BOROUGH WORK

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 June 1931, Page 2

BOROUGH WORK

ESTIMATES FOR YEAR. A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last night to pass the estimates for the current year. Details of the estimates, as approved, with the actual receipts and expenditure for last year, are as follow: RECEIPTS.

SPECIAL WORKS. Details of the special works to he carried out are as follow: —

Tar Sealing. —Roberts Road, French street, 18 chains, £267; South Road, Borough boundary to South Belt, half cost, £-150; Cornwall street, Pownall street to Railway road, 411- chains, £616; Crayne-Chapel street, Queen to Michael streets, S chains, £11S; Colombo road, Herbert to Kuripuni street, 12 chains, £I6S; McKenna street-llogg Crescent, Dixon street to Worksop road, 84/151 chains, £205; Short street, Pownall to York street, 6 chains, £80; York,, street, Short to Fleet street, 131 chains, £420; Miriam street, Worksop road to Bannister street, 141 chains, £145; Archer street, Bannister street to Church street, 41 chains, £45; Olive street, Perry street to Lincoln road, £105; High street, widening from Fleet street to Boundary, 34 chains, £l6B. Iverbing —Russell street, Queen street to Dixon street, one side, 5 chains, £25; High street, Kuripuni, to Vivian street, one side, 48 chains, £240; Te Ore Ore road, Opaki road to Totara street, both sides, 31 chains, £165; Wrigley street, Chapel to Villa streets, both ■sides, 34 chains, £170; Archer street, Church street to Park Avenue, both sides, 9 chains, £45. Footpaths Reconditioning. High street, Kuripuni to Fleet street, west side, 621 chains, £156; Opaki rood, Te Ore Ore road to Third street, both sides, 54 chains, £108; First street, Opaki road to Totara street, both sides, 31.1 chains, £63; Second street, Opaki road to Totara street, one. side, 181 chains, £37; Roberts road, Totara street to Raglan street, both sides, 66 chains, £132; Hessey street, Bannister street to Worksop road, both sides, 21 chains, £42; Miriam street, do., 2S chains, £56; Kirton street, do., 28 chains, £56; Casel street, Worksop road to Hogg Crescent, both sides, 32 chains, £64; Hogg Crescent, Worksop road to McKenna street, both sides, 31 chains, £62; McKenna street, Hogg Crescent to Dixon street, both sides, 17 chains, £34; Sussex street, Worksop road to end, both sides, 30 chains, £6O; Walton’s , Avenue, High street, to end, both sides, 33 chains, £66; Michael street, Chapel street to bend, one side, 19 chains, £3S.

Culverts. —Te . Ore Ore road, part cost, £35; Pownall street, completion, £3o'. Plant.- —Drain rods, new set, 400 feet, £3O. Contingencies.—£2oo. Three per cent. —£612. Total, £20,995. “It is a very satisfactory position,” said the Mayor (Mr T. Jordan), referring subsequently to the estimates as approved by the Council. “Wo shall be carrying out as much work as last year, we will be dismissing no one, and at the same time the general rate has been decreased from 3-Jd to 3 3-Sd an the pound, which is equal to a reduction of ten per cent on the general rate. This reduction amounts to a very small sum as far as most individual ratepayers are con-corned, but it will be of some benefit to the large ratepayer. Had we not received a telegram from the Prime Minister advising a temporary continuance of the No. 5 Scheme,” said Mr Jordan, “I think the council would have decided on no reduction in the

genera] rate in order to make some provision for the unemployed.” Commenting on the reduction of the wages of employees governed by awards and also those of the park staff, the Mayor stated that the Council’s decision would mean that the £4 per week men, of whom there were three, would receive £3 16s 4d, while the £4 6s 2d men, of whom there were fifteen, would receive £4 Os 3d.

An expenditure of £2BOO on the tar sealing of borough streets was to be made during the year, as compared with £3IOO last year, stated Mr Jordan. This would allow the same amount of work of this nature to be carried out as last year, taking the cut in wages into consideration. The work proposed would mean the sealing of about another two miles of streets. Provision was made for the carrying out of a little more kerbing this year, the proposed expenditure being £645, against £575 expended last year. As to the reconditioning of footpaths, not quite so much work was proposed this year. There was a reduction of £3OO in the Park estimates, while another item, the last payment in respect to South Park, a sum of £164 6s 6d would not recur next year.. In addition the 'Council had on hand, as at April Ist, £7OO worth of material, an item that did not appear on the estimates.

Kec. Est. 1930-31 1931-32 £ £ Kates Subsidy ■■■• 150 405 Licenses and Fees, ineluding Dogs and Found .... 11S0 1195 Drivers’ Licenses 443 400 Kents 405 6S0 Hire of Halls 272 250 Petrol Tax 1062 925 Heavy Traffic 1072 S20 Other Sources 729 820 Library 834 900 Transfer from Water 1500 1500 Part Or. in District Fund Account 49 So 2300 Consolidated Kates —Genoral, Separate and Spccial Grid, General at 3 3-Sd, as against 3fd .... 12104 10800 Totals 25,036 20,995 EXPENDITURE. Exp. Est. 1930-31 1931-32

£ £ Honorarium 251 225 Salaries S2S soo. Interest on Overdraft 10 35 Auditor 40 40 Office 007 300 Park 1222 1375 Town Planning 2 Pound 250 235 Public Revenue 51 100 Band Grant 200 200 Plunket Society 100' 100 Dogs Drivers’ Licenses (new 22 22 regulations) 25 Town Clock Interest, 1ST. and S. Ward 42 40 Adjustment Loan 34 34 Fire Board Levy 1012 1017 Elections and Bolls 2 100 Beautifying Soc. Grant .... 100 100 Progress League Grant .... 110 Municipal Buildings South Park Interest and 403 450 Principal Buamahanga River Bridge 174 164 Loan 114 114 South Park Shelter Shed .... 58 Library Transfer to Buildings Int. S14 900 Account ■<■■■■ 10 10 Pay County, Opalci Road .... 300 Paint Municipal Buildings 59 Instal. Electric Light 130 South Park Grant March Commitments, pay 50 50 in April soo SOO Streets 3965 3750 Stables 222 220 Sanitation and Drainage ■••• 2649 2355 Tarring 1905 1900 Swimming Baths 159 220