BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1922, Page 7

BOROUGH AFFAIRS.

NEW PLYMOUTH COUNCIL. At Monday night’s meeting of the Borough Council the following further business was transacted: The borough manager reported: A large number of trees (pious insignia and gums) have been planted at the old waterworks reserve, and the council is considering the Question of further planting there. It was always intended to plant the whole of the hillsides of the storage basin in the hydroelectric lands with trees suitable at maturity of providing electric light poles, and I would recommend' that a report be obtained as to the best class of trees to be planted for this purpose and that the nurseries be re-stocked with a view to planting out next season. “There are many streets in the borough in which, no name plates have been erected, and in others the name plates require re-painting, etc,” remarked the New Plymouth borough manager in his monthly report. “A good deal of inconvenience is no doubt caused by these defects, particularly to visitors. I would recommend that in more thickly populated streets, at least, the matter be remedied.”

W. H. Simms and Sons, Ltd., applied for a license, to store oil in a store in the direction of the breakwater. They had not sufficient storage accommodation for the full shipment arriving by the Eastern Sea. —Approved, provided that it be understood that the occupation was only temporary.

A small deputation was received regarding the council’s proposal to take additional sections at Lynmouth for the extension of the rubbish dump. The deputation pointed out the disagreeable nature of the dump to the residents, and asked that the council reconsider its. decision, and also do something to ameliorate the present conditions. The deputation was sympathetically received, but later the council decided that no action be taken.

Mr. H. R. Cattley. secretary to the Battalion Band, forwarded a copy of the balance sheet for the past year, details of which have already been published. The North Taranaki Hunt was granted permission to make a charge to the Taranaki Jockey Club’s course on September 2. the day on which it holds its annual steeplechase meeting. The Omata District Memorial Committee wrote inviting the Mayor and councillors to be present at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial. The tender of Messrs. Bellringer Bros., Ltd., for hardware supplies was accepted.