BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 277, 15 April 1913, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The last, meeting of the Bnrougft before the municipal election 'H was held las l , evening, the Mayor (Mr;! G. W. Browne) presiding. Members pre. | sent were: Councillors ,T. C. Morer,. ,T,T. Mannix, .T. Clarke, H. Stoeker," W, \ Ambury, T. L. Buxton, J. Buttimofe, Q, || Ilartnell, F. -Tnckson aild J. TCibbv. #} INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL RETURN. i "J$ A return was submitted l>v the Borougli Inspector (Mr. B. Tippimi) Rlioqr- "■ 'ft ing the various amounts collected him during the past year, as follow:-*. Second-hand dpaler fl. hawker* £6. I plumbers £2 liis, vehicles £lO2 11* 4d, ■ drivers £37, motor ears and motor cvclea. 1 ■ 3 £4O l.s"s, billiards £20 v 10s. foot pi Ml per. mits £3 12s. dtuisferous "wis fcls. ivib. I'C hall "erforni'i'ir-'-H £3,1 ."is. lodifji"!- \ houses £ll, dogs £137 13* od. pound £2O >•; 8s Od, Court fines £lO 10s 6d. Total ' '■! £468, compared with £320 last year. The "•'$ amount for sewer connections was £329. REPORTS ADOPTED. The various reports were adopted with- ''J out amendment, and several other items. of business transacted, which are re- * ported elsewhere in this issue. j 'FINANCES Traversing the financial position as disclosed in the Town Clerk's annual report, the Mayor said that he was pleased to note that in almost every instance the estimated income had been exceeded. In nil, the excess receipts totalled, ,' rI £3090, while the amount upon which the estimated receipts had not been real- ' ised aggregated only £225. The increase in the overdraft was to due to certain <" extraordinary expenditure, much of '■ which went in revenue-producing works. Some of the items under this heading were:—Streets, £407; purchase of horses, £100; fornga, £108; motor-cvele, £00; reserves. £117; purchase of Leach street, £253; waterworks, £1101; electric light extensions £1408; sinking fund electric light. £72: advance to St. Aubvn Town Board, £250: advance by way of labor to • the St. Anbvn Town Board, £374; St. Aubyn adjustment, £307; tiirrinsr. £6l; carter's cottage, £2O; sundries, £sl; valuatipns, £B3; land for trams, SSO: elec- ' toral roll. £<4; rubbish depot. £10; bathii, £75; Waiwakaiho, £l3; Fitzroy pound* £35; Fire Board subsidy, £l2B. Some of these items were, continued n; the Mayor, the excess of expenditure on particular items. As a set-off tt. this extraordinary expenditure,,a number of events had been underspent, totalling' ' £590. It would be seen from comparison, continued Mr. Browne, that the pnsi- > tion was really a verv sound one. The •two items overspent on waterand light \ extensions alone, amounting to £2OOO. in- j vested in assets prod»emg a large and ' ? permanent revenue. The estimated over- -i»JS draft had been exceeded by £IOSO 0s 3d. s VALEDICTORY. 1 At the conclusion of the meeting, the ' t Mayor took the opportunity to extend 1 liis warmest thanks to, the . Council for 'I the courtesy he had. always received from members, who in the performance of their duties were, he added, put to great inconvenience and loss of time, v' During his term of office the Co&ncfl % had cleared up many difficult and, portant matters, and it was practically [jk going out of office with the Knowledgethat it was leaving a clean sheet for Hi. successors. The incoming Council could . '! thus devote the whole of its time to i carrying out new works. Concluding, the 1| Mayor returned his heartiest thanks to the officers of the Council for their loyalty and their unflagging attention to 1 their duties.

Cr. Clarke yVplied on behalf of Councillors for the Mayor's unfailing courtesy, His Worship" had never attempted to gag them. The last two years had beei verv strenuous ones, and despite what might be Raid to the contrary the Council had handled the bnrfness of the Borough in a thorough fashion. "

On behalf of the staff, the Town Clerk .(Mr. F. T. Bellringer) suitably acknowledged the Mayor's thanks. The past .year hail been a strenuous one, and the work could never have been accomplished, but for the manner in which the Mayor. Councillors, and staff had all worked harmoniously together. '

ENGINEER'S ANNUAL REPORT. The Borough Engineer (Mr. C. Skitrop), submitted the following report on the work carried out within the for the rear ending March 31, 1913: Streets: Seventy-Ave chains of metalling nnd 875 cubic Yards of patching have been done out of ordinary revenue, making a totnl approximately of Mfl cubic yards for the year. Footpath*: '35 chains of paths have been reformed and repaired; 359 covered with gaol gravel, and 282 chains tarred and sanded. Kerbing and channelling: 34 chain* ■ of kerbing and channelling, 42 chains of kerbing only, and 14 chains of channel only have been laid down and provided with pits and crossings. Watermains: 50 chains of 8-inch water mains and 25 chains of 4-inch have been laid. Road grading and cleaning: 564 chains of streets and roads have been cleaned indformed, nnd 30 with the road grader. ' Maintenance; 72 miles of footpaths and pO miles of streets and roads have been maintained and cleaned. 78 chains of streets have been swept every morning except Sundays and Christmas'Da v. Connections; IG9 water connections and 128 sewer connections have been laid. 100 building permits and 120 drainage permits have been issued. or 4 LOAN WORK. 81 chains of formation and 05 chains of metalling have been done on the fol--2 A 9 f r f ß: - B » l,er . Aubrey, Mole* ! Ind r ,V ,' G o me > and Hine street*. and Belt Road. Sewers: 172 chains of sewers and 12 man-holes have been , Flint mY" the ,, fo '' owin 8 streets:—Gill, Eliot, Molesworth, Buller, Hobson, Pendarves Aubrey, Devon, Morlev, Young, on K U r er ' Leacil ' C(un " : Z'.J % L ? mon - Flllls streets and i and Water Lane - Concrete culverts: 1 culvert Cain lons, din. Mansalul B ' n t" gh ,mS be<m built on the Mangatuku stream at Morely Street. One culvert of concrete pipes 3 feet in diameter has been laid down in the in"'ionr F ;eet - "v"* onr cuU '«rt in. long lom m diameter has been laid S'ffi""" 11 " 01 """T «"1 '