BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 308, 21 May 1913, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ADJOURNED MEETING. An a'djourned meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council was held on Monday evening to adopt the estimates for the coming year. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. U. W. Browne), presided over a full attendance of councillors with the exception of Councillor Collis. THE ESTIMATES.' The Estimates Committee recommended: . that in view of the urgent works which have, to be undertaken this year the Council could, not see its way to adopt the recommendation of the Carnegie Institute to furnish the necessary funds to provide for a' catalogue for the Library. The committee further recommended that the following subsidies be granted: —Western Park Board £SO, Library £IOO, Band (subject to six municipal concerts being given) £2O, also that a subsidy be granted to the Board of Trustees appointed under The Taraiiaki Botanic Garden Act, 1870, of such a sum which, together with the share of revenue payable to the said Trustees under Section 4 of "The New Plymouth (Recreation, and Racecourse Reserve Amendment, 1910," shall amount to'the sum of £lso^_ The estimates for" the year were as follows:

RECEIPTS. • £ s. d. SubsidiesGovernment subsidy 450 0 0 do. (St. Aubyn) 04 0 0 Licenses— Under Licensing Act Under Borough By-Laws and Auctioneers' Act.. 500 0 0 Rent of Reserves 750 0 0 Rent of Avenue Rd. Reserve 149 0 0 Town Hall and Fitzroy Hall "30 0 0 Reimbursements — Streets 500 0 0 Waterworks 30 0 0 Drainage Fees and Extensions 360 0 0 Abattoir share office expenses ■■. '25 0 0 Drainage agreements 80 0.0 Numbering houses 100 0 0 St. Aubyn refund advance 250 0 0 Sale of Leach St. closed road 50 0 0 Refund advances tramways land 370 0 0 Refund preliminary expenses on loans 147 0 0 GeneralFire Board 105 0 0 Dogs 140 0 0 Baths-.... 70 0 .0 Carnegie Library 125 0 0 Sundries 200 0 0 Electric light 7500 0 0 RatesWater domestic supplies 1250 0' 0 Extra water 2000 0 0 10 per cent, penalty on rates .', ' 40 0 0 General rate on £102,500 5550 0 0

£21,200 0 0 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. OfficeSalaries 772 0 0 Clerical assistance 120 0 0 Mayor 150 0 0 Advertising, stationery, - etc 200 0 0 Audit 30 0 O Sundries 30 0 0 StreetsLabor, metal and maintenance 2700 0 0 Kcrbing arid channelling 150 0 0 Asphalting and tarring .. 200 0 0 Forage 450 0 0 Plant, materials and repairs 280 0 0 Public conveniences 225 0 0 Numbering.houses 100 0 0 Rent Borough vards .... 337 0 0 Lighting streets ,<■ 000 O 0 Alteration stables 200 0 0 CaTter's cottage, E.L 10 0 0 Motor and oat crusher .. 85 0 0 Street horse troughs 50 0 0 Watercart 100 0 0 Horses and harness 200 0 0 Tobv boxes for standards 50 0 0 Borough Engineer's Office — Boro' Engineer 350 O 0 Draughtsman 150 0 0 Engineer's asst. 78 0 0 Stationery ... 05 0 0 £043 0 0 Less to be charged loan 275 0 0

— 308 0 0 Reserves 150 0 0 Fitzrov Hall 45 0 0 Town Hal V.in alteration .... 120 0 0 Carnegie Library 250 0 0 Subsidies — , Hospital Board 700 0 0 Fire Board (last year) .. 504 0 0 Recreation Grounds Board 150 0 0 Western Part Board .... 50 0 0 Library 100 0 0 Band ' 20 0 0 East End Bathing Shed .. 150 0 0 West End Foreshore Committee 50 0 0 GeneralSundries 283 0 0 Valuations 300 0 0 Purchase land, tramways 320 0 0 Bank interest and charges 150 0 A General Inspector & office 185 0 0 Visit T-T.M.S. New Zealand ' 50 0 0' Electric light 7500 0 0 P.O. Clock 30 0 0 Pounds (X.P. and Fitzrov) 10 0 0 Electoral Roll ".. 50 0 0 Licensing .'.,.' 35 0 0 Rubbish depot 100 0 0 Leach street closing 35 0 0 Drainage upkeep 75 A fl Drainage agreements 200 0 0 Elections and polls 100 0 0 Bv-laws 150 0 0 Baths 200 0 0 Dog collars 20 fl 0 Waterworks '. 12Q0 0 0 Waiwakaiho bridge . 125 0 0 Henni Bridge. Junction Rd. 100 0 0 Taranaki County, re St. ; Anbyn adjustment 42 0 0 Grant to Cemetery for alterations Sexton's cottage 175 0 0 £21,200 0 0 The Mayor moved the adoption of the estimates, and Councillor Wilson seconded. . f'r. Ambury moved' as an amendment "That a subsidy of £25 a, rear be paid to the Technical School." 'The amendment was lost by seven votes to five. A further amendment that a subsidy of £175 be voted to the Recreation Grounds Board was also lost on a division. The motion was then carried. GENERAL.

Tt was decided to inform the Taranaki County Council that if the Council can obtain the consent of the Auditor-Gen-eral to the payment, the Council will pay the Hospitable and Charitable Aid levy for the year ended March 31, 1013. on the "Moa and Huvworth areas merged into the boron<rli on March 31, 1912. An application from Messrs. Sanderson and Griffiths for the extension of the nloctric li.irlit mains to Frankley read was referred to the chairman of the Electric Light Committee (Councillor J. Clarke) with power to act.