BOROUGH MATTERS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXX, Issue 8498, 5 August 1933, Page 2

BOROUGH MATTERS

MONTHLY MEETING OF WAiKI COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, there being present the Mayor, Mr W. M. Wallnutt, Councillors C. F. Butcher, A. E. Robinson, H. W. Hopkins, J. Mitchell, J. J. Callaghan and A T. Maunder, the town clerk, Mr E. C. Westbury and the borough engineer, Mr M. F. Haszard. DEATH OF MR J. McCOMBS Before taking the ordinary business the Mayor referred to the death that morning of Mr J. McCombs, Labour member of Parliament for Lyttelton, and moved that a vote of sympathy be sent to the widow and family of the deceased. The motion was carried, members standing in silence. SCHOOL OF MINES GRANT Application for the usual grant of £25 for the quarter ended June 30th was made by the secretary of the Waihi School of Mines, Mr N. R. Wynn. The application was granted. SUBSIDY TO BAND The secretary of the Waihi Federal Band, Mr H. Denby, wrote advising that owing to the low state of the band’s finances, his committee had reluctantly decided to approach the council for part of the subsidy granted. On the motion of Cr. Butcher the application was granted. HELP FOR PLUNKET SOCIETY Assistance for the mothers and babies of the district was sought by the hon. secretary of the Waihi subbranch of the Te Aroha Plunket Society, Mrs A. Dunstan. On the motion of Cr. Mitchell, seconded by Cr. Callaghan it was decided that a grant of £2 2s be made. HEAVY TRAFFIC FEES

The Hamilton Borough Council wrote asking whether the council was prepared to accept the magistrate’s last order as a basis of allocation of the heavy traffic fees received for the year ended May 31st, 1933. The Mayor moved that the council accept the allocation and this was seconded by Cr. Butcher and carried.

WATER FOR FIRE PRACTICE The secretary of the Waihi Fire Board, Mr I. T. Pallwell, wrote expressing the appreciation of the board in connection with the decision to re-lay the water mains in the Recreation Ground to enable the fire brigade to carry out practice. The letter was received. RELIEF WORKERS’ BOOTS An Otahuhu firm of tanners inquired whether the council intended to establish, as so many others were doing, a boot-repairing depot where men on relief and their families could have their boots and shoes repaired at a price very little in excess of the cost of materials, the actual woik being done by suitable men from the ranks of the unemployed, and the cost to the council for labour therefore being nil. If the council intended to establish such a depot, the firm would be glad to submit samples of leathers, cut, if necessary, in convenient sole and heel shapes so that work in the depot would be facilitated. The letter was received. GRAZING REFUSED An application was received from Mr I. L. Bond for permission to graze a cow on the Waihi Beach reserve, the applicant stating that the animal would be tethered. After some discussion it was decided on the motion of Cr. Robinson, seconded by Cr. Callaghan, that Mr Bond be advised that his request could not be acceded to in view of the resolution on the books prohibiting grazing on the reserve. INSPECTION OF ROADS

At the suggestion of Cr. Mitchell the engineer was asked to inspect Park road, London Street and Riverbank Terrace with a view to effecting improvements. It was also decided to inspect certain footpaths and roads which residents had complained of as in an unsatisfactory condition. FULL PAY REFUSED

The Unemployment Board advised that it was unable to agree to those relief workers working six hours a day in wet places being paid for a full day, especially when they were supplied with gumboots. The letter was received. INSPECTOR’S ACTIVITIES

The inspector and poundkeeper, Mr J. Spence, reported that for the period ended July 29th he had impounded 18 cows and six horses, while three dogs had been destroyed. Two residents had been warned for permitting nuisances and notices had been served on three others to cut hedges, while several had been notified to clear cuttings from tho road. Thirteen persons were prosecuted on 15 charges of breaches of trainc laws, three being fined 10s and costs, three 40s and costs, six convicted and ordered to pay costs, one dismissed and two to pay costs. Fipes had totalied £7 10s. Tho report was adopted. GASWORKS REPORT

Reporting for the period ended July 31st, the gasworks manager, Mr A. T. Harvey, stated that 85 tons 10 cwt. of coal had been carbonised, an increase of 7 tons 19 cwt. on the total for the corresponding period last year. Seventeen services had been cleared and renewed where necessary and four old services disconnected. Seven meters had been installed where other meters had been found faulty, and two lamp-posts had been cleared and the pipes renewed. The main in Regent Street had been renewed from Queeii Street to Waiteto road; it was in a bad condition, only a 1-inch pipe supplying'six houses. The station meter had been returned from Wellington and was put into operation at midnight on July 31st. He would not be able to give comparisons until the meter had been in use for at least one mopth. The report was adopted. ABATTOIR REPORT

Prepared from office records, details of stock slaughtered” in the municipal abattoir during June were given as follows, the figures fpr June, 1933, being in parentheses: Cows, 90 (56); bullocks, 22 (56); sheep, 329 (,341); lambs, ni} (3); pigs, 57 (48)j calves, 1 (ni}). Total. 499 (504). Fees received amplified to £7B 3s fid, an increase of 7s 6d. The report was adopted.

WORKS ABOUT THE TOWN The engineer reported that there had been no expenditure on main highways during the four weeks ended July 29th, and that the principal street work had been the re-forma-tion of Mueller Street, between Kenny Street and Tauranga road, and the re-conditioning of lower Haszard Street in preparation for sealing. This had necessitated the laying of 45 feet of 9-lnch pipes on the intersection of Tauranga road. In addition. Union Street, between Gilmour Street and Tauranga road, had been scarified in preparation for a coating of metal, and Wilson Street had been cleaned up and the watertables cut between Gilmour Street and Tauranga road. Water-tables had been cleared and repairs effected on the following streets: Silverton road, Quarry road, Waitete road, Durham Street, Smith Street and Barry road. Newman Street footpath had been cleaned and gravelled and culverts and outlets cleared on George Street. At the cemetery the surplus earth in the eastern corner had been carted out and used for filling near the cemetery gate. The contractor had completed the building of the fly-proof room at the abattoir and had also built and erected a gate in the race to the holding pens. The river reserve had been cleared and a fence is now being erected near the river bank. A total of 753 yards of metal had boon handled, 503 yards going to streets and 25 0 yards being carted from the creek. The crusher had worked 20 days for an output of 242 yards. The report was adopted. BEACH MATTERS “During the four-weekly period ended July 29th, I have had my an- 1 nual holidays,” reported the beach ; caretaker, Mr N. J. Moon. “Some , further work has been carried but . on the new tennis courts, but this | j has been delayed owing to the wet j ] weather. During a heavy rain storm | ( on July 20th considerable damage ! ( was caused to the road near the top j, of the gorge; this has now been re-! i paired and a storm water channel 1 cut to prevent future flooding;. Sanitary and all general work has been attended tp.” The report was adopted.