CITY COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 99, 27 April 1888, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

~ti**oi the above body PS^****"*"***^ i'CW e!,fJe Thomas Garhck, •**»« fi^ins, Mrs Higgms, WCS> WS* Sutton, F. Tomhnf. OM.Mf; n d James Young. N ' If SiS as follows :- *el'e r1 n Sying to be put on W& Mr E. Lewis, itb ff«£ '° mP nut in place of Ann ?^ brS-From PMrs Sophia of P£oiherhu_banc.--Froin I 01' *.j Lnlviiitr to have the KSfISS W»» araaed George. » . name in . ■^T^V*^** 06Cm Harriets. Banbury, anKrZw inserted in Ponsonby W B8 Mary Elizabeth Harper and DDay!n the karantjahape burgess *■* S Head Wyfos also wrote that flio , i. >es ._On the i't&t. the U S »IC.n,. _vT,7VCE.-Tbe letters received Sdeltwithas follows :-From i TLwins attention to a defect SSTS Q«een - street in J, il shop. Resolved to reiTgortion complained of.So/n Clerk, Newmarket asking ii * RDDoint two members to m :iSrsto m^r kot * f the drain near the railway. allDignap r dCrowther ____\ to represent the Council w Sr-Fromthe. Auckland Bollei ,r_ Mblying for permit to lay iron 4 S water table in.front oi is, iin Fort-street. Resolved tc J Application subject to the; opinion * S'fc-Frpm the Ratepayers * dfiL drawiuff attention to the fact a! Iters of persons in good portions 'in 3 bees summoned, although they * 1 the defaulters' list. Cr. Goldie ed j«Tbatthe letter be referred to the * iCommittee." This was seconded by ihaML An amendment was moved by edWgjp- seconded by Cr. Holland, h9B*iM Ktter be received." Cr. Evans lerMLlcwas sure that no favouritism 't"H[ ea shown in the matter. Crs. nmhg and Buchanan supported the li_ 'referred to the Committee. Ml»ia_ffld Garratt spoke in support lDßmiC:iitaent. Cr. Goldie testified to «mw, manner in which the present ie)|fcp_idone their work. The quesP«a being- put to the meeting-, rem __m'j adoption of the motion. thaß.J';it.r 0.. read from the same Asteiapi#i:ting to the petition for-fMflfc-jtlem being referred to as hav''Pffly. of duplicate signatures upon ffl» : "jii_io.ion of Cr. Crowther the M|«eived.— From James Clare, IsSßWaßtion to a defective drain in i Jfe_, Received.—From J. Kirk-teiSii-iers, asking that attention imi l-i no the drain in Grafton Road 'ii. hi fling Green. The Engineer bSH| it' would cost £300 to carry i ofsßhtreet sqwer through the Green. aS'i the Streets Committee. — tniwßjibetary of the Harbour Board, MMjiihata' might bo laid down to waHKwtreet'wharf. The turncock liaWfil it would cost about £75. imeHpllo tie Streets Committee, —From M^Bir'ZjalandFrozen Meat Company, luwHpmiction of the water charges ldre|Hfc.feit account last quarter being «ltß[* that the letter be 3 onfflß-froni ), Cqldicot, applying for hicMßiii.tliingle Ms house. Declined.—- ---> '"jH" Hopkins, complaining about a id tIRMt being'laid" leading into his kma^Ki. Jieta-skeet.1 The Engineer ' tafflptlanii would be inadvisable to »ri_c^B| t__u_)ent crossing, and. SUgfci-°- _____? a wooc,eil Platfo™' should '""'•JM 1?' Res°hed that the letter *'Pi'*i"f_K7 -0 the Streets Committee.— liatliWU-abson, asking to have some of 1^ tested by the Council.— iill-'-'^'^^to report.-From v IP™' one of the Sinkinff Funcl u-H^-^Sfa information re a /»'* deferred to the Finance Wl? mv to act--From C. S. ' IX^° ! bat the of the Districts had declined • P|pMl^oliicerßforfchecomin ? C 1 „»fr J,e? 10n* Cr- Goldi^ moved Time b9 J app°bted- Cr- <*«»« lb£_KT__«s that Mr Cherry be . v_M_ £ Mr? raised aa a p°iiifc neoJJR «W JP SUPP°rfced th° ffd» MrCollms was accordingly i-er«t?