Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 34, 10 February 1904, Page 2

Borough Council.

The Borough Council met on Monday. Present: [lis Worship the Mayor, and (Vs. CliiV, Burgess, Brooking, Collis, Carter, Tisch, Aider and Medley. Correspondence was dealt with. Till-) PIPE COVITtACT. A" letter was reaid lioni Mr Huwkins, thai Messrs On liter Bros., ■Auckland, contractors lor ini-lal pipes. refused to supply any more pipes if tlivy hud to pass his strict 'i'liispcctiim. TIIIO SANITARY INSPECTOR. Air Kendall, sanitary inspector, re-porli-d he had been unwell, um<l haul arrangid for a substitute, and for the foreman to carry out the testing of pipes. A COMPLAINT. Mr M-adson complained of had drainage of CiillieM-street, and also couipluiiw.l of horses us-tray in Hinesinvt. The Mayor said that there were many complaints on the latter head. The matter was n-rerred to the borouigli inspector. KE.UOVAL OF EARTH. T'he application of Mr .1. Hcndv lor leave to taike 80 yards of earth from Camcro'ii-streel was grunted. LIGHTING LEMON STREET. JU'si-di-Jfls in Lemoi«trect petitioned for the crectio-n of the stiveb lamps in that street. Cr. Brooking said that there was a resolmlioia already passed that there should !ho a lamp erected as soon as gas was laid in the street. The petition was referred to the Works Coiuuiittas, INSPECTOH'S KEPOKT, The iuMjieclor reported, liuer alia, that Mr Jones, pioprii-tor of the Theatre Royal, was giving elVect to the recommendations of the Coanvil. -Kcoeivud. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The borough engineer reported that since iris lu»l report the intake tunnel had been driven 1 chiaan 11 links, a total to date of 2-5 chains 21 links from the pipe head. Tim ground was still hard, hut improving. A length of 3 chains 15 links had -been Ivnwl with timcrete sides and arch, l-'kiming at lite Majijjjunia.li.-je Jwwl keen constructed to carry thv s-trea?n over tte concrt-te conduct. A lew pipes haid keen laid for the scour main at the j/iije-hwut. No ftirtker work had keen doiue to the shaft. 'lke average miinker of nien employed kail been sixteen. At Ike abattoirs the painting- o[ the building unid roof was in progress, and th« beef and multun Irainßinitling rails, feineimig jnosts for cattle anU siheep yards aawl races ii'x- ■ exl, and the layiing of Ixiulders for concivtiinig yarcts was in hand. Drains haul been laid to the outlet at the L-dgo of the clilT. The work on Te TTenui bridge was was proceeding slowly, On the temporary -bridge all tliu piles hiul been driven, wind witlings imwl braces tix..•d. lOxcn.vatio-ii for the abutment of the permanent briilgi.' bad been commeiiiced. Tke turncock reported that during the iitomih a 4-ineli. main was laid in WeynwiuUi-street to the baths, mid that a flush valve was put on '.he maim at the end of Binestieet. 'J'he new übattoir water main hail bwn I-akl from Foote's store to the abattoirs, and seven connecl'i-ojiH made. Mr F. Ballot's npjdication to have some 130 yards of earth removed from S'tiitAlifih's Hill was granted. Cr. Curler asked wliv the shaft at the intake tunnel was not proceeding. 'the engineer said the contractor Itad no pumping gear. In answer to Or. Collis, tke engineer said nothing had been done in .the matter of draining the swamps oiver tte tunnel. The report was adopted. 'THE AIUTTOIItS. The engineer was instructed to obtain prices for lifting gear for aljjaUoira, and to sabiirit same to the Council next Monday. . WOKK-S COMMITTEE ItEPOIiT, The Works Committee's report was read. The M-ayor said Powderhanir-street drain would be i-eguliu-ly Hushed, and the engineer would write toMrSykes re tlefective drainage «t tke back of his section. Tke committee set up to deal with the matter recommended the grunting of Mr Collis' application to make additions to his studio without the erection of brick walls. The Mayor niovud the adoption of the icpoi is. Cr. Brooking moved an amendment lihut 1500 yards of earth be removed from Ariki-stseet to Vivianstreet by duy laliour, the earth to he used in the completion of Vivianstreet between Dawson-street and Mount Hdg-ecumilje-.street, the balance in Viviun-sti-eet at Mr Alexander's gully as fur as it will go, kav- ■ n-g reguid more especially to- enrry■ng out tke Council's agreement with -Mr Holding. That two-tkirds of this removal he ckargvid to \'i\-ian-.st,ieel loan improvement, mm bwlatice t 0 Ariki-sti-eel extension. Cr. Medley secondi-il. Cr. Collis said the Council must he careful, as this sandstone .stud would not stay in place, but would :01l down into Mi- Bayley's orohaid. the .Mayor said lie wuulri like to see Vivian-street completed, 'so-that there should be a continuous street. Cr. CHIT said there was ampla earth to be obtained from Vivianstiivt itself wiit'hout touching Ariki-sti-eet.

Tlie Mayor said Ariki-street bad to lie opened, and this was tin- best way of disposing of the earth. Cr. Tis.-li thought, Powderh-am-strect Hlnould Iw filled in. Cr. Carter ask-sd lmw much money was left out of the JtJiOO vote for Viw-im-Nlrert. Cr. Collis saiKl that the only big expenditure out of the £BOO wits for the concrete channelling. It was stated that Mr Monte/iore could not start the. work for two months. Cr, Tiseh moved a further amendment Unit the clause relating to \ivmn-street be expunged from thu leport. This amendment was carried Cr.. Collis moved that the work bo done by day labour. Cr. Cliff seconded. Cr, Brooking again moved his amendm-cnt, and Cr. Collis' being wirtlvdiawn, the amendment was carThe Works Committee's report was then adopted. HL'SKUVKS COJIIUTTRK The i-.-po.-t of tliv Kesenvs Com, ■m-iltre was adopted, the Council to pay commission on the purchase of U-.H.H irom .Mr Courtney of an education lease. mi BATHS COMMiTTEF, i lie Baths Commits reported on the state of the. baths, (Particulars appeared m yesterday's issue), Tim KNGJ.NEEK. Phe engineer, Mr Spencer, wrote that us Mr Metcalf could or.lv rePort to -the Council n-t Its- ,-oquest. he would like the C„„neil to write and ask him to do so, he (Mr Spencer) undertaking to p„ y Uw KVN ' Cr. Brooking moved and Cr. Aider seconded, that the application uo granted.

C'r. T'isc-h said he could see no Koodto result from the engineer" mml. Work had been done, mistakes made, mid corrected since. TYhat good coujd the engineer do ■> in the course of a discussion Cr mollis came to the conclusion that lacji alter the report of t)i„ con . 1«H1.c.. ol airair s KmM , H> l * «l, they would he - rts (| l( , v „.'.".. The engineer said that havimr ',,.- horn the Council his rl, ao,, tad been „M««*„,, and » ta l.v claimed t .| m ,„, s . hmlW J *<■ of siting hiLelf The ai-ldication was granted, ti„at" jY 01 '" «Tl)NIO. Ihe Mayor moved, and (Jr. Brook-