BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 88, 4 August 1914, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the Borough Council, held last night, there won' present: The Mayor (Mr W. P. Kirkwood) and Crs R. McK. Morison, J. B. Richards, J. Fredric, J. W. Boon, T. Reader, J. H. Thompson, J. Masters and X. J. King. The Works Committee reported:— 1 Re telegraph poles on Broadway North. The Overseer reports that the telegraph engineer has advised him that the poles would probably be shifted within the next year or two. as the present poles were to bo replaced with poles of heavier material. Your committee instructed the overseer to again interview the telegraph engineer with a view to having the poles removed at an earlier date. 2 In compliance with instructions from last Council meeting your committee have considered the question of a new pound site, and now beg to recommend that the pound bo set up on the septic tank site and built at a cost not exceeding the amount placed on the estimates for improvements to the present pound. 3 Your committee recommend that a truck of concrete pipes be obtained for culvert purposes. 4 Your committee beg to recommend that both sides of Seyton Street from Broadway to Miranda Street he graded and sown with grass. Cr. King objected to grass being sown on the streets. In the past the Council had spent money on taking grass off.—Cr. Fredrick thought the spaces grassed should he fenced off with a light fence. Otherwise carts would go over the grassed space and cut it up. A good sum would he saved to the Council if grassing were carried out. At present a great deal of the road was blown or washed away. The Mayor said the grass taken off the streets was cocksfoot, but the grass proposed to be sown was a sort which woidd not grow high. —Cr. Morison objected to the idea of fencing. If there was such a lot of traffic on a street that the grass would be cut up it seemed that such a street would need to be metalled. —Cr. Fredric moved as an amendment that the proposed space be fenced.— The amendment was lost by a big margin.

The Overseer reported:—"The work of scarifying, remetalling and rolling Broadway North from Flint Road to Pembroke Road has been completed. The footpatli near Craig Street lias been lowered. Crossings have been put in for W. Robinson, Flint Road, and R, Masters, Miranda Street. A concrete pipe culvert has been inserted in Warwick Road at its junction with Hamlet Street. Metal patching lias been done on, various streets. Watertables in the following streets have been cleaned out, Fenton Street east near Swansea Road, Swansea Road from Regan Street to Celia Street, Cordelia Street from Celia Street to Warwick Road. Hamlet Street from Warwick Road to Page Street, Page Street from Hamlet Street to Miranda Street on the north side. Fences on reserve in Lear Street, have been repaired. About 100 yards of boulders have been carted to the crusher site. The iron work on Victoria Bridge has been scraped. ' and painted witdi two coats of lead and oil. I may point out that the iron work of the bridge is in good condition. Four water services and one drainage have been put in during the month. In reference to the proposed swing bridge at Cordelia Street, the Mayor said the Council would have to be jcareful of its expenditure.—Cr. King moved that plans be prepared and the work gone on with. There had been much agitation for the bridge, and it would be of great value to a large number of residents. —Cr. Reader seconded. He said there was no more important work before the Council than giving the south side reasonable access. He was disappointed that the estimated cost was so great and thought a safe bridge could be built for much less. Further he did not want the bridge to cost too much, as he believed that in the near future the progress of the south would warrant the erection of a traffic bridge.—Cr. Boon favored the motion. —Cr. Richards thought the matter should have more consideration!, and he thought that the whole question should be referred to the Works Committee. —Cr. Masters objected to the bridge being paid for out of overdraft. He would agree to the work being put on next year's estimates. They should husband their funds. In some years the money provided for by the estimates was exhausted after seven months' work.—Cr. Fredric opposed the motion, objecting to payment out of overdraft. —The Mayor .objected to Cr. King's motion. He moved that the question be referred to the Works and Finance Committees.—Cr. Morison supported the original motion. He said the bridge would be a great convenience for school children from the south, those in the south-eastern quarter having to cross the railway twice before getting to school.—Cr. King said he would be quite satisfied if he was Assured that the work would be put on next year's estimates.—The amendment was carried. The Borough Inspector reported that during July live head of cattle were impounded.. Convictions for bleaches of by-laws were: Driving without lights 4, driving loose horses 2, tipping rubbish in a street 1, riding bicycle on footpath 1. Three street lamps were put in. The Special Lighting Committee reported as follows:—Mr H. P. Climie has agreed to act as the Council's adviser, and will nr-

'the purpose of making ids report. Further .correspondenco lias passed between the Council and the company which the Town Clerk will read.— Adopted. i The Abattoir Committee ivportcd:— Mr K. Copestake wishes to rent No. 5 paddock from the Council at the usual rent of £lO per annufti.l&s the paddock is now vacant, f-ndf likely to remain so we reeor./nend |hat his application be granted. 1 WAT!'!' ! HAKGIKSA Cr. Boon moved to amend "W™~ lution ' passed in September IaJT by the Council on the question of later charges in the direction op jnj creasing the charge for .water c/ . from 10s to iil. Ho expreG.jfrthc , opinion that the alteraiioin jfwould even up the charges of those «io had drainage connections and thoft who had no.t. —Cr. .Reader second*. —Cr. Fredric thought a regular sumfthould he charged also for the ronflval of rubbish. He had objeotedMo the charges when they were diw'n up. He thought all business Premises should pay by meter. "HjMuoved in that direction.-—The Imm seconded pro forma. He supplied Cr. Boon's motiion.t— Cr. Richards thought the charges needed revision. There was no provision for motor garages, wmcli used a great deal of water.—The amendment was lost.—An amendment by Cr. Fredric to charge aerated water factories and photographic studios by meter was lost, as also was an amendment by Cr. Richards to delete the provision that the revenue from the charges be ear-markeci for water, drainage and sanitary requirements. —Cr. Boon further moved that the Councili make arrangements to remove nightsoil and rubbish, the former at £1 per aumira and the latter at 3s fid per. cubic yard.—This was referred to the Works Committee.— It was agreed on the motion of Cr. Richards that such removal be only over such area as the Council decide from time to time. GENERAL. Mr Milner gave a month's notice of intention to resign the post of pound-keeper. —Accepted. J. W. B. .Tones applied to rent portion of Ariel Street, from Celia Street to Romeo Street. He intended to fence both ends.—Referred to Reserves Committee to inspect and report. Mr R. D. Lowers notified that lie intended to erect a six-foot fence on his property, next the Borough Council Chambers, and he asked if the Council would pay half the cost.— Referred to the Reserves Committee with power to act. The A. and P.: Association wrote asking that the trees in Broadway North be not re-planted.—The Mayor said the trees had been re-planted jnst after the meeting of the A. and P. Association. What was really needed in the matter was the shifting of the telegraph poles on the east side of the road.—The Mayor and Cr. Morison were appointed to interview the telegraph engineer on the question, with power to act. Cr. King moved, in accordance tvith notice, that no committee of the Douncil be composed of more than four members, and that the resolutions, previously passed, appointing the Works Committee and the electric light special committee,- be rescinded.—Cr. Morison seconded pro forma, opposing the motion.—The motion was lost.