^ reets Committee reS«?ff raea? follows :-Letter conM_.fe,,(.... ,r *■ bteele re omcnall OT, No n^llfff^^ey-streeS, re an«fi»tlei tf fff eded with &s i's •bLT by ratepayers, P u»fcf from Nelson-streefc 3«P *_»»»&„! members.-Memo. 1 n«C 4w «moval of disused ish *mW\\t -L■ om' Committee reh fC 1"^'Lighting on, 1^ Associa M't,«i s *(&, ! vans) ver n g •,C4 Wa*Pted. , in% fflll^3AFomttitteere. kC ■ti^£ihi' Lettf from fch^ B ' Mfcn»ntribff a cnd Cl^"table S*SSi_?f! fed h__M_^%V „.' - aPa "0 mT. Bl gfci «ntil notice ,11 \^m has been pEyr'' WPfWfeCTtter from G. is *tf*^»&Sufe. Coi*ntnittee 7sC°."»l^libi_lyith P°'verto , v? peca||i,^V s We a ca§alogu,> ._r_s^_____h\^i.^^a from date __> ofM,^ 1 * from vlf ' C«2^^thority ' '' • ** SPcpunt,

Severn-street. Committee have referred matter to City Solicibor to take action along with others.—Letter from John Reid and _ Co., re Collyns's leases, Hepburn-street. • Deferred until consideration of other leases ■ is taken.—Letter from Thomas Catran, conj tractor, re drainage of Ml-3 Rasmussen's 1 property, Burleigh - street. That Mr 1 Catran be informed the Council cannot undertake to accepb any liability.—Memo. r from Waterworks Engineer re pans, mains, 3 etc. Referred to Streets Committee.—Ap- - plication by Superintendent of the Fire ■ Brigade re allowance to members of x'3B in 3 -lieu of boots. That allowance be granted. . —Petition from ratepayers of Auckland re > annual expenditure. That matter is now • being.considered.—The report was adopted > after considerable discussion. 1 Finance Committee.—An interim report • recommended with regard to the letter from - Town Clerk, Newton, re city abattoirs. That the committee having visited the • abattoirs on Saturday last, found them bo Ibe in fair, cleanly condition, but there . are several small improvements which re--1 quire to be made, namely, flooring the t pithing-room, which will not, at the out- ■ side, cost more than £15. (2) The private 1 piggeries, on the Corporation land, kepb by 1 the bubchcrs are in bad condibion, and your ■ Committee recommend these piggeries be abolished. (3) Committee also recommend 1 that the Engineer be instructed to forthwith ' prepare an inexpensive plan for new piggeries on the site adjoining the main entrance to the abattoirs, and abutting on ; the stables. (4) That a reply be forwarded to the Newton Council that the, Committee having visited the abattoirs and reported, ; the Council see no present reason to remove 1 the abattoirs aS requested.—The report was adopbed. South Ward Members.—The South Ward members reported upon the letber received from Mrs Eliza Kavanagh re kerbing, ebc., Nelson-streeb : We, bhe Soubh Ward members, report that, in the present state of the ward funds, and the urgent necessity for drainage, we cannot see our way at present to recommend the expenditure of £40 required for the completion of this work - D. Goldie, John W. James, J. M. Lennox, ward members.— lie drainage,etc., Cook-street. Deferred bo visit.—This was adopted. Accounts.—The ordinary accounts were passed for payment, with the exception of i item, S. Y. Collins, £3145. Building Permits.—The Building Inspector reported having issued thirty pre- ' mits during the past fortnight. j Tenders.