BOROUGH OF INGLEWOOD

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1934, Page 8

BOROUGH OF INGLEWOOD

MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING. OFFICERS REPORT UPON WORK. The monthly meeting of the Inglewood Borough Council ( was held on Tuesday, when the Mayor, Mr. J. Gibbs, and Councillors F. Spurdie, E. Crossman, E. H. Braybrooke, W. G. Ladbrook and N. Peters were present. A letter was received from the Inglewood Cycle Club protesting that at a certain football match at Jubilee Park a car had been allowed in and had badly tom up the cycle track. The Mayor said the club had done great work for the park and it was impertinence on the part of the driver to have gone around the cycle track. It was decided that in future no cars should be allowed into the park.

It was decided that the rough patch at the end of Jubilee Park should be ploughed and sown in oats. Mention was made that a lawsoniana hedge was being wilfully destroyed by children, and it was decided to interview the headmaster of the school to see what could be done. The Mayor stated that the loans conversion scheme was progressing very satisfactorily, for which the councils’ thanks were due to the town clerk, Mr. Ross, who had worked hard to ensure its success, and l , to Cr. F. Spurdie, who had given much time into inquiring into the matter. The question of flood-lighting the war memorial was discussed and left to the electrical committee to report on. Mr. H. Winter, borough overseer, reported that the road in Standish Street between the bitumen and the new kerb and channel had been built up. A portion of Carrington Street was also completed. The work in Matai Street was in progress. The creek in the Moa Street extension was being filled with spoil from the railway yard. The electrical report stated that the number of units registered at the substation for the month was 50,280 units, • against 50,224 units for the corresponding month of last year. The maximum demand reading for the month was 142 k.v.a. Seven light points, two heating and seven motors were wired. Two poles were procured from the New Plymouth Borough Council for replacing the poles at the comer of Rata Street, Cutfield Street and Brown Street. A street lamp was erected at the corner of Richmond and Humphrey Streets. In the reserves report it was stated- that the work of clearing the septic tank reserve was completed and 700 Oregon pine trees, 25 macrocarpa and 50 lawsoniana had been planted. A further 100 Oregon pines were to be planted as soon as the rubbish dump was cleaned. Twenty-five macrocarpas and 25 pinus insignis trees were planted in the quarry reserve. The trees planted last year were showing satisfactory progress. Mrs. M. A. T. Evans, librarian, in her report for August stated that five new subscriptions were opened and four were cancelled, leaving a total of 204 subscribers. Twenty-six new books were purchased.