GORE BOROUGH

Southland Times, Issue 21606, 19 January 1932, Page 9

GORE BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL. Last night’s meeting of the Gore Borough Council was attended by the Mayor, Mr A T. Newman, Councillors J. A. Baldey, W. D. Shelton, J. A. Wright, W. K. Hamilton, F. Young, J. Matthews, W. Gee, A. T. Pettigrew, A. McLachlan and F. Wallis. Mr G. T. Baldwin applied for a taxi-driv-er’s licence as from February I.—Granted. The Gore High School Board applied for a refund of the rates paid to the borough in respect of the school and hostels for the year commencing April 1, 1931. The letter stated that under Section 40 of the Finance Act 1931 (No. 4) it was provided that no rates shall be levied by any local authority on any land of an Education authority.—Referred to the Finance Committee. A letter was received from the Gore Amateur Swimming Club thanking the council for its subsidy and also for donation of bathing sheds and work. Mr Albert N. Burrows wrote stating that he had connected his drain with the Hamilton street sewer which was on the opposite side of the road. He, therefore, requested that the council should grant him the usual allowance made to propertyholders who had to drain across the road instead of into the centre. —Granted. The United Friendly Societies' Picnic Committee applied for permission to hold a procession through Main Street on the day of its annual picnic, February 10. It also requested that the business people be asked to close their premises at midday in order to enable them to take part in the procession.—Granted. The Highways Board’s representative on the District Highways Council advised that it would be necessary for the council to obtain the concurrence of the board before accepting any tender involving the board i . any liability in the way of subsidy after March 31. A letter, signed by taxi-drivers, omnibus drivers and carters, drew the attention of the council to two very dangerous corners, namely, the corner' of Ashton and Ardwick streets and the corner of Ashton and Fairfield streets. The. letter stated that the Fairfield street corner was probably the most dangerous. They submitter! that a few feet could be taken off the hedge at each of these corners in order to increase visibility of approaching traffic. This would in no way impair the shelter to the domain.—Referred to the Works Committee.

A number of residents of Lyne street wrote protesting against the disfiguration to their street caused by the manuka fence now in, course, of erection on the domain fronting’ their dwellings. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to the club suggesting the reduction of the fence by one half.