WAIROA BOROUGH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17182, 12 February 1930, Page 2

WAIROA BOROUGH

MONTHI.Y COTJITCH. MEETING I (Herald f'qrr«iipondent.) At the monthly meeting of the Wai"tosL Borough Council there* were present the Mayor, Mr. R. T. Esther, and Ore. M. J. Genunell, V. Fraser, R. MeCurdy, A. C. Wilson, W. H. Flint, N. Law and W. H. Brady. . The report of the borough foreman : was adopted after a desultory discussion fiucnt the small amount spent I at of the £3OO ordered at last meet'tg:' Or. Fraser said that only £3O ad 'been spent in 13 days, and it tould at least have been £IOO. Ct. t*ady «aid that if metal was included fa's'amount spent was a great deal ioro than £3O. The turncock'a re-; ort, which was adopted/stated that I leaks in the high pressure »yateru |ptd been dealt with. The electrical ncJßeer'B report waa read, and aevoral jatters were referred to the lighting ommifctee. Miss L. M. Croft, watron I the Wairoa Hospital, thanked the ouneil for installing- a light, at tho turn-off from the "Napier Qad, which was much appreciated. 'The electrical engineer's report on the ■ pumping plant was read. Inter alia, it was stated that the consumption was 253 gallons per day per connection. This, Mr. MeLood, health intnspectnr, said, was absurdly high, ■ when the average elsewhere was only 1 35 gallons. There must be great waste somewhere. Several conneil- : lors said there must be great loss underground. Or. V. Fraser reminded the. council that there -had been three fires of late, and the water-cart consumption was heavy. The matter of ' metering was referred to the eommitThe finance committee's report was * adopted, the accounts for the two months totalling £3087 3s "id. Of this I sum £lßß7' 8s 4d represented interest. The lighting committee's report wa3 adopted, also that of the water committee. The works committee recommended calling for tenders for a two-years' supply of crushed metal and beach shingle, and Cis. Ross, Brady and "Wilson were appointed a committee lo deal with tho matter and report to the council. In Tegard to the municipal confer- ' 'ence at Invercargill, the Mayor said it was too far to send the town clerk, and no action was taken. Mr. J. J. Millar, secretary of the camping com- ■ mit'tee, wrote asking the council to appoint a caretaker on certain terms as to fees. Mr. G. E. Jane was appdintod. —The Public Works Department wrote regarding the main highIk way in the borough in connection with ' •■' tar-sealing. The matter is to be brought before the District Highways -Council again. The Mayor suggested ■ the appointment of a committee to collect information as to the cost of ' preparing the street. The clerk stat- - ed there was in the office Mr. R. M. ( ; .Mowat's report to that effect. Tlk> ( proposal to carry out tar sealing met'! with general approval * Cr. Fraser, : . however, said the council should not 1 go to much expense till it found oul j 'the feeling of the ratepayers. Cr.j "GemmoH said that if the maintenance ■goats of keeping the Parade andl Cawotl street were added to the costj of the water cart it would be found that the amount would pay the interest on a loan for tarscaling. Ors. ■Geromell, Law, Brady and Flint were ;/ appointed. '. ' It w.aa decided to grant tho use of ' the sports ground to Captain Bongard 1 'far » cadet camp on February 26. : ;''.■Mr. Parininter's request for a Tefund of 10 per cent, "penalty on his light- ■ lag account was held over. The pro- | posal that the council should .-join m ; » £20,000 advertising scheme to popuHarise the use of electricity was again i turned down, members considering > that the best way to popularise it was Ito reduce the cost. A request by , ' tho Chamber of Commerce that the ; I question of community lighting be con#id»r«d at an early date was referred 1 to the lighting committee for favor- 1 liable consideration. A similar vote 1 to the Plunket Society «« last year.' '■■ was made. Tho Mayor's farewell I message to the Governor-General and < |*dy Alicsj Fergusaon was aeknow- 1 JgljiJ. 'Approval was given to Mr. } .■ 'Winiata and others taking a pipe pm the borough main at Ruatuniwha ad, subject to the agreement being fl Vpat iu writing. The works commit- l ImM was instructed, on the motion of d \C\ Fraser, to go into the cost ofL " haulage of water cart by the conn-L i-.i's tractor. The council adjourned I|,1 |, t;U Wednesday to deal with tenders. t