PETONE AFFAIRS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8784, 14 July 1914, Page 8

PETONE AFFAIRS

MEETING OF COUNCIL. A meeting of the Peton© Borough Council, was held last night. There were present—The. Mayor (Mr T. \V. j>l6Ewan), Councillors E. AV. Forsyth, J. List, AV. Cox, C. P. BrocklebaiiK, A. Anderson, H. Findlay,'* T. Townsend, R. H. Jones, and W. Trueman. The ambulance van committee wrote thanking the council for undertaking the horsing of the van. It was resolved to ask the caretaker of the recreation ground to supply shrubs to the AVest school comniitvea for tree-planting on Arbor Hay, if there are any available.

The engineer (xMr A. Cowie) was instructed to prepare plans for the municipal boatshed to bo erected on the foreshore. The building is to be erected in wood, concrete, and iron.Intimation was received from the Internal Affairs Hepartment that the minister cannot'see iris way to recommend His Excellency the Governor to close the Catholic cemetery at Tetone, as requested by the council. The necessary documents for the raising of the balance of the sewerage drainage loan (£3u,uoo) were ordered to be Signed, and the necessary resolutions passed. The money is being procured from the Australian mutual Provident Society. The engineer reported that he had looked into the question of replacing the present wooden cuivert known a» Rtddier’s credit with concrete pipes, the culvert is in danger througn the wood-decking decaying. He advised that the cuivert be taken down Regent sweet. The cost ot the alteration and renewal is estimated at £4oO. Tne metal available for patcn.ng the high road is not of the best and tends to go to mud in wet weather, and a horse scraper would be of material doe. Ten chains of fencing has been erected on Jxorokoro road _m a dangerous place, at, a cost of Tit. The formation of William street has been completed, and the kerbing is now in hand. The survey of Campbell terrace lias been undertaken, and a budding will have to be removed before tne road can be put through. The borougtt inspector (Mr W. B. Gough) reported having inspected 120 premises during June, and fifteen notices were sent to owners pointing out sanitary defects. Complaints had been made regarding the partiallyformed road between Nelson and Richmond streets, and the only remedy apparent to prevent the lodgment of water was to torm the road properly. It was recommended that a plumber be proceeded against for a breach of the by-law. It was recommended that the miscellaneous by-laws, be revised to cover several offences not now provided: for. Only one store in the borough stored explosives, and these only m small quantities. The bank overdraft in the general account was shown to stand at £4972, which is to bo reduced when loan money comes to hand. The sewerage drainage works had received an advance of £2BOO from this account.