CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2353, 18 February 1873, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

.' Monday, Fkbruaby 17. V The Council held its weekly meeting laati evening. Present—His Worship the Major,/ Crs Hart, Williams, Ick, Jones and Hobbs. c A special meeting was held to consider thgi matter of borrowing £6000 on debentures, , Cr Ick moved, that the resolution' heagreed to. Cr Jones Becondod the motion, which was o agreed to, and the Town Clerk was inatracte* to take the necessary steps under the Ordi--|j nance. The ordinary business was then proceeded with. *.'.".,. '".'■'■ financial. , ' i ' ; ' : { The Town Clebk reported that ho had r received the sum of £118 8s 8d during the' g- week, as follows:—General City rates, £H g 12s Id; Waimakariri do, £10 18a 6d ; j- scavenging account,,£23 13a 4d. From City . purveyor, for kerbing, £13 2a lOd; fine® i from Resident Magistrate's Court, £8 15a ; , rent of Sandhill reserve to May, 1872, . llc^° 8e « &c *. £5 ; market-place rent, 7s. The credit baianco at the bank on tho general city account was stated aa being > n 21 88d ' aud on drainage account, £62? 2s 7d. , '

Accounts to the amount of &BG 17b 8d oi. accoont of general city works, and £365 12/ 7d on account of drainage were passed is: payment. 7 ' ' CITT SITBVBYOR'S HBPOBT. „ -.Tbe -■ City Surveyor's report wm read Is. follows : — " A section showing the levels of the proposed footpath from the TPapanui road along the North Town Belt towards tho western boundary of the city will be laid before you this evening; the length required to bo formed would be about nine chains ''There are several of the asphalted foot-*' patha that -require to be floated ; that ia front of Messrs Bishops and Mr White., a Colombo street, requires immediate attention. "The labor gang for the past week havr been employed m watering the streets, cart-; »ng stone for channelling, rubbish, Sec ; wood - kerbing in Hereford and Manchester streets; .< stone channeling Oxford terrace and Wore* tor street ; clearing out drains on Ferry - road, Madras street, Salisbury street, &c; repairing fence, North Town Belt, and other works." ' It was decided that the floating of the asphalte should be carried out '<& recommended by the City Surveyor. ASSESSORS AKD > v jd itobs The Ma yob intim a t^ d " that the ' onlyt w. auditors nominated bj the ra t epaj er3 wero Messrs Alport •»_*,*■ CrAig, who would be declined duly Elected on March Ist, being the date fi_r.e£ b y the Act; also/that he fcM appoilced Messrs A. Duncan and W. Wilson as assessors for the city during the ensuir-g , year. The Mayor said that Dr Foster had vraitoi

upon him respecting the cab case, which had : recently been decided against the Council, and asked him whether the Council intendea to appeal. He (the Mayor) had told Pr Foster that the opinion of the Council w*s3 decidedly against appealing. The Council approved of the action takeu by his Worship the Mayor. A letter wasread from Mr H. Sawtell, re' gietting that his private business would re* quire hia attention, and forwarding the resignation of his seat as a member of tbs City Council. Cr Hobbs said it was with extreme regret that he had heard of the resignation of Cr Sawtell, as he regarded him as one of tne most useful men in the Council, and one wjw had done good service. Ever sines'he (••-* Hobbs) had been in the Council he tof looked upon Cr Sawtell aa ,a.;:vety eneirpp member and one whom they could ill aSoto to lose. .. Cr Calvert said that Mr Sawtell hadte» him that his business was so far increase as to cause him to be obliged to time to it, and therefore he had felt « w» duty to resign his scat. He WvcrfgWl

