BOROUGH BYE-LAWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 71, 24 March 1903, Page 2

BOROUGH BYE-LAWS.

The Borough Council hr Id a fproial meeting on Monday night to cotfi'm resolution previously piss*d imposing bye-laws, and prior thereto to | hear objections if any. Messrs M. Jone?, West, Jury and Hooker waited on the Oouncil to urge the hardship imposed under the byelaws in preventing the livery stable- | keepers from bringing in their horses in the morning. Ho suggested that (the bye-laws should allow horses to be brought, in up to 7.30 in the morning.

Mr Hooker said that there was also objctioas to the* changes for hire of vehicles and to the registration fee on tranfers as provided for by the byelaws. If a vehicle was registered for 12 months it was an arbitrary act to charge another f<e in the event of any of sunh vabiclea bsing sold to another person.

Of. Gannett said the committee bad only adopter! the xvgulatioa in force elsewhere.

Mr Hooker inquired the meaning of the clause preventing a vehicle being let for hire by bailment without permission of tho Town Clerk.

, Mr Quillitm exphir.td that the clauso did not prevent one cab proprietor fr0.13 londing another poprietoi a vehicle for a day, but only referred to bailment.

Mr Hooker said ohjectiin was taken to the charge of Is per quarter h )ur after the first hour for which 5b was charged. He pointed out that this meant that after the first hour the charge would only amount to 4a per hour.

Mr Quillinm admitted that the bye law had the effect intimated.

Mi- Hroker poin'ed out tha l, expense of cab proprietors in providing such a good c)a=s of vehicles ai at present justified a charge of 5s per hour.

It wi'g decMed to ameod the bvelaw hy rdsing the prion per qu»rtfr hour to Is 3d.

Oq th.i question of charges wlv'le plying for hire Mr Quilliam explained the meaning of the cl»uee and the deputation expressed themselves satisfied.

On the question of luggage talrf n by passongois free up tn 40!bs, Mr Jones pointed out that a vehicle carryinp gix pas.-eDgeM was liable to carry six tinacs 40!b8 and he contended that was too uiuib.

1 Or. Brooking asked if such a oontngwy was of frequent, eccunvnee. Mr Jury paid rh it unless peool'' wanted to take a lot of luggage they would not take » cab.

Mr West coneidmed that if 401bs of luggage was insisted on then the number of people with th*t amount of luggage in a cab should he limited to two. The Mayor faid tint, the Oounc'l was not disp-ised to alter the bye-law but they had power to do so if.it was j found to act ha-stily. On the question of driving horses through the sheets in the morning Or. Stohr pointed out the danger. The Solicitor pointed out that the byo law had been emended, giving the Council power to eta'e what streets horses should be driveo through and at what tim*s,

The Mayor stated that this would meat the objection raided, and the Council would be guided by circumstances. Or. Brooking agreed. The Solicitor said thit under th* byo-laws no cattle, including horses, | could be driven throu'h any afreet : until the Council had, Hv resolution, given perm'ssion defined the conditions. This did not prevent horses beirg Jed through the town. The Mivor said th<: Council would not barsb or severe ; thair first duty being to prevent danger to human !ifr>, and the next to prevent destruction of the footpaths. The d putation thanked the Council and withdrew. It was decide] to retain the transfer fee. A formal resolution was passed con-

firming the bye-lawn, which OOUe into force on 31 st ifarch next,