ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13357, 22 December 1906, Page 2

ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

[JOKbUGH COUNCIL 1 DTSCUSSTON.

The Electric, light Committee recommenided to v the Council :i — 1. That, the Sanitary be in structed^to' take the necessary steps\ to construct the pipe linevfrom ,p.ipe head, to, power house. < ['j, „ 2. Also to prepare plans and proceed with the work of to power house.;' ,•■ - 3. That all letters having reference to electrical' matters be dealt with by the J Electric .light Committee and that the Committee be empowered to withhold any , correspondence which in thoir opinion should <ftof be read in open Council. , . - Or. Monteath was-Vg^anHied ' leave to add a clause' confirming ( tlie Committee's a ction in ordering 23 posts fo'r the breakwater extension. Cr. BeUririger objected "to clause 3. The Council as a body had a right 'to know all, the 'husliness transacted by the Odminittee. He \ moved that ! the part of ' the clause dealing with I the wit'hhhokTing; ,of correspondence , should be deleted. ''• •'' ' ~~ " ' ' ,' Cr, Monteatlx said there was no intension, tto keep <anythdn:g from the Council. The motion was lost, and the !re : port, was, adopted. Mr J. «t. ' Craig (Auckland) wrote ejecting lo the sipecifidations for the electrid light workk. He said he could provide jnstrnjm©ntB equally^ as _ ■gooi as the one's specified and asked 51 such a tender would be received. The Engineer' said he had stipulated toe one lairanid -because the instruments corresponded with the present ones in use. and tihe other bran«d he thought , to be the bgst« Cr. Parker thought to grant , one . man such a concession gave him a certain advantage., Cr. UToiirteath. anoved, that an alternative be considered Valid, Cr. Browne , moved as an amendment that Ihe- speqjjOcationS be «idherad ?o ? - . - ' „ Cr. Browne's omen&rieaiti .wa^ carried, XK t ..\ \) .. I ' '! !< Cr. BeHringer moved tHa^ the letter be handed over to tHe Engineer to be dealt witKashe 6ees fit. Seconded by Gt. MonteatH aaid carried. • The: Secretary amd! the trusts of the Henui Meffiodis* ChtarcK asked if the Council Was" 'trailing to supply tfc© church with electric .light. , It was decided to inform the trustees thai "the worK could not', be done at presents The TaranaM Petroleulm Co. asked for terms for?' supplying their worka with electricity! for lighting purposes. — Beferreo! to Electric lighting. Com-

The aPpMcatioiS-ol Hhf F. H. Jackson for permisOTon to erect a> balcony oni>he root b! H/he vwanSaJK at the Kia Ora' Tea Rooms, -was referred t« ,the Eleotrical Oowiwittee, the ( question of interference with electric wires having been raisecl.