GREET ISLAND BOROUGH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23828, 7 June 1939, Page 15

GREET ISLAND BOROUGH

MONTHLY MEETING OF COUNCIL

The m< mthly meeting of the Green Island Be rough Council was held last Bight, the i) Mayor (Mr G, A. Orange) presiding,, Also present were Crs C. R. ■Freemanj fT. G. Tonkins, J. Boomer, T. C. Mason & T. Robson, F. Johns,, J. Gallery aifd T. M. McAhan. {Rates to be Struck At a sp fecial meeting held on Tuesday last • j/eek the council decided to give pub! lc notice of its intention to strike th } following rates:-—General rate. 2s 2i fl in the £; hospital rate, 5Jd in the £ I water rate, 9d in the £; special ra le (drainage loans), Is in the £; sanitat lon fees, £ 1 6s per annum. The rate in the £ therefore remains the same as last year—4s sd. ilßmployees' Tribunal Cr Tom l:ins, with whom the Mayor sympathised, opposed the discussion being tak |;n in committee of a clause in the I Irainage Committee's report "That m in on No. 13 scheme works appoint a Jcommittee of three to discuss with the fcouncil matters pertaining to these wcjrks." Cr McAhan was the only otheif councillor entertaining this view, ho- l/ever, and the matter was discussed fin committee. It was finally decided Ij> delete the clause from the committee i's report and instruct the clerk tojiiiiform the men of their right to bring 'any grievances before the chairmen qot committees. l if Public Works

The Public Works Committee recommended that the engineer confer with the Jmanager, Otago Iron Rolling Mills Cdaßipany in connection with repairs to She water race near Princes street;. Lfiat in connection with the petition tfrom residents of Mulford street, thp council write objecting to the disco lirteous manner in which the petition ; ■ was presented; that a footpath be ) formed in Mulford street (Emerson*, street to boundary), kerbed in wood und surfaced with screenings; that the* i footpath at present being constructed in Brown street be extended to meet J Ibbotsford road; that the footpath at present being constructed in Exmouth t street be extended to Shipka street; ihfat the engineer proceed with the formation of Shumla street; that separate fcntrances be formed to Government houses in Emerson street.' The ree |>mmendations were approved. Water and Lighting' The Water and Lighting Committee recommended that the Dunudin City Corporation alter the method of hanging Sieraic lamps and that installation of new It maps be referred to the whole council.-?- {Adopted. The d< far electrical engineer (Mr G. T. Edgar>| submitted estimate::; amounting to ,£il2 2s for alterations and additions tin the borough street lighting, these be'lig approved. The er Kineer (Mr F. J. Williams) reported t Eat a new water service had been ma fee in Derby street and repairs had beei j effected to services in Torquay, Eximouth, and Neill streets. A leaking* Joint" at Sunnyvale was recaulked tand all fire plugs inspected and,cleia ped.

•Reserves Committed The lR pserves and Cemetery Committee jr< icommended that the portion of Binriiq! street, near the railway, be filled in.i levelled, and made suitable for applying area. , The :x fcport was received and the recomiriit jidations were adopted. r'j lOrainage Committee '. The i!'t pommendations of the Drainage Coi hmittee that the statutory notices , to drain be served on all Owners'* Jof properties, Main South road; tlu It legal, proceedings be taken to comjiel D. Wilkinson and' D. Buchanail to comply with notices to drain; th tt the chairman of .the Drainage Com hiittee and the borough engineer a trange gangs for drainage works; Jind that the engineer proceed witfj drainage works in cord-Bur iside" area were adopted. {Provision of Baths Cpunci'llors were unanimous in their opinion • ihat swimming baths were urgently J needed in the district, although tl (jere was a divergence of views as to ho W such a project was to be financed. > .Cr T/pinkins maintained that the ratepayer k should be asked to go.to the poll |o allow the council to raise the. nece isary money by means or a loan. 'lffqueen carnivals and the like were help, he said, the same j people would, h i.ve to do, all the work and provide J the finance, while Others would si j back and let the amenities be provi led for them. The Government, 1 to jo, would probably subsidise the worli, and. in. any case the ratepayers should be given an opportunity tc»imake a decision. Agreei pent with Cr Tomkins's views was exptVßSsed by Cr McAhan, who stated tltfi it would be a good idea to make) the poll a double one, one project lbeing to provide a recreation ground'"iit Burnslde and another to construct j baths on the Green Island

