BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 173, 13 July 1908, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The following reports will come befoi the lSorough Council at to-night's wee; nig:

a.J:IA I 1"""^ L 'lho abattoir manager repo . 'luring ,f lmP there were slaughterc, local loiisumpt ion— Cows 148, Ijullock » W7, lambs 4, pigs 17(j. Tiipr i l | ' loiU,c '[ l 1 call's head and feet, an . 4 ox heels. Compared with the corn -ponding month of last year they sho\ as t»huw„,—lncreases: Cattle 3,' calve 18, lambs 4, pigs 35, tripes 41. Con • demned eattie numbered 8, and pi"s J There were slaughtered for exportCows 41(1, bullocks 1, bulls 48, a total o! 400, being an increase of 351 head iotal fees for the mouth, £2OB 8s; rent ■a us lid—total, ;C2ll 13 s Ud, or an lnciease C77 2s tid npon the previous ■lune. Ihe Abattoir Committee re--1"JIt ll'al, having received a complaint K' hides damaged at the abattoir, they Jones' tannery and inspected -1 hides, and found them cut and badlv scored. They recommended That the manager be instructed to collect from the slaughtermen the sum of £6 & claimed by Messrs. Ciamliu anil Co. for hides eul at the abattoir; that the engineer be authorised to form and metal the road round the chilling-room; that the borough engineer lie authorised to procure hoisting-lilts for the abattoir. KLKCTRICAL KXUIXEEK'S Klil'Oß'

Transmission Line.—All tlic matci'i: required for duplicating Uim liu,. is no o hand except some in-uiiliT Ijolts. Til ivork of creeling the hair Lopper. wir Sallow well in hand. alioul live miles i virc having liceu run from liu pone: louse cud. making two and it-Jull' mile 'f line, just about half of the tota instil.

iitzroy.—As tlio kleplumc lines liavi ' not yet boon transferred, owinpr lo noil arrival of the remainder of the neces I sary poles, we have not been able to rur our high-tension mains. Some mori poles for our work are just landing, an.l will be available for this line, The insulated cables ordered for' this line will | also be to hand in a few days, so that the permanent wires can be erected instead of temporary mains previously proposed. Extra Sifreel Lamps. Rome of the poles now landing will be available for the new lamps authorised. Three new are lamps are now to hand, and the transformers should be here shortly, so we hope soon to he able to erect these The three 50 K.W. transformers are now to hand. Returns. The returns for private lighting and power for (he past three months show the earnings of the department as £730. The cash received does not. of course, amount to this, as accounts for June consumption were not due until after the Ist instant. RESERVES. _ The Reserves Committee recommends— That the Borough Kiigirioer be authorised lo open out the old track along Cnlmady and Kbrington terraces from the llenui bridge to the Cemetery; that the borough engineer be authorised to cut the gorsc and blackberry on the Monumental Hill: that the borough on-' gineer supply nil estimate of the cost of |

'reeling a rail for tying up horses >y people at-Urnling funerals, sueli rail

to extend from the outside gate to the inside gate: that the engineer submit an estimate of cost of providing two conveniences in the Cemetery preferable as near the inside gates as possible.

ELECTRIC LIGHT. The Electric Light Committee recommends —That- the application of the Taranaki County Council for four street lights on the Main' South road be granted, and the electrical engineer be instructed to proceed with the work, the charge for the lights to be £3 13s each per annum; that the electrical engineer submit an estimate of the cost of providing two street lights on the Belt road asked for by tlic Taranaki County Council; that the electrical engineer be authorised to hold maintenance stock up to a limit of £,'>oo (inclusive of the £l5O authorised for motors and heating apparatus); that applications lie culled for an active lad for the electric light work at a weekly wage of 13s. DRAINAGE. The Drainage Committee recommends —That the petitioners from Molesworthstreet be informed that the Council regret there arc no funds available for the extension of the sewers in Moleswm-th-street; that the borough engineer be instructed to take proceedings ill the six worst cases for not providing the necessary w.c.'s and connecting with the sewers.