Town Board Meeting

Northland Age, Volume 7, Issue 12, 17 December 1937, Page 9

Town Board Meeting

A Variety of Business

The usual monthly meeting of the Kaitaia Town Board was held on Monday, thex-e being a full attendance of members, Mr. J. T. B. Taaffe being in the chair. Resignation from Library Committee.—The resignation of Mr. W. Williams from the Library Committee was accepted with l’egreat and appreciation of his services to the Library was recorded. Water Supply Loan. The State Advances Corporation is at present considering the granting of a loan to the Town Board for the water supply. Water Rates.—The water rates as decided on were struck, i.e., 7d. in the £, unimproved value, for consumers and 3id. in the £ for nonconsumers; extraordinary usei-s at the rates of 1/6 a thousand gallons with a minimum to be decided from year to year (this year the minimum will be £10). Water for County Residents.—An application was received from three residents in the county aiea asking to be connected with the town water supply. Negotiations regarding these were left with the clerk. Rubbish Collection. —The clerk was authorised to make aiTangements for the collection of household rubbish from premises in the town area. Financial.—Accounts amounting to £llß 4/1 were passed for payment. £SOB 5/5 of water supply accounts were also passed for payment. To date with the subsidy from the Government credited to the account, £9492 has been expended on the works and it is anticipated that another £ISOO will complete the undertaking, bringing the total expenditure to £II,OOO. Facilities in Boarding Houses.—A report on the lack of facilities in the boarding houses in Kaitaia was presented by the health inspector. This report was approved by the Board and he is to be asked to request the boarding house keepers to carry out the recommendations in his report. The chairman, Mr. Peace and the secretary were appointed a sub-com-mittee to go into the question with the health inspector with the view of adopting the Health Department’s model by-laws governing boarding houses.

Waikuruki Bridge Replying to the Town Board, the Highway Board stated that as the Waikuruki Bridge has been repaired it is considered to be serviceable for some years to come. Subsidence on Highway The Highway Board writing to the Kaitaia Town Board, stated that after an inspection it had been ascertained that the subsidence on the highway near Hester’s had not increased during the past 18 months. The poplars that had been planted to avert further erosion appeared to be adequate while as a safe guard to the travelling public white posts are being erected on the edge of the road. Sunray Park “Some difficulty is being experienced with Mr. L. H. Bell with regard to the removal of the fencing on Sunray Park,” wrote the Commissioner of Crown Lands in reply to a request by the Kaitaia Town Board that the transfer of the Park to the Board be expedited. “Mr. Bell,” continued the letter, “was asked to remove the fence if lie could not agree to the Price offered by your Board. It seems that his signature wiil not be given to the transfer until the question of the fencing is cleared up.”

Sealing State Highway The Highway Board will probably seal the unsealed section of the State Highway through Kaitaia when the road to Awanui is being sealed. This road is now being prepared for sealing but it is not likely that the road will be in a fit state this year.