CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5138, 21 February 1882, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

MOSDAT, FSBBUABZ 20. The usual meeting of the Council we* ( held at 7 p.m. Present—His Worship tha Mayor, Ore. Hulbert, Bishop, Vincent, (tefl, ' [Lambert, Bowman, Thomson, Ayers, Hion-* Treleaven.

I -lie receipts for the fortnight were stated I as being £1092 6* 7d, and the credit baiaoea 1 at the bank as £27-0 0$ 61 Tba amount ot | aooounta pasted and ordered to be paid was J £852 8. 6d. | Cr. Lambert apologised for the abiflrceof | Or. England, and Cr. Ayers for that of Os.i Louisson. _ 1 The' Mayor drew the attention of the g; Counoil to the proposal by Dr. Doyle that tbo f\ powers vested in the City Counoil by the | Board of Health be withdrawn, and giving'it | as his reason tbat the city officials did not J report to the medical officer. He had writtw | officially to the medical efficer, but hs a*» ' received no answer. Aa the powera had oef" delegated to the City Conc-fl! there w» J*- B--superior Board of Health but the <&•* : h_l Board of Health at Wellington*; therefore, he considered the City Coumjl| fas a Board of Health, and he could bo* 6o * I " epnsider the remarks made at the Board -»|- Bealth were a alur on the OiunciL He waa | igrepared to atate that the CKty C-uncU i» | . Saoharged their duty in the sanitary aupervi- | fon of the city moat efficiently. He trtuted | that some members of tbe Conccil would | Ipeak on the matter. Three new lioii baa g ieen added to the Mayoral chain by the | Hon, John Hall and Meiars OUiviw and \ •T _ & liuok. . . 'i I Or. Thomson moved—"Tbat the thanks « _, She Council be forwarded to the Hon. 3oba fl Ball and Mr Ollivier and to the .eprwento* A' five of the late Mr Look for the gift of the J Jinks to the Mayoral chain." ._*_," 1 | Or. Hiorns seconded the motion, which i-? | Agreed to. ...-.' •-.-. , "'$ \ A petition was reee_7ed from a number « i asking for a cart bridge .aver B» J "Avon in a line with Antigua street. '* 1 i Or. Bishop moved—"That the pefcifesoniM... | referred to the works committee, iiith ft | requesttbat they will take it intoooniida*- S tion when forming their estimate. for th* |

onrrsnt year." _• „ Or. Lambert seoonded the motion, vtntea ,

was carried. . . ' . ■ A letter was read from the Byaen&a - * Borough Council, re oo_fo»i-c« of Bg|:

j bo-_*t-«--dii* ; I ab-e_id,^/aiidreqaeate«M^^,, ? I _-,_, f The Mayor fhmgtt «£ "^^ fej* I' bam, a. doub f_°^ c w-uM formtbeaabjeri tbat the aeaeio-. _t tree* woulc Or Tboroeon could not ««»7 a-"--apt ** WTO - toat tb* SS_£SS»e of ecnvaning th, "Sfvineent seconded the motion, wbicl THE?£ read from Mr HW. Packer _J£tiDg his rent for the pmil-ge of cross iitu- the belt to a siding, (bra. Thomson and Ayera apoke on the sub. w ftMuißg that Mr Packer should not hav< upon to pay rent for a period i_en the City CouocU and Government stood in -» way of his proceeding with the work ol -fflrtrnolion of the aiding. {jrHulbert pointed out that the Council -rse led to believe by Mr Packer that he had fte consent of the G-.-ernment, and the payS meet of rant waa to commence from the date 1 _$ the concession. Tbe consent of the * flovamment not havine been obtained, the 4 Uo-adl bad to reapotsibility whatever in tie I The Mayor desired to point out that the I matter bad been decided at the last meeting I of the Council. Besides, the money had _ been made, and there need not be tnf.more I about it, aa the matter had b;«n disposed of. f Or. Thomson said be. would give notice of * motion for tbe remission of the rent to Mr was read from the Oolonial Secretary, pointing out -har the position of fee morgue so close to the Armed Constabulary depot waa prejudicial to tbe health of the polioe, and asking the Counoil to remove it to a more isolated position. Or. Ayers said the matter came before tbe works committee tbat morning, and they m -» to the conclusion that the removal of tba morgue waa no business of theirs. Tbey jad no site or money to build a morgue, or

