CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4289, 29 April 1879, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

Monday, Apbu 29. I The usual weekly meeting of the Consul ? was held at tho Council Chambers at I quarter to seven o'clock. Piesent—Hk ? Worship the Mayor and Cre. Gapes A»*» ' L Osss, Lezard, Clifford, Jenkine, Tremarn? f r Binstead, and Wilson. J > s THH BABBADOKS BTHBffT BBEDOB. ~ On the minutes being read over, ' \ Or. Wilson said he should object to thtv % being confirmed, as they did not state that it I ■ had been promised to Mr Toorey that tin I cheque which he had handed to the Gonad! t should not be paid into the bank, Tho office! I had certainly not acted as he ought to ham l>. done upon the occasion. The omission *» ? [ a very serious one. 4. The Mayor quite agreed with Or. Wilson. I The motion to confirm the minutes wbi t then put, and was carried, the only obteetaw ' . being hie Worship and Cr. Wilson. f ! The Mayor said he had beta waited upon I i byMrToovey that morning on Use inbieet t and he (the speaker) had piomaed to' bring the matter before the Council, Hβ 5 had stated that an assurance Hi btes > given him that the cheque should not fa"*' J made use of. Ho (the speaker) had stated in !o that chamber that tho cheque should b» rj looked up in the safe until the expiration of f~ . one month. Toovey had told him thatUu \' 3 money had been paid iuto tho Baih that ( , morning, and that when he had afterwudi I r gone to draw money which he suppojcd ht J r had lying to his credit in the Bank he found t ■ he could not do so. He (the Mayor) vai cf | = opinion that the Council had broken fajti k with Mr Toovey, and if the town clerk hid I paid this money into the Bank after the u< i pression of opinion by the Council he hsj i, j exceeded his duty and done what ho had is W , right to do. He again said they had broia b . faith with Mr Toorey. p l After some further disoutiion, the minutei L, r were amended and then agreed to. f" BtTBGESS BOtt. t The Mayor said the first business cf tie | Council would be to oonaider the bargcsa-rtli ?■' 5 in accordance with clause 45 of the Aot, %, [ The Town Clerk stated that there had art fe 3 been a single objection. g" j Certain formalities were then gone through, ft.' t and the business in connection with the buK §- 1 gees roll was concluded, and the same dscl&nd f 9 to be correct, and was certified to. f hnahoh. ? i The Town Clerk reported the debtot -< balance at the bank, at £1495 lft Id ;»ceipb i 1 during the week, £30819 a 7d j drainage rat« f ' account, £853 16s Id; sinking fond aooouot Is balance, £28 15s 8d ; interest on Government II : debentures, £27 15s j bills to be paid, £251 f , 5s 7d. MAYOR'S BBHABXB. fc f His Worship the: Mayoi? said he had t«. I t oemd a telegram that the Governor wooll I arrive in Caristchurch about 4 o'clock m | Saturday afternoon. His reception in Dudjlb m had been of a right royal oLoractor, anils M 1 should ask the Council to do soiaotfej " [ eimilar to what had been done in thafccih.j f There would be a public ball on Tuesday, ssdi '- '. a banquet on Wednesday. He had usaedf circulars to a number of gentlemen in town is -- > meet him at three o'clock on the follomt| =~-- i (thi») afternoon to make the necessary » ;H rangemecte. He was glad to Bay that & 'J, I subscription-lists had been well filled » y' The time had now arrived when it would & \} » necessary to take into consideration tbtip r> pointmente of a city polioitor, an aseiatsJltrt '■/ collector, and a foreman of works. "Sot & t , ' appointment of the latter the city surreje l£ j ought to be held responsible, tbo Oounijil & A i termining the amount of wagee be wwtf % ; receive. Before proceeded with (& ? ; | 3 business of the evening, it would pertiji p 1 be as well to hear a deputation that 9» l| f present. ;| 9 A deputation, consieting of MfssreJ, ffsbdon, Oraddock, Brice, and Scares waited 03 f/-------the Council to ask them to recoDeider & G 2 permission they gave, at