recreatlo the san,

ii grounds. If this were done, ition of the.whole borough

would probably be obtained. ■■' The oifly dissentient appeared to be Cr Booiper, who regarded the ratepavers ijs already too highly taxed, and whoj promised the co-operation of the School Committee in any efforts mMe to J raise money. The mi'.tter was finally deferred until the next* meeting of the Fin? nee Committee,, ijo that councillors could consider tp.j subject further. ; I Finance The • i'ihance Committee's recommendotfron' that district fund accounts amount .tog to £4128 13s 7d and kinema accounts? amounting to £35 Is be pessed, .for payment were adopted. _ ; The C'fimcil gave consent to the City Corpora jion to erect a bus shelter shed at the ; .iltersection of Runciman street and the 'Main South road.—lt was also decided } to recommend,that an export plaughtejr house licence be. granted to the nIvI Zealand Refrigerating Company.' r , - Works Report ' Folio'fling the usual custom, the engineer;i BMr F. J. Williams) submitted the foPlnving report of the activities of the l/orks Department for the year 1938-39: *— The ri-nount expended on wages was £l444'fcs. Dune-itii-Gore Highway.—This highway, bffng under State control, all or the ma! f.tenance costs are found by the Main llighways Board. The borough cohtiriu bs to carry out the works pi 'maintenlunce at the request of the Main Highway's Board, and it refunds to the borougli the total amount of expenditure. Oflne expenditure during the past 12 moh fhs amounted to £626 3s. ' Greeii Tsland-Taieri Mouth.—During the yefr this highway received a smooth J.ig coat and a sealing coat, and should (now require little attention for the ne: j'. year or so. The expenditure during fthe past 12 months amounted to £7'|) 12s (Main Highways Board £682 fit. Green Island borough £136 V- Td.fTaieri County £6O 15s sd). Kaik brai Valley Highway.—This } ighwr Jy has been kept in repair by the grjder and the use of screenings. Plans jnd specifications are ready for primin k and sealing so that the work cjjn 11 undertaken as soon as the winter f is over. The expenditure on this hi fhway during the past 12 months amounted to -£94 0s Id (Main Highways feoard £7O 10s. Green Island Borou jp £23 10s). Bull ling Permits.—Plans and specifhatib. is have been examined and buildiife permits recommended for issue [during the past 12 months amourfing to £11,410 ss. I Machine The JPost and Telegraph Department advise J! that a stamp-vending machine had b lan installed at the Green Island Post Office. It was adjusted to sell half-ppnny stamps for the benefit of thopf Jlesirous of sending letters overseas.* \ I Engineer's Report trie i engineer (Mr F. J.. Williams) subrpijiid the following monthly ' e ßur'tdin-Gore State Highway.—The lealinii.of the highway from the hall loKalie's crossing has been completed Wtlsfijctorily, the work under contract

amounting to £552 14s 2d. The metal on the other portion of the highway has been blinded, and generally the highway is in good order. Pedestrian crossings have been repainted, and where necessary the shoulders have been repaired. .' ~ Green Island-Taieri Mouth—No work has been done on this highway during the month, and it is in good order. ! _. Kaikorai Valley Highway. —The usual grading work has been done, but no material has been required. Estimates for Highways.—lt will be necessary to submit estimates of the cost of the various highways at an early date, and it is recommended that the following amounts be asked for:— Green Island-Taieri Mouth £52. Kaikorai Valley £852, so that the total amount payable by the borough is £226. Building permits amounting to a total value of £2392 were approved. No. 13 Scheme.—The works undertaken during the month have consisted of improvements to streets and footpaths and other necessary works within the borough. Twenty-nine men were so employed and four more were allocated this morning, making a total of 33 workers. GENERAL WORKS

Kaikorai Valley road has been graded as required. At Frederick street the footpath has been cleaned and surfaced with toppings, and the water channel in Princes street has been cleaned out as far as Duddingston street. The wall fronting Mrs Christie's section has been completed and a mud tank has been built to collect the water. At Quarry road junction, the widening has been • metalled and screenings placed upon the footpath. The footpath in front of Mr Beatties property has been rolled and surfaced. The raising of the wall in Kirkland street has been completed. Tn Abbotsford the formation of Exeter street is being carried out when suitable filling is available, and so the filling from Brown street is being used. Most of the formation work has been completed, and the path has been kerbed with timber from stock, no concrete blocks being available for this work. The formation of the footpath from Taylor's to Fleming's in Exmouth street is in hand, and is being kerbed similarly to Brown street. The North Taieri road footpath has been repaired, and the stormwater in Brown street has received attention.. Refuse has been removed from the following streets—School. Kirkland, Muir, York and Main road. The concrete channels have been swept regularly. Sanitary Depot.—The windmill has been erected and is working satisfactorily, but there is a leak in the supply pipes. These have been examined where clear of the swamp, but the leak is evidently under water, and, as the Kaikorai Stream mouth is closed, nothing can be done until it clears itself.' Water Race Over King Street.—Repairs have been made to this water race, but these were done before the Iron Works were advised the work was to be carried out that in times of 'flood the culvert would be capable of working under pressure. Bank, Lower Runciman Street.—The children in the vicinity are continually playing in this cutting and excavate in the bank, with the result that they undermine the big stones. There is a possibility of these children getting hurt if this practice is continued, but the cutting would hot cause any damage if left alone. A request has been made to extend the concrete kerb and channel in the main highway near Prosser street to take the stormwater from the houses between Scotland terrace and the main highway. The report was adopted.