BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 108, 13 May 1902, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary mooting > f tho Council,' was b«M tin Monday nii<hf. Pros.mf,: : The Mayor (Mr K Dockrill), Org.! Carter, Colli", Olow, Stohr, '■ 8r.'01.-ini?i Lealand, Webster. ; P. H. Peas>?, Elthani, wrote asking permission to present a petition signed by 106 ra'.opayets oi New Plymouth to have iiiaced on the fwt f-chedule of th'i Nox'ons Ac'. Th« Borough solicitor advised 'hat a payment of £2, made hy the archit- ct of the Imperial H'>tl in connection with plans, be without pr<"ju i dice t.i tho Council's ; ositio'i. The Miyoi' referred t > a lottar received from the Chief Heilth Officer re the Imperial Hotel. This evidently relii'v-'d the Council of any responsibility in the nutter of health provisioun at tri.f hotel. I'ho Boraugh Soliei'or wrote re Government loan for abattoir purpose*,.

and seating that at present there w«s' nothing definite io work upon. The Mayor said he had been making inquiries, but it would bo nec'-s-ary for him to go 'o W> llincrton. He was endeavouring to get a promisn "■hut the monay would be forthcoming if all thingst wore right. Cr. Cellis asked what ne'.d there was " to sxtrac 1 -. a proviso." The Mayor said ha h«d known of cases where matters wore not all right and the money vas not forthcoming. Or "artor: It would b* wise, your Worship, that the Council shouh! not hastw too quickly. (Liugh*<r.) The Mayor: Oh, we are not blower than others. Note of tliam get the money just the day they want it. The Mayor i-'aid the exact amount rpquired for abattoirs ffas not ynt (known. The ieison for the dMay in applying fov money from the Government was that the committee had no 1 y*.t d<?cid«jf] whether r.o go to the Govrrnment, or raise the money locally bv dMwntnres. No fortnsl application had yet been made to the Government. The Borough Solicitor advised as to i payment for the abattoir sito, that sums be offered as compensation as follows: -Win. Oourtr.ey, £1771 ss; Mrs Abbott, £6O ; B. Hunt, £7O. , The Minister for wrote that ■ inquiries were bffing nude r.-gardinjj i the land proposed to exchanged for an educational re-erve in the west i>nd, which the Council defied for a public , park, W. H. Skinner wrote drawing atteu- ; tion to the negleetfd sate of the ■ sildir-rs' graves in the and St. i Mary's cemeteries.--Referred to the Oamotety Committee for their report, W. H. Skinner asked assistance to form a portion of Putt's Hill, on the . Outfield-road. He and Messrs Weston i and T. K. Skinner were prepared to i give £5 pach, and the Barrett Road Botrd another £5. Or. Brooking explained the position i of affairs. The letter was referred to the Works : Committee.

The Borough Solicitor advised re g'rding Griffiths' building, which had be«n starlet sines the building byeIhws came in*o force. —Griffiths' solicitor (Mr Weston) '-xplained causes of il l».y Hi ho liui'dina, work on which had been stopped. Messrs Govelt and Quilliam (for Mr Samuel) advised later tr.a* in view of the circumstances the Council might fairly decide not to take any proceedings in the matter. Tits Inspector of Vehicles reported that cabmen had refused to move to new position when n quested. The Borough Solicitor wrote that the Council could not enforce the control of the street traffic (cabs anl expresses) until a bye-law is p ss=d dealing with the matter. Messrs j . Henderson, Sydney, and Bellamy, Rockhampton, wrote withdrawing applications for Borough engiivetship. The petition from the Tannaki County Council ag tin*t being included in payment for new Henui bridgp, was read, t-ignod by 803 county ratepayer*.

The Mayor apologised for the ab sence of Or. Oo';net\ Or. Stohr refe ■.*■< d to a p"titi<in from 14 or 15 r.vepayera in Powdorhamsfctee*; askiii?' for a lump. H<» thought the mat'or roull fad lets with th' Works Committee to deal with.—N l actiou. The Sanitary inspector reported (he sanitary condition of the town gii'd. Kerosene in stc-re on the rec'aim : d land land was 94 cases, and in ibopi 228.- Received, The "Waterworks Engineer reported hours of pumping for the fur week*: 91,84,90, 94. -Rciv.d. The Turncock's r-po. t waa received. The Buildrg Inspector reported that his requirement* bed heen com plied with. I'he Theatre Roy»l altera nons ivere pushed on. Ai went some extn r ressun on th? small* r hulls, in consequence of the theativ being out of use, he considered thov should be license 1, so t' at the C>unci! w.uld have sjme control over them. - Revived.

