BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 12, 8 February 1909, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tin' following report will lie prescmi'il iit Uwiight's meeting oi the Ilorougli Council : WORKS COMMITTEE. That in accordance of paragraph 28 of Llir specifications ui the sanitary eonliari ihe contract is extended lor three months from .March :11st next; that the committee hav ing gone through the sanitary contract clause by clause, the borough i iigineer lie instructed to prepare »l»Tihi~alions lor a new contract for a lurther period of three years and submit the same to the next meeting of the Works Committee ; that in reply to his complaint Mr Cnun be intormed that the employment or dismissal of the casual workmen rests with the borough engineer; that a copy of tire draft agreement re upkeep of Clemow road be forwarded to the I'itzroy Town Hoard for perusal; that a copy of the letter from the Department of Roads re exemption of Gill street extension be forwarded to the Harbour' Board ; that provided the petition is in order a poll of the electors be taken on t)he 28th day of April, 190!), on a proposal that the weekly half-holiday for factories Shall be on the same day as the statutory closing day for shops in the borough of New Plymouth ; that the borough engineer be authorised to remove bould- «■ for metal from the drain in the abattoir reserve and also to make an opening on the Hat for a further supple : that the borough engineer be authorised 'to put the (Jover Street Hill in order prior to the race days ; that Mr Bond be informed that the Council cainot see their way to grant him permission to remove a house from Carringtou road to a section within the borough ; that the question of tarring and sanding tiie footpath in Uover street between Devon and Courtnay street be. referred to the I Estimates Committee. | KESEKVES COMMITTEE.

That the resignation of Mr. Drewett be attested, with regret, ana uk- U>unei> plae<; on record their appreciation of faithful services rendered by him dui\ iug the time he Held the position of custodian of the Library ana Municipal Buildings, and at the same time express the wish that he will soon be restored to good health again; that applications be called to fill the vaeaacy caused by the resignation of Mr. Drewett at the same salary and subject to condition* to be approved by the Committee; that in reply to their letter re old soldiers' graves the Department , be informed that if thy will place the graves in good! order with' Work of "a peniian'eht'charac- j ter the Council will tlien undertake to keep them in good order for a small annual subsidy* the. amount to be dc- 1 termiiied ou completion of the work FINANCE COMMITTEE. That the Council co-operate with the Christehureh City Council in endeavouring to obtain the repeal of section 25 of TJie Local Bodies Loaiis Amendment Act, 1908, which provides that the Publie Trustee alone iu&y be appointed Sinking Fund Commissioner under the Local Bodies Loans Act and that tho sinking fund must be invested in securities issued by the Government of. New Zealand; that the sum of £SO, as provided, by the Estimates be paid to tho Tamnaki Education Hoard for the purpose of encouraging the formation and increasing the efficiency of classes under part 7 of The Education Act 1008. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Mr. H. Black) electrical engineer, reports:— All the construction work authorised has now been completed, with the exception of the transformer room in Ariki Street. This we expect to take in hand shortly, but now ; tliat our line staff has been reduced, most of the time is taken up with connections and the necessary work of looking after existing lines. The street lamp shades have now been in use for three years and require attention. These are being brougnt in and cleaned and painted. The new metal filament lamps are growing in favour, and, as the uiguts get lunger, may be expected to attract a large number of new consumers, although the fact that for our voltage (220) they are not yet obtainable i-a smaller sizes than 50 candle-power makes them more suitable for shop-'.than for private use.