BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 24, 15 September 1914, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING, The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, there being present: The Mayor (Mr \V. P. Kirkwood) and Crs it. McK. Morisou, J. B. Richards, J. W. Boon, T. Reader, J. H. Thompson, J. Masters and N. J. King. REPORTS. The Works Committee reported:— (1) Your committee beg to report that owing to the absence of Mr Sullivan the question of the proposed Cordelia Street bridge has not yet been considered; (2) your committee beg to recommend that a request from Mr E. Wilson, Portia Street South, for certain repairs to footpath be acceded. Estimated cost £2. (3) Requests from Mr Blick, Opunake Road, and from ratepayers in Cordelia Street and Antonio Street for certain works have been referred to the acting-foreman for a report on cost of same. The figures will be available at the Council meeting. The acting-foreman has also been requested to give an estimate of cost of continuing path on Cloton Road from Mr Butcher’s residence to power-house, and for removing the stumps at present standing on the same road. The Abattoir Manager reported:— I have the honor to submit ray report on the working of the .abattoir during the month of August, 1914. The following stock were slaughtered:—Cows 50, heifers 30, oxen 22, calves 3, sheep 251, pigs 15, tripes prepared 52, cows’ heels 12. Fees £53 Is od. Stock condemned: Cows 2 wholly, o partially; heifers 2 wholly, 4 partially. During the month 270 macrocarpa trees have been planted on the western boundary in No. 4 paddock. The boiler was inspected on the 2oth and found in a satisfactory condition The acting-overseer (Mr Russ) reported : I heg to report on the progress of works during the past month as follows:—Water-tables have been cleaned on the following streets: Miranda Street South, from Pago Street to Romeo Street; Romeo. Street, from Hamlet Street to Broadway; Portia Street, from Page Street to Opunake Road; Opunake Road, from Broadway to Hamlet Street. Patching has been done on various streets in the borough. Footpath has been formed on the cast side of Hamlet Street South near Mr T. Mercer’s property,, and a concrete sump put in over down pipe. The work of scarifying Broadway Cen tral has been completed, and metal and blinding put bn where required. 'bo rolling will ho gone on with til! street gets consolidated. The cnlver f ■in first hollow Juliet Street North ha; been extended to full width of street and the filling in is in hand. 20 iror crossings have been put in over concrete channel, and the metalling approaches to these will he done as soon as possible. Good progress ibeing made carting stone from river to crusher site. About 500yds of stone has been crushed. Footpaths in Broadway Central have been repaired. One water service and one drainage has been put in during the mouth. The Borough Inspector reported that during August three head of cattle were impounded and ten persons were prosecuted for breaches of by-laws. Thirteen electric lights were put in. THE FIRE BRIGADE.

The secretary of the Fire Brigade (Mr C. Bennett) applied for the annual, grant for hoots for members of the brigade up to March’ 3ist lasi It was also requested that the bv law relative to leaky water-taps b enforced. There were several in tbr town, and they reduced the water pressure. The door of the south station needed repairing. At a meeting of the Brigade’s Committee and the Council Committee the Council Com mittee agreed to the following recoin mendations being placed before tin Council: The rent of the telephone installed in the captain’s residence be borne wholly by the Council; the painting of the south station; that the brigade be supplied with 1000 feet of hose, four helmets, and three uniforms ; that a telephone be installed at Fireman Rowson’s residence in Orlando Street South, so that all alarms can be communicated to him from the main station, lib having undertaken to ring the south boll on receiving such communication.

The Inspector is to ho instructed to make an inspection of taps in the Borough. It was decided to repair the south station door and to pay the whole of the charge for the captain’s telephone.

The Mayor and Crs. King and Thompson spoke in favor of a telephone being installed at Fireman Rowson’s,

Or. King said a good many firemen lived on the south side, and if they did not hear the bell the safety of the town would he endangered. Or. Boon thought money would bo better spent on providing a better bell.

It was decided to instal the telephone as asked. The purchase of hose was authorised, and a report is to bo procured on the cost of helmets and uniforms. GENERAL. A complaint by Mr W. J. Newton of cattle wandering near his residence was referred to the inspector. It was decided not to grant a request made by Mr J. W. Jones to fence off a portion of Ariel Street South.

W. Sparwath wrote complaining of the heater in his shop, and requesting that a bigger one bo supplied.—

Hie Mayor reported that satisfactory arrangements had been made.

Mr H. Wilson applied for perrnisiou to attach his proposed building a Broadway South to the brick wall ilready erected by Mr Fanil.—The "own Clerk reported that the permission had been given.

The Department of Agriculture , rote stating that ispiderwort had 'een added to the third schedule of he Noxious Weeds Act. Officers T the Department, it was stated, had (-ported that the weed was sprend>g in some districts and was liable o become troublesome. —It was stat'd that the weed did not seem to very common in the Borough, and o action was taken. Madam Bernard wrote asking to ;i' relieved of her lease of the Town

bill, and for the return of her deposit of £2O. She said that owing

i the war the smaller companies had fuieelled their bookings and larger unpanics, which sbe had hoped to

t tract to Stratford, hod cancelled heir New Zealand engagements. In he oast three months she had paid

: ; ’0 in rent and had pot very ttle return.—Referred to Town Hall 'ommittee.