BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY M'SgTJHG;. At the fortnightly nicea&g of. Hto-New Plymouth Borough Council, list night, there- were present: Ilia Worship, tli» Mayor (Mr G. W. Browne) and Crs, J. KiSbv, P. H. Jackson, J; E. VWfcon, J. T." Mannix, N. T. Maunder; W:. A. Collis, A. E. Sykes, A. H.' Johnstone, Jas. CRtrfce, and W. Healy, Apologies wer* received for the absence of Vt». GeOi. ' Tabor and W. Ambujyt WATERLOO' ROAD. Mr A. Standiah wrote tfatnking tlx Council for paying it. visit o>f inspection to Waterloo Road. ITe effkred to give £SO and undertake ttlat a cottage should be built on the land" opened un bv this road within 12 months from the time timber could be curt ad from tho. Frankley Road along Waterloo Road tn section 22.—N0 action taken. GSNERAL. The Taranaki County Council wrote that it would be pleased to support the Borough Council in its application to have the Barrett's Lagoon reserve vested in the Council as a domain. The Borough Engineer (Mr. C. Skit- - rop) reposed that the total cost of widening the roadway on the southern! side of the Junction of Standiah Street* amf Wallace Place was £l9. This would! make Hk> sharp corner opposite Mr Burgarage reasonably safe. The expenditure might be reduced by a salq.of the earth removed.—lt was decided' to carry out the work at that price,. Ml l * I'rankley Road Settlers' Association, ill conjunction with the setters of ' Vogeltown, extended nil invitation to the t ounoil and officials to be present at the opening ceremony of the Doralto Road .4 bridge, to take place at an ewlY date.— The Association will be thanked for its invitation. The manager of the I'nlrx! Press Association (Mr Ataek) wrote thanking the Council for the use. of the Council Chambers and of the Municipal Bik 18 during the meeting of tho Association at New Plymouth recently, The Council decided to fence tho Dawson Street culvert, and the adjoining property-owner will also be called upon to fence In his nropertv, so that the road will bo safe for pedestrian traffic. Tho reports, as previously publish?-], were adoptod. ,