BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1937, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. Tlie Hokitika Borough Council met last night, at 8.45 o’clock. Present; Mr, G. A. Perry (Mayor), Crs T. W. Duff, E. Park, A. 11. Elcock, G. Heinz, L. Michel arid E. Teiclietmaim. Apologies were made for the absence of Crs Thompson and Parry. Leave or absentee was granted to Or if.. King. INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. FrOrii CoriimissiOner of Transport,' indieating the; prevalence of certain factors which have contributed largely towards the cause of motor accidents, and asking ilirit special attention be paid to these factors.—Received. From Public Trustee forwarding!, debenture No. 4, duly cancelled, for £B3 13s lOd due ori the Ist. Jririe, 1937, in respect of Conversion Loan, 1934 No. I.—Received. Froni Hokitika Municipal Band, expressing thanks for donation in aid of baiid funds.—Received. From Official Secretary, Government House, advising that His Excellency the Governor General and Lady Galway (when Her Excellency returns from England) have it in mind to pay a visit to the glaciers and that it is Their Excellencies wish as soon as suitable opportunity presents itself, to pay an official visit to Hokitika on that occasion.—Received. From Secretary, U.A.0.D., Hokitika, asking that water be laid to the Lodge ro'orii.—Received. From John Burns arid Co. Ltd., advising that the balance of Everite pipes are expected to reach Lyttelton on the 15th Atlgdst nC>tt.—Received. : From Ken C01e5,... offering to purchase a quantity, of second-hand;-1* G.I. water pipe when. availabJe.-i-Re-ceived,; referred to C'r Heinz to assess. From Rev W. Ef. Alfon Carr. Secretary Ministers’ Association, application for the use of the town hall front the 2-6th August arid an option on thej'sucy deeding .week, the hall ,to he .ayaida.file between 6.15 p.nv. and 7.45 p.m. Alsjo asking permission to iiohl a inassvoperiair meeting at the' water well at ihfe corner of Re veil and Weld Streets oh Fridays 6th and 13th August.—Received and requests granted. From Turnbull arid Jones ,Ltd.'. Wellington, forwarding drawing No. 690(50 giving general arrangements of the motor-driven pumping sets which they are supplying .—Received. From Win. C. Campbell, Fitzherbert street, asking if the Council will remove a water service connection'which passes through his property to. supply : adjoining section.—Received and agreed to. ■■ - Y ... ■

Pfoin R.. A. Detlaff, stating that the owner of section 6263 at? the corner oil' Revel! and Park streets is apparently fencing in part of the street and the encroachment should not be permitted. -—Received.

From R. G. Day asking that- footpath be constructed at the corner of Fitzherbert and Tudor streets to his section.—Received. From Park, Murdoch and James, agents for the owners of sections 16, 18, 20, 48 and 52, town of Hokitika, pointing out that these sections comprise the Occidental Hotel property arid it is .necessary to erect a new hotel building adn asking whether the Council will close the existing right-of-way which separates sections 16 and 48 on the one side from sections 18, 20 and 52 on the other sid6 rind transfer the closed right-of-way to the owners of the. aforesaid sections. As a consideration their clients are prepared to grant in lieu of the said right-of-way, a right-of-way from their portion pf sections 52 and 20 as shown coloured red oil tlie plan. The expenses will be borne •by .their clients. The width of tlie; existing right-of-way is 12 links and the;, proposed right-of-way is 15 links,— ceived; request costs to be paid by applicant.

From James O’Brien, Esq, M.P., advising that the Employment •■Department is prepared to offer. £3 for .£1 subsidy for any work that Local Bodies decide -.to go on with and in cases of smaller Bodies whose revenue might prevent their supplying .their share of employing men in* their district, and even more liberal subsidy might be forthcoming. .The number of men who can be employed on this basis on the Coast is fifty.—Received; consideration deferred;

From the Health Inspector, notification of work performed during the month of June, 1937, and advising one case of Poliomyelitis.—Received.

From Chairman, Hokitika Fire Board, advising that the Fire Board proposes erecting a hew Fire Station on the present site and asking that the necessary steps be taken to have the site vested for the purposes of a Fire Station. The area required is a frontage of 50ft. in Hamilton street and a deptli of SOft.—Received; Town Clerk to take action to have area vested in Council.

Fro nt Secretary, Westland Hospital Board, advising that the Hokitika Borough Council’s**’proportion#^ofi the levy for the financial year ending the 31st. Ha roll, 1935, is £1,3*26 (is od.,

payable in nine monthly instalments of ‘£l47 7s 4d., commencing oil the Ist. Hav, 1937.—-Received and approved. From Secretary, Hokitika Poultry and Pigeon Club asking to use the Town Hall yard as an entry to the club room for the forthcoming show.— Received and granted. From Hiss J. Hall, asking that footpath at front of Section 6263, Revell

Street, be cleared and levelled.—Received; to be attended to.