1 remove the present one. ... S Cra. Biahop and Vincent were of opinion m th_t the Council ahould have nothing what'M ever to do with it. They had neither power P nor money to do the work. !''}_ Or Cuff moved-"That the Government _\ be informed that tbe City Counoil have _ tm&sr means nor site at their disposal to J fl_ny out the suggestion contained in their jf istteraa to the morgue/" If Cr. Ayew seconded tbe motion. _ Cr! Bishop said he hoped the letter would S be so worded aa to express the feeling of the % OosnC- tost the removal of the morgue waa f atoestuj from a sanitary point of view, § vhilsi regretting their inability to do anyI ttd-g in the matter. I Ct.fThonnon said that the Government 1 cfeeted the morgue some three years ago, ao jf tbej war. to blame if the aite selected waa a § fed one. 1 __» motion waa then put and agreed to. 9 A letter was read from the Drainage Board, W canting out that the proposed aiding on the Jf __m-*j id High street, near Tuam atreet, || am on the east side where the sewer pipes H -ras laid, and asking that the Council should i-f-kt that the" aiding should be laid on the wart side. The matter was referred to the surveyor to report upon. An application waa read from Mr J. B. Way for permission to erect a boat shed on !_» bank of the river. She permission was granted on similar conditions to those previously granted. An application was read from Mr F. D. W. Malet, on behalf of the Ornamental AdverUsing Company, asking. leave to ereot hoardsags in various parts of tha city for the daplay of ornamental advertisements. The letter went on to say that the advertise- _____ would be works of art of a very high ordsr, executed on wood or sine. Or. Hiorns thought if revenue were to be obfune-. from this source it waa worth* while co '•;''Ayers said the works committee were est prepsred to recommend the application to the CtotmciL Or. Lambert moved—" That the applicant te requested to furnish the Council with farther particulars, and also designs ot tbe proposed _os__inga, aud make an offer for the taamitm?' Ot. .Horns seoonded tha motion,' whioh was