The Works Committee reported reeomraendi''g that; Mr Bealo's let»er jn; Fulford-stieet ha luft to the chairI man to deal with; th-.t Mr Pete's | letter re n.-xi >us wee Is l>« received; i that the borough solictor be instructed ito offer the c'amui's to the aba* tour s site the ptiees meutijuej in the j valuer's ivport; that t:io q>te3ion of 'repairs to vh > old ''arrinu : on-i"Oad be jleft to the chuinuan to deal with ; that on and alter May l~t ths cubs aed exi presses be tfcq'iired t> remove to thu • new soa; ds decided on by the o)uucil I v. r > its l'--s5 meeting ; thnt the inspectm \ of vehicle < • 0 instructed 1.0 see that tha j'hires wove off according 'o the t.ime ; jtabl-s; tha* Mr Lnvnsborough be iaIformed tint the Council has no powr jtj compui s to hi>i*. for loss of toll J causal t>y closing tha Henui bridtte; ! that Mr Gti/iiths bi informed that th;> j Oou'ic 1 cat not grant his request, and j th it ho uius': comply with the building bye laws ; that Mr Misy's and Mrs j lk< Wymiiu'a apphotioi s fir water serI vice be referred to the turncock to roip it on; that Mch-ih Kyngdon and 1 B»rridg< 'a application re s one-crusher I he 1 ft to thi< chairram to deal wi h ; ; that Messrs M.Ol ey aud Mooiv's appli- ; caiiofi for atphalting, fctc, be granted 'on thf) usual umdi'ums ; that portions o* Rjbe-streat and King-stte t be korbed «nd chuiv.elled with concrete ; that notices bd emit tj the persons men'ionod in the fo eman's report requiring trees oerhangi' g fjopati s to be cut; th tt ihe qiiesti.n of mibiog oif'ors re abattoir sitn ho red fur fur ii-r lO'side/n.ti .11 ; that Mxsrs H. BiMwn and t'ompmy's application b« let'j t. 1 i he chairman dtil wi hj; that ho work in S«. A.uby. : - tree? (uear the ril'■»«>.' stiti)!.) and in Khw. u mil il-'B.w.rtli s teotii l>a iMi'iiot '.'lit as u-r'.n.yd b t vwi tiiu rhair'imn and .ho lJi'"ii('t, Engine-o'for t at the q i.'st:o:i of repairs to tno Millr.'ud aii.i fori b* i'ef"- ti 'he chiivman to dual with ; that repiirs be >x cit d i'i Davon-sr.re t, be'.»veen Weym-jutb and Morluy sjroeis,—

AJ.jfi ««], •,xi:e[ititi ; ' 'in clause re Grifiishs' buil.iirt,;-, the omocil deriding not. to proceed in tbo matter. In reply to Or Lealand Or. Hrooking siid owners of stone at Waiwikaiho a»ked to» high a royalty. Or. Leil'iud suggrs'ed getting stone from th* Council's own land at the w-it»rw*irkß. Cr. Brooking said this was impracti&ibk. Cr. Tisch suggejt.d making arrangements with the Harbour Board, Th« Mayor s*id the Works Gomj mitfr e were keeping the matter fully in viaw. The Council might trust them to see that the interests of the town did not suffer. The Reserves OammiUee reoomm.mdfid : -Tint thn offer of the Tarannki Jockey Club for lease of Recreatior, Reserve be accepted in the terms of their letter and the conditions posted to them ; that notice in writing be givan by the Town Olerk (through fhe Borough solicitor) to Edward Hunt that the Council does not admit bis clnim for £35 in respect of compensation for the taking of 1 acre, part section 159, Hua district, for the purpose of an abit.toir; that the request of the "•tar Club for permission to remove tree be |lof t to the chairman to deal with.—Adopted. The Finance Committee reportel that Messrs Samuel and Quilliam waited on th» committee and explained the steps taken and to be taken re the loan proposal. .It was recommended: That in view of raiding of the new loss no no be given on the 20th June next to the Bank of New Zealand that the pr-s-ut loan of £29,000 will be paid off after the "xpintion of three months from date of notion. The committee also rpcom-oendod t'-iat the sum of £2 Is 4J arrears of rates for 1900 1901 be written off, the cimmittee being satis fied frem inquiries mada as to the truth of the statemen's made by the applicant of extreme poverty through continued illness—Adopted. Accounts were passed amouotiiur to £483 0s Bd. Cr. Tisch referred to the question of dog registration, and suggested that the Works Committee erect a dog pound. Cr. Stobr considered it would oast more to keep th« dogs than they would bring in to the Council. Cr. Colli* referred to the question of carters " backiuej-in." They shou'd draw up alongside footpaths. Cr. Lealana moved th&t the Council , piy no royalty on metal, and that instructions be given to the foreman to , make a road down to the river at the Waterworks and that all stoi:o be ob- , from thw. Seconded by Cr. Cow. , Tbe motion was negatived. i Or. Oartar supgps'ed that Oounoil I meetings should commence at 7 p.m. Or. Brooking thought the fuggestioa made some years ago to ho\d fortnightly meetings should be piven eflf-et to. He gave notio of a motion in that direction. The Council ros« at 11.25 p.m.