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CITY OF PRAHRAN. ERNEST HORATIO WILLIS. ESQ.. J.P,, MAYOR.
CITY OF PRAHRAN.
ERNEST HORATIO WILLIS. ESQ.. J.P,, MAYOR.
Councillor Ernest H. Willis, J.P., Mayor.
CITY OF PRAHRAN.
COUNCILT.OR ERNEST HOR.4TIO WILLIS, J. P.
Windsor Ward : Daniel Shachtel Abraham William IJerljamin Lurnley William Matthew McIlwrick,
Ust~nct Ilore : Prahran Ward : I South Yarra Ward:
Town Clerk and City Treasurer
John Charles Pickford Alfred Holmes Woodf~~ll , I,T,M. Alfred Thonlas Ginn.
Chief Clerk . . . . Clerk . . . . . . City Surveyor ... . . Assistant City Surveyor. . Junior Clerk . . . . Valuer . . . . . . Receiver and Paymaster. .
Edward Naylor. %
George Neave Heyward, J.P. Benjamin Matthews.
Rate Collectors . .
Health Officer . . . . Senior Inspector . . . .
... City Inspector . . Librarian ... ... . . Assistant Librarian . .
... Market Inspector . .
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! Toorak Ward: ; Josiah James \Valter Flintoft, J.P.
I3rnest Horatio U'illis, J.P. ( Herbert hrthor Austin Embling, J.P.
Asst. Market Inspector & Dog Rgn. Officer
t v 9 t , I , , (temporary 1 ... Solicitor ... ... ... . . . .
Prosecuting Officer . . . . . . . . Hallkeeper ... ... . .. . . ... ...
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John Romanis
H. Wesslink
J. W. Bamford
S . J. Lindsay, B.C.E.
J. M. Force, C.E.
J. W. Stenson
F. W. Williams
:l. B. Scott
W. C. Watts
J . A. Price
R. H. Fetherston, M.D., J.P.
Henry Rider
W. N. 'l'ripp
A. E. McMicken
Geo. A. Edwards
B. West
N. l'eague
W. Carpenter
D. H. Herald
Sergeant Kennedy
J. W. Bell
F. J . Sargood
J. Cunnington
J . Cumlington
F. J. S. Stephen
D. K. Long
J. Wisewould
J. Wisewould
I IR. l$c:;: J. H. Crews
r J. Snowball
J. Stoddart
J. Snowball
1 F:. I,. Vail
c. Youllg
i G. Y o t ~ n g
W. H. Lacey
I W. H. Lacey
1 G. Youllg
l W. H . 1,acey
Chas. Ogg
i Chas. Ogg
R. M. Smith
G. Lewis
R. M. Smith
J G. 1 C. Hipwell
C. Hipwell
I G, Youllg
J. Harris
J . Harris
E. J. Dixon
W. Bowen
S. Willis
T. Arkle
J. Hole
M. 13. Davies
J . Tunler
Wm. 'l'empleton
G. 11'. Taylor
'l'. 13. h1Llllt~
R. h. For1)es
John Bentty
H. Osment
MT. Fuller
T. I 3 i s
J. H. hladdock
G. L. Skinner
W. Davies
T. I,uxtor~ t * 1 . 14ux.oll
T. 1,uxton R. h. Forbes * \ l . Simmons H. hI . Gooch H. n r . ~ o o c h T. 1,uxton \V. I k ~ l s l ~ a m W. 1)ensliam S. A. Cllambers S. A. Chambers J. J. \fr. Flintoft H lTptotl
I;. 'l'. S. I)obson, B.A., L L B . F . 'l'. S. Dobson, H.A., LL.U 15. Naylor J. R . G. Nicolson H. A. Austin E:mbling
Thornas G. L. Scott Ernest H. Willis Henry C. Heyward William M. McIlwrick H. A . Austin Embling, J.P. H. A. Austin Embling, J.P. Ernest H. Willis, J.P.
Demonstration on the Cessation of Hostilities, 12th November, 19 18.
Demonstration on the Cessation of Hostilities, 12th November, 19 18.
CITY OF PRAHRAN.
Mayor's Annual Report,
TOWN HALL, PRAHRAN,
1st October, 1919,
In relinquishing the position of Mayor of the City, I desire to express my warmest thanks t o the members of the Council for electin: me to this responsible office for the second time, and I appreciate very highly the cordial co-operation of Councillors and their wives in connection with the Social and Municipal functions held during the year.
The War. I t is interesting to note t ha t when I occupied the Mayoral Chair in 1914 Germany declared
war on the world, and matters immediately commenced to wear a military aspect. The patriotic and Red Cross Society, which has carried out such noble work in this City, was inaugurated under the Presidency of Mrs. Willis, and the recru~ting of men for the has resulted in many thousands of
our bravestland best responding to the call of the Empire. many of them never to return to their native land.
The year which has just closed has been full of rejoicing to many hearts and homes, and it gave me particular pleasure to preside over the demonstrations of joy and thankfulness on the cessation of hostilities on the 11th November, 191P, followed by the signing of the Treaty of Peace on the 4th July, 1919.
A great demonstration was held outside the Town Hall on the,l2th November, 1918, when addresses were delwered by the Revs, John Mackenzie, and C. H. Nash, Senator Fairbairn, Mr. Geo. Maxwell, M.H.R., The Hon. Donald Mackinnon, M .L.A. , and Mr. Norman Bayles, M.L.A.
On Sunday, 17th November, 1918, one of the most impressive Thanksgiving Services ever held took place in the Victoria Gardens in the presence of some 10,000 people, assisted by the Prahran City Band and the South Yarra Citizens Band. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. John Mackenzie, Mr. Geo. Maxwell, M.H.R., 'The Bon. Donald Itlackinnon and the Rev. C. H. Nash.
A special souvenir programme was issued for the occasion. 5
Special Celebrations in connection with the signing of the Peace Treaty were held on the 18th July, 1919. All the School children of the City were entertained by the Council at Picture Entertainments at the following Theatres :-
T h e Royal. The Lyric. 'The Empress. The Armadale.
Every child received one of the Peace Medals issued by the Commonwealth Government and a souvenir box of confectionery provided by the Council. Members of the Council, School teachers, and Citizens alF assisted to make the day a great success and one that will live in the memory of every child.
The Great Thnnksgiving Service was held ill the City Hall on Sundsy, 6th July, 1919. The attendance of Citizens was so large that the Town Hall was called into requisition, presided over by Cr. W. M. McIlwrick, a ~ i d outside the Hall Cr. A. 'l'. G i m presided over a great gathering.
The following gentlemen assisted in coriducting the services :-Revs. J. Mackenzie, W. C. Storrs, Ivo Bertram, C. Thomas, C. H. Nash, Ensign RignolJ, Adjutant Cole, Mr. C>. Maxwell, M.H.R., Rev. E. Tranter and Rev. C. Benson.
I n the morning the Council attended Divine Service a t the Armadale Presbyterian Church, .
when a special service was conducted by the Rev. D. Millar.
Return of Councillor Lumley. A hearty welcome was extended to Cr. W. B. Lumley on his return from active service on the
21st March, 1919.
Mr. S. J. Lindsay, City Surveyor, and Mr. J. Wilson Barnford, Clerk in the Town Clerk's office, were also cordially welcomA Inck after their long absence at the front.
The Council desires to place on record its unbounded admiration of the action of Cr. Lumley and those members of the staff who, at a great sacrifice and loss, fought for the Empire at one of the most critical periods of its history.
Seventh War Loan. A large Committee was organised in October, 1918, to bring under the notice of citizens the
advantages of subscribing to the S?v=ntli War L,?xn an1 many demonstrations were conducted along Chapel Street on Friday nights, assiited by one of the huge tanks, and a number of returned soldiers delivered appropriate addresses The managers of the various local banks also put 111 good work by attending the demonstrations and assisting subscribers to complete their application forms. The Council took advantage of the offer of the banks to find money at 4 % for investrneut in the Loan, and signed applications for the sum of Ai0,000. Altogether Prahran contributed nearly ~ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Opening Children's Library. A new departure tin connection with the City Libraries was introduced on the 1st October,
1918, when the Children's Branch of the Lending Library was officially opened by me.
This excellent addition to the literary side of the Council's activities has been brought about
by the efforts of Miss E. Joske, who has taken a great interest. in the education of the young, and has taken an active part in the organisation of th- Library, which now consists of about 2,000 volumes of all departments of literature suitable for the young.
The Library is greatly availed of by children of all ages, and after the infiuenza epidemic passed :away the books were transferred to a very fine room in Town Hall Place, recently acquired by the Council. '
There are now 400 borrowers on the active list.
Influenza Epidemic. A very serious epidemic of influenza made its appearance at the end of 1918 and the
Government, together with the Municipalities, found it necessary to make immediate arrangements to cope vigorous1 y with the disease.
Vaccines were prepared and distributed by the Public Health Department and special arrangemeuts made by the Health Officer, Dr. R . H. Fethtrston, to vaccinate the citizens against the disease. The Town Hall was converted into a depot for this purpose and a splendid scheme was organised by the Health Officer to treat all persons desiring vaccination. Medical students from the Alfred Hospital. members of the Red Cross Society and memters of the Council Staff all assisted earnestly to regulate the attendance of the public, and within a few week's time about 14, OUO persons received inoculation there.
A lull in the epidemic occurred for a few weeks in March of this year, but it burst out in greater virulence, which necessitated the establishment of local Emergency Hospitals in various districts.
The Education Department placed the whole of the Armadale State School a t the disposal of the Council.and this was immediately equipped for the treatment of bad cases, an excellent kitchen was already established a t the school and the infants' rooms (separated from the main building) were converted into quarters for the Staff.
An Ambulance was prepared and under the direction of the Health Officer the institution was carried on most successfully. 716 patients were admitted during a period of 5 months 28 days, and 43 deaths occurred.
>Iuc11 valual)le nork was carried out by Ik . F-therston, who organised the campaign in this City and attended on the patients who passed through the Hospital.
He gave a free lecture to the cltizens on the 19th May, 1919, on the treatment of the disease, including nursing derdonstrations by the Staff from the Hospital.
