IMS vol. 1, no. 9, 1960-03-25

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Vd.l No.1

UJllVERSIT8TSBfBUOTEEK UHIVERSITEIT VAN STHlE-HBOSCH

.-

30 NOV 1960

UNIVERSITY Of S TEllENBOSCH

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

B~8terakantoor,

Vrydag, 25 Yurt 1960.

Onder-Papegaaiherg se Problesne

Vir, die afgelope paarwelte was die inwoners van Onder- Papegaaiberg baie

onthuts,

met aile regverdiging, oor die onaangename reuk wat by tye oor die cebied getrek bet. Daar

was heelwat IiMings oar die

bron daarvan,

maar daar

is

.OU

vasgestel

4at

dit deur die stookwyn-afloopwater _{v ~}is

wat net lange die Devon

Yaney-pad

in drie damme opgegaar

is.

Ek wil

meteens

lUer meld Qat die Stadsraad tot dusver

me

verantwoorQelik was

vir die

beha.ndeling van daardie afloopwater

nie, D~ bet.rekke

8tokerye

moes toesiea dat daar vol-

doende boeveelhede kalk toegedien word Q,m te verhoed dat die

veriteerde _e1Iemie~ reakaiec p1s.uvind. Hierdie wer-k£&amhede wu me onder die tcestg van die munisipaliteit we, en ver- moedelik: i.« die W8lRJ~ toe ee ~ aaa -verkeerde

prosedure of gebrek aan

optrede, '

~ Op 5 li&&rt • ~rekinp met die betrokke

~eIlt ~rem d&arM<QOJreeI2Pkom ooe die aU.ppe

wa.t

~ dsu.r if.vdJ:l! ~,Ol!lJ, ~ \t~Nii

am

Qie

reuk

VIiJ1 _~

~te:Yel"WYd«£. I::.liepe'O~ vu~omdsi.d.a&J:< oowa.t

~ JItlljoengeUimI;OtlsfioopW'at~

ta

diedamme Gpgegaa.r~

em

da&r

'm: daagHkaoe

ver~ too~

van 20,000

tGt

Je,OOO

~

.,-8.

^All<t pogin,g& om

die

~ Wiit. ~ d.lt.m.me te klY wu tel"eE"l'eetc, en w~

1.4 daactoe

oorgep;e. om dfle ciu.une oop

t:e mad:

'8Od&t ~

bGi1dis8;

d~mn WOl!\t.

a

^Hi: te~

4&t

QJ.a~ 0p'~ ~eirtief \\f&&. Dil.\ ~

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afloopwater word nou oor losgeploegde akkers gelei waar die verdampingsproses vinniger is en waar daar bopelik geen geleentheid sal wees vir die ontstaan van die onaangenarn reuk nie.

Die Stadsraad het 'n lywige petisie ontvang waarin hy verwyt word dat daar min aandag aan die saak geskerik word.

Ek wil hierdie wanindruk tog uit die weg ruim deur die inwoners van die gebied die versekering te gee dat daar buit.en- gewone znaatreels onder my persconlike toesig geneern ir ern die saak in :die reine te bring. Dit het heelwat nagwerk en baie geld gekos. Of ons pogings 'n permanente opiossing sal b;:':ng, kan slegs met verlocp van meer t;'.: vasgest.el word, Dit mag wees dat die besproeiingsterrein te ~Jr:in is. Ons weet' neg de.

Desnoods sal daar 'n ander terrein ';.'soek moet word, en in- tussen kan ons geen waarborg bied dat die oorlas nie weer sal verskyn nie. Ons hoop maar op die beste,

nnE JFOUT

Ek wil net byvoeg

nat

nywerhede in die algemeen met hulle nadele aanvaar moet word waar sulke nywerhede toe- gelaat word. 'n Woonbuurt in so 'n omgewing moet noodwendig aan die een of ander vorm van oorlas blootgestel wees. As daar 'n fout begaan is, dan was dit toe die woonbuurt daar aangele is, maar nou kan daar niks aan die saak gedoen word nie. Die rioolwerke, waarvan die behandelirig van stookwyn- afloop 'n aanhangsel is, kan nie uit daardie geweste verwyder word nie, Ook nie die komposwerke of die slagplaas nie. Die koste van 'n verwydering is eenvoudig ondraaglik. Die Raad, het al vir baie jare 001'sulke skernas beraadslaag, en ek is bevrees dat dit vrugteloos sou wees om weer hieroor te argumenteer.

