INGLEWOOD BOROUGH

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1928, Page 8

INGLEWOOD BOROUGH

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The Inglewood Borough Council held its monthly meeting last night. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Winfield) and Councillors F. Spurdie, R. B. Sutton, W. H. Armstrong, J. Sutherland and B. Larson. „ The New Plymouth branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association was granted permission to sell poppies in Inglewood on a day before Anzac Day. An application from the Fire Brigade for a subsidy of £5O was held over until the estimates were framed. Owing to the “real danger” that existed from electrical installations during fires, the Fire Brigade asked that the electrical engineer should be present at all fires.— Councillor Spurdie said that it had been arranged for Mr. Winter to be present in future. It was decided to pay the balance of the subsidy due to the Inglewood Band, namely £2 10s each for four concerts. The question of having four powerful lights in the centre of the town frosted in order to stop the glare was mentioned, and the electrical engineer was instructed to make inquiries about the matter. The foreman (Mr. W. Devereux) reported that the path on the north side of Rata Street, from Standish Street to the Kurapete, and that on the south side of Rata Street, between Cutfield Road and Brown Street, had been treated with bitumen and chips and tar and sand respectively. The kerb and channel on the north side of Rata Street, from Brown Street to Cutfield Street, was finished and I a path would be built. Councillor Sutton said it was intended in the future to treat the paths from Standish Street to the borough boundary, from- Cutfield Street to Brown Street and from Moa Street to the railway station. The electrical engineer (Mr. Ff. Winter) reported the registration at the sub-eta-tion during, the month of 29,380 units, as against 31,893 units for the corresponding month last year, a decrease of 2513 units. The maximum demand was 94 kilowatts, compared with 100 kilowatts i last year. The reconstruction of lines was complete, with the exception of a small section in Standish Street and James Street. The high tension line had been taken down from Lamb’s garage to Bristol Road. On the Mayor being voted an honorarium of £75, he announced that he intended to move at the next meeting that the sum should be reduced to £5O, which he considered ample for a borough the size'of Inglewood.