BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 14, 14 May 1912, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Strut

ford Borough Council was hold last evening. Present: Tiie A!ayor (Air \\ . P. K w'k wood), Crs. X. •!. King, I. Lawson, R. AlcK. Aiorison, .1. I). Mealy, J. AlcAllister, •). Boon, S. Ward, C. Sangster, and '!. Paget. Corrcspcndsnca. Tiie Secretary of the Stratford Electrical Supply Company wrote as follows: —“We have to inform you that the Company intends to charge the higher price for current for the Town Hall, and that the notice contained in the Company’s last letter was given so that the Council could protect itself when making arrangements with, its lessees/’ Cm King moved that a committee consisting of the .Mayor anti Crs. V. arc! and Peon be sec up to consider the matter with the Electrical Supple Company. Cr. Healy moved, as an amendment, that no action be taken, seeing that the Hall was not leased in an\ shape or form. The amendment was carried. The Rev. W. A. Butler, Scoutmaster, wrote, asking permission to construct a miniature rifle range on the \ fcarago grounds, for the use of the Boy Scouts. A committee consisting of the Maym and Cr. King was deputed to deal with the matter. Mi T. H. Penn was appointed a member of the Assessment Court, in accordance with section 13 (3) of tm Valuation of Land Act, 1908, to act on behalf of the Stratford Boioug. Council, in connection wi:\vtli the revaluing of the Stratford District by the valuation department.

Mrs Helen Brown wrote as follows “As 1 am shortly vacating the lease i hold from your Council, and in view of the fact that the promises are be ing used by the incoming tenant fm the same trade as that 1. am in, 1 tijjink the Council should eompensatf me for the improvements and alterations 1 have effected in the building; while 1 have held the lease. As you are aware, J built the kitchen at tin back of the shojl ,and the Council i; now reaping the benefit of these im provoments in the way of an increase! rental.” —Referred to the Reserves Committee. Works Commit iso’s Report. The Works Committee reported as follow s:— 1. An application for a crossing tr Air A. W. Hbgg’s property in Regal Street was granted. “2. The Overseer has been instructed to inspect and report on all faulty drains in the borough, and also to take the necessary levels in connection with the proposed new tunnel at tm roadworks of the water supply. “3. We recommend that the Counci: pay half the cost of the fence ercetee hv Cr. Synio between ids property am; tiie CouiieU’s in Orlando Street, £3 PJs. “-!. That Mrs C. Penn’s request tr have the willows growling in Hamlet /Meet taken out, ho granted. “5. That Air. C. Slight’s request foi o yards of gravel be granted, All Slight to cart the ,gravel himself and pay the usual royalty. “0. That Air P. W. Willson’s request to remove a portion of the bank opposite ids section in Aliranda Street North, he granted. “7. That Air H. Dickenson he asked

:o carry out the recommendations oi ;ho Health Officer in connection wit! die drainage of a house owned by him ind occupied by Air Twi-ss, in Pcmiroke Road. “8. That prices be obtained for ma•bine crushing metal and liver shingle. “9. That the request of Messrs AleMijlau and others, for a crossing ii Hamlet Street across 'Seyton Street, be granted. “IP. 'i’hat the fooipath .asked for In. Messrs Wilson and 1 homson, in Hamlet Strwt South, v be formed. Tb< rest of-this will be approximately £l2. The drainage of this street is provided for in His Worship the Mayor’s loai scheme. “11. The price of at street scavenger

;l3 per catalogue, which will bo placed on tlic table at .Monday night's meeting, is £125 at New Plymouth. ' ir i2. \Vo bog to recommend that the Council consider* the question of a weighbridge.” Oversaer’3 Rapost, The Overseer reported mi the progress of works for the past month as under:— “The footpath in Miranda Street, opposite Mr .Brown’s cottage, has been completed. Hamlet Street, near its junction with Pembroke Road, lias been repaired. DO cubic yards ov gravel have been stacked in Sc-’,ton Street and Hamlet Street for winter use. Metal patching has been done 01: Broadway, Teuton Street, Opur.aKe Road, Brecon Road, Falstah Street, Scyton Street, .Juliet and Regan Streets. A crossing lias been put in to Mr Asthury’s property on Juliet Street. A new culvert has been put in Celia Street, its junction with Juliet Street. A concrete pipe culvert has been put in Regan Street, at its junction with Swansea Road. i wo hundred and ninety-two cubic yards oi shingle have been carted from the Patea- River, «1 a cost of ‘2s 2d per yard. Messrs Chard and Son have put out 100 cubic yards ol gravel .and have the pit stripped so that the grave! can be carted out when the weather is favourable. Water main extensions in Orlando Street South and Olivia Street, Lave been carried out. hour water

services have been put in. A new . water meter lias been installed at the ! daily factory. A drainage eon nee I ion | to the sewer in Miranda .Street, oppo- | site the new hospital buildings is now ! being put in. One bridge and two ■ small crossings have been put in at y the abattoirs. lie footpath ertenI sion from Mr Lyons’ gate to Air Percy

