BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 320, 11 January 1909, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL

The following reports will be presented to a meeting of the New Plymouth Uorough Council to he held this evenng:~ WORKS COMMITTEE. That the By-laivs Committee lie recommended to amend the building by-laws to make the owner and the builder liable for any breach of the by-law*; that the application of Mr. Newton King for permission to erect a building on Kawan Pa Reserve, dispensing with the brick walls, be. referred to _ tlit? Uorough Engineer to report tit next meeting of the Works Committee; that consideration of the , letter from the Harbour Board re compensation for widening Gill Street extension be deferred until receipt of a definite reply from ithe Minister of Railways re Gill Street extension; that the Church of England trustees he. informed itllat in view of the improvements cU'eotcd at Calmady Terrace it will not be sullieient if a turnstile is erected at the lend of Courtenay Street, but that the whole fence should be removed; that thi' Borough Engineer lie instructed |to report on the condition of the town clock; that the ipiesliou of asphalting the frolpalh in Ctirrie Street from Devon Street to liill Street be referred to the Kstiinat.es Committee. ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMITTEE. That the charge ifor lighting under the street lighting vole, which includes £4O for lighting Town Hull and Baths, be reduced by that amount; and the charges be readjusted as follows:—* Street lighting, £301; Carnegie, library, light £2O, heat £l2 10s (ten months only); Town Hall, £l7; Baths, £3. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S HEPORT. The Electrical Engineer .(Mr. Black) reports:—The connections to the private lighting lines to December 31st numbered 304, an increase of 120 for the past twelve months. He has received a few of the new tmetallic filament lumps for 110 and 220 volts. Some of the customers .are giving these a trial. He also has some on the street lighting circuits near the centre of'the town, in Courtenay, Powderhani, Silver, and Queen Streets. A few of these lamps, 10 candle-power, two in series or each fitting, have also been 'erected temporarily in Liardet Street fron Courtenay Street to the Reercatior Grounds gale. Two ,-of these lamps together giving 100 candle-power, taki no more current than the one 32 candle power carbon -filament lamp which thei replace.. Although these lamps ari very fragile, their average useful life i: much longer than (the carbon lamp; am the great saving in current is causing them to be generally used. There i: Another (lamp on the market that' i !not so fragile, namely, the Tantalum but as they are not nearly so economic al as the Tungsten lamps they are np so much in demand.