the laifc nieetiegie | j Mr Brightling to depoait nighfaoil oniwd | . owned by Mr So we, Dudle/'s Creek, - ao ij 1; the New Brighton road. - t , | 1 A petition on the same subject, bearing I - fifteen signatures, was alto read. | Mr Hebden and other mersbsre of the de- | s nutation spoke strongly against the action cf I f Mr Brightling, and stated that vbm theso'l | waa deposited wae at the junction of fonr 1 roads, and that some doien fsmilwe iraidcd | within threo hundred yatds ot the Bpofc. It | was stated that the only pesos who bad re- | fused to sign the petition was Mr Dβ Bourbsi a who lived a mile from the spot. % MrEowe eaid he had no vbrtifcocittSß* ; ]\ nuisance or annoy anybody. Mr PesKf/iM ~ a inspector of nuisances, had visited the paa t: 1 and said there was no nuisance thero. aw ~ i nearest house was about seven chaina, ; -1 Cr. Wilson, the chairman of the eamtaj j^ j committee, said they had visited the ip» ?,; complained of and found no di«agre««w fc i smell whatever. The nearest house vraecsa j a ohaine distant; that of Mr Hebden mi tw« f; , ohaiKß. That gentleman admitted thateteM s , present time he smelt nothing, but wb»»W j the place would beoome a nuisance | 3 summer if the wind should happen to wW, || i thatwayi The sacitary committee con»ae«' * : the petition was utterly unfounded w \ > utterly unjust. Hβ delivered these ultarsßM \ft t as the report of the sanitary committofc . *J m i would move that the potition be laid spoHw , | • table. •. I i Cr. Tremayne would second the IMB® § ■ pro forma, end would bear out m«efc s l *! l remarks of Cr. Wilson. I t Or. Gapes moved, as an amendment, W» m ■ the depositing; of the nighteoil in the piSM'" m question'be discontinued." I Or. Ay era seconded the emendmont. „ | Crs. Ca«B, Jenkine, and Binstead VOiUS | vote for the motion. _• . ... } His Worship eaid he should vote eg*"* J | as he took it that if the matter « | had not been a nuisance, to nntceJ W signed a petition would not have co»« g them. One of the depntatbn h*d ' ,: that when he opeted his deor at p in the morning the smell was so grew ***» a had to immediately close it •PJ B . i» |1 speaker continued to speak strongly »>»™jj | R ol the amendment, and said he fdt j i ontheenbjeot that he should we to n gatiro of giving bis deliberative and,» »*r || sary, his caeting vote. . «_-*]» p On the amendment being P voted fo* it:—His Worship, cod Gj* «S, g Ayew, lieaard, and Clifford. 4 tdon—Cre. Caw, Jenkins, Troiaayne, Bu®* 8 * $ and Wilson. . S The amendment wan earned by «<» a*"* |t Tote of the Mayor. f.^.^—mldhtf» H Ore. Wilson and Oassthought fe been muoh better taate if his Worship fl» « voted on it. . . , . B3e Worship said that **?*Js» I use hie. own discretion, and X such remarks he would not put *P E He would ask that suoh ooservaUoM p be dropped, or he would take thei senses , Council on the subject. se» 1 The deputation were then ; : informed of the resulfc of ttea aPR" v Mr Hebden said he knew rt g regular, but he should hie te ■■ opportunity of replying to X mente that had been made ».f^S5 }S r Or. Wilson remarked that it : that he had been «w£"*FP B % flißi eoflW t MrH.bden«ddhenadWdo»^ Btft!j s ; of the kind. He had had tae w teonveyed to him. . -uJe ; Or. Wilson was about t» s* , * ,, further semarlte, when |

The Mayor caid the matter hid better drop; jjjfc obserratioßS were better unsaid. Tb« (JepuUtion then thauked the.Cauue-l , KIITiSeATX BSLtKP TV9D. * letter of receipt and thanks ni rr» from Mr J. L Gillies, the Otago hon. of this food- The Council empowered tbe M»JOr to forward & farther earn of £24, jjjj proceed* cf an entertainment at DonTHB GAS; : i letter was read from the Gas Company >ja reference to the quality of the gas supplied. sfce letter stated that the gas on the night of was 30 per cent, above the standard, and that the fault of the jjyi gas found in the City Council wu due to &c bad fitting! employed in the Council aid*. .. . some ducuwion, gi» Worship Hid there had been too much