BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12657, 27 January 1910, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Borough -Council was held last night. Present: Crs J. Somervell (in the chair), J. Maynard, W. Pettie, W. L. Clayton, F. Harris,- and J. C. Collins. Li* J. R. . Kirk .applied for leave of absence,, for a month or six *\veeks. — Granted. •-* ** V. Mr V s A. ,M.„ Clark, Desmond road; wrote ■'.complaining', that . his^refuse receptucle r|>had ' not been emptied-; for 21 weeks. — The' -Clerk ' said^.the .rubbish cart did not go up that far.— ln reply <; to the Chairman, Mr Little said the cart only went as far as Herbert road.— Cr Pettie : When -was it carried .'that the rubbish cart should not go over the whole of tha borough. — The. Clerk: The cart never went all over the borough. It used to go as far as Roebuck road, but was ' extended. — Gr Pettie thought that if the •ratepayers complied with the Council's wishes and provided proper receptacles they should be attended to. He moved that the writer's complaint be attended to. — Ci* 'Clay ori "■ seconded. — The Chairman advised that the matter should be referred to the Sanitary Cohimittec. — Cr Pettie did not think so. — Or Smith thought the whole matter '.should be gone into by, the Sanitary Committee. They should find out what- districts were not visited, 'and if necessary another cart should be obtained. — Ci- Collins moved as an amedment that the matter be, referred to the Sanitary Comniittee.—The 1 'Chairman seconded* the amendment, i which was carried. Mr J. Warren, clerk of tho Cook County Council, wrote: yl have the 'honor; by direction *of this .Council, to inform, you that the • water supply pipe ■fair* Gi&bdrne has • not been laid as low as the. bottom of .the,;* irtain. Patutahi draiii, and hi consequence the pipe is exposed to the lie&vy i-ush of -water that' passes down -that --drain. . This "Council! is enlarging tbe drairi, and thereby increases the risk of damage to your Council's water-pipe, and as, tips portion of tho "line rii&y- h(aVe* esdaped the" special notice of your ertgineeivytliis Council has deemed it prudent to .make this intimaHion.j'^— Referred -to ■ • engineer!,— lt was decided,, at Ci'' JSmitli's V. suggestion, to wi'ite- -thariking>*thd.-Gorinty fot drawing attention to the matter. ■ -" Ml' "R. Brown, 'Masterton, ■ wrote re the flotation of tho £176,000 loan.—Received. ' - • " The Harbor Board Notified . that the Council was entitled to exercise a special vdte;— Gi'rCdlliilS' \yas authorised to exercise tlie Council's vote. The statiomriaster (Mr H. J. Day) forwarded plan df , Stanley road . siding for approval. — Approved of. ' <• ' The Council's solicitors, Messrs Chrisp and Coleman, advised that the Council might not accept dedication of Temple street. — Received. Mr.E. H. Mann applied for reservation of Stafford's ' • 'right-of-way. — Granted. The inspector (Mr. J. R. Little) reported : "Since your tost meeting I have inspected tho different blocks marked on '.plan, 6* to 14,. 24, 31/32, 33, Gisborne, and 10, 12,13> 14, 21 Wliataupoko. On 2 sections 3, 26^ 27, there are six lipases' built j they are 7 all drained to soal_- v holes on tlie sections; these holes are, now full,. and have become, a nuisance. I, have notified vthe , owner to "have the same cleaned out,- or have the drains .disconnected. To-day I visited the camps on- the Kaiti beach, and ihy spected aboiit 60 tents, whidh are now pitched'- pn the road. I find that the most of them have provided some sort of sanitary convenience, on the side of the hill, by digging a hole in the ground; others have provided tins ; but still there is tbe danger of an outbreak of enteric at any tiriie, as anything coming from the hill is" 'bound to get into tbe water or on to" the camping ground, and it is impossible to proper.-* supervise a place of this sort, as a lot of -pepple orily' live there at .riijglit. There Were 3668 pans lifted and deajtviwith at the depot durihg the last tT^jflve working night*. Two cases of c&fth-ie and one of erysipelas have been hotiflcfd. since last meeting." — Received. The jiightwatehriian * (jNIr, W. FraS.ci) reported ringing the firebell for ,*j tire. in- Upper Gladstone road dn the 'riitjl-iiV Ing of -the 13th- inst,— Adopted. \-'j-- ] - The ; Sanitation-, and ■■■ Finance Commit--tees' reports (previously published) were adopted. *•' V ■*''■ "' .The overseer ■ (Mr. M'.* Moi-gaii) rcjio^t-. cd that "tho 'VaribtiH woric'^?---ii.uthbi^tfcl f last meeting . Mere i n baud . >'■ , A £■ ' ' Accounts amounting 'to '■ £6ZO •'•ifia. .' 2i\\ were 'passed for payment. ■ • '••'* 'jj^y' "'■'}} : :-. j The following notice of'"iridtiofi ;w;(s tabled on behalf of Cr Dartori'v !"That the resolution passed on 12th January, 1910, making terins with Mr Marcliant for' carrying out the sewferagd Scheme be rescinded, with a viewV to again considering such terms" iii {lie appointment of a borough engineer."'