BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 119, 13 October 1914, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

■ • JLI7 MONTHLY MEETING, „ , The usual monthly meeting of ti» New Plymouth Borough Council wad toeid last n'gfJit. Present: His Worship,, the Mayor (Mr. J. E. \Viiaoii), Cm Kibby, Jackßon, Healy, Smith, Coliis, Amtw'ry, fcfykes, Maumix and JoHnatone. The Borough engineur's report was received. The electrical engineer's .report and: Mno abattoir manager's report, were received. N On the motion of the Mayor to adopt tb« works committee's report, Or. Smitfi said he was not eailisfiod witiu the specifieattions for metalling Ngaio and Mahoa strecte Ho contended that ad thesestreets were bye strcete nine inches of. metal was ample, the traffic being very light, and 'he hoped tin© engineer would sue bis way to reduce the ijiickness of raeteJ. He moved that the recommenda- - tion be referred back for fcrther considrratiofli The engineer, in reply to a question,. said he anticipated tlie traffic on tuiestreets mentioned would be heary. Or. Colli* seconded the amjiendnieat pro • forma. * Or. Kibby twitted Or. Smith wit*. wanting a good permanent job, and yet at the same .time asking t or"«, redue<tion of metal. He pointed out taat contractors for carting stone would probably be using these streets. ■ In reply to t.io Matjior, !\he engineer estimated that the saving byraJudngs the metal would be sometfliEg ove» Or. Smith, in reply, sarid he was satisfied the- heavy traffic referred o wag. not likely to eventuate. He still advocated permanent work where necessary but lio did not consider the roads iiu question needed so much metal. The amendmenti was lost, and the report adopteidl. The finance committee's report vaWad opted. The clec'o-ic light report. was adopted, subject to a slight amendment. The tramways committee's report uraa ■ adopted. The reserves cmmnniittce's report wasadopted, except as to the clause relative to tlhe acquisition of section 15 Henui. " (a Native reserve), wlhiich was deleted, the matter being (held over for the present. The baths commintee'3 report -was ■ adttptcd. The library committee's report was ■ adopted. Or. Mannir asked that*, montfldy 1«- , port krf the takings at the baths should bo made by the oaretaker. He though! tfliat by adopting his proposal greater publicity would be (riven to what the' foatlia were doing.—The imabtor vrag referred to tlhe baths committee. Homo discussion took place as to tie removal of <tho temporary light in Rllig street, it being considered that it would be unsafe to remove the light. OTio question of contractors being allowed to take carta across footpaths witjb'out %ing down boardfc irag discussed, and referreu to tlie works com- -'•• inittce. Mr. Shaw submitted an amended plan of reading his South road Tiroperty, he (having found itt necessary not to «*- tinuo the proposed stre.rit to Bolt road. The Mayor pointed out tSvat Mr. Suwr would save a considerable nam of money by not continuing the street os at tot proposed. The plan, was agreed to, and the•Councd adjourned