ST. ALBANS.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7525, 15 April 1890, Page 6

ST. ALBANS.

A meeting of the St. Albans Beress Council was held last evening, wheatb_i were present:—His Worship tlie }fam (Mr W. J. Neate), and Crs. Hull, facto Waymouth, Smith, Moor, Pentoney ( Htai andMeares. An apology was accepted forthegfeess of Cr. Pine.

Cr. Bull moved that tenders te®M I for the removal of nightaoil and rubbi_ I iv accordance with the report ot t>_ | Sanitary Committee. . | I he motion was seconded by Cr. Wat« 1 mouth, and agreed to. fc A petition was received from a tmatef \ of ratepayers, asking for a lump v k,! erected at the corner ot Hltjh str«»£ t&IZ Edfceware road. ,4 The matter was referred to the Lightish Committee. I' : The Finance Committee reported UniL the receipts since last meeting h-abwjj £283165: debit balance, £148 BaiJd; nfsheet,£2B6lossd, | The Works Committee reported tts?| had not taken any action re clwualngUil old Carlton Mill Race, as they wars it f. satisfied as to its being detrimentals! [ health. They recommended that mm I aud other expert evidence be takea a | decide the question. The tendi-m i | O'Donoghue and Mairs, for fasssSb} § shingle; Aitken and Roberts, for few | mongery, and W. Homer for homH I were accepted. Mr Cunninghaua _«db_ a Interviewed relative to hi» treee.__*?to | given instructions to have done wkkp | jthe Council required in the wayofl<-p.*i 1 and thinning, but not cutting | from the boundary. , | It was resolved to again writs ts'& I Colonial Bank and call attention es© | necessity for having the Carlton Mill m \ cleaned out. . I Letters were read from Mr r.Stmta f the Church Property Trustees vritii mf ence to the assessment of the prajsTfJ leased by the former. • 4e I The matter stood over tUlthe totw>& j of the new roll. ' ' A letter was read from the City wop enclosing copies of several re*«pss Jassed re the control of fcUc ml *& lomain, and asking for the wawj* opinion upon them. V % *~* The Mayor explained meeting of the Board he ha-*!****!" moved that its mcet.ngs Press and this was carried »* that with the alteration thW $»-?!$ place in the constitution oi thsms-\f \* the fact that its made, public, no further steps vw*> -* taken by the City Council. - .„,«..«, Cr. Bkooker was In.favor <tf • -WW , elective Board. , . ,« \u Cr. Waymouth would like KW-Z city and suburbs have more ef fc«oj?; the Park and Domain, so that <f,; be taken to make them swrefc*" £ possible to visitors, aud health* aw "" year round for the inhabitants. ~ * Crs. Mbabes and P_arn»rar ««*£ the Board in their management, uwj former doubted whether the lec&it* t would be willing to contribute beautifying the Domain us Cf. *V_y^ j *> desired to see it done. „ ' ,„.„, Cr. Moor said they should l»fS3«ui fully, and they should bo satls-W* 1 * the change that had taken pl«w •»• '" constitution of the Board. ~ «.„„„{ Cr. Meabes moved-" That deems it unnecessary to inteilere ™»VL altered, constitution, of the &«-•» Board." - ■ . . ..„_ Or. Bum. seconded the nob* v forma. _ »«4 Qu I Cr. Watmooth moved, »™. fl , ; ,j BnooKER seconded, an atuefiamecs w - eflect that the present coflstituMJWj Board was not entirety the Council would be willing t» ««H" lw City Council in obtaining a purely asv ' Board. . _ «,» a-kn 1 - W The amendment was lost %™%p five, the voting being-Ayes, wmouth, Bull and Hrooker; «*J Meares, Smith, Moor, PenteotJ Heard. The motion was agreed to. .^ Prom the City Council, asking tw* delegates be appointed to » tte "* Krf ference on April 24th re the snucn..'the suburbs 10 the city. ~ <$# His Worship the Mayor and Li. mouth were appointed to attend we ference on behalf ot the aofl .«, oe t,ti t * Prom tbe Early Closiug A*«f ; { invitinst the Mayor to-be p public meeting to be held this e.cM»p. The letter was received. a,Hn_& From the Mayor of Akaroa, J before the Council the proposal'o erj memorial of the proclamation or -*t* sovereignty at'Akaroa. . The letter was laid on the t«Wfl. , M Prom the Draluage Boa«». «•»«* fe _ CouncU to improve the waterway Toon's road. . _ ** • On the motion of Cr. conded by Cr. Bull, it ask the Engineer of «*o, Drains. W w meet the Works Coittjnltteeoi* discuss the matter, th_ W«A« to have power to act. ba.^^V SeveraT matters of routiao o®-* were dealt with. , , to cq^** The Council, then the .for *- h « # afterwards adjourned till May i-m.

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