STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD.

BOROUGH COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Stratford, January 15. Hip monthly moetini; the Borough Council iviil be held this evening. The business to be dealt with includes the following: CORRESPONDENCE. Cecil Wright complains of the state of the Fenton street footpath Since March, 1012. except gravel in front of the school practically nothing had hern done. He compared the state of tliij street, with other parts of ihe boron"!', and suggested that the path should be put into really good condition". From John Chambers and Ron. Wellington, stating that at the Council's re'!>:est they had charged the Electric 1 ialit. Company for tl)e' 12-inch 4-jaw Ci;s])man independent chuck. The emu I'aiiy had returned the account .-aying it should be. charged to the Borough Council. From the inspector of noxious weeds requesting the Council to clear theblaek lierry on the cemetery reserve, Kahauri. WORKS COMMITTEE. The work*, committee recommend tha' the borough ranger be brought under direct control of the committee, ;nut lie submit a monthly report, and atend the moythly meetings, of the Council; that the Council hire out tjie crusher when not in use provided it is driven by a suitable engine; that the committee cannot recommend the installation of water to Mr. X. B. Fletcher's property, owing to the heavy expense, £SS. LIGHTING COMMITTEF. The lighting committee recommends. That meters in the Fire Station Libra .-y and Council Chambers be installed where required; that lines be not carried down Warwick road owing to heavy cost. ( £.'(so). and that the proposed Flint read extension be held over o'n account of price ( £145). • ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr. T.'D. Sullivan, borough enginee:, reports: That the remetailing of 40 chains of Flint road east has been completed; the northern approach to the Victoria Bridge lias been scarified, reir.et.aHod and rolled. Repair work ami, culverts had been attended to in other parts ot the borough; minor repairs effected to bridges. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT Mr. W. J. Newton, electrical engineer, reports: That the poling of new; line* both high and low tension along Broadway from Fenton to Ryan streets, is complete. There was still about 70 chains to complete the ring main. The extension of the light to Warwick road would cost in the vicinity of £350. There would probabiy be 5S* lamps used bv nine consumers, the revenue being ahont £2O O* per annum, less than fi per rrnt. on 'lie outlay. Re Flint road tha <v;«t would be about £lO2 and income - pproxnv.ately £!) 2s. Fifty meters have been ordered. The supply of forty ?.'-foot ironback piles had also been 'ft by tender. During the heavy rain* on December i! 4 the Pa tea river rose j eight feet, and part of the safety gap was earned away. This has been repl'.seS. and the dam otherwise strength-'T.-'l '""-re was a vacaeev ioj a junior en tbe s!^:; GENERAL. J'he Red Cross Mart on Saturday resulted in the sum £4 10 s oeina re. eei.'ed. whilst the Tea Rooms also netted £3 2s C(i. .At the meeting of the Taranaki War Relief Association to-day Mr. C. H. Burgess. the New Plymouth delegate, who succeeded Mr. J. E. Wilson on the New Plnnout.li Patriotic Committee, t wan r-lefted chairman of the Association vice Mr Wilson, on the motion of Messrs' Kirkwocd and Dunn. Harvesting operations are in full swing. Formers are busy making most use of the fleeting hours. Others -who are making the most use of their opportunities are the crowds of satisfie.l customers to O. E. James' jewellery and fancy goods warehouse. The wise foVf know where the best value for money shop is, consequently C. E. James reports business good* .