SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2646, 29 January 1874, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

: CHRiSTCHufeck MlW.'''

Asmeeting of this committee was held on Tueeday last. Present —Messrs Wynn Williams, (in the chair), Cuff, Thomas, Macpherson, and Rev Mr Watson. ! \ Letters were read from the Board of Education having reference to the employment of a teacher at Avonside school without the sanction of the Board, and also declining to recommend the purchase of additional land in connection with • the Gloucester street school/ '!'!'■' : ';' The Chairman stated that the Board of Education declined to sanction t,he erection of.school buildings on the Barbadoes street si,te, according, to the.; plans for the one at Bingsland. ~, ;. ; ».. . . :: • : ; i A letter was read from Mr Hill, the master of ; the-Avonside achool, complaining of insufficient accommodation, and the arrangements for supply of books and other school materials to the children. After some discussion it was resolved— "That the chairman, ; Rev Mr Watson, arid Mr Thomas be appointed as a deputation to interview the, Board of Education relative to the < accommodation at the Avonside school,' the Gloucester street site, plans for the Barbadoes street school, and the other matters brought before the committee. : Applications were received and ordered to be entered .from Mr Bayner for an appointment as master j and from the Misses McDougall as pupil teachers. , The following notices of motion were giyen,for Tuesday next :— Rev H. C. M. Watson, to , moyerrrThat in future the committee meet fortnightly, on Monday : evenings,,.at7 p.m..,, .„, ; ; r Cuff,TT? na i taking into consideration the obstructions thrown in ,w,ay ; of the East Christchurch school oommittee by the Board of Educa.tipn in. the erection of schools, &c., this committee close all their schools, and leave the whole matter in the hands of ■the Boards/ — . ■ . : : ; • ; I r ' ! j BOKOX7&H; COtJNbiL. y-r- •..!.■■; :» . ■ ■ %< 'i'-KAIAPOR - • /•• .' ' ->'■■> - TuESDAYr Jantjart 1 27/ 1 ~ The pr,dinary meeting of this Coundil was. hdld ! on' \TueSday .evening! ; Mayor, Crs L M>p6nßlß, Blackwellj Beharrell, Craig, Milsom, Taylor, and Parnhain. j _ The minutes, of .last, ordinary; ,and special meetings were " ' The amount to the credit of the, Council yas £591 45. : including £360 17a pd, to the bridge reserve fund. -*.' - ; ■; '. A letter was read from Mr" W. , Harris, ChrisiJchnrch, enclosing invoice ;of steam fire ( engine which left England in the ship Dilharri.e in November last J also* an extract of a letter from his" friends in London, by which the Council would see th,at they had,. saved £75-by the order being sent through him. . . : , ' "[Copy.] Extract of letter' dated London, October 31st, 1873. Y,our letter of August , 3Qth, 1873, cape to hand on thej?7th ; instant. Immediately on the lejjeipt of it : I. waited*on Mir Ottywell and he ,had instructions to ,pay £250 when jibe, engine was shipped. 1 then went to Shand, Mason, and Co". They told, .ine, the price of an engine as described in your specification would be £455, without, hose or other tools; it would have cost in 1871£410 (the date of tb,eir letter to you),, but they._h,ave advanced 10 . per cent: since then. I replied that ..their terms would not meet my instructions,, as you limited to £550 on; board; ship, at the same time handing them your specifications, and they carefully read them over. After I had topK- them, it was entirely at your instigatiojii'they re,ceived the order for your, railway engine, and.there was ; no doubt of, your,being further able to recommend themj theysaid ; they would accept, the, order; at ; your price. Respecting; Messrs Merry weather's engines, they said they were positive they only made one at £315, and that had been returned ■after some months', trial ; also they could say with every confidence that Meri-ywea-ther could not make an engine one pound cheaper than they could. They iassured mc that- in every respect they would send a good . substantial engine—one that would givp e/ery satisfaction. They have now in hand' three of the same for. the London brigade." •....;• (Copy.) , ,".75. Upper Ground street, -■""'■■■ ' London, 29th Nov., 1873. ''Mγ W. Harris, Superintendent of the Fire .-.•- Brigade, Christchurch, Canterbury, N.Z. " DEABiSiR —We have the]pleasure to hand you the accompanying invoice and bill of lading.of steam fire-engine shipped per the Diiharrie, to be delivered at Kaiapoi, and trust it will arrive safely and meet your entire approbation. ■/ .'■.■■■'* '• You, will observe that our estimate of the price of the hose and suction pipe in the invoice differs in a small degree from yours. In the hose you appear to have omitted, the price-of the coupling screws in your calculation, and we expect the", difference in -the price of suction pipe may have arisen ! from a partly similar source. " Your payment of £200 at 60 days' sight is duly placed to your credit, :and the £250 which Mr Ottywell will pay in the course of ' next week, also will be to your credit in due course •:the- balance we will debit you , with in accordance with your instructions. . " Hoping soon to be favoured with your further orders. : .■: ;-■ .-■■■.•■ ■■-~-, , " We are, dear sir, Your'B very truly, : ' -.'■ •.;:..••■ "S6akh, Mason & Cq." (Cqpy.) "•.'lnvoice Borough Council, Kaiapoi, N.Z., bought of Shand, Mason, and Co. To improved ! patent horiaontal steam fire engine, i with inclined patentiWater tube boiler, hose I box. finished vermtllion, picked out gold, black aad white, and varnished, with eet spare valves, water gauge glasses, suction strainer, wrenches, stoking irons, lamps, oil and tallow cans, tube brush, pump' leathers, damping Cloths, washers, two fire bars, filli idg funnel, two short arid-one long copper branch pipes, five gunmetal hexagon jet pipes 4 11-16, l> 5-6, and i, two branch pipe staves, spanners, pole with polished leader hook, sway bars and drag handles,; £400 ; tweutyThiue feet vulcanised rub,fcreS suction pipes, in four lengths, £13 Is ; four pair

