Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3583, 24 July 1912, Page 4

Local and General.

Tlie Wellington-'Frisco despatch of Juno 2L arrived in London on 22nd in.'t.

As reported in these columns recently. tlie Waikohu County Council decided to offer the Gisborne Borough Council a truck load of metal in order that its merits might be tested. The offer came before tlie Council last evening, and was accepted with thanks.

As a result of representations made by Air- A. 11. Anderson on behalf of the General Laborers’ Union to the Minister lor Public Works, thirteen unemployed local residents have been found work on the local railway construction works.

“Tin* building trade is still as busy as ever, 64 jobs being under way a* present, and from wiiat 1 can gather some big works are under consideration, so that a record year may be expected.”— l’mai report of building inspector to Borough Council last night.

According to a return supplied by the Electrical Engineer to the Borough Council last evening, tlie number of electrical connections to date is 6L and the contractors who carried out work are Alessrs. J. S. Allan, F. Hall and Sons. Holford and Co., Niven and Co., Turnbull and Jones. The number of applications received to 9th July was 112.

The following facts ■wore supplied to tlie Borough Council last evening in terms of a return asked for In- Cr. Hepburn regarding the cost of kerbing, the figures being in the order of labor and material: —Expenditure per chain of korbing up to 22nd June. 1912: Jarah. 17s Cd and £2 11s lid—“total £3 9s 5:1; in situ concrete, £1 2s 6d and £2 18s 61 —£4 Is; block kerbrr.g, £1 -5s and £3 14s 3d—£4 19s 3d.

The man Arthur Turner, who u in custody, will appear at _ the Magistrate's Court this morning, charged (l) with alleged breaking and entering the residence of Air. E. Adair, Harris Street; (2) with allegedly having entered the promises of Mr. J. Johnston, Gladstone Hoad, w.th intent to commit a crime: and (3) with having, it ig further alleged, stolen throe bicycles, ’the ownership of two of which it is understood has bceii proved. As far as the police authorities can ascertain. Turner was formerly a resident of San Erar.cisco

The building inspector reported at the. Borough Council last evening that the railway reserve on AVluitaupoko was again the source of a little trouble and he would like to know the Council’s intentions regarding those trespassing on the same, and as to whether lie was to keep dwellings, etc., 33 foot from the centre of the reserve A resolution was passed to the oiteet that- dwellings must be 33 leet from the, centre, and that all obstructions should he removed from the reserve. The Building Inspector n ported at last night’s mooting ot i 'o Jbu - ougli Council that, for the fritnight ended Jtdv 20th, 14 permits were is* sued for various ivorks as scheduled £IOO6 : 0 additions to dwMlitiffs, £418; 6 sundry jobs, £129. 'lotal £_Jo3. 'Pile Joes collected for the same totalled £lO 10s.

F-.rlv lambs have made their appearance on the Paoroa flats, and a f ew - stragglers on the Knvi (says the Wail-on “-Guardian.”) “If all the complaints one hears were written out and brought to the Council,” remarked Or. Cell ins Lsevening to the Borough Engmect “they would fill your office. )cv would not get them in yetir ofhc-, they would blow the root oit *

Tim District Railwav Enginert wrote asking the Coumil last• etemng when the tramway construction vuk would commence in the railway vard. —-The Borough Engineer remaned that it would not he this sice or Christmas. Tim Council reierreu the letter to him for reply. J)r C’hassort. District Health Officer, siun/ested to the Council last evening that they .should make a final requisition to the owners of insanitary stable'-; to abate the nuisances Inproviding properly constructed, graded and drained concrete floors, as previously recommended by the v ritei. The Council decided to carry out the j ■ oc 0111 m - ndation.

H.ALS. Drake, flagship to the Australasian squadron, is due at Aue.-eland this morning from ftuva. -t is. probable that the steamer will remain m port only a few days and during thattime Vice-Admiral Sir George King Hall will take* an opportunity of inspecting the proposed sites for naval establishments hero. Tills is the firstoccasion on which the new Jlagslup has paid a visit to Auckland.- P.A.

A letter was received fTom_ Air B. Sort-on. -a drainlaycr, by the Borough Council last evening, complaining the* liis license was likely to be endorsed because he had filled in a. drain without it being tested by the Inspector. He held that he had followed a custom which had been permitted in tlie past. The Council, after hearing a report from tlie Inspector, decided he had acted right!v in the matter, and all drains had I seen tested previously by him before they wore filled in. •-The rendition of the health of Gisborne has been most uiisatisiactory of late, and it is therefore urgently required that every possible step shall he taken to improve the sanitary conditions of vour Borough.” Each was the concluding paragraph of a letter by Dr. Chesson. District He*aitli Officer, to last evening’s meeting oi the Borough Council. Dr. Collins said tha: there was less typhoid rover in tha Borough now than at any time since ho had been here. The Resident Secretary for the A.ALP. Society wrote to the Borough Council last evening acknowledging the receipt of the debenture of No. 4 of the stormwater drainage loan and Nos. 6. 7. 8 and 9 of the sewerage loan representing a total of £SOOO. Tlie money would be duly sent through the Gisborne agent and lodged to the credit of the Council by July 24. A further £SOOO. t 110 writer noted, would be required at tlie end of August. Tne letter was received.

