BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 57, 28 March 1901, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Boreurb Council wes held on Wednesday moraing. Present: Hii Worship the \ Mayor (Mr. Dackrill), Or*. Bellrin»;er, I Oollis. Cattley, Stobr, and Ward. The Health Committee reported recommeuding that tho tender of Soreasen Obristensen for removal ef nighti soil and rubbish be accepted; nightsoil monthly lOd, fortnightly Bd, weekly sd; rubbish, 2s 6d p*r yard, if lam accordingly ; tbat the attention of tho Chief Health Officer be called to the unsanitary condition of the latrines mdjjdrains at [the localJlGorernmeht Buildings; that the. receipt of the circular re plague be acknowledged, and that fret distribution be made by the Council of the mixture for destroying ' rats and mice. Cr. Cattley, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that there mi ooly one nightsoil tender. Or, Collis t said he was in favour of employing a man to destroy rati rather than pay a capitation fee for them. Cr. Bellringer prottsted against noxious rubbish being removed in tho daytime after 9 a.m. The report was amended so as to provide for this. The report was then adopted and the Inspector instructed to see that all s'able saanuro was removed at 9 a.m. The Works Committee- reported reoemmending that the application frost the Borough Turncock for leave of absence be dealt with by the Council, this committee having no rsoomniendation to make; that the Mayor and ■ Chairman interview tho District Bailway Engineer ro the extension of Molesworth-street to St. Aubyn and Brougham-streets; tbat the Railway Department be written to stating thai ' the Council has no objection to their removal ef earth from Ariki-stroot and the Borough Reserve 'adjoining. His Worship stated that, with Or. Brooking, he had interviewed tho District Railway Engioner as to the ezton* sion ef Molesworth-strost and the removal of earth. Or. Bellringer said that hrge quantifies of earth would be required by tho Borough for filling in gullies and for other purposes. He protested against the Railway Department being allowed to take clay which hoieafter would bo urgently needed, and would entail groat expense to procure. Mr Smith's application for leave of absence was read in whioh be stated that his son Thonm would do his work and that this would be the last applioatioa of that nature. The Mayor supported compliance with the requ'stfor several reasons. In the first place a very great advantage would accrue to the district frost the success of the work undertaken by Mr Smith and thsre were now grotinda for fe>ling that the matter of raisins; the neeessary capital required for djo-. veloping the mineral resources of th/i district was far mere likely to his accomplished than eve/ it was before, 14 it was in the right bands.. It waa considered by those who bad tiken tho matter up that it was so. necessary for Mr Smith to go to England tbat they h-\d paid his passage both ways. Hi did net anticipate tbat any inconvenience to the burgewe* would bs caused by Mr Smith's absence, as arrangement g could be made to have his dntko performed properly. He had boon waiting 40 yetrs for the ironsand to bs utilised and it now seemed as if that end was within a measurable distance of bm'ng attained. He moved tbat tho application be granted. Cr. Bellringer said the main point was having the work properly dons, as there was a good deal of work tbat required the experience possessed by Mr Smith that his son could not bavo acquired. Seeing however that then was a likelihood of tho ironsand industry being brought to a successful issuq he would agree to the motion, at the same time members of the Council were taking a course cojlectively wkie|i they would not adopt in their jodividua! businesses- It was fair to say that nq plumber could be got to do the work, —muoh ef it that ef a labourers—>that was done by Mr Smith, Cr. Ward hoped that on his return Mr Smith would have no occasion to tike off his co»t and dig ho'es but that hii future p rot peri ty would bo assured, The Mayor in puHing the motion said he could not realise there was a singular individual who did not wish Mr Smith succe s. The motion was jarriod.

The Finance Committor recommended tliat the Borough solicitor be requested to advise as to whether the new Municipal Corporations Act in any way affects the raising of the lout •Mitliorised by Ihe burgesses iu January. 1900. "

The report was adopted. The Reserve* Committee reported recommending that the letter received from the Postal Department r$ pert office sites be replied to, stating that the Council ha* only been applied to for one site; that they have been given to undotstand that tlr's site is not altogether suitable, mid that the Depart. ment prefers the site at the comer ef Brougham, King and Ariki street*, of which about one-third is the property of the Council (the remainder being vested in the New Plymouth Harbour Boircl); that if this site is required the Council is prepared to deal liberally with the Department, and suggest! that they should make the Council ;■„ offer for their portion of the same. The letter in question stated that the terms seked for the proposed sites aa brought under the VostanajtWN Getwii.i'o notion during his reoent visit were not reasonable, and that unlets move reasonable terms wore asked the naw post effiee buildings would have to f 'm ahandenrd,

| Cr. Bellringer, in moving the adoption of the report, said the Oouoeil ought to b« glad thore were tuck)

patriotic people in the town to do tho Council's business for them. So far as ho knew the Ccuucil hp.d only been approaeh>d as to oco site, the otbor Wag enly hearsay, and the Council had not been asked for a price for zh-jA site. He was glad the Government bad sot taken the Egmont-straet site, aa it would be required for other purposes—one of which had already benn mentioned, namely, a municipal opera house.

The Mayor said gome time ago Mr. Newtoa King told him the Harbour Board had offered the Department land at £lO a foot less than the market valae, and he (tho Mayor) had replied that he was sure the Council weuld deal equally liberaly. Mr. Ward had been told of this conversation, and the question was how much reduction the Government required. He hoped that it would not be long before the Council would hear that the Government were prepared to build. After some further discussion the report was carried and the Council roae.