Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7762, 14 March 1905, Page 2

Borough Council.

MO-VniLY MKETI.Niji. Tlie ordinary monthly meeting <-< the New Plymouth Borough t.'oum.i was held on Monday night. Th.iwere present : The Mayor (Mr b. Cock.), and Crs. Medley, A'hier, IT-i. Browne, Falser, Collis, Brooking. 1 Wilson, and Wood. —Morley Street.— The School Commissioners and 1 j lessee of certain sections in .Moil . SUeet {Mr Alexander) gave lit • Council permission to make tile i; sired encroachment specified in or;i-: that Ihe footpath might lie gia-.lc-:. n • I'l. of the baths on 'i'hm>■ .I ly nf' n.-.u™, I lith in.->i., io iiuJ.i swirnii.ing -ports, was granted, the Coimcl'. to gel liJ j percent, live gale money. in reference t.i newspaper comment I on some 11,1;.-'ii>!y conduct oil the I pari of one or i -i competitors ill n ] recent polo matcii, lire bath-; commi'.- i tee asked the caretaker to submit a j report on tile subject. Th- car. -inker (Mr r. Poland) replied thai the paragraph which ap- , pearc.J in the Daiiy News was substantially corri;et. Such a tiling could never occur with a strict referee. He did not thinkj. acconling to the Association rules that the culprit) could be di.+pialilied, as ihe referee had not warned him. The same man had offended «n a pre- ' vious occasion. The players re"Tettod what hod tcuken place, and were determined that the sport should , not drop into disrepute througlii I lie actions of one or two. In the event ol a similar occurrence in future the olTender wouil'd be warned oil' or the game stopped. Cr Collis thought the matter | should be brought under tne no! ice ol the Swimming Club by the Council, with a request that strict steps be taktn to prevent a recurrence of such conduct. A motion embodying this was carried, I —Condemned Buildings'.— The inspector, Mr Kendall,, reported that he had interviewed Mr Griffiths of Bewley and Gi'ifliths, agents for Mr Wm. Courtenay, relative to the condemned buildings which Mr Courtney had received notice to demolish last year. The firm now asked lor permission lo burn down at some satisfactory time the old building at tire corner of Cameron and Courtenay Streets, -formerly occupied by Mrs Stockman. Provided the the Council consented he (the foreman) would do all in his power to insist on Messrs Bcwley and Griffiths obtaining ihe attendance of the Fire Brigade, and also having the place burned at a perfectly satisfactory and safe time. The nearest building to live condemned cottage was across the street in both directions. The old cottage at the corner of; Cover and Gilbert Streets should be [lulled down and destroyed out of town, it being too close to oilier dwellings' to have it burned-. This', he understood, Messrs How ley and Gritliths intended to do. 'Hie foreman also reported that in company with the Major he had visited the old cottage oil' Devon Street owned and let by Mr Cunningham, who promised to demolish the place at the end of the present month'. It was agreed to give permission, in both instances (o defer the demolition of the premises to April 1. i —Drainage Matters.— The insnector reported thai lles--srs So.e had now given instrucstructious to a local tradesman to have the drainage at their premises , attended to. ! Complaints having again been niaJc about house drainage (lowing I "'to tli'e gutters in Kulford Street, . the inspector stated that lie had 'sited all premises in this- street ■ loin which such drainage came The best remedy would be to earn' the drainage to a sewer. jf t-lve'sewer ( to Ihe gaol were const mend ii e believed these two properties could ( very easily be made to discharge therein. A concretoi kerb anj elian--1 m ' i w,>lll d also be a great improvement, and next to a connection with • -,! T' el " the '"'I 4 means of removing tlie cause of complaint. He Had t received complaints on other matte's Iroin persons who did not wish their names to be divulged. Jle had mspected many premises in va.ious parts ol the borough:, and got rev i niae removed wherever accumulations . were to be found, lie v. n .s ,-ndea\v ! ouring to get such information as would lead to the roti-'iccion of the persons who from time to time deposited dead fowls and small <pia:itities of refuse in (.over and I'.oljson Streets a t places other than the authorised rubbish tip. | The report was receive,!. Jt vj,s agreed to allow the Inspector in.-, per month for the maiiite'iance of his bicycle, as he had a ipyal ci-jul of outside work to do. | —Waste of Water.— | The inspector reported thai certain persons had given some trouble b.v leaving hoses unattended playing on lawns, lie asked whether he should prosecute such offenders. I Tlie Major remarked that it was never contemplated that water should bo allowed to be wasted i„ this way. He knew cases himself where the water was running <lwu v all day. v , The Town Cloik said that under' the b.w-lnu-s a line of £5 could b© .mposed 011 housoholdors for this practice. A hose could only be used by hand ; those using patent stands were liable. The inspector was instructed to give trespassers one notice, and if they continued the practice to take action under the byivlaws. —Bye-laws.—