. CORBESPONDENCE. " Anoiiinion was read from Dr Foster, City JStor as to the Public Health Act, 1872, .!_____ that in his opinion the only absolute _»fecouree was for the Council to move the 7J^f er oor'at once to make orders under sec- .,•„ 19 of the Act. A letter was read from Mr James Ward, ______inlTH*''that the surveyor had informed _?r_ that he was only authorised to receive 7-Mvards of:stone, whereas he had underpin taking the contract, that.at, fas for x|g-S -He requested 'the .Council to '•: i^^( l H : 300 yards •^« __ffl_lefethe iOOO undeiAis contract. ; of Cr HABW,nth,e extra 300 '~ iii-ffla Jere%rdered to be ,-#PPt «$• " A-f-tter-wSs Teaid from the 3 secretary of the fins Company, stafiilg that the laying of gas Mnt'aihn.; Manchester street to St. Luke's rhnrch formed part of a comprehensive •«____; for- 'extending the Company's mains city; the whole of' which would be out; as fast the necessary gaa n caw -g—ggossne tb hand. - 8 * ordered tobeackhowledged. 1 letter was read from Mr James Kearney, asking for an interview with ,the Council. • >f& ripest was granted, and Mr Kearney __!| With the' Council with res- '- EStbe return of his license. - -Council- decided to adhere.to..the frmer.'decisiohi : not •to grant Kearney a gSennder the CitxCouncil ..... r ■1 AJletfer was read from Mr Benjamin Hale Bt-*iugithat'the,letter.he;had received «_5 no answer to his question, and he would grain ask the reason why he should not be jMotfAmUeep forty:gallons of kerosene as well -Mothers who in more dangerous positions were allowed to do 50... When he received a satisfactory, answer to. this ques^ioq*—he •rih-uld be'satisfi-d, and not .until .then. a -._/ : -It-was fesol.ed that the letter do lie upon t_etab]e: i % i \. 'gg-jJOBiO? TB3 _U__U-IST__*__E-*nrOfe ITBE ---••" BBIGADE. • '■,:-' He-following - report from, the Super- : i_ttendeht of Fire Brigade was read :— "To This- Worship;' the- Mayor.- L Sir,— Shortly after ; midnight -.;• on Thursday last I was aroused by S. Lawrence, -cabmatii 1 cfflihg out 'fire,' the fire-bell not ,ha_ing : thah'rung, When I got into the i -street;t<»uld*-ee:the very strong hold the : th6rj ? 6Htaihed, and at once instructed -iMwreucei r tb proceed to the Market-place Btation toinmM ? the steam-engine company -there 1 to* fo ; Cathedral square' tank, and-orihis srHval he found them nearly tseadytostiarl. /j I proceeded to examine the £k, and. found the first engine to arrive was ithe Dreadnought, followed by the Deluge,

the hose horn which I directed to be laid to .bo-back af;the buildings on fire,the pioneer •company assisting in this work. . The- hose from the Extinguisher, having been laid to the front of the building it commenced to pumf), but before the water could reach the fire some of its hose burst, and others had to be substituted, , thus- .. causing .fifty.' After this the engine. ■. had to be stopped from, a similar cause ;) once the hose bot merely bursting but breaking pOTppletely.,-from .the couplings, m_.kihg'.the duties,of the rengineer very difficult, ahd causing additional .-work- and annoyance to the members of the -company. .■■'•M rYour Worship, will, remember examining j this hose with mc after the fire at Dunteriey's and my -tattngrthat'it would not stand such severe tests as we were applying. TheJ3nild_ng_-in--which-tbe fire commenced was Tremayne's stables, which I found completely on fire, together with the rear of Messrs Peacock aud Toomer's, and Cooper •(tailor). In addition to these tbe fire spread to and destroyed Bavenhill's (grocer), Tompkins (tinsmith),' Mrs - Ataok (double shop), and a small cottage in rear occupied by Mrs l-iee/', y... ... ..ii,.,':. ■■■...;■..:. j-.y. the tank at.the juncture of Colombo street and Lichfield street-suggested fyTme;sbme two I am; ra-opiuicm that at least one-half of the loss; might have been prevented, and I cannot too BtTongly urge/ the: Conncil and.those in-, the necessity of at once proridittg sufficient water supply for the engines in these aa several large warehouses require protection, including the large-lax- store of "W: Geo;"Booth,and others of similar importance. ' •■- '"''''-

