BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 120, 12 May 1908, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Till' ordinary fortnightly meeting of tin- Xew Plymouth liorough Council iviis held last night. Present: llis \\"0l-ilii{> tile Mayor (.Mr (!. Tiseh), ;l nd Crs. iioo", IJellringer, (oleinau. West, cotlis, .Morev, C'attlev, and Drowne. WAMAXi: STItJiKT. Tliu District liiiihviiy Engineer wrote that the footbridge in Wainiamii street

could 110 erected Oil the eastern side U 1 the street, and it was not advisable to have a bridgf wider than six feet. As -.on as the Council's path was eonsi i ucted the bridge would be completed. - Cr. IJrowne said tlie letter did „ gt answer the questions asked ],y the Coun- ' antl 011 1»9 motion the letter was referred to the Works Committee ALLEGED EXCESSIVE RKXT. The Taranaki Stock Exchange again asked for a reduction of rent of the [ Council Chambers from 10s a month to "2s 6d a month. —Cr. Collis considered that if the room was not worth 10s a month it was not worth having, for the 7%d a. week was not worth booking. Ihc Council saw no reason to alter its previous decision to adhere to the tariff. ELECTRIC LIGHT EXTENSION. .Messrs .T. W. H. Martin, E. Snowball, ■T. MeArtlmr, and B. Tooke petitioned for the extension of the electric lighting system oil the llrooklands road, agreeing to take current equal to s(>n oindk-power.—Referred to the Electric Lighting Committee for report. ABATTOIRS.

The abattoir manager's report ' was adopted. He explained that the pork for which Mr. Scott claimed was damaged, but principally bv the weathev. One of the pigs had been "shouldered," a rare occurrence. The flies had got at the meat. The pigs had been slaughtered one day earlier than ordered. I[e

did not know who should he responsible for the refunding of the amount paid to Mr. Seott.

The abattoirs committee recommend ed that "the manager be required to re fund to the Council the sum of £1 11:M for pigs slaughtered licfore flip time authorised"; that the question of proriding increased accommodation for Unboning of export stock lie left in the hands of the engineer and the conimit- | tee with power to act; that the en«in jeer be instructed to proceed with "the works already authorised. The report was adopted. MORE POWEr, WANTED. The Council adopted the Electric' Lighting Committee's recommendation that the borough engineer confer with the electrical engineer with a view of obtaining increased water power at the power-house.

ENCROACHMENTS. The Encroachment Committee rcen m . mended: That Mrs. Ewing having agreed to allow the slope of the filling to encroach on her proper! v t f °„ a " o 7 l ' ;in to 1* formed the lull width (subject (o the terms of her letter of (he nth i n ,t). she ],e |K-rmi((r>d to occttpv (lie portion of lirowue street af present occupied liv her dui'i'iin- the pleasure of the Council. sue), rigftl of occupation to cease without compensation being payable should the Council at a future date deem it to open Browne Street to the full width; that Mr. ir. Fori! be informed of a complaint lodged with Council requestiinr removal of his fence fronting section 1 10 Devon street, aiul that lie (Mr Ford) , requested, in the meantime, to move back- the western portion of such fence adjacent to Mr. Bransgroves' l.nildinthat the following charges per annum i><- made for encroachment 011 Browne street (23 feet): T. G. Sole, section 2013, (id. A. Anderson, section 201!). 2s fid, Mr. Bates (Hawera) section 2003, os; that the borough engineer enquire as to the deduction of tile frontages of sections 272 to 27G, Powderham street, owned by the Primitive Methodist Trustees.

t r. Bellnnger opposed the first two clauses. The first clause opened up an avenue of trouble. The Second clause se ■nicd to him to be an attempt to use tli" Council as a tool for the attainment Ol private ends, and there was lio need to move the fence.

<r. Browne said that without the terms offered in the first clause Gill street could not be extended as petitioned for by residents.

The report was adopted. GENERAL. I lie matter of acquiring pi,.,.,. ~(■ frontage from Mr. |[. H. JUuehope for the widening of a dangerous turn on the Cavrington road near the old raihvav bridge Was referred to the Works Conimi' ice. Mr. ]•. L. llartiH'il iijipliod for ;im tension of the footpath in liuller -treet wi -t.—Request accedeil Co. Applications for increases of wages were made by K. Hooker (borough foreman) and J". Hodgson (waterworks foreman) were referred to the Estimates Co'itmittee, It was decided to call for tenders for 1000 yards of boulders or shingle at once. Tbe application of the lmrougli engineer for an increase of salary was referred to the Estimates Committee for favorable consideration. The New Zealand Municipal Associatieii wrote that the biennial conference of delegates would be held in July, and a'ked that the names of the Council's delegates and any remits lie forwnrdeil. Deferred. The engineer will report upon the question of reducing the width of T)e'von street footpaths near the Jfenui bridge. The matter of kcrbing and channelling in Devon street East was referred to the Estimates Committee.