BOROUGH COUNCIL.
ThS Council mat on Mond ty. Prr sent: a j His Worship the Mayor (Mr ft. Cock), * iCrs. Wood, Bellringer, Sinrb, Brook- r ' inf, Coilis, Tiscb, and Edmutds. | J i Apologies were received for the' 1 Ors. Oonnjtta&d Alexander. * The leva's as fixed by the Eoginevr ° for King-street from Egmont-street to v Qiiecn-sti'tet were pa-sed. Messrs t VVobster and Hooka's l-jiti-r protest- l ing agaicst the love's was read, tut it ' was pointed ou*i th it the convi niece •■ J of tlu public mus' cot be interfered . J with by stu'yiog private interests. * Or. Be'.lringer brought up the qucs- \ tion of the obstruc ioi in Molesworih- ' street by the Gas Company aod moved * that the attention of the C mpmy • shtul 1 be e lied to the num >rou3 letters ' sent to them by the E .giiuer on tho ' mutter, Ho pointed out that in all l probability h»d the offender been a 1 private individual proceedings would ' hxve beea taken against him long sine'. 1 Or. Soni h seconded the motion. Or. B imunds moved an am ndmm'-, '
thai prcco dings be taken at orce ' against the Gas Company.—Seconded J by Or. Woid and carried. ' In rf ply to Or. Brooking the En- ( ginger s\id the plans of the intake ro.id j had been received from Mr Mes'ayer, ■ »nd that pirns fjr alterations at the j' Exe'sbr Drapery shop had been tub-, ] m'tted. j 1 The Mayor s'a'ecl that he had not 1 ye', in erviewei Mr Mcintosh on the, 1 subj ct of the between j Brougham and Curries' rests. j' On reading *h > Inspector's report asj' to explosives stored in tho town, Or. Brooking drew attraction to the batdsiip entailed on merchants by having, to pay for two licenses-one to the, police and the o'.her to the buotigb, j The Mayor suggested that the Go-', vernoient should be asked to refund, the fee eo'licted by tha palice. j Mr R Oolfon wrote asking for a' r reply to his inquiry why a difference ( hid been shown intheeisoof his build i iog in Onrio street and that of th* National Bulk.—Rsfomd to Works ( Commit'ee. | On tha motion of Or. Smith is vat decided that Mr SUdden be employed, t) sufv.y the pieces of land r quired; by the Oouncil for the wa'er intake and
power station and that he be ask.d to proceed wi h the wo: k at once. j | Mr A, J. Kawstr.n wrote offering a'. strip of lacd for onVnuing Oourtenay-' s'leit across the Hanui river for the sum if £2OO. ! I The M*yor exphined that Ihe Oom-I imiitse, whilst inspec'irg that end <i the town, had been iaope asd v i'.h the importance if continuing 0 Uttenjystreat to the other side of ths river where thq borough had property; H-.» po : nted out that this fcherai would | op n up a very valuab'e gravel pit in j addition to being of great usa to tho j Oounci 1 ; I Cr. Smith considared that the extchsion was ntcassary in order ti provide a road for cattle instead of at present allowing the bridge to be blocked. He ; urged that the road should be can-it d I through to connect with theoldHos-j pitalroad and that io would provide accommoda'ion for traffic during tho I lebuiidiog of the Henui bridge. He. ' regretted that tho 07?ner of tho land in ] question hid been approached directly ] by members of the (Jouncil as it had evidently affected the piic?. j I The Mayor said that the e was no! necessity to buy the a'rip of land aa the Council Lad a ioid way across tho riven
On Smith : But that only loads oat j on to the D von-road, The Mayor: That' is so* but it will' suit our purposa. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. The Engineer reported that the cil 1 -' vert nmr the inner g-tte at the Ceraa-lto-y was in a bid state, aud he reoom- | mended th»t a tunnel should be substi'u'ed.— Au hoiised. Ha further' jrepirted that the culvert under Devon's r^e 1 -, communicating with the pipe drain at D.\ Whitton's propery, was | more than double in area at tho outlet than was tbe pipe The water from the might have be n dammed back and thus caus<d a d flioulty, and he suggested the creek should be cleared on the up-streaui side of iha 'culvert, naar Mr Hold's property. He ! recommended that Gover-street b»I jkerbed and channrltad from Gill-street; Ito Molosworthstreet to prev-nt thn , footpath being washed away. The wash out of the bink on the Carriogton,road had bjrn treetled and deo»ed i with shopers. Work at the Baths was progressing. The Wa erworks Engin- , eer had repotted that the recent floods had caused sortie damage, w'. ich id was estimated wotl'd cast .£lO to repair. - ,To be attended to immediately, I Therepoit was received, the question of tin culvert under- D vo l-str et being referred to the Works Committee. ! Ths Works Committee reported ; That in acjordanca with W, Mestayer's recommendation no tender be accepted for the ftipply of stoneware pipe', but ! hat fresh tenders be celled for, to be ad? itissd for in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedia and I hrwtchurch ; the Railway Department having notified that it is their intention to raise the bed of the Huitoki stream one foot at