A great deal of inspectoral work was undertaken by the Council's Inspectors, who visited every case reported.
The total cost, apart from ordinary salar~es, amounted to A10,600, half of nhich is payable by the Government, :tnd it is satisfactory to know that the Council's finances were able to stand the strain without calling on the ratepayers to contribute say Increase in the rate.
The Council acknawledges with gratitude the services rendered by Dr. Fetherston, who had just returned after long experieuce with a similar epidemic in England, Europe and America, and he devoted practically the whole of his time to the work, which no doubt saved the lives of many who otherwise w d d have succumbed to the disease.
Great praise is due to the Matron, Nurse Burrows, and Staff, the Council's Officers and especially to Mr. McMicken, who regardless of the infectious nature of the epidemic, undertook duties of Secretary to the Hospital and carried them out to the entire satisfaction of the Council.
Empire Day. Empire Day was celebrated at the variow State S c h o ~ l s on Friday, 23rd May, 1 ~ 1 ~ . r h e
parliamentaro representatives, with a number of the Councillors, accompanied me to eacll school, at which suitable atltlresses were drl~vered to the children.
I t gave the Mayoress and me much pleasure to entertain at the Royal Picture Theatre all the rnembbrs of t t e Council, and Indies and zentlemen who so willingly assisted us during the year in the various patriotic and charitable movements We desire to place on record our unbounded gratitu(le for their help on all occasions, as it was due to their united and enthusiastic efforts that the various appeals
were carried out so successfully.
I cannot close this renort without expressing my sense of obligation to the members of the Prahran Patriotic and Iced Cross Society, and particularly to Mrs. W. R. Young, the Ho1lorary Secretary. who during the whole perlod of the War has been nntiring in her work of carrying out the many details involved in the collection of funds for the Red Cross and other Char~table efforts.
I t is a happy consummation of all her splendid work to know that her esteemed husballti, Mr . W. R. Younc, has been spared. to return from the W a r this year, and I desire to express 011 behalf of all who have been associated with them the hope that they and their family wlll be long spared to look back upon their work for the Il:mr)ire, undertaken and carried out voluntarily, with the pride that comes with the knowledge that they have performed a task which has brought comfort and consolation to many a soldier in the hour of battle.
War Widows Homes at Armadale. One of the happiest days of my year- of offioe occurred wheu the last of the 10 homes for War
Widows was completed at Armadale. WII-:I I embarked on this costly undertaking I ielt that the would certainly rally rottnd me for so patriotic a cause, and I was not mistaken. I knew a
number of these brave women who had sent their husha~ids to fight for us were having a hard struggle to keep themselves and families on the meagre pensions, many o f them uuable to pwy t l ~ r full rent of a house, and I determined to see if it was possible to provide homes for some of them.
T h e Council immediately came to my assistance and gxve the land in A s h l e i ~ h Kontl, also constructed the r-oadwav and plantation in the centre. 'Che Metropolitan Hoard of Wbrk.;, the Metropolitan Gas Coy., and the Melbourrle I<lectric supply Coy. each laid on the service tnair~s free of
cost.
Timber and other buildin:: material was supplied by various firms at greatly reduced cost and the splend~d volnntary assistance rendered by builders, carpenters, bricklayers, gardeners, t~lers , plumbers and p a i ~ ~ t e r s contributed largely to th? rea at success of the undertaking.
I desire to express my warmest appreciation to the Col~ncil, Boards, Companies and Citizens who assisted in the erection of these homes and enabled me to conlplete them w i t h ~ n s i x months. They are now occupied by lii widows and .5h children, who pay a nominal rental of l i - per week each, and all who have the pleasure of visiting the families know how deeply thankful t h q . are for the benefit of a home iu which they may bring u p their children respectably and make them good citizens, worthy of the fathers who laid down their lives for the homes and families they loved so dearly.
T h e cottages are built to a standard pattern of bungalow design and consist of four rooms, with bath room, pantry, washhouse and every convenience, situated close to the Station and Blectric trams.
'Chey cost £500 each to construct and the total cost ( ~ 8 , 0 0 0 ) has been contributed by the citizens of Prahran. Every Saturday for a period of six months a \)and of voluntary helpers have
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Thanksgiving Service, Victoria Gardens, I 7th November, 19 18.
:attended and assisted in various parts of the buildings, and our thanks are specially due to Mr. Machin, Master Builder; Mr. C. Morris, foreman : Mr F. Harvey, tiler ; Mr. Meighan, gardener ; Mr. Burchall, plumber ; the Council's staff and a number of members of the Bricklayers' Union for their constant and
.loyal support.
The scheme involved a large amount of bookkeeping and clerical assistance in addition to the many details and arrangements necessary for the work, and the Town Clerk, Mr. John Romanis, was
:foremost in his attention to these matters and contributed in no small degree to the success of the scheme.
Our thanks are also due to Mrs. Doeg, Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Wilson, who made a number of enquiries into tlie merits of the various applicants, and assisted the Trustees in the selection of the most worthy of them.
The following committee of gentlemen assisted me in carrying the scheme into effect, and I desire to record my sincere appreciation of their untiring efforts in the cause, viz. : Cr. H . A. Austin Embling, J.P., Messrs. John Fallon, A. W. Dunlop, C. Smith and H . J . Corder.
A deed of trust has been prepared vesting the property in the Council, and the following are the Trustees :-
His Worship the Mayor (Cr. E. H. Willis, J.P.) Cr. W. M. McIlwrick, Cr.. H. A. Austin Embling, J. P., Mr. John Fallon, Mr. A. W. Dunlop.
All the occupants have signed an agreement to keep the tenements in good order and repair, to use the tenements only as a residence and not carry on any trade or business:
If the occupant should marry again the tenancy shall be determined. The occupant agrees to pay all rates and charges for the supply of gas, electricity and water.
.Repatriation Committees.
I am pleased to place on record tlie valuable work carried on by the Prahran Repatriation ,Committees, which were re-constructed a few months ago.
The District Committees are dealing most effectively with all returned men, and applications for assistance are enquired into promptly and with every consideration for those in need of relief.
Mr. E. Stevens as Chairman, and Cr. D. S. Abraham as Hon. Secretary, are devoting an immense amount of their time to this work, which entails much negotiation, and I desire to thank them
:for the patriotic duty they have so willingly undertaken in aid of the men who have fought and won the Great War for us.
Church Parade. The Official Church Parade was held on Sunday morning, 15th December, 19 18, a t St. John's
>Church, Toorak, when the Rev. A. Law officiated.
I n addition to members of the Clouncil and Staff there were also present the Acting Prime Minister (Hon. W. Watt), Senator Fairbairn, Sir Edward Miller, Hon. A. Kobinson (Attorney-General), Hon. D. Mackinnon, Mr. Geo. Maxwell, M H.R., Mr. E. Jowett, M. H. K., and other representative
.citizens. The musical portion of the service was rendered by the Prahran City Bwd .
Victory Carnival. The Victcry Carnival was held in Chapel Street on the 20th September in aid of the Soldiers'
War Widows' Homes, when the Shopkeepers and their assistants, together with the members of the Prahran Red Cross and Patr io~ic Society assisted in raising the sum of £2,000
This Carnival was to have been held earlier in the year, but owing to the outbreak of influenza and the Seamen's strike, which necessitated a considerable reduction in the Raiiway and Tramway services, it was found impossible to hold it on the original date.
In addition to a number of smaller appeals the following amounts were raised during the year :-
Anzac Remembrance Day .. , 0 6 7 Women's Day . . . . 1 18 Wattle Day . . . . . . 439 Hospital Day . . . . 39 1 Flower Day (Repatriation) . . 600 Y.M.C.A. Button Day . . . . 3 10
My thanks are due to the Town Clerk, Mr. John Romanis, who devoted a considerable amount of his time to the organisation of the Campaign for dealing with the influenza epidemic, and it was also due to his energy and zeal that the subscriptions to the Seventh War Loan and the Peace Loan from this City were so large, and I desire to express my appreciation of the Council's officers and employees who have contributed to the pleasure and success of our year of office.
Yours faithfully,
ERNES?' H. WILLIS.
Mayor..
Croup of Voluntary Workers at War Widows' Homes.
Homes in Course of Construction.
Town Clerk's Annual Report.
1st October 1919.
TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR A N D COUNCILLORS.
I have the honor to submit herewith my report for the year 1915-19, together with departmental reports and statistics of the blnnicipality.
Annual Elections. The Annual Elections were held on Thursday, 28th August, 1919, and resulted as follows :-
TOORAK WARD- Cr. Ernest H. Willis, J.P., re-elected unopposed.
SOUTH YARRA WARD- Cr. G. N. Heyward, J .P. . . . . . 1375 Mr. Sear . . . . . . . . 880
Majority for Cr. Heyward.. . . . . 495
PRAHRAN WARD- Cr. A . T. Ginn . . . . . . 1049 Mr. 7'. C. Miners . . . . . . 1075
Majority for Cr. T. C. Miners . . . . 26
WINDSOR WARD-- Cr. W. B. Lumley re-elected unopposed.
Delegates. Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board-Councillor Sir Henry Kellett (Kew) . ' 31unicipal Association of Victoria - Councillor Wm. ?.I. McIlwrick. Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust-Councillor Edward Naylor. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works-Councillors Edward Naylor, J. J . W. Flintoft,
J.P., and Ernest H. Willis, J.P. Prahran Mechanics' Institute and Prahran Technical Art School-Councillors E. H. Willis,
J.P. (Mayor), H. A. Austin Embling, J.P., William M. McIlwrick, J. J. W. Flintoft. J .P . , G. N. Heyward, J .P. , D. S. Abraham, and A. H . Woodfull, 1,L.M.
Gas Conference-Councillor H. A. Austin En~bling, J.P. Infectious Diseases' Hospital-Councillor R. J. Ferdinando, J. P. (Moorabbin) . Board of Public Health-Councillor J. Baragwanath, J.P. (South Melbourne). St. Kilda Cemetery Trust-Councillors X. H. Woodfull, LL.M., J. J . W. Flintoft, J.P., and A. T. Ginn.
