WAIROA BOROUGH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17029, 14 August 1929, Page 12

WAIROA BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL (Herald Cor respondent, A At the Wairoa Borough Council meeting there were present the Mayor. Mr It, T. Esther, and Crs. ,1. Ross, M. .1. Gemmell. lb MiCurdv. \\. !l. Brady, A. G. Wilson, W, lb Flint, J. Macdoiiabl, and H. V. Williams. Gr. Williams took exception to the action of one of the committees in sending Mr. Travis, the assistant to iiie engineer, to read melois, eouirurv to the decision at last meeting.—The Mayor explained that there was no one else to do the work, ami the finance committee put him oi;.--('r. Macdonald declared that the lighting committee had been sJighted, and it was unfaii io ihe engineer.---Or. Geintiteil said no slight was intended. —The report of I he engineer was referred to the lighting committee. Mr. I nncs reported on the water system, and stated I hat he believed a break in a ripe at the intake was lei ting in air to the pump.—Referred to water commit tc. Mr. K. Woods, of Wellington, was authorised to number the houses in the borough. The overseer's report dealt mainly with maintenance. lie estimated the cost of metal from the cemetery pit at (is fur the south side of the river ami 7s for the north, and that there

were about of) yards in sight.—Crs. Wilson, Flint, and McGurdy criticised Ihe figures. —On the motion of Or. Brady, the overseer was instructed to put the road at the cemetery gate in order at once ami to abandon the pit. Tile finance t committee reported, infer alia, the appointment of Air. A. Wv Hyde as junior clerk. —Or. Williams questioned the right of the committee |o make the appointment.—Or. Flint: That should be the duty of the council; no committee should have Such a power.—Cr. Williams: As a fact there was no appointment, as far as the

council was concerned.—Cr. Macdonald said he understood the successful applicant was a married man at £3 10s •i week. It was not a fair wage.—C r. ■Gemmell: The man said he could make a do of it, as he had a way of supplementing his salary. —The opposition to the appointment then dropped, and the action of the committee was con-firmed.—-Or, Wilson complained that some of the men did not start at 7.30 a.m. as they were supposed to do.— The overseer was instructed to see thai the proper hours were kept. The finance committee's report was then adopted. The works committee's report was read and thereon Cr. Ross moved to dispense with the services of an employee (already reduced;. —The Mayor ruled that Or. Boss must give notice of motion for next meeting, which he did. The matter of a stock-holding paddock ,'tt the western end of the borough is to be looked into, the Mayor and Crs. Gemmell and Ross to be a subcommittee for the purpose. —The formal resolution appointing Mr. McLeod health inspector and inspector of sanitary works and plumbing was passed. —Mr. W. Anderson, of the proposed

Ist Coast Air Service, asked the coun

ril to bear in mind the provision of a landing ground. This was agreed to. —A number of owners of cuttle at the Heads asked that cows be allowed on the streets in the summer to enable them to get water, or else the council extend the reticulation. Cr. McCurdy said the users might pay enough to cover the cost of a loan. Cr. Brady suggested putting in a lin. pipe, hut tiie Mayor said this would he of no value. Or. Wilson thought, that if the cattle owners clubbed together to put down £lO each it, might be done. The council decided to inform the petitioners that there was a resolution on the books permitting persons to lay pipes to suit their wants. —it was decided, on the motion of Cr. Wilson, to plant the steepest part of the cemetery reserve with gum trees, 2000 to be'ordered.—The lighting committee is. to report on the cost, of putting a light at the hospital turn-off. —Cr. Gem uiell asked for a return of all moneys spent in maintenance in Marine Parade and Carroll street to the dairy factory for the last two years to find out howfar such expense would go to tar-seal the road. The clerk said he could not give the figures (except as regards the water cost) for no separate costs had been kept.