CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume IV, Issue 448, 6 April 1864, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

CITY COUNCIL. The Council met at the usual hour on Monday evening, pursuant to adjournment. All the members were present except Mr. Barnard. Tns Chairman in the chair. The Minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the following letters and papers were produced and read :— A letter from the Postmaster of CliriVtcharch, dated ilurdi 51, enclosing copy of a memorandum received from the Sub-Treasurer, Lyttelton, on the subjtx-t of the Town. Clerk's authority to receive rent

or tlie Post-oOlce; the letter conclude mest.thaf the Chairman would favor th p*"- l--,vith a reply at his earliest convenience 6 The Counnil agreed that the following rf ,. ->O fnrw«r.l<vl :_ '"» rf 'pW ehoujj "The Chairman of \h- City Covnnl v kiuiwifilcp iho ivecint of the Postim*-?* , , to *• \r ;I ,vh 11(h. with tho endorsement Tfn let,Pr of Treasurer. 01 »'» Safe. "Tn reply ho to inform the PosW t/> ~ nrermses 111 question were rented upon communication in writing with the To,m fi P J e,ioQ « Gordon), nnd by authority of the City P ' O^"The Chnirm'nn of the City Councild? 0 " 1 mind the Postmaster, that rent has nlrendu'" Tfm to that officer, who was dnlv nuthoriVed* f« . Pwd nrne. The Coum-il is at a lo H to this new authorisation should he reauiJ!i wl, ? desire, to refer the Sub-Treasurer to the W? mentions which have taken place with M* rj >lan " , " who is or ought to he known hv the. v«L" notifications, of the fact thnt lie is j n „ ? nbl 'c ample authority from tho Council torS** par all moneys due to and by the Council ° "The Chairman. therefor<\with the authority «t a Council. requests that the rent now due nm»V forthwith to their officer, Mr. Gordon, tie Clerk." ' °*n A letter from Messrs. Bethel V? &re if t Tliiel, and Myttou, and others living hi tf ' locality, calling the attention of the: CounciliteT unfinished state of the artesian well at the Tuam-stroet, and etatinsr thnt, its usefuln Wof srrontlv impaired by the difficulty of gaining To J? ,Wuter. The waste water ™* p A to foot-passenger?, and m wet weather must hero a serious nuisance. Tlie letter concluded by rtf that the permanence of the supply heine e<*t»M; v? they hoped thnt the Council would at once mX , erection of a handsome fountain to mark tlio «> f the first artesian well in Christ church, destined the writers believed, to become of incalculable vA* to future generations as well as the present Mr. C. W. Bishop said the City Surveyor this first boring should have a fair trial'before n fountain was put up ; he also wished to haveanoth well sunk in order to be satisfied that no diminßtj™ in the supply would arise from the Reeond. The Chairman thought the original plan of ti City Surveyor ought to bo adhered to, and noaddi' tionnl outlay incurred until the second well *v flowing. The experiment up to this was satisfactory the flow of water still continued as at first, and \l believed it -would continue to be so. It, waeprobabU that in a day or two another jet of water would balm? as the depth of the second boring now w M Te J nearly the snmc as that of the first. In his opinion •wherever a fountain was erected, a reservoir capsbl* of holding 3000 gallons should be constructed, wlneh would Rive the Fire Engino a large supply n},, n required. The whole quantity might be allowed to run off once or twice a week for the purpose of tin supply being kept pure. It was then moved by Mr. Luck, seconded hj Mr, Tribe—" That, B. Ware and others be informed that the artesian well in front of their premises is left is its present state only until such time as the boriw opposite the City Hotel is completed, withe Tier to ascertain if the water supply will continue at its pi* sent force. A few day 9 will probably eneble tit Council to test this ; when, if successful in obtakinf an equal supply, immediate steps will be taken to erect a reservoir and ornamental fountain on both sites. The Council will be happy to receive anyiaf gestions from Messrs. B. Ware <fc Co., but would*!pect that some contribution in aid be paid by then- 1 habitants of the district chiefly concerned in so pi an improvement." Carried. Mr. Tribe said while on this subject he wiehedto Council would ask the Surveyor to report on lit cost of carrying the water from Tuain-street fountain by pipe 9to the Town Belt; also, as to the pneticability of providing stand pipes with tapiwim required, and of maintaining a pressure in thepipo sufficient to ensure a flow ; also, to report on the cod of making a large reservoir and ornamental founisi The Council resolved that the Surveyor be requested to send in the reports specified by Mr. Tribe. The report of the Surveyor was read. He i\M that, in accordance with the wishes of the Council k had inspected the premises of Mr. Brighting, whohad erected six closets for his tenants, and olio thrm open a part of his own yard for their benefit. Snick buildings as these, and others about to be erected clearly showed the necessity of a Building Act forth* city. Since the last meeting of the Council letyd commenced a new boring in the same triangle, about five yards from the other. In sinking the shaft the roots of a large tree were found, which he had no doubt were part of the tree bored through in ft< abandoned boring. The depth of the new borage now 72 feet, being the work of eight doyfc Til alterations in the Papanui-road will be completed the week. He proposed, with the consent of the Council, to complete the formation and alterations requiredo the streets round the northside and west side of a< Market-square, north of the Avon rirer, tu., from Armagh-street to the Papanui-road, and thence to Colombo-street. In consequence of the demand iff earth in the south centre of the city to fill up hoD8» places before the winter, he deemed it adnfcble? form a portion of St. Asaph-ptreet from Com» street westward. The gravel pit in Montreal «» Lichfield-streets being worked out he was row filMf it up. He reported that the roof of the Counc* chamber required to be repaired. The other *ow through the city were going on satisfactorily. The Inspector reported that the drainage Of » Ayer's baths was to be taken through at *q at the back of the premises occupied by MWmAxup & Co., this they decided on, being the lew expensive. He had served many notices da™S™ week for the removal of nuisances, and again m been obliged to call the attention of the proprietw« the Albion Brewery to the state of the dram nw M Pr The Town Clerk reported that since the W"* ing he had received, from different sources, tie m of £22, which he had lodged in the Bank. . Bills to the amount of £204 were ordered to a> were then opened and consideredfirlJ» supplying of carts and horses, in such be required by the Council, for the next M*» mOnthe ' For one horn For two aadtfirt, ho* 6 *: c, d. £> »• J G. Cliff I? I - J I I Woodman & Wright 1/ ... 1 * Jackson & Frost 17 0 ... l * Smith & Blackler 17 J ... 1 * • ■ Hadfield, Brothers ... 17 0 ... 1 * Q Corner & Jackman ... 15 « ■■ .„ 5 Marshall & Chambers 15 0 ... u«* J. Marshall • M-W '"^Srjfr, It was moved by Mr. Mr. Pavitt, '^^j, cepted he wished the Counc.l to v would not be a considerable savme «^ c year by the Council buyiiur two tt iteovn. He thought the profit m'ght" the credit of the Council as He begged to lay a calculation before the £ shouw'at once take tfa. % moving as an amendment- «« JZ &> carts be purcliased for the u« of Mr. C. W. Bishop *J£J3B*» amendment pro forma He the figures laid before them <«*• "JJto, loir, $4 as the price for the horse* «« jTi&ftl the allowance for wear and besides, at the present time bf ti* afford so large an outlay. He .*{J*Sd would if end of this year eomethiiig qf the - found desirable. ~ ft-a occur »* The Chairman said that it wouldl often j, njany days one after the horses have to be fed, ing them paid, dOiough dmng VgW „ to nothing during the wet weather. 16 jot sudt re.som.blc tendew, lie bdg»* d was really saving money by fW"*™ contract.

