BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1922, Page 5

BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

NEW PLYMOUTH COUNCIL. THE WAR MEMORIAL. The New Plymouth Borough Council met last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson), Crs. .). Kibby, E. Dingle, R. A- Large, W. Rumball and V. Griffith*. Leave of absence ■was granted Crs. R. L. Parkin, T. N. Blackball, and J. Brown. The War Memorial Committee notified that the following resolutions had been passed by the committee: “That of the two proposals offered by the Borough Council the committee accept the site at the junction of St Aubyn and Queen Street ” and “that a vote of thanks be accorded the Mayor and Councillore for the manner in which they have met the committee and provided the cite for the cenotaph.” At the meeting Mr. W. H. Skinner made the suggestion that in carrying out the proposal the council might take the opportunity to straighten the kink in Queen Street. POWER FOR STRATFORD The Stratford Borough Council asked whether the council would be in a position to supply the Stratford borough with electricity, and, if so, the terms on which it would be supplied and the probable date of supply. The Stratford Borough Council will be informed that their application will be considered when the power board in the district makes an application- “The true way will be to deal with the power board, having regard to the claims of Stratford,” said the Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson). The power board elections take place on July 4, intimated the Mayor, so the question would probably be dealt with in a month or six wed Cs. The application was accordingly deferred, meanwhile. A RATEPAYER’S OFFER Mr. H. Greig wrote in connection, with the new street and water service through the Glen Almond sub-division: As there will be no 4-ineh main pipes available for .some months, I beg to request that you will accept from me a guarantee that I ' will pay for the 4-inch mains and conneci tions immediately on completion of layI ing of same by the council, or in the alterI native that you will accept from me now’ payment of an amount covering the estimated cost of the work, adjustment to be made when the work is completed. Mr. Greig asked also that when collect ing the cost of the water main the council would take into consideration the value of the land dedicated by the writer for the purpose of widening Belt Road. The engineer’s estimate of the work was £325. "Mr. Greig’s guarantee was ; accepted, the other matter to be dealt | i with when the council are dealing with mains. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) reported for last month:— Cemetery. —The usual routine cleaning ! up has been in hand during the month, and nearly all the plotp* maintained by I' the council have been mown and -trimmed up. Town Reserves.—These have all had attention, .some of them twice during May. The time is fast approaching when these reserves will occupy the time of one man throughout the greater part of the year. Waterworks.—Filters are in good condition. The main pipes are reported to be showing signs of wear-, an inspection will be made of these in a day or eo. There are from 200 to 300 pinns insignus trees ready for removal and planting, j Mr. Day recently suggested planting trees : out at the old waterworks reserve, and I suggest the pines be used for the pur- . | pose. In some 20 years hence they should 1 be well enough grown to bring in some revenue. i The report referred in detail to various street works. THE LIBRARY. The librarian’s report stated: For the 1 five weeks ending the 15th inst. 21 new subscribers have joined and nine left, leaving a net gain of 12. Thirty-seven new novels have been added |o the lib- ' rary, two histories and three travel series. Fifty-seven were purchased durI ing the local booksellers’ sales, a number for replacement and a number of new I ones, the average cost being 2s 64d. The picture rail in the Old Colonists’ Room j having been repaired, all the pictures I have been re-hung and the room is now ! complete. All firearms and war relics 1 (machine guns, etc.) have been registered and a certificate issued for them. The additional shelving as ordered by the sub-committee has*been erected at a . cost of £6 10s and is now fully in use. The rearrangement of the fiction portion of the library is now nearly complete and provides considerably more shelf space. The new museum cases are practical) v complete. Consideration of the Library Committee’s report was deferred pending the return of Cr. Brown, as there were several matters necessitating enquiry. OTHER MATTERS. F. Newell, Powderham Street, asked the council to fill in the gully adjoining his property in order that he could complete his boundary fence —The engineer reported that the jvork was one of considerable magnitude, and was about 1000 or 1500 cubic feet. The council did not consider the present juncture opportune for spending money on such work, and a resolution to this effect was passed. The secretary of the New Plymouth Croquet Club conveyed their deep appreciation to the council for generous treatment accorded the club.