LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6850, 7 September 1887, Page 6

LYTTELTON.

The fortnightly meeting of this Council , was held on .Monday night. Present- His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Milsom, btmson, Webb. Bain, Joyce, Hildyard, Diuiond, and Holland. Mr Collins, of the firm ot Collins and Harman, architects for the new municipal buildings, was in attendance, and sent in his certificate for the final payment of £t>46 to the contractors. Messrs Hollis and Williams. Messrs Lewis and Mclntyre's application for a right-of-way on the X.W. boundary of section 123, London street, was, on the motion of Cr. Joyce, referred to the Estates Committee. The Finance Committee reported Wic receipts for the past fortnight to be £140 ir> s lid. They recommended payments to the amount ot £251 10s 2d should be in pile. The Foreman of Works reported that concrete channeling had been put down in'the Dampier's Bay road, also at Mr Garforth's, and the men were engaged on a. piece in St. David street. He also recommended that the street lamps should be painted. He reported that during the past fortnight, he had made several tests with the high level service to prove the pipes, and see if these were mv leaks. He found the mains all perfectly tight, and was of opinion that a large quantity of the water is unused, as there are about 56.000 gallons pumped weekly on the high level, which was 10,000 gallons more than were used hat time last year He further recommended that the supply should be limited to four hours daily, as otherwise there will not be a sufficient supply in the summer time. The main reservoir had been cleared out and scrubbed, and the sides whitewashed. The reservoir was getting very defective, and required a great, deal of repair, which he proposed should be done next time the water was turned oil". To do this it would be necessary to have a connection made with the upper main, so that the water could be pumped directly into the town. The clause referring to the reservoir was referred to the Water Supply Committee. With regard to painting the lamps, a tender from Mr Kidd to do the necessary work at 2s M per lamp was accepted. The Works Committee brought up their report, in wnich they recommended that the following crossings, of asphalt., should be laid down : —From the Canterbury Hotel to the Post Oniee ; Royal Hotel to the Mitre Hotel: Railway Hotel to Mr Cook's, Mr Joyce's corner to Mr Tait's, chemist; Mr Cook's to the Albion Hotel, Crown Hotel to the Oxford street corner. They also recommended that a brick culvert, one chain wide, should be contracted in Corsair Bavin lieu of the present wooden one, which was very unsafe. The first clause was referred * back to the Committee, and the consideration of the second clause was adjourned for a fortnight. Mr H. Hawkins" tender to supply 50 casks of Knight Bevan's cement, at 18s per cask, was accepted. Mr Wales' tender for the rental of No. 1 paddock, at £12 a year for seven years, was, on the motion of Cr. Dimond, seconded by Cr. Joyce, accepted. Cr. Joyce moved, that the sum of £64(5 being the final payment to the contractors for the erection" of the. new buildings, should be passed for payment. Cr Dimoud seconded the resolution, which was carried. —Cr. Dimond moved that the sum of £32 18s 10d, for extras, should be paid. Cr. I Milsoin seconded the resolution. Cr. Webb objected to what he termed the unauthorised expenditure of £(> on a foundation stone. The work had been done, and the contractor should be paid, but he considered that the individuals who ordered that expenditure should pay for it themselves, and moved that the item be struck out. The Mayor said he did not order his name to be put on the stone, although it was a very usual thing to do. It cost the layer of that foundation-stone, far more than £15, and he would have been money in pocket if he had not laid it at all. Cr. Joyce suggested that the matter should stand over until next meeting. On being put, the payment of both items was carried. The Sanitary Committee recommended that the boundaries be extended as per plan, which was produced. Fresh tenders be called for removing night soil in accordance with the new plan; the contractor to find all necessary plant, and to take over the corporation plant at a valuation, the contract to extend over five years. That the collection of rubbish should be done with the Council's cart. Cr Milsom moved the adoption of the first two clauses, which was seconded by Cr. Hildyard. Much discussion ensued, and it was ultimately decided to call for alternative tenders for labor only, and for plant. Cγ. Milsom moved the adoption of the third clause relating to the removal of rubbish, but Cγ. Joyce moved that it stand over until the tenders were accepted, and this was carried on the casting vote of the Mayor. Cr. Webb moved, and Cr.lumond seconded —''That the present contractor receive two months' notice to terminate his contract." Most of the Councillors spoke in terms of praise of the manner in which the present contractor had carried out his disagreeable duties. Cr. Milsom moved, and Cr. Joyce seconded —"That if the contractor will fulfil the extra work caused by the extension of the boundaries, he should receive £7 per month extra, and to find extra horse and cart.' . Carried. Cγ. Stinson asked the Council to vote a small sum for the Baths Committee, so that they would be enabled to put the baths in temporary repair for the summer months, and Cr. Dimond moved and Cr. Joyce seconded—" That £R be voted for that purpose." Carried. On the motion of Cr. Dimond, seconded by Cr. Holland, the hour of meeting was changed from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.