I Tile inspector reported thai lie had spent some time and K „ IK . , tm . fu | ly "Ho ill,, sinning b.vHuws, mid also pointed lint on separate shews several i tnport<tiit. points in which |,yi>laws wore not in existence for the pro|iur control of new plumbing and drainage work, though he ho so far with litLl o difliculty got such reipiireuieiits carried out. Notable omissions were with regard ty sewer and terminal dents. —lnterfering with Lamps.— The engineer stated that the attenjteution of the police should he call,ed to the fact 'lhat parties were wilfully destroying and putting out the lamps on the drainage works in profaTesii. Tl)e Mayor remarked that the offenders were probably hoys, * who threw stones at tho lapips and put tncni out. Spmp of tlie sharp corners where tile work was jn progress were very dangerous unless well lit up, mid some serious accident might occur. It was decided to ask tlie police to keep a lookout for the culprits. —Conniiitivcs.— The finance and works committees' reports, as previously published, were ad optuJ. —Abattoirs,— Tho report of the conference between tho abattoir committee of the. | Council, tho local butchers, and ,Mr iGilrutli (Agyicul'tilral | on the abattoir ijuestion was received, The agreement drawn up between the parties was, alter the

clauses had been discussed seriatim, I continued in the terms already published. I The abattoir committee recommended (1) That Mr (Sale be permitted to withdraw his charges against the abattoir manager; (U) thai Mr Yardleys resignation as third slaughterman be accepted; CI) that Mr IVter Miller, late of Auckland, be appointed wcoml slaughterman ; (I) that the abattoir manager be authorised to Jill the vacancy for Ihiid s|aughie|inan (ami Jo do odd jobs) jit a wage of per wcyk ; and (0) that as reeouniiviKled by the manager tlie services of the boy be dispensed with. Alter some discussion 011 the working of lite abattoirs the report was adopted.

—lMspases. The lieull li inspiTlo]' reported haviil.u;' disinfected at ri'i'fain promises nflcr a pase of scarlet fevor. Another Msp of iiit'octions disease had opuuiTuri ouisidu t hp l»)p)iigli, at \Vcs|.omii, luiving njosJ. likely ln't:ti contracted at Auekfand. All nrr(fuulions were uiifJ tlip ca|j | tt'jijti!) (.'nHVfjvd thy patient to thw hospital uao elliejei)).!}- di.sinfcctud. —-Trallic Jtye-lnws.— 11l his comprehensive general report the inspector lvtiiai'keiV : "1 liuvc liuil the. pleasure pi laying informations against two cyclists since my lan). rupprf.'! (|,ashler.) •U a jutep sjagp of tfie evening t'r. i-Vasw tlrew attention tp thp tlisipgwni is[ Hh io the 1-Ull'.S of iho iua«. Then' non-ofljgMiy/aiice was botn inconvenient *i. "'li Tin

thvr to have two aigulioards put up over tho footpaths with the notico 'Keep to the right," and also to request the teachers- in the schools to mention the -matter to the children. ! —Tenders.— The Tr of Messrs Nixon nnd Now ton to construct .sewer pij e bridge over llie lluatoki Kiver nt X'.'.S lis was accepted. 1 The borough engineer was authorised lo expend mil more; than JtSIO on iii'' formation <rl Morley Street by day labour. i The works committees rcconiinen'dalions: (1) Tluit no tender ho accept'.*.! lor the concrete channelling in Ariki, Coui-tepay and Queen Streets, but that the engineer lie Instructed lo carry out tlie work by day labour ; ('.!/ that K. M. (iray- ' ling's l-ender 'if JL2WB 10s <\l for the cuiistrtictimi of concrete cuhert in (Jureu Stree 1 be accepted, wei'e ado]>lotl.