BOROUGH COUNCIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14986, 13 August 1919, Page 9

BOROUGH COUNCIL

■ The Gisborne Borough Council lnet hist niylit. J.»resent: ihe Mavui- („Mv. (i. Wi.d.sh), and Crs. ii. JJcCusta. J. Moiuit, Ji. K. Jiill, U. Ashton, T. Ji. Lawless, and 1). W. CtoJeman. Cr. T. Todd was granted leave of a.bsence. Crs. Kane and M'liiekl also sent apoiog.es for absence. I'he Hon. U, VV. IlusseH wired : "Cabinet has decided that any expenditure b,v local bodies m connection with th© lcrthconiinjr v.sit of IJ.AI.S. New Zealand will be validated."— Keccived. j The Gisborne High School Board wrote, granting permission to erect a shelter on tlie corner of section 170 m connection with the tramways.— Cr. DeCosta moved that the Board be asked to g.v e perm.iss.on to erect it oil the left- ; nand side of Gladstone road, m prefer- ( ence to the right side.— Cr. Ashton sec--1 onded, and the motion was carried. | The Gisborne High School Board forwarded a copy of a resolution, asking the Council to take immediata atition to put a portion^ ■ of'^Stanley road by the ' girls' hostel m thorougli repair-.— The Mayor said it was recognised that the -igad was m a bad state. He Would like to see the Works Committee visit the 1 road. — Cr. Ashton seconded, and the motion was carried. i Mi\ W. L. Rut.edge wrote, expressing I appreciation of the action of the Counci; I m putting lights m the tram shelters, and asking that the footpath from Aberdeen road along Lyttou road to the railway line be formed.— Referred to ihe Works Committee for a report* The Mangapapa Town Boaftl wrote, notifying that it had been found necessary to' erect 'a two-railed fence on one oL the corners of the Hospital road, for which the various local bodies would be asked to pay their share of' the cost, tlie .Mangapapa Board, being appointed ft commission to attend to tlie upkeep oi this road.— The matter was referred • to a. conference of the chairmen of the four local bodies concerned. The Chief Health Officer, Wellington, wrote, asking if the Council had conducted a special "clean-up week," and pointed out the desirability of same.— Hie Mayor moved that a special week be commfenced on Jlondav next-.— Cr. J. Mouat seconded.— Cr, G. Ashton said he intended to bring this matter up himself. Giftborne was not as clean a s it might be, and a lesson should be taken from the^ cities m this respect. There was a by-law requiring the footpaths to bo swept over before 8. a.m. and the duet removed, and he would like to see that enforced.— The Mayor agreed, and sa:d the Council should enforce this by-law. — -Cr. J. Mouat considered receptacles should be placed at intervals for rubbish, euch as cigarette packets; The amount of expectorating at a main corner was disgraceful.— Ci\ Hill took exception to the remarks of councilors about the condition of the town. He said he would give £i to the hospital if anyone could refute his statement that Gisborne was the second healtliiest town m Mew Zealand.— The Mayor did not think the remarks of councillors were meant the >vay they were- taken up by Cr. Hiil.— Cr. Lawless said he did not think Cr. Ashton intended to stigmatise ' the town m any way.— A motion was carried that a cleaningiup week commence next Monday.

Mr. F. H\ Lawtun, on. behalf of the Taxi Proprietors' Association, .wrote as follows : "1 beg to acknowledge receipt of the Council's letter re telephones, and ask that the matter be held over and the Council reconsider it at their next meeting. The reason for this is that the motion at tlie last meeting re control of telephones lapsed through want of a seconder, owing to members being under the false impression that taxiowners had renewed their licenses at the increased rate of £2 without protest, and that everyone was satisfied with the proposed action, whereas everyone was dissatisfied, and the increased fee was paid under protest."— The letter asked that the matter of controlling telephones bo left m the hands of the Association.— Received, Crs. J. Mouat and H. E, Hill desiring then* names recorded m tlie minutes as opposing the Council's action m merely receiving the letter. A letter was received advising that the .conference, of M'uncipal Associations wouxd be hold at Wellington on September 10.— The Mayor was appointed delegate. Ma*. Samuel Wootton wrote, asking permission to use a small' portion of the northern end of Grey street— now occupied by the Gisborne Gas Company— for tlie manufacture of "barter."— The Mayor moved that the request be acceded to.— Cr. H. DeCosta seconded.— The motion .was carried, it being stated that 1 the Gas Company was agreeable to the request. The Engineer (Mr. J. A. McDonald), m his report, stated:— The Trafalgar band rotunda on Read's Quay is m a very delapidated condition. The brickwork is falling to pieces, the concrete Hoor. is perishing, and the rain water percolates right through to the basement, and the woodwark is m places rotting It requires a thorough overhaul. I have a quotat.on for cement plastering the whole of the brickwork and making the floor good for £30. In addition to this, there will be some carpentering and piumbing work and painting, , and a newflag poie to-be fixed. I estimate the total cost of the repairs at between £50 and £60, and recommend that authority be given to put 'this work m- hand as soon as funds are available, as this build«ig is now a memorial, and should be properly maintained. liainways,: Traffic revenue £162 6s 4d, ; traffic wages £61 3s 6d, rolling stock m oT t Sl ia,,ce m 8 19s Bd . F<>wer expenses *«?.•) 14s passengers carried 20,695, caami.eage 2017, car hours 405. Pound: Impoundings for the month oi Ju y 1919-llorses 35, cattle 18, sheep / iio S' * Fees ' as l >Gr sohedule rates, bid 10s; deficit on one horse sold, wr collected, £12 2s 6d. Waterworks: General repairs m and around the Borough. Top line : Everything is m good order and working satisfactory The amount of .water through the Venturi meter for the week ending 28th. July was 4,080,000 gallons, S'SrSfm 1116 ,T eek endin S 4th Au g«st waa -+,oyO,UOO gallons. During the fortnight three permits were issued, the value of the buildings being £157. . , ° The treasurer reported that for tlie past fortnight 10l employees were engaged, and wages amounted to £855 5s nA crir 168 ' struck 1919^20 amounted to £57,580; collected £3853.

I An important scheme of profile-sharing ;• has been inaugurated by Messrs Ross j and Glendinuing. The business emj braces the Roslyn Woollen Mills, -m j which several- hundred men and women are employed; clothing, bu»t, costume, and hat factories, which also provide employment for hundreds .of hands; and warehouses m all the principal centres of the. Dominion. All told, the employees of. the company number 1500 persons and all of those who have- been m the employ of the company continuously for the past twelve months, are to share ■m the distribution, which will be made towards, .the. end -of the year, of the profits that accrued from the operations of the past trading year, and all who : were similarly qualified will participate m the subsequent distributions.