BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 9 August 1910, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

monthly MEETING. The ordnary monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. G. Tißch), Councillors F. C. J. BeUringwy F. E. Wilson, J, West, A. E. Watkins, J. Clarke, H. J. Gilbert, and G. W. Browne. BAST END BEACH. Councillor Bellringer moved that the , Council provide £lO worth of pipes required by the East End Bathing committee for draining the "Lily Pond." He praised the committee for the very useful and valuable work which they were 1 carrying out for the beautiflcation'of . this borough reserve and the pleasure of ■ the inhabitants. Councillor Gilbert agreed with the ■ latter portion of the mover's remarks, ; but though the £lO could be made to give far more pleasure to residents if it were expended on the streets in the west ward. The motion was seconded by Council- • lor West, supported by the Mayor, and ' carried, i GREATER NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 Messrs. Walter J. Penn, M. A. E. | Crocker, F. M. Grayling, and George • Pott, ratepayers in the Mangorei road 1 district, petitioned to have their pro- ! perties included dn the borough, and requested the Council to take the neeetsary steps. They pointed out that in each case their properties adjoined the borough; that the borough would gain to the extent of approximately £«f m ; rates; 'but it would not incur any additional liability for road maintenance, no I new road being brought into the ; borough. Councillor Wilson, who presented the ' petition, moved that steps be taken to give effect to the proposition, and said he was very pleased to see that this move had been made. The Mnvny seconded, and the motion , was carried. <} REORGANISATION. f IV M.rw rimed, r.v.i] it was decided, ; that the report of the electric light sub- ' committee upon the re-organisation of 1 the electrical department be adopted, and that the committee confer with the town cleric, and report upon the nu?*t;on of alterations or additions to the -.tuff rendered ne-ess, MV j, y tnp n ,i o ,,tj on 0 f > the v,.p o :i. ...„,! t | u , rxtr ,, ( . Qst tf) , )(> pn _ • tailed therein. (The report was published ' j in these columns on Saturday.) j GENERAL. A leiuvthv letter from Mr. W. W, Smith, complaining about the conduct of the inspector, was referred to the executive to enquire into.-]* was explained that the trouble arose in the first place out of Mr. smith's refusal to pay dogMrs. Cokcv wrote that she was de-sn-ou- of improving her sections in I'i'lis street, and asked that the earth be removed Imiii the street at an early date. -deferred to the Works Committee for report. The engineer reported that it would cost £2o for the extension of the sewer, m Lemon street, as asked by Mr. Tominson. and that ei-ht connections could , r * et T -' ln ' ninttCT was deferred- _ in-; oJeetrval .-;ir, : |~<<-,. submitted an' interim report i u connection with the provision of aa apparatus tt> regulate elcetriwty for biograph work.-nThe report was referred to the Electric Light Committee. ** The Council adjourned to resume when the report of the electrical tramway expert is available.