Froni Director-General, Department of Agriculture, forwarding a copy of suggested bill dealing with the slaughter of animals, and asking lor constriictive comments.—Received • referred to Town Clerk and abattoir inspector. ■ Froni' A. Fleming and other residents,' drawing attention to the menace through the removal of sand along the' sea side of north Revell Street, and stating that during spring tides, the water homes through to the .street level—Received; action 'to ibe takeri against offenders. From W. H. Shannon and other residents', drawing attention to the lack of drainage fof .the residents of Revell Street, frriin Hainpdriri Street northwards,' and asking that a pipe drain of. adequate be laid througn Caineron’s pSddock'.— Received; referred to Public’ Works Coirimittee for report. From A. R; Elcock, as agent of lessee, W. Wilson, applying for transfer of lease of reserve to Dr. Aitkeri. —Received arid agreed to. REPORTS. The treasurer reported general account receipts £744 8s 6d, payments £678 14s Bd, debit balance £685 16s 7d, Loan account piiymepts £Bll2 ,4s 7c!: Credit balance £9213 145.8 d ceived. Accounts amounting to £Bll2 on loan account, arid £lOl2 10s 7d, general account, were passed for payment. . : ■ \ -■ ' ’ J ABATTOIR REPORT. From manager, abattoirs, reporting during June, there were slaughtered 42; cows, 32. heifers, 69 bullocks, 255 sheep, .8 lambs. 15 pigs,.2l calves. Condemned, nil. Fees for period, £7B Os 6d (same period last year £7l 16s 6d). —Received. . CEMETERY COMMITTEE. The' Cemetery Committee suggested that the .fees at the cemqterv he increased. Interments, adults £2 10s; children £1; and price for graves be single £1 10s, and double £3; that the rental of the sexton’s house be 15s per week ; to. date from July 1, —Received and adopted, —-t- .. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance,Committee recommended that the salary of the Borough Inspector be increased to £4,Bs 4d per week; the present water guage keeper to continue temporarily at 2s ,6d per day ; that the wages of the reserves caretaker be contiritied at 35 hours per .week at £3 17s 3d per week, with right to private work.—Received and approved. . j RATING PROPOSALS ! .:. ( .. • ‘ ' 'The Town " Clerk- submitted the estimates of receipts and paymenl| and racing, proposals for the year, ending March 31, 1938, as-follows The Local Bodies’’ Labourers Award has reduced the hours of the outside', staff to 40 hours a week and increased, the wages and overtime. Prior to the Award if three of the staff were engaged for four hours on a Saturday afternoon in j repairing a burst in a water main the cost for overtirrie was £l,3s 9d. Under the Award tlie cost would b’e £2 4s 4d, iii increase on four hours work of £1 Os 7d. Tlie matter of overtime will therefore be an anxiety until the new mains are installed, in preparing the estimates the expenditure -has been kept at a bare maintenance level, there being no • provision for capital \Vork except £177 for the piping of two drains, which’is an urgent and necessary work.

The following are the 'increased payments as against 1936-37'rating year Clerical salaries £3B ; Inspector’s saTnry £47 • outside staff wages £249. Total £334. ' " „ ' *! . i. ■" L . ... \ a . * Estimated' increase in overtime and casuil labour 103 Increase in ( Hospital Levy ... 206 Water Supply Loan (half-year only), interest and principal Cosh of Housing Survey . ... .... . 100 Total increased payments ’...; 1228 . The increased payments can-be made by 1 adding 1 an. extra 2d to the , rates which with the extra Id levied last year Will produce £873. An increased revenue of £216 for increased : Heavy Traffic Fees, Drivers’ Licenses, and other sources is expected and the balance will be obtained by levying speor ial / rates on the nett amount of annual charge, .If these proposals are adopted the rates would he: —General rate 9d in£, Hospital rate 4d in £, Special rate 5d in £. Total rates Is 6d iif £, with a iniform sanitate<S?6'of lss per pan. The rebate undev Section 64 of the •Rating Act,: 1925;it0 be reduced to 24 per cent on: all,.rates-and sanitary fees.

The total rates Hyied last year were ! ls 4d in the £. The estimates of receipts and expenditure and the rating proposals |we re received and adopted. FOREMAN’S REPORT • The Borough foreman reported as follows on work carried out during the month.,- 1 - More than half the month was occupied with the new pipes aiid fittings in unloading from the railway trucks, and the m.v. Hokitika. The remaining lot of- the bitumen lined Bhi. pipes arrived, and on June 7 started tin*' loading. The number was 317’-ranging from 18 to 23 feet in length. ’W£ finl# 1 ed distributing the required- number along the route, and the remainder we

stacked at the Borough stables yard. The Fverite pipes were stacked in the Town Hall yard, and at the- gas works. We are now clearing the line and expect; to start laying the main from the reservoiivjby the end of the-month. . A new 'water connection was put in tc a new residence in Livingstone street for the Hokitika-Kanieri .Sawmills Co. j Three chains of concrete-lined Hume pipes were laid in Fitzherbert street. ■These pipes were in stock and were used ito connect on to the 13 chains, laid down about twelve months ago. | Cl&mp§ were put on burst pipes in Weld street, Sewell street and Brjttari street. Two days were spent on the pipe-line '.between the reservoir and the Lake, repairing. Two days were spent carting river beach gravel on to the streets, two drays being used : A. drain in Bark street wasf blocked, and was cleaned out. A drain at the intersection of Sewell street and Gibson Qiiayi-was also cleaned out. A sman. shed was erected along side the road below, the ‘reservoir for keeping tools rind gear in. The average depth .of water in the reservoir for the month was 3ft 3in.— Received.

GENERAL It was resolved Lo defer consideration of the erection of a stop bank on Gib'son Quay, until a later date. The Public Works Committee, were authorised to carry the read into Hoffmann street from Hampden street for a distance of five chains at the cost of about £25. The Council rose at 9.30 p.m. I