THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13965, 15 August 1919, Page 1

THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tlhe Thames Borough Council mstj last) nighiti whew tlhera were present. the Mayor (Mr E, N. Miller), Crs. Claoctioiii. Row©, M.uir, Eaddy, Bilimiiuiii oiad Hardmiaai. An apology was re ceiw.ed i'roani Ck'. Derrick. Cori'esipoiudeincei wsus reiad amd deail.t; wiith, as follows: Frotui County Clerk, stiatiiag tiTuafc the Boi"ou|gh Councir* vequegih to hira the poi-taWe sitbo© crusiher had beesi refen-ed to the Couanty Chiairn«»n. aitict Emgiinear. The' liaititar would advite if the pilamb were avaiilabio amd on wha.t. terms. RdfoiTfed :to Streets Conmniititet? wiith, power to act. From Counity Clerk staifcrngi thaife his Council had oomipLied with the request to have four members each on the oanimiiitttiee comsiideringt the ad!ju&bmem/ii of aooooinitis babweeoii the twoj bodies, by aptpoiinitiiing 1 Or. ' MeMaJum in additioan to tihe tivreei already apipoljiitied'. Received- ). From Coamty Oerk, staitiing tlhat the Borough application to have ccmtrol of the ipoiutad, had been defeaTed.. Received. FOREMAN'S REPORT. The draiin in fromitl of Ma" Cofuitt'si l-esidemcie omi tllie Taawu Road had beeni aititemded to asnid ia 'now in saittis-* factory order. A comicii"ete crossingl has begin cionisittt'ucitied leading to the. pril vaitle reisiideiniaei of Mr Durban, Uipipea 1 S«aley,&treEit\, aaid the cost of tia©~umij dieirtitkiiing lias beeia cifoairgied to kiml 4in tile pipes have been laid om :tih^ eaistiern aide of Boiwea St. ' ,t|a caary tihe bxxueie dirainiagle inito tihe dnaaon; hitiheirtioijt—is draiiniagia has rum acrosis the foo>t|paitih,. The maia has been employed far five d&iys l&y 4aigj rait poisoin'. 1-10 buildiings and prefrodses ha,re beeu. aititeaided to. The) Harbour Board amc Railway Department Jiaiv© a!Lso> laid poiiisoin 'aiti the wharves amd railway,, embainkmeinib reeipecitively. T!he wo>rk of Clonstirticitiimg; itihe cKmcrete- drainagte ohanniels'and kerbing at Tatraru has sajtiisfaiiotprily pa'ogressied. In oanmieotiianj with, this umdertiaikmg' it has been necieisisary to alter tihe jposkdoai of thi© iiitt waiter nuaiiin to eiiiaibjlei lihe work; tioi be done. There is now an adequate siuipply of.broken metal avadla'ble .trwin tiie, Tararn quaiTy,-yandj the-■work of edTeciting repairsi toi the> Tararu roadl hjas beetui fiu-ther advanced. I would resipcabfuilly reaomaaand that 12iini tale ptipefei bo laiid on tha eastern side of Boiwon Streeiti and the northeirin. side of ■ Fenitom' Stirenat as the work'of cleaaiing up tihe aides of the roeds progrtasseß., This is in oa-der thait. t4ie dfebris may be used for the fiffing i_.of tihe tile drains aiid thereby aivoiiing extra caitingl aiti a. later date. The respective lengitihs of these draiLnsi are: Boweai' St.. to Fentom . Sits., 9 chaiuisi: Feaiitoni St., 4 cihains 9sb, aib a cost of 2s 6d iper fo&ti.—lti was dtecided that this, .work should be coraiBidered as loam exipeinditluire. Wiith. respec* to the areas Blocik, 27 and Parawai/aei ipart of tihe Borough from isit Augnjsit<, four men have been ; eanplbyed cieandngi oiuit' di*adnfci, otc. The report was adopted. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S REPORT. Siunoe last refport tfie staldon!..plain* ha, s beem running emoothly. During^ the foi"tinaglht I haive had tihe Dieaal engine and the turbine, generator overhauled. . In. i'he formea- 1 case I found it necessary to ha.ve one of, tihe valve seatangis in tihe cylinder turned up. This has been dones amd the eiigiine is ini good running order agiain. I httive' also had th« coanmutaitior or the turbinie generate-, which meeded atitenitioini, turned ujp. We raini the Diesel while the turbine was stab otf. I hiavo hiad spreadeins put in. eeveniiil places on the maiins' to try and avoid conitaote 'between, - mainia in-, stormy weaibhe^. ffro aew ocmsumeirsi haive 'beem coimeoted |tb jtJxei mainia during the fortnight. / This was adopted. GENERAL BUSINESS. The Ma.yor ■and Or. Rowe werle apiporiinitled ttol sign cihequies. Aqcxwiits totalling' £418 4s 7d on the Disitracti Fund, £17 %8d on the Cemierteriies Fund, amd £139 7® 5d oml tihe Elecrtrioity Accoumit. were passed for paiymenit-