BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 92, 9 October 1911, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

COMMITTEE ItEI'OKTS. The following reports will be considered «t to-night's meeting of tliv ISorough Council. ELECTRICAL EXIiIXEEK'S ItEL'ORT. Mr. 11. Black, electrical engineer, reports:—

Power House. —Willi longer hours of daylight tile average load is decreasing, hut on some Saturday evenings the maximum has reached about 11)0 kilowatt!*. Provided we have no mishap of any kind L do not anticipate any difiieulty in supplying the demand until next autumn. The new generator is due here in February, and if the for-ebay and pipe line are ready we should get this running in April next, by which time it will be urgently required. Connections.—The past six months has I constituted a record, 120 new connections I being put, on in that period, !I2 being lighting and 28 heating and power. We are now quite out of meters, except of the largest sizes, and have for the past few weeks been borrowing meters. Xo advice bus yet been received as to when the new meters may be expected. j Poles.—All the square poles ordered arc now to hand, and' about half of the round poles, and some of the old poles | which require it are being replaced. Jf all the suburban extensions which are being asked for are to he undertaken it will be necessary to procure some lighter poles than we have been getting, as 20-0 in. are large enough for these branch lines.

Abattoir committee. The Abattoir Committee recommends: That tlie borough engineer be authorised to procure and fix a bath at the abattoir, as recommended by the manager; that the manager be authorised to clear the gor.se and blackberry from the remainder .of the reserve, the work to be done by day labor, the Council providing the tools (estimated to cost £(>!!) ; that the manager be authorised to procure a giiiidstonc at a cost not exceeding £2, including frame; that, subject, to the engineer being satisfied with the tests of the 5 h.p. motor purchased; by the jjooker Printing Company, they I be permitted to retain the motor at priMiit hired to them by (he committee. Hi-; committee taking over the company's nev,' motor; that the Hooker Printing Company'be charged .£1 for the hire of the motor for two weeks, the company to pay the cost of disconnecting the motor m.the first instance and refixing the new motor; that the manager keep a tally of all extraordinary traffic on (!u> mad-through the abattoir reserve, and collect a charge of 0,1 pur ]„ad; thatHie borough engineer be instructed to submit an estimate of the cost of continuing to drain Xos. 1 and 2 paddocks.

ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMITTEE. The Electric Light Committee recommends, inter alia: That Ale-sis. J. 0. Roving'* tender of £1821; for the steel pipes, line and junction pipes, be accepted, and that they be asked to also supply expansion joints and anchor rings at a further cost of €130; that the electrical engineer be authorised to erect a temporary shed at the power house for use during the alterations; that the quotation of Messrs. Loving & Co. for pipe specials for £-28.1 be accepted; that the electrical engineer be instructed to extend the electric light mains to McLean street, Pitzroy,. via Xobs Lane, at an estimated cost of £4O. 2ofr, poles to be used: that the applicants for the extension of the mains to Mango.rei road and Kimu street. Fitzroy. be informed that provided the new loan is carried the extension will be proceeded wit],; ihiit 'Mr. .;. U'c.-t be informed that the Council cannot see its way to remit the charge against him for damaged electric light pole, hut under the special circumstances the charge will be reduced to £-2 on immediate payment being made; that, the action "of the chairman in ordering valves at a cost of £14.-> 7s from Mes.-r-. Richardsou. Blair and McCabe be confirmed; that- the construction of the forebav be proceeded with by day lnbor. Mr. f'limie acting as consulting engineer; da;, as recommended by the electrical '■nyin-ecr. the quotation' from Messrs. Richardson. Blair and McCabe for a 7 1 /.' lon crane lie accepted; thai, in view of (he fact that the Council will probabTy lie -horily installing a tramwav system which would necessitate the erection of ■■' largi'r distributing station on the site in Uardct street purchased from the Railway Department in lieu of the pres.n; station, the Railway Department I'" requested to allow con-ideation of th;!i- p. qui ,t for the removal of the preseir- station to stand over for the present: that the electrical engineer be authorised to arrange for obtaining the ma lentil for the. forebav; that the electrical engineer be authorised to confer with Mr. Climie with reference to the suggested modifications in the construction of the forebav, viz.. re floor levels, disign of main grating'ami fine screen for waterworks; that the electrical engine, i' be authorised to order the steel rail and girders required for the extension of the power house building; that Mr. Climie be informed that the '■ouucil has decided to carry out- the const ruction of the forebav by day labor and that all local supervision will be undi-rlakiu by the Council's own staff'. Air. Unit,,- to ntat'ii general control usual to his position as consulting engineer. r WORKS COMMITTEE.

