NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1917, Page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. 'I^J . Tie monthly .meeting of the New Pjta. u month Borough Council was held tut, ' <"i night. Prmnti The Mayor (Mr. C. H. " Burgess), Crs. J. Clarke, "j. W. Havdea. P. J. Hill, W. F. Start, E. Griffiths, W. ■ A. Collia, and G. w. Browne, . , 1 ' electric committees , rbpost, '<■ 5 The IJlectric Committee recommended " as follows:™ * 1 '9l

That the electrical and tnumw&ys an* ' ineer i)e authorised to comply with, the q squest of tlm Hospital Board that fce 3 lould report uponithe intercommuni®* ion telephone system at the liospitat \f That the Ford motor car ibe insurod ''*£ 5r £IOO against fire, That the letter frojn Mr. H. H. Qmf« | ng, applying for a refund in coninee*' <fff ion witn the extension to his property jj(? i Paynter's Lano, since removed, b&M- -K$ erred to the electrical engineer, ttaUi J ower to act. > 'fM That Mr. F. T. Bellringer, town clari, ."i ie appointed the Council's representative V* a the New (Plymouth Tramways s)iai ' riet Appeal [Board. ' ' ' 1 < That til© three wiremen {Grifffithj, ( ,| iutcliffe, and Boswell) 'be placed -.js . weekly engagement Instead of hcty&y ,s at present. ~W|J| That the electrical and tramways e#» ! '"/c :ineer bo authorised to supply the «es- . lide cottages at Moturoa, on a flat f&te 1 "-3 vhother actually occupied or not, ibe \\'A Council retaining the right to iqtfal naters at any time. $ That the tenders for alterations •to / : 'f ;he powerhouse when received fee left n the hands of the committee, with : y^h lower to act, and in the event of 110 "« satigfaetory tender being received \h9- V/ ilectrical engineer he authorised toprp* - :eed vith the work by day W»r, ! '*?j The report was adopted. . PUBLIC OONVEmENCHS. 3 : The report of the thorough ''sfjj! on the proposed: sito for public coniwi*, ? r sncea in James' Lane was considered, .JvM Dr. Blackley, wrote protesting'against j L the conveniences '{xjing erected 'in ' Brougham Street. He was ptrongly <wjr- * vinced that such an erection would tot : only be prejudicial to Brougham Street, M 1 »s a residential quarter, but in so naiirou : .1 thoroughfare would he a menace £0 « i public health. jIS Letters of protest against the am Street site were also received tfgm • i Mrs. Paul, Mr. A. Goldwater, and , j Salvation Army, Cr, Collis said sie had visited «all the '• Z sites, and lie had come to the oonchudos tliat the Council might some day 3xl 7 sorry, if they erected- the conveniens 'J on the suggested site in Broughtm Street, because it was too narrow. ¥& $ thought the best site would ibe at' % lower end of (Brougham Street, near th< \'J railway station yard. If that site WW * 1 selected, suitable trees for screening ' purposes could be .planted, fie move? '' Ij that the engineer inspect the site,.'"* had mentioned, and that if found: njit! !lt | able he have authority to go 05 «J«| the work. ' ~ 1 ''f'ifi Cr. Short seconded the awMotf, agree fog that it would ibe dfltriawirtal fc, - h Brougham Street if the were erected aibout opposite Meagre Gpld -\ s j water's premises. /W Cr. Browne said be would move ai amendment to tlie effect that the coq- '<- vcniences bo erected on the Counfeifi own land alongside the septic tank, Ifk Cr. Clarke said he would not ijjmi ' '" ri>l ' to Cr. Collis's motion if it merely pro '{ ■poged that the engineer should re{Ktn 01 ~ : "-J the site near the railway yard, , | Cr. CoHis said ho was quite TriHinj' to alter his motion to read that thi ongineer report, and that the matter s)f dealt with finally at the Works Q?m aiittee meeting next Monday evening. The motion was amended accortogb and carried without dissent, GENERAL. " s The Citizens' (Band was graated pep Y mission to take up a collection at 1 ' recital in aid of the 'Band funds f»j *. •!", held on the East End Reserve on doni day, .29th inet. < , " .[f Messenger and Grifßths, gnh . initted sketch plans of "proposed addii ' 1 \ tions, in concrete, to Mr. IA. B. M r aWia'il ■ v garage in -Powderham Street.—The ia ,' l j gifeeer reported that he could not grant ' T the 'necessary permit, as the propogei 'K plans did not provide for the air epac< required, by law,—lt wa# decide to tn> form Messrs Messenger and Griffiths that the Council could not approve the plan) * as they were contrary to the provision* ',< l lof the Municipal Act and borough bj;> y--laws. ' 4 Mr. J. A, Ewing, secretary of St: drew's Guild, asked. permission to erect [' , J a small stage or (platform on the hit , side of Brougham Street on Saturday 21st inst., in connection with Scotci Day at the mart,—Granted, subject tc - -" e consent of property owners being oto '!s tained. Mr. Newton Allen, Frankleigh (Park j, asked the Council to reconsider the ipat •' ter of shifting the present lights i» Frankley Koad and erecting another, he 1, tween the two. It would toe a pity tt ■ shift the lights unless an eKtra one %ai ■ provided.—Reply to be sent that thi , Council could not at (present make an; alteration in the arrangement of thi lights. ?*■ Mr. E; 0. Trihe wrote that the resv dents in the neighborhood of Bhojrtl*n< Street were glad to notice that tin •, 1 Council was taking off the extreuielj dangerous corner of that stroet where it • \ joined Victoria Street. He suggested that now t'he gully in Short land Stjreet 1 was being levelled the road might be' 1 made very nearly so, and the shifting ot ■one light to a nearby pole would give much better light.—The engineer report- ''■ ed that the road would be much bettat ;; 1 ' ■for straighteiitnjs-imt it_was a question . ■whether funds woukl The lighting question could bo lef* 1 abeyance till the road. wa& altered aa at present there was a distinct advan- „ tage in having it at the corner.—On the • motion of Cr. Browne, the engineer was instructed to -prepare plaps and report , as to t-He probable cost of the proposed road work. ' c . Mr. E. Lash, on hehalf of the Vestry - of St Mary's Ohiirch, asked the Council to reduce the charge for water iWvl organ-blowing power, a-, it was imprac-. . ticable to use electricity.—Referred to ' the .electrical engineer to report as to the possibility of using electricity. The engineer was authorised 10 put m 1 a concrete iulvert where required in, East End reserve, and t,o eonauit with ~, the Best End Committee with to danseroui plnccb on the reserve. - 'jJ A pi J n hi')' 1 :..i b* the -iiwmeer f.M - re-lurni-'n'i ■ 1 chamber apnrovcd . • ' ot twrjaig « >/■ into ■ - l the, hands of .thu „ executive. Cr. Hill w appointed n li} ■the Kawaroa Oiiviniittec. < : awmfcfr ot the .Vjjamottt Cr. Coi'.is ft'snsmher of the Committee, .