BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1919, Page 7

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MEETING OF WORKS COMMITTEE. ! The Works Committee of the NeW Plymouth Borough Council met last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Mr. 0. H. Burgess, in the chair), Crs. J. Clarke, W. F. Short, F. J. Hill, J. W. Hayden, W. A. Collis, R. J. Deiire, and G. W. Browne. PEACE CELEBRATIONS. The programme proposed to be adopted in connection with the local peace celebrations was considered, in order to give the council's delegates a lead as to the amount of expenditure to he incurred. After some discussion it was resolved to agree to an expenditure of £745, provided the Government subsidy is not less than £SOO of that amount. RATING ON CHURCH PROPERTIES. Dean McKenna wrote to the effect that the committee of St. Joseph's Church were of opinion that the opinion of the borough solicitor in regard to liability for rates on stable, car-house, and motor garage nullified the principle that a church was entitled to exemption from rates on- whatever is "reasonably required" for the efficient working of the church. It was pointed out that the horse, gig, and motor-car were all necessary for visitation of the members of the church. The committee expressed the belief that the council would not put any obstacle in the way of the efficient working of the church, and they hold that their buildings were part of the equipment necessary for the efficient working of the church. It was decided that the clerk should reply pointing out that as the garage was let, and therefore revenue-producing, the previous decision would he adhered to. GENERAL. A petition was received from ten residents of Dartmoor Avenue and Webster Street, asking for a street light to be affixed at the junction of the two streets. —Referred to the streets sub-committee. Mr. S. Hurst Seager, hon. organising director of the Town Planning Conference and Exhibition, wrote stating that he purposed lecturing in all the chief centres in New Zealand on "What Town Planning Means for the Dominion," and that he proposed to include New Plymouth in the itinerary, and asked the council if they would make the necessary arrangements for the lecture. —It was agreed to do everything possible to assist Mr. Hurst Seager in his project, so far as the local lecture was concerned. It was decided to remit the amount of the sanitary rate charged gainst the Western Park Board.