.Metropolitan Tramway Act.
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Act was passedon the 7th January. 1914, and under this measure all the cable and electric tramways In the Metropolis with the exception of the Government Tramways a t St. Kilda and Sandringi~ani are brought illc cl er the control of a new Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor-in-Council.
T h e Minister of Public Works (Hon. Artllur Robinson, hl.L C.) submitted the following details in regard to the Bill :-
Public attention has been given to the large s ~ ~ r p l u s earned l ~ y the Tramways Board in the working of th: Cable 'Cramways, and no measnre could b e satisfactory which did not deal with this
surplus OII broad lines, and in the first instance, for municipal benefit. On the other hand, the rest of the State would rightly condenin any proposal to haxd over a huge sum for division amongst one section of the community, whilst a large portion of the commuuity suffered from poor transport facilities and restricted finance. T h e Government believes that the method in which it propo5es to deal with the .accumulated surplus is one that is fair to the Metropolitan Area, fair to the State, and tair to the country districts. Briefly, the Government's scheme is that this surplus shall be allocated anlong the metropolitan municipaiities on a populatian basis, and be utilised towards the redemption of the loan debt due to the State by the City of klelbonrue and towards the redemption of all the loan, both to the State and to the public of the suburban municipalities excepting only the l iab~lity for such moneys as have been raised for lighting works, markets and tramways. T h e Government's scheme, further, will so arrange the balance of the indebtedness of the suburban municipalities (for other than the interest earning works mentioned) that each of such nlunicipalities wlll not only be freed from a large portion of its capital debt, but all of its future payments for sinking fund will actually disappear, and the annual charge ot its debt will h;. considerably less than a t preseut. I n a word! every penny of the accumulated surplus will be applied in reduction of the indebtedness of the municipalities concerned, thereby greatly lessening their anuual payments for interest and sinking fund.
T h e preponderating amount of the municipal loan liability to the State, both accrued and accruing arises from the operation of the Municipal Loans Extension Act No. 1552. This Act was passed in 1898 and under it the State came to the rcscue of a number of municipalities and shouldered a burden which otherwise would have pressed very heavily on these municipalities. 'She great increase in t k r a t e of interest on borrowed money during the past fifteen years has resulted m the ~ l ~ u u i c i p a l i t i ~ ~ under this Act securing a decided advantage, while the whole State has been burdened. Money is lent by the State, to these municipalities a t 3% per .cent. which now costs the State 5 per cent. to borrow here (and more in London) and seems likely to cost at least that fignre for some years to come. Hence the Government thinks that the time is opportune and the conditions justify it in requiring that the .accumulated tramway surplus shall be used in paying the debts of the Melbourne and Metropolitan muni~ i~ml i t i es to the State, and also to absolutely redeem the loans f rom the public from time to time .as they fall due. When the w o r k ~ n g of this plan is understood it will be seen that the ( ; ~ v e r n m e n t ' ~ action will not only provide a financial benefit immediate, substantial, and certain to the Metropolltan municipalities, but will bring in its train substantial boons for the whole State, including in particular the country interests.
The Government estimates that by the 1st July, 1919, the accumulated net surplus ot' the cable tram revenue after discharging all liabilities will amount to about L b 2 7 , W U . X pool is to be created for the redemption of the debts mentioned, and to this Redemption Pool will be credited this &Y2;.~00, and the Sinking Funds Stock now standing a t the Treasury in the names of the Metl-opolitan Mu~icipalities. These Sinking Funds earn interest, and such interest will be added to the pool. Siuking Pundspayments will cease and municipalities concerned will thus be relieved of their present annual contribution thereto. Bach municipality in the scheme, however. will make an annual payment for 20 years (in four illstances somewhat longer) which will extinguish its present indebtedness. (Each municipality will of course .continue to pay interest and only interest on such loans from the public as have not matured a t the date
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the scheme come.: into operation, but only up to the time of the redemption of these loans by the. Redemption Pool, i.e., at maturity. The amount of each municipality's annual payment under the Scheme will be determined in the following manner :-The total loan liability of each municipality (excludina loans for interest earning works) a t the 1st July, 1918, is to be ascertained. From this is deducted the municipality's proportion of the accumulated surplus tramway revenue on a population basis and also the municipality's sinking fund (both on ordinary loans and under the Municipal Loans Extension Act) with interest thereon to the date at which its loan matures. The difference thus obtained represents the liability of the municipality and division by the number of years over which repayment is to be spread gives the small annual contribution of the municipality. The municipality gets full credit for its share of the surplus tramway revenue, and for its sinking funds and the interest thereon. It will di\chargr the balance of its debt by fixed annual !laymerlts.
The muuicipal 1o:m liability to be thus pooled amounts to . . . . A2,038,575
(This is exclusive of Sandringham, which will be dealt with at a later date.)
This sum will be liquidated thus- That owing to the State-forthwith. That owing to the Public-from time to time as the loans pature
The Redemption moneys will be provided by - (a) The Cat le 'L'r,rmways surplus to 30th June, 1'4 l ' ,
(the balance being held cver for the present on account of Sand- ringham and for a Hraybrook adjustmeut.).
(h) The Municipal Sinking Funds Inscribed Stock holdings in the Treasury at .3oth Xprii, 1919, plus interest arising from these investments up to date on which the loans mature . , . .
(c) The annual municipal contril)ations to he provided iu accordance with the terms of the scheme . . . . . .
Under existing conditiot~s the Melbourne and Metropolitan municipalities w o ~ ~ l d have to pay . . over the currency of their loans (after allowing their sinki~lg funds) on account of interest and redemption on their loans from the Govern- ment and for repayment of principal on their loans from the public.
Trnder the scheme their co~itributions will be . . . . . .
That is to say, the total relief to municipalities will h- . . . . £1.313.386 - .
RV cable tramways moneys . . . . . . . . ,(816,130 Hy relief from interest and redemption payments . . . . . . 497,256
p-
~1. .31 ,3 386
In my report to the Council on this matter dated I l th July, 1018, I pointed out that the proposals of the Government as set out in the explanatory statement by the Minister of Public Works on the subject of the Metropolitan Tramway System, and particularly in regard to the allocation of the Cable Tramway surplus of A816,130, if adopted, will have the following effect upon this Council's finances :-
In IQ19 the amount owing by the Council for borrowed money will be £99,000 to the public and ,t;75,000 to the Governmen t; total £C;173.000. 'Ch= Government proposes to take over the liability and pool i t ; and credit the sum of &S7.480 (Prahran's proportion of the tramway surplus to the pool, leaving our indebtedness at Ll15 ,734 , which the Council will repay over a period of 20 years.
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At present we are paying £15,800 per annum interest and sinking fund on our loans, and under the new scheme we will pay as follows .-
To Govrrnment (for 20 years) . . . . . . £5,787 Interest on loans to public . . . . . . . . 5,000
This will effect a present saving of £5,000 per annum, gradually increasing until 1430, when our liability to the Government will be liquidated. also most of our loans from the public. The amount for interest at this date will only be A617, and this will disappear in 1949.
Of course, it would pay us better to receive the &i i , 000 tramway surplus d~rec t as it would be invested a t 5% and return nearly A3,000 per annum. and during the 20 >ear period would almost meet our liability to the Government in additloll to hav~ng the principal in h a ~ ~ d at the end of that period, but I am of opinion that no Government will ever allow he Municipalities n free hand to utilise the tramway surplus in any manner they like. Another important point is the basis of d~stribution adopted under the scheme. I t will be remembered that the City Council of Melbourne claiins as their share of the profits an amount proport;onate to the car mileage run In the City, and as neariy all the trams traverse the City of hlelbourne the cdr mileage would be equal to nearly 50 f k of the total, bu t . under the proposed scheme the City is only to be credited with ~ 1 ? 5 . 0 0 0 , and consequently the Suburban Municipalities obtain a lnrger and fairer share of the surplus.
As far as the financial proportion is concerned it is a good one for this City and a benefit which is not likely to 11e improved upon, and I would recommend its acceptance.
The other portion of the Hill should he strenuously opposed, viz., the constitution of the Trust by representatives elected direct by the ratepayers, and also the future contribution out of any surplus to the Fire Brigades' Hoard, the Infectious Iliseases Hospital, and the Ijcensing Grant.
, I think if the Muuicipalities agree to the present surplus being earmarked as desired by the Government, and by which the Government is going to benefit to a very large extent, it is only f a ~ r that a11 future profits sliould be paid to the Municipalities direct after allowing the usual charges for depreciation, renewal reserves, and providing for the liquidation of loans and other llabilit~es.
I am glad to say that the Government has recognised the valuable services rendered by the Municipal Councils in tramway extensions, etc., and has elected the Mayor of this City Councillor E. H. Willis, to a seat on the Board.
I t is not only an honor conferred on this City, pa t also a public appreciation ot the valuable work carried out by the Mayor for a number of years in advancing the interests of the Metropolis generally.
Church Street Bridge.
Upon representations made 11y the Prahran and Richmond Councils to the Minister ot Puolic Works (Hon. Arthur Robinson, A l . I,.C.) in regard to the construction of a new bridge over the Yarra a t Church Sreet, the Minister convened a conference of the Melbourne, Prahran, and Richmond Councils and the Tramway Board on the 23rd J t~ly, 1919.
The Alinister regretted that the Melbourne Council had not seen fit to send a representative. He said it was probable that the River Yarra improvements would bc proceeded with in the near future, and it was necessary for the construction of a bridge with three spans to be provided for instead of two as origin;tlly proposed. I t was estimated that a sum of about £45,000 would be required to
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The War Widows' Homes in Course of Erection.
Another View.
complete the bridge, and the following proportions were adopted as being fair to the contributing parties :-
The Government . . .. 754 percent. Tramway Board . . .. 15 ,, ,, Melbourne Council . . . . 15 ,, ,, prahran Council . . .. 31% , ,, Richmond Council . . .. 31% ,, ,,
A Rill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly providing that the Government shall contribute £3,500, and the balance of the cost made up in the following proportions :-
Prahran Council . . , . 32% per cent. Iiichmond Council . . .. 32% ,, ,, Tramway Board . . .. 20 ,, ,, Meibourne Council . . . . 15 ,, ,,
The Prahran and Richmond Councils are to be the constructing authorities, subject to all -works, plans, etc., being approved by the Governor-in-Council.
