LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4409, 17 September 1879, Page 3

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

This Council held their usual meeting on Monday eight. (There were present—the Mayor, Crs. Macdonald, McClstchie, Macpherson, Beed, Weyburn, Wood, Hawkins, sod the newly-elected councillors, Menrs Srobb and Smith. The minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed. Becefoto since last meeting £516 83 64, which mcleded £415 Os 3d received from the G-o----reament for the half-yearly subsidy to April, IS7B. The outwards and inwards correspondence was read. In reference to the Colonial Treasurer* letter re subsidy, the Mayor said he had telegraphed, asking when the earn doe to the borough from the Government would be paid. He immediately received an answer stating that the amount of £415 had bees placed to their credit. Some discrepancy appeared to hare been made as to the deduction of an amount for charitable lid, but he would undertake to ace that it was pot right. The voucher had doubtless been made up in a hurry, which would account for the error being committed. In referenoe to a letter from Mr J. H. Lowe, resident engineer, Sailway Department, asking the Council to supply the pipes and labor to lay a three-inch vs&er supply from the branch at the Southeast corner of the export shed, Lyttelton station yard, to a water column about to be -erected near the turntable, it waa, decided to asoede to the request, provided that the Bailv*y Depertaunt would bear the expense. A letter from the G-eneral Manager of Railways, F. Back, was read and received. The letter stt forth that the arrangements for supplying the shipping with fresh water would be as heretofore. Council to contribute £70 per aTmum towards expenses, and the agreement to be determined at one month's notice on either side. W. H. Lance's letter re drainage from houses on Coleridge street on houses on the bank on Trert side of Dublin street, asking Council to stake some better provision, was left with the works committee. Brick and O'Orady's letter on leasing reserves at Methven, and atidsg for partarulars, was read and received. as was abo Mr C. F. Barker's offering his eerrioss as auctioneer. Mr W. Or. Snttan, agent for Chrut's College, advised the Council that the governing body of the college gave the required permission to lay the water pipes , , subject to consent of tenants. An application from Mr W. Kadcliffe to place a signboard at right angles 'from his premises is London street, over the footpath, was refused. Mr Spear's application to be appointed lamplighter, was left with the foreBaa of works to dispose of. Sergesnt-Major O'Grady reported on the location of the slaughter yard used by Mr Cook in Gollan's Bsy. The Mayor said that when Mr Cook applied for his license last, his slaughterhouse was sot on section 55 at all, as the Council supposed, but it appeared he had since shifted on to Mrs Edgar's section. It was decided that as the expiration of the license would be in a. few months now, it would not be worth while going further into the matter. But the inspector of slaughter houses should be thanked for bis letter, and informed that the Council had co power to compel the removal, bat that as Mr Cook had removed his premises from the original site far which the Council had granted a license, it is probable that a renewal of his present license will not be granted. " The f oremaa of works reports that the excavation for the new reservoir is in a forward state, and will hare it all out "this week. Everything is ready to by the pipes on the little Brenehley ro&i."' The report was read and received. Engineer Kent, at the pumping station, reported the upper reservoir bong filled, and abundance of water on hasd. His report was read and received.' borough:—i2e cement —Two tenders were received, and that of Messrs Bojse, Stead and Cot for 17s, delivered on the ground mi Kxepted. The Mayor said that no delay *05ld occur in supplying the higher levels of «» town with water," whenever the work now ffihand was completed. Tae Enabling Bill, between the Harbour Bourd and the CorPwatson, the Mayor said 'had been correctly rafted, and the seal was affixed to the same, *ad the plac. Accounts Amounting to «150 12s 6d. The Mayor then read the j*Bewii;g report of the proposed scheme for «maletirig the drainage system of the «poi£ of the foreman of works, re sewers— hi Worship the Mayor—According to JWEf attractions, I have taken the measure*e*of all the gullejs in the town, sad have *°*ked out an approximate estimate of the •***_• of constructing sewers in the •»». You will see by this report that I Bar* placed each gully separate, with the JUuß&er of chains and the six* of culvert aM *a*aiy, with an approximate «ost fox y& Ho. 1, Salt's Sally —I would Weanrasend that the culvert be not reduced "■ tue for tie first eleven chains." *?*"»***• ®a-» which is the distance shown on ess plan of Mr Bull's as only two feet, which a£ oaasideris too small in time of heavy floods.

