BOROUGH ESTIMATES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 June 1942, Page 4

BOROUGH ESTIMATES

FIGURES FOR CURRENT YEAR REVENUE AMD EXPENDITURE. MAINTENANCE & OTHER WORKS. Estimates for the current year were approved by the Masterton Borough Council at its meeting last night. The Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, said the effect of the estimates would be to put up the general rate by Jd. over last year's rate. The library rate was up a very small fraction and the only other increase was one due to the increased hospital levy, the rate for which was increased from 4,:;d. to 61d. on the capital value. The committee had considered very carefully proposals in which it might save the ratepayers any increase in rates but the only way in which that could be done would be to put off some of their men. He did not think any of the councillors would want to do that. The estimates are as follow: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE.

Details of new street construction are:— River Road, tar-seal second half (18ft), £250; Kerbing: Bunny Street, west side, Worksop Road to Bridge. £GO; Colombo Road, east side. Johnstone Street to Makora Creek, £135, Pownall Street, west side, Cornwall Street to 5 chains south, £25, east side Cornwall Street to 9 chains south, £5O; Jean Street, west side, Church Street to last house. £75; Hogg Crescent, west side, Worksop Road to Mrs Bunny’s residence, £25; Keaton Street, both sides, Church Street to Bannister Street, £5O; South Road, west side. Millard. Avenue to Vivian Street. £65; Walton’s Avenue, £6O; Worksop Road, south side, replace old wooden kerb. Queen Street to Dixon Street. £25. Cid verts at intersections. £75. Street mower, £140., Essex and Renall Street bridges, repairs to decks, £7O. New drain rods, £3O. Total £1,135. GENERAL ACCOUNT RATES.

£ Estimated Expenditure: Maintenance 22,077 New work 1,135 Total estimated expenditure £23,212 Actual Receipts: Credit Balance 1/4/42 .. £B7B Estimated Receipts £6.970 Total £7,848 Balance to' be met by rate £15,364 General Rate of 5.105 d in £ £15.947 Less discount say 4 p.c. .. 637 Total £15,310 This rate represents an increase of I4d in £ over last year’s General Rate of 4.855 d, which yielded £14.556 net. South Lans- Est imdowne. ated. Increase. Rate d. d. £ d. General U.V. 5.105 5.105 15.947 .25 Separate: Library .25 .25 780 .05 Special: No. 1 con. 2.75 2.75 8,590 Same. Cole St. * Lincoln Rd. 114 Same. Northern Ap. 142 Same. No. 3 Con. 1.286 .025 Borough Endowment Bldgs .08 .08 249 Same. 8.925 8,:<85 27.736 <7, % £ d. Water Supply (A.V.) 3’Zi or 3‘Zi or 4.544 Same. 1% 1 % d. in £ d. in .£ Hos’t’l (A.V.) 6',<> 6’/, 4,466 4% to 6>/ 2 Street: Lighting (A.V.) 22 1,374 Same. Special: (Drain. Loan) 2 Special Rat- 504 Same, ing area No. 2 Con. Loan (U.V.) 4 Special Rat- 957 Same, ing area Footpaths Loan .08 Special Rat- 3 Same, ing area £39.586

1 Estim. Expended 1942-43 19.41-42 £ £ Administration: — Honorarium 250 250 Propn. Office Salaries . 1,150 1,103 Propn. Audit 38 Officse Expenses 300 Interest Bank Overdraft 60 64 Park:— Parks (including Sth. Park) 2,264 2,144 60 Mawley Park 60 Works: — Streets, inc. horses & Tarring carts 5,830 3,880 4,670 2,060 Municipal Buildings .. 600 563 247 Pound 265 Sanitation & Drainage Baths 2.850 325 2,723 261 Fire Board Levy .... 2.005 1.953 Elections & Rolls 50 159 67 56 Dog Registration 70 Town Clock <56 Coloured Lights — 15 Cemetery Transfer 150 139 185 Borough Revaluation I 1 / 2) .. 185 Emergency Precautions 500 — Home Guard 75 — Grants:— 150 150 Municipal Band Plunket Society 50 50 National Art Gallery .. — 10 Y.M.C.A 20 20 Miscellaneous:— Unauthorised (P.R. Act) 50 (Y.M.C.A. £20) .... & 46 Industrial Efficiency Ppn. Dangerous Goods 298 Fees 100 Ladies’ Rest Room .... . . . . . 2G0 253 Contingencies 300 581 Repayments — 874 Interest: — 109 £1,500 Drainage Loan 109 Ruamahunga Bridge 58 58 Waingawa Bridge 10 10 Northern Approach ... 7 7 — ■ ' - —— £22,077 £21,393