BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11509, 6 November 1912, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

COMMITTEE MEETING

A meeting of the Borough Council as a committee of the whole was held last evening, there being present: the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradiue), and Crs. O'Leary, Elliott, • Temple, Flanagan, Candy, Pragnell, Ewington, Prentice, and Donald. A deputation consisting of Messrs T. Jordan, and E. Collinge, waited on the Borough Council in reference to securing the Park Oval for cricket. Mr Jordan said that on behalf of the only existing clubs (Masterton and Carlton) belonging to the old Cricket Council he was prepared to offer the Council £5 as rent for the past two years. A new Cricket Council had been formed, and he made an offer of £1 per Club for the use of the oval for the season, there being four clubs locally. The expenses in connection with playing cricket were very heavy, and-difficulty was experienced in collecting subs, and he asked the Council to deal with them as lightly as possible. Mr Collinge, on behalf of the Thursday Clubs, said that the Clubs could only pay a nominal fee; a heavy subscription would kill them. Cr Ewington moved, and Cr. Flanagan seconded, that the offer of £o in satisfaction of the past two years rent be accepted. The motion was carried. Cr. Pragnell moved that the four clubs be charged £2 each per year. Thero was no seconder.

Cr Elliott moved that the offer of £4 per year be accepted. Cr. O'Leary seconded.

Or. Ewington moved that it be £S. Cr. Pragnell seconded.

Cr. Temple suggested that Cr. Ewington should alter his motion to read £6. Cr Ewington agreed to this. Cr. Elliott said he was willing to make his motion read £5.

The amendment was lost.

Cr. Prentice moved as a further amendment that the original offer of £4 be accepted. Cr. Flanagan seconded. On being put to the meeting, Cr. Elliott's motion was carried.

The Wairarapa Swimming Club applied for the use of the Park on January 22nd for their annual swimming carnival. Cr. Ewington wished to know if the Council intended to hold a fete this year. If such was decided upon, he would like to see it held on Anniversary Day, which had previously boon, held by the Council. Cr. Candy moved, and Cr. O'Leary seconded, that the Swimming Club be granted the use of the Park Lake on January 22nd.

Cr. Ewington moved as an amendment that January 22ud bj reserved by the Council for a function of their own in aid of the funds of the Park. Cr. Donald seconded. The amendment was lost.

;Urs .Li. Blackmail applied for the.use of th>' Christina and Alice Baths ou December 19th for the annual sports of the Ladies Swimming Club. The request was granted.

A request received from Mr J. McKay re the condition of the Kuripuni stream and matters relating thereto, was referred to the engineer to report

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Tho Borough Engineer reported as follows:—! herewith present you with my report of work done by the Borough staff for the month ending October 31st, 1912.

Maintenance Work. —Broken, pit and river metal has been placed on the following streets:—Akura-road Grey, Olive, Pine, and George-streets, Lin-coln-road, Albert-street, Hogg Crescent, Renall, Timothy, Hope, Devon, Vivian Bannister, Pownall, Victoria and Chapel-streets, and South-road. Sand has been placed on the tootpatUo J™- tne; £»u©wi_ e '. streets;— Cole-street, Work-sop-road, Dixon, Bannister; and Church streets.

Routine work such as the cleaning of the main streets and channels has been regularly attended to.

Ceneral.—During the month the men have mostly been engaged in preparing footpaths for tarring and sanding; also a start was made tarring and sanding the roadway in Worksop road from Dixon-street to Queen-street, also the footpaths in Dixon-street, part of Work-sop-road, Bannister-street, Churchstreet, Park-street, and Bruce-street, the concrete kerb was extended in Church-street to Archer-street. A start was made to put in the concrete kerb in front of the Courthouse.

J.t is my intention to start on the relaying of the Lincoln-road sewer as soon as the weather will per-mit.

Sewage-farm and Waterworks: Everything in connection with these two Departments is working satisfactorily.

The following materials have been used on the streets and footpaths' during the mouth:—Broken, pit and river metal, .151 cubic yards; sand for footpaths, 5S cubic: yards; stone and sand to yard for stock, 40 A cubic yards; tar used, 291)0 gallons; asphalt, " 2 cubic yards; rubbish carted off streets, 102 loads.