Buntingford Rural District Council
MONTHLY MEETING
The monthly meeting of the Buntingford Rural District Council was held at the Council Offices on Thursday last week.
Present - Mr C Fraser (in the chair), Capt E.T. Morris, Capt H.H. Williams, The Rev. L.W. Wright, Messrs A.W. Page, H.C. Marshall, W.J. May, E. Bygrave, J.C. Pigg, F.B. Cannon, H.E. Dudley, A.J. Hayes, W.H. Kittow, C. Hummerstone, G. Graves, and G.C. Wilson, with the Surveyor (Mr E.G. Thody) and the Clerk (Mr E.C. Clarke).
SURVEYOR'S REPORT
The Surveyor presented his report as follows:
Isolation Hospital
No cases of infectious disease have been reporte during the past month, and the hospital remains closed.
Waterworks
The consumption of water during the past month has been:
1st week - 238,000 gallons.
2nd week - 240,000 gallons.
3rd week - 250,000 gallons.
4th week - 244,000 gallons.
The water level has risen 12ins. and now stands at 40ft., being 3ft. flower than at February last year.
Licences
Application is made for the renewal of 9 petrol and 2 carbide of calcium licences.
Norfolk Road
Plans showing the proposed scheme in connection with Norfolk Road are submitted. The total length of the road is 537 feet, and width 28ft. In addition to the road it is proposed to provide two footpaths 4ft. wide and a storm water drain with four surface gullies. The tenements number 30 with a frontage of 709ft., whilst land with a further frontage of 366ft. remains undeveloped.
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It was reported that owing to the bad state of the roads it was impossible to get road material delivered in some districts.
Mr F.B. Cannon said he thought the road material should be carted during the summer months. This was generally agreed and the matter was left to the Surveyor to deal with.
Applications were submitted for one of the Council houses at Meesden, and it was agreed to let it to an applicant who was at present in lodgings.
An application for a subsidy in connection with a proposed bungalow at Cromer was considered and granted.
A letter was read from one of the tenants of the Sunny Hill houses, asking for permission to replace the kitchener in the living room by a register stove. After discussion the request was agreed to.
MOTOR TRAFFIC
The Chairman said the Sub-Committee appointed to go into the matter of the sign boards, warning motor traffic to slow down while travelling through the town, had approved of a warning board, and that tenders for supplying and fixing the boards had been received.
The tenders were as follows:
Mr C.H. Poulton 4 19 6
Messrs Hamilton 5 10 0
Messrs Attwood 5 16 0
On the proposition of Captain Williams, seconded by the Revd L.W. Wright, Mr C.H. Poulton's tender was accepted.
The question of suitable sites for the boards was left to the sub-committee.
Mr C. Hummerstone asked whether the large board at Hillside could be removed. It was an eyesore.
Mr F.B. Cannon said the "Buntingford" board was of no use to local residents, but no doubt strangers found it useful.
Capt. Morris: It's quite as well to leave the board where it is, because I am often being asked where Buntingford is. (Laughter)
HORMEAD ROAD
A letter was read from a householder at Great Hormead point out the bad state of the road near the "Three Horseshoes" Public House, and the Surveyor was instructed to attend to the matter.
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(With regard to the above matter - the BUNTINGFORD board - we would like to state that the board has been lying on the ground for several weeks. - Ed.)
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