NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 12 March 1907, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting Was hold on Monday. Present: His Worship tlie Mayor (Mr ii. Doekrill), and Councillors iiclhingrr. \Vil>on, Col"iis, Hutehen, JJrowno, jMonteatli, W'e ster. and barker. A CIKT. Mr W. L Newman, on behalf of a 1 »'well-wisher, asked the Council to ac- j cept a gift of a combined drinking * Zonula n and lamp post, to be erceC-d at tlie inter-Scetion of iline and Dawson streets with the Esplanade, the precise spot to be chosen by the Conn- J e:l. The donor would pay tin- cost : oi' light and iwat<|r e|iuV'oti<ui, butcurrent for tig' , and water should be granted by tlie Council. 1 Tlie Mayor said Die lea 4 the C.mn- i eil cijuid do wa> to accept the gii'i and forward a letter conveying the Council's thanks to tho donor for hi< gen- ; erotu gif.. lie moved to th s ollect. ' Cr. Collis seconded, and said Die in- I toution of Die donor wis to have tho lamp so placed as to "be oi" use in lighting Dawson street. i The motion was carried. uonuuun soliutiuu. ,

Mr F, T. Rollriiige'i - wrote: Tli'i term of my appointment as borougn >olieitor wj.J teijniinate on Die 3M, inst., an..', owing to the pressure ot my ollice work, I would re>p'. ctfullv ask to be r<!:ioved of the diuies of tnat ollice oil the dalo in ijuestion. I make this application witn reluctance, but in vcw of the steady increase in I the ollice work each year (more especially the electric lighting), j foul that J would be unable to do justice 1o niv other dutes were 1 to retain the oiliee ot borough solicitor. The Mayor moved that Mr Bellringer's resignation be accepted with regret, and that the matter of appointing a successor be taken at uext meeting.

Cl\ Coll.s seconded, and the motion was carried, TECHNICAL SCHOOL. » ill' W. A. Ballantyne asked the Council to nominate a representative 011 the committee of management of the J\'e\v I'lymouUi Technical School. The ilayor intimated that this matter would require some considerait.oii, and it was delerred to next meeting. Till;; i'IPK-LIXJi. .Air Arthur ilorton, clerk of the Waiwakadio Uo.ul Heard, notilied that the .Board had let a contract for deejien.ng the culling on the old Allij'i'L iioad, the spoil to lie used, iu filling n gu;ly which w.is crossed by the borough water supply mains on a bridge. —Left in the hands of the engineer. A i'TjI'ZROV liiiyUHST. Two intending residents in Darnell street, I'itzioy, asked concerning the possibility of and charge! for water serv.ee.—Other residents kid) applied at the previous meeting. (Jr. JSellrmger said there was lio 1110nev for tlie work.

Tlie .Mayor siiygostcd enquiring oil the Works Committee to see if tlw thing would pay. Cr. Bellringcr mentioned that the Works Committee had for so many months been composed of the Mayor and Cr. llrownc, and that their report coulJ not carry full weight. Cr. Ilutchcn: Whose fault is it? Cv. Bcllringer: The Council's fau'i, for appointing men who don't attend. Cr. Hutehn: Who arc they? His Worship; Councillors Parker and Monteath. Referred to the Works Committee. DEFECTIVE LIGHTING. -Mr 11. Smart, secretary of St. Andrew's Church committee, asked for better street lighting between Cover street and the Presbyterian Church, on dark nights the insufficient light was very inconvenient-. lie suggested moving the light at West and Son's to the pole directly opposite the church.—Referred to the Works Committee. RAILWAY DEVIATION. Tim; Acting Resident Engineer, in answer to the Council's letter, wrote |hat the right-of-way had been fence.l oil' giving access from Autere street to the beach under the railway bridge, and that a track suitable for pedestrians would shortly be (formed. The Town Clerk said the engineer and the Departnieiit- were determined to do away with all level crossings.

