BOROUGH WORKS COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7920, 8 September 1905, Page 2

BOROUGH WORKS COMMITTEE.

The Borough Works Committee met on Thursday evening, when there were present: his Worship the Mayor it. Cock), 'Crs. lirowne, Brooking, Collis, lowing, Monlealh, Stohr, t.nion and Tiseli. The following report will be subimit'ted to the Uorough Louiicil on Monday evening 'lhal the letter from several insuri.nee companies 111 reference to the engine usal at the Theatre Royal (luting the West picture season be receded.

That Mr Holbrook's letter re condition of the footpain in St. Aubyn totreet bo reicrred to the Borougti i:.ngincer to execute any repairs tlul may be necessary. '1 hat Mr J. A. Maisey's letter rcgaiding drainage in Vivian Strict Jiasi ue referred to the Borough tu-g-meet to report upon. That the Town Clerk make the necessary arraivyemwils For payment 9. interest coupons l at Sydney at due dales.

'1 hat Inspector Kendall he authorised lo give notice to owners of 'i>tiilaings to connect with the borough slWcis, the worse cases to be attended to first.,

That the. letter from Mr Murtagii asking for a reduction in killing feus e.t the abattoir be referred to the Abattoir Committee.

That the application of the Sash and Door Factory for the sewers lot be extended in Liardct Street to enable their factory lo connect lie referred to the Drainage Committee. That in connection with the application of Mrs West for permission to dispense with brick 1 walls in erectingtwo cottages iobiardet Street, the committee view the site on Saturday at 10 a.m.

That Mr Alfred Ueorge be informed that lie will ilre supplied with- the permanent levels of the -intersection of Yoltng Street and Culfield Road on applying to the Borough Engineer. That -in view- of the fact that the sections in question have not yet acquired by the Board, and that the vote for Morley SU'oet has been expended, consideration ol the request of the Western Park Board for formation in Downc Street be deferred until the new estimates are being prepared. 'that a statement of the cost of the work at Standisb's H-iU adjoining Mr Bullot's be laid on the Council tau-le. That the Borough Engineer be instructed to prepare specifications for protection works at the West End baths.

That the question of removal of sand at the East End bathing shed be referred to Grs.- Ewing and Wilson

to report upon. That/Mr F. G. Sole's tender of is

IJd per cu'lflc yard for carting iOuii yards |of boulders to the crusher be accepted.

'ilut Mr Newton King's tender oi 2s 3d per bushel for 25 sacks of oats being the lowest, be accepted, Backs returnable.

That Ci. Monteath be appointed a member of the following committees, vice Or. Cliff,, resigned Works, finance, estimates, by-laws, aoattoii, drainage, and East End bathing shed.

ihat the following progress payments recommended by the Borough Engineer be made .'—Brush Electrical Engineering Company, £2OOO, subject to policy of insurance being effected in tile name of the Council on all materials stored with the New Zealand Express Company; T. Parkin carting screenings, £1 8s ; T. Parkin' carting metal,,£l4 13s 4d ; West and Sons, painting sexton's cottage, £6 Ant^rew s, abattoir fencing, a M - Andrews, abattoir fencing, £M 5s ; F M. Grayling, Queen Sheet culvert, £ll3 7s 6d : J. 'salt reservoir cottage, £7O 10s ; M. Andrews, abattoir cottage, £53 Jos Cd

THE ENGINEER'S REPORT. '^ r °r gi V, ' f}n ff' noer . reporting to the Works Committee on Thursday, stated -thai the contractors for the intake havd started to make good the damage Co the intake and other work in connection with their maintenance liability. The power house contract is progressing satisfactorily. The race, with tho contingent work, is nearing completion ; the concrete floor and walls of tho building are now being put in ; ami ™° ,! wi ' d P 3 have ~eun completed. e .brush Company: have pushed along with the erection of the poles for the electric light. When Devon btreet has been completed, wiring will be commenced. Nearly the whole of tho material! for' the installation is now to hand, The work Oi cutting -down 1 the bank adjacent r?-M Ir . Bullot ' s property on Stamlish Hill is completed, and the road gang is now at work on the Frankley Road, .widening it out and forming the footpath. The West End sewers should be connected with the septic tank -during the coining week. Forming is noui being carried on in Brougham an-d Gill Streets prior to metalling. Queen Street has been filled up to the present level of the street and the footpath formed ; the side channels will be left over until' the embankment has settled down. It would entail too much labour to recover the stone from the old culvert, and he had therefore desisted. The contractor for the electric light transmission station has started excavating on the site, -the material being -deposited at the corner of Liardet anil Gilbert Streets. As the ston-e in the protection wall in frontof the salt water baths -has now settled, it is now 'absolutely necessary to complete the work, and the engineer recommended it being done by contract. The Harbour Board should be approached for permission to get some of tho heavy stone froni about low water mark.