BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 8 February 1915, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE. The library committee reports: That the librarian be granted her usual fortnightly holiday as from the •ilith inst.; that the matter of purchasing paintings and drawings relating tc. the early history of the province oiler ed by Mr. Bcrthol be left in the hands of' the chairman with power to act; that Tiie Times History of the War be ordered. WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works CommitUe reports:— That Crs. Clarke and Burgess be added to tiie linanci; committee; liiat consideration of the letter from the borough solicitors with reference to building on Mr Saxlon's property (condemned) he deferred until next meeting; that Messrs E. Humphries and C. C. Ward be appointed to the citizens' baud commiuce; that a sub-committee, consisting of Crs. Collin, Ifeaiy, and Kibby be appointed to recommend to the Council suitable sites for express and cab stands; that the Borough engineer be authorised to lay down concrete Hag stones on tiie footpaths on both sides of Devon street from Kobe .street to Brougham street; that the -application of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable /Aid Hoard for the formation and metalling West- street and Jjowne street be referred to the estimates committee; that Mrs Brash he informed that it is only possible to send tlie water cart, to the residential streets 0,, sueeial occasions of extraordinary traffic; that -Mr. X. T. Maunder ! be informed that the Council appreciates j his efforts to improve the embankment adjoining his property and that the inspector be instructed to endeavor to discover the persons responsible for uprooting the plants and to prosecute; that n'.i pert section 4. Tfua WaiwakaiI ho hundred, block 10, I'aritutu survey district, containing twenty-seven acres

more or less, taken l>v the Council for a public work under -Tin' Ruble Works Act, ]!)('8," is not.ren/.i'red for immediate use. the Council, in r.uvsinnee of section 33 of the said act. lit the said land to James Xorvr.l Williamson for five years from tin- Ist December, IHI4. at the yearly rental of £-20 ss, the lease to contain all usual and proper clauses; that the Borough engineer be authorised to lay a temporary connection from the water-main at the r.'wttoir to the site of the proposed Territorial camp, the 11th Regiment undertaking to pay the cost of same; that the draft agreement with the. Railway Department for the purchase of sections 11, 12, and 13, railway reserve. Carrington road, be referred to his Worship the Mayor, with power to act; that the borough engineer be instructed to delay the work of reducing the width of the footpath in Devon street until after the Council meeting; that consideration of the question of re-nii'tnlling Courtonay street from Harder, street to Watson street (estimate .€500) be deferred. That the borouch engineer be instructed to repair all places where the underground telephone wires have been laid down and to charge the cost to the Telegraph Department in accordance with the arrangement made w'th the Department; that the Telegraph Department be asked to remove their poles where not on the proper alignment. ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMITTER The electric light committee reports: That Messrs T. Hawkins and R. Skelton be informed that provided they will enter into an undertaking to the satisfaction of the borough solicitors that the net revenue from the two connections shall not be less than £lO per annum, the Council will, as soon as the new transmission line is in use, make the necessary extensions to enable their properties to be connected; that the recommendations of the electrical engineer with reference to salaries and with reference to verandah and by-laws re cycle he referred to the finance committee to report upon; that the letters from the electrical engineer with reference o verandah and by-laws re verandahs he received; that the recommendation of the electrical engineer that an extra discount of one. penny per unit be allowed on all electrical energy used for heating and cooking in excess of 50 units per month be adopted and come into force on April Ist, lfllo; that the question of procuring insulators be referred to the chairman, w'th power to act; that the chairman and his Worship the Mayor be authorised to arrange for Mr. If. Hogg or some other suitable person to be appointed clerk of works for the sub-station building. ABATTOIR COMMITTEE. The abattoir committee reports: — That vehicles used for the carriage of meat from the abattoir for export shall not be used for any other purpose; that in the opinion of the committee the : whole of the oll'til from the abattoir ■ should be treated at one boiling down j works; that after hearing the request of j the .Master liutehers' Association, con- j veyed by Mr. Joll, that they be per- j mitted to cart new barrels, salt and horse fodder in their meat carts, the committee adhere to its previous resolution. (Mr. .101 l requested that his vote be recorded against the resolution. ,i