WAIPAWA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume L, Issue 101, 20 May 1929, Page 1

WAIPAWA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. Present —His Worship the Mayor (Mr G. H. Hunt) and Crs. R. H. Wedde, F. Eagle, H. C. Collett, W. S. Thackeray, T. W. Wills, W. E. Yates, E. E. Bott, and S. J. Turner. Cr. Yates, who was unable to attend the first meeting of the Council, made the formal declaration. CORRESPONDENCE. The secretary of the Basketball Club applied for permission to use Coronation Park.—Granted, Reserves Committee to go into question, of change of grounds. The Mayor of Upper Hutt asked for particulars of the memorial clock. He stated that the memorial was the most appropriate one he had seen. — Details forwarded. E. J. Maher, conductor of the Savage Club, applied for the use of several of the band instruments, and F. M. Tickner (Chief Savage) undertook to he personally responsible for the safe keeping of the instruments.— Granted. The secretary of the Savage Club applied for the use of a room for the fortnightly koreros of the club.—On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Collett, it was decided to grant the club the use of the Concert Hall at the same rate as was paid last season for the use of the Council Chambers, ladies’ night excepted. The Hospital Board notified the year’s levy as £251 13s 4d as against £234 12s last year.—Received. The Secretary of the Abbotsford Lodge applied for gas, water and sewerage connections, also asking that a. culvert be placed at the entrance. — Approved. N. J. McKay asked that the drain near his premises be attended to as soon as possible, as the storm water was liable to cause erosion on his property. —Left in the hands of the Mayor and Town Clerk. A Dinnie, engineer to the District Highways Council, forwarded an estimate of the cost of erecting a concrete retaining wall at the corner of Waver ley and High streets at £407 10s, and'stated that the Council would pay £ for £ on the cost.—The Mayor suggested that the Highways Council’s offer \>% brought under the notice of the owners of the property. —Cr. Wedde supported the suggestion, and pointed out that the late Mr Rathbone had stated that he was prepared to make a contribution to the cost.— The suggestion was adopted. Lee, Mackie, Harker and McKay applied for the Council’s approval for the subdivision of a portion of land to give F. J. Witherow better access to his property.—Granted, subject to being found in order. OVERSEER’S REPORT. Mr H. Fletcher, borough overseer, reported as follows on the work done since the last meeting of the Council:— Fifty tons of coal have been carted to the gasworks. Metalling and grading have been done on Tamumu, Patangata and Ruataniwha roads. The new lodgeroom has been connected to the main sewer and water laid on. Water connections have been made to Mr Bibby’s residences in Kenilworth street, and connection and meter fixed to water trough for Mr F. Peters. The fence between the lodgeroom and Council property has been repaired and conoretfl path ex-

tended to the morgue. The culvert crossing the road in Kenilworth street, being completely rotten, has been taken out and sides and bottom of new one have been made in concrete. Slabs have been made for the decking and will he placed in as soon as matured. A nine-inch pipe culvert has been laid across the road to surface manhole in Waverley street.

Instructions have been given to have the work on list of works recommended carried out.—Footpaths in Domain and Windsor Hill roads, footpath in Bibby street and road repairs in Collins street. It was decided to leave the work of forming path to traffic bridge and entrance to Coronation Park to the incoming Council. Had the weather kept fine the water main extension in Waverley, Mathews and Domain roads would have been completed by the end of this rveek. The Council having purchased the adjoining section I would suggest that a shed be erected at the back end for storage of horse feed. The one at the waterworks is far too small and in no way rat-proof. In regard to the last clause the Mayor said the Council should consider whether a shed for the storage of horse feed was sufficient. He pointed out that the Council was badly off so far as a shed for men to work in wet weather, and the storage of tools, etc. —Referred to the Mayor and Cr. Thackeray to report. COMMITTEES. Committees for the year were appointed as under:— Financed —The Mayor find Crs. Wedde and Collett. Gas. —Crs. Bott, Eagle, and Wedde. Water. —Crs. Bott, Thackeray, and Wedde. Roads and New Works.—Crs. Collett, Thackeray, and Yates. Theatre and Baud.—Crs. Eagle, Wills, Thackeray, and Yates. Reserves and Cemetery.—Crs. Collett, Eagle, Wills, and Turner. Fire Brigade.—Crs. Yates and Turner. GENERAL. Authority was given for the purchase of 50 tons of coal for the gasworks. The matter of attending to leaks in the roof of the theatre and concert hall was left in the hands of the Mayor. The pay-sheet, as under, was passed for payment:—Genera) account, £502 0s sd; gas account, £lB9 13s 4d; waterworks account, £36 15s 9d; waterworks extension loan account, £2Bl 5s 2d; total, £709 14s Bd. On the motion of Cr. Eagle it was decided to forward a letter of thanks to Mr Maher for organinsing an emergency band for Anzac Day. Cr. Eagle brought up the question of a revision of "the salaries of the staff, and moved that the matter he considered by the Council. —-After some discussion, on the suggestion of Cr. Wedde, it was decided to adjourn consideration of the motion till next meeting, in order to give the Finance Committee an opportunity of going into the whole question.

The Mayor submitted the estimates of receipts and expenditure for the current - year, showing an estimated credit balance at March 31st, 1930, of £254 6s 2d. He gave notice to move, at a special meeting to be held on Thursday, 30th inst., that a general rate of 3id (same as last year) on the unimproved value of the Borough be struck.