BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 144, 9 June 1908, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tin' fortnightly mooting of the Borough Council was hold last night. Pre-seut-His Worship the Mayor (Mr. li. Tiseh) and Councillors Browne, Moroy, Collis. West, Coleman, and Boon. A MODEST REQUEST. Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce, parents of the youth Herbert Bruce, of the electric lighting staff, who was injured -i few weeks ago by colliding with u motor-car whilst in the execution of Ins duties, forwarded a complaint that the Electric lighting Committee had refused to give an extra week's leave in order to allow of his being independently examined liv an outside doctor, they complained that he was slid unable to return to work, although the doctors said he was. The writers considered that there had non unnecessary demand for the lwv to return to work before he was well 'enough, and complained that through "tire doctors' union" they were debarred from having an independent examination here. In fact, it looked like a ca*c of forcing the boy to resign or resume his duties before he was fit. Mr. Knur interviewed the Council on the matter, and, referring to the "doctors' union," .-aid that no New Pymoutli doctor would examine the lad except in consultation with his medical attendant. . Cr. Morev said that the Elcetiic LMiliii" Committee bad relused the application, in the face of two medical eertitieates that the lad was tit lor work. ~ . Cr Collis said the committee didn t want to be arbitrary, but, of course, they were guided by medical opinion. Cr Browne, chairman of the Electric ]>ht Committee, said Mr. Bruce was asking the Council to override t be comI milt.-.:. The youth was declared fit for work on -Hh May, and twice since that time he had been notihed to resume _lus duties. The coinmitfee was lom.ir ', ~v l.v Brine's absence, lor they had J a mail from the r wer-hou*" d g Ins ' " Omiicillor.-. Boon and W<;<l that nil addilional week- loau granted, and the Council agroou.

ACCIDENT ASSURANCE. Mr. John Patim, local manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, wioio 'iskiii" the Council to consider the claims of the company when arranging its employers' liability insurance o the ensuing year. The company hat „„»• for a number of years »£ paver, and was the bolder of a coi 5.... Lie quantity of the borough d tuves.-Kcferred to the Wurks Committee. DKATXACE COMMITTEE. The Drainage Committee roeommende,l that the borough engineer be requested to instruct the sanitary inspect. „" i visit the backyards in tie central „,„,! and cause all n.bb.sh to I«'rem, e ,l from time to tune as a-miicd 0 the bv-laws and to strictly enforce by- ,. w No. 2IW; that Messrs Sorronson and lVi-lev be permitted to remove any inol'leiis'ive rubbish from the borough anytime during the day, the borough engi- „,.,... to be authorised to cancel this poindssion at any lime should the contractors in bis opinion abuse this con cession in any way, Cr Morev complained that very ottensive' matter was being taken tron, premises in Devon street central during' the lnisv part of the day. Cr. Collis referred to the same mat-

The Mayor said the inspector's attention wax being drawn to this. Cr. Collis: Ves, that's all very well, lint other people see these thing's- "V can't he'i. We're always -drawing his attention." . . Tlin Mayor: Perhaps lies noar-sigiil-ed. , , . , Cr. collis: Perhaps so, httt is he neatnosotl. too: OENEKAL. An application from Mo-sl-. Mm'tag" and Street for an accommodation paddock at the abattoirs was referred to the Abattoirs Committee. Mr. IX Ogilvy, the retiring custodian at the municipal baths, applied to t'je Council for a reference.-Referred to the Hat lis Committee. Cr. Wet a-ked the Council to authorise the completion of the kcrbing and channelling ill Devon street, partioii:larlv from liroughani street to the Post Ofliee.—Kefem-d to the Works Committee. The Mayor was authorised to applyto the Premier with a view to having the training ship Amokura and a war-, ship stationed at New Plymouth during next Christmas Iroliday season.