It is hoped that the Bill will be passed by the Legislative Council this session in order that this long expected improvement may be consumated in 1920.
A lexandra A venue. Very great improvements have been made along the ~ l e x a n d r a Avenue during the year, the
sharp angle near the railway bridge has been reduced and the corners a t the bridge have been rounded off so as to minimise the danger of turning at the point. A large number of trees have been planted along the road and also upon the hill on the west of the railway line. Mostly Australian gums have been planted on the hill, and English elxns and silver poplars along the drive.
Expensive work has been undertaken in excavating the rock along the drive in order to provide a trench for the better propagat~ox! of the trees ; they will have a better chance of growing to maturity than thty mo:~ld have had if only holes were excavated and no provision made for drainage.
It is proposed to place n gardener in charge of the drive in the tuture and the work of 1)enutifyiug can be corltinued, together with the tnaintenance of the tree plantations already established.
Main Drain, Toorak Road to River Street. The main drain between Toorak Road and River Street has been covered with reinforced
concrete, aud has consideral~ly improved the snrrounrling properties. 'l'l~e only portion of the main drain now uncovered is between River Strert and Chapel Street, and as this block is occupied by brick kilns and box making factories, there is no necessity to cover it and there is some advantage to be gained in the way of ventilation.
I 'She drain is iu first-class order a i d is thoroughly cleaned of all debris at regular intervals.
Northcote Road and High Street. A considerable improvement has been effected by levelling and rounding off the intersection of
Northcote Road and High Street, which has been a source of danger ever since the Railway duplication works were completed.
I t is proposed to re-sell the land not required for the road at an early date.
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Chapel Street North. The long strip of footway from Chapel Street to the Church Street Bridge has been completed
in concrete flngqing and the roadwnv from Toorak Road to the main drain tar macadamised. It is rlow claimed that Chapel Strert from the Northern to the Southern boundary of the City is 111 perfect
condition, hot11 in respect to load and footwzys.
Town Hall Renovations, etc. Considerable improvements have been effected to the Town Hall during the year ; tile wllole of
the interior has been painted and a new back cloth and wings designed and painted by Mr. George Upward for the stage. The Lending Library has also been thoroughly renovated and the acquisition by the Collncil of the rooms recently occllpied by the Voluntary Workers' Association has provided acconlmodation for the Children's Lending Library, Repatriation Offices, and Store Rooms for kiosks,
marquees and other material used in connection with various appeals, etc.
Underground High Tension Mains. A vigorous protest has been made bv the Council against the Melbotlrne E:lectric ~ l ~ ~ p l ~
Compsay again opening up nlany of the roads and footways in this City from the River to Dandenong
Road and spoiling many of the well-made footpaths.
'I'he Council is prepared for a work of this kind being carried out once, but it appears to be the
practice of the Company to lay these cables from time to time. causing much annoyance and inconvenience to traffic and residents along the route.
I t is to be hoped that some better method of distributing the current will be devised in future
and so preserve the roads and footways, which in this City are constructed of durable material and
intended to last for a very long period.
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St. Kilda Road Drainage.
On the 2nd October. 1918, a joint report by the engineers of Melbourne, South Melbourne, St. Kilda, and Prahran was submitted to a conference convened by the South Melbourne Council in regard to a proposed drainage scheme for the prevention of flooding in the Cities of Melbourne, Sollth Melbourne and St. Kilda.
The report went on ta state that the drainage areas of the Municipalities drainiug into the. Hannah Street drain and the Cowderoy Street drain are shown on plan, the areas being as follows :-
Hannah. Street. ' Prahran . . . . 96 'acres
Melbourne . . . . 320 ,, South Melbourne . . 5'38 ,,
Cowderoy Street, Prahran . . . . 250 acres Melbourne . . .. 25 ,, South Melbourne . . m31 ,, St. Kilda . . 283 ,,
Drainage Scheme No. 1, Hannah Street.
The existing drains from the intersection of Punt Road and Commercial Road to the Yarra via Commercial Road, St. Kilda Road, Roy Street, and Hannah Street are utterly inndcquate, and it is proposed to construct a new drain along Commercial Road. St. Kilda Road, arid Alexandra Avenue to, the Yarra. The estimated cost of this is ,Gi,3 000.
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Drainage Scheme No. 2, Cowderoy S t re i t . This is to prevent flooding in Melbourne, St. Kilda and South Melbourne, between the
intersection of Xigh Street and St. Kilda Road and Albert Park. The present drains are6 proposed to be duplicated and extended as far as Albert Park, below which point there is no necessity for further
action, a* any flooding in the Park will not cause any damage. The estimated cost of this is A;2,20 0. The particulars and nature of the various drainage areas with the run off required to be provided are shown on attached table, as the capacities of existing run off now being taken thereby.
After full consideration by the Council it decided to inform the Conference that Prahran was
,not liable to contribute to scheme No. 1 (Hannah Street), as nothing had occurred during the last 30 years to alter the conditions of the drainage area in this district which could be regarded as contributorv .in any way to the necessity of enlarging the drains beyond the boundary of Prahran.
Representatiolls have now been made to the Minister of Public Works, who has indicated that he proposes to ask the Government to prepare a Bill vesting all public drains and water-courses in some
*duly constituted authority, probably the Melbourne and Metropotitan Board of Works, with power to .rate any municipality who may benefit by any future drainage improvements.
.&construction o f Malvern Road. In continuing the policy of constructing a short portion of main roads each year in wood blocks
,or concrete, the Council decided to block Malvern Road from Essex Street to Williams Road, but ,unfortunately the contractor, Mr. R. S. Falkiner, of Coleraine, who undertook to supply 100.000 red gum blocks, failed to complete his contract, only about 60,000 blocks coming to hand. It was decided to
postpone the work until the full supply was available. It is likely the work will be undertaken about .November.
,Market Extensions. 'rhe Council in deciding upon a policy of Market extension and thus making provision for the
.future, is to make it possible for its citizens to be fully supplied with commodities at the
.cheapest rates. ?'he stalls are fully occupied 0 1 1 Fridays and mauy tenants are unable to obtain stalls; th2 acqr~isition of prop-rty surrounding the market site is therefore a prudent action in view of the
ra$d expansion of the district and the illcreased number of buyers brought to the City by the electric .and cable trams and also the railways.
Four properties hare already been purchased as follows :- No. 10 Elizabeth Street. Nos. 20 and 2 2 Elizabeth Street. T w o cottages and land Market Street. Vacant land Messer Place.
The meat stalls have been extended alld occupy the whole of the land acquired in Messer Plac and it is proposed to extend the buildings to Commercial Road, where an entrance will be made from the main street.
A very important adjunct to the Market is the provision for the stabling of horses ; this has never been made, and it is proposed to acquire the land on the western side of Messer Place and erect thereon a stable to accommodate from 60 to 80 horses.
Negotiations are now proceeding for the purchase of these properties, and it is hoped that the extensions will be completed early in 1920.
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The stallaae dues were increased during the year from 26s. to 39s. per quarter and from 2s. hd. t o 3s. 6d. for daily lettings.
A new water main was laid at the Market to facilitate the cleaning operations after market days, and special rubbish bins have been provided for all stall-holders.
Unsewered Areas in Prahran. Constant efforts have been made bj7 the Council to induce the Metropolitan Board of Works to
complete the sewer in^ of properties in Grange Road, Balmerino Avenue and other properties in the Toorak Ward, but without success.
The Sewera~e Committee holds the view that the high cost of extending the main sewers to these parts justifies the Board in declining to connect the properties with the sewerage system.
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Chapel Street Railway Station. Another effort is about to be fnade in order to induce the Railway Department to establish a
Station at Chapel Street, betweell the South Yarra and Hawkshurn Stations. This would be a great convenience to residents in the neighborhood and tend to relieve the pressure on the Hawksburn Station. I t isdifficult to understand why the Department does not look to its omn interestsin this matter, as there is no doubt it would increase its revenue by much additional traffic, which would probably be lost to the Tramway.
Ptcrhran Technical Art School. a regulation recently made under the Education Act the representation of the Council on the
Council of the Prahran Technical Art School is likely to be seriously interfered with. At present the Municipality is represented by the Mayor and four membe~s of the Council, but under the new regulation only one member will be allowed on the School C'ouncil. If the Hducation Department desires the Council to continue its interest in the welfare of the School it shot~ld be urged to reconsider its regulation and welcome the efforts of the Council to promote the wetl-being of the School.
Library Lectures The following Lectures were held in the Public Library and were largely attended by the
Citizens :-
11th June, 1914. Illus!rated Lecture by Sir James Barrett on " I3xperiences with the Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt. l
10th July, 1919. Lecture by Professor Meredit11 Atkinson on " The League of Nations." 4th October, 19 1 q. Lecture by Profe<sor Bald win Spencer on " The Aborigines of the
Northern Territory. "
Employment o f Returned Soldiers. The Council has always adopted the policy of giving preference to returned soldiers when
employment is available, and every effort is tnade to secure for returned men those advantages which are due to them i
The recent grant of ,$JSQ by the Comnio~lwealth Government was accepted by the Council and' expended in further improvements on the .\lexandra Drive and the erection of one of the Soldiers" War Widows' Homes at Armadale.
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The First Home in Course of Construction.
One of the Homes Completed.
All the Council employes who enlisted have been taken back into the service, with t h e exception of Messrs. H. R. Dainty and E. N. Teague, who have not yet returned.
Mr. S. J. 1,indsay returned from active service at the end of January. He was appbinted City Surveyor a t a salary of L350 per annum, and commenced duty in April.
Mr. J. Wilson Bamford has also resumed his position in the Town Clerk's office after an absence of 495 years abroad with the A.I.F. (Army Medical Corps.)
Hawkers' Dues. A Bill was passed by the Victorian Parliament at the end of the 19 l8 Session which had the
effect of taking from the Municipalities all revenue received from Hawkers' License fees and transferring them to the Gover~ment . The loss in revenue to this City from this source amounts to A300 per annuni.
