Borough Streets.

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

Borough Streets.

L'ROENT HEQUIREMENTS. Thfe Boroug-li Engineer (Mr Gibbon) has reported, I'ooommending that the following streets should, bo attended to in the order shown (1) Eliot street, £">? M ; (2) St. Anhyn streiH. £80(5; (4) Courn>miy street, ; (5) Tameron strwt, XHiO—total, £lOl9. f JMu» details are as under : Eliot street.—From Oil! to Devon streets requires 1-inch nii'tal 12 feet wide ; from I'Ksvon to C'oiirtfnn.v street retjuires crowning up four inches and sides of road made up ; from Courtenay to J .each street metal wants patching ; from Leach to Lemon street metal requires crowning up .'1 inches ami one sido of road made up ; from Lemon to IVwlarves I street metal nearly worn out, reJquires 1-inch metal and oik; side of [road made up ; from rVnidarve?; to John street metal completely worn out, wants (i-inch "metal all over very bad, if road is to be re-graded gas and water moine will have to be I lowered ; John street to boundary entirely worn out. I St. Aubyn street.—From Culfield to Morley street metal worn out, wants (5-inch metal ; from Morley to Wnymouth street wants 4-inch metal ; from Wayinouth to Dawson street wants 4-inch metal to full width ; from Queen street to Egmont street, fair order, except at Egmont street ; from Egmont street tc /brougham sti'eet requires crowning and patching. Powderham street.—From l*ridg< to Rube street wants crowning uf with 8-inch metal; from Silver tc Dawson street wants 6-inch metal al over ; from Dawson to Mt. Edge cumlw completely worn out ; fron Edgecumbe to Morley onl\ roughly formed, requiivs £56 expen , diture ; from Morley to Cutfield requires an expondtture of about £l2O Courtenay street.—From Watsoi , street to Hobson requires 4-inch me | tal ; from Ilobson to Eliot stree requires 4-inch metal, worn out near ly whole length ; from Eliot to Cam eron street requires 8-inch metal • from Cameron to (lover street re quires (5-inch metal, worn out ; fron (lover to Liardet street requires <i s inch metal, worn out ; from Liarde > to Currie street requires 4-inch nl » over. [ Cameron street.—From (Jilbert t« . Fendarves sides want making u| badly \ from IVndurves to Lemon £tf ;* from Lemon to Leach ruts an< crossings retiuire tilling ; from 1,-oac] • to Courtxrnny street, crossings r<. ' quire metalling. » The Mayor moved that the engin • eel 's recommendations be carried out ■ and thao tenders be called for th f necessary metal. His Worship stnW'< - from an estimate of receipt ' and exiKinses for the coming yea - prepared by the Town Clerk ther I would be a deficiency of £147. Al - though ho jwas averse to anticipat ' ing the work of the incoming coun s ,cil. there • was a distinct advantug i in carrying out urgent works a t once. Cr. Cliff seconded the motion oi the ground that it would cost 2i - per cent, more if thc work were de 9 layed for three months. 1 Cr. Wood opposed the motion. Hi e pointed out that in connection wit! , the electric light thc council wouU i? be £2OOO short, and he consider© e there were other streets which re 1 quired attention quite as urgently, i • 'not more so, than those mentioned i - the engineer's report. He though r the proper way would be to go fo - a loan, though he felt sure it woul not be carried. Cr. Wilson advocated the happ; medium between,' caution and rash 1 ness, and while not agreeing to al s the proposed expenditure, he woul 1 advocate thc most urgent. He mov ■J ed that the streets stated to be worj out should first be attended to, an • that Cameron Street be inetalle< with a view to next year taking o: the crown of Eliot Street. The cos _ of the works he supported would b £(575, and he moved that tenders b called for the works enumerated b; him. j Cr. "Frascr seconded thc amend s mcnt. Cr. Collis said his sympathies wer greatly with the remarks made b, Cr. Wood. He supported metftllin Cameron Street, but not St. Auby Stn*ct. which it would be folly t L . metal in face of tho smver about • be put down there. While declinini to vote for the whole scheme he wa in favour of the more urgent wor] . being done. Cr. Woods said that if Cr. Wilso; would include about four chains i Hobson Street and a piece at th end of Gill Street he fwould vot for the amendment, s- Cr. Medley suggested deferring th e matter to enable councillors to ii y spect Cameron Street. Cr. Ahier said the whole of th trartlc from the Junction Road cam down Cameron Street, and he r that, as soon as thatj street wa 0 metalled two or three new house would be erected. The Mayor deprecated forcing th matter, but the engineer had carefu! ly gone over all the streets in th t borough, and reported on which wer " most in need of repair. The counci ■f should not consider the borough del) r in connection with its working e. > penses. He was satisfied that the - could not cut nown their ordinal', e expenses to provide for the compk - tion of loan works. The ratepayer would have to provide the money fo completing the loan works. If th council preferred to,' undertake out, the smaller scheme, he was quit 1 willing to withilraw his motion. H was very pleased at getting th council to do something. ii Thc amendment was then carried, v Cr. Wood moved that four chain n in Hobson Street and a small piec a at the end of (Jill Street, and Brow - Street be metalled. The motion was seconded by Ci j- Cliff and carried. \ Cr. Medley moved that Morle; r Street up to the gate of the Wester [1 I'ark he formed. n The motion was seconded hy Ci , Hrowu. n Ur. Fraser protested against th l course which councillors were takin in moving for works to be done i s streets not included in the origim I scheme. lie considered it was a ... improper and unbusinesslike proceci „ i"g» Ij Cr. Wilson pointed out that (.'i Medlpy's motion could not be pu ,' r until an existing resolution was rc scinded. Cr. Medley's motion was carried b; y six votes'to three.