BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 50, 21 August 1911, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

REPORTS. • I The following reports will be presented at the meeting of the Borough Council to-night:— ELECTRICAL' ENGINEER'S REPORT. Powerhouse. —Twice during the past • winter the machines had all the load that they could carry. Now that the days are getting longer the load Is not quite ho heavy, and, provided we have no accident, we should be able to meet all requirements for the next few months. The cottage at the waterworks has been wired and was connected last week. The cottage at abattoirs will probably be connected this week. Advices are to hand that some of the poles on order .have arrived at Wellington and may arrive here by any steameT now. It will be advisable very shortly to extend the powerhouse building to receive the machinery now on order. Some alterations to the tail race will bo necessary. I am getting out particulars for the above work. Machine foundations will ha.ve to be put down, but nothing can be done in regard to tohis until we. get the working drawings from the makers of the machinery. ABATTOIR REPORT. During July there were slaughtered for local consumption:—s7 cows, 111 bullocks, 2 calves, 595 sheep, 1 hunb and 122 pigs. Compared with July ; last year they shown an increase of 7 ' [ cattle, 25 sheep, and a decrease of 3 [ calves, 8 lambs and oft pigs. Four cattle, 2 sheep and 17 pigs were con- \ demned. Twenty-three cows, 1 bullock ', and I bull were slaughtered for export, of which 7 cows were condemned. Total fees for month amount to £lll 15s Gd; total rents for month amount to £3 ' 5s 6d. Total £lls Is. A decrease of J 19s. I have had the chilling room and niaeliinery overhauled and repaired, ; all ready for starting freezing, but . Mr. Sole informs me that they are now , going to put the pigs in at Moturoa. ■■ The post of grubbing No. 2 paddock £ Was £l6 12s. I went over the "flat," ! and I find there is a lot of stone there, and at places the ;; grubbing would be very slow, as it would be impossible for ' | the''men to keep their tools sharp. I estimate that it woijld cost about £69 '•! to clear the gorse and blackberry. If it is done by day labor, I think the • Council should supply grubbers, as the i; , stones -will be very hard on these. ' j • | RESERVES COMMITTEE. 1 The Reserves Committee met on Au-1 gust 2. Present: Councillors Butti- ': more (chairman), Browne and Buxton. The folio-wing motions" we're carried: Thaf;, ,as.Requested.,by the society, the , chairman' (Councillor Buttimore) be ap- j". pointed to represent the Council on the j, New Plymouth Beautifying Society; '., that consideration''of 'the ''(Juestion of instilling-' the' electric light into thef, BKiittdtfs cottage lie' deferred";' ! «hat' Jte. , Of-AT No^thcott , •bb^miorii^ed''tilat''th l c 0 Council will be prepared 'to keep the .J graves of his parents in order for a ,- period of twenty years -.(excluding any j repairs to the fence enclosing the plot) , for the sum of £lij & as..arl£red by him; that the fence on the northern boun- : dnry of sections' 1787 be moved ] back fifteen feet for the purpose of , making ;a temporary, deviation of Hen- " dri#,street,.. and ftliafc i t*e borough engineer' bo,ins.trw,ted.to,block:both ends ,' wc!ek:.once.. in H preterit any rights ? acquifcd'noveri.the <\a,Mf ysftt ;(.the; ibor.cAj.glt • engineer/be; .auttioili "* [jpcd.sto. moyo forward the fence of. i Pajtk%,,adjoining .the.; Baths/ ttt ' the boundary;.line of i Weymouthstreet.;! ' thej committee roade.applioa!tkm to thd ' fWteV.M IWit. on; a., gang of prisoner's' ' for i a fortnight In clearing- up-Fort ' Niiger Reserve (cost about '£).-:r-:--m ' At the meeting on August 17 there ' were present:, y;i3f>un«jllqirs Buttimore * (chairman), .Anihuryr Buxton, Browne an fJ,,',lft:rtne]!,. > .wjis resolved: That '•> ffifj&lv?' %,,%■ grazing pt the, cemetery pflsddqcfcx '■> for./tw;q months, on',';the' f 'caw.Wsted in the offices,'b» \ accepted,; , that 'Mr, , M.,11., .Barnitt's : ( tender of. 2s 6d per, week' for the ,gra?n ) I! v p,o|'tlie old reserve, g,il(h J I 6*' yo- the ,condltioj^,'pf r^a6e; -posted- 'i in. i tho;bpT6ugh,ofriccs^be,ace^pte'd f , • , ; ELT=:C^RIQ.LIG^T,..CQM%T^IiiE' : :., , i • ■.•The. Electric Light -Committee Wict'oiV 1 July 27. Present: Couneillofs'Brtavife' (chaii-man-) >: ..Amburj«TrJtattHßore, Bux- ' ton, Clarke, Mannix, Morey and Stockcr. ' It was resolved: That. the. elctricnl en- ! gineer be authorised to extend the lighting mains in Hine street from Cutticld \ road t,o.Be)t road (estimated epst £12); " tha.t the application of, S/r.