NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 June 1907, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

imtni meeting of u :^or>r E xj?;:^; lioon , Bellnuger, Coleman, Pikett (v,l »*. Mm,, Morey, MOLESWORTH STREET EYTEV- ' SION.

The Minister for Lands wrote: "U., <-' ing to the deputation which waited X n '"° V y ' f atire t0 e™»tiS intranco. trom St. Aul.yn street <o Molesworth street, I have the nor "u -d T mt l IUU ' C <**<*»»! «* ah, roqU f St ° f ,hc Mutation, S? ( :?' ° , ,W objection torecommo.,, hat f be ot ,, nodyis >j(o 101 th ' ,llnd required to effect the lici-i-■ sary access, and to do all the w»Hneeessary to render it s , lilabl( , f ,; t™n.c, the Railway Department w,ll pu P o P ° °° f ' ana Suitilble for tlle

Ihe Mayor, who had been to Wellington as a . deputation on this matter said flic Minister in his letter had not mentioned that he had agreed to haul over to the Borough part of the railway yard for the purposes of the rout trom Kawau street to the Uuatoki stream.

Cr. Colhs considered that ns the liar-! bor Board was going to get a frontage I worth thousands of pounds to their pr-v I-erty, that Board should contribute to! the cost, besides the eight feet stri-J necessary. ' I

The Mayor said he had vainly endeavored to get the Board members to ngre.' to give a wider strip, feeling tint it would be necessary in front of the goods shed in the course of a few/ years-

After further discussion the Council agreed to the Works Committee's recommendation, "that if the Railwiy .Department is prepared to extend Molesworth street from Kuwait street to the lluatoki river as promised Uf the Minister for Railways to the deputation, the Council is prepared to purchase, at a price to 'he agreed upon, (lie necessary land for a street OC feet wide to connect St. Aubyn street with Mol'Sworth street, and will undertake, with the Harbor Board's assistance, to render it suitable for traflic.

LOANS. The Mayor reported the receipt of a communication from the T- and (j. Hsurance Company, oli'ering to take up, the whole of the recent loans amounting to €12.000, should the enabling Act pass this session, and oli'ering to piy over €IOOO immediately on receipt of the debentures for that amount. His Worship said he had accepted the oiler, which carried exceptionally favorable terms.—Action approved, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS REPORT.

Mr Black reported that the poles lor the extension of private lighting lines iu Devon street to Belt road had been erected, and primary and secondary lines run, so that he was ready to connect any premises on this line as they are wired. Three poles had been erected for the street lamp in Cutiicld ro'id, but the wires for this and the lamp at Belt road had yet to be run. Me had received no further word of shipment of switchboard or generating plant. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr Kendall, engineer and inspect M, reported ro the earthwork on Cutlield road and the powerhouse and power main contracts. The latter work wis being delayed by the utter impassibility of ilie Albeit road delaying t:,e caning of pipes. A, instructed by "it ■ Mayor, he had approximately estimated the cOsl. of the fciTo-concrcle bridge over the lluatuki on th.' propose! MolcMvorth street extension, and ')c thought €"illO would cover tie.- expenditure. It depended almost cutiivlv ou the nature of the ioiieaiioiis. WORKS COMMITTEE. Uu the recommendation of the works committee the l'oreni.in was authorised to form a 12-I'eet roadway in Eihis j street, west of i.iardet street, the earth jto be deposited ill the hollow iu EiUis street.

The action of the committee in closing Puwilerlmm street to heavy trailiu was eOJilirmcd. and the foreman authorised to elicit repairs costing not in ire than .til).

Cr. Jiellringcr regretted thai then should he cause for a hotel propriemr to complain that lie could not connect with tile borough sewage system without contra win ion of the borough bylaws; and the Council decided to (,'J'iaiu a report with a view of connecting King end Devon street via Queen street. Cr. I loon mentioned the need for improving the sanitation of (lill street. The' Mayor explained that this ami other drainage works were held ,111 pending the lloating of the drainage IiKSKI.'VKS. J Mr \\\ C: 1'.e;,l- :pp',ied lo ltfl V" f.'C-ili-M TO (>■;,!• im-pbai : !te) put up !\;r I p-rpeiual !.M-e.--\:r Alex. .Mason, preI sea! lesse.. apuiied fur a renewal.— Jte- ! I'erred 10 itcser.-e,, (omillitlec.