OHAKUNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Wanganui Chronicle, 28 November 1947, Page 2

OHAKUNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

CR. MAHONEY RE-ELECTED DEPUTY-MAYOR (0.C.) Ohakune, Nov. 27. The first meeting of the new Ohakune Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening for the purpose of swearing in of tne Mayor and new councillors. , , The Mayor (H. I*. L. Delamar) warmly welcomed the new members who had been elected.—Councillors Fields, T. G. McCullough and P. Mareikura—and expressed the hope that they would find the work interesting. The speaker mentioned that he was very disappointed at the very small number of electors who had registered their votes at the elections and hoped that this was not a sign that they were not Interested in the work of the council. His worship then made the necessary declaration, as required by the Municipal Corporations Act, and was then followed in turn by the new councillors. The election of deputy-Mayor was tabulated. Councillor Thomas moved that Councillor Mahoney be elected as deputy-Mayor and stated that Councillor Mahoney had served on the council tor a period of 16 years. He had been of great help to the Mayor and Councillors with his guidance. Councillor Mahony rose to thank Councillor Thomas for his words and moved that as Councillor Thomas had topped the poll, he was the logical choice as deputy-Mayor. Councillor Thomas then asked the councillors to support his motion to elect Councillor Mahony to his old position as deputy-Mayor, and this was carried. . The following were appointed as chairman of the various committees. Councillor F. Martin (Works Committee), Councillor Pearce finance Committee) and Councillor O Connell (Electricity Committee). The Mayor mentioned that as one of the representatives of the council on the Fire Board had not been reelected at the elections, the new council would have to elect a new representative in place of Mr. Rush who was not now on the council. Councillor Lancelot Fieldes was appointed to till the vacancy on the Fire Board representing the Borough Council. A number of Councillors spoke on the need lor the new council to make a tour oi the borough to familiarise themselves with the problems which they would be called upon to deal with in their new capacity, and it iw decided to make a tour not only ol the borough, but of the various reserves under the control of the council, next Saturday morning. The attention of the council was drawn to the serious danger of lire which exists in the district from sparks being thrown out from the railway locomotives. It was decided to write to the locomotive foreman at Tauniarunui and to point out lhat certain types of locomotives were causing the danger and that he be asked to endeavour tojllcyiatc it