Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7759, 10 March 1905, Page 2

Borough Council.

WORKS COMMITTEE AIEEYI-VJ. , A meeting of tihe Works Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Coun- ' eil was held on Thursday night, when there were present—The Mayor (Air H. Cock), and Crs.. CHIT, Wilson, Ibooking, Kmst-r, Biowne, Ahier, and Cof-is. —Hospital Levies.— In K'gnrd to tho circular lel'tei from the llorowhcaua County Conn *il, it was decided, utt thoir :ntei ( esis wore identical, to ask the dele gate appointed by the 'l'aranak County Coundi to also represent tin ' llorough Council on the [nopo.'f deiintation to ii.e (;»,,.■ ~, .... the more econoni al and ,-.,i.i...... 1 .vb.. ' for, a:...l di-.u-ibution i>f, nrrtl : i-hurilnhlu aid. It wns agr.id to p„j hu.li elie tiel.'gtites eApenses. , —A I'rainage Mailer.— : Air Frank Messenger, wrote, with |i\.eience to .Mr Weston's drain, a'.-i C'liling '.be Co ... Ts terms an.l urg- ' ing that the wo. . •„• expeditul. I | —Wafer .Service,— | | The I'Y.tn-Mey Hoad Hoard wrote ' 'giving the Council permission to lnu-kv connection'! in tlKir boundaries on condition that the Council h-jlj itwW responsible or any accident that might occur through• negftgence oi working or oidierwi.se whilst connections were being made. 1 Permission wus also received for | the Barrett Road Board. | —Tablets.— ." The engineer suggested that the Council oibtgin two tablet stones, one for the waterworks an:l one for the reservoir, like the block let into Henui bridge. The .sugge.S'tion was approved. —Diverting n, .Stream.— I Air J. A. Alaisey wrote on beha of Air T. K. Collett, of Cardiff, Kngi--1 Uukl, asking the Council's consent to divert the Huutoki stUeam from its present course at the corner of .Courtenay street and Caning ton Road to a new course through sections 721., 722, and 72! i, as ..hown on plan enclosed. lie suggested that in consideration oi Air Collett giving the Council a certain strip of land, as shown on the outside of the I plan, that the Council give him the | ortion marked. lie further asked I hat the Council (ill tip nnd form thj roadway to the new boundary, Mr Dalh-'it giving his consent for the bitter of such filling to run on his and. | .1 was decided to inform Air Maisey that the CoimcM were prepared to deal with the question on a proper plan by an authorised surveyor being submitted^

—Crossing.— In reference to a request by Mr Mnisey for a crossing at Wallace I'laee, the engineer mentioned in his eport that the request could Ire met when the drain was put in through Standifvh's property. Mr Maisey lso wanted Hie footpath formed in \alluce Place from Cutiield to RUiot oanls. This was a small. job, and mild l,e done at the same time us tho drain.:

—lnspector. The Dnrrelt Itoad Hoard wrote agreeing t 0 the Council's suggestion | that Mr Kendall, borough inspector, ■oe appointor as- honorary inspector >«r thai portion of the HoardVs district adjoining the borough. —Moksworth Street Extension,.— With reference to continuing Jlolesvorth street to St. Aubyn street, a telegram was road from Sir .J (! Ward stating that an Inspection hati neady been done and the report was be.o.e him. 11,. would commumcate with the Council shoitlv », soon as he was in n position to do —Hacecour.se Water Supply.— In reply to a -query from Mr l-'| w t n.?,K , ,iT° l h " ry ' R ™*' Solved <t, >oplj that the animal charge forth, water service at the .-acecours, would be Hxcd by the Town Clerk a the usual re,\tt. —A'Sbatoirs.— Mr J. C. Stone, manager at tin abbatoirs, reported that during I-Vb "<iry ,1 cows, IK) bullocks', U Wives, ~21 sheep,. 189 lambs, am <» pigs were slaughtered, and fee' and rents amounted to JE'JS IT S <«i I'.igln cows were condemned for tu berculosis. and three sheep for various causes, during the month son,, very Hot weather was experienced and he had been compelled to ki] on one Sunday. —lnspector's iteport.— The health inspector, Mr Kendall reported having ins|)ected the wntel channels in Linrdet. Street iron Devon street to .Molesworth Str.-el and portion of (Jill street iim lound that the water channel it Uardet Street which passed Mn Jones premises- must certainly at times be offensive to residents oi this swelling, as it was unformed H also had less fall than could easily be obtained by the const met ior of say a concrete channel, whic] would be a decided improvement Jhe channel in (iill Street was aisi unformed, but had more fail. ,\ concrute gutter would be an improvement in this street also, but he suggested that the greatest benefit would be derived if a sewer were taken up Gill Street, so as to serv, the various properties in the street By moans of such a sewer properlies adjacent would be enabled tc haven connection therewith, ami the practice of allowing house and other slop waters to flow in open gutters would cease to exist so fni as the area served by the guttei was concerned. There was always a certain quantity and at times *<i large volume of drainage from Mi Nicholls' laundry and other premise; flowing along the channels in Uill and l.iai-riet Streets. The report, was referred to th« sewer committee. —Legal Opinion.— On the motion of the Mayor it was resolved to recommend to the incoming new Council that the Borough Town Clerk bo appointed legal adviser to the Council at a remuneration to be agreed upon. —An Old- Employee.— A. Olivers, borough carter, wrote tendering his resignation after 21 yea re' service, and asking for a recommemmtion. which request. the Town ClerK was instructed to comply with. —Water Scheme.— The engineer reported in regard to Mr Williams' contract that the contractor had finished the lining of tho tunnel, with the exrcplioii of a few chains of invert and two short length*, one at the s-haft and tho other at the side drive. Tie anticipated that the work would be completed in a fortnight. There remained, of course, the excavation at the intake before the water would be available, and a considerable amount of surface work before the contract was complete. Itogurding the reservoir, this work was getting on towards- completion, All tho concrpte work had bom finished, a large proportion of the asphalt lining was laid down, and the roof well in hand. Ho expected it would bo ready before the water could l*. let through the tunnel. The filters were practically complete. lie had had the water turned on to test, as fur as possible, tightness of the rust joints. There were a good many leaks, which the contractor was now engaged in caulking up. The new mains had been connected up with the old ones at Mill Uoad and Eliot Street. The connection would be made at the old pumping station as soon as he got the special pipes from Dunedin. Services were being laid along Victoria Hoad wherever they had been applied for. —Trniuagc.—

The section in Ilroughani Street from Devon to Vivian Streets hail been completed, the engineer's report stated. Tn llroi|glvnm Street, from npvon tp SI,. .lubvp Streets, lie lind had n good deal of trouble in connection witti the old drain, but had managed to work I he new pipes clear of it and ihi» sect on would be finished on l-Viduy. The trenches were now being opened n St. Aub.vn Street as far as K.gmont Street. The piMilrnptorg wpi'e making fair prpgress with the septic tank. The excavation had been taken out to the, level to Gill Street end. and the bottom bo far was sound. 'Pin- outlet pipes had been laid from the stream to the manhole in (Jill Street, the manhole finished, and the pipes laid from there to the (liter chumbcr. —Standish Hill.— The engineer reported that he had examined the battens in the Standish Hill cutting, and did not see that there was anything dangerous übout them. The only place where (.here was a slight overhanging occurred np the bottom of Bowne SU'eut,. As it was on private property the ownprs of tho land should lie rcijjicsled tp remove it. As far as Hi? ficvs wpru gonccj'Md he tonsl'kr-

cd there wap no danger connected' with them at present. The report was adopted, it being nureed to give Mr Sheffield notice to remove the projection over the street. p -Plllis Street.— The engineer reported having visit- j 1.1 Fillis Street to .see what could l-c done so ns to five access to scv-' ; r.\l properties abutting thereon. ()»■- * ing to the conformation of the "; ground this would be un expensive C .street to form. To lill in, cut down * end erect a foot bridge would cost : about £UK>, and then access would , only be available from Uardct Street. a The mutter was left over for the ' incoming Council to deul with. i -Jlill Hoad llridge.- ' j Tho plans for ibis proposed bridge, ' the engineer intimated, bad just l)«m < Imndod to him for examination, lie - bad taken out the i|uantitie.s as pel- ' the dimensions shown, and charging I .the ironhark at tbc rate it was tak- ' leu over by the Council at, and the ' 'red pii:e nt market rates, together ' with ironwork, labour, approaches ' | etc. the cost approximated £~r>. i • It was decided to inform \W.\ Car- ; rington Koad Hoard thai the Council ' ,would be prepared to erjet tho 1 bridge, contributing half the cost. i' —Tenders.— The tenders for the formation of' Morley Street were considered too high, and none were accepted. ] ] Only one tender <>cing received for the construction of concrete channelling, it was resolved that the en-' gineer have the work done by day labour. The tender of F, M. Urayling U construct a concrete culvert in tiwen ' Stret was accepted at £1298 10s 6d. I —Foreman.— Twelve applications were received for the position of borough foreman. .Mr Samuel Hooker, the present borough foreman at Nelson, who had i excellent credentials, was appointed. ,