Thomson's property, the distance being four chains, I estimate the cost of this work at £l2. Re Air Wilson’s complaint, re bath waste being allow-

ed to flow along the water table fronting his property, I have to report that there is to be no bath waste eonvovod to the above watertable in future. Report cp Juiist Street Central, “Re metalling Juliet Street Central to the watertable- on one side only. There is a surface area of 15,615 square feet of tins street unmetalled, between Fenton and Regan Streets on the east side. It will take 382 cubic yards of metal or shingle to put a depth of 3 inches on the unmetalled area. I estimate the cost of this work as dndor: —Crnse.ed metal, 382 cubic yards at Bs, £152 !6d; shingle

direct from river, 382 cubic yards at 2s 6d, .£l7 15s; napping at 2s 6d, £l7 15s; total, £95 10s. (living to the difference in the cost, J prefer doing this work with single.” The Territorials. The report of the committee set up to interview Colonel Chaytor, re Drill Hall was as follows: —“We beg to report having interview Colonial Chaytor, hut were unable to gain any definite information. We beg to recommend that the committee meet Colonel Malone and Captain Dampen with a view to obtaining definite information as to the requirements of the Territorials, and the arftount the department will be prepared to pay for quarters.” The recommendation was adopted, and tiie Mayor and Crs. Paget and Healy wore appointed to represent the Council. > The reports were adopted, with the exception that the overseer’s special report was held over, and that clauses 11 and 12 of the Works Committee were deleted, the clauses to he considered in the preparing of the estimate*. Financial. The following is a statement of receipts and expenditure from 31-3-12 to 30-4-12:

Skating andl The Town HaiS. Cr. Paget moved, according to notice :—that the resolution passed at •i special meeting on March 19th, letting the' Town Hall to Messrs Mercer ' and Drake for skating, he rescinded.” Cr. Sangslel - seconded the motion, 'which was, lost. Cr. Boon moved “That the following words ho added to resolution passed at a special meeting on 19th March, letting the Town Hall to Messrs Mercer and Drake for skating, the Hall not to he lot to any other person or persons fof skating, and that they remove and replace the forms as reel aired.” An amendment was moved by Cr. Paget, seconded by Cr. Hard, “that the Rail he only let to other persons for private skating at the ordinary tariff, and Mercer and Drake; to be compensated to the extent ol 10s, and that it he let to private persons on afternoons at the same rate as let to Messrs Mercer and Drake on the afternoons not used by thorn.” this was lost and the motion earned. Cr. Paget moved, and Cr. Kcaiy seconded, and it was carried, “lhat ' stone he not used on the floor, and no metal skates.’’—Carried. GHRO M! G P. HEUMA T! S M EFFE C TUA ELY CUR E D. ’ No matter how long you have sillier--1 cd from Rheumatism ;no matter whal i other remedies have failed, HHPPM() —if given a fair tidal—will effect a . cure/ Thousands of other sufferers have been permanently cured hy : HHKT'MO, when all else had been tried in vain. Many had spent large sums of money at Rotorua and other thermal springs, hut it was JltliAMD , that eventually elicited a cure. .11 ! you are suffering from Rheumatism, or fiom (lout, Punrhago, .Sciatica, nr kindred complaints, give KHIA MO a , fair trial, it has cured others, and will euro you—and at little cost. All chemists and stores, 2s (3d and -Is 6d.* i

Dr. Balance, 31-3-12 £1614 3 9 Salaries 80 4 2 Administration 55 11 3 Streets: Wages 102 7 0 Stones and gravel 51 5 4 Tar 10 10 0 Repairs and mtoe 11 1 6 Horse and dray 19 19 1 Lighting 19 8 3 Fire prevention (5 16 6 Charitable Aid 8 14 9 Sundries 20 7 8 Interest on Dobentures 153 5 0 Waterworks 23 / 11 Abattoirs 37 12 10 Town Hall 13 IS 4 Cemeteries *... 12 4 0 Library 12 13 10 -J —J- 1 641 7 5 .nl > li 2 Receipts. Rates outstanding 31-3-12 — Cencral 9 ■I 0 Special ■1 13 5 Hospital .(.>«■ ! • 10 9,., Lighting ,1 7 1 .10 per cent a,d,j ,1 8 6 Sundries 12 0, License fees . 32 16 9 Rents 40 7 G Refunds 5 0 0 Library i 7 0 Kopuatama Cemetory 3 15 0 ♦ Town Hall 30 7 6 Abattoir 64 9 9 195 19 3 i)r bal 30-4-12 £2059 11 ii