Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7738, 14 February 1905, Page 2

Borough Council.

| The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Monday evening. I'resent : His Worship the Mayor (Mr It. Cock), Crs. Wilson, 1 Collis. Woods, Eraser, Browtte, Medley, Abler, and Cliff. j —Claim for Compensation.— | The Taranaki County Council wrote forwarding a claim sent to that body for £IOO conpensation for damages to Mr John Newland, alleged to be caused by his hoiw stepping into an unprotected excavation on the .1 unction Itoad.—Heferred to tho engineer for h s report. , —Water Main Connections. — i The County Council wrote consenting to tho mpiest of the Itorough Council relative to making connec- j tions for water services', but stipulat- | ing that the council take ail risks. i I —Connecting Willi Sewer.— | Permission w: s given to Mr W. 11. ' Skinner to connect with the sewer thepropeity no» occupied by Mr lieldt. j Purchase of Kalis.— I The Sash and Door Company wrote offering ten tons of rails at >£(i Ifis per ton'. | In reply to Cr. Cliff', the engineer said it was a good opportunity to .get the rails at a favourable price. As soon as ho could ho would get a ■ icasonajble (piotto'tuon lor ail engine to dtive the crusher and hau'l trucksi. !t' ; \vas moved that the offer be actoplod if the rails are in good order, but an amendment by Cr. Cliff to postpone the purchase until the engineer was ready with his plans and | plant was carried. ! —A Complaint.— Mr Alan Vcqle wrote complaining oi tho stench from the water lab It' i in Hobson Street, and stating: it was . a menace to public health.—The en- : gineer, was instructed to overcome . tho difficulty in the best way ho could. —Screenings for Footpaths.— Mr KnyveUt wrote offering a ijuantity of screenings at 5s per cubic • yard. ' | On tho motion of Cr. Wood it was decided to authorise the engineer to " j purchase up to 250 yards of the •screenings., provided the vendor will deliver same to any part of the boi- > ough as required. ■ I Inspector's lieport.—• I The borough inspector, Mr A. 11. - |Kendall, reported having made a svsL j tcmutic mspecUou of the borough, , | and given several warnings to of- . 'fenders againat the bye-laws, and al- ' r s " ."''dol ed the immediate removal of ' ? m"u UoU3 "' a<k> without authorit ly. three persons had been fined for t biecKihcu o.f bye-laws relating to bi- " an( |. an "ulicensod plumber had , Ile hud (1 ''"»•» ut- _ tcntion to minor breaches of the ' ™| 2 rl ? S Several drivers I "I \^ lck ' I, , ce,lst ' s hud been taken jo t lhe cabs continued wel'J kept 1 lor ' und with onei exception no grave breach had occurred. < , ° P ei « ons l,a 'J taken out lodgings Several bas& J* many parts of the town had boonwspected, A 4 his nsquest fivo i 1 ° ' ,xlcon ' Ullfi t lor food lia>l been withheki from sale. lie found things j n connection with the t l? bud lha ' l 'had "esu ™ the . Nutive Minister sug v apl "" ntmcnE a cart takoi. A osi oi is woods and other " tion S uISO ,m,ivcd Ms atten—Noxious W(H<ds,— Cr. Cliff moved that the end ncer woe^ t r UCtCd J°. lmV " «" = needs removed iron, the streets j tf and a " trough 1 nmJT E; U col,s 'dci'ed Ihe council -'Hu- mo(f U raa ' ,lplc in this matter, •tnc mot.ion was carried. -Outside Water Charges.iJt he « C °,'!'"' i H lre "" this subas already pubfished, was ad 0 (>- Cr. Co-Ilits proposed that the following woifds be added : •• l-rovided as a for a ! mo" be ° n tho sa, »o basis '' —CarHmj"' ai l "'° ! " ,ny in the town.'' Electric Lig'ht Charges,— On the motion of Cr. Wilson ih<> " roport ,vas rc| orivd 'back oi itmthor cons;ideration. n —Finance.— r A roport from the Finance Comniittoe relative to brokerage on debentures and progress payments to - contractors, was adopted. " —Works Committee.— !- \ VoHi ' s <-' o,ll »tittee's report was adopted. A full account of the ■ coinui ttoe's proceedings has already 1 bean published. h y Currio I ano Bridge.— 1 ni!w ~c omniitl t ee appointed to coiir sidoi the (lues-t'ions of foot-bridge acioss Huatoki at the back of the Taianaki Hotel, and crossing the P'P es at same place, reported recommending : u , J ' J ~ u ,t( the engineer be instruot b i stone* m tWl)ilts ail d hra.la stones across top under centre of c bridge, and effect other necessary rt '! lJa '™ at a wst not exceeding £ls ' oa to take n l ' Mcs,U, J ei " be instructHuatoki on Se "'°'' ililJes atloss u «' , ,1, on a soparate strudture in>t dependent of bridgo or walls, the report was adopted. e '—Sewerage Works.— s 001m " Utw '■"'oHrt rf hi.ying of tile drainbe proceeded with ™<i P that the following sowers be " Z! .c S ,tn StroCt ' I)uv «n c Stuet to Vnnan Street ; St. Aubvn ie fr °n> Taranaki Hotel to Heymouth Sti'eet. IS | (2) With lvforence to Mr F. Mesit Ti^u- 3 lntiuir 3' on behalf of Mr T it Weston, the committee re co,„i- IthTt the L M '' " l " sscn fe rul " bo informed 't sewer i! st 'T la >' th " htwti m Aubvn »Str«»i»<- w mouth Street to' enable Mr Weston 0 h C c f Tv h,s - Streets r OUn^ d Wl ' yin " Ulh ; m emonts of the Borough Z inc „ Porary expedient oi,)y I .i U ".'- sewer iii si tlht * able for is »va»N h will ,) JU rotiU'iml t wl,t ' n ho and p, y ?oi af , Con, | t " ck th «^o, ■I Porary W " Tjfi o( tenit> strongly icco'iumend t!u t , committ^' s Wtic tank" be p on, 9 proDerfv in . , ... as there i s 1U) '^''^^onrhoocj fluent, and that ,a T UJ ' fo '' tlle ''ffor an ultima?,' f d,, ainage. be laid 1 borough COMeCUon <he h n "Jr l £;°' T the rejiort, \% [- and Old h ° S ' ,,ittt ' '•'gpzxsAr-' - mbo ' Mr J -fT en " )- noohjection Hi» council have '. '"ado from Mi" WesTn'"" bUh,!; !o wi'th the sewer in « f, I "' o|K ' rt J' : &■ sr«f,-»sa ss?sr t >- connection miCi havin '= r th e rc«;yrftß. hen,no,K,ment - » rtn the nibtion of the Mnvor it ' Uos th l l 't°ilJ nf ° rm •i ,h ° P" 1 « n . u thc coim «l object to ascnu to C per'mil bUt th ° al, ' Ci,d >" made to peimit a connection with the sew Cr in Robe Street J '• Carried. htlU °' , en " The council rose at i 0.30 p.m.