j At tlie request of Cr. Collins the fol- ; lowing return on the amount of loan | moneys spent to date on day labor and i rest of supervision of same was supi plied to the Borough Council last ; evening, the figures being in the- orj dor of day labor and supervision : ; .Sewerage £17.237 and £074; tr.imi ”o>v=' £llO arid £B7; electricity £35-52 a--d £B9O (including engineer) ; waterworks £2167 and £175; korbing £"1135 ’ and £25; quarry and line £3413 and i - )2; stormwater £B7O and £2O: . street; In an £lo4*B find £.73. Tin to- ! ta] for day labor was £30.53? and for ; supervision £2039. | "Without the s; irit that enlivened | him to tb.e extent of doing a stepf dairo in front of the Masonic Hotel on j Monday evening, the locally somewhat | notorious African Pigmy. Andrew i -Jacobs, appeared Ik.*fere the Court- yes- ; fordov m*••ruing on his second offence I f'r drunkenness witlrin six menth«. i Accuse*.*! n:-dd”d a desnondent “guili tv” and, c mt wiry to liis u.-urd; behavj |or, maintainod a strict -ik-ir: c*. A fine jof 61. in default -f day.-’ Lrprison-ra-n!. was imposed, the rfirnder de- ; <-:d:ng to take on: liis penalty in Gi?i borne gaol. He whispered later that his reason for corning to town was that h * desired to make a. trip to Napier, mean nig. of <■: nr-a. under His Alai'sty’s c-s cart, lmt h’s sentence was not heavy enough to warrant his serving it m the* south. It is tin* intention of the Hotel Employces’ Unicn to promote a social i and dance —to ba h.eld in Whim-ay's i Hall about August 15—for the purpose i *-d supplementing the Graham Belief ! Fund. A strong committee has been i 1 ormed ami with Messrs J. Batchelor ; and Frank Cr.sev as joint -o.rotaries. I are working hard to make the function : a su.-cess. This is the firs; Union to j take steps m this direction and it is I I he request of the Hotel Employees’ 1 l nicn* tint al! other unions as well as : the general public oh. uhl patronise 1 ; and help in sm-h a worthy object. i A respectable-looking ’ man named j j Edward Gibson, whose “black" eve j i apnea red sadly out of place, was nr- j i raigned before Air W. A. Barton, j * -B.iM., yesterday on charges of drunk- , enness and using obscene language. : Sergeant Hutton said that accused j came to town witli his wife and nephew and got- a few drinks in. Ho then made u:-,c of filthy language. He w.-.s a first offender, and anapparemlv rcspcctable resident, excepting when be took drink and anpeare-.l to lose bis head. On the first charge he was fined 5s and costs (2s). in default 21 hours, and 63 and costs (2) or seven days on the second offence, the si ntonces to he cumulative. Accused’s wife, who sat in the body of the Court, came forward and paid the fines. When a borough, councillor is engaged upon eliciting information from an officer of the Council at a meeting, one would not expect that he would over find himscll' confronted by an inexplicable smile. Such an occur--venco last night, however, disturbed tin* cairn which at tlie time had been pi evading, and it looked as though a lively few minutes would ensue. The councillor was asking a question concerning certain work, when the officer began to smile. Hastily the member rose to his feet and demanded to know what the official was laughing at. “I’m not here to be laughed at, and you please remember that!” lie declared rather heatedly. Tlie question he was asking, he wc-nt on tp explain, was in the interests of tlie ratepayers. It v. as to avoid what seemed to him was an unnecessary expense. The official at once explained that ho was not laughing at the Councillor, and quick■y tendered an apology, which was accented, rind the incident closed.

. Jt is not everybody who takes an interest in* boxing or wrestling, but a t are interested in knowing what Bel bourne Cash are doing this week. they have made some still heavier reductions all round, and especially on millinery, ladies’ and children’s long coats, and a special line of cream nuking jerseys to clear at 2s 6d.*

An information has been laid against a local firm for refusing to obliterate their advertisement on a shop s-ri blind.

A special meeting of the Gisborne Drivers’ Union will be held to-morrow evening to consider the appointment of assessors for the Conciliation Council.

The Borough Engineer reported to the Council last night that the Cook County Council had agreed to the price of metal being _raised by 3d per yard. This was considered most satisfactory by the Borough Council.

A notice of motion by Cr Webb relative to plotting out the Plaiti beach for campers was to have been discussed by the Borough Council last evening, but owing to the* lateness of the* hour when this business was reached it was adjourned till next meeting.

Tlie Wanganui Borough Council tonight considered its’ solicitors’ opinion over the contract for the rowbridge. The contractor has abandoned the work, as the piles will not drive. The Council decided to give the contractor final notice to proceed with his conn act.—P.A.

To the Borough Council last ing the Building Inspector reported that in the past people had been allowed to erect sign boards under their verandahs much below the height required by the by-law (9ft Cm.), and now when ho askeu that they pe kept at the height required much objection was raised. Was it possible to have the old ones removed and re-erected properly -so that all come under tinsame head? The Council decided that the present sign-boards should remain as they were, that any erected in the future should he built in conformity with the by-law.