The Works Committee report: The ln;ro.i;.:!i engineer was in-true ted to siihmil, an estimate of the co-l of the new sewn- in Kin;; street from Auhrev street to lII.' western end of Kin;; street iii.'iilioiiM! ; :i his letter of the lili'th inst; ]'"[<* inform .! ,1 no objeetion will he of. •'''"'■' l "'• ' " Coum-il 10 then- ImiMiii" ""'■ : ' ■ :>'■<<■ houu.larv of their section SS:I -!,..:,!,! tl„' V a.sire to do so at • nlv f ||!:i ■• "Tine: thai the Imroun-], Pn . J-i» :- ' i" '•'■ - iiistr;i--;<d to siilum! an estilll:l"' "!' ' ' quantity of earth on K!i„t ■• ! "-''" ! - '■ ■-"•<! to be removed l, v Mr. '''"■'■' "'i"i! of his property; that ""' 1,,: ' ' euifinver was authorised to ';l''''-l_ iie.'i-'-.-emeiils to the footbath li'cnil..:i:r -■■■ lion ty.">. Queen street, us re- ''"'■' - ■''■■ I'livloii-: tint a' letter liom \!: W. Kowe with reference to sewer-,.- -micotion to t!ie hutclier's -hop o-i !, section was ri-fcmi! to the I'oron:..'; ~itor to advise whether the ( '' M: ' ei.ivp-l ~.'median i„ ,|,i, ■['"' -;"" : "" ease-; that, in view of the lii'-l ■'■-■ '■ ■■• conleiio.lat'i. rem.,vinn the i'Mildn.', --:. seel ion .1:!. .Moviev street. : ;; |:! i ' i two n.-w h-iih'.iiiL'-', Messr-. »■ !'-•■■ .-■ I in. he if v.-tit.'(l s; x months' '■'■•■' ■ ■• time wiih'n wide!. ',,-, con- '" ■■( '• .• M-wi iv thai, in remV lr, !l: ' ■>' -'i-; ■ ion for exnn-ioa 0 f 4 j II!(l ' " ■■ : to coiim,! iiie hidldilH; fl „ l-'rl - ..e, / „;,], ,|„, ~.„,.1 x M( ."^ r< '■■ '■■■•'■iltle wr- asked wi,e„ t!,,. v Vl ''l >'■■ •■ .'i.!f their proniHcd uewlniihilil.'-' '•'' ■'" ■>•'■! ioi. : Ih.f (:„, l„»n,iif;li 'y »' ■■" " "it an ■ stiniiile of the eos( •>'< '.'- -he wid'h of fmifp.ith to Mi "ii l ! . ■ - a side of Devon -ireef Vie- : '■■■ -•■■ ■ ■ '■ ' :".l C.ivei- si'-eei--1 ''•' ;■"■ -i! '■"■ Raided to Mr. .1. 11. ' ai' ■ "-•(•( a v. r.i'.dah !_>f|. wide •■•■ 1i0... ■ : he new now l.eins erect, d |.,r him in Devon street- that "•" '''"■ ' I"-:-" «'f T..;n:.r street I, o | s-'h:iiii:..l :■> puldie auction ;if an up--■'l .... ■.:>'. Me-rs. Xolan and On. to he the niieiioiiei-rs; that notice lie ff iven to Mr. I'aiK-lnijiG to remove .'lie fence erect-

I ed across Lemon street at its intersec J tion with Carrington road; that the let | ter from ■Messrs. li. Hughes and other: | with reference to smoke nuisance cause* ' by the steam laundry be referred to tin < borough inspector to see that the by . laws are complied with; that .the borougl : solicitor's opinion r« additional sewei I connection at Mr. Rowe's building in Brougham street be referred- to the Bylaws Committee; that upon Mr. E. Gilniour agreeing to contribute half of the cost instructions be given for the extension of the sewers iy 2 chains along Wallace Place at an estimated' cost of £5; that the boroug.fi engineer be in-

structed to lay a sewer in Courtenay street from the infant school to Eliot s-treet; that the letter from the Harbor Board with reference to the notice served on the Board requiring an additional w.e. to be porvided on the premises on section 10, Mt. Eliot Reserve, be referred to the Inspector of Factories and he be requested to state

whether, in his opinion, the present accommodation is sufficient; that in view of l.lie special circumstances set out ii their respective letters, the following owners be granted three months' extension of time within which to connect their properties with the seWers: Har- [ bor Board, blacksmith's shop and stable, Kawau Pa Reserve; Sarah Sole, property in Barrett Street; E. and T. Whittle, properly in Devon street, used as a show room by Messrs. Jenkinson and Co.; that

the notice to Mrs. Crocker to connect the property owned by her, corner of Eliot and Courtenay streets, be allowed to stand over until the sewer in Courtenay street has been laid down; that . the borough engineer take the levels of the alternate route suggested by him for the sewer from Aubrey street, viz., down the Mangotuku stream to Queen street, thence along Queen street to St. Aubyn street; that the question of easements for the diversion of the Mangotuku stream at Morley culvert be referred to the town clerk to interview ,the adjoining owner, Mr. George; that the town clerk be authorised to make such reorganisation in his office staff as he may deem desirable for the efficient working of his office, no extra cost to be incurred by the Council; that the borough engineer be instructed to form and make available for cattle traffic Leach street extension from a point six chains east of Eliot street to Raring Terrace, including the decking of the bridge (estimated cost £•275)'; that Benjamin Tippins be appointed general inspector, collector of dog taxes, and pound-keeper, subject to the schedule of duties and conditions of appointment attaching to the position (ten other applications); that the borough engineer prepare plans and estimates for a public urinal to lie placed on the septic tanksite at the end of the bridge in Oil] street extension; that Crs. Buttimore, Ambiiry and Gilbert, he appointed' to report upon the purchase of a watercart.