CITY COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 127, 29 May 1914, Page 8

CITY COUNCIL.

CN'AUTHORISED EXPENDITURE. ACDITOH-GKNEBALP "TAG." The fortnlifhtiy meeting of the Ancklana ' Thy ("oaucii was held 1;151 night, lv the uhsen-e ~f the Mayor th» Lcputy-Jlayor i)[r. J.,h;i I'l.iiri presided, and tbe follow;nc ,-..::nci!!ew were present:- Mis« M-lri]:e. MfS.TK. It. Tiidehi'pe. M. Case;,-. ,1. M. Mmr.te. <;. Knight. 11. N. {iiignal!. V. .1. i Nerheny. R. T. Ml'-bapl?. I!, s>. K:iu-;;s. A. .!. Kntrli.in. 1 , . M. Mu'-lsay. U.ill Skeli-m. !»»'« '■■■' I: ''" i - ! I AMfSKMKXTS PI'.R r.V-I.AW. i The ::■•:;«; . ily -ri ■:■.- «a= ill s;~; ■:<-,! ~, j ; pr.-parp a l.yl.iw t., >l"u| willi ihc io:i:rolj ;.•' s:vU dlviTSioiK ...s ••the .I:--k pomV a::.1 I ■ ■■::.!■ Ani'-rl™:i kiilfn in.- " That officer I 'itiii a-lrUnd tha ~u.!i cunies wuiU.l noi h-. i holil t'i he in kid. d under ihc expression I ' un- further d-mMfn! wh-tluT -h-— ?b»ws ! ..-,.;.! propiTly he .■;■!.- ■■] a< ;ii',u«fini>iiu at '::)■. t*. i:: Ills .•plnl>-ii. '!:•■ iiihUi Isilwemn'll »as till- |Ti7.e- uhlch were slven. n;.d -lie- • ■i>.« .|ep,nd-.l more on chan.e raan on skill. ■ WATEtt AND A 'lIURi. II (IRUAN. : Kirns Chun-U li..nr,i of Manasere iP.irn.l.'i ' ihai ilie wn-er meter !>» do;»- away wirn ! mill Hi.- cbirgi- be l.u>e.| ,m avc-ra;;i- .on-j-iimptlcn. The cliarsre ivm fixed sit £ii I" p. r hair-}-rar. pn.viiliil t!i- exhaust ! pipe at t_'ie -liun-li 1i« enlarged ;o tin- saiisfaci!.>,i of Hie enu-ineer. The nbnrih board 'hud ramplainiM Hint the ii:i-aisfact"r.v 'w.irer s. rvi.-e !ii I'ark Road left inisufficlpp.i pressure needed ;•■ I.low the TIIK TIME IN I'OXSUXBT. The Km.met* ■f'oQiroiTtpi* rfH"r>mrnoiiQOil [li ,1 jPi iiniil t" aceppi A. Kohn's offer to wind land maintain tin- IVnsoiib.v dink at £15 per '.■inn-mi. X«i repairs to the clock would be j undertaken In the meantime. The clock 1 contractor had advised that coteidexahle , alteration was necessary to tTie .-loct: fat a e.. n of £I<H: Uiat it should he boxed in at :he expense of the Pnhilt? Works Depart- • irent; aud that it -v\(i> iif-e'ices to attempt to j k.'i-p i: ffoing in its present condition. p Mr. Read trt«isi.vl ilia: the iVun'-il had , li-en led as;ray by i'r. In this i matter. The trouble was one between t."ae OTeriuueur atij the ■-■ntrai-tor. and the I Council should never have interfere,]. I I; was decided i>. r-:V:- r!ic whoi.; ques|ilon hack to the .'oninii'tee. i"\AiTrinnisEt> kxitnditcre. ! I'll-", aul placod hpfnre the i;ov,- r nnient ad- I Ivise.!: I ■ ill I'uar ii. . r. i|rl ;;. t saspend the operaI tioii .if any satmorj provtelon In antieipu.- ---; li-isi .if :i po-siti'.e lor even a ; amendment, md that he w a s isxuinj: sarjiharses ..ii meinWs of i'muucU jointly aud j t-veriiily as Itf law dlwtod. ' | I i-i That p.-iym-u; to Mr. Wrifjr cot«ti- '' tilled h l.re.icli of the law. but the i.rea.-h ■ I was nor .if nwh a nature as t<. require ; i Mrinsent .n-tkin. and lie therefore refrained i ! froLH fiirtln-r and trnsied ihere ' ! would l>,. no furrlier repHtitk-a of thte irr'-gu- ! l.ir form of transaction. | i.'ii Avklftc to he duly advi-cj as to the | with We;r.npt..u city I'nnncil f.,r iegis'latioii \ ■ re accident .-(niipeusatl.m fuud. I .41 KxpreeslDj .satbfa.tion at assurance 1 ] a temporary Inn agouti:, and j expreti.sini recret that the Council rotiM not | . rrlievu him of th-: rK-i'e-j*liy <.f suroharging. ) j The Council dc Mod to reply that If the I ;:nroiints of the farewell to Lord Islington and the reception to Lord Liverpool he j deleted, the cotmeillors would lie prepared f. pay the t.;ilam-e withoij- waltini; the larlion on the part of the Auditox-Oneral. NEW TttAFFlf OrTLiETT. The town clerk reporting on thi- proposal • :"i acquire property In Jermyn Street for the I t:ew eastern traftV on-let, .stated thnt lhfi 1 ' time for lodsins: objections expired on the ■>:h in.st.l!» reminded the Coinscll "f the necessity t.j !ipp..int a time and place f,. r the 'heariiis ..f objections. It was agn-d ' that objecrioas fho,,!,] l.c heard at the first j i meeting of rbc Coun.-il in July. MISCKLI^NKOCS. A le-rv ~f cii-.r.'- lor. was claimed to be dr.e by the Conn.-il f.. r the c-jrrenr year in 3 j letter r'-i-eired fro.-n the Hospital and i Coaritahle Aid r:.r,u-d. j A clai,,, for £.". made by Mr T. 3. billing j for datn.iEre to his motor car when crossing a trench in Pomaln Drive was declined the waterworks >'jigineer liavins reported that i the trenph in question had l.ee n properly 1 filled and rammed. ; Tlie state of Rasqtic Road. Eden Terrace, ! was complained of To the City Council by !:i resident, and tie Oonwil decided lo ,-efer . :be matter to the Works Commir.tcc.