Subdivision o f Estates. The following subdivisions have been made during the year, and received the ap; roval of the
Council :- Grange Road and Struan Street. Lexton Grove I NO.,^). Nopetoun Grove. Runalbo Irstate. Malvern Koad, Hawksburn. Sebroff Estate. Sargood Kstate, Clendon K oad. c/o High and Cllomley Strcets. Fulton Street. Davis A\.ttnur and Powell Street. Willianis Koad and Oban Street. c / o 'l'oorak : I I I ~ S t . Georges' Koad. ,
C.i;~nze Ko;d and Jackson Street. Carolinc Street Howartl Smith Estate. Karbarook Estate. Simmons Street and Oak Place.
Construction o f Private Streets. The following private Streets 1l:tve been cotlstrrtcted during the year at the cost of owners
abutting thereon, viz. .- Carter's Avenue. Culshaw Street. Tona Avenue. H~lnletill0 Ave1111r
Marine Stores. Much consideration has \,eetl given h y the Co~lrlcil to the applicatiotis of two marine store
dealers in Duke Street, Windsor, and at ? Q 4 ~ l a l v e r l ~ Koad , who trade in bottles and metals only, and litigation on the subject has recently been concluded in the Council's favor.
Following upon this both Morris and Htndy were fined by the Prahran Court for carrying on m ~ r i n e stores without the written consent of the Council.
Subsequently the following resolution was passed by the Council on the 30th June, 1919, on an application by W. Morris :-
* ' That the letter be received, application refused, and Mr. Morris informed that the Council has made representation to the Minister of Health that the Health Act be amended to provlde that councils should be authorised to grant consents renewable annually, and limited to dealing in bottles and old met3ls only. and to make regulations in regard to the premises on which such business may be carried on ; and that subject to the Health Act being amended as desired this Council would be favorable to granting its consent to Mr. Morris to carry on the business of dealing in bottles and old metals only, at 294 Malvern Road."
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Noxiour Trades. Five Noxious Trades are registered in this City, three being of the marine store class and two
soap manufacturers. These trades have been established for many years, and pay an annual license fee of A5 :-
Tilley Bros., Surrey Road, soap works. Clack and Bear, Nrllson Street, soap works. Morris and Ladwig, Malvern Koad, marine store. 1'. Jackson, Bangs Street, marine store. Mrs. Schwarzmann. Bangs Street, marine store.
Places o f Amusemer2t. The following buildings have I)een registered as places of amusement, etc., under the
provisions of the thirteenth schedule to the "Local Government Act" for the year ending 31st December, 1910:-
Royal Picture Theatre, WinGsor.
Lyric Theatre, Windsor.
Armadale Theatre,
A . N . A. Hall, High Street.
A.N.A. Hall, Toorak Koad.
Foresters' Hall, Chapel Street.
Town Hall, Chapel Street.
Citv Hall, Greville Street. Empress Theatre, Chapel Street. Albert Hall, Windsor.
Try Society Hall, Hawksburn.
St. Joseph's Hall, Fitzgerald Street,
Priaate Hospitals. The following Private Hospitals have been registered by the Council during the year ending 31st
December, 1919 :-
Nurse Annear, Sutherland Road ,, Corrigan, 2 2 Murray Street. , Carpenter, 85 Lewisham Road. ,, Moar, 16 Normanby Street. ,, Ryan, 32 Aberdeen Road.
, , McPhee, 41 The Avenue. ,, Moore, 94 Lewisham Road. '
,, Tait , Williams Koad. , , Winter, Dandenong Road. , , Champion, High Street. ,, Chapman, Williams Road. ,, Smethurst, 25 Sutherland Road. , Shaw, 7 Sutherland Road. ,, Lennon, 4 2 Fawkner Street.
Nurses Wh yte and Pa'erson, High Street.
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Charities' Vote.
The som of f 518 1%. was distributed amongst the following Charities for the year 1918-19 :-
... Alfred Hospital ... ... ...
... Austin Hospital ... -. S ...
Austral~an Health Society ... .-. .-. Braille Writers' Association .. . ... ... Central Mission Relief Work ... ... . .. Convalescent Home for Men ... ... ...
... ... ... ,, I ! Women
Deaconesses Fund, Malvern Road Independent Church ... 3 I St. Albans C. E. Soldiers' Memorial Hall
v ) St. Matthews C. E. ... Elizabeth Fry Retreat ... . .. ... Forster Try Society ... ... ... Hornoeopathtic Hospital.. . .,. Hornbrook Free Kindergarten ... Jewish Women's Guild ... ... Little Sisters of the Poor ... Melbourne Benevolent Asylum ...
, , District Nurses Society
... ,, Hospital ... Ministering Children's League ...
Prahran Creche .. ... Prahran I.adiesl Benevolent Society
... Queen Victoria Hospital ...
Royal Victoria Institute for Blind ... Salvation Army Rescue Work, Prahran ... Sick Children's Hospital ... ...
Society for Assisting Persons of Education ...
St. John Ambulance Society ... ...
... St. Vincent's Hospital ... ... 1
... Talbot r'olony for Epileptics ... ... Victoria Deaf a t ~ d Dumb Institute ... ... Victoria Rye and Ear Hospital ...
... Victoria Infant Asylum ... ... Visiting Trained Nurses' Association . .
... Women's Hospital ... ...
Life Governors. various Hospitals . The following Councillors and others have been appointed Life Governors of Charitable
Institutioris in respect to the Council Charitable Grants :-
ALFRED HOSPI'I'XL . . . . . . Bowen. W 1877-8 1)ol)son. 1.'. '1'. S . 1905 Romanis. Mrs . J . 1913
I,uxton. 'l'. . . . . 1895-0 Miller. J . . . . . . . 1900 Calder. hlrs . W . . . 1913 . . . . . navies. \V 1896-7 Nicolson. J . R . G . l0W Ginn. hlrs . A . 'l'. 1914 . . . . Osment. H 1896-7 e a . H . V . 1907 Gilchriht. E . F . 1914
. . . . Furneaux. ] H 1897-8 (Receiver and Paymaster . ) Gilchrist. Mrs . E . 33 . 1914 . . . . . . . . . ... Maddock. J H 1897-8 Komanis. J l"O7 \ZTillis. Miss 1914
. . . . . . . Turner. J 1807-8 (Assistant Town Clerk.) I(otham1ey. K . H . 1914 . . . . . Forbes. R A 1897-8 Fairway. 2'. 'l'. .. 1007 (Kate Collector) . . . . Gooch. H hf 1897-8 (Assistant Surveyor.) Aljraham. 1) . S . 191 5
. . . . . . . Simmons. 'l'. 1898-q Upton. Miss C lq0X Abraham. Miss l915 . . . . Naylor. E 1898-Y Upton. hlrs . H y . 1'908 Wobdfull. A . H . 1915
. . . . . . . .Skinner. C L 1898-9 Kelly. G . C . . . . . 1008 \i700dfull. Mrs 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doeg. J 190!) Ilobson. Mrs . 100!4 G i m . Miss 1915
. . . Arnott. 'l'. 19UO Bangs. hlrs . . . . . 1c)W I<ml)ling. the Masters . . . . C!hanibers. S A l9OU Henley. Miss 1; . . . IOC)C) (2) . . . . . . 1915 . . . . . Gooch. hlrs 1900-1 Embling. H . A . A . IYO" Heyward. G . N . 1915
. . . . . . . Williams. A M 1900-1 Willis. I3 . H . 1010 Heyward. Mrs 1915 Mort1ey.A . Rf . . . l(j00-1 Flintoft. Mrs . J . J.'\T.. 1010 I,umle\-. W . B . . . 1916
. . . . ('l'own Clerk.) Heyward. H C 1q10 1.umley.Mrs . . . 1916 Zangford. A . E . 1902 Holdsworth. A . A . lC)10 Picktord. J . C . 19 16
. . . . Flintoft. J W 1902 Scott. T . G . I, . . . l(j10 l'ickforti . Mrs . . . . 1916 Densham. W . . . 190.3 Nicolson. Mrs . J . K G . !cl11 Girdler. Mrs . . 191b
(Mayor) Iiiilbling. Mrs H . A . h . 101 1 N icolson. Gordon 19 16 I3ensham. AIrs . 19UJ H e ~ y a r d . Mrs . H . C . 10 11 Leeder. G . . . 1916
(Mayoress) Scott. hfrs . 'l'. G . I, . 1'41 1 hfatthews. hIrs . B 1918 Bangs. S . . . . . . . lug3 l l i S . 1 . H 1411 Alnaham. Miss E . 1918 Turner. Mrs . . . 1901 McIlwrick. W . M . IQ12 Reed. Mrs . 1918
. . . . . . Upton. H 1904 hlcI1wrick. Mrs . lY12 Force. J . M . . . 1918 I,uxton. Mrs . . . 1904 Morris. J . E . . . . . 191 2 Force. Afrs . J . M . 1918 Skinner. Mrs . . . 1'405 hlorris. Mrs . . . 1912 W e d i n k . H . 19 18
. . . . . Nathan. A 1'405 Holdsworth. MrsA . A . 19 12 Kider. H . .. 1918 Chambers. Mrs . . . 1905
AUSTIN HOSPITAL . Bangs. Cr . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l ~ x Hmbling. Cr . H . A . Austin (Mayor) 1912 Chambers. Cr . S . A . . . . . . . . . . . 1909 Flintoft. Cr . J . J . W . . . . . . . . . . . 1913
. . . . . . . . * Naylor. Cr . 13 . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1010 Willis. Cr P; H (Mayor) 1914 Luxton. Cr . Hot1 . Thos . . . . . . . . . 1'911 Henley. Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1918
PRAHRAN C R I X H E . WOMEN'S HOSPITAL . Scott . P rs . T. G . L . . . . . . . . . . . l ( 1 l r 3 Chambers. Cr . S . A . . . . . . . . . . . 1914
. . . . . . . . . . Willis. Mrs . E . H . . . . . ; . . . . . 14'14 Ihibling. Cr H A Austin I918
. ~CH11.DKISN'S HOSPIl'AI, . Naylor. Cr . 1; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1914
MET, I3OUKNI': HOSPI'L'AI, . C11:unl)ers. S . A . (Mayor) . . . . . 100b Nicolson. J . R . G . (Mayor) . . . . . . 1911
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flintoft. J . J . W . (Mayor) . . . . . . l007 Scott. T . G . L 1912 Upton. Henry (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1W8 Willis. E . H . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . . 1914 Dobson. F . 'l'. S . (Mayor) . . . . . . 190cj McIIwrick. Cr . Wm . M . . . . . . . . . 1918 Naylor. I< . (Mayor) . . . . . . . 191 0
HOhICE:OPA1'HIC HOSPITAL, . 1)eilsham. U. . (Mayor) . . . . . . . 1901 Naylor. B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1909 Chambers. S . A . (Mayor) . . . . . . lW5 Nicolson. J . R . G . . . . . . . . . 1910 Skinner. G . I, . . . . . . . . . . 7906 Gmbling. H . A . Austin . . . . . . 1911 Flintoft. J . J . W . (Mayor) . . . . . . 1907 Willis. E . H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1912 Ilohson. F . 1'. S . (Mayor) . . . . . . 1908 Scott. 'I' . G . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1914
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Homes Completed and in Occupation.
