WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 238, 6 April 1912, Page 3

WAITARA NEWS.

DOMAIN BOARD. . ' (Fr»» Our Own Corresp«mient.) . I The Borough Council sat as a Domain | Board, and adopted the balance-sheet f< ;■ ; 1911, showing a. credit balance of i~3 } 12s lid and assets £B'. . ] [BOEOUGH. COUNCIL. I The Council meeting followed, there ] being present: His Worship the Mrfyor, 1 Crs. Birdling, Elliot, Langman, Klenner, | Rattenbury and Black. ] (Messrs Wilson and Jones waited on ; .| the Council" to ■ ask for-some work td be done.—The Mayor informed the deputation that the Wirks' Committee, had I instructed the foreman" to attend to the.,] matter as soon as the # ,m,en were free'! from metal contracts". ~,'.. ■ ./, ' Applications for the I 'position of clerk' of works for the- bridge were received' from Messrs F, J. Brabamt, E.- Knight, J. 1 ' Longstaff; ILJ&Robefts* A. Peddle 1 and T D. H. Pigoti-- :A(bilipt : waJ taken, M.' ! Bralbant receiving ihe' , m>]6rity'of vqlei and on the Black Arid'' Rattenlbury was : duly £r!p6inted. , Tenders for 1 Qratfrofj; street metallhig' were received'"iroiri "it'essrs' Tate"afld( Paul £344 17s 6d aild J.'Coleman the tender of.lh'e'f^j'm'eflbe^nffvacceptjed..' His. Worship 'feWes''|nat the' smaiy bridge nearUlie''flagJtarr liad' through, and in conversation with 'the, foreman, the latter'suggested a, .concrete, bridge being e'rec(t;e3.' ;:^bn"v the motion of' •Crs. Black and reso}ve<T to instruct the jehgrneer. to call for "ten r " ders for the erection" of"£~cbncrete bridge.'' I Dr. Chesson reported" on* the ...rainage I proposals. He • pointe'd 1 out that he., could nob agr , ee , l'q'the' ! Dr'o;p'osal to carry;, crude sewage into the /per above thej' bridge, but the the engineer' to carry it qut'undeP ''better conditions below the per" medium 'of a septic tank, wojild T)e\the best solution of the difficulty. ' '"'*■ '" .'.

Cr. Klenner said it was an absolute necessity to scheme, an# as it would be nfcceSsaiy-; to- bor-r6w'a' further' amount to;-carry) duts the scheme an appeal would ihafe to* be'made to the ratepayers',,and-frfer moved that the necessary steps to raise' a further loan of • £l«M;+4Gr\ ftattenmvry seconded, th3)B#ytionS!a»«*y.endorsed the. previous •cOunciHM'r qprnioti;— : The mo J tion was carried, i ■''.'■ < -

On the motion, off Cr*. Black and Langman, it was revived tcstrike a rate of .aeven-sixty-fourthsfof'd penny in the £ to secure the interest, onthe 10 per cent, on the previous loan. ?*■!'-. "

It was -resolved :t"o" call- bn the owner of. property in Carey.istneet"so as to open it the whole width. ; . •-. - The application Jof JVJV.'Sarten for attention to Strange/stjjflet.yjs referred to i the Works Committee.'« J;s The deed between, t'hp) Council and the Clifton county c£j}Jjij)ution to the Waitaia bridge was approved, and the seal of the Council is.; ; tje > be placed on -the deed, •,-. '.■ .}) j - * ' ' The Council- cou.i(l„nist.. endorse the Ghristchurch prspojftj fax extend the tenn of councillors -'to,-rttitee'years. The Council gfl'anWffcho clerk leave of absence to attend the -lmHVary camp. Accounts amounting*;to '£377 2s 3d were passed for payment. • ■ C'r. Elliot gave "-notice!'of motion fol 'next meeting—Tliati'-tirft'"'town clerl and i waterworks overseer submit a. rtr turn of (a) the numbly of; connections ,yithin two- chains .jjf water main; (b) the-cjipitaf. vafnQnOf sections connected with the Toiler--mains; (c)' the capital value ef sqctjouKnot connected with the mains., fl?tie Waterworks overseer (a) to mark present water plan with the number of sections within two chains of the water main;, (b) any additional pipes laid'by"the overseer to those shown upon the present water plan; (c) the sections ait present connected with water and those containing hose taps. That; by-law 52, section 4, be added to by' Hie following words: ''During the hours of sunset and sunrise." That the present agreement with l the nightsoil contractor be terminated on May 31, and that the Council define a certain boundary for removal of j nightsoil, the Council to arrange for removal of same, occupants to pay re- ' moval fees to the town clerk.