AT THE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 31, 1 October 1912, Page 4

AT THE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Weekly Meeting.

Thero were present at Wednesday's meeting 'tlie Mayor (Mr Dunn), Crs. Lawrie, CVrnrie, Johns, Hart, liilkoy, Pollock and Hamilton. Kexxelly's-road. The Mayor reportod that Kennelly's r.iad had been inspected by Crs. Liwrie, Coinrie, the foreman and himself. They decide 1 that .something should be done. It would cost at least £4O or £SO to fix the road up and it was thought this might bo done out of rates. Cr. Lawrie said it had been agreed that it was quite useless to do the work at this time of tlio year, s> that the work would have to ftand over in any case. It was decided to hold the work over uutil the loun money is available. Tin; Loan Proposals. The Mayor reported the result of the poll on the loan proposals. Ho took it that the next step would bo to raise the money. To this end a special order would have to bo passed and ho thought tho solicitor should be employed to prepare it. Oil Cr. Johns' motion, Crs. Conine, Lawrie and the Mayor were appointed to act with Mr Mason in drawing up the special order, leport to bo made to next meeting.

Boa US BKOKEX UP. The Mayor said that part of tho contract was that where the road was broken up in laying the water pipes, the places should be metalled after being filled in. Si) far this had not been done and anyone was liable to break an axle. The foreman explained that the contractor had been asking lor metal to do the work with. The Mayor : ' Mi, well they re evidently attending to it. His Worship added that £l'.'so was now practically asiurod from tho Government, iliore were some shocking holos in the roads and ho moved, That a supply of metal be obtained to repair the worst places, the amount to lie left to the discretion of tho Woi ks Committee. Seconded by Cr. Hart and carried.

O.U'E lIILL. 1 lie Mayor said it had been thought that some alteration (not improvement) could be effected in Mv Koutly's plan for work 011 Adams' hill, hut on going mure fully into the matter it was found that the proposed alteration would nut make a good joh oi it. 15y the plans tlio work would cost .L 100 and they had nut this money available (>n the motion of Grs. Hamilton and Connie it was decided that the work stand in abeyance. Time or Meeting. As 7..")0 o'clock was found hy some councillors to be a:i inconvenient hour fur mevting it was decided to meet at K u'clock duiiug the summer months.

Stokm Water. James Crowthor wrote complaining of annoyance and inconvenience to his shop tenant (Mr Chiplins) by the damming back <>f the storm water through Messrs Boulston Bros, filling in their allotment and preventing tho natural How of water and causing it to collect to a depth of 12 or 14 inches. Tho section was previously ouo of the dtiest allotments in tho street before tho stuff complaiued of was deposited. The Works Committee and foreman are to iuspect tho property and report.

Oiuection to Eating. Constable J. S. Willcocks wrote " lie Swamp Special Rating Area. I beg to inform you that 1 object to my soction being placed in the Swamp Special Bating Area on tho ground that my property will not bo benefited or will be only partially benefited by the expenditure of tho proposed loan. Also, if this case is brought before tho Com t I shall contend that the Court has no jurisdiction in the matter because of the great number of informalities in preparing and legalising the roll—or perhaps it would be better to say, illegalising tho roll." The Mayor and Cr. Johns expressed surprise at Mr Willcocks' objection. If the loan had not been carried on Monday, they said, they would have heard nothing of this matter. It appeared to thorn that while the objector had no objection to outsiders paying for tho Mtiiiukau-road pa-it his property ho objected to contributing towards the road for the outsiders. "Begin tho road at the other end," said a councillor. The Mayor explained that certain properties wore left out of the original West Boad Board loan three years ago (owing to the Board being limited to £6000) and a promise was made that a fresh special loan would be raised later on. 'lhe borough should keep that promise now and if need be should contest this matter to the bitter end. If they were beaten theu they should go over the forms again, Cr. Johns said Mr illcoeks would have signed the loan requisition before but since the borough loans were cairied and his laud would now have load outlet lie would not now sign. Tho Council decided to proceed with the formalities.