TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13645, 13 July 1908, Page 2

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Officers' reports were taken in committee on. Friday evening,, and are to come before Councillors this evening lor adoption. • Mr A. Beswick, borough overeeer, re-.' ported ihat. the usual work had;' been attended t«- Formation had lieen started , on a foot-path' on the east, side of Stafford Street overlooking Caroline Bay. Ex:ra teams had been engaged carting rihingle ." A number of gas lamps had been taken down and were for ia ' t - Surplus.' stone from Nelson Terrace had been •- carted to Caroline Bay, and some stone (ottered by Mr Mcßride) to the Domain. The contractor for painting the band rotunda's had made good progress. : Since coining back from his holiday Mr Beswick said he had been taken "ill, and lie thanked the Mayor and Town Clerk for supervising works during a vfi'v trying period. - . I.he heavy rains had more than taxed culverts and drains, and the surfacemen had had a hard time of it. Certificates for two new buildings and ■ seven additions had been granted. Water mains had been laid in Wilson, Harper, Hassell and North Streets. Mr Shine had reported that a number of small slips arid one hejivy slip had occured on- the water-race along Mount Horrili'e, and /a, gang, had been sent to effect xepaiis. The slips were from the hill above the race. Protective works previously carried out at Mount Horrible and' along the river had stood the t.at of one of the heayie.-<t floods since the race had been opened. ' Mr Beswick hoped to resume his duties today, when he would inspect the race and report'fully on what was required. Mr C. R. 'Neale, Government veterinarian, regre fully drew the Council's'attention to the falling off in the abattoir accounts. The fe<s for June, 1907, j amounted to ill 16 8s 3d, whereas this

year they come to only £lOl 17s 9d. The difference (£l4 lCs 6d") would pay for the slaughter oPa large amount of meat, and the shortage was very hard to account for. The only conclusion lie Could come to was that there was a good, deal of illicit dealing inmeat, a practice if existing he must ask the Council to assist him, to" put down with a strong hand. Mr Neale added that he had inspected the butchers' shops - and found them cleanly and well conducted. During the month 177 ca.tle, eight calves, 1208 sheep and lambs and 30 pigs had been killed. Three cattle and two sheep had been condemned. Mr J. R- Smith, sanitary inspector, reported on house to house inspections./. Eight casts of infectious diseases had been reported, and he had fumigated rooms in various dwellings. The rainstorm had scoured out all channels and left them clean. Mr Geo. is. Knowles, Park curator, reported that the wet weather had letarded work: A good deal of general work had been done,' and the new bowl-, ing green should be finished next week. Tire flood waters had. broken the embankment at the bottom of the- ponds, and he. would have it remedied at onie. Complaint had reached him of pieces of limbic left lying across tt fence in the way of traffic and he had- warned users of Kussell Square of the danger of carelessness. The rains had . interefered; with work on Caroline Bay and done slight damage. As the proposed new work was very heavy, Mr Knowles asked permission for an extra labourer .ito be employed.