mi |s the Council for tome time put. {IToar, iesrJOr. Clifford said if his Worship was refer■jjrjg to him he would ask Cr. Wilson to saj a - rjn J on the subject. Cr, WUson thought the/ had more gas jkom Cr. Clifford than from anj other member of the Council. Qα the motion of Cr. Gapes, seconded by Ct. IJeard, it was reaolred that the necessary jjjOT&ons be made in the fittings. PifiIiUCKNT IH CHSrSTCHCEOH. fhe receipt of the resolutions passed at a )tta public meeting on this subject was jaaflj acknowledged. subtetob's bspoet. Kb. I—The works committee recommend that . baap sheald be placed at the junction of jgtecfe*r&nKh and Montreal streets. Ko. 2—The expense of forming and ahinyliwg nrferd terrace, from Avon street to Ward's v£raT,tronUboje622. So3-ontha 15th of last month I went to •gasa Gftrriek and Cawlishaw, and requested to commeace against a person ■gto had larilfc a iocse in violation of the by* jj», «ad I hare to-day received their answer, «iici I Juts handed to the town clerk. C. Walkdkn, City Snrveyor. £be works committee recommended that ike work referred to in the 2nd clans* stand jftrtSltb* spring. ■Wtti regard to the 2nd clause it was rejgitsd that the surrejor should report upon tis «*tof a portion of the work to bo done fjgfore &9 winter set in. " Use latter of Messrs Garrick and Cowliihaw ni to Rtd. It stated that the penalty pjsld not be enforced, as the offence had been upwards of six months ago. Same liieassion took place, in the course c? whisk Cr. CiM said he Tery much regretted that the Majsr eaald sot appreciate the fine points Oi fcii {Cr. Cw»'«) lope. 2de K&jo? replied that ho Tery much m> grttttd tbtt Cγ. Cap was so dull that he could fleHraderelsndplain English. a jrcnsANCß. A letter frem Mr James Booth, of Tuam ttteet, eosspMaing of smoking chimniei was referred to the inspector. EBPOBT3. The npOTt of the inspector and the ranger KB read and adopted. KSPOET OP FINANCE COMMITTEE. *Ia fsraishing the Council with a balancejiset snowing the estimated receipts and en>att<SUu:e far the financial year 1879-80, jtar eoemiitee hare been guided by the sound tmserdal principle of living within one's Bosas- * fisy hare carefully considered the various teems of income, and hare set down the items gessraUy rather within the mark than other- " Use, sad hare curtailed the proposed works not ttaalnMj necessary to be dene this year, so as, wga eorrent liabiUties, to bring the expendifare within the income, allowing bnt the small FEffi of 5iC3 for ecntingencies. it the gam? tise, your committee respeatfet? reniind tkß Council of the probability of a fceui for water and other works being floated tMs year, when, according to a pre-arraogement tt Ui CoancU, the cost of sundry items of works pefarmed will be recouped, and may swell up ttohalutee for contingencies to about JE3OOO. lbs iaeome from the city endowments being Sri&atously small, your committee regret to Uc&t in the present &tate of trade they can* set itspe, without extraneous aid, to make pro--1&3B for that amount of public- improvements «3Mb the city that may appiar otherwise feirsble. Sfee estimated iceorne is J519,931, and erpen&M £3},039, le.Ting a deficit of to bsHcttre 1 by a general rate of Is in the pound [ <a,&e assessed property of the city, which will tee a credit balance of about jUOO. B. Cass, Chairman. l|STSth,lB79. tkfess said that all works -which were not MB&ered urgent were cut down. He naored aj"«fcption of the report. &. Jenkins wanted to know if the finance. SSSSifttee could cut down items without con* sMsg the works committee. fas Mayor said it was customary for the fesace committee to cat down items so as to jssgthe works within their expenditure. After Borae further discussion the motion Wα agreed to, and the report adopted. rats ojp icsiTiHe. \ * Cr. Cass* moved — " That inasmuch as , «*kly meetings of the Council have failed to \ iasish that relief to councillors that was sa&s»ated, it is dedrable that for the future J3»y ehenld be fortnightly