BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 May 1907, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

rt The New Plymouth Borough Council yr met on Monday. Present: His Wortc ship the Mayor (Mr E. Dockrill) and s- Councillors Boon, Bellringer, Coi|JiM», p- l'iket, Collis, Mills, Morey, and i- Browne. ; ~« i- Cr. Morey presented a petition froJl r- West End residents, asking for the d erection of n street light at the corner >- of Gaine street and Outfield road, tie tt said there was absolute need for the light at this point, for on dark nlgnts n the place was quite a man-trap.—Re-U ferred to the Electric Lighting CommitI ■» for its report. 1 P. Jones applied to bo placed on the t Council's permanent staff.—Referred to -. the Works Committee. i A letter from Mr L. A. Nolan asking v fur the extension of the water mains to t I'itzroy was referred to the Works e Committee. i ENGINEER'S REPORT. s The engineer reported that the drainage stall was no engaged in inaking ■>- house connections. Material for the - new power main was being put on the ■ ground, Tenders for Outfield I jroad. = 01:1 thworka were ready. He dealt with 1 certain requirements at the baths, such ' as the necessity (or re-painting the whole building, blockage of the drain, " and bad Btate of the brickwork in con- ! neclion with the boiler. ; rncse matters were referred to the | Bat lis Committee. ' The matter of repairing the stone- ■ crusher plnut was left with the Works ' Committee. i ' KI.KCTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT. The electrical engineer reported having erected a new lamp at the Devon- ' Cover street comer. Messrs. Turnbull and Jones had offered to supply flame arc lamps at £8 each, burning 12 to 16 hours. Plant for the electrical extension was now on its way from Ensland. ° COMMITTEES' REPORTS. The Works Committee's rcnort was adopted the Council agreeing 3 t 0 TE suggestion that the offer of the gnat • authorities to supply gravel for street purposes. The Carnegie Library Committee recommended the acceptance of Mean l-ooii Bros.' tender for the erection of the Cnnegie Library building at jCIWO-'Tr ss. The chairman of the committee (Cr. Bellringer), in moving the adoption of the report, said the first tenders received had been above the amount of the engineer's estimate. The two lowest tenders then had been those of Mr •lohns at £2153, and Messrs Boon Bro*. at £2IOO. Deductions had been made bringing the total figures to 11079 Si ...» and £lo9l.—The recommend»tiOS', H ~tyi

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