Borough Council.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7959, 24 October 1905, Page 2

Borough Council.

The ordinary meeting' of the New Plymouth Borough .Council -was hold on Monday evening. There were present : The Mayor (Mr Jl. Cock), and Crs. Tisrh, Browne, Brooking, Kwing, Moil-tenth, (; o llis, and Stohr. SEI'TIi: TANK AND DRAINAGE. The boroiiyli' engineer reported that after several trials with .the grating originally prnvideh for screen rug 1 (lit, sewage eulrring- the septic lank, -ho found it would not work. 11.- therefore devised an entirely 'different, sort, of screen lor placing 1 inside the detritus chamhi'r. Ms form would onijrel.v prevent choking, and ellicientI ly perforin -its function. Sewer gas was escaping pretty freely from the doors -opening' into 'the liHcrinig! chamber. He bad since made these ! door* fairly tight, •but) vhere was still a small quanti!v escaping- through (lie manhole cover. He considered it essential that, the tillering chamber should be.-' ventilated by -taking' a seven or eight inch pipe up the si-do if Messrs Burgess, Eraser, and Co.'s building. He had approached Mr Fraser on the subject, and he seein- , ed willing to ial'k(w the pipe to (lie carried up the wall' of his firm's \ building, provided 'he got a cjuid pro . quo ill the direction of the -adjacent boarding-house, 'being permitted to use tbe tank site as a- drying' grouml until such times us the Council required the ground. The cost (i)f the " ventilation of the Chamber and tank

would run- into about £lO. Cr. Browne moved that the matter be attended to at once. Cr. Ewi'itg, iiV seconding, drew at tenticm to the , effluvia emanating from the two private sewers. It. was vei'v offensive to the surrounding places.

The Mayor recognised the nuisance from the sewers. This was tlie case •before the lank was'put down. Tile pipes should be tarned down into tire water, which would obviate the nuisance.

The engineer's recommendation Was adopted. The matter of giving notice to occupiers to get rid of the nuisance of by connect, ing with tbe sewerage system was left to the inspector. IIOAI) IMiPR'OYEMF.NTS.

The engineer, by instruction, submi ft id an estimate of -C2O 7s (jih'as the cost of forming and metalling i'n front of Messrs Burgess, Fraser, and Co.'s premises in <!ill Street. It was aglird to, have the work proceeded with a>. once. WATKUWOUKS KIiSKUYK.

Tin: engineer reported "that 'by lnodifvhig 'llie fencing, using ii|> some old matcriiil it< hand, ami using! sonic if .thif I revs, in front-nls j'Ate't.s, . liv could do -flu- work of fencing -at Ihi' old waterworks reserve at eonconsiclernhly less] cost 'by day labour than'by contract, and recommended accordingly.

(In Ibe morion of Cr. Collis. the resolution previously, passcdfwifh respect lo lenders vas rcscimledt and the engineer's! recommendation was adopted. WATCH SIOKYICR. It was slated by the engineer that Mr McWillianis. contractor for the tunnel, woul|d be to. town on Tucsdnv to complex-'I he repairs at Alan-, .'■l'mahoe. As the tunnel would have ?o l,v emptied, live old pumping »(«- lion would have to be reverted lo for : \ few days for Ihe water service-. H would be as well lo notify live public that Ihe pressure would be oil'. The Town Clerk was instructed to advertise Hie mrlice accordingly. •• .committkiw repoiits.

Tin- Works ConuniUco's report, ns published on.Saturday, -was adopted without amendment. lln the motion of Cr. HrooKing, Ihe report of the .vied ric light committee was amended lo provide a. salary of £\M |wr annum in lieu of £!••-)' as originally .recommended, (or"the engine-driver ad the power house.