tinguisher," and I alsojiegret to say.that the damage sustained on board ship to that belonging to the ' Delugef signs of weakC_everal' spots" haVing" 'already ' been repaired. v. r>have only to -add that all the of the brigade worked with a will during the whole time, theirduties extending to halfpaet three,,a.m. on Friday, also: that the members of the fire and regular police,; io*<rether with some members of the volunteer were energetic in the discharge of tneix^es^^- 2 duties. '7 ,V ■■', '*«V. ~*?.'_ :x■■■-. .'. -h-wm. Harris, ■■■'. -~-. .. V Superintendent."-: Sespwtijs_g-the.pTPitosed tauk in the neigh*-l»rhood;Of-"Tuam or Lic-ifieJd.streets,.7 •: .,-. ,..

Cr HA#?;t*tated that Mr D. Craig, secretary .of i .the -insurance companies, had r re-. quested him to bring the matter before the 'CoSciV and ask the town clerk to write a letter inquiring-yhowf-i&cfc'thqr. would be prepared tocontribute towards the cost of

<oshttußk.— - ~-< : •">■• T ".-"•."■* ''yy, c.t t -t wC-ifERT. moved—"-That; Mr Craig ne| ■wijttßitp*and asked what ]sum the -hasur*nce would be prepared VtQ_, conthe erection* of a tank'in the of Tuam and Colombo streets." W,._l____*.-ecbhded the motion Which was ■agreedioV; 7 ." .'. : :■] ':." v ;v.."vv ; to the. clause haying reference feSße'stateof thfebose, , -■■_ -, ' > ■?[ ■-'-. Cr Hobbs m6ved-r-"-That the/matter be referred to,the : f__a lirigadecommittee, "with mstructionß to report'on the state of the hose, md the probable quantity, required."; •;-,, seconded the wasagreed'tl)."" -"-**=-'-■ ■-■'■■ - '"" - ~y. /\. . of the report was appiroyed. Cr^o3J_3Tmoved— T 'Th'at the thanks of the. C<ft_cfl[ fife the Firftilyrigade anal Fire Police foiltheir exeitions at 'the fire .Thursday last." OjtjgqpßS seconded the 7 \'."l .REMISSION OF BATES r ; J *%ti«mot-on of, Cr Hakt, the rates of Mrs* & •Bb i4 T_offias.'a_td.' Mr" J.- Macdbnald' were remitted o% the Te'port of the collector. , : B__?b"_* c rKSPE-TOB OP '_7tTlSA_T__is"'"" The Inspector of Nuisances reported, that. Wifteaiion had been drawn to Mr Dennis', premises, who had told him thatvhe_ was abootagei^tii t them. -The Inspector also re-' |«ted upon various nuisances inspected by the week. v r-i • the drainage tat the-House of matter was referred to the works' ;- ' fectifted at opce.'"" A letter from Mr' Reeves;" Times " office, 's°?P | *piag.'in very strong terms of the f the right of way adjoinJn S am premises, was read, discussion ensued, »nd it was to forward to Mr Reeves a fiife remarks of the Inspector of Nuii subject. AT THE CARLTON. moved, " That this Council re-

resolution No. 9, passed on the «a'January be altered, by omitting the words; '-For storm water only.*" Cr Cj-iVEST.secouded the motion. - . : »J , j* Joses and Ick. opposed the motion. «c.latter hoped that the Council would neveragise id. the pollution of their beautiful th lii? very' y into it the whole of /cvi? manure from the Carlton yards. t .£*£s. contended that the Couucil bad tfie money of the writer, and all hg panted was to get rid of his bath water," oacause he could not do bo iv any other manner. The motion was carried on a division! Hart, Calvert, Hobbs, and ■WijIck and Jones. "-y «« "proposed, and Cr Hobbs iffi « ' That Mr M oney be informed that he hur mir P rovid€d ttQ aa&aoce be •ta_bil^ discussion ensued. Ultit_<Sv* the motion, and * fle J^t ter i dropped. i v ,