CIVIC SNAPSHOTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 84, 20 November 1928, Page 6

CIVIC SNAPSHOTS

BOROUGH COUNCIL AND DOMAIN BOARD, LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. The work on the Opunako Road footpath has been completed. xx x • ' License fees totalling £6O 13s 3d were collected during t'ho past month During October 'the electrical staff installed one range and one hot-water tsefviee. XXX : The charge for the us© of the camp Site wais fixed at 2s 6d for the first day and Is for each succeeding day. XXX The management of the king's Theatre is to be ashed to shift 'the ticket box further tack in the theatre en- { trance., , S X X It wftg decided to adopt the plan submitted by the Foreman'for making th© abattoir fly-proof, and the work to be done 3 at a costof £93. 3C X X X I The Electrical Engineer repotted tha't during the f riion'tli 121,180 units of. current were purchased, the maxi-

muhi demand being 310. XXX The Domain Board ..lias received 'a donation of £5 from Mr C. Burrell. A resolution of tbjinks was passed llast night. I ; '' ''.". 'X X X'" During the month the Electrical . peflia'tmeht ftoaiigbt' £77 worth of ..stock and' sold £9O worth. The balasuio of stock oh hEn'd is valued at XXX:' > The Cycle Club applied for permiß- i siori to hold races over Borough ■streets. It was decided tlvat tlie. request be not considered iihtil a proper programme was submitted. I XXX 1% was l decided to accede to the request of tile Racing .'Club . that the.. ( Borough staff should put two coats of j bitumen on the club's private roiidway th'jet 'club to bear the expense. I ''.* x x I The Service 'Station and the Fatonjers' Co-op ; <were granted permission to /i'nstal 'air and water towers on tht>. kertisidev a fee of- £Q per annum to; be cliaVged. .-, ' '•; ■' XX XX ;'•";. "'•'' '''. | Thei. Fire Sriga'deJ was granted. a/'re- •' fund of'the re.ntTor the/Town'Hsill for the childrenVball. In future the; Brigade will be. given the Town Hall free foritwo nights .each, year .instead of oiio iiight'only a& in the past.

In the, ea#y ..part of October the supply! of electricity was interrupted as a result, of heavy, .thunderstorms, there; Wing! - several , short. #iiterruph tions, but no: damage was done to tho Borough plant or lines. ■ ■'•XX X . EfSgHirdiing the pir opened improve* inentson the camp site, the Mayer .reported having received a copy of the amended' * Mnicipa} 'Corporations Act, which permits a body controlling domains t 0 raise money for improvements by loan. ■r*-r : , XXX".'The Borough Council, is in sympa- j thy with the movement. t 0 establish tutorial classes, in: connection. ..with Victoria University College, but has. no fuiidls available Jtjo subsidise a class in Stratford. Xxx The- Ranger 19 to be ashed to see that drovers use the. proper stock routes. Information: ig to be obtained . from, other Council's regarding! municipal saleyards,./and . representations , aVe to) be made >to'tlie Railway ■ De-J ' partrrient to slxif't the.'.'railway .cattle I. yards td the.,sou*]i'e«.d of ,.'