Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7750, 28 February 1905, Page 2

Borough Council.

MONTHLY MEETING. I The ordinary monthly meeting "f the New Plymouth Borough Council was heM on Monday, when then: wire present : His Worship the Mayor (Mr 11. Cock), and Crs. ClilV, Wilson, Colli*, Ihowne, Ahier, ami Medley. | After Use minutes had been read, the Mayor asked leave of absence to [attend another meeting. I This was granted,, .ami Ci\ Brooking elected in the chair. | Hospital levies-. | The clerk to the Horowhenua County Council forwarded a copy of a i'esolution'passed at that body's lasi. meeting, as follows: ihm. ,he local bodies b.lw.v.i Ue!!iu_....i. Napier and New Plymouth who contribute to Hospital and Clviritnhl.' An. be asked if. in the even't of the l>overnment being willing to ms.'ive a deputation re the more economical and equitable levies for and distribution of Jloi4|ii..ii. and Charitable Aid, will they be Milling to appoint 'delegate on sucn deputation. Ueiemd to the Works Committee. —Bad Drain.— Mr I>. E. Jones eomplained of the bad state of the drain in front of his house in LiurdetrStreet. | (Jr. Ahier drew attention to the state of th'e drain from Devon-street jto the limber yard in Linrdet-stroet. On the motion of (Jr. Wilson, seconded by Cr. Cliff, the matter was ( referral to Mr A. 11. Kendall, sunijtary inspector. | 'I he engineer said the druin was occasionally flushed out. —Complaint.— I Mr I'. W. Richmond, on behalf, of •Mrs Brantley, drew attention to the 'rough stale of Eillis-street, an this made il impossible to obtain any | satisfactory drainage. He suggested that the road be partly giaded and formed. Kcferred to the engineer to report. -Eitzroy School 'the Town Clerk rc|>orled that on the basis of the proportionate attendance at the Central, Courtenay ! Street and Eitzroy schools, the water rate for the hitler would be £2. It was decided to charge £2 10s. —Thanks.— Mr T. 11. IVnn, secretary of the Mratford School Committee, wrote ' thanking the Council for the facilities granted on the occasion of the school picnic to the Breakwater on Thursday la s t. —Electric Lighting.— I Air R. L. Meslayer, consulting engineer, forwarded a copy of correspondence received from the British Electrical Engineering Company in reference to street lighting. As the number of lights had been increased from 70 to 128, an extension of time was necessary, deferred to the Electric Light Committee. —Loan.— Cr. Cliff moved and Cr. Wilson seconded. "That a special meeting of the Council be held on March 2 at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of passing resolutions intended to operate as special orders authorising the Council to borrow the sum of £OOO for providing the balance of the cost of abattoirs and the erection of necesnbaltoirs and the erection ofnecessary outbuildings in connection therewith, and striking a special rate of Jd in the pound on the annual value of all rateable property for such loans, ami interest nt 4 per cent, per annum for a period of 41 jeurs."— Carried. Abattoir Report.— Mr C. J. Stone reported for the month of .January that there were killed at the abattoir 07 cows, 88 bullocks, 15 calves, Kls siM-ep, 230 lamb's, and 70 pigs. The fees totalled £10.") 2s 3d. Seven cows were condemned for tuberculosis and three sheep for various causes. He was compelled to employ an extra hand during Christmas and New Year week. The fees' for December and January amounted to £213 His Id. —Received. —Resignation.— W. Carter sent in his resignation as assistant slaughterman at the abattoir. —Sanitary Report.— Inspector Kendall reported on the sanitary matters' ooming under his notice. One case of scarlet fever was reported. Noxious weeds had been eradicated on several sections. He had warned several shopkeepers about encroaching on the footpaths. He reported on the amount of dangerous goods stored in the town. Cr. Medley said that cyclists still nerslHtcrl in i-idimr on the fnotnnthx

I Cr. Wood here look his seat. I It was decided to notify owners of dangerous houses that these must be abolished. —Works Committee Report.— The Works Committee's" report, was adopted. —Reserves Committee.— This committee reported a complaint lodged by Mrs Hunter against I the sexton, alleging that he removed | the fence onl her late husband's grave, and lit fires on the plot. The reply to the complaint was that the records do not show that any fence I has been erected on the grave in question, and that the Council is perfectly satisfied with the way in which the sexton performs his duty. —Tenders,— The Council accepted the tender of Mr J. Hayes at £5Ol 2s Od for the supply of stone. The other tender was that of Mr J. Colesby at £037 ■ls 2d. —Tarring Paths.--Cr. Cliff moved and Cr. Wood seconded "That the engineer be instructed to put an extra coat of tar on those paths having only one coat at present."—Carried. j