STRATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 January 1914, Page 7

STRATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETI NO

j The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr AY. P. Kirkwood) and Crs. Richards, Fredric, Boon, Thompson, Arden, King, Masters, Dingle, and Morison. OFFICERS’ REPORTS. i The Overseer reported :—The following work has been done during the 5 past month: Earth work at Mr Spence’s in Cordelia street hag been | completed; concrete pipe culverts i have been put in at the junction ot I Warwick road and Broadway, Romeo j street and Broadway near Federal II store; trees in Miranda street have been cut down and removed; patching has been done on Cloton road, Swansea road, Regan street and Pembroke road; Cordelia street has been watered and rolled down, the watertables in Broadway, Pembroke road and Cordelia street have been cleaned out; grass has been cut off streets and edges of footpaths on various streets, also on old cemetery site: Victoria Bridge has bebn attended to ; the crusher has been set up -and the necessary bins erected at the ford site, Fenton street. I took delivery of the screens on the Bth inst., and hope to have the crusher working on Wednesday next; I would suggest that tenders be called for 3500 cubic* yards of boulder stone, tenders to be returnable on February 9th, which is the date of your next ordinary meeting; I would suggest that another horse and dray be procured; my reasons for recommending same are as follows:—(1) The water cart is in constant demand during the summer months and an extra horse is required to work it. (2) With the extra horse the ordinary works of the Borough would not have to be delayed as at present when the streets require watering.—Adopted. The Abattoir Manager reported that the following stock was slaughtered during the past month: —Cows 82. heifers 25, oxen 4,' calves 2, sheep 295, lambs 251, pigs 38. The stock condemned included 4 cons wholly and 5 partially, 1 calf wholly, 1 sheep wholly, and 3 pigs wholly.—Adopted. The stock slaughtered for the dif-

The Borough Inspector reported:— During December I impounded 17 head of cattle. I put in 34 street lights.—Adopted. The tender of Mr E. JacksAn was accepted for renting of a reserve in, Portia Street. Messrs. Newton King, Webster, Dobson and Co., and T. I. Lamason, and the N.Z. L. and M.A. Co., wrote applying for auctioneers’ licenses.— Granted. The statement of receipts and expenditure to December 31st, 1913. • showed: Debit balance at November , 30th £3252 13s od, expenditure £s7e 15s 7d, total debit £383 9s; receipts £B5l I ts 4d, debit December 31st £2979 14s Bd. A statement of the receipts am) expenditure to December 31st compared with the estimates to March 31st next showed: Estimated expenditure to March 31st, 1911 £sOll, actual to December 31st £3776; estimated receipts to March 31st, 1911. £sOll, actual to December 31st £2806. Mr J. D. Healy waited on the Council on behalf of Messrs Spence and Stanford and was granted permission to extend a lean-to on the south side of the firm’s premises for six feet. The Stratford County Clerk notified that his Council had agreed to pay half the cost of metalling Flint Road from Broadway to the showgrounds gate, as proposd by the Borough Council.—Received. The Chairman of the Cricket Club Committee wrote asking that the road roller be sent to Victoria Park to roll out a square for a pitch. The Club was prepared to stand any expense N incurred.—Request granted subject to the approval of the Overseer.—A doubt was expressed as to the effect of the roller on the Park. Cr. King moved that a footpath be made in Seyton Street from Juliet Street to Broadway and that a gully in Juliet Street below Mr Marshall’s be filled in. At the latter point there was a stagnant pool, and the' road was very narrow at the point.— The matters were referred to the Works Committee to procure an estiI .mate and report to next meeting. The Works Committee recornemnded I that tenders bo called for the supply | of 3500 yards of boulders, tenders to close on February 9th.—The Mayor said the amount was 1500yds more I than last year, but the needs of.the I Borough demanded the extra amount. [ —Cr. Richards asked why channelling was not going on. It had been decided to proceed with this in October, but nothing had so far been done. The Mayor said it would lie necessary to have the crusher working. The Town Clerk of New Plymouth, in reply to enquiry re tar sprayer, that the machine (Goodwin and Bars by) of 150 gallons capacity, cost £SB doi liyered, and that it had given every | satisfaction with both coal tar and soltar for roads. ft had been found necessary to make a special nozzle for soltar spraying, and this the "Council had had made for themselves, I —Cr. Masters said lie had seen the j tar-sprayer, at work. It could he j moved, about by two men. ft was ! just the tiling Stratford required, It ! was especially good for level roads. 1 It could bo used on footpaths as well.

—The matter was deferred until the Works Committee cun see the Mew Plymouth machine at work.

Cr. Boon brought up the question of a Hush tunnel at the headworks of the water supply. In the tunnel at present there was a mass oi decay ed leaves. A certain part} in business in town had decided to-put in a tank, his customers objecting to the flavor of the Borough watoi. Cr. Masters said that if resident.-, knew what, was in the tunnel the\ would never drink the water. 1. was stated that Mr Marchant objected to the making of a by-pass as suggested by the Overseer .—lt undecided to interview Mr Marchant on. the matter.

The Rev. W. A. Butler wrote drawing attention to the condition oi the creek between the Church of l‘mglaud property in Orlando Street and Seyton Street. Sundry, persons had been using the creek as a rubbish tip. making the cutting of noxious weeds (for which the Church was responsible) no small matter. He suggested the filling in of the creek—there seemed ample material handy,, and the road needed widening.—The Overseer said the work would cost do.—The Mayor said the road was narrow at the point, and widening would improve ft.—Cr. Richards point'd out that access to properties would not be improved.—The Overseer sai l the road was dangerously narrow.— The matter was referred to the Works Committee with power to act.

forent firms was as follows Average Cows. Heifers Oxen A"e. 25 6 — 4-1 11 — 4 6 9 — — 10 12 8 — • 5 24 7 — 6 1 4 — 3