NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 15 January 1907, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A S|wiiil niccliit-r of 1 lie New i'ly- » "in-" Bwwijtb Council was iu-'il mi wijili;. I'ivs.hl.: Mrs \V.«Hi,' .Mayor (.Mr K. !).u-kri!l; ji.ul i |> I-;. .M. Monieatl'. !•'. llellriniier. |-\ !'• \VilMlll. ||. I'iU'lv'l'l', \V. A.' Col'iis, '' iilitelicn, C. Ilrowne. and E. J*, i r. On 11 u.. motion <f tli,. Mayor. • ''.V Ji-'llriiiffcr. it was (!.•- i led 1.0 strike special rates as foli . us: < ln |.|„. UHIIU'O electric lijrlu. "-'i'- 2'/.;'l i" tin l C; "ii CIIIDII, , v »".. r -irk, loan. l-.'td; on ilic CIUUIi sewCi'a.i;;' loan, 1-;{i|.

'i'li.! ordinary iui-i'liiij; was then held ! jmiii I lie i>f thp niiiiuUv, I'arker liiv.v all cni ion 1.,, the I'u-t t.at wlleieas tin' Council lia.l aa! liorjsi'd ||,.. ~nl,.rin» ~f j,- ( r : w -ine I s - (.Mr Hack) ■'■■" l written I'di- .",0 pole,. |u, a „ llv ,| I' tlial in. was |„ |)UI Ills lianil firmly un any oHii-ia,'. \\l x. I'- led Ilii ilulies (ir orders lII' tlll- - ll' tin' (.'onucil, or tin' coniwas liyinj; to keep ilowii pee-os. ami lln-ri' were contrary inllacaces al work. lioiv eoiild tin- Cmni- <• I know tlic triii- position? Till' .Mayor Inliv concurred.

( I's. .\lon!eatli anil lirowne -teled that the ' was a inistaki l . Tile committee aski'ii for al) po'ies. ('r. Wilson .-,ai,| -,hat tin- t-K-c-frical engineer should l'ot order anvthiii" anli:ioris;,-'d until lie hail Reived written authority I'l'oin tliu Town Cork.

'Hie Town Clt'ik saiil Unit livl always wrote to tin- electrical cnsfiiicer similarly, except in this instance,'when the resolution really oonlirincil the ■H-liini of tin! nit't.v in Inivin.' ordered the poles. Air jiiaek (electrical engineer) said ">0 poles were asked for, and ordered. ■lliu mimites were amended and continued. Cr„. l'arker and Jsellrin;<i'r emphasising; lie..' necessity for all goods I '"■'iiij; ordered tile Town Clerk's ollieo, THE J'CI,ST OKI-ICR

Sir .Joseph Ward wrote that, it' possible, lie would perforin the opening ceremony of (ho X,. U ' Plymouth J'ost (Mice before leaving for Kngland. The Mayor said lie had found' the buildings would not be completed for (mother f..iLiiighL, and Sir Joseph had been inlormeil accordingly, U. 11. ,lurv forwarded an account Amounting lo .CI Us (id lor repairs to his call, caused, he wrote, bv the carelessness of the Council' eiu'plovoc on tee traction engine in not stopping ami not having a man in front of the engine. itejerred. to the Work* Com .luittce l'or enquiry and report.

TILK AIiATTOIiIS. 'The Master Jiutchcrs' Association reported (ho uiViijimoiuf Election ot .Mr U. \\. Dixon to represent the but ehers on tlia municipal abattoirs com IniUce. —Received. •Mr Christeiiseu, of the l'atea fcilimmgeiy, forwarded a long letter in Which he alleged faulty Haying of sheepskins at the abattoirs. ' Tne ''litlle cots,' as (he abattoirs manager called them, varying from one to ei«h( inches, would have cost the slaughter, man sixpence per pelt in freezing works. 11, was news to the writer, that, on the authority of the managei, cut pelts were ol the same value d's sound ones, lie said he had cumplained on former occasions to the outciiicrs and to the head slaughterman, without cU'ect. Copies of "these letters were enclosed.

The Mayor saul tile letters would doubtless have a good tiled, if there was room for complaint. The letter was received.

Or. Wilson suggested that in future the abattoirs committee report should nhow any objections made bv the re preventative ot (lie billchers.'who i:;id no vote. t'ILLIS .Vl'ltKKX. Mrs S. 11. CVoker wrote tiiat she could sell one of her sections in Fil tis-stre.jt il the street were formed, ai!/,l asked tiiat the Council should carry out its promise to foij'zu the S(ivc( forthwith. The three seciions would be built upon iu a vear's lime. Cr. Ueliringer said the Council must carry out its jpromisv.

. TJI " - Ma . Vor tlu' promise was '4'ven condiliona'lly on a UiOO' house ■icing put up. Il'e urged delav, as he understood that the work would be done free of cost by people who wanted tiie earth. licferrcd to the Work's CouuuiUee for report. XI'JSA.NCKS. Mr 11. ,). Dcaiy complained of a bat! snu'll rising from a low-lying swampy section near his house in Devonstreet West. Cr. Webster said the maUei>un (loubtedy needed attention. The foreman explained tiiat he had been unable to remedy the nuisance owing to the depth of water. lie thought a tunnel would be neeessarv. Keierred to (he Works CommiKce lor their attention,

Air 1. Nicholas, licence of the (Irosvcuor _ Hotel, iiakfil tl.e Council to take nuimylW/. action* in attending to the side-channel in front o[ the hotel, as there Wiis an iutoK'i;ih!o stencil arising.