"Ijother members having spoken on tlie aubh Chairman put the amendment, which was j** 'X c oriciiinl resolution was then curried. fi was moved by 31 r. l'avitr, seconded by Mr. •i the Council having before it BafcJ. t o f tlio City Surveyor, shewing ** Mr Brighting lias provided only six th et j. j t } lo tenants upon his property, are uu-°'-r ffto enforce their authority to compel him to °le closets for each, but remind Mr. Brighting P°J t \ cV will reserve their right to do so, in the tf W complaint being made by the Inspector e r«!,Lnceß that the closets are not kept in a per- * *sof cleonliniw." Curried. -Tl Surveyor asked the Council to decide on the /where the next boring for water should take 8 ?° »« lie hoped before the next meeting to be piece, w"» r t of Durham street and the Papanui j -as thought to be a very desirable place. Mr Luck said he had expected tlmt a letter would been before the Council from Mr. llobbs olTer- • a piece of land in Armagh street towards the vL Belt for the purpose of having an artesian well k He knew that was his intention, and he be-Yu-A the neighbours would gladly subscribe. The Chairman said tlie neighbourhood referred to . \ lr was very much in want of water ; the •habitants had to go a very considerable distance to riie river for their daily supply, and if they were will•l to subscribe a certain amount ho thought the Council should carry out the work. It was then moved by Mr. Luck, and seconded by M C W. Bishop—"Tlmt the City Surveyor be directed to boro an Artesian well in Armagh street, «non tbo property of Mr. Hobbs, on condition that in the event of the boring being successful, a piece of Ldofnot lees than 12 feet square be conveyed to the Council for public use, and that about one-third of the cost (say £20), be contributed by the inhabitants towards the expense." Carried. The City Surveyor was directed to proceed with the improvements on the north side of the Marketequwe, as mentioned in his report. The Inspector being called in The Council, after some other business, then adjourned to Monday next, April 11th, at the usual hour.