BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. rite mult thly meeting of the Feilding lioroiigh Council uns liekl Inst ('veiling, the Mayor (Mr T. L. Soddon) presiding. Also present were C'rs. A\ . \Y. Andrews, A. C. Bnist, li. IStirne, I’. I!. Desmond, A. ,1. Humphreys, O. li. .McClure, A. C. AlcCorkmdale, V. K. Smith and P. (C Cuy. COM li ESP ON DENCE. A letter was received from the Oroua County Council in reply to tin. liorough Council’s letter requostiu,., that tile Cemetery Road and liniiuy-thorpe-Ashluirst Road he considered when further tar-sealing work is contemplated, 'Hie Oroua Council advised that it intended to make a start with the [iiinnyt horpe-Ashhurst Hoad this year, lint in respect of the Cemetery Road, the letter added that the council was prepared to consider its sealing providhd the' liorough Council would meet half the cost.— It was staled that the liorough Council could not see its way clear to pay hall the

cost, and the letter was received with out. further comment.

It was decided to write asking Air 0. T. Alley, officer in charge of the Country Library Service to address the ratepayers and outline the objects and workings of the service. This decision was arrived at when a letter was before the council stating that Air Alley proposed to visit Eejlding. Ju respect of an application by the Eeilding Howling Club lor a remission ol rates in terms ol the Rating Act, 192-j. the club was advised to obtain an adjustment of values in terms of the Valuation ol Land Act, ll)2o. Tho council decided to refer back to the finance and works committees for further consideration an application by 'a ratepayer lor a.n extension of the sewer to a section in Derby Street. The council passed a formal resolution confirming the levying of rates lor the year 1939-40. [n respect of an application for the sc we race svsteni to he extended to a sectioiTin Derby Street, the. works and finance committees recommended that the council accede to the request only on the condition that the applicant

stands the* cost. The committees recommended Unit the council advance the amounts of £8 8s (its proportion of administration costs and roll of honour) and £.lo (half of its allocation of costs in connection with the provincial memorial) in respect of its commitments in regard to the Centennia' Exhibition. The finance committee rooommendei that the council supply water free o charge at the pleasure of the counci lor the proposed memorial write trough at. Hitchrnan's Corner, provid oil the trough is erected, coniioctei and maintained in a satisfactory man tier at no cost to the council. It was recommended by the finane and works committees that the Marta wain County Council he advised of th proposal to tar-seal South Street am asked to agree to pay an allocation o . tile cost of 20 chains of the boundar portion on the usual basis. Accounts amounting to -CH-12 10s 3< wore passed for payment, the resolu tion also confirming the payments al ready made amounting to £l2lO ISs and included in the total. It. was stated that- the slaughterin' contract at the abattoir expires short ly. and it was decided that tenders In called for a fresh contract. ' Titl'd'; PLANTING SCHEME. A fairly large number of street tree; in Denbigh Street and Derby Stree have not survived; “32 in Denbigl Street and 28 in Derby Street will re quire to he replaced if it is decided ti maintain the lines ” states the bor otigh engineer in his report. Cr. Andrews referring to the failure of the trees to survive, stated tha: I some of them had been damaged l>.' motorists. lie had been advised tlial one of the trees had been scorched I>.\ the action of a resident in burning hedge dippings close to if, with the result that it had died. Ho regretted that the trees had boon abused. The .Mayor said he was glad Cr. Andrews had mentioned the matter and he, too, had noticed that some of the trees had not been cared for properly, and he regretted that some of tlu> residents lacked the civic pride the efforts to beautify .the town deserved. Cr. McClure felt that the main cause of the trees’ failure had been carelessness on the part of the residents concerned, and he considered that it would ho, a waste of money to replace the trees. The Mayor said that the trees which had been eared for were healthy and were making good growth, and he would not like to see the scheme to beautify the I own abandoned. The remaining trees would look lnneIv and patchy if replacements of the dead ones were not made, Cr. Desmond said. The council decided to replant trees in the vacancies. OFFICIALS’ REPORTS. Mr I!. K. Ilepworth (abattoir manager) reported for May as follows, the figures in parentheses being those for the corresponding month la-1 year: —24 cows (99), 12 oxen (15) 98 heifers (30), ewes (28), 382 wethers (314), lambs (9), 1454 pigs (1971), 9 vealers (4), and 3 hobby calves (2) were dealt with at the abattoir. Fees amounted to £227 8s 2d, as compared with £283 11s for the corresponding month of last year. Mr li. \V. 11. Wood (librarian) advised that there were now 236 subscribers to the library and during May 32 new hooks had been placed on the shelves, while the number of books changed bad totalled 3172. Mr T. K. Ilav (borough engineer) reported that good progress was being made with the work in connection with the new Kiwilea Stream bridge. 'I lie abutments and piers had been completed, and temporary piles driven for carrying the framework. Rapid progress was also 1 icing made with the filling in of tfie approaches. Twelve men engaged under rlio subsidised labour scheme had been dispensed with. A total of 1090 cubic yank of metal were put through the crusher during the month, and of that amount 458' yards had been used for street, maintenance, 146 yards sold, and 486 yards placed on dumps. Willow stumps on (he pipe-line from the reservoirs had been poisoned, while the reservoirs had been cleaned. A .start had been made to

clean up and level Ibe area at the roar of (lie Community Centre building for the purpose of making a lawn. Due lo the withdrawal of tins subsidised labour, occasional additional labour would bo required at (lie cemetery to maintain the ground in good order.