BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 28 May 1907, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Borough Council met on Monday night. Pictent: The Mayor (Mr. .E. Dockri"), and Crs. Boon. Bellringcr, Coleman, Pikett, Collis, Mills, Moray, Cattley, and Iltowne.

A BAD DRAIN. A petition was presented by five residents of Bullet' street complaining of the filthy slr.te of the channel for about three chains eastward of Eliot street. A lady rcsMi'pt had cleaned it out to avoid a possible outbreak of disease. —Referred to the woi'ks committee. CAi;XKf;iE LIBRARY.

Mc--rs Pooh T»ros. contractors for lh'» Carnegie i ibrary building, asked Tor fh.» use of sec lions at the back of the silo during the erection of the building, and for the site lo be cleared of rubbish that they ni!;jut begin io place building materials <M ihc groun-l.—Referred to the Works Committee for favorable consideration.

t C'ITIKUJ ROAD. Mr. 11. I'.. lilaiiclrnvd. chairman of the Barrett, Itoml Hoard. wrote that the Board ki-vbing and channelling d'lie in jhum stir-t, and on {lie south side of CutSielu road; kerbiug and channelling liiue street and Cut field' road (south sale); footpath to be continued

down Cutlleld road to railway, and watertablcs opened.—Referred to the Works Cviimiilteo for a report. THE AHATTOIKS.

The abattoir committee recommended that a horse, saddle and bridle be.procured for tiic alnitlor at a cost not exceeding £7; that the allowance of 3s Od per week made to the abattoir manager be discontinued, and that he lie allowed 5s per month to cover bus fares, etc., in coining to town to collect the accounts and in attending committee meetings; that consideration of the question of an increase in salary of the head slaughterman be deferred pending enquiries being made as to ruling rates of wages in other centres; that the second slaughterman be paid for the eleven (lays he was absent from work during illness; that the salary of the assistant slaughterman ■be "C2 per week; and that the appointI ment of \Y. Coombs as third slaughter- | man at per week be confirmed.

"I lie Ma..-nr stated thai the Council had been in the habit of paying ',>* fid a week for the manager's 'bus hire. Should the Council not pay his business travelling «'\penses. it might be necessary for the manager to collect his fees at tlie :il tilt hs, lie thought it would

be h.udly convenient for the butchers to be compelled to send ont the cash before ihry conld get their meat awav" from the abattoirs. The report was adopted. WORDS' COMMITTKK REPORT.

Tin* "Works Committee recommended tlmt, in :i.'ioii|;U)ci' v.th the foreman's recommendation. Mr. P. dones' request to

he placed on the permanent stuff at a weekly wage of C2 Ks Ik> acceded to; tli.it in the event ot' the residents mentioned in Lho engineer's report agreeing to take ihe water, a three-inch water main

be laid in Darnell street, Pitzroy (estimated cost "Cl'7 los. including material mi hand 'J2I lis '.)(!); that tlie Fitzroy Town Hoard be informed that the Council proposes to lay a water main in Darnell street, Fitzroy,. and will provide a

suitable number of fire plugs provided I the P.oard would reimburse the Council (lie cost thereof; thai the foreman be I authorised to carry out the necessary alterations to the elevator and jaws of th n crusher (estimated cost .1:20). The report was adopted. TIIE jJATIIH.

The 15aths Committee recommended that the brickwork of tlie boiler be put: in order when the baths close for winter; thai the engineer take immediate -tep- to haw the drainage at the baths out into eOi'.-ient repair; that provision be inrulc in the estimate for painting the ouildiiigs. and that consideration of the I 'jucstitin of overlhuv be deferred until [ the bat lis arc empty. I lite report, was adopted.

CKXEIUU -Air. R. J.. wot,, tlial tin-re .1 :hc of CB] i;.; .j,j M j|; ( j IK . tn : " 1:| like I lie nnmmit iu-s----'•'l l»r jiaymeiii «l ~: 11. |y (l . l((v . lei'i'.-il 1.1 t| B . Klei-trie IJolit CiMiMiiiltee CMi,i,in : ,v ami !:, •■•ere .*!111 ioie ji l f 1 to sign the Carnegie Libran' bihii'ing contract.

i hive i •n--ers were received for earth - work on tiie Cut field road: G. Wills. e:*2 I4s : K. ai!(J |-\ Sole, till: and J. C. Mou"telmre. miornial.—The lowe-t tend-r was accepted.