NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1918, Page 6

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

MEETING OF WOKKS COMMITTEE

The Works Committee of the New Plymouth Borough Council met on Wednesday night ,whcn there were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr C. H. Burgess), and Crs J. Clarke, W. F. Short, ]•:. Griffiths, W. A. Oollis, R. J. Dea-re *nd G. W. Browne.

CORRESPONDENCE. Thirty-four residents of New Plymouth petitioned the council for the reinstatement of the draughts room in the Carnegie Institute, which had been taken away in connection with the building of the museum.—The matter was referred to the library committee for. a report.

The secretary of the Taranaki Nurserymen's Association wrote on benaif of the secretary of the New Zealand Nurserymen's Association bringing Before the council a scheme for interesting soldiers in rural occupations Dy means of propaganda, leaflets, lectures, etc., in 'England, in convalescent 'hospitals, on transports, or in camp, before they arrive in New Zealand, ana that the particular class of land or occupation favored should be ready for aush man on his arrival in the Dominion.

It was resolved to express sympatny with the idea. Tho secretary of the New Zealand Municipal Association wrote that the executive of the Association had decided that owing to war conditions no conference should be held this year. A full meeting of the Executive and Legislative Committee would be held about the time of the commencement of the next session of Parliament, and the "resolutions carried would be brought under the notice of the Government,

It was resolved to write to the execu-' jtive, requesting that a conference be held this year, as it was four years since the last conference was held, and to circularise other borough councils, asking support for the request.

Cr. Browne moved that the executive of the Municipal Association be requested to use every endeavor to prevent harbor boards from acquiring the right to lay water mains through borough streets, as suggested in a resolution carried by the recent conference of harbor boards.

The motion was seconded by Cr. Dear.3 and carried.

W. Cutfield wrote calling the council's attention to the state of the water tables at the Fitzroy stores, at the juncion of Devon street, Clemow road and Sackville street.—The engineer reported that the water tables became blocked frenently and the men who cleaned them out complained that fatty substances were the chief causes of the blockages. 110 suggested' that the butcher, whose shop was at that point-of the street, should be compelled to put in a proper grease trap in his yard, through wnicn all but absolutely clear rain-water should have to pass. It was decided to request the butcher concerned to carry out the suggestion made by the engineer, R. W. D. Robertson wrote drawing attention to the fact that the pipe supplying three houses with water in Wakefield street was too small for requirements, being only a 3-inch pipe. The writer stated that his house being furthest from the main suffered most, and he suggested that an improvement should be effected before the teiprmation of Avenue Toad was completed beyond the end of Wakefield street.—The engineer pointed out that any pipe of less than 2 inches in diameter was insuiHcient for supply purposes, and fourinch lines were necessary for fire purposes. In view of the heavy cost of piping and the small number of houses in the locality he could not recommend any action being taken at present. It was decided to send a copy of the engineer's report to Mr. Robertson. It was decided to notify Mr. Fleetwood to have his section in Ngaio street, the house on which was recently destroyed by fire, properly cleaned wp as in its present condition it was considered to consitute a danger to the locality.