BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 13 November 1907, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Hit Worship the Mayor (Mr. E. Dockrill) presided, and there were also present Councillors Boon, Bellringer, West, Coleman, Collis, Mills, Morey, and Browne. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The engineer (Mr. A. H. Kendall) reported having completed the drain at the abattoirs. He recommended calling tenders for opening new and old drains to drain the abattoirs swamp. In reference to Mr. Bradbury's application for sewer extension in Fulford-street, he reported that" the service "was much needed, and several residents had laid drains to connect. For an expenditure 01 £77 seventeen connections could be secured. To connect Mr. Robinson's premises in Bulteel-street would cost £B, and four properties would be enabled tc use the sewer. The clause relating to draining the swamp at the abattoirs war- referred to the Abattoirs Committee. DRAINAGE COMMITTEE. The Drainage Committee recommend- [ e:I that the borough engineer be authorised to extend the sewers in Robe street to about 2'/ 2 chains above the intersection of Vivian-street, £45; in Eliotstreet to the High School, £77; temporary sewer in Lemon-street, for a chain west of Eliot-street; Fulford-street, £77; Bulteel-strect, £8; Gill-street (Govcr-street to near Ilobson-street and Eliot-street (Devon-street to Gill-street), cost £205; and that consideration of 3)i. W. Courtney's application for the Council to lay drains to his property ("Round House"), the cost to be re-

funded in instalments, be deferred. Cr. Bellringer opposed the proposal to spend £77 in connecting up the High School, which did not pay a shilling a year in general rates to" the borough. He moved that the clause be deleted. Cr. Boon seconded. The Mayor said the school sanitation should be kept as up-to-date as possible, in view of the danger from epidemics. The extension would earn £4 15s a year, cr fair interest on the outlay. Cr. Mills considered the matter should be deferred, and that in the meantime the High School Board be asked to state what financial assistance they would give towards the cost of connecting the school with the town drainage system. He moved an amendment accordingly, and Cr. Morey seconded.

Cr. Bellringcr's amendment was withdlawn and Cr. Mills' suggestion adopted. The report was then adopted. The engineer recommended a progress payment of £3O to Mr. Montefiore, contractor for earthwork in Liardet-strcet. —Adopted.

Mr. J. A. Gil ruth, Chief Veterinarian, I wrote to the effect that there should be no difficulty in obtaining the additional abattoir loan from the Treasury. Cr. Morey presented a petition from twenty-two residents of Devon-street east asking for some improvement to an evil-looking and evil-smelling hollow. —The matter had been dealt with by the Works Committee, who had asked the engineer for a scheme and estimate. Cr. Mills moved that the engineer be asked to report upon a scheme for the erection of public urians m the borough —Cr. BelMnger seconaed, and tto motion was carried.

