DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13487, 14 May 1907, Page 3

DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

V SPECIAL meeting ,of the Devonporo Borough Council was held last evening fat tlio purposes of .considering the amended. estimate?for the ensuing year. ' Sk»H present: Messrs; Wm. Handley . (Mayorh D. W. McLean, P. W. ; McCallum.R. ; H. Froudo, H. Wilding, G. McKeuzie, T. W. Cranch, G. A.-'Gribben, E. J. Osborne, and T. U. Timewell. ■.-.■■- w ' ,*.,;■- Before the business was proceeded, with a deputation, of which Mr. J. J. O'Brien was. spokesman:•: waited on Wo Council and mauired about : the present position.-of the. aVainage of the low level; at Cheltenham. The deputation was informed that the, facial apparatus required for lifting the sewace to overcome the difficulty,; of the absence of'a-.proper fall had been ordered by. Mr.Motcalfo, and the' work -would-be carried out"- at the-earliest opportunity. . j '•' Attention was >also: drawn i by ; the deputation to Iho condition of Rata Road, the road and ■footpath being unformed for a consider- ] able distance. It was asked that an alloca?- ; tioh bo -; mado for • footpath--and...: con-; f struction on this year's estimates. ■ the , Council decided :to expend £91 12s ; m form-, ing and metalling and shelling theroad, the j owners in the: street to; be! notified'that on i contributing half the cost, •of . making thefootpathsV in front 'of their ; properties - tne footpath construction would be carried' out', at the same time; The foreman of works was instructed to furnish 'an estimate, of the cost-of Such footpaths. . ,(Tho:wing schedule of ..works wa-s apr: proved:T—Cowper.street, J * £130 Rata Road, £91' 12s; Roslyn Terrace, £73 10s; :Waterview Road (Summer-street to Bond-street), £35; Kiwi ; Road, £16; High-street, £25; Huia-street, £102; drainage of pond,- £10,'5 Cameron-street, .£18; Tui-str&et, £5; Rat- ; . tray-street, £10 ;'■■■■ painting Council ; Chambers, £20; . Clarence-street, £15; Kerr-streoti £18; Stahley Point, £10; . £20; Calliope Road and Stanley Bay Hill', £20; i- street cesspits > • (4), ; U £20; - cleaning water-tables,; £250;, street ..'.lamps? (12), £36; : general, repairs,: £100. . ■■'•■?■ %* , - :| The statement."of estimated, receipts and expenditure submitted by the',! town.'clerk showed; both to " total : ; £2550 Bs. : Mr. Timer well made a proposal to create a" permanent works fund of £1099, to be raised by an extra general rate Of |d in the £, so as to provide ; for . certain > necessary expenditure, including a subsidy of £300 to the secondary ':- school.": Owing to the lateness of ;the hour the ;; meeting . v adjourned till; Friday:. evening - next to further consider the estimates.