CITY COUNCIL.
There were present at the ordinary meet- ■ ing of the City Council Jaab night :—Tha •, Mayor (Mr J. J. Holland), Crs. Y. Warren, J. Tronwith, R. Farrell, A. Glover, J. T. Julian, J; Grey, A. Kidd, F. Baume, P. Dighan, ,W. Tliorno, J. .Stichbury, \V, Courteney, J- Paterson and W. Heweon. ; Mr Adam Cairns, tho newly-elected representative for Cifcy North, made the cm- " : I tomary declaration and took his seat. • ■ Kangeksucip. —Au application from C. J, Byles to be appointed ranger of tbe Council reserve, ab Waitakerei, was referred ttt the' Legal Committeo. ' ~';. The Dog Ranges,—A'complaint wm .-. made by jf. M. Mackay regarding tbe dog ranger.—Mr Garrard explained thab he was merely performing hie duty *in arresting a stray dog. —It was decidad to instruct the ranger nob to go beyond the duties imposed on him by tbe Registrar. v Hakbouk-stbeet. — Thomas Mahoney wrote calling attention to an oj,Ba drain in °< this street.—The Engineer reported that -. - the matter had been attended to. Permits for building were granted to E.Mahoney and*Sona and J. Hill. ' .] Committees. —On the motion of the Mayor, Mr P. Dignan waa transferred from ' the Finance to the Legal Committee, and Mr A. Csirna was added to the Finance ' Committee. • ■ ' :; Streets Committee.—The report of tbis Committee was adopted as follows :—Petition from ratepayers of Rennall street re .curbing and channelling : Your; Committee recommends that Engineer be instructed to , make temporary repairs where required.— ,:; Letter from Richard Hobba re footpath, 1 Herne Bay Road : Your Committee recom- ■ mends that She Engineer be instructed to prepare and form path tor tarring in its rotation.—Letter from of. Pon- J sonby, alleging pereecutioH of Dj'T. Parker, 'bus proprietor, by ■ Traffic ; Inspector: Your Committee.having examined varioi/
witnesses, is of opinion that the .state. ; menb of . residents is nob borne out, /:• bub bhe contrary has-been; proved, viz.,bhab he (Parker) will *in uo. case obey./' ~;lj the commands of the Traffice Inspector, "; '•; especially by nob going on his stand ab the .V'S opera House,. and in his, starting at all ' ;;| : timea outside his time-table; and the Committee recommends that unless he does as < );; the Traffic Inspector directs his licenie be ',! [nob renewed.—Letter from H. Dixon re permit sien-board : Your Committee :;: recommends thab application be granted.—; 'i Lebfeer from Mrs M. Hajjin re permit altera- / ' j tions to building, Chapel-streeb: Your Committee has instructed 'that under the .circumstances; tbework be allowed to pro- " ' ceed.—Memo, fronr Engineer re defective water-taps;— Your Committee recommends "■* I that effect be given bo Engineer's eugges-.. ; tions.—Memo, from, Engineer "re boring•'"■■•. operations, etc..: Your Committee reporos no result ab present from the work done. ,r Finance Committee.—The reporb of this''Committee was adopted as followa:—' Letter from Noah Wood re: sheep: worried by dogs at abattoirs": Your' Committee, I reports thab nuisance is stated to1 be , I abated.—Letter from Patrick O'Kanerc • closing of markeb Saturdays *'S. and S. A. Act, 1894;" requesting reduction of rent: ; Your Committee recommend that rent be reduced to;£so per jaionth.-iLetter from ' George McKnighb« ra en-, • dowment: Your Committee;, recommends . i bhab Governmantbe lequestedto carry outs , the undersbandine as arranged with Mr W. I Crow they, M;.H-.'R., a^d gazette the same at once..- ', • ■';'''■ '~,>''•'..,. OvER-CRoyiyjiNG HAiiLS. — The: Town: ! Clerk read a memo, calling attention to the „ . dangerous way in which certain public . ■■;■ halls were overcrowded on particular bcca-", ■ i: Bion. The memo, also mentioned-thab tha '~. police seemed disinclined to interfere in tha * matter. —Tuis was referred 'to the Legal >,'-■ , Committee. ■ *' ■■ : ' ';' /v3!SS HalfjHoliday Qdestion.—Cr. Howeon i asked leave bo defer the moving of tbo notice cf.motion he» had given, "Thab motion No. 1,375, requesting the M«yor to declare Wednesday afternoon » publio; - ; baff-holiday, be rescinded."—The Mayor moved and Cr. Grey seconded • I that the requesb be granted.—This W3S negatived by the Council, and the Mayor' r stated thab under bho circumstances the, motion, nob being moved, would -lopße.— Cr. Howßon said he would withdraw ib for the time being, to see how the now gazebto* nobico wonld work. '<■
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 111, 10 May 1895, Page 2
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