BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12904, 8 July 1905, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

WORKS COMMITTEE.

The Borough Works Committee met on Friday evening. < There were present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr E. Cock) and t Crs. Burgess, Brooking, Browne, Collis, Cliff, Ewing and Tisch. Recommendations were passed as follows :—: — That, in ; , view of the previous decision of the Council that the accident insurance should "be given to each company in turn, the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Council authorising the accident insurance to be renewed with tne Government Insurance Department be rescinded, and that the accident insurance be placed with the Ocean Accident Company for the ensuing year. That' permission be granted to the Poultry Society to hang posters acros« I Devon and Currie Streets on the 28th and 29th proximo. That Mr E. Van Delden be permitted to transfer his billiard room license to Mr W. u Maiirison. That Mr Alec Mason bo granted a leaso' for one year of section 792, Daws'on-street, at a rental of Is per annum, under certain conditions. That the letter from Messrs McWilliams and Andrews (contractors for ■tunnel), asking for furthetf progress payment be referred to Mr Mestayer. That tenders be called for the construction of the power house. ; That, the Town , Clerk, be authorised to grant a rebate of half -rates to, Mrs Graves for house on sections K4i46 and 1472. unoccupied for over six imonths. That tho Borough' j Engineer be atithorised to tenders for aarting metal to Devon, Gill and J Browne Streets, ' and to accept the lowest tender. That metal from the iqu'arry be used in metalling those portions of Hcbson, Gill and Browne Streets already authorised to be done. That the ' Jockey Club be permitted to take a three-quarter service off the new main in Eliot-street on tEe usual conditions. That consideration of the xetefuest from residents* in Hine-street for concrete channelling be deferred until all channelling already authorised is completed. y x That the tender of Mr N. King for supplying oats at 2s 2sd per bushel be accepted. That the.'Bbirbu'gh" Engineer be authorised to asphalt the . inner half of the north side of Devon-street east.