WORKS COMMITTEE. The AN orks .Committee's report recommended, inter alia:—That the borough engineer, when ho has the necessarylime at his disposal, bring the plans of the street levels up to date; that the borough staff be granted a half-holiday on Thursday, 28th inst., to enable them to attend the Agricultural Show; that the borough horses be entered 'for showing in the Agricultural Show; that the borough engineer be authorised to lower the water main on the Mill road when the work of forming that road is proceeding; that the borough engineer report as to the best means of draining tho swamp in Devon street West, arid the estimated cost of the work; that the contractors be informed that they must obtain the boulders from the Council t w f t ! lC J Vaiwakai ho river i that Mr I. Blanchett s application for water trough in Vogeltown be granted, the cost of connection being paid by him; that as the cost of connecting the electric light to the filters and waterworks eottage is estimated by the electrical engineer to cost £34, Mr. Hodgson be informed that the Council cannot see its way to..have the light installed; that the borough engineer report as to the feasibility of Messrs. Harvey, Steffen»on and Roberts connecting their pros'': 9 . 7 th "> e Eliot-street sewers; that the borough engineer be authorised to call for tenders for the erection of vnrrt fi A", f T ? Ce in the Hill-street n' n i ° m , Cr P ro P ert y cleaned out; that the borough foreman be authorised to construct-about four chains of concrete kerb and channelling in ttill-street from Cover street w«tvai#.| that the d ougl, solicitors W asked to advise as to he powers of the Council In reducing ° f f the foot[mtlls and the put t tog back of verandahs; that the borough engineer be authorised to call for tenders for earthwork in Cutfield-road between Yivian-steet and Fulford-street Jiied, that the chum of the County Council for a proportion of the cost of re-erecting the bridge over he He„ u Ime on the Junction?™* be referred to the borough solicitors to advise upon; that the question of the by-laws f O J motor cars, motor cycles, and cycles be eferred to the by-laws committee to submit by-laws dealing with registration annual license, and regulation of speed; 1" V]fw of ., the limited number of the charTf Pa ' d f ° r the CoUncil ,va 've the charge for one garden hose with'in the borough after the expiration of the Present year; that the offices of dog-to collector poundkeeper, and general inspector be amalgamated and applications be called for the combined offices at a ! salary of ,«2 5s j>er week, duties to commence Ist January, 1008; and that the necessary notices be given terminating the engagement of the peundkeeper and f - r ° m 31st December, W I P ro P ert y-owners be notified to remove the willows 01,Cntfien ß stream from Cutfield-road to Morley-street; that the borough foreman be authorised to purSC fromM^r 3 .Wl!U Tho paragraph concerning «ardon hoses was deleted, and the salary of tho new official! H xod at £2 10s instead of adopted. lh ° "P 0 * »d was

■fXhCTHrC LinriT COMIHTTFE nJnt/r,!? 7 '^ r!lt Committee rec'omK nli iV" connection with the P ~ 7. dy 4U "iori 9 ed to be pUrchased the Council l,c authorised to purchase square poles instead of round: that providing bona fide applications are received from not less than three consumers the electric light be external along Hino-strect from Ciitfield-road towards Kelt-road (estimated cost .CIO). KKSKUVKS COMMITTEE. The following report was submitted by tile Keservcs Committee, recommending that the conditions of (ease of the old hospital site aiul of Section 702. Xew Plymouth, as drawn by the borough "solieitors, be aj)proved with the following additions: Old hospital site, upset rental CIO per annum, dwelling-house to be erected to the value of not less than £450 within one year from date oi lease; Section 792, upset rental Cfi per annum, dwelling-house to the value of not less thau £3OO to be erected within one year from date of lease; that the following improvements be effected to the mortuary chapel at the Cemetery: Painting (two coats inside and out), eight new seats and three additionl

windows, new ventilators; that the action of the chairman in purchasing a few seats for the Cemetery he confirmed; that the Works Committer be recommended to take into consideration the advisability of removing the stables in Lemon-street to the hack of the Fort Niger reserve in Itobson-strcct. The report was adopted, FINANCE-.

Tiie Hnanee Committee recoinmend'Hl That a programs payment of £25 as recommended by the borough foreman he made to Mr. W. Russell for carting boulders to the crusher site; tlist Messrs. Bunny, Petherlck, and Ayson'e account of £6l 17s 2d for legal expenses in connection with the borough loans be passed for payment,' The report showed kink overdraft £1771 3s, accounts to pass £234 lis sd. progress payment £2s—total £2040 I4s •3d. Receipts: Rates £SOO 10s 3d, rents £62 8s Id, library £l6 18s fid, baths £l3 Ifls ftl, electric light £4OB 3s 8.1. abattoir £l3O 6s 3d, sundries £l2l is 2d, Andrew Carnegie progress payment £IOOO, refunds of amounts advanced to loan accounts £9710 7s lid total £12.023 10k 1,1.

Or. Bellringer complained that Solicitors' costs regarding tie Ipsji were, excessive. '

Tho Mayor said, tho Council had consumed its own solicitors, and they advis-

Ed the Council to pay and look pleasant. There was no remedy, Tho report was adopted.