BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 15 October 1907, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL

I The ordinary monthly m-elim; of the ' New Plymouth Borough Council was I : held last night. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. D.ckrilli and Coon-I rillors Coleman. IScllrii'L'cr. West. Collis, Mills, Moroy. and Proiuc. Cr. CaUlcv was granted leave oi absence. MnLESWORTII-STUEET EXTEN'SroX. Mr. T. Rona.vne, General .Manager of Railways, wrote that the position of 1 the Moleswnrth-slreet extension ' was j' '■that the Department will extend M„k -- worth-street from Kawau-strect to the I Huatoki river subject to the council j ' carrying out the other conditions ncccs- ' : snry to complete the extension of ,st. j ( Aubyn-strcet to the Huatoki river and ! the further arrangement with the liar- I ' bor Board regarding; the strip of land ; ! occupied liy Mr. King, which will be required to make the goods-shed road one ; chain wide.—Received. i ABATTOIRS. ! In answer to Cr. Mills, the Mayor stated that tenders lor abattoir improvemenU bad been received and opened by the committee. There was no report. ' I There would not be enough monev to !' | roof the yards, erect pig-sties, and c'arrv ] i out the other suggestions of the Chief Government Veterinarian, tor the £751) proposed to be borrowed would not bo sullicicnt. These work-; would necessarily have to stand over. The chillin.rrooni could be completed. c THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. The electrical engineer reported that the new switchboard had licen erected c j at the sub-station and the old high- : tension switchboard dismantled and sent . to the powerhouse to be altered and re- ! I erected for use with the new generator. ! : The new machines al the powerhouse J had been erected, and they were waiting for the pipe specials. At Vogeltown the \ ' remainder of the poles had been erected ' , and street-lighting wires run as far as | the 'bus terminus. The work would he [ \ j completed when the bases for the lamp- : : brackets came to hand. There were ! j about eighty meters in stociK. He rccom- ' I mended' placing another order at once, j They had had trouble with the arc * ; lamps during the recent rough weather. ' The Electric Light Commit'."* recom- „ I for an are lamp to be erected at the Esplanade near the railway footbridge; '' ; that the electrical engineer'be authorised ' l to purchase 25 poles, one transformer, - ; and 100 assorted meters, total cost fj:t(li> ' i Ms,: and that in answer to the petition i for an ar clamp to be creeled at the ] ' intersection of Enniouf and Kin" s.r.-ci - I : the petiiion-rs i„. informed thin an are ' lamp has bo.-u ordered and will be erect- ' : ■ ■ -". ii as it arrives. ; : Cr. Browne said the cost of this mi- I' (•■rial wa- covered by the „ r , sc„t |. :> ..„ j money. I Cr. Rellrin-e-r oliji-.-t-•.! to the extra ' ' ', lighting pi-ot-,,..,.,l en tk.. r.-planaile. ! ' ; ' ! •'■■"■ ii v !'■:!,..; lrvl just l„,.„ ~,,, ' ■ I there above, the fountain. I Cr. Browne said (lie fountain lisliis : (lid not light the vicinity of the bridge. The report was adopted. Cr. IVilringer suggested lowering Devon-Street lights to illuminate the : j footpaths under the verandahs.—To be ! I experimented with in D-.vnn-slreet east. ; '■ DrSPCTED DOG TAX. | The Works Committee had considered the letter from Mr. 11. Tippins, dog-tax ' collector, claiming 1-_> S commission on ' the amount of tax that, should have been ' paid on three dogs, but which he had i "been slopped from collect ino bv order of His Worship the Mayor."—The committee recommended the council to inform Mr. Tippins that the council cannot entertain his claim, ami that his) remedy is in collection of the amount c from the owners of. the dogs mentioned. |f WESTERN PARK. p Mr. Ci. W. Browne, chairman of thdjl Uestt-rn Park Committee, asked the j counJl to vary the proposed levels of II Mordey--tr,-.M to suii the plan, for com- j . pletffig the giMunds.—A compromise was arrived at. I, The Western Park Committee sub- !l milled a long report recommending the jl council to grant Messrs. Crilhths and ',c Mullot a ha-c of the new Western Park J, fence as a hoarding. The text was in ';, legal phrenology, and the chairman of it the committee said he wan acting upon \i the highest advice obtainable. " L 'i'iie Mayor moved that the matter be . referred to the borough solicitor. I 1 Cr. Ilrowne suggested that the borough |j solicitor, would be biased, for they had j, joined in a deputation protecting aiming 11 tie- ereei i„n of the fen. e. j 1 'I he Mayor said the cum il was not ' safe in acting upon outside legal advice. I lie did not believe the borough soiiebors '■'. could be inllucnccd to give anything but \\ a conscientious opinion. Their sta'ndin-r i ; 1 in the piifession would not permit anyi I thing of the kind. i After spine discussion the matter was referred to the borough solicitors. ' BIG LAW COSTS. | In answer to Cr. Jieilringer, the Mayor said the finance Committee would not j 1 recommend the payment of the T. and ' li. Insurance Company's solictors of Oil Uls 'or legal work in connection with the loans. The A.M.P. solicitor's l charges had been only ell lbs. A de- * j tailed statement had been asked for. GENERAL The clerk to the Barrett Road Board wrote agreeing to an expenditure not exceeding £4O on Cutfield-road. Received. Miss S. Ambury, secretary of the a W.C.T.r. local branch, asked the council f to grant them the favor of consulting with theni on the matter of decorating l'and furnishing the new "ladies' rest I room."- -Their wishes will lie consulted. 1 A petition from West End residents , for Ihe asphalting of the footpath in Dovoii-stveet west was referred to the Works Committee. Mr. T. Bran-grove complained that , hiS neighbour', fence, next bis shop, " 'bulled two feet on the f0,>1,,.,th.-R,-I lerred to the Work, Committee. / II Mr. A. Melnncs Pradbllrv asked if e Hole v.ere ally chain,, of the borom-h -ewers being laid to 1,i.. proivriv in lil'll-leel-strecl. and ollering i„ „ f the i- council Jiberally if il could be connected. I- - Referred to the Drnimii'c Committee •s Cr. Collis moved that the 5ere,,.,,,! of i Police be written to askini him to slate ~, to wdiat extent the force would in the n future assist in enforcing the boroue'i ie bylaws.—Carried. T Cr. West was appointed to all eoma mitlees upon which the late Vr. Pikelt n The counciTs thanks will be tendered v to Mrs. IToiievfield. and to Mr. Newman ,'t on her behalf, for her gift of the „,■„:,. :s mental fountain and lamp on the Es- I h plumule. Tt was decided io form up Morlev--e .(,,„( ,-,„• nvtallimr. •e j A li-l of persons who bad not eomvi idled willi iiisfru.-lions to numec!, v, ii!i e the severs wa= r ,.f,. r red to ill.. Dr'iif.ge Comadtfe- to report, to the council. The aetioii of the Mavor in iippoind'ng IrMTr. A. l»iv,,„ a-i-lant-ti-easuver in the' s.i abs-,,,,.,,, „,- Die Town Clerk was eon- j Id j firmed. | r-i Vecoonfs „„i,, ; „iii nL , f 0 cij!j.j 3s 0(1 were passed for payment. . '