RICHMOND BOROUGH COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 August 1924, Page 8

RICHMOND BOROUGH COUNCIL

The fortnightly, meeting of the; Richmond Borough Fkntncil Vas held" on Tuesdav, 12th August-, at 7 p.m. ...Present: Ilie Mayor, Crs. -.Kuld;- Cross, Kellv, Croucher, and Lusty. Accounts amounting to £423' 4s;. lOd were passed for payment. The Mayor mentioned that' ho liad telephoned the owner of land at the Reservoir in reference to the price ol that portion now lease dto the Council. Correspondence was dealt with as follows: — . From the Nelson C’u.y Council, that in view of the Rocks Road now being declared a Main 1 Highway, the. Council declines, to carry out any. maintenance outside its own boundary.—Resolved, that the account for maintenance front the Nelson’City Council be held over until the September meeting. From the Municipal -Association requesting local authorities to forward remits to bo brought before the conference to he held * in Auckland, notlater than the 31st August.—Resolved, that- all remits to bo forwarded-by this Council-, be submitted at next- Council meeting on the 26th August. From owner. ,of - land on. Hill-,street (west), in -iv'qodon -.culvert haviru* fallen ih,' nniVaskmg dhj© Council to the* Ttigtie.r, attended to. On the. mo.feiiqn of. Cy. Crou,cHer'it fyas left in’ the - hands oft-hA Works; Oorrimittee with-power tbyict; . ' From Air i*Y If .Ledger, " forwarding sketch -of proposed, roads-'to bo closed on tlte ,sput)i-tyest. side of tipper Queen-' strbet,"and' th,q.necessary. Steps .to ' be taken.—Resolved that the stopping of street on the south-wepst side’ of Upper Ovt-een-st-rect be left in the hands of the Mayor a nd Deputy-Mayor. . From the Richmond Bowling Club, asking for per miss in to remote a load 6L turf from the. road-side in Hillstreet West,—Resolved, on the motion, of ,Cr ; Croucher, that the request be granted, under . the. supervision of the foreman.

From, W. C. Wilkes.. Ltd., applying for permit s for. two, septic tanks, the applicants to -supply their own water, for flushing purposes.—Granted- under the supervision of tho Borough Sanitary Inspector. From Sports Protection League in reference to daylight-sating;—Receiv-ed.,

Cr. Kelly reported that the fencing on Webley’.s property had been replaced and tho roading made good, the whole of the trenching from the Reservoir to Hill-strbct has filled . in. Tho pipes hi. Sutton’s property were taken up in fo.uf-leh.gth pipes and in two pipe lengths at and have been - laid down lit Hill-street. After cleaning up the properties', passed through, .a start was 1 made on July. 31st to' open tip Hill-street, the old pipes were found to be in splendid condition, and after laying, leading, and jointing 14 chains in HiH-stfcci, a test was made and a splendid force of wntoi was shown with no leaks. The remaining part, of Hill-street has beeti opened tip and p>ipeS' laid. Fire plugs liavo boon placed according to regular lion and a valve near,the top of Queen stfe.et. Wher.e tjhe creek, enters. Slitton’s property part of the bank lifts, been carried away, and is likely, in future to undermine the pipe bridge; satisfactory arrangement with the owner of properties, to,, prevent;- this, ocettrring again.—Report received, on the itiotion of Cr. Lusty.

Cr. Croucher reported that the fence on the west side of-the Cemetery needs urgently repairing, and before planting the macracarpa "hedge, the pennywinkle requires to bo grubbed out, and the trunk of an old gum tree removed. A large macrocarpa tree requires severely cutting back, as at present it is likely to damage graves in the vicinity. * At'-the Recreation Ground several of the trees in the planted area require replacing and additional planes and A lon to Carlo palms will add very much to tho attractiveness of the grounds in the, future. Resolved, on the motion of Cr. Webby, that the matter of planting, fencing, and cleaning up at- the Cemetery and- Recreation Ground be left in the hands of tho Mayor, Deputy-Alayor. and the Reserves Committee with power to act. • /

From resident, Gladstonoroad, applying for the right to graze, the Council’s Reservoir reserve.—Resolved that- the letter -bo acknowledged, and the. applicant informed of the position. Cr. Web ley. moved that- prices -be obtained for the dumping of quantities' of river gravel on the'different partk of the borough.

Resolved, that, prices bo obtained of 2ft and 3ft pipe moulds : -that- . the names of tho licenses issued within tho borough bo laid on the table at next meeting. This was all the business, and the Council rose at 10 p.m.