lagrssdto. A deputation, oonaiatiog of the Mayor of -jdsoham, Dr. Fraukish (ohairman of Hoixm staff), Dr. .Nedwill (medioal offioer of jfcsrdof Health), and Or. Vincent (ohairman sftheßiard of Health), waited on the dnzßeil with reference to the erection of a Coatagious Diaeaaes HospitaL Dr. Franki-h, who appeared as spokesman ct the deputation, asked the Council to go into oommittee, because wherever a hospital of the kind:was proposed to be erected an agitation was sure to be got up against it. Cr. Bishop thought the matter, being of peetpublus inUreit, the public should know what was being done, -ha Council then went into oommittee, and fits members of the deputation having stated Stair views on the matter, retired. Oa the Council res-ruing, the Mayor nported that a resolution had been passed to i,» tin effect that the subject be referred to tbe Ifc ramie* oommittee, te report upon next I' aseUng. I . The retolntion as adopted in committee was 5 theo nsored by Or. Thomson and agreed to. % _ 3S» report of the city surveyor was read as feßowa;-. LI have received a letter from the engineer »u»2>r_i_*go Board rtqueßtirg to be allowed sb -an_-ct the tanks in High street with the ewmfw fl.s_i_g pnrpoßes. I laid the letter bsfer. the works committee this morning, and &_' rcoommend that in the event of our getting »wafer? supply scheme the request be granted. *» it vould save expense ot building tanks *r»-a«y for the purpose, and consequently avoid Bare rates, but under ex-sting cironmßtances the eosmittee thinks it would be a hazardous proOMaagtoalltw the t*nks to be emptied, as a : ' s fire may occur at any time. jk ~J_J was last week requested to examine the ) tasseeeter street infant school building, aa it i WS Supposed to be in a dangerous condition, _*.? * *-** and l &Te written to the chairman , j* •&? Board of Education stating my opinion wat it is unsafe, and s-ggeeti-g a remedy. It a not very apparent what ia the cause of ita SBs&fe condition, but I beliove the late earthquakes have increased the danger. 3. The Theatre Boyal and the Gaiety have eoiaplied with the suggestion of the commit'ee e__-_rning the exits, &0., and at the Gaiety Mr Warner has introlueeda very great improvesvmttob. available in case of fire. It consists cf seme tanks containing about 3000 gallons of water, and a small gas ergine attached, which i engine can at any moment be brought inton-e and,jj throw a stream of water to any part of the, ! building. ™| 4. The finance committee recommend that tha' insurance on the old Post Qs.ce should be res dnced from-2500 i» .2300. '; 5. A tender has been accepted by the works* eommittea for street lamp* for the next twelve; •e-fcs. The tender of Messrs Deans was thai - ene-hor-a. , ] ,jfc 6.1 found the tramway waa being laid is '$, High street in a __<_.n_r different to that shown, {3| SP*** wthoriaed plan, I therefore wrote to tbej iTranaw-y Company, iufornuVg them of that **ct, and they then f _r_i_hed a fresh plan, rej q-es-ug the Coancil to accept it in lien of thg asth-rised one; but this morni-g I receive! aaoUtar lett_r from them statins their wish ts wt&draw the last application and put in tha silling sear Manchester street, aa shown ont_| original plan, bat they request permißsion W lengthen it (the sidisg) by half a chain. Thd eomapondence is annexed hereto. | 7* I have received a letter from Mr Oram, cf tae Boyal Hotel, requestin? permission to make ■cmc additions to the hotel in timber, in orde. to be in time to accommodate the visitors to the E»ib_ana; bnt as thi* would be violating the s_***» I have annexed the letter hereto, in «urn that the Council may decide. 8. The following persona are negleciine to *&WJ with the terms of the building bylaw: Tw-S. L. Ball, three buildings in Colombo ««*;_Mr Arenas, Cashel street; Mr WilMffls,DE.iaa street; Mra MoCaldon, Oxford SF?2'>'JS* Patterson, Cashel Btreet; Mr * street - I therefore wish to *■ ■* *° tatß leg - 1 *"*•**»*» /■£ -4i____J__Lf ! . ? * tk Terrace, has written l# e^tha^lfk-^ 00 to «Mt a small boat abed 11 IB *e_T____-J_-^ ffol £ , *«- ul that jwiaiasio!. I awh^a^^^thatbewmreuum, IM fin. v a |l JUSg™*? tea. report were e-oaidered

t "ZJ tU Z& te -"-Hwr mforma*^ ii^_lSL_r___fe attion ' ■*• «"»j»i I • v . t *- fc * ra »«-Rir-d was to put' U- f0 _««-2. lower. ouoe< JgmSSSAtJSSL?? I '. -fa> lointed out that]

r **-_«ahfr._<»--t_i-# __Mhi_«M»^w-_»«--- ---! wbuirbe all.that would be r_qmred. P" Oa ehiWi being wad, &. Irtnn-ert desired to state that the walls and *• « mc state eighteen fnontb- ago. ~ , . The clause 'wis Approved, a* a_to ware claua#a3,_,%-d6.' Oa clause 6 _ Or. Bishop, chairman of the *«■•■*£■: xnittee, gavi an explanation of the matter, and at-tfd tbat tbe £m_ritteo were in favour of tbe lengtheufcg of the ndiag being

*T_fwas rs-olvsd thai the mjgtfg. aion be given to lengthen the a-ding as re:J*o™ be informed that the Oouncileftnnot allow of cl euS^r-SSfS^buUd^b stance neglect of f '*" a case in which no The remaining °__? u _\,~__7 linen-., had bean obtained at all. b TwTreaolved that the aurveyor be inatruoted to enforce the by-law. . a question from Cr. Vincent, Or Bowman stated that he had not aooomD__ied the ohairman of the directors of the _V_mway Company over tbo lines to see the condition of the roads, and that it was not correct that he expressed himself satisfied with the abate ot the streets. Cr Bowman auggeated that the works com* mittee ahould interview the Tramway Com* pany with a view of passengers landing from the trains in a less dangerous manner than now was the case in Cathedral square. Or. Bishop said the matter had been dieconed by the tramway committee, but they had not been able to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion on the subject, the Council not being able to grant any ooncesiion over the west aide of Cathedral square. In reply to a question from Or. Hulbert as to why Wilson's right-of-way was not proceeded with, The surveyor, stated that he was unable to proceed with the work until the money was paid in. The Town Clerk stated that he had endeavoured to obtain the money from Mr Wilson, but had not been aueeeaafcl. Now the Counoil were proceeding under the by-law, and Mr Wilson would have to pay all the cost instead of half.

