BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 12 September 1911, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The mbnthly meeting of the Bori:‘ '» ougli Council was hold last night. -Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. Masters) "Y and Crs. Paget, Sangster, Boon, Healy, Morison, and Lawson. Private Streets. Mr. J. R. Mackay forwarded a plan of a street on Mr. W. E. Porter’s land. . • "p The Mayor moved that m future no private streets be taken over unless the' footpaths are kerbed with concrete. • Or. Paget said.it must not be forgotten that in insisting on expensive, work on' streets the Council was not taxing the original owner, but was taxing the buyer,, for all tno charges were passed on. Ho also dealt with the question of insisting on roads being run through subdivisions to the further boundary, holding that such a course might, tend to benefit other adjoining properties at the cost of the maker of the road. Ho moved that, as Mr Portor was given to understand that certain conditions would be laic down in his case, his street be ap proved, but that a committee consisting of the Mayor and Crs. Sangster, and Healy and the mover bo sot up to roplort on the question of new streets and the improvements required. The Mayor said that in the mat ter of dead-end streets, it was tho Council which would suffer most. Cr. Healy seconded. Cr. Boon said that in Hawera kerbing was demanded.-—The Mayor’s motion wag withdrawn, and Cr. Paget’s was carried, Mr. Porter’s street to be included in tho committee’s report. Improper Pictures. . .Tho Town Clerk of Rangiora wrotbk asking for the Council’s co-operatio. pf in asxing the ; -Government to imposa'censorship on moving pictures. Cr. Paget, moved, and Cr. Lawsoi seconded, that the letter be “receiv-

„ Cr. Healy thought there were a largo number of pictures which inigl.-. very well not bo shown. Cr. Lawson said he had never scon anything improper in any of the Stratford theatres. Cr. Sangster said that if such pic tures as those described by tho Raugiora' Town Clerk were shown the Stratford Council should support the Rangiora body; u ;■ Cr. Morison said in this matter tho young people of tho community had to lie considered. Finally the letter was- “received.” ‘ .VDamago at Cemetery.

Sergeant McNooly reported that a couvictionwhad been recorded againsi a lad for breaking a wreath at the Kopuatamu Cemetery. He said the conviction' wag largely due to the efforts of .Constable Mackintosh, win. liad workpd hard on, arid off duty ii Working up the case. Cr. Paget pointed out that the offence was alleged to have occurred in October, 1910—he had been under the impression that it was of recent date. He thought when voting on the mo tion to offer a reward ot £lO for the conviction of anyone damaging cemetery property that it was only for recent damage to a tombstone. The Mayor said thd police were entitled to the reward, and he thought it would be £lO well spent. It was finally decided that tho Mayor and Cr. Sangster should interview tho police, get full details, and report'to next, mooting. Egmontv Club Building. ; .. : The secretary of the Egmont Club wrote asking that the firebell tower be erected a few feet further back from its old position, in order not to spoil the effect of tho club’s new building.- Trie cost would not be more than sixteen shillings. Ho also asked if the Council would pay half tho cost of an iron fence between the club building and the Fife Brigade Station. The Fife Brigade Committee is to report on the matter of the toWer. Cr. Paget moved that the Council offor to pay half the cost of a wire fence. .It, was a question of paying £6 for an iron fence or about 15s for a wire fence. The iron fence would be of no rise to the Council. This mqt-ipn ivas .not seconded. On the ‘tfotion of Cr. Boon, seconded by the Mayor, it was decided to refer the question; to the Fire Brigade Committee for a report. Water In By-Streets.

T. and E. Kirkwood wrote asking that the ,>water-pipe ■-be laid to the boundary of--their section in Miranda. Street. 1 'M Or. Paget moved that the Overseer be requested to report on- the advisability of putting three-inch pipes down all the side Streets: The Overseer said he would not advise this- being done. Three-inch pipes would be of no use in case of lire. There was a one-inch pipe down the street at present. If tiris was not continued, a six-inch pipe should bo put down. This motion was lost, and the request was granted. Reports.

