BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144779, 8 September 1915, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES. A meeting of the Borough Works Committee was held on Monday evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor (acting-chairman), Councillors Burgess, Collis, Hayden, Johnstone, M’annix, Medley, Monteatli, Short, and Sykes. An apology was received front Councillor Smith for absence through'illness. The following resolution was carried; That the Sub-Inspector of Police for the time being stationed at New Plymouth be and is hereby authorised by the New Plymouth Borough Council on its behalf to make or lay informations and complaints for broaches of the bylaws for the time being and from time to time in force in tue said Borough of New Plymouth or now and hereafter made and* enacted - by the council and to appear and act for and on behalf of the council in respect of such informations and complaints. This authority, however, is not to affect in any way the similar authority already given to the borough inspector. Consideration of Mr. Skitrop s letter ro work done by Mr. Kyngdon in Waiwaka Terrace was deferred. Consideration of Mr. Skitrop’s letter re damage done to borough streets by the cartage of material to the new hospital was deferred. The resolution No, 58 of this report passed at the meeting on August 30 was rescinded and the following sushtituted; That the borough engineer be instructed to enclose and plant the central portion of the street known as Nobs Bine as is shown on the plan now before the council, as in the opinion of the council the ordinary traffic on such street will.not he impeded by such em closing and plantin'g. . ’ ■ The borough engineer was authorised to regrade, the footpath at Fitzroy Road to enable the storm-water to get away and to fence off any dangerous part of tho road (chairman’s estimate £7). Subject to Mr. Sellars arranging with the adjoining owners for a combined drain ns recommended, the borough engineer was authorised to extend the sewer in Weymouth Street at an estimated cost of £l2. ■ . . Mr. S. Shaw’s letter re extension of water-mains in French Street and Kitchener Avenue was referred to nis Worship the Mayor and the chairman to interview Mr. Shaw arid report. * Mr. AAV F. Brooking was informed that the council could not see’ its way. clear to grant any exemption from the; building by-laws in connection with' the building proposed to be erected by bun in Powuerham Street. The borough engineer was instructed to report whether the building by-laws are fully complied with on the building now’ being erected for Messrs. Morey and Son. . Instructions were, given for notices to be served on tho owners of the A.M.P: buildings and of the Empire Theatre to remove their balconies in accordance with the recommendation of tho consulting tramways engineer. Instructions wore given to the borough engineer to arrange with the Gas Comoany for the borough to effect repair’s to soltarred or asphalted streets or .footpaths where gas service mams are laid and to charge. the company with tho cost. ' . , , i - v Authority: was given to tho borough engineer to ■ uso one of tho buijdmgs in the borough yards, Gill Street, as a storeroom and to give effect to his recommendation for the employment of a storekeeper with other duties to keep him fully employed. Instructions were given to lay on the council' table the last two annual reports of' tho borough inspector, together with a report from tho town clerk .ns toi how the inspector has carried out his duties in the past. Consideration of the borough engineer’s report was deferred. TRAMAVAYS COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Tramways Committee was held on Monday evening. Present: Councillor Burgess (chairman), his Worship tho Mayor, Councillors Collis, Hayden, Johnstone, Mannix, Medley, Monteatli, Short, and Sykes. . , Tho borough engineer was instructed to report the length of tram track soltarrod to September 1. The consulting engineer was instructed to give effect to the recommendation contained in his letter of September 3 in regard to the lay-out of the tram track at Breakwater Rpad. Consideration of the question of advertising on-the tramways was deferred until the appointment of the tramways engineers

ELECTEIC LIGHT COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Electric Light Committee was held on August 30, there being present: Councillor Monteath (chairman) his M'orship the Mayor, Councillors Hayden, Smitji, and Sykes. Instructions were given to limit _ the period of the guarantee to be given by Mrs. Pott to ten years. At a meeting on Monday evening there were . present: Councillor Monteath (chairman), Councillors Burgess, Hoyden, and Sykes. A letter from the consulting engineer notifying an extra of £BO for cable trenches at the substation buildings, and also extras for putting an acidproof coating on the battery-room floor was received. The following resolution was earned That in view of the special circumstances set out in their letter of the 26th ult., Messrs. Smart Bros, he granted the usual discount on their account for electrical goods purchased in July, provided payment be made forthwith., . ~ . , ■ The borough engineer estimated tue cost of repairs to the forebay at between £SO and £6O, and was instructed to proceed with the work as soon as P °Tho borough engineer to give effect to the recommendations for screens and other work at the intake set out in the electrical engineer’s letter of Augustus.