General View of Victory Square.
Valuation and Population Statistics.
Toorak Ward South Yarra \t7ar Prahran Ward . Windsor Ward .
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Toorak Ward 1 . 1 4,976 South Yarra W a r d 15,248 Praliran Ward . . 14,182 Windsor Ward 12,291
MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES AND PLANT. '1'~)wn Hall Buildings and 1,and . . S(1,000 0 0 ~ Brought forward . . 161.15U 0 0 I-Iallkeeptx-'s Quarters, Macquarie 1 Cottage, i$i Surrey Road, 50 feet . . 4 2 5 c) 0
Street . . l , i8 ( i i1 ! I II Land. Peel Street, 21 feet . . 100 U 0 Markets. Shops, Buildings Sr Land 7 . 0 1 (.I . . Albert Street, 11 feet . . 0 0 0 0 ' B r o o k ~ i ~ l e Gardens atmut I acres . . , \ , 250 0 ( ! . . Regcnt Street, 15 feet . . X 0 0 0 Gladztol~e Park ,, I ,, . . l , 0 0 . , Ikndigo Street , , i0 feet . . 150 0 3 Malvern Road Gardens, , 2 , . . . .? , j i l ( l o t ; . , Williams Road, West side, Orrong P* rli , 10 ,, . . 1 , 0 0 0 J 0 fret . . . . 200 0 Pra l i ra t~ Garc!ens I ) - 1 ,, . . ; . , i ( N t i~ o . . i l l i m Road. East side, Rocklev Gar(1t.n~ , 2 , . . i .W i i 0 o .iti feet . . . . LOO 0 0 Toorak Park ,, (4 ,, . . 11,oOO ( 1 (1 I . . Surrev Road, S1 feet . . 1 2 I ) 0 Victoria G a r i e n s ,, ? ,, . . 10,000 0 1 Refuse Destructor, Buildings, Cottage and [,and, 19 James htreet Stables. Plant and 1,and . . 1","30 U 0
.54 feet . . . . 500 ( 1 0 Stone Quarry and I'laut, Footicray 4,470 0 0 Cot tage . 33 Izett Street, d 0 feet . . ;100 0 0 Plant, Furni ture anti Materials . . 3,700 0 0
- - -- l - Carried firward 161,150 O 0 190,725 p-- 0 0
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Registration of Factories. The following Factories were registered by the Council during the Year I 91 8-19 : -
Number of Number of Registrations. Employees.
Rlonumental Mason . . . . . . 1 h Upholstering ... P ... . . . L 10 Ice Cream ... ... . . . 1 6 Silk Blouses ... . . . ... 7 7 4 Knitted Goods ... .. . 7 116 French Polishing . . . . . . 2 7 Pastry Cook ... . . . . . . 2 S Furniture ... . . . . . . 5 1 4 Woodwork ... . . . . . . 2 2 2 Repairing Bags ... ... 1 3 0 Clothitlg . . . . .. . -. 5 5 2 Laundry ... ... ... l 4 Artificial Flowers . .. . . . 1 l 4 Motor Bodies ... . .. ... 1 10 Toilet Requisites ... 1 17 Glass Bottles ... . . . . .. 1 20 Motor Tyre and Tube ~ e p a i r s . .. 1 20 Whitework . . . ... ... 1 4 0 Millinery . . . --. . . . 1 2 0 Sausage Cutting ... ... 1 1 Dressmaking . . . ... ... 1 -
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Orders Issued Under " Health Act. " During the year ended dOth September, 1918, the Council issued orders under the " Health
Act " as follows :-- Removal of Poultry . . . . 16 Insanitary Premises . . . . 184 Closing of Insanitary Premises . . 10 Nuisances . . . . . . 3 Defective Stables . . 2
, , Yards (~ i l l in 'g j . . 2 ,, Drains, Spoutings, etc. . . 5 -
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Food Samples. During the year 140 samples of food were taken by the Inspector, which comprised milk,
butter, cakes, vinegar, sauce, mustard, meat, coffee, carbonate of soda, sugar, tea and cheese.
Finance.. The finances of the Council have been carefully safeguarded from month to month and the
passing of the Metropolitan Tramway Bill has saved the Council from overdrawing its account. The sum of A6,00b was refunded by the Treasury on account of the debentures paid by the Council and for payments under the Municipalities Loans Extension Act, as the scheme adopted under the Act came into operation on the 1st April, 1918; added to this was a further saving of i,C.2,556, principally owing to- the last of the London Loans falling due and t herc1)y reducing onr paynients to the Treasury under the above Act, which is now repealed.
These savings enabled the Council to meet the whole of its liabilities in connection with the influenza epidemic (£5,300) and payments for market extensions without difficulty, and provided a -credit balance a t the close of the year of A3,505.
The total expenditure reached the sum of £76,070, the principal items being Interest and Sinking Fund on Loans £13,794, Street maintenance £13,121, Street Lighting ,44,000, Street Cleansing .and Removal of Garbage L b , 620, Parks and Gardens £2,472.
The total amount of rate a t 119 in the -4. amounted to A;57,328.
The Council's finances are in a most satisfactory condition, and if the same rate is adopted for the ensuing year it will provide sufficient revenue to maintain the City in the satisfactory condition it is to-day and also place a small amount to the credit of the Peace'Loan, the money for which has been advanced by the banks The Auditor, Mr C. H. Davis, has certified to the correctness of the accounts, and I take this opportuniry of thanking the Council for the continued confidence reposed in the staff, all the members of which I desire to thank for their cordial co-operation and aassistance in carrying on the municipal business of this City.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,
JOHN ROMANIS,
Town Clerk and City Treasurer.
Annual Health Report, 19 18.
Gentlemen, - I have the honor to forward herewith my report of the Health Department of the City for the-
year 1918.
Population. The population is estimated at 49,483.
Births. Of 1 . 2 4 1 children born in the City, there were 627 males and 614 females. The number of
births is equal to 25.07 per 1000 of the population, which ratio is less than that of last year and shows a decrewe of almost 1 per 1000 during the last two years.
Deaths. The deaths total 430, being 168 males and 262 females. This number is ,5Q more th:m that of
the previous year and includes 69 deaths of children under five years of age. The death rate is equal to 8.6 per 1000 of the population.
By districts the numbers are :-Prahran 143, South Yarra 120, Toorak and Armadale 167
Infectious Diseases. Diphtheria and scarlet fever were prevalent during the year, but no deaths restllted from
either.
Thirty-two deaths were caused by infectious diseases. Phthisis was the cause of 2 7 of these out of a total of 19 reported cases.
Food. The food samples taken con~plied with the standard. The shops, market, etc., have been
regularly inspected.
Milk. 153 samples were taken, three of this number were below the standard and in each ca3e the
vendor ;as prosecuted.
Health Orders Issued. 309 orders to remedy various complaints have, by order of the Council, been served by the
Health Inspectors during the year. Yours obediently,
(Sgd) R. N. U'AWN. (.icting) He:dth Officer.
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Prahran Influenza Hospital, (Armadale State School.)
Medical Superintendent (Dr. Fetherston) and Staff, Influenza Hospital,
Influenza Ward in Local Hospital. .l. \
Kitchen, Prahran Influenza Hospital.
City Surveyor's Report.
TOWN HALL, PRAHRAN, lsr OCTOBER, 1919.
TO HIS WORSHIP THE $ r . i ~ o i < A N D COUNCILLORS, CITY OF P K A H R A N .
Sir and Gentlemen,-
I have the honor to submit the Annual Report of Works carried out by the Council's employees during the year ending 30th September, 1019. Mr. J. M. Force. who had been acting since August, 1917, handed over his duties to me on the 1st April, 1(+lC).
Roadways. The foilowiug new roadways have been completed by day labor :-
Name. Area.
Balmeriuo Avenue 0.60 acre. Iona Avenue 0.46 acre.
S Culsbaw street 0.26 acre. Oban Street extension 0.12 acre. Victory Square 0 .28 acre.
Tofil for rear 1.72 acres.
Length. Width. 7.80 chains. 50 feet. 6.00 chains. 50 feet. 3.46 chains. 50 feet 1.35 chaitis. 50 feet. 4.b2 chains 40 feet.
---- -- 23.29 chsins.
The street mileaze is now as follows, includirig Alexand~a Avenue, which was finished up to Chapel Street early in the year .-
A
p - - - --- --p - -- -- - - --h -- - - - -- - -- - - - - -
Ward.
- -- - --
A r e a .
. -
/ Miles or S t r e e t s . Miles of Lanes.
, Miles C h a ns Lmks Mllllse. Chains, Links
Toorak . . ~ 7 4 % acre\ 17 11 54 3 26 27 l
South Yarra. . . . ... 5 0 2 , , I 17 -1 50 6 17 82
Pral~ran . 4io;$ ,,, l h ? 7 1 , 5 30 62
Windsor . . . . I 5-35 ,, I 10 3 5 ' 71 4 18 3
Work Carried Out by Contract. ROAD WORK.