The Overseer reported :—The following footpaths have been re-gravel-led: Regan Street from Swansea Road to Cordelia Street, and Cordelia Street from Fenton Street to Falstaff Street. Metal patching has been done on Broadway South, Cloton Road, Opunake Road, and Swansea Road. A twelve-inch pipe culvert has been inserted in Opunake Road near Mr. Petrie’s residence, and a 30ft. culvert put in, in Cordelia Street at its junction with Rosalind Street, dire sides of Sylvia Street have been formed and the spoil from there put on the sides of Regan Street East. The work of re-forming the sides of Regan Street East from Cordelia Street to the Borough boundary is now in progress. The estimated cost of this work is'£3B 6s Bd. To my mind, this is the most profitable maintenance work on which your staff could bo engaged at the present season of the year. L would suggest that works of a similar nature ho carried out on Broadway North from Seyton Street to Pembroke Road and on Broadway South from Celia Street to Romeo Street. Water has been diverted, from water-table into tunnel in Broadway North. , I estimate the cost of diverting water in Regan Street at the Swansea Road junction at £9. Re footpath in Romeo Street r I would suggest that this work be done in conjunction with the formation of the sides of Broadway between Romeo and Celia Streets, thereby killing two birds with one stone. The cost of forming and gravelling this footpath I estimate at £l3 ss. Two premises have been connected with the Borough sewers. I have had water-pipes carted to Cordelia Street, and the work of laying them will be put in hand as soon as prices for laying and joining them are available from Messrs. McMillan and Frederic and Smart Bros. ‘—The report, was adopted, and the diversion of water at the junction of Reo-an Street and Swansea Road was authorised. The Abattoir Manager reported:— During the past month tho following stock were slaughtered:—3B cows, 20 heifers, 47 oxen, 1 calf, 249 sheep, and 18 pigs. Sixty-nine tripes were prepared. The fees for the month totalled £6l Os 3d. all of which have been collected and paid to tho Town

Clerk: Five cows wore wholly and two partially condemned; one heifer ,vas wholly and one partially condemned ; one ox was wholly and one partially condemned; two sheep were wholly condemned one pig was partially condemned. The abattoir fences, drains, machinery, plant and buildings ire in good order, with the exception if the points of tiie beef rails, which •equire adjusting.—Re sale of pork: i have to draw the attention of the Couu,xl to tnc fact tnat carcases of pigs

.ro being exposed for sale in tno town which have not been slaughtered aid inspected as required by law. i •vould submit, therefore, that if resilents of tlio Stratford abattoir district u'Oi to reap tho full benefit of tho Slaughtering and Inspection Act tno provisions of sections 17, 19, and 2/ should be. strictly enforced, and 1 ,vould be glad to receive your instructions accordingly.—l have much pleasure in reporting that the slaughternan carries out his duties in a capable and satisfactory manner,—Mr Sheridan enclosed a letter from Mr i. J. Reakes, New Plymouth, stating that in New Plymouth a fee of sixpence ,er pig had been fixed as payable by mtchers who got pork from meat-ex-port slaughter-houses.—The report was adopted and the matter of the sale of pork was referred to tho Abattoir Committee to report. .. Tho Fire Brigade Committee reportid:—We recommend that a Hover stove be procured for the Fire Brigade station and be set upon a concrete kerb in the back room.—l ho report was referred back to the Committee for a further report as to tlio ■sheet of tho stove on the insurance. The Borough Inspector reported having impounded 45 head of cattle dining the month and having secured eleven convictions against persons lor preaches or the Borougn by-laws.— Adopted. General. , Tho secretary of the Belmont Quany Jo., Wellington, wrote asking if the Council desired supplies of broken hetai Ho stated tnat tho freight to Stratford would bo about 4s lid per ion.—Received. , Major-General Godley, Commandant of the Forces, wrote asking the Coun■il to helo as far as possible in providing inside drilling accommodation for territorials. —To be referred to the School Committee. - Eight residents in tne section ot puliet Street between Romeo Street and Warwick Road wrote that they iiad no streets lights and asked that some be provided.—Referred to the 'lighting Committee to report. The Borough Solicitor, Mr I‘ookes, orwarded the agreement between the Jouncil and the Hospital Board ior die purchase of reserves for signature. Chard and Son enclosed an account ■or £8 9s for work done at Bramnran’s gravel pit.—Left in the hands Tf the Overseer and the chairman or he Works Committee to deal with. The monthly statement of finances showed that at the end of the previous month there was a debit bailee of £3626 4s Bd. Iho expenditm e lurino- the month was £26/ los and the receipts £672 16s 9d, leaving a lebit. balance at date of £3221 2s lid. Mr J. R. Mackay forwarded a plan of the sub-division of Mr G. Hall s property, asking for approval of the street shown.—Mr'Footes, borough solicitor, also 'wrote advising the Council that everything was in order as regards the street.—lt was decided to approve the street. , c , it was decided that the Borough Solicitor be requested to report to next meeting on the Council s legal position in iregard to Mr Glumes refusal id take up the lease of a section which had been knocked down to hum The Town Clerk reported that the band authorities had failed to collect instruments, and the Band Committee could do nothing until the instruments were received.. He had only been informed of tho band’s failure that day. —The Town Clerk was requested to again call in the instruments. The secretary of the Hospital Board forwarded a recommendation from the Sanitary Inspector that a house m D r_ lando Street should be pulled down or oe made fit for habitation. Ihe house was alleged to be a refuge for vagrants, —it was decided that tne owner be requested to demolish tho building oi make it habitable. ' It was reported that Mr Barlow, borough inspector, was suffering from an attack of pleurisy and would be laid up for about a month.—Un the motion of Cr. Paget it was decided that he be granted leave of absence for a fortnight, that tho Mayor lie authorised to extend the leave if necessary, and that the Mayor appoint some, person to carry on his duties.