as heretofore, and 6»i Use resolution (24th February, 1879) ! qipointing weekly meetings be rescinded ao«adiu|lj." In moving the resolution, Cr. Cut laid the reason of his doing so was beWM the weellj meetings had proved an utter iakre. The object of the alteration was that they should tare time in their meetings, teihevcrald appeal to *ny of them whether &a had been attained. Hethenpro-tte&A:-to explain at length that there was adeafi* amount of tie? consumed in the i Wai ef ike Council, and that there were SO esmmensurate adrantages to be gained &mkj. He also spoke of the many confeftat dlndranteges which aroee from the «ddf Jneetiage of the Council, although it mlrce it might be to the advantage of one or two coEncillors who, es it were, came there ,-primsd full to the bung to deliTer thsmselTes «f trsenrms aad discursiTe metier that could BStpasribly benefit the Council. C:. Clifford seconded the motion, who quite 1 *|wed with the inoTer that the change had f| btes far the benefit of one or two councillors a frhj Trew Tery fond of airing their eloquence, a wiirfi ekqoeßce, howeTer, nerer swerved « vhsn hit mind was once made up. I !&e Hkjor would strongly oppose the B asa&as. H»uged at one time to hare a great 1 wspssi Uα Or, Can's ability, but that respect 1 "jfsifdnokmger. His speech had been moat I fliogiasl Cr. {)„, had for a good many 1 eastings pa* occupied more time than any I «aer counalkß «ye Cr. "Wilson. Hβ maa tended in fctee to take down the j gas occupied by tie councfllors. If I antfemen could not giva time to represent 1 «* People {lay ihoald not come forward, and I a Uu ao&m was carried he himself should I ere a motion brought forward to meet at I *£«j«k in tj» afternoon. It was delightful 1 luTi ac «o much sympathy 1 *•!_! S 821 ? of the Press after the Tery 1 oarent opmion preriously expressed by him. 1 t ?s* to hear that Cr. Clifford made 1 ns si&d before he came to the Council, i edeoeld haidly belieTO Mm. I Ma opposed the motion, and *»id a 1 ejsaaeßble failure as a speech hadnerer I weasade thin that just delirerd by Cr. Oaas. I «!s« illogical and untruthfuL (Cr. Wilson 1 Sa, ca2ed to o**** *** withdrew tie -f 2"4 He would then tay instead, grossly \ ??* "Why, in the -Provincial Council he I mjL? Ol erenings taken up over the j of a single question. It was ! rj wcatue wme members of that body h*d i 9BS *° V agai another that I j*?««midbe restricted from discussion on \ rfrt? 0 ?** 0 * ■ebjeot. "When he was a member ! Qouncil eighteen years ago, in 1860, js£**d to meet erery erening, and geneuntil ten o'clock, and sometime* SL * ■^ M 5 ele«n o'clock. There was for hit (Or. Wileon's) epeaking at (j=~»«*<*sse he carried ten motions where a jyHf* <amed one. If the motion was car-'to*-J" le& * to the resignation, noI mtmbea of that body. A mere ; «p«siw flian Cr. Cass it waa impos- | fe-f, 0 Words came from him as g* *W* tchool boy—in fact, they had to i 68 ** fcrem him that it wa« painful I%Jr tt at».t » iim. Hii eccentricity, too, of j II «fe*S!?T one, and although he aad trr to prore, that the earth Wasoß m here called to order, sokl remarks sat down. would oppose the motion on the *eeilj meeting eyatem had biaL *«ald ropport the motion on *>ffii of *• w«y ikwi* *8»«« « £ WSrite* 4lllßß6 *""/ meeting*. Hβ v himself to come enay week, P?«P«*d to wast* a large 10 ** Se could quite understand * <K «iaiaj tiae Proronad Couucii taiing