Ek wil dit baie nadruklik stel dat die Stadsraad teI-de-~i

bewus is van sy verantwocrdelikhede teenoor elke seksie van die gemeenskap, en dat hy sy bes doen om. toestande te skep wat viralmal draaglik is. Bike wyk het sy besondere problems wat bestudeer en opgelos moet ~o!'d. Dit help nie veel om Onder-Papegaaiberg met enige ander wyk van die dorp te ver- gelyk nie. Eersvermelde

Ie

in In gebied waar daar talle steur- nisse geskep word en altyd sal ontstaan. en dis nie waarskynlik cat hulle Gait heeltemal uitgeskakel sal kan word nie, 1>..8.-1:1-

vanklik WM die ~oeli.ngdat die gebi5d hut.svegting roll bied 2

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t!~~,tt1a;7i1?diegeiie~

m.

die gywerehededdtt.u wwksaam was, m&.4:U' dL"lg.e h-ett~ ~11 aader rigting onh,ik.kel Die dorpie

"et 'a Pi:'0l.1E:st,ult !fe\.,,~Ni. WMrop die mwonem en ook die res

\!~1a ~~~UGu,~opreg trots kan weea~ms.ar sk is.be~ dat

!Uh'"tdl~ hwellillge nie sal verdwyn nte. C"lW doen ODS bes om hunt; te helpt en mcer B:an daar nle verwsg word me.

W. C. DE:alPSEY,

Mu~.nicipat

Congress

1 have been a;.\:;telldin.g: the annual eongresa of the Cape

PT'O~'h1ce MUD'lcipaJ ..K..M4lchlJ:io.11 a:..t li£uJ;!;~nbeL"lf thra weekI ac- companiedbythe Tc'WU Cl~rk. A lllumoc.-rof fntpoM:antmai"ten ve7'(?; cii!;cu,r,Jffed., f!\uo:l1t wIDen.

r

MMl l"C'i1>!!rt in more drt&ll in ..

nct;:'t _fB:rfU~

f\!1§taJ Services

It h!L~ been aseertalned fYOID the Foetal authorities that they expect buildblg operations on the new Automatic Tele- phone Exchange for Stellenbosch to be commenced with during the latter half of this year. It i8

to

be erected on the open space between the new Magistmte's Court and Alexander Court Fhlb;;. Work has al~y begun on the laying' of sddi-

tiCDUJ crJ.:lc3 in the streets,

lrhe au.thorities expect ^it great improvement in the tele- phone' !'i,e:t"'1?J:.e<!; s:J:ter the ~utomatieexchange i.f! tsken into use.

Th.6r'C lmve been complainta amongst the public regarding

a.lleged delays in the delivery of post. The Postmaster, Mr.

ad~.a.el, s"ggur,ea me that, alth,o'tIgh there are quite a number of _f~ton which ca'i!. contribute towards such delays, no delay at ~ ~5 caused

at

the 1000

Pam:

Office.

Fla;g

};1;o.te~

{or TG'J'Wfl: Ifan

J,1U>l"COfl~1JJt~tioo with i~ s:rchiteds, the Cotl'JlclId\eclded

to ~;t two 30 feet ft.ag=!.Xl:I®s on the la:wn.

tn.

front

at

the

TO~'lJ~Hn:..l] ~rJtnDce. The e~l~tingfla.g=p{),!eg, jutting out from the> ~f,i~ ef t1.~ bund!JJ'~1were ~4ther Ob~e:U1fOOby the OU tree

*.J:J;(j: rrot v;-~ry g.ai:JiUi$.oCwry·<

It Yig Ji:0'f'l1'$:i,.p'~ nat \W~Lj'1' ~~~:encD~,tJJ<!!.>t itit;. ilie b~i}tm&:n

at tl:i'0 ~.t..{)'f~l; 1te.m,~~tittg: ~~J~.§km

t:a

[i'lrodaw:l tNt ~

cl1ie~lo1tk;~l r~t"V@au,tb,~ ~{l;P~

to

thi?i north oJ! th~ .kd~ ~ brfdg'f! O<J!'e;:t t~h"e rlweF' ilnd l"B.Uilm.Y Une.

