BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 274, 10 April 1911, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL

I OFFMAL REPORTS. J The following reports will be submitted to the usual meeting of the Borough Council to be held this evening:— ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr. 11. Black reports:— Extensions. —Plans and specifications] for the new forebay and pipe line con-| tracts have been received from Mr. Cli-| inie, but as some further alterations arc required, they have been referred back. Supplies.—Some more poles should be procured as early as possible, as .we require some for new work, a few for renewals in town and on the transmission line, and also some poles will have to be replaced by heavier ones. Our stock of insulators and wire for consumers' service leads is getting low a.na should be replenished. An order for meters for the coming year should be placed as soon as posible. We have about enough to last till another lot can be procured. I shall be pleased to procure the above. Salaries.—l would beg to suggest that as we are just beginning another financial year the remuneration of the stall' employed in this department should be considered. It is about three years since any increases were granted, and during that time the undertaking has been growing steadily and the work and re»pongibility with it. We have more than double the number of consumers connected that we bad at that time. Also the working hours at the powerhouse have been increased by running the dity shift on Sundays, which was started nearly two years ago. For the last two winters a lot of extra time has been worked in clearing the rack at the pipe-head, and there will probably be more during the coming winter, and so. far no extra remuneration has been granted for this work, which is outside of ordinary working hours and has to be Undertaken at all hours and often in the worst of weather. I have no hesitation in. stating that we have a stall who ijiake. .the.. interests of the department their, first, consideration, and I trust that. this subject will receive your favorable, attention. I would also beg to remind yflut that my request of Febriiaryj'jllUO, has aiot yet been considered. new consumers added during the .past year number 151, making a-total to .March 31st. of 670. Since that dLcttO' weight more have ■ been conjUeotfidi. several are ready, and we have liJrJiunthen of applications on '{Munditl .iSThe. output for the year for lighting,*ipoiver- and heating as recorded 'by .ciißilimci's',meters was 305,000 uMits, jaOi increase, of. 20,000 units. This injcieasesisi'not in proportion to the numiatCOtmtfed'vfof'by the fact that the use ! ot,-.metallic lamps , is extending, consumjers getting a much better light on a reconsumption. REPORT. ..j Kendall reports:— SjrpctSi—The metalling of St. Aubyn Street jjflw reached as far as Queen Street: I beg to submit j plans and specifications of Morley , ! Vri th; of April Ist, 1911. I beg to submit draft ,4'9. r P!;th showing suggested levels V-street from Courtenay street ! to Lemon-^r^et. -j painting at the abattpiiys: jyibcjeedinj*. !,'.,S?^wodtS;—The caretaker at the that everything is satisfactorily, and. I have re• P orf SjM£P!ftteJy on damage that was bejpr?„(tpne, to the dam. . LIGHT COMMITTEE.. ec^T'( Vl J i"bt Committee reports: .$ e (resignation of Mr. A. L. be-, accepted and he be permitted W duties as soon as arcan be made to temporarily and that Mr. Dixon be the Council cannot see A°,,ficeofle to his request for lW'9; of- ahsencc for a month on full pay; that the matter o? temporarily the position he left in the hands pf <the towji clerk; that the electrical epgijieer ..submit further details of the ejection]-,/.supplies referred to in his rePf#J/ t]»t.portion of the electrical en.gine^'s;;report dealing with salaries be to < the Estimates Committee. WORKS COMMITTEE. . "XhbvWorks Committee reports:— sKTitd borbugh engineer was instructed Ttdss>lbißit-aji- amended plan of the levels •ofoMorley street from the corner gate ofl.Wfttfljftt.Park to Barrett street, the .Ifevelst to.'be as pointed out to the en.gineefc' D.V-the committee on the ground, the present road to be raised riot ex.el'u.Oftigiit^b;feet at tIW ifjtyer gate of lffiestcih Park, -and lowered two feet at the iiiteisection of Barrett street. That .■tile. 1 prrivfous 1 resolution of the Works Oom'ffiitttffc referring to the levels of Moffitfy street be rescinded. The borough enginer was instructed to submit ail amended plan of the levels of Morley street from the metal near the lower gate of Western Park to Wallace Place, the present road to be raised not exceeding Sour feet at the upper gate 6if the park. The borough engineer was instructed to submit specifications for the grading of Barrett street and Morley street, with a view to calling tenders for the work. That the fixing ot the permanent levels of Morley street be deferred until the above work has been completed. (C'r. Mannix requested tha r t his'vote be recorded against the above resolution.) That the application of the J.P. Hardware Company for permission to erect a verandah be referred to the borough engineer to deal with; that the question of remedying the nuisance at the rubbish depot was referred to the borough engineer to deal with (at a cost not exceeding £5); that the application of Mr. De la llaye for permission to instal a small water motor be referred to the borough engineer with power to act, and if ap-, plication be granted, the charge to be £ 1 per annum; that the request of the Fire Board for further fire plugs to be installed be referred to the borough engineer to report upon; that the question of the different 'buses failing to adhere to their time-tables be referred to the inspector to deal with; that His Worship the Mayor be authorised to certify that the signatures to the requisitions fixing the closing hours for grocers' shops represent a majority of the occupiers of such shops within the borough; that the request of C. 11. G. C'artliew for the formation of Fillis street be referred to the Estimates Committee: that the Council offer no objection to the Tiiranaki Agricultural Society enclosing portion of Kawau street adjacent to the Drill Shed and gasworks, (luring their winter show week (.Tune 7th to June 10th), the consent of the adjoining owners to be first obtained; that the offer of Mr. E. J. Ellerm to allow section 330, Fulford street, to be used as a public rubbish depot be accepted. the Council retaining the right to discontinue the depot at nnv time; I that Inspector Tippins be permitted to engage, the services of the borough solicitors in the case to be taken against /a unlive for removing planks from the old 'wtihirworks damthat Inspector Tippins' application for increase in salary be referred to next year's Estimates Committee, and that he be granted a special remuneration of £7 10s for the

extra work performed -by him as clerk/ of works ill connection with the Pow-\ I derham street and Gill stro»t bridges, such work not being within his ordinary duties; that the North Queensland Insurance Co. be informed that the Council does not intend insuring • the borough horses at present; that the District Health Inspector be informed that the Council is not prepared to grant a lodg-ing-house license for the premises occupied by Mr. Mynott in Curric street; that the question of the agreement with the County Council with reference to the Henui bridge be referred to Ilis AVorship the Mayor to confer with the county chairman and to report; that the letter from the sanitary contractors with reference to the sanitary contract be referred to the incoming Council to deal with; that the request of the slaughtermen for union rates of pay for all cattle killed for export be referred to the incoming Council to deal with; that the borough engineer submit specifications for the supply of 1000 yards of boulders or critshed metal; that the plans and specifications for the formation of Morley street and Barrett street be approved, and tenders be invited for the work; that the tenders for sewer pipes be referred to the borough engineer to report upon.