NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1919, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting' of the New Plymonth Borough Council was held last night, there being present the Mayor (Mr. C. 11. Burgess), Crs. J. Clarke, .1. \V. Hayden, F. J. Hill, W. P. Short, R. L Parkin, A. S.Brooker, VV.«A. Collis, and .11. V". i>. Griffiths. Tim reports of the departmental offices and the various committee reports were received and adopted. GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE. Subsequently a meeting of the General Purposes Committee was held, the same councillors being present, when the following matters came uj> for consideration;—

Mr. J. Blair-Mason wrote to the effect that, the preparation of estimates iu connection with the hydro-electric extensions were well under way, but until Hie surveys were completed, which had been delayed by the bad weather, he would be unable to give the details required by the Council. The Now Plymouth Bowling Club wrote asking if the Council would transfer its interest in a' section in Powderham Street to the Club, who were desirous of securing a site of sufficient area of land to provide for two bowling greens. The Council expressed willingness to meet the request of the Bowling Club, which, however, had not come to any definite decision in the matter.

Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., wrote in reply to the Council's request stating that he had already taken action to bring under notice of the authorities a proposal to have a portion of the Moturoa Prison Reserve set aside as a public park, and that the matter would be brought before the Minister by him wlir-n he wont to Wellington.

Mr, F. W. Frethey wrote stating that he had recently acquired a five acre allotment on Holdsworthy Eoad, and asked that the Borough engineer should inspect and report on the road frontage. He expressed his willingness to allow the Council to cut back the strip of land on his frontage necessary to the formation of the footpath. He also suggested that, as the portion of the road from Brooklands Eoad to the Old Carirngton Road was in an unsightly state, and never likely to be used as a road, if the Council would give him some security for his improvement, he would clear the road and plant it so as to make it attractive, and an asset to the town instead of an unsightly waste. The engineer reported on the matter, recommending the Council's acceptance of the offer in regard to the strip for a footpath, which was a generous one. In respect to the unformed portion of the road, he did not think it would ever be formed, and would at best be nothing but a sheep track. The offer of the strip of land for a footpath was and a vote of thanks passed to Mr. Frethey. It was also resolved to grant him the use of the unformed portion of Holdswirthy Road on the terms of the offer contained in his letter.

The Woolston Borough Council forwarded a resolution for which endorsement was asked, to the effect that the only solution of the coal problem was the public ownership and control of the mining, transporting and distribution of coal, with .adequate representation oi the workers on the Board or Boards of Control, and therefore considers the proposals for semi-private control of the industry, with State guarantee of dividends to private shareholders, as embodied in the Board of Trade's report. The letter was received.