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The plaque whieh

win

be eflfSCted~re, gi~ t1l~fallowing faet.8:

'-'IN A ROAD-MAKER'S 'BORROW P1T r~

ne

1L~t¥11'

TA>IJIS PERINGUEY MADE 'THJE WlRST D~:'\tER,Y OF tSTELI.JENBOSCK'i^Y STONE fMPLEYElW"B Al~0

THEREBY PROVED THE GREAT ANTIQUITY OFM.AN

IN SOUTH AFRICA.

ERECTED BY THE HISTORlCAI.. ltl0N1JMEY","'rS C(JE~f<

MISSION.^H

The Council is now busy designing; 8. guita.bl~ la.)1=out, It is the intention to developthesite, whichisa.ppro)tim~telyone- third of a morgen in size, as & pleasant paE'k with.rttn1~tJT{>

la'R"'UB. and structures,

A.ia.

intenmmg

fa.ct revealed by the la.te Prof, VrtJl Rk{:

r...4JUW and Dl1". ~1 ia:t~t ~ JP~l!!Flt C'a~ ~ tk@' R~xi<i~~';

River m tlmt vicinity

ts

a.lr~y the

thiRd

course which tlHs river has taken. Once upon &.time the riverhIi':t!1 i~ ~~ "o/hR~

the big fil"

tr-ee

ftt2'..l1dB today cppc,mfte the' cemetery of the Chr,1,reh of EIDgIs.nd.

Die gebeure van die afe;elope week

m

von~ in die koerante en oor die radio bekendgemaak en e~ wy d'u.s; IDe daaroor nit nie.

Ai wat ekaiel' wildoen

m

om dank teoo~ e6f'~eM a~l1 00.~l~en lrtillte1temagtevir die ~ bekw~ wy:~Wi.a:;l""

op hulle bulle van hul tmk ~V)1 net em, ale

oorp

bev*!'ilig het. Dankie ook san one eie amptenare en aader wat die 00- waking van strategiese p~ekBe deur di$ n~ @)11~ h,~t,f

en aan atn.'tal w'-rat op een of ander wyse hulp veI€';~ het, Laastens voel ek dmtdie d,OE"p!rlFlWQ~ - e'J[ W~b:y'gItrlt ek die Kle.uxlin.uemeen~ap,

m -

geJukgewefi~ b®hoa·yt te W't5'rd vir ^me kalme houdil1!g wUhull~[Ioo'Ul"eflde

!n..

tyd \!nJ.1.Ef]p$DJ:liug

ingenee-m het.

Ons probl~l]lj;e

ts

no;g' a-:l/[;t'i

me

,:r<t;r'by

m,e -:--

ml:g;ld~ti b~gtu

hulie maar. Dit f~ ~~il;i d~,t'<Jfu. J:~~! ~J' M~ be,1.e'£d; Ly;'<m, die plaMilcIrte tc~ls.til'1lff f-hdieDJ~iJ,~;~lm& en, hui~\fe~tlfi& vall

B<~(,J.\M., m

m,e li&·

^'W'J1! ~. ~~ ~a'1l~Slri:g~.5 ~rJ.k im

h~~W BlQ'd; n~

nft m

e~~ '~ =:i.l: r~ ~~:ik~d@

pt~,fj!E@m~en. ~ «tml 'm'ta.mmt!re~ OO}lt~m.~.(fe; b~tt.,l g'e"l(\~

znoet word nie,

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In h~t~J!i:d~ wHe~J; ~r:' ~ m.el!if~ maAk WaR diet

t():~~"in;fr ';J&ii'rb!iIdie d.m B~Qe-.pC'U!debe&m~W.llle~ ~

";,'i~ K}f{ 9..f;~en die hm~ wtU: bullem~:nboetnie, m.si',Uaok nl hul pi;-t!j)v>rJt'1uke h<~itti~sj sowel

u

Iii6 va~ huJ. nou~ea .

