CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8156, 26 April 1892, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL.

\ Mon»ay, Aran. 25. i. The City Coanoil met,at the usual hour. Present—The Mayor (in the Chair), Crs. Thomson, Goss, Cooper, Boanington, Wood, ■Swan, -liL Smithy Gray, VYiddowson, Appleby, Calder, Elesher, J*. T. Smith and ©apes. The receipts for the past fortnight were reported, to be :—General account, £401 6s 4d; cemetery account, £17 Is 6d; suspense ' account, £37 Ss Id ; interest account, £31 j 25s 3d. The debit balance a+- the bank was stated, as being £553.41 193 9d* Accounts .were passed as under:—General account, £351 5s 5d j suspense account, £10 ss. . The MayOK said that with regard to the conference with the Fire Insurance Association some misunderstanding- had occurred as to the date. It was now probable that the meeting, would take place during tho week. .

. Correspondence was read as. follows:—*- j From Mr W. S. Wharton, asking, that the j Council would receive & deputation oil citizens -with reference to the building of 3 publio swimming bathi '< lb had- been arranged that the deputation should be received at 7.30 p.m. From Mr A. Shaw, -asking for the uss of a site befnveen the -Hereford street and Cashel street bridges for a boat-building establishment. ■ Cr. J. T. Smith moved—""That ths request bo granted." Cr. __?__ssy suggested that' it wottM t>_ better to lot this inatoer stand over until after th© interview with the deputation na to tho swimming bath, as the Council did not -know what site might be ultimately selected. ' ' The .matter waa postponed as suggested. The following report from the combined Work- and Finance Committees was read: —". Yoar Committee- submit ths estimates of receipts and expenditure for 1892-3, •which they have carefully considered, and recommend the Gannett to pass the s&me. Tho only alterations' niade in the statement as sent to each Councillor are JDIOQ added to the item kcrbuig, making it £200, and the item salaries £20 has been added to the collector-.salary, making it -3170 hi placo 'of *_150. Inspector Stringer and caretaker also applied • for -an increase, but the Com- j mitteo could not recommend it.'' j On the motion of Cr. __ J. T. Sttmn, tho | various items in the-estimates were taken: seriatim. The -total estimated receipts from all sources amounted to £5997 163 Id, which showed a deficiency, compared -with the estimated expenditure, of &JI5 3 23! 17a Bci. The tato proposed to be struck of la id ia ths £ was estimated to produce £10,508 4s, leaving £4783 1-3 8_ still de- ■: _cienS. The total expenditure on general account was estimated at £12,731 2. ld,and for works £8558 lis Bd.The estimated receipts were passed without {*omi*iea_ On the item Rate Collector £170, which was an addition of £20 per annum proposed by the Committee. Cr. Ghax moved — " That the item be reduced to £5150," Which w&g seconded by Cr. CoO-CRj and after & short discussion' negatived on division. Cr. G-AV -then moved th© reduction -oi ths ite»n by £13, which was -seconded hy Cr. J. T. Sixtss, and oa --division called for by Cr. Qmx tho amendment -was lost by Sto&. Ths -iscnancn was interrupted by the arrival of ths deputation rs the swimming ; bath, which wm introduced by Mr G. P. Hnlbe-Si. Afler several addresses had hsen „cJ_Yered,which will be found reported eke* : whare, the deputation rotir>3&. ; The matter was then referred to the,, combined Finances asd Sfcsorve- Cozsanittei- ' So Export upon. Cr. Gray then proceeded to mov© the/ reduction of tho item of the Sate salary hy £18. I Cr. Fishes seconded this, -which was| again negatived by tfea casting vote of the; Mayor. „ Cr. £"k.ay then moved the reduction of the vote by-SI?.-After same discussion, Cff. Grey acfeepted _ aa amendment proposed by Cr. Gosa, that the increase should be £*10, and tha item' thus increased passed. The salai-y ofliw cadsfc, "252 per Banna, •was increased to £"__-. The total expenditure, with ths additions airtady voted, was then agree"! to. On ths estimates for-worKs censing on, Cr. *Wn«>Owsoy E_oved — "That s, aaSeicnt sum be placed ea tha estimate tor tbe erection ol a bridge at tha East belt," which waa seconded by-Cr. Cco-?E3. • _ % - After zoit.b th? |no*;iea was negatived. After- granting ssas licensav, tha Ga_x~u SjHioxax-Zd. ... , - --.«- ~ ~.-.-.,,