NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 9 July 1907, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

I 'file Borough Council met last liio-at Present: XI R . .Mayor (Mr E. Dockr.U), and Crs. J loon, liellringcr, Collls, ColoUro\vHc' kett ' ilorcy ' Caitl °y a «d A PROTEST. Mr K. U. Hughes, for residents in \lvlau street, petitioned the Council protesting against the proposed deviation of the lluatoki stream, which work was now proceeding. Mr Hughes said he had noticed th.it the borough solicitors had carefully abstained from advising the Council to proceed with the work, and lie thought that that would have been a sufficient "lilt to the Council to prevent the work going on. The pretty Huatoki stream had been turned from its course into a deep, ugly gash," and a notice board invited people to come and deposit rubbish there, and already this was beinc thrown in. Apart from this, the deviation could not be proceeded with except by Act of Parliament. l[r Hugh.'S contended th;it the stream was a public diaiu, and that under the Municipal Corporations Act anyone interfering with a public drain was liable to a line of £SOO, or in default twa month*' imprisonment. The properties overlooking tile land had suffered permanent damage, by the destruction of 'lie stream and its woody banks and the probable erection of buildings with msightly back yards, towards which residences would face in future. Mr V. E, Wilson, a ratepayer in !he locality and :i borouglt councillor at th«

time tile work hud jheeu commenced, supported Ujo petition. Cr. -Mills said he could not understand why the petition had not been presented some six or nine months ;vgo, before the work hud been so far proceeded with. Jle advised the petition .'is to set to work) say, on Arbor Way, md | beautify the new fluatoki stream". Cr. JJellringer said lie had always opposed this thing, and the Council bad declined to give permission for tile spoil to be deposited as Mr Collett had been doing, lint it was now too late to protest. The Mayor said he had not been in olliee when tile matter first came up, hut he understood that the work would widen the street giving access to Vogjltown. Jir Collett had promised the hand necessary for this, lie coulu not see how the Council have prevented the deviation, seeing that the work was all 011 private property. The Council, on the advice of its solicitors, had given no permission for the work goim* on. lie moved that the petition be ri° ierred to the Works Committee, and this course was adopted. GENERAL. ' On the motion of Crs. Colli* and Pikctt, tile Council decided ' not to repair streets after being opened by the Has Company, in order that the Company and not the Council would be liable in case of any accident resulting from the state in which a street was left at anv lime. Cr. Bellringcr moved thai the eii"ilieer «>e instructed to lay a sewer In Lemon street to connect a boardinghouse with tile JJliott street sewer—.The Mayor considered the connection ■ he made direct with Eliot street. ~ .tie mutter was treated as one of ur'geney, and the work authorised. ' The engineer 'estimated that the chilling room and machinery at the abattoirs would cost about £1250. The Mayor moved that the committee Le recommended to make application to tile Covermnent for a loan of £l*3o for the purpose of carrying out the work.—Carried. FINANCE. The statement showed bank overdraft £BllO ISs 4d; accounts to be presented for payment, £1074 12s lid. coMMfrm: imports. [ The Reserves Committee recommended: That the committee be authorised to obtain prices and proceed with the w-ork of painting in two coats the outside of the building leased by the Council to Messrs Webster Bros., the cost of same to come out of tie sum of £3O paid by the previous tenants to Messrs h. D. Nathan and Co.—Adopted. lhe Drainage Committee recommended: That the sanitary engineer be authorised to lay a. sower in fiojie street, about two chains from its intersection with l'owderhain street.—Agreed to. EAST EM) l!ATlllN(.i HIIED. The committee reported: That in view ol the expense which would be incurred tin- committee cannot see its way io recommend the construction of any protective works to prevent tile elusion of the sea at the East End bathing shed iesei\e, Should any Idrliier ero-i >jt render such a course necessary the committee recommend that the bathing shed lie r-moved lo a ziigher portion of toe reserve. (_r. Boon said he was of opinion thai tile erosion at this point had censed. The report was adoptedilie Works Committee recommended, inter-alia: That the foreman lie authorised to widen Victoria mid at| i il'.s junction with the Carrington road, at an estimated cost of £ls: that the attention of the Railway D.-pu-tnient le drawn to the erosion of the rondw.iv (under the railway bridge) leaning from Aulcre street to tile beach, and that they be requested to construct the necessary protective works to prevent such erosion: that a suitable approach I for loot passengers la; made to the beach from Bullcr slivet; that provided' the; ISarrett Road Hoard undertake to contribute half the cost, Outfield ro:id lie formed from S vsuh vun.l to nine street; that the <! ; .iinnan be authorised to interview tile Barrett Road Board with reference to their contribution i» the cost Of the work in Cutfiehl ro ■tl 'i"in ivian to Uowne street; a ■ opy of the letter from the (leneral -Manager X./. Railways re Molesworlh street extension b- forwarded to the Ibn-lior Board, and that they be re(|ve'sted to pass a resolution undertaking to dedieat" the strip (,f land Bft wide, necessai'i to make Mnlesworth sir-set I lite Mil! width iiloft) from Kuwait sireH i» the llunoki river; that the Inspee-' tor <;[ I'oliiT. Wanganui, lie. asked whether it is part of the police duties lo take proceedings |- nl - breaches of the borough by-laws: that the foreman rc- : port as to the feasibility and cost of 1 carrying lhe stonnwatcv in Egni.'mt street between Devon and King "streei ' into tlie Mangotiiku stream.