up three nights if it had such members as Or. Wilson, who he had heard boast that he WOUld ■ niOTd S-l r-g-^-MPtmrli-OT^^^h^.*^;^ Council should sit twice a week. .„ Cr. Ayers spoke at some thegrottiraiteofl-anethiV Council Chamber. ""% f T'J-T /■ .<"?"" Cr. Binstead wis _tot feepared-o' support the motion. The work of the Council was .toomuch in quantity to be got through at weakly meetings. • i. -:. Cr. Tremayne would oppose the motion. He did not think the weekly meetings had had a fair trial. * " Cr. _>_ard would also oppose the resolution. Or. Cass replied, and in the course of doing so said it was all Ttry well to twit him, but thafact of the Better was ho was fifty years in advance of his age, [Laughter.] Vary high men at home held the reiy same rie ws_ whioh; be held on many important questions of the day. He had been so twitted by editors in that city,. but yet not one of them had* the moral courage to accept tbe challenge bus had ithrown out to them. They had not shown one atom of ability in coping with bun on these great questions. One of them was so ignorant that he did not know the meaning of the word "infidel." He said it was a person who did not believe in a God, but, on referring to a dictionary, he found hat such a person was an atheist. Such an iditor was as illogical as the Mayor, who, he had no hesitation in saying, was the cause of the fearful loss of time that took place. His ! Worship had no experience in tbe chair, but no doubt would gain it iv the course of a j short time. He allowed speakers to ramble on in a most irrelevant mannt-r; that was the cause of so much of their time being taken up. The Mayor would remind Cr. Cass that _ur had occupied exactly twenty-one minutes in his reply, in the course of whioh he had gone into the «_urstions of theology, astronomy, infidelity, and astrology. If this was not irrelevancy, he would reryjmu-h like to knowfrwhat was.. The motion was then put, On. Oass, Ayers, Clifford, and Jenkins voting for it, the remainder against it, the Mayor not voting. HOLIDAY _"OB EMPLOYE-. Cr, Ayers moved—" [That this Council give their officers a holiday annually, and that a table be prepared showing when each officer can be most conveniently spared. Such holiday to be of a fortnight's duration for each officer." A oon-dderable amount of discussion ensued. Cr. Wilson moved as an amendment— " That this Council giro their chief officers a holiday annually, such holiday to be of not less than a fortnight for each officer, and in all cases both the officers' and the Council's convenience be consulted." Seconded by Or. Jenkins. The resolution was carried by 6 to _. CA-TBBTDQK TBB._A.CH BAST. Cr. Tremayne moved —" That in the opinion of this Council the angle situated on Cambridge terrace east should at once be channelled. That the nuisance arising out of the house slops that are carried into the unformed channel by those houses abutting on the same should be removed." The motion was carried. CHEAP jacks. . Cr. Lezard moved—" That yob Mr Beubcn Ogden had, in defiance of the resolution of the Council, occupied a place and caused an obstruction in Cathedral square, the city ranger be instructed to proceed against him for a breach of the city by-laws." The motion was curried unanimously. Cr. Tremayne moved—" That all permits to stand in the square for the sale of goods of any kind be withdrawn." The motion was seconded by Or. Wilson. Cr. Gapes opposed the motion. After some discussion the motion was carried, Or. Gapes only opposing. TABBING A PENCE. - Cr. Gapes called the attention of the Council to the tarring of a fence on the line of tho footpath in High street, and also to a broken fence Ly the river in Kilmore street. The matters were referred to the surveyor, though that gentleman said the first-named matter was quite beyond his jurisdiction. Or. Gapes said the matter certainly was under the control of the Council. After some discussion, , Gibe matter was referred to the surveyor, as well as another* small matter in reference to Martin street, brought forward by Cr. Wilson. cut -Olicitob, &c. It was resolved to advertise for a gentleman willing to hold -office as city solicitor, all applicants to state their own terms, applications to be sent in within a fortnight. It was also resolved to advertise for an assistant inspector, applications to be in before next meeting. It was resolved to leave the question of the appointment of a foreman of works to the city surveyor. nc__rs__f. The Council having considered the question of certain licenses, adjourned at half-past | eleven o'clock.