TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13332, 8 July 1907, Page 2

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

At to-night's meeting of the Borough Council, reports of officers, read in committer on I'riday- evening, will be presented lor adoption. OVERSEER. Mr Besvick reports that the usual clearing of guilka and drains had bean attended to° Ths ti&ver outlets had been wall cleared, and should give no trouKe for some time. Ths newly installed and asphalted vurfac? mar ths Post Office had been top dressad, and since then a- traction engine drawing three loaded trucks had been stuck and damaged it. Mr Beswick agairu recommended that this.i street should bj closed to this c!a<s of traffic. He did not allow the Council's engine to use it since it was asphalted. Asphalting of paths had' been in hand, and more asphalt had been mixed. He had had to send to Ashburton for 1763 gallons of tar. The path in. High Street vas in hand, and when this was done ihe newly-laid paths ehould be top dressed. The. metalling of 'Wai-iti Road vas proceeding, and would bi rolled and blinded this week. The chimneys at the Council Chambers, having become dangerous, had bsen partly taken down and rebuilt. As instructed he bad inspected Cameron. Sireei:, and found that there was not half! enough stuff in-the* street to complete the" filling of hollows- to the adopted levels, by the cutting at. LeCren street and filling in the Itvel cU top of culvert ,access could be. given from that street, and the rtit could be filled as clay became available from' other quarters. The> cutting would serve.as a stand-by job for the Council's own men. (Estimate of cost given).

' As building surveyor he had issued permits for.eleven new buildings and twelve additions during June; total estimated value, £6904. Repairs and alterations to the water race had been completed as far. ae frost would allow, these delaying the- plaster work. Ths men vera now repairing the :two cottages on the race." The pruning of trees was in progress, and during June 1512 were trimmed . Several farmers on Kingsdovn land applied for water, and this was) now being supplied. = The.contractor,for making pipe trenches sri Pearson Street, having thrown up the .contract, the work had been done by day labour. The mains were now laid, and it would b? necessary to lower these in Otipua Road to. connect with them. During June 32 applications for water supplies were dealt vith. PARK CURATOR,

Mr G. E. Knowles, Park' Curator, re- ■ ports on sundry works done from J una l'/th to date. ThreSj English wild ducks had been placed on the pond- by an anonymous donor. Mr Knowles submitted a sketch for improvements in paths and bads along the north side of the upper pond, and lis applied.for some fencing material in connection therewith; also for authority to spend £5 on the purchase of flower ceeds. Beds and borders in Alexandra Square were being dug. Clubs using Russell Squaie had cut trenches and left the spoil lying about. He suggested that he should be given authority to'stop such practices. The lawns in Caroline Bay were being top-dressed and resown in bare places,' arid the Butler and Elizebeth Street triangles liad been cleaned and dug. (The sketch of proposed improvement at the Park pond shows a wire and netting fence run with three curves to and from the pond, with flower bids within the loops, and fence . curved to the water's edge at two points). '

SANITARY INSPECTOR.

Mr J. R. Smith reported that he had made a house-to-house inspection of nineteen stmts. Thirteen notices were served on business people in Stafford Street, to have all disused.eases and-packing material ;of a combustible nature removed from their premises. The majority of those- notified had comp'ied with the order, and the others had promised to do so as soon ais possible. Fourteen notices to abate nuisances had been attended to. The removal of trees oil the Beverley estate was progressing. In accordance with clause 101 of part XXII of the by-laws, he had inspected premises within the borough where explosives or dangerous goods were stored. He had handed a list of names, with particulars - , to the Town Clerk. He had been giving his attention to the sanitary and drainage arrangements in new buildings, and a good result would be achieved if the provisions 6, 17, 18, 21, and 22 of part XIX of the by-laws were, enforced. One case of infectious disease within the borough was ireported during the last fortnight, and he had fumigated and disinfected a room wiiere another cai=.e had existed. Dog registration fees amounting to £1 0s 8d had been paid.

FiRE BRIGADE STATION. Plans prepared by Messrs West and Hall for the alteration of the Eire Brigade Station to provide for the accommodation of two horses and additional men, for night duty, will be submitted. The archit'-ct-; propose to extend the present rooms at the back, so as- to provide two loose Ijo-cc-i for horses behind the present engine-room and on the same level, two bedrooms above, and a. feed room beneaih the boxes. The Council propose to obtain -i row fire carriage, to carry both men and hose, to be drawn by the two horses. and this would stand in the middle of the present- Hoor, with room on e-ich side for the horses to come from their boxes to the carriage pole. From the social room above (and the bedrooms are to have access to this by a landing) a sliding-pole will give the men a, quick descent to the carriage iioor. A defect in (Ik- proposal, arising from the narrow-n-ss- of the building, is tlia.t there is no vno'.n for a :ee! or anything, else, when the new car is- in the middle of the floor and --pace is ii-f-t. for a horse to pass on each .'-iuc. As ;i simple reel would- he more, convenient for use at fires close- at band, this defeat is n. serious one. if itcould not 1)2 got over. It/lii's however

been suggested that the sliding-pole could be dispensed wiLh or shifted, and then there would be room for :i reel behind the horse-carnage. The architects purpose to thiol- the horse-boxes villi concrete reinforced by expanded metal, and to support, it by posts beneath. The vooilen lloi.r of Die'c'.igine-room they propose to ro;>t vith tar and sand. - Thrir est'm:ite for tlie work is £350.