^t'obbt.with, < ftfe.rencet,o .testing < ktion'at.his dwelling'in'.Wesfo-R-n be 1 granted; it being' niade ,|clcar ; that the'; ' Cofincil' does 'not guarantee . t'o extendi • fje, r Jn'ai«s to supply the.elecfrift current:! *' At the meeting on' August 17 there ! were.present: His Worship jthc- Mayor ' (chairman); Councillors Ambury,'Bujc»i ! ton, Buttimore, Clarke,/Harthelfj Morey," : j Mannix and S,tocker, /It was resolved:, '! jT&t 'file: application of the Taranaki' ' 'County for the electric light on the tern:', ; i^Vary'trtifTlc bridge overj tlie.Mangorei ' river' ; on. the Junction road',b,e 'granted,' " | flip county to, pay cost of install ilig-.the, ' i light and for current on the same basis, - 'as; their, streetlights; that the cjiiostion,' j iof'tlJe light hear the. ; Taranaki Hotel , jlane he referred to the. elvair'nkan-'a'nd' I] •the electrical engineer, .with, power to , fact; that the electrical engineer be in- ] istructcd to render claims .for damage , to electric light poles, etc., by any trap, ' ; mitor or pimilav accident; that tne elec- . tribal engineer submit to the committee ' the necessary .plans for the extension of , the power house. WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works Committee mot on July 29. There were present: Councillor '. Browne (Deputy Mayor), Councillors Anvbury, Buttimore, Buxton, Clarke, Mannix. Morey and Stockcr. The fol-' lowing business was done:—As recommended by the District Health Officer, the committee gave instructions for the rubbish dump at Fulford street to be covered with a sufficient layer of earth and closed for the time being; all matters affecting the Hobson street (lump ' were referred to a sub-committee consisting of Councillors Mannix, Buttimore and the Deputy Mayor, with power to act; that, as requested by Messrs. F. Grayling and 0. Pott, the High School Board of Governors be notified to remove any obstructions to traffic erected by them in Hendrie street, and the question of permitting a temporary way over parts of sections 1757 and 1790. Avenue Road /Reserve, was .left in the hands of the. Reserves Committee, with power to act. provided the Council is put to no expense in the matter; the letter from the Now Plymouth Beautifying Committco with reference to the approaches to Marsland Hill was referred to the bor- i ough engineer to confer-with the president of the society and report; tha.t the , following portion of the resolution passed by the Council on July 10, 1910. he rescinded: ''That no information be laid by 11m borough inspector except upon the written instructions of the ■ borough engineer." B At the meeting on July 27 there were >, present. Councillor Browne (Deputy (Mayor), Councillors Anrbury, Buttimore, m Buxton, Clarke, Mannix, Morey and Stocker. Permission was granted to Messrs. Crust and Gjedsted to carry an

eitcU'ic i-abie across King street, subject to defined conditions; that the chairj man's action in stopping the work of I kerbing and channelling in Gilbert I street be confirmed, that the kerbing be completed, the required filling attended to, and when the earth filling has consolidated the channelling be put in on the south side; that tin; borough engineer submit an estimate of the cost of doing the work at the Mobson street rubbish depot authorised by the sub-committee, viz., 00ft. 24-inch pipes and (10ft. open drain, in the meantime the work be proceeded with; that the lettn' from .Mr. F. A. Coleman with reference to. channelling in Gill street between Brown and Watson streets be referred to the borough engineer to' report upon; that the borough engineer submit alternate estimates of the cost of thoroughly patching Currie street and for completely metalling same. At the meeting on August 17 there were present: Hia Worship the Mayor (chairman). Councillors Ambury, Buxton, Buttimore, Clarke, Hartnell, Morey, Mannix and Stockcr. It was resolved: Tliat Inspector Tippins be informed that the Council expect him to enforce the by-law dealing with the keeping of poultry in the borough; that Mr. F. G. Carthew be informed that on his undertaking to pay the cost of the;,work, the Council will shift the culvert, and crossing opposite his property in Powderliam street as requested by him; that the report of the borough engineer with reference to Currie street be referred to the borough foreman to submit an estimate of the cost of metalling Currie 1 street from Gill street to Devon street, and a separate estimate for patching the street from Devon to Courtenay streets; that the borough foreman submit on Monday evening next an estimate of the cost of metalling (12ft. wide) that portion of Fillis street between Liardet street and Cover street already formed to its permanent level, and also a separate estimate of the cost of-making up the footpaths in this portion of the street; that a copy of thej: Jester from the District Health Officer. j.wt'Ki reference to the, Criterion sUJjfes'.he .forwarded to Mr. M. Jones, jnd',.h|jj'| ) e ) j<isked whether he has any intention rj pf'discontinuing the use of the stables in the near future as as.Jt|ie District Health Officer; that, 'sis 'recommended by the Acting Health Officer, requisitions be SfiffVjfyl ohj-'tlie owner and occupier of iM;/i l ' u ,il ( J''?B m P* 1 * section 648, [Jfougham street, New Plymouth, used '.as, a restaurant, requiring them to 'ij)a|<e, alterations; that His the Mayor, Councillors Mau- ( be appointed a coni'linttee,'tiv by-laws dealing with ';,of reinforced concrete ■buildings..; ' ''