BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 118, 11 June 1901, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Council we 1 ; on Mondiy night. Present: His Worship tin Mayor (Mr B, Dockrill), aad Crs. Clow, Leaknd,' Oarter, Tisch, Brooking, Veale, and S-ohr, The first busin?ss was the s'-iikirg of rates for the current absence of Cr. Bellinger, Chairman of the Fi: anc* Commiltie, who wasun'ib'e to attend thrcu«h illnes-, thMayor moved a resolu'ion to s'rike a rate, of which notice had been given. • Qr, Glow seconded,' and the'motion was (•arried. Tne Health Department wrote in referecca to rats destroyed, The Harbour Board wroti that i l had been decided to alii* tin Couicil to continue removing stone from the Bo<rd's foreshore until 31st March, 1902. Mr Jobn Cook wro'e drawing attention toth? bad s'ate of Gdbert-street Mr N. K. M cD'armid wrote requesting the Council to make the fro 1 -, path fronting eec'ion 1609 in L-mon-street, up to i's permanent level, as Inwas erecting a substantial iron fence. The Fire Brigade-forwarJeJ the following lesilution:—'-That in the event of the Council being rrpared to purchased the the site in Devon-streit for the Eist Fire Station, this Brigade guarantees to find the sum of .£BO towards the cost of.same."

The Department of Agriculture wrote that in acco-dance with the Council's, request the Government Veterinarian at Nelson will bi in structed to confer with the arcbi ect in regard to plans for abbatoirs. Alexander Orabb, M.R.O.V.S, also wrote in reference to the suitability of present slaughter houses for proposed public abattoir. He had no hesitation in saying that none of the three exis'ing slaughtering establishments (Bay'eyV, Soles, and Dixon's), would cornply with the requirements of the Act, even were a'terations made. The Town Clerk said be had reived two letters on the same subject. The Mayor said, in rep'y to que3 tions, that the matt r was under consideration by a committee, and nothing was being done at S me peop'e were under the impr ssion that. the Council was rushing the matter through and had fixed upon a Bite. He fa'd people must disabuse t'eir minds on this subject, The le'ters were referred to the committee. An application for leave of to attend the Royal visit at We'ling';on was rccsived.

Oa the Mayor's suggestion it wa* resolved that any tmployee wishin» if. wou'd be granted a week's leavj on ha'f-p?y. The Sani'ary Inspector's iep>it ivas read and udopted, and a'so f-.e -epT' of the Turncock. The Waterworks Engine's rpirt was read. The Town Hall Cimmitteo mtnn 27 h Miy and report d (1) That tho jn-'csssry furn : t'ire for the Mayor's room a"; the Town Hall, and bliads, seats, etc., for the Cjuncil Ohamb r be procur-.d. The repsrt wai adoptel. The Fire Prevention Coramittae met on 7th June and reported:—(l) That the Cjuncil b9 recomraen led to purchase the piece of land hiving twenty feet frontage to Devon-street, being put Z, as a Bite for a fire brigade

stition, at a eo«--t of £l6O, conditionally on the Yiri Brigade providing £6O of the purchase morwy (as ottered in the letter), (2) that applications bffinvited from C3mpetent persons for the position of Inspector of Buildings, in accodince with section 318 of the Municipal Corporations Ac 1 , 1900, at a cf £SO per annum ; (3) that the Council p -ss I a bye-law under section 405 of the) Municipal, Corporat : ons Ac*-, 1900; tl at the following fees for inspection of buildirg.s by the Inspector and the issuing of c~r ificatfs, etc, required by sect-'on 318 of the Act, 1900:—For each building the annual valu* whire.if as Vilu d in the Borough Valuation Ro'l,does not exceed £2O, Is; exceeds £2O bub do's not exceed £SO, 2s; exceeds £SO but do?s not exceed £IOO, 3s ; exceads £IOO but does notexesod £2OO, ss; exesedd £2OO, 10s. After di-cussion the report was adopted, excepting clause 3, whi'th should be sant to the Bye-Uws Couimittei to bring into opera*ioD. The Health Committee me' on 7th Juae, and repoited having discussed severdl matt eve of detail, lb w<s docid d to deil with the s .nitary arrangements afer Mr, report oa the draioaga of the tjwn had been received.—Adop'ed. The Financa Committee on th° l30:h May recommended that the Town Clerk communicate with the Municipal Associat'on re amending tl e Municipal Corporations Act, 1900, it being understood thit an amending Act wil be introduced next s ssion.— Adopted. The Works C mmittje met on May, 30th, 1900. It was recommended: (1) That the Town Clerk writs to Mr A. L. Tuke, accepting hi* explanation, at the same time pointing out the int'. ingercent of 'heßorough by laws that has iaken pi ice, and inf > ming hii» tha* a sje i 1 app'icition must be made to tiio Council if 'ha shaftii g remair.s

|bs a', pieseiit. (2) That astbe Courcr is hiving an expert report prep red on t - e dra'nag-* of ibe to-vn, with a vi, w ti s bmitting piopisals fir a drainage scheine o ha burg, ses, it cannot undi'it.k'to I,y .Ira'nj a u . the pu' lie expe. se for the hot"! buildiDg at the c.rner if St Auhyn and Egmont streets, ' u - , tha l ; it is pr. pired to m k ico ec ion wi h tbeßrou«ham-s're< t the cost of the of the building; that o her premises will no' bj alliwed to connect with the pip i batwren the ho el and th > sewer unless they c n. tribute aqu ir ter i f the cos-1 > be by the Counc l,and pail to tbe owner if th) Hotel, th* pipe to bo 9-jnch. (3) That the Chairman a' tend to several r pair-, etc. - Adoptee 1 ., On tie 30th May tSe Coramitlemet agai i, and r<commended;—(1) That the Town CI. )k accompiny Mr. Mestayor where necessary, and arrango with the Borough Surveyor for supplying all information, plans, etc; (2) Tuat the matter of abattoirs stind over until the final r port h received from she Pepa'tm'nt of Agriculture, and tfrat nieinwhile tbe D par'.m nt*be aeksd to report on the other bites mbmitted. Accounts were passed forpiyment. Or. Leiland brojghtup the question of the gravfl ; ing < f footpaths. Owi; g to the wet weather som9 of the paths were very slippery, and he referred to an accident which occurred through this. Or, Stohr sud it was impofsible to »ot grave', and during bad.we<ther it >/as to expected thai', path-) would be bad.;— The m t'er then dropped. The Mayor sta'ed ha would be •bjent from New Plyaoulh, r.nd referred to the n ed 'o appoint a deputyMayor. He moved th;it Cr. Be.'lrioger act in that c 'pacity. Seconded by Cr. Brooking an'i carried. The Mayor siid ho bad giv n irst uc i ms t > get a H the Council Chambers, in oder that 'he flag could be hoisted on the d>iy i f (to-d»y) of the Rojal party. The Council adjjurritd at 9.25 p.m.