thn rail - ay yards, a letter be sent protesting against anything being doue toj interfere with the present f.ll of the) s raam; tl at Mr Oorkill's letter en b half of Mr W. Oourtney offering to negotiate for sals of sections 384, 385,1 and 411 in connection with the W-. et j ern Pa- k be received, and he ba informed i hat the Council will be prepared to consider his offor when the Act dealing with the reserve had been fussed by Parliament; that a letter be soat to the Municipal Assrcia'io'i Rjinpathiting with the movement to obtain legislation to permit of the ccmpu!so v acquisit'on of gas work 3 by Municipal Corporations; that the He nui Road Board be informed thai the ques'ion cf turning the old ho-pita! into a» infectious disease? hospital h»s been considered by the Council; that the E gineer be authorised to advertiss fur a suitable s cond-hand bo ler; that his Worship the Mayor, Ors. Brooking, Ballringer, Al.xinder, and Wood be a committee to iequre into the following matters, and to consult the Br rough solicitors thereon, if they consider it ntc ssary to do sk—(a) Mrs Webbur's claim cf 6100 forcompacsatiot re Lemon-street filling ; the drain-ig.'i for burface water ui Avenue-road ; Mr G. Kt-ighi'd r*:qu s f jr alterations of the drainage of surface water in Hobson-street; drainage of Bui face water at Wallace PI cd ; Mr Mood's claim for compensation for erosion by Mingatoku stream; Mr Sheffield's request for the grading of , Barrett-street; that the Council accept the terms offered by the Taranaki 8cho?l Commissioners for a perpetual Ic-aso of sections 553, 554 and 558, Glill-stroet; that the Engineer be; utthoris'id to arrange with Messrs! Qkoy and Rullo for the erection of a] 1
fence between the foundry, end the c Borough yards; that the Engineer be t authorised to interview the Sash and ] Door Company re contributing to the removal of earth from the Borough i yarJs in Gi!l-street; that the Engineer ( ba authorise;! to have the work at the , Fire Brigade Sta'i'oa gone on with at | once ; that the list handtd in by the workmia appointed to report on th* , breaches <?f tho b;e-laws be placed ii. < the hands of the Borough Solicitors , with a view to prosecution ; that the litter from the New Plymouth Lawn', t Tennis Olub concerning the water table | jla Vivian-strjet be referred to the Engineer; that the applications from , j Mr J. Hodgson, Waterworks Engineer, for an increasi of salary from £l5O to ( ! £2OO a year be rrceived, and be be in- , fuiraed that the Council cannot soe its way to ace?de to the request; . that the letter covming resolutions pissed by tha Hanui Road Biardba . received, and th°y bo ii formed tha% provided tha Board keep in repair thjj Old Ddvon Riad from the Fi'zroy store', to O'Brien's corner, and make no dura i on the Council for extraordinary traffic, , the Council will form, grade, and metal . from O'Brien's corner to the abattoir site; that conside b ion of tha second , resolution passed by the H»nut Road Board coDce"rning the widening of j the Old D von Road be deferred until ' the opuion of the Borough Solicitors j bo taken ; that a further letter be s«nt 'to the Rai'way Ddpir'm nt informing them that tho Council >s not satisfied with tho assunn-e given concornir.g tha protection of the cutting from ' Qov.r-Btrcet to the beach, and asking i thu, the wok be gom on with at one ; that the let'er from the Mangorei Di,''ry ' F c oiy Company, granting permission' : to the Ooumil to make a roadway ! over the Company's wator race, bo re-' 1 ceived and th- ic c nditions accepted; that Mr H, King's off r <f a further I portion of h's land for £lO for a cottage ! in connection with the poster station at ' Mangorei be accepted ; that tondecs be jca'led for erection of Band Ro'uidt on] ' K serve E ; that the American Sehod' of Correspondence be informed t hat tho j j Council is not prepared to adm't their , certificates for plutnbiog on an <qual footing with those mentiond in ibe . byeltws; that tenders be called for 1 improvement to the Esp'anade, as set , out in the E gineer's report; thut the j Engineer bt authorised to propel with t 'the metalling of Studisu's Hill; th»t ,' the Engineer Laving reported that he , has received the owner's pfrnrsi-in to jdo s', th > wi lo*s on the b;nk* of the' , \ Huatoki on Mr Qovett's pror pirty, Carring on-r ad, be cut out and s p'ai.ted oa th • opposite aide of the river .ito prevent tcour of the bmlts; thifc , the Eugin er ba inttiuckd to fi 1 up , the sour in Grilberi-s rest, n>ar Mr [ Burg- si' property j and to a'teod to the s ! p'p is ; that the Railway Departmeot ( I be to plate an ov'r-rb. ad footj bridge over tha railway line at Kobson- . I street crossing; that Povrderhim-strei-t, j' from Rjbo to Daw-o o stfdefl, b • kurhed I; and channelled ; that the c it'.a'ge to be 3 eree'ed neir th < power sta'io i at Manj goi-i be to (he va'ue of £250. .| The Mtyor explained that the O.m- -- mittce hai s en Mrs Webber rdative j t) h r el im for cirop nsatioo, Oq 3 diseasing tru matter wth her she ,id)nied that Mr Webber had made any .' off;r to the Council that if ih y would ( imp-ove her sect'ons fu'ther up the j street he wou'd iot com* on the 3 Borough for composition, A letter, 3 howeve r , bad bes n sent by M pars B Wobton and Weston claiming £IOO.
