BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 201, 10 September 1901, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Borough j Council was held on Monday evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Ddckrill), Ore. Clow, Leaked, Brooking, Collis, Tiscb, Stohr, Carter. Referring to a l-Uor from Mr. Hor-, rooks re improvements to Octaviua Place, Cr. Brooking .-laid lie had steu, Mr. Horrocks and arranged on what should be done. In erecting a fence. he would disturb the surface of the} (Oldway as little as p ssible. Mr. A. L, Tuke wrote in explanation of a mistake in connection with r cont'act for supply of oats and chaff to the council. Mr. F. P, CorkiU wrote intimating that owing to busine°s he wou'd not seek or accept re-appointment to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bou-d, on which he had represented the council. —Received. Mr. S'anford, S.M., wro f e in reference 'o tha Imperial Hotel. He would be satisfied (as the Licensing Committee) if the hotel were re built within 12 months. Meantime, in view of this, he would not insist on fire-es-capes bfting erected. The Invercargill Borough Counc'l wrote suggesting thVi the Government should give facilities for local bodies obtaining cheap money.—lt was decided to endorse the Invercargill Council's action. Messrs W. L. Newman and F. L. Webster waited on the council and presented copies of resolutions pissed that evening by the Chamber of Commerce re railway deviation (as report d in another column). The Mayor said he Had intended t < move in the matter t.e'ore the council rose; but he had no"; thought of going so fai' as the Chamber had done. He thought a deputation «h .uld be suggest' d by a public meetng. Mr. Newman said the chamber would do all it couid iu c ;-operation wi'h the co'mcil. Mr. Webster urged that the matter should be dea't with at the eirlit-st possible mom-nt. In rep'y to inquiries by councillors regarding reports on drainage and electric lighting, etc., the Mayor said they had not yet come before the Council, and therefore could not be made public. The' Sanitary Inspector reported that the sanitary, condition of the town was in pood ord.T.— Recsivei, j The report of t.be acting Turncock's deputy wns held over pending receipt of a derailed report. The Waterworks Engineer reported en th 9 work'of the month. A number of repairs lad been carried out. Now belting was required for the pumping engines. The Inspector of Buildings reported that his recommendations re fire-es-capes for the Impodal Hotel had not been attended to. The Works Committee reported that Messrs. Hughes and Qjilliam wai'ed on the committee' with reference to Mr. Hughea' application for approval of right of way and ixpLined the position. The comm'ttee resolved .-—That in consequence of Mr, Hughes' right of way having been laid out and in use prior to the passing of the resolution of the Council of June 13tb, 1898, his application for approval of the same be recommended to the favourable consideration of the Council; that Messrs. MacDiarmid and others be informed that their application re Lemon-street will be borne iu mind when the new lean proposals are considered and that 1 all dangerous places will be attended to at once ; that Mr. Horrocks 1 application be left to the chairman to deal with; that Mr. Pauley's application for employment be referred to the foreman; that Mr, Atkinson's application r& Gil-bert-street be left to the chairman to deal with; that the plans of Mr. Honnor's new workshop be approved subject to the borough regulations being | complied with ; that Mr. Webber's letter be acknowledged; that Messrs. Kyngdon and Bsrridge be given notic to recommence work at Gover-etreet on Wednesday morning, 28th inst ; tbat Mr. Brooking's application for permission to extend the present verandah and balcony of the Red House Hotel to the full ex r ent of the Gover-street frontage ba acceded to; that the kerbiog in Gover-street; be extended to the full depth of the Red House Hotel; that the turncock's for 'eave for one week be granted provided Mr. J. Smith carries on the work] during his absence; that Mr. Bremei be informed that the horso offered by him is t'io expensive for the work required ; that the committee regret that they are unable to accede to the petition by Messrs. E. F. Brittiin and others, to 'provide access to the beach from Hobson-street and tbat the petitioners be informed that the sections referred to in thepetition, as belonging to the borough, are private property; that Mr. Sfcnihy Smith be informed that the p'ans of tbe Uenui bridge aw not yet com pie e and that until they are the borough wiil ba unnble