BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 15 September 1914, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary meeting of 'the Council vtis held last niglit. Present: II« Worship the Major (.Ur. J. j& \wlson), Ciu Jackson, iicaiy, c'o.lis, Tabor, tiykes. iiannix, M. T. .Maunder, Kit/by, is.iiitl), J'o-unitonc. REPORTS. The iioioiijjii enguieu' i report was received. ' 'lilt; eng-iKcra lmviier report was reCCiv'cu, I>ul cwlSUielWLiO.l w .sa:hie Wa.3 iieid uircr Uiu.i mo council Dim -ij eu uie suipp.y 01 'uou..ui.-;i-i awuian.c. 'lUhj ciw-niuii engineers lvpo*i wite JtOWVIMI. 'the abuuoir nuuKigar's report wat adopieu. la cuiiucviioni wiLii \.hc woiks tviumiuces rcpoi.., Cr. banin to iiio culling up oi .ilr. juuw's piopcit;, and ilie e-iyiaun-u. uie pos.uoji ».ji lcJi,Uon .to tuc waxer nnuli. A loiter was read asking for the waiver ol the laying oi a 4-incu iva.u UiUJi, as owing 10 me outbi'etiK 01 i u i c war and luc pivnauuay oi sales n<n readily baji-ng ii.-jlw, iw leaieu mat, lit 'must deier i..u i>uo<uvu>ioji u tme pio-'v-so made Iby Uie Countii was ins.uvcu ■ipon. ' Or. Smith contended that immediate;} six.-b.oua wile taKeu up tue Countii v.'ouid have to lace a «x-as»ueiuu*: e.v--jinoo lor connections.

' 'pne Jmiyor staled that connection would omy be nw-ue iw a Kjyih w ;'OU liiti. He »uggesLeu mat Or. a.n.ui sh'uoi'd niiove the ot tlio ciaus.; irom the report. Or. hmith moved a* cordingly, tile monou !bejig seconued by cr. iuuoy.

Oi'. Sinuii stated it we ueavy expense iu qut.s>Uon. wan to be faced it v.ouli'. prevent nwincy Leing available lor 01/ her worKs. He menlaoued that ui the lasb meeting it was put forward Hint the work would give uniploymen l ., but he. hid ascertained 'thaii, mere were no mienipioyed. lie protected agamsi j' ilr. t»httw being let oil an expenditure of am. -

Or, COIH9 pointed ant that if the Council had to lay water mains it wouul be good business.

Or. Kiboy considered Cr. Coil's, was astray, as thtre was a water mam on the .belt puad and k!ie:v was an outlet from the new property on to that street. Assuming mat ah the section* were sold, the owners of the section", could demand a water tijipiy and ■um wouid mean runnvng a main right through all t'ne street;*, i*> Unit we Council would be compelled to supply a'i the hvideis with water. That being so, t'he heavy expense would go far to cliset the revenue, and h.j protested against 'the Council giving away k-H)0 ai tne expense of the iatcpaycr ß . Cr. o.u'Kson jusviiii'd uie report. It was pointed oui, that it was the fir»t time Uie condition 'had 'been inip^eu. fi'he motion was lost, Cr. Kiboy, Smith and Maunder voting for it. The report was tlien carried.

The reserves committee's report wa* adopted, Cr. Coh'is stating mat .Mr Russell tad accepted £IOO lor the leside of his property. In eonneetion with the abattoir con> niiitee's import Cr. Coui.< pointed 'out that a contractor putting »n_ la or 20 ■teams would have a "son thing on" ll ho iculy paid il« for carting, die asked iu- lurtuer information.

Or. Ki'bby explained that ctivting through the abattoir Tesei ve would savt the Nob's Line road, which was used for carting Irom tlie beach. Cr. Coins moved that ulie existing eihsirga of 1b per load he i.dhcied to, ami that the report '!>e amended accordingly. Cr. Kibby pointed out the diU'ieuiij of collecting the shilling a' load, and that wu» way the lump turn was inserted. Tlie previous charge was Ikl. It \.as difficult to know H-rougb carter; fiom others. The amendment was lost, and the lcpcrt adopted. The electric light committee s report was adopted. The tramways committee reports v. ere adopted, the Mayo": suiting that all Uie contracts except No. o had been uuly signed. Tlio vbrary committee's report was adopted.

BEAUTLFYING. | In reply to Cr. .Mlninix, G'. Coilis ( tvaul that the question o'f beautilying the , vicinity of the Terminus Hotel had been j discussed with Mr. Smith, and an esti- , mate cf the cost was to be obtained. ( HTZROY HALL. Cr. Kibby asked how ike FiUroy Hall fight was ' progressing. : [Tke Mayor said tint it had gone out of his mind. Cr. Kibby. It has act gone out of mv mind. Cr. Smith said ihha-t Oh a gentlemen in charge wt not doing anything dn the matter just now owing to the war. Cr. Jacteon inquired who t'he gentle--1 men in charge weie, and the Mayor sat'klied Ids desire for information. ; GENERAL. The Mayor stated that he had, by rtquest attended a mcC'ting of the Chamber of Commerce at viiicli a resolution 'had been passid urging the Minister of Justice to appoint a police : ispcclor for Tiiranaki, with headquarter* at New Plymouth. He considered that such an appointment wan warrantee; and ho moved that Hie Council Uiko similar action, and that the juom-ber for the district be asked to support the nquest, The motion v.as carried ui.am mouslv. , . ~..,,. Tlie Muvor announced wiat tlio c)-iu | itvised bv-lavs were r„-ady for consideration, and'ho asked for, suggestions relative thereto. . Cr. Colli* advreatod that provision should lie made for prohibiting the driving of cattle through 'the iboiough after f! a.ro. on Sundays. The Council adjourned.