kill~r1j, iSI, v6-rn~\:itig deur (.de oproermakers, AI

wat

bulle nog hetj i~ dJt~ irlere wat hulie ewngehad hci:.,

D::ti-;J' is &;h~t."<.i:1s D:lW~~ wat hulp a.fr.ng-ebied het en eJI: wi!

~I.t~ bk~l"'mt:.~~ IIIb{')t"OC::pdom ap ill-£;ptth~..k;am.bulle;op tasbsm-e

W}"n:a viJI t-n:,Jle vel"lieB .te 'i!'el'g;~~"Dit ~} w~deeF' WQrd ~.

tteU"!F ".vat g-cskenJ{ wo:;ct b~~ di.e p\;~Mdekant...ooF ingetrand4g Gal

WUTU,

Die pnhli.t~kwol'"d heritt!il;Qir' l",llt'tdie·~nillggvergaderll'lgws.t

c'("r'81.:::or.r.J~Xzd()/Dj.m;,da.gaand, 12 AP1~i1antg run, illdie B~J1k~tQlw pJ1'i~'"\:'1I'cd,. Of&.1;.o,fJTI alleen g"ere!f,istLC~r:de eienaars van 01!i:-

rc:\er'endc (-,;,h~l1dom ksn m-E:'l:Tl 001:" die vooratelle, is almal 'baJ.~

wcnw~011 die ver.-ga,dering. Na:U1a.c.p van. ~. f~n!meLe ~eiiJ,dlt,

gal ok oolt die g~~leentheid i"ee vir vrae of voorstelle cor ander

!l»-d.....1"We~.

~'l I< Q .s

~'I>..ket8f!; nt.g"-vpGrtra.aUi

Gl."i",,;2ig' \;~it &kg'e~wu:fk i!1l;Utk

van.

hi-erdi.egeioontheJ.dC& di0 Kleurli,,:.ggcmeeIliiikap 00 gpBrt1~s.d,

me

^Raad "':'1t.ol't Behe5r OOl'

die I...1e.S'vaUdS,p-ortt<.:H:I'eiQ;e,naznensdie s.t..adeTIUu:lgelukteW'~

rr.:~t lid tJJ;t.tstel;:e:.nde W~I.'k ge·cl,ttN3mm dJ:e ~~ektpe ju.r, Met

~ afehlitU:l.g: van lluI LIn~l.eja,ru" het huUe £99

m.

fopend6 rekef..li~gre,;h.ad

em

nif; mlnder_~aJ!5500ap vastedeposito· hele, Hleroi.q Etr'~.j;tlfte ncgc~r fg CJ;pg~lxlU ten epyte d&uvM dat die

g,[lQrtra~A elJ,;:,e: l'ruland 25% van alle hekontvangste aan die

gtad~.d Gt.o-rt'ttirinstandhoudin.gswerk

1tk ,,'oell."'e~.d~at ))tuUe tot vO<Jrnecld vir a;fie ander

sport-

tiW,gf10l'ifm.~el\l..

Te~Q;oQ:ri'(~'H~g.k<rHLg:t"'e.~

Di~' R;;;;::rrii ~ HM.tl;'::.11iter-V?~ 15~f~m~~~fir, d.t". J. C. ~ W<!:t.^e'Tli

j(}J,& ~l;fl.cl~t'U:~tffte¥, l1ffi:I~, IT, J, H;efj;dt"I~. t~ hi?~l~ wceelf

m

M7;I;~1t~~Y{1" dkj:~~ttH.~~lre: 1{@l1~(!,~ ~,1j.' dl~ rU;gt:H~u;ut \~i!£! llttnI.rm:"

