BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 69, 11 August 1914, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Council last night there were present: His Worship the Mayor and Crs. J. Ivibby, F. H. Jackson, Wm. Healy, S. J. Smith, A. H. Johnstone, W. A. Collis, W Amburv, A. E. Sykes, J. T. Mannix and N. T. Afaunder. BROOKLANDS ROAD PETITION. Messrs Martin, Tooke and Fairbrother waited on_ the Council to support their request with regard to lighting Brooklands road. They expressed their disappointment at the decision of the Council to refuse the request, and asked that tile decision be reconsidered, if not in its entirety, at least as to making arrangements whereby the light could lie installed in their residences. It was contended that the Council was not acting fairly in the matter of lighting, and 't. was pointed out- that the road itaclf had been neglected since the district merged into the borough. Cr. Collis said that one of t'he questions raised was in hand, a committee having been appointed to submit a scheme to the Council for re-metalling a number of streets, one of which was Brooklands road.

i After the deputation had withdrawn ' , ~m il , was discussed at some length, and was finally referred back to the Works Committee for its report. EAST END BEACH. ' A large deputation attended from the East End ißat'hing Reserve Committee, headed by Mr. E. C. .1. Bellringcr, to ask permission to earrv out extensive additions to the pavilion in readiness for the coming season. It was pointed out that the building needed enlarging bad--I'-. as it was far too small fo present They proposed to spoml £4OO or £,)00 m additions. Tlier would undertake to pay the current rate of interest and to liquidate t'he debt if th:Council would finance the work now. -they also asked that sanitary fittings which were purchased some time ago tor the proposed public conveniences be handed over to them. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. tramway work I' The contractors for the tramways, Messrs I'. S. (,reenshields and Co., wrote that owing to the European crisis it was necessary for them to ask thai n clause be inserted, in the conditions" of an,t :i > relieving them of liability to complete the work in (he prescribed time. rt would be understood that though thev were anxious W> sible to" t H ° rk , mißl,t l '° was over thc P ' a,,t " ntil Ul " orl tl-atihf- dCd r i,lf ° rni tl,c Contr»flvide If . e°nti was fully pro . V f " r 111 tile contract as at present urawn up. GENERAL it was decided to remit to proper i'twners in Devon street the permit fee -> ri ( turn ot then- verandahs In reply to Cr. Mamiix, the eimm,,,.,. Morim^S? a V" :I ' bi r R a " a in n l 3,£' , '" t " >UM b " i«-