MARTON BOROUGH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 188, 11 August 1931, Page 11

MARTON BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL 2 1 The Marton Borough Council met. la>i . evening, there being present: Th' I Mayor (Mr F. Purnell) and Crs. G. B. Gregory, T. Barton, A. A. Mclndoe, A.[ I Honeyman, W. B. Langston. J. D. ISor ric, A. J. Sicely and H. Y. Cameron. A circular letter was received from s the secretary to the Treasury, drawing > attention to the Local Authorities Loan- ■ (rate of interest) Bill, stating that un--1 dcr the general provisions of the bill < the rate of interest on loans prescribed by any act is reduced by one half per I cent. —Received. j A circular letter was rec'ived from I the New Zealand Financial Times Co., I forwarding a copy of the journal and | calling attention to an article on local t , body finance and suggesting that the I s I council become a subscriber at a cost i ' I of £1 Is per annum.—Received. j Tho District Engineer, New Zealand j L i Railways, wrote acknowledging conn- 1 jcil’s agreement to the proposed diveri sion of Goldings Line through tho Rail ! j way Reserve, and stating that the de-1 | partment has now decided to bold over. ! the installation of a 70ft turntable at | j Marton until other depots considered | more urgent, are completed, and no aij terations will be made in tin- mean- ! time. —Received. i Jas. Neale wrote asking eoum il 1" ' instal a new bath in the council’s house - at Rira Street, stating that the old one’ e is completely worn out and past repair, c | —Tho overseer is to report at tho next I .- j mooting. s.j The A.M.P. Society wrote stating! !■ that as it appears to be the <h ’. the council to remit future payments r on the Gas Holder Loan to Sydney a. i e asking that as all debentures and eou pons are now held by the society in !■ New Zealand, that instruction be gix-oi i- to the bank to make payment to the v society in Sydney on due date, a re-, ceipt to be issued by the Sydney office s and cancelled, and. coupons or dcben-l j tures returned direct to the council.! I The society states that payments ot ■ s interests have been made late through j e local bodies employing brokers to ar-1 x range credits in Sydney and interest, r has been left lying at the bank with- - out due advise of transfer being gi\en. - —Referred to Finance Committee with r power to act. i Abraham and Williams’ appli<’ution ( - fur a bowser opposite their premises in | Broadway was not. entertained, as it is s the intention of the council to refuse i - any further applications for bowsers be-, j tween High Street and Follett Street.! 21 II- was decided to close the Hawke’s 11 Bay relief fund ami forward the bal- | I i ance to the Primo Minister’s Fund. j The police attention is to be drawn jto the nuisance being committed in ! lower High Street. • Application was recorded of the effie cient manner in which tTio overseer had s rectified the blockage of the main ? sewer in Broadway without disturbing 9 tho thoroughfare. 6 Owners of property in Signal street

arc to he given notice to prevent the seepage of water on to the footpath. If the owners will provide the material the council will provide the labour to abate the nuisance. Overseer’s Report Mr W. K. Brant, o\ersecr. reported that during the past month the general maintenance work has been attended to. Have scarified the sides of metalled roads, patched and rolled Henderson's Line. Mill, Cubbabballa, Russell, Morris, Harris, Grey, Follett ai I' Streets. Have re-metalled, bonded aand rolled 5 chains of road Lyon Street. Redecked briilge Henderson’s Line. I’alidicd and rolled trench William Street. The septic, tanks have been thoroughly cleaned out. Water tables have been cleaned out on Milne ami Bell Streets and Pukepapa Road. Three water leaks in mains have been A sewerage blockage on Wellington* Road has been cleared and manholes and mains flushed out in Broadway. The reservoir is holding its full capacity of water and is overflowing. Embankments are in good order. Relii'f Work. —Excavations and fillings have been done on Kensington Road and Henderson’s Line. Have excavated, levelled, formed and graded 20 chains of side-track ou Wellington Road. Henderson’s Line.—Have diverted creek from the side of the road through the Borough (’ouncil’s property, excavating a drain 2 chains long, 5 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Also diverted ereek from the side of the road, taking it across Johannsen's properlv, excavating a drain 3 chains long. 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep. These deviations prevent all ereek water from running down the sides of the road. Al! blackberry has been grubbo'l out on the septic tank property. Gorse has been grubbed out on roadway in front of F. G. Jackson’s property in Potaka and Otorc Streets Gas Manager's Report Mr A. Wilkins, gas manager, reported that, during the month .12 gas fires ha\e been fitted, 2 new services have been connected, 4 services renewed, 1 combination cooker has been installed, J cooker re-installed and 2 water heaters fitted. For the p:• ‘ month 615,800 cubic feet of gas - had been manufactured as against 596,900 for the corresponding month last year. Treasurer’s Report The Town Clerk reported 1 at the roceipts for the month were £1438 Ss 5d (including subsidy on rates, £275 18s ’>d). Rates collected amounted to £4lB 13s, Town Hall £135 13s 4d, gas consumers £205 10s lOd, and water fees and connections £135 Ils 6d.