ptiJ~T"elt:ourienCFIRd:'.:eHmce!:rt:e~ Die k01.1gNiJ ~lwl"'nIa1e~~

lI'e~· MIT d:It? d:t'~f:U.U!~Jj~&~ ~.t: ~:o.-l'f!~e ja,%tiJ" p~ ~ t;J C;f$ t~(j;W'tlt:k{6+de' J1f'O:.hr~

w'at

<b~JttLft. ~ooxt'\fio@;t On.~ h~

rr-tt~~~ ~dl::" :L~_ ~t F~ t~ ~';ctlt~,li:~')Jt~modtWim~

~!t h~ r~ ~~ B;ll'2lte:- o'OO~~~li ~{t

,;

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rvluui~ipale

Kongres

1\~y verslag aangaaade die Kaspprovinsie :M::~~'eWf"-' enigtng00 jaarkongres,waaroor.ek beloof het 01:11-,Mero!e we,;,._O<:l~

t.e r-apport.eer, is ongelukkig nag

me

^gereed

rue,

^Hopelik ~9,I ok volgende week die een en ander daaroor kan meedeel, .

Ma,trone by Sanatorium

Dit 113 vir my bsj~S'.S'.D.gena.am om hierdie we€:k OM _u.l~\:l\re

matrone bydie Sanatorium, me}.J. H. Laubser,welkom tebeet, Sy kom hierheen van Karl Bremer-hospitaal, en vcor-heen W~

sy etlike jare by die Uvinptone-hogpitaal in. Port Eliza,beth.

Sy is vol entoesiasrae vir die wert en cas wil vertrou del' sy bale jar;-e van geluk:.ldge diens by ens sal deurhdsta:"

W, C. DEMPSJ8Y.

14th April, 196,0

In a recent issue of the Eikea:tadr.lUus it Wag suggested that the Town Council should consider a positive scheme of industrial . development over 8. number of years, having due regard to the programme of expansion 2...8 envisaged by the University authortties, f.n orderto counteract the high proportion or. non- rateable propertiee in SteUenoosch.

Before commenting on this proposal, I m~"t tha..'1.1l Eike- stadnuus for broaching a. liubjeet whicll is ot· paramount importance to our community and which had. _1t~L1 debated, . sometimes heatedly, since time Immemorial. prohe que~k),it cer- .tainly is an interesting one, and we sincerely we1cam~ cr),~';;1:.J..I$

sions on such topics.

At one stage industrial development Wag hailed 'bJ' most local authorities &.111, 8; kind of panacea tOT' 8>11 iehe&r finaJ::l:dal diffkm,rtJ0S. ~!emayM~urrtettmt in many Instanees itdidafford considerable relief

to

the private ratepayer whooo bUFQ:.Z')J. of taxation hu beensteadily mCreg~fl:fbutW~ g~re ~tl~.nyawa.re that at th$ ~e tim€' md;dllBtJ;ie~ have c~t.e<i l1llffi'J:iE!roUZ l1e~,<

pI:·((Jb.leI;i'\~·r ~,J:1d

r

eeuld ett:.e ~y rufrt,2...nceu !O{ J:.arg'~ dti.cs th.aet 'WQ1'J.tdglad1y ~lll::7'eJ::1\1!h!jfI,~~ Jf'ro~l?1;iQiil(tf men, (J:I:tderl.a.lrjngs within their boundaries,

A,f!, f~u" ^81l' St.elleuoo~ ig oolJ"cernoo,! I mu~t co:rxi'irm thai t.hte' T(t~'TI Council

n8l.lJ,

at no stage d0CRa~Ied i~l1 ~a.jI11!;t

industrial development, but it hal! mQ~t ded4i~ly been very' careful not to mdX>'i1.it induetries that wuuJd t~l1.d

to

de'fgtroy

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1He tnu1!tronal character of our town. The line of demarcation

l~; not easily defined, and consequently the Council might have en over-conservative in the past. but for this, I think, the I:-.'..IbHc nhould rather be thankful.