PA-LAWS KiXOKKI). Ihe i'uW.c Work* Department wrote with refeiV'nee t) tin* crectimn of « wooden structure at th«» roar of the .New L'lvmouth I'ost Uilic; within tin* "brick area/' This building would have to bo removed when the Government buildings were rc-built. The building had Ik en urgently required, so as lo enable ihc new post olliec buildings to be used as soon as coinpleled. unt was iherefore erected in wood, as it could be more quickly built than in brick, and also in view of future removal. The Minister understood the budding did not materially increase the lire r'sk with regird to the (imermm'nt buildings ami in regard to privately-owned popevty there was no incro.i>o:l ri-k whatever.—received. A IJATIJf?' INVIDJSXT. The caretaker at the baths, referring to Ihe paragraph in the u Xews" concerning an incident at the baths last week, wrote: Both my wife-and myself wove witlyn earshot. if we had been called in a proper manner. There is always screaming going on whan anyone is bathing, and the screaming then was nothing out of the ordinary. , . . What ought to be done in a ease of drowning is tfor one of the party to run and call for assistance and not stand and scream; but 1 think they must have all lost tlioir presence of mind. (Sr. Ccitihti said, he haJd asl&d the Town Clerk to the custodian for an explanation.—Xo action taken. WOIiKH COMMITTKE. The Works Committee's report, already published with the fo'dowiug exception. was received: That in accordl ance with the advice of Messrs Covoit and (}u\t\am, the following letter had been sent to Collett and Co.:---"That', the Council are advised, to do nothing with regard to any matter in connection w.th the deviation of the Jluatoki stream, anl in particular to be careful not t«» give any pcrmision whatever authorising any interference with the stream, and that this is liecesary for the protection of the, Council. ' At the same time, so long a? the public are amply protected against any accident the Couucil will not take >iny active steps to prevent the panel of the fence on Cavrington road being taken down for the purpose of casting earth into the bed of the stream and protecting the concrete wall; anyihiug done by Mr Collett being at his own risk.''

The foreman wili prepare an oath G milk' of the eosl of korbinu' ;ind ehan- d nelling portion of Oetavius Plaee, and j connecting with 'the main >n Eliot street; the Public Works Department n will be asked to bear the whole ot the co>t of altering footjm'tli levels nt the new post otliee: tie w»»rk nf iaya 'l-ineh water i - ■■ vivat:nu Sports Cirouin- "led * willi at once; 'the juue.. .. . , and c Vivian streets will lie rai-<-d. n; ■ cost r ot C'2o; Mr .Newman's oiler to assist v in kcrfring lline street was accepted, d ami the work will lie done; Powderham street will he metalled from Movie y street to Alt. jitivcl. KX<;IXEKR7> UKPOUT. The engineer reported on work in liaml. .Notices lo cut back overhanging trees Jiatl m mo-t cases been complied willi. lie had been taking levels and obtaining data ifov the «';tV ward sewerage -elieiiie, and for .U't'a-.!-inj» Leach fc'ivei't., ile nmlersinol tne Railway J)e|ianment interlcd ajiprn.H'hinii 1 he Council with a view l<» one or more streeU lo veil eular iruliic during the con>l ruction oi'

bi'Mji-s owl' Uir vnihvuY lino. KIKITIiIC LMIIiT C'OMMITTKK. Tin' Council a-lopU'il ilie ivi-otnim.-ji-dalioiL ui tin: KK'CHie l/i-l.t Committee to material costing C 72'»: Lluit. tin: electrical eiiii'imvr In.' instructed to report as to the eo.-t of cxteiulin- (Ik; eleeLi'c lii>iit mains iilon-* l)eVo.i shvet to tile Hell l'uad, and 'tih'iiiT , In Mi- Stanley SlwtvV n*Memv, and (lie cotiniaU'il t'i'\rime Ilie dwived therefrom; thai Hi. l eleelre il engineer be authorised to tei>:pi>ri'.vv tlvricnl asx-i-lanee H>r jiie.v.ee ing ouc moutlL li.KXIvl'ATj. .Mr "W. 0. -lolins, wiiitnicloi- t".u- alterations to Messrs Ij. 1). Xal.lian and 01 buildings lit tlio isouth end o;' t'urrie street, asked tlint the footpath . be raised by two incites, to give proper access to the cart dock;, Jleasn NaX* - J* v* I V