Cr. Thomson moved-—"That this Counoil protest against the resumption by the Board of Health of tho powers recently delegated to the City Counoil." ... The motion was seconded by Cr. Lambert and carried unanimously, without discussion. Or. Hulbert moved—" That _ the water supply committee take into their consideration the question of an efficient water supply for the city of Ohristohurch." He went on to argue at some length the neoessity of an inoreaSed water supply, on the ground of protection from fire. At present their system cost them £1000 a year, irrespective of £860 voted recently for fire alarms. From a sanitary point of view it was highly necessary to have an increased water supply to flush their sewers, in order to render their costly drainage system a success. The flushing of side channels by the inefficient mode of the carts coat £227 per annum. The atreet watering, too, was most inefficient, though a sproial rate of lfd in the £ had to be paid. With an increased water supply- the expense now inourred would ba lessened, a larger area of streets watered, and the roads preserved. The total amount expended for prevention of fire, street watering, &_,, amounted to £2045 lis lOd, exclusive of interest and depreciation of plant, &o. Then there was the revenue to be derived from sale of water as a motive power. In Oamaru the revenue estimated to be reoeived from sale of water was £1500 per annum, and a large extension of the worka waa required. One firm alone in Oamaru paid £250 per annum for use of water. If the oommittee oould introduos a common sense soheme, embracing the whole of the streets of the city, and within then* means, proper precautions being taken to pnt it before the publio, he thought they would get it passed. Cr. Thomson raised tha question whether the water supply oommittee was still in existence.

The town olerk referred to the list of committees for the year, and found that the water supply oommittee was. appointed at the beginning of the present year, comprising Cra. Vincent, Thomson and Hiorns. Cr. Biahop seconded' the motion of Cr. Hulbert. Ho thought that the feeling was gaining ground that an increased water supply, both for fire prevention and domestic uses, was necessary. Os. Thomson asked that another member should be appointed on the water supply in his place, because he should ba absent from Ohristohurch for some time. He thought that the proposer and seconder should have given the oommittee some idea of the soheme that was to be carried out, whether a gravitation soheme, or by a turbine wheel, and the source from whioh the water was to be obtained. It was no use blinking the fact that even if the right whioh existed over the source proposed was purchasable, the power to bo obtained was not suf-eiant, so that they must look elsewhere.

- Or. Hiorns said that unless they got a water supply, the drainage scheme, whioh had been so expensive, would be practically useless. Or. Cuff thought the discussion on the question whether the water supply matter should be relegated to the committee to report upon was useless. Or. Vincent thought a good scheme, on the American principle, using steam engines, oould be got for acme £60,000. Or. Ayers pointed out that if a revenue was desired to be obtained from the sale of water a gravitation soheme must he adopted. He was .very strongly in favor ef a simple gravitation soheme. Or. Lambert was |n favor ef a water supply, and stated that Or. England was also of the same opinion. Or. Hulbert briefly replied, and said he was of opinion tbat the should have power, limited perhaps to a certain sum, to call in profauio-a- assistance if required. The Mayor thought if a good scheme, including the whole area of Chriatohurcb, was proposed the ratepayers would agree to it. The motion was put and agreed to. On the motion of Or. Ayers, the name of Or. Hulbert was added to the water supply committee, and also that ot Or. England, subjeot to his consent. Or. Hiorns brought before the Council a proposal from the residents in a street near Ward's brewery to purehaae certain sections and hand them over to the Council on condition of the Counofl widemng the street. The question of wmetauling -Houoester street was referred to the surveyor. The tramway by-law atood over UU a future meeting. j A number of liceneej were granted, and I the Council adjourned.