BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 24, 22 February 1909, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The reports to. lio presented to the luual meeting the -New Plymouth Uorough Council thus evening arc as follow: ELECTRICAL EXUJXEEJi'S REPORT. I i'luwer-liousc.—A Jiro which started lin some fern on Mr. King's property on Saturday last (13th hist.) burned into the bush on the bank and endangered the cottages. A.s soon as 1 got wwd rang u<p ill-. Kendall, who at once sent two men with the necessary hose, and the lire, was extinguished about 8 p.m. Xo .daniagie was done to aoiy iOi the Council's .property. We have a idvdnuit and one length of 50 feet .of hose, which is sulliciont to protect the power-house, and Mr. JSandi-la-nds nuiue gaod use of that in checking Hue tire until the other hose arrived, it would be advisable to procure sullicient hose to protect both cottages—about EOO feet. The .lire at the Petroleum Company's NiO. 2 bore 'burned- the insulation oil some of the primary main on the breakwaiter line. The damaged cable lias beeu cut out and. repairs effected.

ELECTRIC LICHT COMMITTEE. The Electric Light Committee reports: That the electrical engineer be authorised to (purchase 200 feet of hose fo.r tho power-house; tliat the electrical engineer be authorised to extend the electric light mains to Stsmdislii stree', Yogeltown, and to provide two. 32-e.p. street lights as requested by the Carrington Road .Hoard, the charge to be £3 15s per annum per light. WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works Com'mittee repoa-ts: That the Railway Department -be informed that the Council 'have uo desire to purchase section li)5D, Xew Plymouth; liliat •the .borough engineer be authorised, to prepare a plaa of the .piece of land to be vested in the Council by the Railway I Department for the extension of (Sill , street, and that .when completed the plan, be forwarded to the Railway. Department, together with a fee of £2 i<.r preparing the proclaimalion; .that the Taranaki School Commissioners lie informed bliat the Council has, prior to receiving their letter, taken steps to remove the stoppage of the stream at

sections 21!) and 310; that the offer of llie Hospital Board to contribute the siMii of ,L 7 10s towards the alterations at Fulford street gully on condition that they are relieved from 'further liability lie accepted; that the borough engineer be instructed 1 to take proceedings against Messrs. Smart Bros, for breach of the borough by-law Xo. 90; that the letter from .Messrs. 11. F. Russell and Co., applying for an approach to X.R. Xo. 15 be referred to the borough enginUer to report upon; *bat the Council certify that the signatures to the requisition fixing the closing hours for the bootmaking trade in the borough uf Xew Plymouth represent a majority of the occupiers of bootmaking shops in the iborough; that tine horougii engineer be authorised to purchase 50 barrels of tar as recommended in his report; that the agrccime-at with reference to the upkeep of Olcniow road be amended as fallows, ill accordance with the arrangecnt with the Fitzrov Town Board— (1)

The road to be put into good repair by the Council on taking over the same, (•») the duration of blie agreement to be 4'/, years as front April 1 next, (3) the Council to indemnify the Town Board against any damages arising from the negligence "of the Council in connection with the road, (1) the Board to charge a rovaltv of not less than. 3d per cubie yard* for all metal carted by outside contractors over the Clemow road and to pay the Council one penny per cubic yard ironi- the same, and in the event iif the royalty being increased the payment to. tile Council being in the same proportion; that a, royalty of 3d per yard be charged on all metal and gravel carted over the streets in the borough, and that the borough inspector be instructed to see that no such tiaflic takes place without payment; that the borough engineer lie authorised to eu■r.a<re extra assistance in his office as required up to tile end'o'f the present linancial year.