CITY COUNCIL.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1487, 16 November 1874, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.—This Day.

A meeting of the City Council wtf^ afternoon. Present: the Mayor (CtanwJ Counsellors Prime, Hurst, Brett, MmWi Daldy. PAYMENT OF DEBENTURES. - . The Mayor stated with reference_to W debentures, that with considerable tm» the debentures had been tapj y several had since expressed tbeir regret they had not gone in for them. » now clear of overdrafts, and he hopedJ^ would keep so. The water■data*" 1 would go home by the next maiJ. _, . Mr. Macready thought more i art *» been got for the debentures. L**'"^ debentures were sold for £102 HeW they were deeper in debt than before. The Mayor said that he oonjjgj city was clear of debt. Mr. Murdoch; also informed |him that the Dunedw I* only'realised £94 and £95. , „' Councillor Daldy shewed toW debt on the city was now fiU«W. „ paying the loss .of £4,500 made ; by*JJvincial Government in administer^ sinking fund of the £15,000 loan. SILT BASINS. . i A letter was read from' Sjggj the Harbour Board intimating that we^ were about to remove the silt ace j in the silt basins, and requesting|*b rft to contribute one-half of the expel* moving the same. tnfeinp^ Councillor Daldy said the o«* |«%. the east basin would be about £i^ Js were about 11.900 tons of thought the basins had done all tw pected of them. He *****%£&& into either basin without dirtying He moved that half the money W^ the Council. ~ . t We3' e Councilor Macready thought fl» basin should be cleaned farst. op03 al» Councillor Brett seconded tne g pay half, which was carriea. F y KEROSKNE ST°^ G# A letter was read from^^ le<; hue making applica >on _ to g ff h.c» a brick building at Fort W was agreed to. . T)aHy) seC°u be On the motion of by Councillor Brett, who■ tW5^ p er^ a'great con venience, to theh»£ _ sionwasgran^,^ The following to your Worship's J^J^.^^ with reference to the recep bJ iv* cellency the Marquis of f* state that the Oavertß-^Sd*'*.?.* ' contemplate incurring^ cX/ den t b matter The Superm ExecutiveCounc!^^ aprej^ tants of this province. .., Superintendent. ff itl» !* c The matter was lets.* Committee.

I *—" ACCOTJN'TS. *.. General, £248 43. Id. ; waterWs:6s • endowments, £18 9s. Gd. ; work 8' .* , i?i 3s 6d ; rates and rents colFireffS t^ive days, £588 18s. 7d. a were passed. THE > IIGHT SOIL NT7ISA]STCEf llowirg was read from his Tie 7 superintendeiit: The attention Ho» or fCtral Board of Health has again of tbe „d t0 the con hmed nuisance arising baen tl deposit of night soil at Arch Hill, {r' 101 ato in myletters of 15th Mayand 3rd Kferre .j rj-jje letter stated that notwithstand- / U' ylffortsniade by the Council to remedy M e eo f complaint the nuisance still rnued, the Inspector in his latest ts stating that the night soil had been 'eP°nently deposited "upon the surface of !f\ n d" instead of in the pits dug for that nose and that in several instances the pU fter 'had been deposited " about five 18 ds distance from the public road 1% » The report alto shewed that the S"V wa s not properly deoderised, but that there was a continual flow of liquid (nm c P^s> wk*cn created an intolerable isince. The Central Board had th ercfore "! alternative but to direct the Inspector to \ e the necessary steps to prevent any Lier deposits of night soil at Acrh Hill. It was resolved to accept Mr Bollard's offer ta tote the soil. v THE INTAKE. I letter was read from the Chairman of j^eatral Board| of Health, stating that had been made regardimg the jjjjnce arising from : that portion of the at the eastern end of Fort-street ; and Koaesting the Council to proceed without (fesy to abate the nuisance. Tie Mayor said the nuisance had been sloppedBAILWAY ROAD. A letter was read from Mr W. Smith, manager of the railway, stating that the coal ibed erected on the road way was only a temporary affair, and that it would be removed at an early date.

WATER. A letter was read from Mr T. Whitson :— gnggested the Hospital Creek, as source of temporary supply during the summer. The letter has been forwarded to the jjaperinteadant. The business was proceeding when our reporter left.