Tae Cleri re id a letter from Mr Webber, dat d Febry. 9.b, giving the Council*aimission to deposit (arih on Mrs Wtbbji's sections Jwithout compensation if another section was filled ia. The Mayor seated that the section in qiestiin had not been filled in, but would b?, and he moved that Messrs Weston and Wtston b-* it formed that the Council hold a dojuuv-n 1 ; allowing theoi to do tho work without compensi'ioo. -Carried, The Mayor further reported that th 9 Committee inspected the Aventle-road rela iva to thi compltint as to or linage of surf ice water. Mo Pnu wuuU njt all <w the wa'er to go across h ; s p«ddek at tho back of h;s hou-e. The solcitor advi*td thxt the County C.uncil should be askei to take the wa'er off the Borough street, and it hid aranged that ;h \ Engineer should interview the County Chairman on tho 6Ubjict, With reference to Mr Knight's complaint of surf ice drainage mating into a spring on his properly, the Mayer said he had asked the solicitor to give an < piuiot) oa the question of right ef U er, when drainage had baen running into gullie*, etc., for 60 yews or more, ThiEugine?r was instructed 'oreport ris to the cost of drainage of Wallace PUce and the proportion to be bj«ne by tho Elliott and Frankley Road Boards. It was decided to take no actio-j relitive to Mr Hood's peti im for relief consequent on erosion at his propsrly, The Mayor stated that he hadkuovn the place for many yoats and no inereised erosion was puic pbibl*. The Engiaeerwis instructed to open up a portion of Djwn-streat so as to give Mr Sbtffi Id an entrance to his property, const quant en the wok at Ktaodish's Hill. I The Works Committer's repnrt was then adopted, j The Mayor drew atention to the I bad stata of tho road at ihe Devo i- ' I street crossing. The Railway Department's atten i;n is to be called to the matter. I in reply to the Mayor, the Town | Clerk siiJ that the .£3OO, less expenses, rtce'ved for land taken at Toko was at [ thj B»okon fixed ddpasi".. Tha Mayor, p dated out that the money was av.iil- i able for reinvestment of a reproductive ! nature. j
On the mo ion of Cr. Co'lis it was decided thit all tho borough employees be authorised to repjrl; bre-iches of the bye-laws. Or. Bellringer draw attention to th j urgent necessity fcr completing the FJenui bridge plans and ge ting t >e bridge erected. He considered it should tike precedence of all other work a--, o#iug to the question of contribution by other local authorities a good d wl of time wou'd be occupiijd afc-rr ihe plans were passed before Uw work pr..»oeedad. Hi moved tint th a p'aus take pr«cedene over all other work. Toe stid the miinph'js were out and tha deiatls wcro being Ipushei forward. Ho hep d to have Sbtj pi-ins ready by the next meeting. Tlia mo-ion wasc;rried. Oil thj motion of Cr. Tisch the Engineer was instructed to obta<n, with|out delay, a mechanical street-sweeper. The Mayor uuvei that the Jockey Club be notified to cut and trim fuszs on its property at the Avsnue-ioai.— Carried. A general instruction wss given to cut all faiza on Birough Reseives inj and about the town. j The l<iu;->inosr reported that the contiaotors wanted Is a, yard more for
carting gravel from Marfeli's pi l ", and 1 that price would bring it up to Sentry J Hill cost. Mr OoUsby waited on the Council to ask for rn adjustment of bis account for carting bouHers, as tbe"e was a discrepancy of 600 yards between h's t»l"y atd that of tbe Borough staff. After some discussion the matter was referred to a c mariittee of Orfl. Brooking, Ti=cb, Smiih, Wood and the Mayor. The Sash snd Doir Company wrct>| expr sung their willingnres to con- ' tribute £25 to thoUover-strcettuiin'l. The Harbjur Board wrote asking for | a reply to their Jettar of 19 h July, 1902, requesting an csiioiate of the i cost of putting Ariki-street in proper order. ' Or. T'sch moved to refer th) letter to the Works Cimmlties.—Ca-ried. Or. Collie, pursuant to no ice, moved tbat Bye-law 13 b* amended to compel billiard roms to clo r e at 10 p.m., and I that boys who in the opiuion of th*police are ucder thn age of 16 years, and persons of undesirable character shill not be allowed to enter or pl-y at any game therein.—Carried. Or Brooking brought up the question of he damage to roids by contrac'ors. | .Ch9 Miyor Raid the mitter wou'd J have to ba gone into by the Works Oottmi tea, The Council rose at 9.15 p.m.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 198, 23 June 1903, Page 2
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