UBBISH REMOVAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7917, 11 August 1917, Page 3

ÜBBISH REMOVAL.

, gREWER’S NOTICE OP l 8 MOTION. ,g HEATED discussion. aT ed onthe casting vote Of THE MAYOR. w hich usually marks the |t4 0 f the Waipawa Borough 'fwas broken last evening, when r, discussion took place on K er’s notice of motion in rcthe removal of rubbish. * he decks had been cleared for * i t he ordinary business disf the Mayor said the rubbish ° was open for discussion. Town clerk read the following ' presented to the Council at its * jn- by Cr. Brewer and signed i aniens:— r. the undersigned business men dozens of the Borough of Waidosire to enter an emphatic against the adoption of the of removing household rubipce only each month, and in interests of public health we wetfull.v ask Hie Council to rethe question at the earliest pos- \ moment with a view to the n f a more frequent and reir system. Brewer moved bat the present system of Lj s h removal being entirely unj„tory and detrimental to the health, the Council at the ■ n iion of the three months’ trial ,be system revert to the weekly pajre of household refuse, etc., Ithal the Council as a whole deal i the question of cost and ways Ineans. ■king to his motion Cr. Brewer i, would like the question fully by the Council. Ho did not committee dealing with y Mayor, at a previous meeting, uated that the new system would Having of £BO a year, but he •aker) could not see how that d*t, ns under the old system a yve, and cart had to be emI and these were Btill fully by the Council. He menI two instances in which rubbad not been collected although | keen left at the householders’ In one cose it had been left tatple of months. At the school ,bbish had been allowed to plate until the large bin was bfing. This could not foil to trhnental to public health. He d believe in the borough incurve over the system, and would f the imposition of a small j charge to cover the cost. It j not be necessary for people to tbe rubbish on the footpaths, gilerliir should not be asked to jgarcessible places, but if the biles were placed within rensonbtance of the gate that should but. THE RIGHT DIRECTION, filherow seconded the motion. ■Wght it was a move in the right U. He did not see the nccesi placing the tins on the footThe collection should be made ititematie way without causing wiener. tMayor said that in his opinion mt system was quite satisfaeThe petition was signed by 39 Wl4 of whom were getting the lervifo as before the change. Wlf who signed the petition I it state that they were willing f fir siv extra service. He ad-

il that the school bin should be id once a week. That had been nL Brewer: Do you think it quite btory lMayor said councillors would »keep to the rules of debate. Brewer: Am I in order in re|to your remarks? lliyor: If you have an explaito make you are quite in Brewer: I want to ask you, as it the present system is quite ktory, it' you have seen the itin at Mr Weddc’s gate for i*eek. tMayor said he had seen it, and nWbave been emptied. XOT .satisfactory. Bibby said the service had not Bisfactory during the past week 1 He had had no notice of nnvilbne for the last two months. Hffidontallv he heard that the would call on Monday. There ■ ifoumulntion of two months’ • at his bouse and he could not *il put five or six tins on the Kb. which was very narrow. The kd been left inside the gate, * they could be seen, and they •till there. It should be made •Ds possible for people to keep pkfes clean. There should not ?difficulties in the way of sani--1 He did not think that the be a very great item seek the man was employed con-

% by the Council, nor did he ■toy people would object to a *birge being imposed if they k sure of a regular service. •*Uow said it seemed to him * present system had not had n la l. Because the work had been N it did not prove that the sysat fault. Mhbone said the rubbish at his Bce bad not been removed since system came into operation. Jrht that a small charge should Jr to pay for the sendee and town free from disease. The bad bad a good health record fr present and he did not want 11 Ml into disrepute. For that [be thought a small charge * ** imposed. ■Mayor: And yet you sat on the •ttee which dealt with the mat- ? Wanted this system, athbone: It is not satisfactory. Undercurrent. '^aynr: I like the idea of people 'filing: to pay. It is like teeth to get money out of There seems to be an about the whole husiHatbbone disclaimed the sug‘bat any undercurrent affectt Jjhtude on the question. f . Hvor: Some people want to | town. They criticise the and the best thing they can , ° n it and air their veiws. JP ln K to stick to the first wnent. r said that there was no so far as he was con*nat lie had done had been * n the interests of the 01 the borough.

Cr. Rathbone: The system has hot been carried out satisfactorily. lam quite willing to pay for the removal of my rubbish.

Cr. Witherow, speaking as one who was not directly interested one way or the other, thought a charge should be made and everybody should be made to pay. The Mayor, referring to the petition, said some people were willing to sign anything so long as it did not cost them anything. If a universal charge were made the people who did not want the service would have to pay for those who did. If the health officer considered the present system unsatisfactory he would have let the Council know it. A MENACE. Cr. Bibby said that to allow refuse to accumulate for a month was very undesirable. It was not so bad in the winter months, but in summer it would be dangerous to public health. Waipawa had always had the name for being a clean town, and it was the duty of the Council to keep it as clean as possible. Everybody should be prepared to pay a little. Cr. Holt was of opinion that if the system had had a fair trial it would have been all right, but it had not had a fair trial from Cr. Brewer. He could not help thinking there had been an undercurrent. Cr. Brewer took exception to the remark. It was out of all reason. Cr. Holt said the committee had been held up almost as criminals. Cr. Brewer had made statements which had he troubled to inquire he would have found were incorrect. Cr. Brewer: I say that the system is wrong, because once a month is not often enough for the removal of household rubbish. The system of placing the rubbish tins on the footpath is diabolical. The Mayor: From the outset Cr. Brewer has not treated the committee properly. He would not listen to anything. The Council has not shown the proper spirit in the matter. Cr. Witherow: Are you referring to the whole Council? The Mayor: I am referring to the lot of them. Cr. Witherow pointed out that when the committee’s report was discussed by the Council he supported a three months’ trial being given, and he did not think he should be included in the Mayor’s remark. Cr. Brewer said the request of the petitioners was reasonable. The Mayor said he was representing °ver six hundred burgesses, not twenty-four. It seemed to him that councillors did not treat their fellow committeemen with the courtesy they should. The Mayor then put the motion to the meeting, and it was defeated on his casting vote, the voting being as follows:—Ayes: Crs. Brewer, Witherow, Bibby nnd Rathbone. Noes: The Mayor, Crs. Pellow, Sebley and Holt.