient to supply the town with water, so there would be no difficulty experienced when it was necessary to cut off the Lake supply for the purpose of carrying out the renewal operations for the first stage. A general discussion followed in the course of which Mr King urged that the new line should be laid on the course as outlined previously by the Foreman which was an easier one. The Mayor pointed out that the engineers had reported on this aspect, pointing out that though it was a more suitable one than tne present one it would cost far more to la.y the new line over that country as

most of the excavation was already made on the old line, and it would save considerable expense. After Mr Jeffries had referred to the previous decision of the Council to carry out this section as the most needed owing to its unstable condition and Dr Teichelmanu had mentioned several matters requiring looking into by the Waterworks Committee, of which lie is a member, the discussion ended, the -Mayor signifying that the Committee would be called together as soon as the remainder of the information they were expecting came to band and their decision would then come before the Council for final ratification.

It was mentioned that the I reinsure: had arranged in this year s estimate! for an expenditure of £I.OOO, and tlm could he spent without pressing tot heavily cm the funds of the C ouncil i! care were shown in regard to the otlic general expenditure. Ibis wrs accept ocl as a. very satisfactory position. -ne Council then adjourned at B.lc