BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2649, 18 May 1923, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Pending Borough Council was presided over last evening by Cr. J. S. Tingey (Mayor). Also preesnt were Crs. Barltrop, Andrews, Carthew, McCorkindale, Pryde, Sutton, Smith,* Pagan and Stewart The Department of Health wrote urging the Council, in view of the prevalence of plague in Eastern countries, that constant action be taken against all rodents. The Mayorthought the Department was quite right in keeping councils up to the mark, although Feilding did not require thc admonition. He also mentioned that a supply of rat virus are now available and would be experimented, with. In reply to a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, it was decided to state that the tar sealing of roads was one of thc planks of the present Council, and that children’s playgrounds could not be made out of revenue this year. Mr A. E. Sandford wrote regarding the upkeep of Kowhai Park, pointing out the present arrangements were a very heavy tax on the cajnmunity, and suggested that the present caretaker be put on the Council’s permanent staff, to bo under the control of the Council for five months of the year, and on two days per week of thc otherseven months.

The Mayor and councillors congratulated the committee on the excellent work it had done. They were exceedingly pleased with the excellent con-, dition of the grounds, and to show their appreciation, it was unanimously agreed t'o accede to the request. Cr. Barltrop: "An oasis in Feilding.” The residents of Hobson Street asekd that repairs be done to The footpaths.—The Council regretted it was unable to accede to the request at present. A letter from Mr J. G. Cobbe re storm water, and Mr Wm. Barrow re footpaths were referred to the Works Committee for report. The W.E.A. thanked the Council for the use of the library as also did the Feilding Hockey Association for the use of Victoria Park. Mr Edwin Arnold, of the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society, wrote asking for axdonation. —The Council decided it would establish a bad precedent to give a contribution, while agreeing that the Society was performing good service. In considering the reservoir caretaker’s report, Cr. Smith thought that if the filter at the reservoir was cleared out, councillors might got a surprise. He did not think ft had been cleaned for six years. They were told by the caretaker that they could not fill the reservoir, but In some mysterious way it had become filled. Now, they were told that the filter would not work, but the councillor considered it should be cleaned out after eveiy fresh, and on his motion the waterworks committee was asked to attend to this.

In consideration of the pound-keep-er’s report, Cr. Pagan said many complaints had been made of cattle and horses straying in the streets, and it seemed as if the pound-keeper was not doing his work.