OUR DIRTY STREETS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3767, 10 June 1936, Page 4

OUR DIRTY STREETS

COUNCILLORS BLAME SOMEONE ELSE,

Those who have recently made reference, through our columns to the dirty state of the streets of the borough, particularly in the business area, will no doubt be interested to note that the Borough Council discussed remedial measures at Monday evening’s meeting. Cr Jourdain directed attention to the dirty condition of Alexandra Street, where rubbish is littered all over the place. The Mayor said the street is cleaned regularly on Tuesday and Friday mornings. It was a question whether more frequent cleaning is necessary.

Cr Gifford said most of the rubbish is disused paper bags, pieces of newspaper etc.

Cr Rainey cited instances of passing motorists and people from the country districts throwing bags and fruit skins in the streets. Rubbish baskets were ignored. Cr Gifford wanted to know if the Council had any remedy. The Mayor said he thought more rubbish baskets could be provided. People were very careless and thoughtless.

Cr Monteflore: The only way is to clean the streets daily.

Cr Gifford said rubbish baskets used previously were ignored. The Mayor said Hamilton is a tidy town—much tidier than Te Awamutu—and apparently the people could be educated to conform to the by-laws. The Town Clerk said he was satisfied the public would not use the rubbish baskets —judging by past experience. Councillors discussed the practicability of having the streets cleaned three times per week, and finally it was decided to clean the streets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Patrons of the various fruit and sweet shops were considered to be the worst offenders.