HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13502, 29 July 1907, Page 7

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tire Hamilton Borough Council mob on Friday evening;. There were present: The Mayoi (Mr. J. S. Bond), Messrs. Mason, Roche, Fow, Bell, Tidd, Davis, and Burton. In reference to electric lighting, the manager of the Taupiri Coal Mines wrote quoting prices of coal, in view oi the Council establishing a. system of electric lighting. Mr. A. J. Walker, A.M.1.C.E., also' wrote offering his services as consulting electrical engineer. A meeting of the committee set up to deal with the question is to be lick' next week. The secretary of the Auckland Board oi Education wrote stating that they had notified Messrs. Fry Brothers of their intontior to acquire lot 12 tinder the Public Works Act, as the} could '.not pay the compensation asked. The section is required for tech nical school purposes. Mr. Ferrey, postmaster, intimated to the Council that the work of connecting Hamil ton with To Awamutu and Matangi woult be put in hand at once. The secretary of the Auckland Under writers' Association wrote asking the Conn cil to take steps to prevent the lighting o fires in close proximity to buildings. Re fcrrcd to Legal and Defence Committee with a view to acceding to tho request. Messrs. John and Sons wrote tlia as red bricks would not be available for th< library building for some months, that tin builders be allowed to plaster the. side walls provided that tho facade is in no wa, interfered with. Agreed to. Tho following tenders were received fo the formation of Clyde-street:—Lovett am ! Tucker, £253 10s: Mulcahev and Co., £25 14s 4d; E. Wilson, £272 "lOs; Thos. II Kelly and Co., £305 17s Id; T. Butler am Co., £2t+; B. Remnant and Co., £180 (in formal): John Murphy, £203 (accepted). The Mayor informed the Council that Xc 1 drainage contract was just about complet ed, and on his suggestion it was decided t< notify nrooerty-owners that connection must be made within one month. In reply to a question, the Mayor said h thought it would bo advisable to notify the hospital contractors that extraordinary traffic on the hospital r;--ad' must cease. If the contractors were prepared to defray the cost of making the road passable the Council will reconsider its decision. Mr. Barton said fascines should be put down. Mr. Young took a similar view. It was decided to fascine the road. It was agreed to appoint a committee to consider the question of combining with other local bodies, with a view to obtaining a regular supply of metal. The Mayor moved, "That tho officers of engineer and town clerk Ik; separated, tho services of the engineer to he retained at the pro-sent salary, and that applications be invited for the position of town clerk at a salary of £160 per annum." Ho considered that, in view of the large works in hand, matters should he so arranged as to allow Mr. Sims to devote all his time to engineering work. The motion was carried unanimously.