ARROW BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4047, 3 May 1932, Page 5

ARROW BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary monthly meeting -of the Arrow Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr AV. Milne), Crs W. H. James, J. Jenkins, G. H. Hansen, J. AY .Reed and Jas. Shaw. G. Summers wrote tendering his resignation as a member of the Council. E. J. Saunders wrote stating that owing to various reasons, including his inability to spare the time t(o carry out his duties, he tendered his resignation as a member of the Council. Both resignations were accepted with regret. Ralph E. Taylor, solicitor, Auckland, wrote stating that he had received instructions from Miss B. G. Hay to act for her on the sale of section 9, block IX (adjoining the Athenaeum Hall) to the Council, the price asked being £lO. j On the motion of Or. James, second- ! ed by Cr. Jenkins, it was decided to purchase the section at the price . mentioned. I AY, A. Bodkin, ALP., wrote inform- j ing the Council that the Minister ol justice had advised him that he was placing the Arrow-town Court on the same status as Clyde, viz., it would ■be a Justices of the Peace Court with the right to hear ah small criminal cases, drunks etc., —Received) Mr Bodkin to be thanked. T. Pryd-e ,secretary, Southland Hospital Board, wrote stating that at the request of Mr John Cockburn, the district he had to advise the Council that when the Board transferred the Arrow Hospital property to the Arrow Borough Council, as from Ist August, 1919, such transfer included land, buildings, fencing, and ■equipment, the Board’s condition being that the Council would use the property in any way thought desirable for the benefit of the people of the district, but not as a public hospital. The agreement between the two bodies indicated that it the property should at any time be required for hospital purposes it would be revested in the Hospital Board—Received, the Mayor stating that, Hie letter was the result of inquiries he had made from Mr Cockburn regarding the ownership of a dresser in the hospital building. R. M. Paterson wrote acknowledging receipt of a letter from the town clerk informing him that bis tender of £SO Is 6d (for hospital building) had been accepted provided that he was agreeable. Writer stated that he was, on the following terms:—“(!) That I am given an extension of time for two months to remove the main hospital building; (2) that I am supplied with an inventory of the contents of the building; (3) that I am -allowed to dump the debris in a bole on an unused road-line leading to Arrow river west from hospital. Terms cash on 30th April, 1932.”' On the motion of Cr. James, .seconded by Cr. 'Reed, it was agreed to accept the tender on the terms stated, it being understood that the range, bath and dresser were included in the purchase. Jas. Stanton, secretary AYakatipu District Football Sub-union, applied for permission to charge lor admittance to the Recreation Ground for matches played on 21st May, -itH June, 2nd July, and 10th July. In the event of any of the matches being postponed through unfavourable weather, the match would be played a week later, and the other matches arrangeed accordingly. —Permission was granted on the same terms as in previous years. . F. Varney Health Inspector, torwarded his report on inspections in the borough. The licensed hotels had been inspected in order lor a report ; to be furnished to the Licensing Com-mittee-Received. John Reid, lessee of sections in the Borough Extension, notified the Council that he would not renew the lease j except at a reduced rent. The pre- I sent rent was £1 per year, and he was I willing to pay half that amount.—MiRe id to be inlonned that the Council | could not see its way to make any re- j duct-ion. f , | Eric A. Scheib, contractor for the | erection of the hall, made application for a progress payment of £3oo.—On the motion of the Mayor, seconded bv Cr Reid, a progress payment ol £350 was granted, only the proposer and seconder (Crs. James and Hansen) voting for an amendment that the payment be £2OO. Cr. Shaw said Mr Scheib had informed him that he was placing on the front of the new hall a marble slab on which would appear the names names of the Mayor, town clerk, and builders. These he was putting on free of charge, but if the Council desired the names of the councillors they would be added at a cost ol Id per letter. , , . It was decided that Mr Scheib be authorised to add the names ol the present councillors. The Mayor said that Mr AA ilham McKibbin had interviewed Crs. Shaw, Jenkins, Reed and himself regarding the trust he wished the Council to acaccept for the purpose of maintenance and repair of four graves in the Ar-row-town cemetery. This matter had come before the Council at its meeting in June last, when it was decided not to accept the trust. The Mayor said that Mr McKibbin was very anxious that the Council should take over the trust as he wished the graves to be looked alter in perpetuity, and he considered that the Council was the only body w Inch could do Hits. Mr McKibbin bad offered a £IOO debenture, t Ho interest on which (£5 10s per year) was be devoted towards the maintenance and repair of the graves. In the agreement previously submitted to tibe Council provision was made lor certain work to be carried out every seven years at a cost of £2O. Mr AlcKibbiu was agreeable to extend •this period to nine years, and tie had impressed on them that in the event

of repairs being* required and funds not being available from the trust,' such repairs should stand over until funds had accumulated. Mr McKibbin had also asked that an inspector should be appointed to see that tlho work was properly carried out, and he had expressed the wish that Mr James Shaw should be the first injispector. Mr McKibbin had also stated that provision Would be made In the agreement that the clerk and , her successors would be remunerated for the extra work entailed by the trustln reply to a question, the Mayor said that he understood that any fee paid the inspector and clerk would come out of the trust fund. After a short discussion, it was decided to accept the trust, provided that a clause be put in the agreement to the effect that in the event of repairs being required and no funds available that the Trustees were in no way responsible until the funds bad accumulated sufficiently to meet such repairs. The Council also agreed to the appointment of an inspector at a remuneration of £2 over the period of nine years, Mr James Shaw to be the first inspector. Accounts amounting to £33 5s Bcl were passed for payment. After the payment of accounts and the progress payment of £250 to Mr Scheib, the credit balance was reported to be £391 3s 2d. The question of utilising the town water supply for generating power to light the new hall was discussed at length in committee, and it was decided that further tests be made as to the pressure obtainable.