BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 213, 9 March 1914, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY REPORTS. I The lullowing are the monthly rcliorl.i to be presented to tlic New Ply- J iiioulh Borough t-oimcil at ils meeting ' to-night: EXOIXEER'S REPORT. Tlii' .borough engineer reports as follows: .M reels.— Approximately 216 cubic jar..s of mi'ttil and gravel have been usnl in repairing the. various streets and roads. Footpaths—Several miles have been cleaned, 12 chains fornied and six chails covered with gaol gravel. Soltar.—4oo gallons of soltar preparation have been sprayed on Currie street between Devon street and Powdcrham street, Drains.—The drain pipes at the back oi Nur-e Pike's Hospital are now laid. Waterworks. —Tile caretaker reports everything working satisfactorily at the lillurs. Loan work. —Doralto road: The formation is complete, except for trimming up, which is now being done. Work at the bridge is progressing satisfactorily. The approaches are not yet commenced, hut will be taken in hand shortly. The whole work should be complete within three weeks and the road open for trallic. The fillings will be sufficiently consolidated to allow the water mains to be, carted out immediately on their arrival. ' This will save double handling. Watson street: Plans and specifications of this street are ready and tenders are being called. Liardct street: The tilling is complete, but will require trimming up after it has consolidated. Holdsworlhy road: The formation work is progressing satisfactorily. Hobson street. The formation is being pushed on a- fast as possible. Maclean street: The formation is now in hand. Vivian street west: The countersinking ii complete and ready to receive the metal. Victoria road (metalling): 300 cubic yards of boulders are delivered at the crusher site ready for crushing. Motaroa road: This road is being repaired with gaol gravel, as it is not advisable to remctal until the tramway is being laid. Outfield road (culvert): Borings have been taken and a good foundation found at eight feet below the surface. Powderham street (retaining wall): Borings have been taken on the northern side and a good foundation found at from 17 to 23 feet below the surface. Kerbing and channelling. Silver street: The kerb and channel is complete. Powdcrham sstreet: The kerb and channel is complete from Silver street to Robe street. (lover street: The kerb is complete from Leach street , to Fillis street. The channel is now being done. j Waterworks—New conduit: This work t is progressing satisfactorily. Enormous boulders are being met with in the trench towards the eastern end. The excavations for the dam across the Mangamahoe stream are nearly complete, and building operations will be commenced within a few days (weather permitting). LOAM EXPENDITURE. Doralto road formation—Expenditure £31)9 IDs 2d; liabilities, £24; allocation, £515. Fillis street metalling —Allocation, £23. Cover street—Kerb and channel, £45 is S)d; £ls; £4Ol. - Hobson street formation— £52 2s 8d; £SO; £266. Holdswortliy road formation—Liabilities, £3O; allocation, £lll. Liardct street formation— £223 14s 7d; £73 4s; £3OO. Moturoa road—Liabilities £0 10s; allocation, £450. Powdcrham street kerb and channel—£s 10s; £4 10s; £341 18s Od. Kobe street, kerb and channel—Allocation, £sl. Silver street—£l4 12s Od; £7 G<; '.£25. Victoria road, metalling—Allocation, £430. Vivian street—Liabilities, £3 Uis; allocation, £ll3 10s. Watson street formation—Allocation, £l5O. Taylor's corner—£ls; £;).-> 10s; £s(j. Pioneer road, formation—Expenditure, £5 14s; allocation, £!)0. Weymouth street—Kcvh and channel —Allocation, £lO2. Maclean street, forni:\ti-.,ii—Liabilities, £l4; allocation. £250. Waterworks conduit— C7l(i; f.130£2857. Totals—Expenditure, c 148(1: liabilities, £402; allocation, £i;.">44 (is !),!. ELECTRIC LlfiHT DEPARTMENT. The engineer reports:- -Advantage has been taken of I In- dry. warm weather to get some repair work ..bine. Sonic of the street lamp relied ors have been repainted and pole-, uhrh nil'.- -howiii-v signs of dec.,,- have be: n tii led up and treat:" with prcs, r-.alm- compound The pi,!, - v.-lm-l) were treated, with >oliSnniii scei-al years ago are stan.iiic very well. This is the best preservative that we have found so far. Several poles have been replaced by new ones, and some others along the proposed trainv. ay route will require io be replaced, I'i'l Ih.s, a. lar as possible, is being left ■mt.i Ike larger poles required for the , tramways are put in. The new 350k.v.a. traiislorincr has been in use for the na,l. three weeks, and is a great improvement, as with it one of the new gen-rators can easily carry the whole load during the evening peak. New [ilters and pressure and vacuum gaiw have been supplied by the makers "to take the place of those originally sllp . plied and these are now being- fitted to the turbines. Expenditure on extensions for the month are: Material, £■> 17, M . c ., rt . an ii •T S ' ,: ,t,,l,v ' C(i ' ! ' s; LotaI ' HEALTH INSPECTOR'S REPORT. .The inspector reported that he had' visited and delivered to the various butchers the notices forwarded I,v Dr Miesson. of Wellington, as to improve"H'"t.s 1,, be eirected „„ their premises. ic lia„ Mis,, visited several restaurants, ,oai ' a l "";*'*, '"-crv slablcs and bakelouses, and f,„„„| all in fairlv clean order. T '"' '■"l'on also mentioned eel lain small work which required to be done '"' " 'hakei-.s premises, and that work on a butcher's premises was receiving attention. ° Works COMMITTEE. ~T l" ', "-""""'Ufie reconin,cnds:-That the electoral engineer be instructed to mstal a street light i„ (lien road as recommended by him (estimated cost £7 JOs): that the plan of the portions ot Davy. Wakefield and Bell streets west ,)| 1 arnngton road, he apiiroved' and the seal of the borough be attieh- '•<! thereto: that the letter from (he horough inspector wit), reference to (he wa cr under Messrs Sole Bros.' premise, and adjoining premises be referred 'to I ,e horoiif.!, engineer to report upon; /H,., the inspector -be refunded 10, Bd I f>a,d l,y hi,,, lor application of X-ravs I in connect ion with the accident sustain. wi In him In August hist; that in to-

ply to their letter of the 17th ult. the Wanganui Borough Council he informed that this Council sympathises with the proposal of the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association to send a • own planner to New Zealand, and is prepared to support the movement in any way which would enable New Plymouth 'to obtain the benefit of the knowledge and experience of the gentleman whom the Association arc sending to New Zealand. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The committee recommends: —That the deed of hypothecation to the Bank of New Zealand, security for advances in connection with the £4IOO loan raised to provide the Council's contribution towards the erection of the new Hosbe exported be 11,1 each; that the slaughtermen be paid at the rate of £1 7s (id for slaughtering sheep and lambs, such remuneration to be divided amongst the slaughtermen in the usual way. pital, be approved; that the seal of the Council be allixed to the deed, and that the same be signed bv his Worship the Major and Cr. Wilson on behalf of the borough. ABATTOIR COMMITTEE. The committee, with Mr. O. W. Sole (butchers' representative) and the abattoir manager, recommends:—That the borough engineer be instructed to complete the authorised work on the Abattoir road and Clemow road: that Uncharge for killing sheep and lambs in