The eleven «ha|n* wiS md a&oat tiie juriction of QSoebuwti road, where a> Iwfce quaniitj of water comes down both from tfi£t~u3e and also through Dale's garden. From there the culrert could be reduced to two feet for the whole distance up the golly. The next ten ehaine will take it to junction of Selwjn Terrace with Salt's Gully. Prom there to the top it w3I require other eight chains, which I consider will be as high as {it Iβ likely that any houses will ever be boilt. I would also recommend that the sever be taken in a straight line from the end of the present sewer st far a> practicable instead of following the gully. It is very necessary that fifteea chains of the work be earned oat v early as possible, as the gnUy is getting thickly populated. This gully will require the largest expenditure of any. No. 2.— Voelas road would require 4 chains 3ft.. colrert; 7 do., 2ft. 6in.; 10 do.,2ffe, to eompleti the sewer from the sea to the top of the road. No 3, Oxford street.—This is a place that will require attention as soon as possible between Exeter street and the end of the sewer in Snoswell's garden and that piece on Graham's property, to the boundary of Macphereon • property. The measure* menta are taken and estimates given as far Jas Brenchley farm, or as far as where i the piece of culrert crosses the road by Mr Graham's gate. No. 4, St. David'a street. From culvert near Oathro's garden to the upper side of (he road leading on College property would require 7 chains 30 links. No. 5, Canterbury street, by Albion Hotel, 5 chains 33 links of 3ft culvert, from Winchester street to Exeter street, and 13 chains of 2 ft. 6in. from there to the College road on Scott's property. No. 6—Exeter street, from upper boundary of Mould ey'a property to the north boundary of Exeter street, a distance of 2 chains 72 links of 2ft. culvert. No. 7— The piece acrots Norwich Quay. In addition to culverts, if the work should be carried out, it will cost about £200 for pipes to carry off the storm water for the different roads. (Signed) Joks Bowdhk." The whole work is estimated to cost £6384. It had been proposed by the Council that, to carry out this very desirable work a loan might be raised on the waterworks. The Mayor said that upon a rough calculation made he found that the Council would have between £800 and £900 during the ensuing year which it could devote to the construction of sewers, from its ordinary income. Some debate ensued as to the propriety of making such culverts as were most, needed, and pay for them from the ordinary income rather than go in for a loan and undertake the whole scheme. It was found that the culverts imperatively needed in various parts the town would considerablymore than absorb £800 or £900, the sum estimated to be available. The consideration of the work ended in it being left with the works committee, they to consider whioh were the most important features of the scheme to be at once necessary and report. The standing committees were then appointed as follows : —Works : The Mayor, Ore. Weyburn and Grubb; sanitary—The Mayor, Ore. Macdonald and Hawkins; lighting—Ore. Grubb, Smith, and Weyburn ; estates —The Mayor, Ore. Beed and M'Clatchie; finance—Crs. Smith, Hawkins and Macphereon ; water supply—The Mayor, Crs. Seed and Hawkins: bathing— Crs. Macpherson, Hawkins and Smith; Charitable Aid—The Mayor, Or. Wood; fire brigade—Ore. Hawkins, Heed, and Macpherson. Or. Hawkins moved, seconded by Or. Macdonald—" That the PbhSS newspaper be appointed the official paper for the ensuing twelvemonths,-" carried. Cr. Wood drew attention to the bad condition of the footpath on tiie east eide of Dublin street, between London and Winchester streets. Or. Beed called attention to an abominable nuisance.on the thoroughfare near to Hamilton's paddock. Nightsoil pans were being emptied there. The Mayor said a penalty of £5 oould be imposed were the guilty parties discovered, and it would be as well that an advertisement be inserted in the papers cautioning the offenders and offering a reward for their apprehension. Or. Wood said that a nasty place on the Sumner road, opposite Mr Norris' place, wanted seeing to. Or. Hawkins said that the workmen on Officer's Point had complained a good deal of the oSensivenese of a box drain tunning out there from across the Sumner road. They had been to some labor to abate the nuisance, but one place there was still very bad. Or, Wood suggested that the works committee do something to protect the road at that part in front of Capt. Meicolmson's house. Before adjourning the Council, the Mayor eaid he had an application to make,' and one which, in a sense, he felt sorrow to do, namely, to ask for leave of absence to go to Wellington to attend the Parliament. Now that the time had come for him to absent himself from their company for a time, heasked permission to do so with a sense of regret. Hβ had sat in that chair during a period of twenty-two months, and he believed that during that time he had been absent but on one occasion. He might therefore say he was entitled to a holiday, and as it was his misfortune, if he might so express it, as to go to Wellington, he would have to ask them to let him take that holiday now. He thought it would not be for long. From all he could learn, the session would not probably last longer thaH six weeks, and should it even be prolonged, he should feel it a duty to return to Lytteltos once during the term, so as to be present at one of the Council meetings. He expected to leave next Monday. In asking for permission, to absent himself for perhaps three or four meeting nights, he might say that he would leave having every confidence that the Council would get on as smoothly with his successor in the ciair, and he hoped they would support the gentleman who would 311 the chair in his absence in the same cordial manner they had supported him. He had every confidence in-the officers of the Council doing their duty, and as to the details of the work, he had instructed the clerk folly with reference thereto. He had not yet asked any gentleman to fill his position while away, but he had thought of asking Cr. Hawkins, as being one of the oldest members in the Council, and a gentleman whom they knew was thoroughly conversant with the duties of the position. He would repeat that in temporarily severing his connection with the Council, which had at all times been a source of pleasure to him, he felt almost grieved. It was a connection that had existed, he might say, for seven years nearly, without any interruption, and he could only say that he sincerely hoped that upon his return he might learn that they had gone along as pleasantly as ever in his absence. The leave of absence was granted, and the Council adjourned.