WAIPAWA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7917, 11 August 1917, Page 2

WAIPAWA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the tV )awa Borough Council was held 1 -vening. Present: The Mayor i! W. I. Limbrick), and Crs. F. Holt i M. Rathbone, J. Bibby, F. Wither,, E- H. Brewer, W. Pellow and ] Sebley. Leave of absence was mJ id to Cr. King. CORRESPONDENCE. The Assistant Under-Secretary -Lands notified that the Council k >een appointed to control the % ;>awa Domain.—Received. The Napier Borough Council ash he Council’s support to a resold lrging the Government to take 0 h •ontrol of the Dominion’s food sn ply.—Support given. Town Clerk, Foxton, applied f or i formation as to price of gas char* here.—To be supplied. R. Hay suggested that the pl ans the cemetery be left with him.-] Mayor thought the plans should j go out of the office.—Plans to retained in office. Nurse Hansen and Dr. isked for rebate in respect tccount—The Mayor pointed outtl ;he Council’s responsibility ended he boundary. Dr. Raymond’s was somewhat peculiar in that was a leak in the service and t vater was getting away in the se There was no evidence of negleq, Cr. Rathbone said that while Council w T as considering these •ases they should also consider | >f the school, where there wasi leak not discernible on the sui The committee paid the account i protest.—Cr. Brewer thought it unfair to make people pay for ; "hey had not used.—The Mayor: ?an’t take all the responsibility,. Brewer: No, but these seem t« exceptional cases.—Cr. With* :hought Dr! Raymond’s case desci special consideration.—ln respert he Hospital, the Mayor said it i cnown there was a leak, but i were not taken to remedy the def« Cr. Rathbone thought all three < should receive consideration, and moved that they be referred to Waterworks Committee.—Crs. } - row and Brewer thought nothing to be gained in deferring them.3rewer suggested that the based on the amount paid in thei vious half year, plus 10 per cs The Mayor said that was not i cient. The doctor’s case was anei ordinary one, and he thought account should be reduced fromfi £5. In regard to the hospital he gested a reduction from £5 3s (id £2 10s. In reference to the schi ieemed a case for inquiry and he jested that it be referred to Waterworks Committee. The Mij suggestions were adopted. W. J. Wood asked that thei course road receive attention.-! ■lone as soon as the grader cn >btained. Hawera Chamber of Commerce *d for information as to telefl service and population.—To be plied. Booth, Macdonald and Co. i -e Carlyle junior grader.—Trial t held on Monday if the firm agn the Council’s conditions. G. W. Banks offered oil barrel sale.—Not wanted. T. Talbot, W. Beachen, H. An ;ind R. Petherick asked for an ina

»f wages owing to the high cost living.—The Mayor pointed oul they w'ere granted an increasei time since and he did not think circumstances warranted a furthfl crease. Of course if the cost of! went up the Council would hw consider the position.—Cr. Bn suggested deferring considerate three months, and this, being seed by Cr. Rathbone, was carried. OVERSEER’S REPORT. Water channels have been clfl out on Tamumu road, Collins ri and Rose street. Metalling has ben done on Tam road, Ireland and Scrimgcour’sl Bibby street, and Great North rt Sewer Outlet.—The last flood the river made bare some more id nine-inch cast iron pipes at the« to the main sewer. I had them! *d to the gasworks. Relief Valve.—The seating <d relief valve on the water bbk Collins street being w’orn out* a considerable leak. It has! taken out and sent away for reft ind will be replaced as soon I arrives back.

Coke.—One truck, 4£ tons of has been sent to the WaipukurW trict Hospital. . Slips.—The heavy rains • brought down some more slip* Tainumu and Ruataniwha ** which are being attended to. Scrimgeour’s Road.—As direct* the Council, I have been over Si geour’s road with Mr S. McOf sen., member for the Patangat* Board, and have decided that p< the road should have the grad**

it, and a few loads of metal * Cemetery.—Mr R. Hay has ft his contract at the cemetery, work has been well done and* l ing to the plans and specific* The plans and estimate of reg* Cemetery road are now to hand. H. FLETCfI Mr Hobin’s plans for inf Cemetery road supplied e® l of £92, £212, and £96 ss, W named being for tbe proposed tions.—Cr. \Vitherow thought" was out of the question at pre• ,, be suggested that consideration ferred.—Cr. Holt thought t scheme worth consideration *• formation of a new road on the proposed deviation. should be deferred until the could deal with it proP e ® , j Mayor (w T ho owns the land ove the deviation would run) *•' would not be any trouble so * | was concerned, if he owned when the matter was consider Council would only he re 9 u l , | shift the fences and he *•*-.. the old road for the new’.-" 10 sidered at the end of the year- , , . The report was adopted. GENERAL. Accounts were passed fo as follows:—General, £>■” , Gas, £217 19s 4d; Wattf**»J 19s Id; Coronation Park Lo« n > 9d; total, £643 0s 4d. j Authority was given to ", white lead for the paintmS top of the gasometer.