than and Co. offering to bear the expense.—Referred to tho foreman for liis attention. An application for a re fund of rates i paid on an over-valued section in LemJon .street, in the bankrupt estate ot | j A. It. Lonnoai, was decimal, as the ■ ■ objection should have been made when tlie valuation was made, j Mr T. M. (Stephens of Die Calodonij an Nursery, applie l for a lease of ten acres adjacent to the Cemetery, for | cropping purposes.—Referred to the Reserve* Comm.Dee. | Cr. KvHringer asked wlwifl it wis intended to put in hand, tho -tarring of tho Devon street footpaths between 1 Dobson anl Watson streets. auD<or isod in Augn>t last.—No action, taken. I Cr. Ilroweu asked for a i-ejiort from tho foreman on the hesi, metliod ot cvju'iiding the xr>:i rcniaining of the , C 250 vote for tarring and san«linj. footpath-.—To be furnished, i Cr. Uellringor asked for a report oi tho probable cost of forming, kerbing channelling a'nd tarring the whole ol ] : Devon street footpaths.—To bo obtain i . ed. I The owner of the firewood lying in ■ l'illis st. will receive notice to clear Dr.street, at once, or action will be taken aga li't him for obstructing the thor oughfarc. TENDERS. The following tenders for woodwork in the power-house additions vev dealt with: —R. W. Uond, £145 (acceptiMh ; l-'. M. (iravling, .C1S1; Pikelt and Wiikie, Cl!)0; Turner and J3eadle. Clt)r>; A. Cliir, £209.

|TARANAKI STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS FOR MARCH 11th, 1907. Sellers. Buyers. hanks £ s. d. £ s. d. New Zealand 10 5 0 National ...5 6 0 5 5 0 INSUItANCE New Zealand ... .4 4 0 4 3 0 National ... 1 6 6 1 6 0 South British ...5 5 0 5 7 0 Standard ... 1 13 FINANCIAL NZ. & River Plate 19 3 18 6 Northern S.S., paid 1.8 0 17 6 Northern S.S., con. 8 4 8 2 Wcstport Coal Co. 7 0 0 Gear Meat Co 2 4 0 W'fiton Meat Co. 6 12 0 Mosniel WU'n Co 2 15 0 Kaiapoi W'll'nCo 5 3 0 LOCAL Taranaki Petrol'm paid iip" ... 13 9 13 0 Do. contributing .MINING Kuranui cale'd .., 12 11 Waiotahi, ex div. 110 0 110 0 Champion, paid-up 3 3 2 6 Champion, contrib 2 1 Crown 8 8 8 6 Komata Reefs ... 1 11 18 Tairua Brokeu Hills 3 11 3 10 Talisman Consol'd 1 13 0 1 12 9 Waihi, ... 9 2 0 9 0 0 Waihi Extended 6 10 6 9 " On 'Change" to-day, sales of Cham.pions were reported at 3s.

Chairman, Walter Bewley; ViceChairman, J. S. S. Medley; Committee, J. W. Wilson, E. P. Webster, ]i. A. Edc, L. M. MouteatU and E. Griffiths; Members, Walter Bewley, F. P. Corkill, J. C. Dayies, E. A. Ede, E. Griffiths (E. Griffiths and Co.), E. Gilnuir (Gilmour and Patiie), Wharton L. Humphries, Alee Hill (Jones and Hill), Duncan McA'luin, J. S. S. Medley (Medley and Rundlc), L. McL. Monteath, E. P. Webster, K. Webster, J. W. Wilson (Wilson and Nolan). RATES OP BROKERAGE. Ou debentures of every description, % per cent. On Shares ot iier than Mining, 1% per cent.

Tho above rates are in all casd.? chargeable to both buyer and seller. Meetings of tho Exchange will be Aeld at' 12 noon daily. Minimum charge, Gs on ar»y transaction. DUNCAN McALLUM, Secretary.

On Mining Shares: ir p to (kl id per share. Over (ill, up to 1 /li, Id do d) l|(i, do 3/-, l'.d do do HI-, do 5/-, 2d do d;> »/-, do 10/, 3d do do 10/, do 20/, kl do do 20/, do 3l)/, did do da 30/, ... ... I} per cent