BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1887, 11 August 1920, Page 7

BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL,

A mooting of the Palmerston North Borough .Council was hold Inst night, the Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) presiding. Others-present wore Councillors A. J. Giuliani, K. 11. Crab!), E. L. Broad, J. Hodsens, ('. K. Spooner and L. R. Bryant. Leave pf absence was granted Councillor S. 11. Lancaster. CORRESPONDENCE. ’ I' ro jn Trovoi Bros.,' making application on behalf of Kowpi Browing Co. for V 2 inch water set'vice to tin ir premists in Ferguson street.—Granted,

From- W. Cook and Sons, making app'ication lur pc.mission to disci)urge llio surplus water ftom their condenser (rstimati d quantity about gallons per hour) into the dram _ which runs trorn Main street through private property into Church street, and agreeing to pay proportion of the cost! Referred to the engineer *' r ° n .‘ >L Mnckay (mi b half of Mr W. Akers), drawing atlentioii to water winch accumulates in part til Broad street in wet weafher, and asking that this particular part of Bio street be graded in order to pioMclo ft fall. Inferred to the engineer. I" rom Nurse Kathleen Garvon asking Council to seriously consider a rebate of the rental of the Opera House, which was recently utilised for a. concert, owing to same not having been a financial success.— Received.

From Mrs -Mlwood and Miss C.'outts, askCouncil to seriously consider improving the lighting nt the Hage in (he Coronation J tall, and a .so pointing out (hat the stage curtain rujui.esi adjusting.- Referred to (he Opera House Committee. J'rom building Jockey C üb, intimating that they propose carrying out a scheme of improvement to their racecourse, and askJ n e */ l 1'? :i oun « il . would have any objection to Air Anck advising (hem on this *inatler. —Approved.

From ILiwera Brantifying Committee, asking Inal .» r Mlark In permitted to advise l hem le i lie laying*out ol public reserves, — Rolorred to Reserves fommivtee hiom iatepa\eis, complaining that surface water from North street Park finds its way on to property in Jvanhoc tenaco.—Refernil to the engineer.

, J' 101:1 S. ...chaw, complaining of oucl smell ariing fmn; 11 oitow 1 1 itu lagoon at the rear of Alexandra street.—Referred t(. the llcnltli ( onniiittee. —('ouncillor Spooner stated in tin’s connection that the lere! of the water in the llokowliiitt lagoon had (alien considerably of late years and there was drainage from houses in the vicinity flowing into it.

I' lol,l Director of Education. intimating that the Minister of Education had approved of the proposal to vest the educational reserve at the corner of Terraco and I’eatherston streets in the Council subject :o certain conditions.—Referred to Reserves Committee. I' rom Minister of Lands, with refercnco to proposed acquisition of the sc« nic reserve at To -Mfiriii. and pointing out. that it an option could be secured on the bush at a reasonable piice, and if dctini.e proposals were submitted re financing, the question of Government subsidy would lie considered. Referred to Reserves Committee. From Minister of Finance, intimating hat applications from local bodies for cote icnt to the rinsing ol loans would be favourably considered in till easts where the rate of interest did not exceed 51 per ■out.—Received. ENGINEER’S REPORT. Water tables have been cleaned in a, number of streets. The ordinary macadam streets have required a good deal of attention since the recent heavy rains and patching with metal has been carried out where necessary. The new kerb and chan-

nel in North street have been completed. A short length of kerb in Carroll street has been lowered to suit the level of the new Fcatherston street kerbing. The work under this heading has been held up for die past, fortnight owing to shortage of content. The footpaths in Stanley avenue are now being tarred and sanded, and when they are completed the footpaths' in Moornngi street will be undertaken. Good progress was being made in the Kuwait bridge tip to the ''(lit hist, when the water levels rose after the recent rains, preventing any further work being done. Up to the present the state of the work is that mo half of the southern side wall has boon put in to a height of 3 feet above foundations. Under the heading of concrete work the engineer reported that during the past throe weeks thirteen private culverts had been put in and that 52 kerb blocks, 84 channel blocks, and 41 culvert crossing- slabs had. boon made, GENERAL BUSINESS. The following recommendations by the Public Works Committee were considered ;

That Mr Rohertshaw’s application for a footway in College street for a distance of two chains from the corner of Marne greet lie granted, the cost of such work to de met out of loan moneys, and half the imonnt to he charged to the property iwners. —Approved. That the Council he ■ecommended to take over Mrs South's icw street through part sec. 975, and as '■. here has been a misapprehension in retard to the laying of the sewer, the said work to he carried out at a later date, the mm required having already been deposit’ll with the Council.—Approved. On the recommendation of the Reserves Committee it was decided that as the proKisod pavilion at the North street I’ark is ion-essential at the present time, its eivcion he deferred. (V. Crahh, chairman of he committee, also moved that the e\l'nuon of the pavilion in the park in Kit/•lerhert street should he postponed. ■‘Houses are the nresent pressing need,” said Cr. Crahh. This was agreed to. CIIAXXm.IXG OF STREETS. Pursuant to his notice of motion Cr. .lodgens moved: ‘‘That the resolution passed at a previous meeting of the Council, whereby it was decided to charge .he whole’or a part of the cost of ehunlelling to the adjoining property owners, shall not apply to streets already vested in die Council.” The mover urged that the “ost of channelling came under the heading of reading. It was quite independent if the footuaths, the construction of which he property owners contributed, to, and as mch it was manifestly milair that the property owners adjoining should he asked to hear a share of the expense. Cr. Crab’i seconded the motion pro ■(irma, and stated that he wished to make he position a little clearer. If the CounA 1 had to hear the whole expense of chanlolling it would have to reduce its share (if he cost, of constructing footpaths accordingly. , . . , The motion was put to the meeting and lost.