BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1920, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

GENERAL PURPOSES OOMMITTBBV The New Plymouth Borough Oamctt met last night. Present: Gn. £. J. Hill (deputy-Mayor), V. Griffiths, W. J. Hayden, W. F. Short, A. S. Brooke** and A. E. Sykes. HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS. The Resident Engineer (Mr. A?. Feat* less) submitted a report on matters re-M quiring attention in connection Witt tkf' work on the hydro-electric scheme, He stated: — Housing!.—l suggest that dwellings be, erected approximately 48ft by 10ft each to accommodate 10 single men. Three and later possibly four of these will be required for tunnel men for sleeping quarters. A . common kitchen anet dining-room will also be necessary. That first twenty men will be accommodated 1 in chapel. Later this dwelling will be used for surface men. Here also A hut on the abovo lines may be necessary. Married employees quarters art more difficult to deal with owing to the expense. Estimated cost of one hut for sixteen men, £l5O. This cost i« less iron for roofing of which a large quantity is available on borongh property. With regard to access to the work, the engineer submitted proposals fo* , construction of a road, costing £1837 ]Os or tram line cost £2819. He **■» marked that the line could be disposed of at completion of work, estimating that about £1173 17s Od would be ob< tained from the sale. This would reduce the ultimate cost of the line t« £1045 2s fid, and he recommended th» adoption of this scheme. , . Referring to the houses, the General Manager said it was proposed.lo put them up in sections by bolting, and when the work was completed the huta could be removed to the sea front *wl utilised as beach cottages. The Resident Engineer was . authorised to proceed with the v tram* line construction. I SEWER EXTBNSr.IfS. Prov'd'ne that three owner* who are affected erntribute between them the sum of £3O towards the ooßt and ataa pay the usual connection fees, the Council will extend the sewer in Mor** ley Street sufficient to enable three) houses being erected. It was also decided that the applica* tion of Mr. Lush, before a recent meaV ing of the Council for an extension oft. , the seweT in Devon Street .West, be referred to the Streets sub-Committee. QUESTION OF A SUB-DIVISION. ; As compliance with the by-law in re* spect to sub-divisions would render a quantity of land in Hamblyn Street useless for building purposes, the Coun- ( cil decided to grant permission to the owner (Mrs. f. IT. Corkill) to subdivide the section (containing three foods twenty-one perches, and having a frontage of'3B feet), as follows: Allotment A containing 1 rood 20 perches having 15 feet frontage tof Hamblyn Street, and allotment B con-' taming two roods having a frontage off 23 feet to Hamblyn Street. GENERAL. On the recommendation of the Car- v negie Institute Committee it waa decided that the following donors |e thanked for their gifts to the museum: Messrs. ,1. Baillie (two wekas), Henry Corbett, Warea (two stone adzes), and • J. H. Walker (a number of coins). ' Tho Borough engineer was author! ised to proceed with the construction ol the tar wells. The engineer was authorised to have! the railings to tho monument on Mar*« land Hill painted land necessary rei pairs effected to the monument and also to effect repairs and painting to tha fountain and gun. hi view of the large number of applications for extensions of water ser« vices and shortage of money to carry out these works the General Managel and engineer were delegated to submit a report to next meeting on the whol« qm-stion. The question of letting tenders for the erection of houses 'for Council em« "• ployees was deferred till next meeting \ to enable the Council to inspect house* already erected ou the plan bofor.: the meeting. , The building restrictions hiving precluded the Tuvanaki Jockey Club" from increasing the loose-box accommodation during the kot year, as intended, application was made for the use of the Council's slaVles during the Christmas meeting. It was decided that a temporary lease ho given the Club, provid-. ing a satisfactory agreement can be af- ■. rived at between the committee »«»■•■.» the Council's eiifiineer. "X