NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1919, Page 7

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

■.UENERM. PURPOSES COMMITTEE.. The general purposes committee of-the*' New Plymotffch Borough Council met last night. There were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. C. 11. Burgess), Crs. V. H. S. Griffiths, R. Parkin, A. S. Brooker, W. F. Short, P. J. Hill, J. W. Hayden, J. Clarke, and W. A. Collis. The various "rants and subsidies provided for in the estimates for the current year, and passed by the old council, were confirmed.

Seven ratepayers petitioned for the formation of Fillis Street, between Liardet and Cover Streets, to be completed. It was stated that written and verbal representations had been made on the matter, but nothing lir.d been done, and the petitioners considered there were not getting fair treatment. The engineer reported that the work would cost £2OO, but that the estimate was subject to after the necessary survey. It was pointed out that some of the signatories to the petition were not affected, so far as their entrances were concerned, in Fillis Street. It was decided to inform petitioners that the council'.could not see its way to do anything imthe meantime. J. E. Wilson, SlM.,.Wrote, asking the council to grant a waiver of the by-law requiring a 40ft. frontage to any allotment on which a dwelling house is to be erected, in respect to allotment IS section 2, Belt Road, which he proposed to sell in conjunction with another allotment, with the reservation of a right-of-way to St. Aubyn Street. The engineer reported on the matter stating that, provided the number of houses allowed on the section was defined, and the right-of-way properly constructed, the application deserved consideration.

It was decided that the streets subcommittee should visit the locality and report on the application. Charles Kyndon wrote, offering to quote for the supply of boulders and screenings by annual contract, delivered to his metal bins.

The engineer reported that he had arranged for a supply of all the gravel available, but would not recommend that .he council should enter into a yearly" contract for such supplies. ' The matter was referred to the metal supplies committee.

R. A. Large wrote asking the council to either divert the course of the present open drain through his property, bein" past Town Belt A, New Plymouth, or to put m a closed drain to carry the water through the property. He stated that he had no objection to the drain in its present position provided it was made tnoroughly sanitary and covered The engineer reported on the number of houses in the vicinity and the necessary drainage, and stated that, before an estimate could be furnished, a survey would be required, and this would be done as early as possible. The engineer also stated that the cost ot piping the drain across Mr. Lanre's property would be about £45. and Mr Large had stated that he would contribute £l2 towards that, in order to faciitate a. scheme for building several houses on the sections.

It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the engineer. . The Tauranga Borough' Council wrote in regard to Government subsidies for peace celebrations, asking support to a resolution urging that local bodies be allowed more freedom in the expenditure of money on peace celebrations and memorials-both transitory and perman-ent-and that both shojj.l carry the Government shubsidy.-The letter was received.

o Ji' e , Ra ( m ' aDga Boro «gl' Council asked support for a resolution, passed at a public meeting mging on the Q S 'L" J' e o ° f the fact that Point Eluabeth State Coal Mine was be ng worked out, and also the serious coal shortag-o m the Dominion and con-' ■sequent famine price of coal, the immediVHp m £ pmßnt °J the Coal field at Nine Mile Bluff, near Rauranga, he procedeed

Cr. Collis expressed the opinion that the resolution should be supported, W| he thOUgM the «°vernment Mould be more alive to that sort of thing, and not need to be pushed into it by local bodies. Or. Clarke moved and Cr. Griffiths seconded that the resolution be supported, with an additional clause that the Taranaki coalfields should also be developed. T. Bush wrote asking the council to provide facilities for access to his section on Fillis Street West, on which he proposed to build. The engineer reported that to give fair means of approach would cost £35 It was decided to do the work when the council was satisfied that contracts had been let for the erection of at least two houses. A request from the Mayoress that a plot in Te Henui Cemetery should be reserved for the burial of deceased returned soldiers was referred to the cemetiy committee to report upon. The Valuation Department wrote, in l? V 7 the town Wefts' intimattef that the- rating system on ■ unimproved y4m /would come; into., force-as from March 31 next and asking the departmn*s' P re W' r^>d -Sfijip'ly;..* Valuation rou,ahat a roll was supplied in 1914 niuVthat if that roll was sent in it would be brought ;jntoMine with the department s ..roll? corrected to date. ;•' K was decided" to, mfvke a progress payment, of. peace cellbravtions .committee-., to meet current ex-