BOROUGH OF TEMUKA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10588, 23 August 1930, Page 1

BOROUGH OF TEMUKA.

>3<!.\Tlii,V MEETING OKCOUNCIIi. The following I'ejiiii'ls, wliicli caini; before the Temuka Borough Council on Wednesday evening, wore crowded out of our last issue: VXIS M PLOYME X T C 0 1 -VIIT T EE’S REPORT. “Vour Committee beg to report having met on .Monday, the 18th insi., there being pre.se nt Uio til airman (Mr T. E, Gnnniou), ami ('on m-il lows Ruzan Smith, and liuliins. Considerable discussion look iiiaco re finance. The fieri; was i ns! me . ed lo wire (he I’llblic Works Department for approval of works as forwarded some weeks ago. If this work is approved, your f omniil lee recommend lliat the balance of ,18.1 of the R.S.A, money he accepted,” FIRE BRIGADE COMMITTEE’S REPORT. ‘‘Vonr foiiimitleo heg lo report having met representatives of the Eire Brigade on Monday, flic 18th ins!., and have lo report the building is almost completed. Your Com mil tee recommend llml. asphalt be laid round llu; building. Also that (he roof be not painted in Hie meantime. The lettering is lo be painted maroon. The lire engine is designed from (he Chrislchurch one, ikm from Waimale, as formerly suggested. The Clerk was inslnieled lo order a 1(111. extending lo t’.nfi ladder. II is the intention of (he Eire Brigade (o find necessary furniture, etc., for furnishing the hall. The lirigaile is also lo be responsible for the lotting of the hall and collecting the fees, same to he paid into their Xo. 1 account. The opening ceremony in connection with the Eire R.rigade Station is lo he held on Thursday, the 2sth August, al :l p.m., and we recommend dial the matter of Iho programme he left iu the hands of His Win-ship the Mayor and Councillor Smith.’’ Councillor Cooper inquired as lo how (he caretaker of the Station should In l appointed. He (bouvhl the,Council should have the lasi say in the mailer.' After a short, discussion, il was decided to leave the matter in abeyance. The report was adopted. DOMAIN BOARD. Al Iho conclusion of the Council meeting members sat as the Do main Hoard. Accounts amounting to AMI 17s were passed for payment, The curator (Mr A. E. Eden) reported on Hie work done during Hie month. Th is included cutting gorse fence, repairing two Park seats, repairing truck from dressing shed to Oval, carting: cinders from the Gasworks for the I rack, removing a tree that was blown down by a, gale, digging a soak-pit. etc. They bad now 3200 plants picked mil. Two dozen Oregon pine trees had been planted to replace frees removed. These had been given by (,'olllllollol' Chapman. The Mayor had given a- mini her of plants, and Councillor Ruzan had given a colled ion of anemones. A vote of thunks was passed to (he gentlemen named, -and Hie report was adopted. CEMETERY BOARD. Members thou sat as a Cemetery Hoard. The Mayor reported that the caretaker had been laid up by illness, Arrangements had been made for can-vine out his duties if uecesyy, The paysheet amounted to £IS