swivel coupling screws and fitting to suction pipe, £7 4s ; 1100 feet canvas hose prepared to prevent rot (twelve-feet lengths), £73 6s 8d; twelve pair swivel coupling screws, £13 £? ; . six hose clamps,, £2 as; connecting jeprew.ior working, two lines hose from one, £1 15s; do for working one line of hose from two, £1 15s ; band hose reel, to hold 1200 feet canvas hose, £11 10s ; packing and delivery of engine to docks, £10; do hose reel, J£s ; do hose, 15s ; insurance, shipping charges, £10 15s ; total, £550 10s Sd." The Council considered the foregoing letters satisfactory. Cr Milsom moved, Cγ Taylor seconded — "ThatMr Harris's letter be acknowledged, and he be thanked for the satisfactory arrangemeuts made in the purchase of the engine." Carried. Cγ Craig moved, Cr Beharrell seconded — "That the accounts—foreman's salary. £3 16s lid ; petty cash, £3; insurance, "£3; atid pay-sheet, 16s 6d ; amounting to £10 13s 5d —be passed.'.' Carried. ~ . 1! " The Mayor, referring r to'the ; - aooltsh ihg of the tolls on the swing bridge, said he had seen the Provincial Government, and had no doubt but they would 1 act fairly towards the Council in giving them a grant towards the maintenance of the main roads in the borough; It was possible the tolls would be done away with at the end of Mr Veysey's contract, in three or four months, or probably sooner, but he had not communicated with the Government as to this part of the question,.though . he:should wait upon them in reference thereto. Cr Blackwell moved and Cr Craig seconded, " That two hooks on 18ft poles be purchased fox rescuing drowning persons, and kept in some public, place near the river.'!. ' Cr Taylor suggested the purchase of life buoys also. , . ~ ; The Mayor gave his Jopinions ; that the hooks would be more serviceable than the drags kept at the police depot. The Provincial Council had voted £200 for erection of a morgue and purchase of proper appliances, but iv the meantime 7 the expense of the hooks Would not be great. ' Motion'pnt and agreed to. . After some discussion relative to the tramways, Cγ Blackwell moved, Cr Beharrell seconded" That the Public Works Committee be requested to draw up a regulation from the report of the Tramways Committee," Carried. The Council then adjourned.