During the year no roads or streets were made by contract, i t being found more expedient to carry out this work by day labour.
CONSTRUC'L'IONAL. The portion of the Main Drain between Toorak Road and River Street was cokpletely covered
in with reinforced concrete. This work was let by contract, and cost A651. 27
Work Carried Out by Day Labour. T A R OTL TANK.
An underground circular brick tank of 10,000 gallons capacity was constructed close to the tar stills, and has proved a useful addition to the plant.
Alexandra Drive fmprovements. The Drive was completed in tarmac early in the year, and further improvements have been
carried out during the year by altering the junction a t Yarra Street and widening the approach to the subway at Railway Bridge, the re l~y lessening the dangers to traffic at this point. The corner at Church Street Bridge was also improved.
Northcote Road and High Street Junction. This dangerous approach to High Street has been removed by substituting a curve for the
previous awkward corner at a cost of ,&f;dY3.
Street Maintenance.
During the year the following streets were sheeted with metal :-
Street. Feet Area Length Sq. Yds
Como Avenue 69 0 1,955 Yar~a Street 1,375 3,590 Lechlade Avenue 650 1,950 Vine Street 1,300 3,130
a Bond ,, 306 620 Oxford Street 293 590 Chambers Street 600 1,217 Carter's Avenue 620 1,338
-- --v
Total 5,836 14,390 Equalling 1 mile S chains
Streets Sheetad with Tar Macadam. Length Area in in Feet. sq. Yards.
Yarra Street . . . . . . 675 1,763 The Avenue (Gertrude Street to Dande-
nong Road . . . . 1,020 3,627 Darling Street (Toorak Koad to
Domain Road . , 1,275 4,604 Toorak Road, South side Clara Street
to Chapel Street ' . . . . 675 900 Toorak Road, South side Orrong Road
to Woorigoleen Road . . '400 1,20(1 Chapel Street North . . . . 600 2.667 Northcote Road and High Street corner 2 10 1,073 Ross Street, over culvert. . . . 40 8 0
5,395 15,914 Equalling I mile 2 chains
Streets Sheeted with Old Metal. Length Area
in Feet. Sq. Yds ~ Z o l r n Street (Chapel Street to River Street) 400 889 Como Avenue (Toorak Road to Lechlade .%venue) 67 5 1,762 Howitt Street . . . . . . 880 3,520
-- 1,955 6,171
Equalling 0 miles 30 chains Total repairs by sheeting-2% miles 36,475 square yards.
Tar Painting Roadways. The following have been treated during the year :-
Road or Street Length ' ---V-
Affleck Street ... ... Albany Road ... ... Albert Street ... ... A lexandra Drive ... . . Arniadale Street ... ... Arthur Street ... ... Argo Street ... . . He~ldigo Street (Higl
Street to Princes Street) Bruce Street ... ... Cecil Place ... ...
... Chapel Street ... Chapel Street ... ...
... Charles, Street ... Cheel Street ... ... Chotnley Street (narrow
portion) ... ... Claretnorit Street (only to
right-of-way) ... Clendon Road ... Closeburn Avenue Cromwell Crescent Commercial Road Denbigh Road Denbigh Koad Dandenong Road Donald Street ...
... DonaldStreet Darling Street ... Davis Avenue ... Elgin Avenue ... Essex Street ... Fitzgerald Street ... Fawkner Street ...
... Greville Street Greville Street ... Gertrude Street . .
... Garden Street Highbury Grove ... High Street . . . Hornby Street ... Irving Road ...
4 30 1,650
h00 900
1,600 950
1,600
900 1,700
325 7 , s )
7,650 1,750 1 .100
1,030
15'3 3 . 2 0 0
930 1 , 5 0 0 1,300 2,030
57 5 51. 500
l 750 0,
L'. 000 1.2jO
530 950 8011
1,425 1,300 1,275
4 30 1,050 1,030
10,600 2.025 2.900
Area in Sq. Yds.
--
1,003 1.477 2,533 3.300 5 t,77 2,216 .!,Y44
1,bhb 1 ,155
721 '3 333
511, JOC -1,088 3,422
2 ,86 1
333 9,233 3,100 3, OUO 3,466 (1, l l1 - - -
135
22,888 -1.277
5\2 7,222 2,Q16 1,818 2,374 1 , 4 2 1 4,354 4,333 2,869 2, SOO 2,800 3,433
44,755 4,050 9,182
'Tar Painting Roadways--continued . Izett Street ... ...
... Kooyong Road ...
... Kensington Road ... 14ansell Road ('l'oorak Ro2d
. to St George's Road) ... ... Lewisham ~ o > d
Lang Street ... Malvern Road ... Moffat Street ... Markets ... ... Markets ... ...
... Markets Margaret Street ... Moore Street Mandeville Crescent Murray Street .. McIlwrick Street .. McQuarrie Street ...
... McQuarrie Street Northcote Road ... Orrong Road ... Osborne S1 reet ... Perth Street ... Palermo Street ... Peel Street ... ... Peel Street ... Powell Street ... Punt Koad . . ... Princes Street ... Rose Street ... ...
... . St George's Road St . Edmund's Road Sutherlaud Road ... Simmoris Street ... Surrey Road ... Tintern Avenue ... 'I'oorak Road ... Toorak Road ... The Avenue ... l'yrone Street ...
... Tyrone Street Upton Road ...
... Washington Street Washitlgton Street . .
... ~ i l l i a & ' ~ t r e e t ... Wilson St . (up to Surrey Rd .
... Worrigoleen Road ... Willis Street ... ...
... Wattle Tree Road ... Wrexham Road ...
... Williams Road .. York Street ... ...
... York Street ... ...
Equalling 37 miles 7 2 chains as compared with 13 miles 64 chains and 216. 903 square yards last year .
The amount of tar used in this work was 92. 223 gallons. and sand and toppjngs 2. 096 cubic yards .
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'.Tar-Paving Repairs. Repairs by sheeting and top-dressing have been carried out in the following streets :-
Albion Street Passage from Ruabon Clarke Street Road to Mathoura Darling Street Road Gordon Street Punt Road Heyington Place Rose Street High Street Rock.ley ~ o a d Hawksburn Koad Surrey Road Irving Road Swtherland Road Mathoura Road Trinnian Street Mary Street Toorak Road Moffatt Street Williams Road Nicholson Street Wallace Avenue Porter Street
. Tar-Paving New Work. The following new footways have been laid down :-
Sq. Yds. Iona Avenue . . .. 267 Bruce Street . . . . 247
Carters' Avenue . . . . 218 Ormsby Grove . . . 210 Victory Square . . . . 830 Sydney Street .. . . 4 0 Culshaw Street . . . . 301
-- Total . . . . 2,116
Also area in front of Children's Library 152 square yards.
,-Concrete Footways. 'l'he following new work was carried out :-
Sq. Yde. Chapel Street, north-east side . . 822 Balmerino Avenue, west side . . 343 Private work . . .. 217
Total . . . . 1,382
RISPAIRS '1'0 CONCRI3TE. Toorak Township, flags relaid Windsor Railway Bridge Markets Victoria Gardens Hrookville Gardens Chapel Street
Woodblocking. No new work was undertaken during the year owing to the failure of contractor to continue
supplies; 62,000 blocks are now on hand and the,remaining 38,000 are likely to be delivered shortly, so that this work will be continued immediately.
Repairs were carried out in Chapel Street. 31
Street Channels. Channels have been altered and the modern type adopted in the following streets :-
Feet. Hawksburn Road, from Toorak Road to Cassell Street,
east side . . . . . . . . 1,070 Hawksburn Road, all west side . . . . . . 1,380 Orrong Koad l;ast, from Irving Koad to Orrong Road,
south side i .. . . . . . . . 3,080 --
Total . . . . . . . . 5,530
Repairs also carried out and roots removed from under channels in many streets throughout the City.
S
Drainage. CANTERBURY ROAD.
The drain through to Ross Street, which was subject to flooding, was regraded and deepened and further trouble thus averted.
-1LEXAKDRA DRIVE. A gin. drain was laid under the drive at the Railway Bridge, connecting road pit to river.
CLOVJSRDA1,E AVENIJE. A 6in. pipe with pit was laid in right-of-way off this Avenue a t expense of owners on one side
to protect owner on lower side from flooding. I O N A AVENUE.
A 9in. pipe drain, 3 1 2 feet long, was laid on easement at cost of owners when Avenue was constructed.
VICTORIA GARDENS. An automatic syphon was installed in pit in Boiler House, and this has successfully 'coped
with all soakage water.
Private Works Private streets, including footways as mentioned in beginning of report Ihainage at Iona Avenue, Cloverdale Avenue, and extension of Channel
Balmerino Avenue . . . . . . . . . . Concrete Paths . . . . . . . . Tar~paving . . . . . . . . . . Railways (alterations to Windsor Bridge) . . . . . . Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . Crossings, 4 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total charge to private owners . . . .
Street Lighting. ELECTRIC.
Seven new 50 c.p. met. fil. lights have been added during the year, and a number of brackets- replaced by larger ones, namely, in Heytngton Place.
Total number of electric lights now is as follows : - 41 (500 Watt arc lights 248 (50 c. p.) metal fil. lamps 3 (8 c. p.) metal fil. lamps 1 (220 c. p.) metal fil. lamp 2 (100c. p.) nitrogen lamps
-- 295
Street Lighting -continued.
JOINT LAMPS ON BOUNDARY. 1 (500 Watt arc light with Malvern 16 , p , . ,, Melbourne
GAS LAMPS. During the year two new kern globes were installed, l lantern light was altered to a kern
globe, and the positions of two lights were altered. The number of Gas L ~ m p s is now as follows :-
384 lantern lights '99 (1) mantle Kern globes
3 ( 2 ) ,, 7 9 I I
3 ( 4 ) ,, l * 1 7 -- 489
1 joint globe lamp with Malvern
2 oil lamps at Ferries.
