BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 331, 25 January 1909, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

lie following reports will be presented at to-nigiti's Meeting of the New Plymouth JJorough Council:— IIESEttV im COMMITTEE. That the .Borough Engineer be authorised to complete the fence at section ,<l>2 as requested by Mrs. Bruce; that section 7!)2 be loosed to any approved tenant for a period not exceedni" one year, the rental to be £2 I2s per au!V" tl .n° r ' Us ,ur s ' x '"oaths; that the 1 own Clerk report upon the nuesl™ 1 °/ " lu right-of-way over section (J!; that Mr. Short be informed that, the Council accept no responsibility for two encroachments on adjoining plots made by him in enclosing grave plots I ei the Cemetery, and that in tiie event of the owners of the "adjoining plots requiring k, he will be required to effect the necessary alterations .at his own expense; that the sexton having reported that grave plots enclosed by Messrs. Russell and Son have not been loft iu a satisfactory conditio,-\ after completion, and the Committee being satisfied by personal inspection that the complaints are well founded, the linn in question be notified that tiie Committee insist that on completion of work of this nature tlu? grave plots must be left in a condition satisfactory to the sexton; that the Borough Engineer be authorised to extend the

Lovers' Walk" in the direction of Reserve Y, at a cost not exceeding £10; that tile Works Committee be requested to donate second-hand timber for seats along the "Lovers' Walk"; that the sexton l>e instructed to supply a iist of untidy graves in the Cemetery; that the Borough Engineer be authorised to engage .Messrs. Sladden and I Palmer for survey work in the Cemetery for a period not exceeding one week. WORKS COMMITTEE. That Mrs. Campbell's application for repairs to footpath in Gover Street be reterred to the Borough Engineer to report upon; that the Borough Engineer be instructed to repair the lootpath near tin; intersection of Kulford .Street and Mount Edgecombe Street, as requested by Mrs. Pcrrv; that the District Engineer, Public * Works Department, be informed that tiie Council trust that be will replace the ironbark planks supporting the clock bells with steel girders, and that after the necessary repairs have been greeted to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer tlie Council will -thereafter maintain tho clock "with the exception of any repairs becoming necessary through defects in the clock tower; that permission lx?. given to the iUas Company to extend! their coal-shed in accordance with the plan submitted dispensing with the brick walk, the Council being that a full compliance with ■ the building by-laws will )h>. attended with great expense to the owners without a corresponding benefit to the com- ! niunity; that before dealing with Mr. jX. King's application for permission to ! dispense with brick walls at Kawau Pah j Reserve li« be. requested to submit a | plan giving full particulars of the j building he proposes to erect; that in I connection with the salt .shed erected ' k* v . ■ King the enforcement of the building by-laws be suspended for three months and after the expiration ol j that period ho be required to demolish the building; that the recommendation of the Borough Engineer for the extension of the kerbing in Devon StreetEast be given effect to at a cost not exceeding £4o, and that the asphalting previously authorised be not proceeded with; that the question of procuring boulders for metal at the Abattoir lie/serve be referred to the Borough En-' Mr. R. ,W. Bond agrees to contribute two-thirds of the cost the Borough Engineer be authorised to asphalt the footpath iu front of the motor garage in Liardet .Street; that Mr. 11. Barnitt be informed that the Council cannot •ee its way to accept his oiler re procuring metal from his farm. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr. Kendall (Borough Engineer) reports:—

•Mr. King's application to dispense with brick walls. —I beg respectfully to suggest that until Mr. King deposits some plan or other more definite particulars showing eixaetly what'he proposes or seeks permission to do or carry out, it h somewhat d'illicult to give him permission for any erection. Of course it may be that he has not yet definitely decided what his actual requirements are, but I venture to say that if he will kindly submit oven a rough draft plan showing in what direction his requirements lie, a decision can then be -easily arrived at. Welwter's filling, Pendarves Street. — This job is nearly completed.

Kerb and Channel, Devon. Street East.—This authorised work is nearing wmpltttion, and I l>eg respectfully to strongly recommend the authorisation of the continuation of the kerb and channel on the north side from Brougham Street to the bridge at a cost of C 75, or if this is/ not possible then kerbing only over the same distance. at a cost of .€4l). Vivian Street cutting near -Mr. If. Weston's.—This job is progressing as 'well as the weather will allow, Mr. Bond's application for asphalt.— I received too late for your last meeting an application from Mr. U. W, Uoml for asphalt footpath in front of his Uardct Street property. This work n carried out would entail a cost of £9.