BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 350, 30 March 1910, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING. The Borough Councl held a special meeting yesterday morning in connection with the new tail-race contract. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. G. Tisch), and Crs. Dockrill, Bellringer. F. E. Wilson, A. E. Watkins, J. F. Hooker, H. J. Gilbert and Geo. Browne. The position in regard to the contract was explained. The estimate of Mr. H. W. Climie, consulting engineer, was about £836, and the only tender received was for about £I4OO. The Mayor said that if the estimate were so far out on this small portion of the waterworks extension contract, the Council would have to consider how the rest would work out. Cr. Dockrill thought the Council would be justified in asking another engineer to report on Mr. Climie's plans and estimates.

THE MANGOREI COMPANY'S OFFER. Mr. E. H. Garner, secretary to the Mangorei Dairy Co. wrote as follows, •under date 21st March:—"A special meeting of directors was held this afternoon, when the matter was fully considered, and the following resolution was passed: 'That the company give permission to the New Plymouth Borough Council to concrete a portion of the company's water race as set out in the letter of Mr. W. 11. Climie's to the Council of the loth March. 1010. and to allow the Council to cut off the water from such race during the construction and maintenance of such concrete work; and to allow the Council to drive a tunnel under the company's race as set out in the plan submitted; and to allow the Council the right to extend the •powerhouse building as asked for in Mr. Climie's letter, on the following conditions: (1) That 'before starting any of the above works the Council must run the electric motor of the company for at least one week without cost, to the company, and the running of Mich power must be to the satisfaction of the company; (2) that any expense incurred by the company by reason of the immediate running of such inotor be refunded to the company by the Council; (3) that the Council supply to the company during the Construction and. maintenance of the concrete work electric energy fee, and during such hours as the company may require; (4) that in the event of ■any break-down of such electric motor, whether by reason of any act of the Council or otherwise, the Council to supply a sufficient power in substitution, and to fully compensate the company for any cost or loss that may foe occasioned thereby; (5) that in the event of any works now being undertaken or to be at any future time undertaken by the Council being of such a nature as to in anv way interfere with or prejudicially affect the present or any future iwater-power of the company, then the Council shall supply to the company a sufficient power in substitution without any cost to the company; that the Council shall for all future time supply to the company electric power to drive the present electric motor of the company or any other motors which mav be put in bv the oomnanv a? a discount of not less than 25 n<»r cent, over and above the discount'allowed bv the Council to anv person to whom they surmlv eleelric power.'" The Mivor said he could not recommend the Council to accent these terns, which were quite out of the question.

Tt. was decided to refer the whole matter biclc to the Electric Liyht Committee f(iv a renort. PDWDERTTAM STREET BRIDGE.

Mr. B. Tipnins was annotated overseer on the Powderhnm street culvert contract, vice Mr. Moon.