Steam Rollers. The number of days the steam rollers have worked are as follows :-
N O . ~ .. . . 241 days No. 2 . . . . 20 ,, --
Total . . 201 Steam waggon 163 days.
The No. 2 roller was sent to the workshops in September to be thoroughly overhauled, being unfit for further service in its present state.
Parks and Gardens. These have been well maintained during the year. New work has been carried out at
Alexandra drive and vicinity. The tree planting along the drive necessitated considerable labour in excavating in rock. A new plantation was laid out at Victorv Square, repairs to water-worn paths and .t.o conveniences were carried out.
The areas under Parks and Gardens are now as follows : -
Garden or Park. Areas. Total Area
Alexandra U r i v e Plantations . .
Brookville . . . . Rockley . . Malvern ~ o a d . . Orrong Park . . Prahran Resetve . . Toorak Park . . Victory S q u a r e
Plantations Dandrnong R o a'd
Plantations . .
2 acres 2 \
Ward
Prahran
Windsor
Toorak
South Yarra
Total Area . . . . 32 acres.
Street Trees. A considerable amount of pruning and cutting back had to be done this year, the chief object
being to improve the lighting of dark ro ~:ls and streets. The followinq were dealt with :-
Armaclale Street Avalon Road Barnato Grove Caroline Street Dandenong Road 1)ensham Road Douglas Street Jackson Street Grange Road Hill Street Hey ington Place
Howitt Place Irving Road LnnselI Road Larnook Street May Grove bfonroe Street Shipley Street Struau Street St. George's Road Toorak Road Wattle Tree Road
Trees planted in streets this year ... ... 171 Trees planted to replace dead ones ... 120 Trees taken out to be replaced . . . . . . 10 ~ r e e s taken out and not replaced ... ... 2
.Total number of trees in streets now is 5,409.
Quarries. No work has been done a t the Qnarries during the year.
Destructor. The total amount of refuse burned for the year was 6,928 tons as compared with 7,215. tons
last year, the quantities burned per month and the power generated being given in the summary at
the close of this report. It will he seen that .Onlh.;. of w'xter were evaporated for each pound of refuse burned, compared with .921bs last year
The revenue received from the sale of electricity was £595 11s. 8d. as compared with , 4575 12s l l d last year.
The first repairs to the generating engine, since it commenced running on 29th April, 1409,
were carried out from the 6th to 9th June The h.n. pistou rod was ground true and new packing fitted to same, a n d new rods supplied for h.p and 1.p. valves. The plant has run smoothly throughout the year and no hreakdowns occurred.
Stables. The horses, harness and plant have been kept in good condition, and there were no losses
during'the year.
The use of a paddock off C+i.ange Road was obtained last March and the horses are turned out during the week-end, this arrangement being beneficial to their health as well as economical.
The cost per horse team for the year, including drivers' wages, feed, shoeing and medical attendance, and allowing for ,111 re.iion,tl,le charges for depreciation on horses and plant, interest on capital outlav, &C.. amounts to 15 5.7 per day, compared with 1.31 10.12 per day last year. The itkrease of 1/79; being due to a rise in wages of 114 a dav, and also to the higher price of fodder, amounting to 6 S d . per horse per day. The cost of forage per horse per day being 2 / 2 g as'compared' with 117% last year. A report of the working cost is attached to this report.
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Permits and Licenses. Permits and licenses issued during the year amounted to the following :-
Plumber's Permits . . 771 Builder's Licences . . 5 Building Registrations . l 7 2
Rainfall for Ye&+ ending 30th September, 19 19.
--p
I Month. Poids. - - - - - ---
191 8. October . . November December
191 9. January . . L
February . . March . . . . April . . . . May . . . . June . . . . July . . . . August . . . . . September . .
New Buildings, &C., 19 18-1 9.
Ward.
p--.-.- -
Toorak . . Windsor . . South Yarra
Prahran . .
Totals
Previous y e a ~ (1917-18')
CITY OF QRAHRAN-R~FUSE DESTRUCTO~ Summary for Twelva Months ended 30th September, 191 9.
%--
Date.
-P-
1918 October ... November .. December ...
1919 January . . February . . March ... April .. ... May ... ... June ... ... July ... ... August ... September ..
Total ...
p-.
units ;enerated and Sold per Ton of
Refuse.
38.94 39.66 45.31
48.87 46.55 42.77 44.66 43.08 41.76 38.73 36.77 34.80
41.83
v a e , r a d e ~ n i t a of ~ l e c t r i c i t r . ' l Clinker Sold. Power. Lbs. of
Va ter Used per lb. of Refuse.
No, of HOUle Refuse. Bater Used
Gallons. - P - -
132,440 123,640 115,000
115,000 125,800 129,000 117.360 131,840 129,230 128,000 115.300 121,650
,484,260
Loads. -- l T
l
729 589 667 538 664 522
654 I 486 616 519 673 5 i 3 618 540 691 597 644 553 675 I 555 656 556 674 588 --p
Tar Still. tbs. T -- l
- l S
1 28 2 11
2 , 57 1 39 2 47 3 l 5 3 53 - 3 7 - 1 77
32 - / 16
l -- - 1
Dest Street -- -
l
27 14 18 1 9 2 4 1 11
16 I 9 20 12 3 6 1 19
Corporation Stables, Clara Street, 30th September, 191 9. -- Number
of Horse! a t
30th Sept
Additioiis to Stud. Sold. Valuation of Stud.
Bverage per Horse.
252 15 6 4 4 14 9 42 17 11 31 11 9 29 0 0 25 7 6
43 13 6
4 5 0 0 39 13 9
Died.
Year. Number.
- 1 2 -
1
11 1
11
-
Nos.
15
Average Sum Realised per
Horse. Average Cost
pet Horse. -
£5616 0
.4verage Length t21f2 of Service. per Horse
l Yrs. Mths. I
3 48 b X
Average Length of Service.
Yrs. Mths.
CORPORATION DESTRUCTOR.-Yearly Statement to 30th September, 191 9. - -
RECEIPTS. ELSCTRICITY-
Units. Sold ... ... 285,880 A595 11 8
DYNAMO-- Stables ... 14 Destructor , . . 445, Street ... 227
Powrt- Fan . . 1,029 Crusher ... 4,998 Mixer ... 37,558
330.155 Burning Rubbish ... Market Refuse ...
REPUSE DasT~oYsn : 7,961 LOADS- % l'. C. Q . L.
House ... 6.653 18 0 0 Trade ... 2 4 1 12 1 0 Market ... 27 13 3 0
6,928 4 0 0 PRODUCING CLINKPR-
Sold ... l53 3 2 0 Council Use 213 17 3 0
367 1 I 0 Lesr Stock 30/9/18 43 10 0 0
323 11 1 0 Add Stock 30i9j19 72 19 2 0 --
396 10 3 0
... Balance being expenditure over receipts 676 r j 11 - 41,761 4 2 .
F - - . .
EXPENDITURE. Wages . . . . . . . . Fuel . . . . . . Oil . . . . 81 18 7
~ e s s 'Stock . . . . 47 6 b --
Water . . . . . . . . Stores . . . . 51 7 10
~ e s s stock . . . . 28 5 4
Sundries . . . . . . . . Lighting . . . . . . Electric Power for Crusher . . . .
do. Fan . . . . Sanitary Service . . . . . . Boiler Inspection and Factory Registration
Fee . . . . . . . . Repairs to Plant -
Crusher . . . . 4 1 1 General . . . . 147 19 3
--- Cartnge . . . . . . . . Workers' Compensation . . . .
CITY or P ~ A H R A N CORPORATION STABL~S. Working Account Year ended 30th September, 1919.
*--
DR. EXPENDITURE ON HORSES-
CR. Cost of Man, Horse and Dray, 6,004 days
Shoeing A152 7 9 at 15/5.7perday ... . A4,615 13 9 ~ e s s stock " 14 16 0 B Cost of Holidays. 285 days at 1016 ... 119 12 6
-- £107 11 9 --- A1,795 6 3 Forage ... R893 7 11 I
Less Stock 8 I0 0 TIME WORKED. 1
... £884 1 7 1 1 I Carting Refuse ... 3,832 days
... . , , sale of sacks 4 7 0 4 I Cleansing Streets.. 776 ,, 837 17 7 Maintenance . . . 631 ,,
... Veterinary Fees and Medicine . . 1 5 6 Destructor . . 180 ,, ... ... Water ... 8 10 0 1 hfarkets 113 ,,
Stores 7 0 9 Gardens, Trees, & C . , and ... ... ~ e s s stock " 3 9 0 Sundries 163 ,,
-- 3 11 9 i ... -- Total ... 6,001 days. CR. 958 16 7 ,
... Manure, Sales 28 0 0
... , Gardens ... 24 0 0 Private Cartage ... ... 121 3 11
(W -- 1 oc 173 3 l 1 '
p-
785 12 8 WORKING EXPBNSES-
Wages, ... ... 3,560 5 11 LIGHTING-
M.E.S. Co. 20 8 9 Destructor 6 5
l I -- 20 15 2
l
Repairs-Harness ... ... 52 16 3 I ... ,, Drays ... 6 6 1 6 2
,, General ... 8 11 4 I ... I , , General Expenses ... 82 4 5
--- 3.790 12 3 Workers' Compensation ... ... 1 2 1 6
... Depreciation on Horses ... 90 12 11 ... , I Harness ... 4 l 7 11 ... , . Drays ... 1'9 13 0
Interest on Capital Outlay .. ... 91 16 0 l Cost of forage per horse per day=2/2.2d. 219 1 4 1
I _ - - 1
£4,795 6 3 1
.Office Work. The following were dealt with during the past year :-
... Contracts and Plans prepared ... .. . .. . 10
... ... Specifications prepared ... ... 6 ... City Surveyor's Reports ... ... -.. 120 ... Subdivisions ... ... ... - . l 8
... ... Accounts rendered ... , . . . 889 ... ... Titles, Application and Alignment Consent I l
In conclusion, I wish to thank the professional and outside staff for their loyal co-operation and assistance during the year:
X have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
S, J . LINDSAY, B.C.E., City Surveyor.