The Mayor said that the foreman bad the matter in hand. ltesidents in Lemon street West attention to the 'side channel lor a few chains in Eliol-shcel. Cr. iiellriugcr said the affair could easily be remedied bv drninin" into a vacant section.

the engineer said that course would i>e objected to. deferred to the Drainage Committee. Tllli 1.0 AN S. The Council went into conunitlee to consider correspondence concerning the notation of the recently imt'ii.oi'ised loans. On resuming, it was decided, on 111.' motion o) ( r. lie'lringer. seconded be Cr. I'arker, that the Finance Conimii'100 be empowered to accept the oiler ol (lie A..M.I 1 , Society to lake up Hie special loans (aggregating .Cl2,<)!>!>) upon (he lerais men!ioued i„ (heir .otter o! lnth iiist,, and to arrange all iMTs;>;ir\ details, KIJ'X'XK'K'AL KXTKXJSKLV. Tin.* cicatrical engineer reported that pole;; liad been erected in the \ exitision, a mile of primly main run, and three residence's connected. On ilie breakwater lino •>1 poles had been el'euU'd.

M'OHKS CWUIITJ'KK. The Works Committee reported: 'llial the t'oreinan be authorised to sell the piece ef Australian hardwood ill IWderhaiu street at the rate of ■'i.'>s per hundred. thai in the event of Xew Plymouth not being declared a (ire district the ipicstion of painting the I'irc Urigade station be referred to the favorable consideration of the next vcar's fismates Committee. that no permits be given for deposit of earth in the llualoki river al CarI'iiigtou road until Ilie exchange with >r Collet! has been completed. That (he Foreman he au(hoi'is;,,l to

give an entrance to All' ilonnur's new bui'dings in l.eaeh street at estimated cos! ot .i;, 3, Or. JJellriuger urged the absolute necessity for improvements at the Central lire station. It was suicidal to shelve the work tor three month., as propo-ed. C'rs. .Monicath. Colljs. and Uiitchen supported Ci. liollriugcr. 't'lie .Mayor .--aid there were no funds to pay for the work, Cause 2 was deleted, and IMe cn gineer was authorised to call tor tenders for the work of rcpairiup the station. Cr. Kei!rin;;ev moved that lenders be called for panning and repairing the t'eutral lire station—Carried, ncm COll.

The report as amended was adoptc,l, JCI.KtTIiIC LldllT CO.MMI'JTKK. -The I'dectlic Li-lit Coinmitiee re cotmiU'iidod * '1 hat the action of the Committee ill extendi!);:' the time for iee inn,,t.'iiders for the electric light contract iiutll noon oil the itth ins!, be conlirmcd. That llio a|>|ioin(nii'nt nf \\fdderspoon as electrical' assistant. subject to a month's trial, be coiilirined. That t,:e Taranaki I'-tvolcim, c». I,e inforincil that they nil:! be siipplioil with e'cetric current to !he petroleum works for lighting jnirposes on Die usual terms, viz., Sd per unit, with a discount of 2d per unit if paid hefovc the L'alh of the month. That Air liond (Strandon) be informed that when the line is carried round the Oevon road on the comp'etion of the deviation his application will he favourublv considered. '.•

I own) and JO. Alien (Belt road) br infurnit'd that wln-n Hie work authorisi'd is eu]ii[>!c. , lt , <l tliese will bo considered. The report was adopted, \wtlioui discussion. A UiCAL -MATTiili. .Mr Oliver Samuel urole iiia: I*'>•»c was no need to pioecvd l'nriher u.ili the matter cf .\Jr A. Miiilt iewoi [if.-, application for special order to 01ni.i1,,Hie !ieci'S;ii(y for increasing iln- wMlfi of Bailee! and stieets. —'i;;e Town Clerk. said lie lia I writt"ii lo the Department, iiisll'Uclin# t lhiii to proceed no I'urliicr. DUAIN.UiU COMAIi'ITKI-:. Tlie .Drainage ConmiitUv rccom nieiuieil: ilial Mi' (Irani !>:• iiiloini'd that the Council cannot see its way io c\tend tlie sewcr.i to liis propeilv at present.

J lull ;l hewer be laid Vollllji direct ii'oin Weymouth street to Daw■•mi street (10 chains) and tlienee abm;; Dawson r-trcet (,'i chains) to King Street; estimated cost .Clil. Jliai a sewer lie laid in Dawsoli street from \ min;; street i 0 St. Attliyn street; estiinated cost CJO. Iliat, a sew.-r l,e laid in Dawson street ironi Devon to United streets; estimated eost Cllj.

Tlmt l'roiii'eni|niries made liv the Engineer the Committee are sn'tislied that there is no po-sibility of storm wnl/er getting into the septic tank. That tin; Committee have not had soflieienl time to bring down a report us to tlie expenditure of the loan further tlinn is mentioned above. The report was adopted.

J'IXAXCK CO.U.UITTKK. Ordinary accounts: ])r balance Jlank «t X.Z.. i'OTi, His lil; acount advanced from loan to lie refunded, C 701); accounts us per schedule, ineluding .C.Vt.'l lUs 4d, electric light loan to bo I'efiiijdj-d when, loan llouted: C8!)7 ltis lil; dr. baflanee; IJ-I'l7l 12s 2d; loan accounts, cr. balance flank of X.Z.; CTil lis Til; amount as above to be refunded: C70I); tlcss accounts to pass: Cij-1 10s lUd; credit balance: .CO7S lis lid. Adopted without comment.