BOROUGH COUNCIL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2578, 12 August 1909, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL

——- ■ ■ ; ORDINARY MEETING. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held. last evening, there being Drese'nt: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. *W. D. Lysnar), Crs. J. It. Kirk, W. Pettie, G. Smith, G. E. J^arton, W. Lissant Clayton, J. Maynard, J. Somervell, J. C. 'Collins, and F.-Harris. CORRESPONDENCE. The Hon. James Carroll, ActingPremier, replied to - a letter sent by oho Council requesting that the Stamp Office be retained in Gisborne, _ and stating that the matter would have his consideration. X' The letter was received, and Cr. Kirk suggested that representations should be made to Mr. Carroll on the matter during’ his coming visit. Mr! J. G. Jarrett, of Pitcaithly and Co., Wellington, wrote stating that lie would leave Wellington for Gisborne on August 13th, to advise the Council on the purchase of a quarrying plant. It was understood that the Council will arrange to meet Mr. Jarrett- after ho has inspected the quarries to discuss the subject with him. The Mayor suggested that as many Councillors as possible should accompany Mr. Jarrett on his visits of inspection, so as to give him all possible information. Messrs Clirisp and Coleman, Borough solicitors, wrote stating that Mr. T. G. Lawless had been appointed assessor in the dispute with Messrs Bathgate and Edwards, and asked the Council to appoint an assessor within the prescribed time. " Mr. George Grant was appointed to act for the Council. A letter was received from Mr.. J. H. Smith drawing the attention of the Council to the condition of the footpath in Williams Street, and asked that it be repaired. Cr. Darton said tho street was closely populated, and should bo put in a passable .condition. The Overseer was instructed to effect repairs. • The railway stationmaster at Gisborne, Mr. H. J. Day, informed the Council that the application for a private siding at Stanley Road had been approved, the siding to bo used for goods traffic only. A copy of the minutes of the conference of the Municipal Association, held in Wellington during July last, was received from the secretary (Mr. T. ifmartin). The Mayor read a resolution carried at the conference recommending a change in the method adopted of electing a Councillor in the event of an extraordinary vacancy. Councillors agreed 'generally that election by popular vote as at present was the host plan. \ The Gisborne Tinware- Company informed the Council that the new sanitary pans would he ready on August 22nd, though some trouble had been experienced in getting material. A progress payment of £ISO was applied lor. The letter was received. Mr. Andrew Hood wrote asking the Council to accept tbo dedication of Adair Street, off Ballance Street, Whataupoko. The dedication was accepted, provided the formation of the street is satisfactory. Dr. Reeves forwarded a list of a number of appliances needed at the morgue for doing post mortem work. The Council decided to purchase the appliances, which are not of an expensive nature. Dr. Valintine, Chief Health Officer, wrote stating that he would endeavor to arrange that the Government experts should meet Messrs Outhbert and Marchant, in reference to the proposed drainage scheme, so. that details might,, be discussed. The letter was received without dis.cussion. " A circular, accompanied by a number of neswpaper extracts, was received from the East Coast Railway League, Napier, asking the Council to support the work of the League in endeavoring to have the country north of Napier opened up by railway. The Mayor" said that all the League was asking for at present was the completion of the Napier-Gisborne railway survey. Only about 20 miles from tho Arai Valley to Gisborne remained to be done. Many people had an idea that granting the request would inters fere with the progress of the GisborneMotu railway, but as the cost would be small and the information invaluable he thought the Council should support tho request to the Government. • The Council agreed to support tho League, and also to bring the matter before the Hon. J. Carroll, during his Visit to Gisborne. LOADING 'GRAVEL. Air. P. Gardiner, who is temporarily in the employ of the Council as an engineer, reported as follows: <£ As soon as I have completed the estimates of the roads and streets throughout! the borough, I would ask to be allowed to prepare drawings of a plant for dealing with the metal and gravel at the railway station in a much more economical manner than at present.. The method I propose is a modification of that in use in many places for loading coal or quartz into trucks or waggons and ships’ holds. The proposal is to haul the present railway truc'ks up an incline and on to a cradle by means of a tail rope, drawn by a Pelton wheel, supplied with water from a borough main." The cradle on which the truck is suitably attached (for the time being) to be pivoted in such a way as to tip and discharge the gravel or stone into a hopper or bin high enough to permit drays and waggons to be filled in a few minutes through shoots hinged and fixed so that the discharge may be into their centres, and thus reduce labor to a minimum. I may state that a number of similar works have been designed by me and erected in the other Island, the capacity in one installation m the Marlborough province being 400 tons. With regard to screening sand from gravely there is a plant now at work in Reef ton, and has been in use since 1905, for screeiimg the particles of quartz sand from river gravel for gold-saving purposes, which was erected by me, and which would do the same for the Kaitaratalu shingle should you deem) it desirable.”

Cr. Darton moved that Mr. Gardiner l he asked to report upon a scheme for screening gravel, ancf tho motion was carried. ABATTOIR FEES. Cr. Kirk moved: . “That the motion passed for each butcher to pay into tho Borough Council one month’s abattoir fees in advance be rescinded, and made to read ‘oho week’s lees in advance.’ ” The motion as amended read: “That each butcher be allowed to pay into the Council’s account a deposit equal to a week’s killing .fees' at the abattoirs -each week, otherwise they inust'pay the • Clerk at the Council’s office each day as the orders are given to the manager for the killing.” Cr. Kirk’s motion was carried. \ REPORTS. —lnspector’s Report.— The Borough Inspector (Mr. J. R. kittle) reported that lie had visited various portions of the borough, and found all places in a satisfactory condition. He was also attending to all the details of the reports of the Health Inspectors. He had taken 'careful tests of the tides in the river with floats, as directed by Dr. Frengley, and forwarded a report, together with a sketch plan of the Taruheru River. The contract for the shed at tho depot had been satisfactorily completed, find 1400 pans had been supplied, but no lids or rubbers had yet come to hand. Ho recommended a progress payment of £175 on the sealed pan contract. Ho "also recommended that tenders be called for*painting the borough cottages. —Overseer’s Report.— The Overseer (Air.. AI. Alorgan) reported as follows: “The pitching of Roebuck Road has been carried through the junction of Aberdeen Road to give the corner an equal foundation on every turn. The water is now carried under the road by pipes, which does away with the open crossing. lam trimming the paths at each corner and adding gravel to improve the appearance. The path on the east side of Bright Street has been completed, .and the path on the east side of Peel Street from Childers Road to the railway station has been formed. The work authorised for Clifford Street will bo completed in a few days. On Saturday -last a cord of the Peel Street bridge was struck by one of Nelson Bros.’ punts, and considerably damaged. Messrs Nelson Bros, are effecting repairs. The work of kerbing Childers Road from Cobden Street to" Carnarvon Street is well in hand. Tho Stanley Road contract has been completed, and the Kahutia Street contract has been started.’ All the reports were adopted, and the Overseer was instructed to gravel Stanley Road and Herbert Road as scon as possible.