Pahiatua

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6910, 16 May 1929, Page 4

Pahiatua

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETS, “ From Our Own Correspondent. - The first monthly meeting of tho • newly-elected Borough council was held on. Monday evening. Thero were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. D. 1 Wilson), Crs. A. Ross, P. Tulloch, A. D. Donald, W. T. Brown, F. Britland, P, R. Boagoy, J. Murphy, J. C. Davidson, and W. H. Murch. Cr. Donald, who was not present at last Wednesday’s meeting to invest the new Mayor and councillors, last night made the usual statutory declaration. The Mayor welcomed him back to tho council table, and in return Cr. Donald congratulated Mr Wilson on his return as Mayor, also the new councillors. He hoped that they would do real good work together just as the "Happy Family’’ had done. Tho assistant-secretary for the Fire Brigade Sports gala, Mr. D. W. Wilton, forwarded 14s 7d, being 10s per cent of the gate takings at tne gala held on the Recreation ground. Cr. P. R. Brngey moved: "That this council welcomes and appreciates any movement by the citizens having as its object the improvement of the Recreation ground by providing a grandstand or bettering the playing fields, and that tho council wil subsidise any funds given it for that purpose.’’ This was seconded by Cr. W. T. Brown and carried. Grant to Plunket Society. The Pahiatua branch of tho Plunket Society wrote asking the Council for a grant towards the upkeep of the women’s rest room. Appreciation was expressed of the previous grants. The town clork pointed out that the last grant was of £lO made in June last. Tho Mayor said that the work of the Society was a labour of love with the ladies, who had to provide a large portion of the maintenance money required. A grant of the same amount as last year, he thought, could again be made. On the motion of Crs. Tulloch and Murch, a resolution was passed making a grant of £lO to the society. Finance. Tho treasurer’s report was as follows: "General account, credit £928 Is 6d; interest, debit, £l3 3s 6d; library, debit, £2 14s Id; carnival park, credit, £151; children’s playground, credit, £127 6s 8d; war memorial, credit, £124 18s sd; credit balance, £1315 9s. "The credit in May, 1927, was £1949 18s lid, and fixed deposit £l9l 9s sd, as against £1203 19s 7d this May and fixed deposit £lll 9s 5d and was made up as follow's: General account, credit £745 9s 8d; carnival park, £142 10s Id; library, £3 19s lid; interest, £754 11s 8d; children’s playground, £164 6s Id; war memorial, £l2B 8s lid; heavy traffic licenses, £202 2s; total, £2141 8s 4d. "The difference is due to tho large credit in the interest account and heavy traffic fees received and not paid out at 30th April, 1927. This year there is a debit in the interest account owing to the credit balances from special rates and interest on fixed deposits having run ouit and it will bo necessary to collect increased special rates to pay the charges on. the loans." The annual report and balance sheet of the Domain showed a credit of £ll9 19s 3d. The area of,the Domain had. originally been, 14 acres 3 roods but I the rivor had washed it away until l now only 2 acres were left. Mr. H. A. Bick, secretary of the Poppy Day fund ,advised that the proceeds from tho sale of poppies had this year realised £3O, and the council was again asked to subsidise this amount for tho purpose of giving employment to a returned soldier. Tho council accepted the sum on tho terms suggested. The Masterton County council forwarded a return of the heavy traffic fees for the year ended March 31, 1929. The fees received by the Pahiatua Borough had been £343 0s lOd and in turn

tho borough was allocated £139 Os lOd. —Received. By-Laws Needed For Hawkers. A copy of a resolution "unanimously passed at a public meeting held in the King’s theatre on March 22., when there was an attendance of close on 300 people thereat" was received from Mr D. Moriarty, "convenor of the meeting." Tho resolution read: "That this public meeting of citizens of Pahiatua calls upon tho incoming Pahiatua Borough council to treat as a matter of urgency and pass a by-law prohibiting all hawkers from entering the Borough of Pahiatua for the purposes of hawking." The Mayor suggested that the letter be referred to the Finance committee for a report. Cr. P. Tulloch said he had no doubt that the business people had a grievance as far as the hawkers of fruit and other things were concerned. The Mayor: "A lot of them are a nuisance. ’' Cr. Tulloch: "And their prices are not lower when you consider the quality of the stuff they sell." The Mayor: "If the council went into the question of new by-law 3 it ' might as well embody this. We can also make a by-law dealing with a particular matter if we wish to, but it would take 9 or 10 months before it came into operation." The matter was referred to the Finance committee for a report.