7be Council is, it may be assumed, very much aware of thf fact that the percentage of non-rateable properties is abnormally high in Stellen bosch, but it would be unvvise to cast the blame on the University alone. Detailed analyses are available in the mayors' reports of the past three years, but I think that the fcllowing statistics will be of some interest:

~- _._.~---- ""-_.----_.-_- - - . _ . ~--- --- .------

(1) (2) ~,;;, (3) ^c:If

(2' University (3}

Yec.f' Total Non- ^tef properties to

Valuation Rateable ^(I) ( exempted ) (1)

----.---<-.--.- ~ _ . _ ~ - ~ ---_.- ---

t.

£ £

1955 10,311,425 3,5^Wj060 34 1,519,385 14.7 lU;:,6 10,553,555 3,616,785 34.2 1,617,480 15.3

1957

11,205,650 3,853,420 34.4 1,826,625 16.3 1958 11.707,150 4,042,635 34:.5 1,906,380 16.3 lS5g, 12,200,485 1:,245,785 34.9 2,019,430 16.6

.._--_^...^-- -- ------~--_._.- - -

We have had no intimation of the nature of the develop- merits contemplated by the University, but itis not likely that the full amount of one million pounds mentioned in press reports would be invested in buildings. In any case, it will be observed from the figures quoted above that the average increase in our valnations is over £500,000 per year, so that an additional amount of £l,OD{},OOO 011 the non-rateable side over five years or so should not make any material difference.

There has been a, gradual but constant increase in the percen- U..ge of University properties, but at present there is no cause for alarm.

It 18 also apparent that the percentage of total non-rateable properties (a.Il classes) is increasing, and for the past few

::'ea~"sthe Council has been studying possible ways of improving thf', positicn, Ii'epresentations were made to the Borckenhagen Commissk: .;out I do not expect early reaction frorC that quarter, It ^{v ,} nct.: moreover, likely that the Government could be induced ^'c; B::eree to the taxation of educational properties, and cc nsequ entry we shall have to explore other avenues of

relief. .

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To some' extent we should be able to depend upon a J'£.&>tural

ptoceas of. adjustment. Probably all of us areaware of an ;tcute housing shortage, and private townshipa com.pI"im~ ~[JF"~":uri

mately 300 building plots are awmtmg development, bl ^fg¢},: tile municipal organisation cannot cope with the demand f0f trtfIity services. In addition, the Council is anxious to proceed y,;ith the development of the Union Park area where some 15·fl tu 2Ci(}

sites ";'1111 be available. The residential extensions are ::cc"J.D.d to 8(::"~·'.l~2,tedevelopment in the commercial sphere, RJld CL the whole 1 hao:e no reason at present to fe.af that theto'iJ!Ti \'.;ill he

I

swamped by the educational institutions. ~

In t.ne :1-1.ayor's Report of U?:/;jg some attention ,*t[J~~ f to the quest.ion whether our charges for utilit.y f,·0.J:'"\'Jcf-f; WET2 ~J ClD a realtatic basis. and t.he conclusion dr2'(J.:·:Tj \W"a:~g ^t,-:, the I·'ifl',;,<'t

I

~.b:2..L a review of the ta,riffs might result ill Ii ;\~\en')'£' f yi.eld by non-rateable properties to relieve tte bl;;"~-{(,:1

on rateable properties. Sooner or later the Council 'PGu.h: }::JV(-

to pay furlher attention to thi!'§ suggestion.

In passing I wish to refer to the ,-:\C\\" ~)c.ilJ.g

conducted with the Provincial Administration in cormectkm with the possibility of obtaining relief from Divisional C(}';.l:.ndl rates in urban areas. Some progress has been made and we expect to see more tangible results by 19'61.

In conclusion, then, I would like to express a personal opinion that industrial development by itself would not provide

3. real solution to our financial difficulties for tnt: sim r le reagan that such development would have to be 011 a rc);;Uvely large scale to balanceout the educationalci..ugbt.1:.ltio~EontaiIi,ng at the same time a real riak of swa..rnping Uw r-eS'l of the community as we have knownitthus far. Fegtil'la Iente.

w.

C, DE:&iPSJ2Y