ROAD AND SEWERS MAINTENANCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17944, 1 May 1928, Page 4

ROAD AND SEWERS MAINTENANCE.

HARBOUR BOARD AND BOROUGH COUNCIL CONFER.

AGREEMENT REACHED . It was reported to last nigh Vs meeting ’ of tne Borough Council that the sub-committees appointed by the Tiniaru Harbour .Board and the Timaru Borough Council met for the purpose of further considering the possible settlement of any difficulties and misunderstandings between the Harbour Board and the Council. Present: . Representing Timaru Harbour Board, Messrs W. Hayman, W. T. Ritchie and A. F.-Campbell; representing Timaru Borough Council, The Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace), and CounciTors Foote, Thompson and Sattorthwaite. ...; The Mayor of Timaru was appointed chairman. . , , ■ The chairman explained that tfle chairman of the Harbour Board and, ho could not come to an. agreement concerning the payment of the recent extension to the George Street sewer; they had, nevertheless, - agreed to sub--, mit the following:—(1) 'That the.-coat, of all works necessary - to efficiently dispose of storm water, and-the con-, struction of any permanent work ■ m connection with such disposal, the of which may be affected by reason .of. the Board’s works, shall be borne-an, equal parts by the Board and tli -Gmineih (2) - That the Council will accept dedication of the Board s private streets already formed, and agrees to accept dedication of any furthei streets when, formed in compliance with the Council’s Requirements. (3) That the Council agrees -to ‘install in such streets sufficient street lights to meet the requirements of the locality and .maintain.'.-such lights in an efficient ' Satterthwaite pointed out that the proposed agreement should have reference also to the regulations which were to govern any f "tuie buildings on the streets which the Counciv proposed to take over and that the {n-oposed agreement tho^George the recent extension to the Geoig St Mri Ritchb and .Mr Campbell were of opinion that if the agreement weie to cover any retrospective R should -also be made , to apply to tne recent payment by the Harbour Bong in connection with Hayes and Whart Streets, amounting to £415. , Campbell also emphasised the need of the Timaru Harbour Board Wng piotected in- the agreement-in its future use of-the streets in question. Councillor Foote pointed out that, while the Harbbur Board, through its tenants, had been Raying rates amounting, to £1845, yet three-fifths of that, amount had already been enjoyed _ by the Board’s tenant -in.the munieipa privile"es..of Timaru, and he emphas ised the fact that his preVious resolution was proposed on. extensionsOo tho 'George,.Street newer. Councillor Thompson was of opinion

' 6S ' Councillor Vimen asted for an* can ranee from the Mayor that tne CouncU were not entering into an ?ereement in this respect which would he financially unprofitable to later on. Had any estimate of the cost of beeping up the roads to tnlren over from the HarDoux -Board been made. . His view was that the saving was . more: apparent• Ul ,Councillor Kennedy said tbe Harbour Board’s streets-were really not formed, and he did : not considei it-a. fair thing that the' Council should take them over. ... fTlf>re - Councillor Foote said that there were no footpaths on the Harboui Board’s streets, but none were nee - ed in .such a locality, and as there were no footpaths, no kerb or channel was necessary. The Council collected the rates from, properties, facing these streets, and apart altogether from the George Street sewer, it was the Council’s duty to maintain the streets * Councillor Satterthwaite said the agreement was quite an equitable one. The question asked by Councillor Vinnell was quite a reasonable one, and in reply to it he could say, as a member of the Committee, that they had been assured that the expenditure on the roads. in question was about £IOO a year. It was satis- i factory to know that the Board and the Council were working amicably together. The Mayor said that as the Council collected full rates for these streets, it was their duty to offer tp take them over. The streets were better formed than any others in the Borough. ; The - Committee’s report was adopted. ■ The chairman of the Harbour Board explained that the streets in question were among the best formed streets in the Borough. The Mayor expressed himself very strongly and refused to make any recommendation to his Council unless the Harbour Board agreed to part payment, of the George Street extension. The chairman of the Harbour Board further explained that the Harbour Board had already agreed with the Vacuum Oil Company that the drain would be concreted, and that accoiding to the legal opinion received by them the Timaru Borough Council could no be compelled to concrete the drain, but it was their responsibility should the drain break away at some future time and damage the buildings. rmmcillor Foote moved, and the chairman of the Harbour Board seconded, “That this conierenco aßree to the proposal laid before it, mth the addition that the Harbour Board pays SiO towards the cost of the recent George Street sewer extension, subto the terms of the proposed deed being to the satisfaction of both k°Tho'motion was carried unanimously. The chairman of the Harbour Boaid and Mr Campbell thanked the mon of the resolution for the very satisfactory solution to the matter before th Tlie° n Mavor C * expressed satisfaction that the matter had been settled amicnblv and trusted that the relationship between the two bodies would be much happier than it had been in the past. ‘ Recommendation That the agreement arrived at bo submitted to tho Iwo bodies concerned for their approval i Hi'ir "Messrs Perry, lunch and Hud“on be afterwards requested to draw no an agreement to the satisfaction ot ami for the protection ot both patties, and that a committee J»e ct ing h c -^heirSuSu^^ithe tho ngreo.a would have reference to tlie formrut.!™ SLreot. take, ov.r from *'M,' EiS'ik’ 0”= I” 1 ’?, JSf „ m , future, differences 1/c considei ed, ns''had been done in this case, by a “ .mnittee of both parties concerned, commute c[)U { d be talked over ! Without possible misunderstandings j prejudicing the case.