WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1919, Page 3

WAITARA.

THE ARAPAWA. (Prom Our Own Correspondent,) August 14. The attempts to refloat the s.s. Arapawa yesterday and last night were unsuccessful, and 1 understand a cradle will have to be built in which to work her down the,beach to where she will float. A scoop was used yesterday afternoon to remove some of the sand from around her, hut it did not enable them to get her off. BOROUGH COUNCIL. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, at which there were present: His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Gribbon, Jones, Ogle, Blair, Rennie, Beckbcssinger, and T. Buchanan. After some discussion as to the advisability of sending a delegate to Wellington to urge the Government to vigorously push on with the metalling between here and Te Kuiti, it was reI solved that the Mayor represent the Council at the conference to he held in Wellington. Mr. C. E. Collins wrote complaining of cattle-straying on. the roads, but nothing was done in the matter. A letter from the New Zealand Automobile ' Union, recommending that the approaches to bridges be painted white, was received, and as the only bridge in the borough has white approaches no further action was takpi. A letter from the Taranaki Counties Conference, recommending that the Dominion Conference vigorously urge upon Vhc Government the necessity of increasing the present subsidy to local bodies to 10s in the £ on all general rates collected, and that as a means of providing the necessary funds the Government be asked to sufficiently increase the existing motor tax and existing totalisator tax. The Mayor was asked to support the remit re tyres. After some discission it, was moved by the Mayor, and seconded by Cr. GTib\Jron, that application be made to the New Plvmouth Harbor Board for the seryiccs of a diver ..nd plant to inspect the piles of the bridge. An amendment was fnoved that no further action be taken in regard to the bridge. The amendment was earned.

In regard to a, complaint from Mr. n. .Toll n.iioiit a property lie claimed was not in the sanitation area, but had been Hr""'<vl the. sanitation foe, it was decided that the property in question was not i'i 'h" sanitation area. The Electric Light Committee recommpu'lnd that two afternoons, from 2 o'clock till 5,' should be set aside for • ! : tii'. as the ironing combined with the night load in overloading the plant. If ill/- ; "oih were not used on the days set apart, the only alternative in the P , ~-.'• „f an overload would be to switch off one portion of the town, which would 1 ■".■.■■» t.i"it T?nrt of the town in darkness. Everyone would be served alike, switches < •.,., p..itpfi out alternately during overload periods. It was hoped there would be no necessity to resort to drastic measures, but the.people of Wailara only blame themselves if they used heaters and irons during night-loud. Detectors would he placed on lines, and if "'■nnr> contained to use current for heatersi or irons at other times than tin ■■■■■■ specified their supply would be cut off. To pull through the present winter troubles all .lights not actually in use «h6WnMi<j^s* , itche"d off- The enginps and two biThij-producers were ■l* T..rc="it in "nod order; the spare producer should have repairs effected at a ' '.'7.. Ml coke should be under cover to get the best result' from ' it, ■ . '. •(•iv.iHni'ii barricade of old planks and pipes most of the coke could be put in t.;ii' producer house. A* shed should !•(• built of iron for the conl. dose to the producer ho#sc but detached, coal lei'iff liable to spontaneous combustion. \ I'prl was (it present rented at 4s per wee!:, but was not in a handy position* •>■• in I '•■.•. '„>','• i-tnte of the borough finances and the high cost of material it '.'•■ i- ""t of the question to think of putting in an accumulator. At present Mr, Johnson's assistant was examining most of the linds and his report would be received later. The engineer should be instructed to see that all motors are disconnected.—The report was adopted, it was resolved that Monday and Tuesday, from 2 till 5 p.m., be set aside forjrnniTi?. The Water and Works Committee reported that, after conference with the nightsoil employee, it would suggest that the committee be authorised to draw up .in c'ltiridy new schedule of sanitation fees, which, in the main would become | <v'-.i-.'-t'', n nert vesiT. but in some ill- [ stances should be put into force immediate!-. 'n that all ratepayer? using the 'enrvi'- -i-nnld I>a put on an equal footing. The committee further suggested that it be authorised to revise several of the water by-laws for submission to the couiyil in the direction of increasing revenue, such revision to be submitted ns early possible, also that the following charges lie made for water for motive .power in [dnce of the existing schedule: Minimum charge £5 per annum: water to be sitpnlicd for motive purposes at Is per 1000 gallons for the first fi"'Vf)on trillions, and for the succeeding 400,000 gallons fld per 1000 gallons, and for all in excess of 1,000.000 gallons fid per 1000 gallons. The committee had no recommendation to make in regard to any particular 1 expenditure on any street.—The report, with the exception of the clauses dealing with the charges for water, 'was adopted. Tt was.decided to pay the peace celebrations accounts, outstanding, £52 ss, which would be refunded by the Government later. . '» " Aceounts amounting to £3G9 10s were passed. •■