to give hitn the levels asked for; t hat Young-, street be formed to its highest level beyond Weymouth-street, and if poasib'e metalled ; that Mr. R. C. Hughes' application for permission to place a hitching pos 1 : outside his residence in Yivian-street be granted, the wo>k to be done to the satisfaction of the borough foreman; that tbe borough uurvtyor be request-d to go to Weljlingtou to confer with Mr. Mestayer; Ithit two new baits ba obtained fir tha | waterworks; tbat the action of tbe i chairman in sending Messrs. Okey and IRollo to tha Waterworks be confirmed 1 and tbat, the dam bo attended to as soon as tho weather will permit. —Adopted, a resolution having been carrioi, on . Cr. Collis's motion, rescinding a lecornmendation tnado last meeting refusing Mr. Hughes a certain right-of-wiy applied for. Tho Town H»U Committee recommended tbat the application of the Women's Christian Tempera- ce Union to superintend the hdios room for a poirod of twelve months be granted on the same conditions ai before.— Adopted. The Fire Prevention Committee met < on 9th September, and reported : That Mr. Riynes ba called upon to comply < with the requirements of the Inspector of Buildings with reference to tho Im- ' pevial Hotel. Or. Clow, in moving the adoption of i the report, said the Council could not I recognise a new hotol-it bad to deal | with the existing building. ' C •. Carter said the committee had | felt it must back up the Inspector. I Fire escapes were noce-suy, as nisht I watchmeu were uot satisfactory. Two I of tho worst fires in the colony had oc- I curred whoro nightwatchmen were i employed, ( Cr. Collis agreed. Cr. Stohr thought it unnecessary to < make the m m spand say .£3OO in fire- ' oscapps if he is going to erect a new I building next yitiv. s The Mayor thought the adoption of I the report was the only course the'< Council couid Mow, though he sgreed 1

I there was some hatdship on the pro- , prietor. The report was thea adopted. I The Reserves Committee met on 9th September. Re abattoirs it was 'reported: That the opinion of a competent valuer be taken as to the value of the Waiwakaiho si'e before further steps are taken to acquire the aitna; ' and that the committee be authorised to select a valuer to value the property. ' The Way or explained that the piece under offVr contained 76 acren, and the , area requii ed for an abattoir site w»s J 'only about 40 acres, and theOouocil was required to erect the building on the higher lands. Accounts were pa'S^d. Cr. O'jUis drew attention to the fact that extra nervieei at the waterworks had entailed a very large expenditure. He thought if the work was si much a permanent extra man should be appointed. The Gaß Company's attention is to be called to the fact that stones removed when new gas onnejtions were made should be put back properly. Cr. Stohr referred to the fish stand neir the Devon-street railway cros-ing. It was a source of danger, and should be moved. Cr. Carter agreed, and moved that the matter be referred to the Works 1 Committer. Stcondel by Cr, Stohr, and carried. Plans of the Terminus and Imperial Hotels and Honnor's buildings were submitted to the Council, and paved. Cr. Stohr referred to the need for | '* dead ends " in tbe reticulation being (lushed. He said the water from a I " dead «>nd " at tbe Hospital was in a filthy state when used the other dav.— Pho Turncock will be instruct! 4 *o I attend to the matter. r The Miyor moved the following ' resolution, That this Council draws the ' attention of the Government to the two late fatal accidents at the railway crca- , singi in the to*ri, and as the large increase of population enhances tbe danger cf further accidents this Council would urge t'.e necessity of carrying out the deviation of' the railway line by the cliffy at the earliest possible ( date. v -Cr. Oollis, in eeM-idicg the resolution, referred to thngreat danger existing also at Qover-s'reet crossing. Cr. O trter. urged that the Depart- ; ment should be a*ked to put up a gate or some such protection. Cr. Clow suggested that eleatrio , alarms should be provided. The Miyor thoight the Oouncil should stick t'i the matter of deviation. The rmtion was then carried. The M»yor referred to the shooting gallery on the Council's reserve, and suggestel tbat the Reserves Committee be authorised to inquire as to the Council's liability.— Agreed to. Cr. Lealand referred to the sea- ' encroachment on Woo!combe Terrace. He thought the Harbour Board should b) urged to endeavour to provide [ against the erosion. The Mayor explained the Council , had already coofetred with tbe Boat d oa the matter. The Council rose at 10.40 p.m.