—The following tenders were i received for the drainage of gully off ( Anglesea-street:— D. MoMahon, £53 15s , 4i ; Lovetb and Co., £56 15s; Hord and , Co., £60 18s 4d ; James Mclnerny, £45 15s ] 6d; Acton and Cp., £56 10s 4d ; M. Casey and Co., £50 3s 9d;""M. Murphy, £48 17s 6d ; D. Scallon. £49 16s 6d ; G.-Knight, __551756 d; Engineer's estimate, £55. The lowest bender was accepted. Hose and Hydrants.—The following tenders were received for the supply of the above as required : —F. and W. Fowler, £26 lis 6d ; Foster and Co., £57. The lowest tender was accepted. Estimate was i'3s. Drainage.—Tenders were received as follows for the drainage works in Auburnstreet :—Catran and Co., £79 7s 6d ; D. Scallon, £78 13s 4d ; T. Acton and Co., £86 . 15s 8d; G. Knight, £101 10s; M. t Murphy, £85 17s 6d ; T. Regan, , £77 14s ; J. Attwood, £80 19s 9d ; D. Me- t Mahon, £89 15s lid ; B. Berry and Son, s £99 14s ; Hord and Co., £136 9s 4d.— Re- -1 ferred to. the Engineer, who reported that t T. Regan's tender _yas the lowest. It c was accordingly accepted. _.. ** Basque Road. —Tenders were received as J_ follows for drainage work in a gully south v of Newton Road :—T. Regan,' £318 10s; "-' G. Knight, £326 ;M. Murphy, £290 2s 6rl ; t J. Lynch, £425 ; T. Acton, £294 10s 2d ; i B. Berry, £307 6s 6d; Lovetb and Co., <•"■ £329; W. Forrest, £279 15s ; estimate, * £280. Forrest's tender was accepted. t Special Order.—A special order of the *}' Council was made, authorising the transfer j of a section of land in Waterloo Quadrant s bo Mr L. D. Nathan for £105.—The Mayor s explained that this would come up for con- i firmabion in a month's bime. t General Rate.—On the motion of the j? Mayor a general rate of Is in the £1 was i levied.—Or. Hewson wished the rate to be a fixed at 9d.—The Mayor explained that 9d t in the £ would not cover the expenses of 1 maintaining the streets. v Lower Svmonds-street. —It was resolved a to kerb the footpath in lower Symonds- v street, in front of Dr. Wilkins's new resit dence. l-i-Waterworks.—Sever il reports from the t Waterworks Engineer on the Ponsonby re- f servoir were referred to the Streets Com- 2 mitt.cc. —-Mr Errington also wrote object- t ing to the Council having the plans of li the waterworks unless paid for copying y the same.—On the motion of Mr Phillipps, it seconded by Mr Patterson, the letter was 1 forwarded to bhe. Ciby Solicitor, to take his o opinion as to the position of the Council in c the matter. . ' Mount Aleert Cemetery.—The Health n Officer reported, recommending that steps a bo taken to prevent further interment in t the above cemetery. i' Extension of Time.—At 10-p.m., Cr. rI Garratt moved, "That bhe Council conbinue v sitting until the business on the sheet be h got through."—The Mayor said that they g would not get him that, way again. The \. last timethey kept him until af _e~ 12 o'clock, o and he might as well tell them plainly thathe v would nob"do so again.—lt was ultimately p decided bo proceed with the business, and s stop when they had had enough of it. a Removal ov Nightsoil. — The Mayor f; pointed out that the City Council could nob i let bhe conbract for removal of nightsoil ex- r cepbing by public tender.—Mr Casey was b presenb, arid offered to cancel his contract a providing his plant we're taken over either a by the Council or the successful tenderer, r —Cr. Evans said that the offer of Mr Caspy ii was a very fair one.-The question was dis- o cussed at some length.—lt was ultimately b resolved, on the motion of Mr Garratt that t: the present contract be hot interfered with, c ' "■ n — ■ - '■' b