CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10746, 28 August 1900, Page 7

CITY COUNCIL.

Mosiut, Arr.-S-r 27. The Council met at the usual hour. Presfi „t --The Mayor. Crs. .Appleby, Gray, Sainueh', Green. Andrew. .'lark, Morn*, Coop"*". I'rudlioe, Payling, Smith, Kincaid, l_.u_:hnan. Sorensen. The receipts cine, last meeting were stated oh under: — General account £717 3s Id. r.nu'N'iv account £20 3s, sn.wn.e account £ . . ]oi'sd. intere. t account £71 lis 3d, loan aco-unt No- 1 16s. No. 2 £500. 'Hie iolltjvvii.vr accounts were passed for payment: — (Jeneral a<.-onnt £75_ 9s 7d, cemetery- account £26 12s 4d, suspense account £19 2s &]' Tlf debit balance waa stated a_ being £2239 8s lOd. The Mayor reported a serious act of vandalism whiih had occurred in connection with the Rotunda, and siid lie brought this mattvi" before the Council with a view of a stop being put to such vandalism, which waa a disgrace to the city. His attention had been drawn to the disgraceful state of some of th" public conveniences of the city, and lie trusted that the Sanitary Committee would put a sum on the estimates for putting up some up-to-date and somewhat more sightly editi.'t.. A 1.-tt.r wa.s read from Mr Freeman complaining that the brigade did not go down to his house when on fire recently, though he had called at the Fire Brigado St_.t. .n. and hnd told the two women thci>; that he would guarantee the £10 required, and in reply was informed that the brigade know that It wan his house and had turned out. Cr. i.i.iy .-..plaintd that the Fire Brigade wa* primarily for the use of the citizens, and they did not wish to extend Hie system of going out iiK.re than they could help. The delay :it the beginning inferred to was due to Mr Freeman., son suiting that he was not prepared to guarantee the sum. (lit Cr. (Iruy _ motion, the matter was referred to the Fire Brigade Committee to report. A letter .as read from Mr W. B. Scott, asking that a. he was putting in a plate glass front t«> the D.I.C, he -hould be granted permission to erect a hoarding over the foot- j path for fourteen day.. The request was j granted, mi the motion of Cr. Prudhoe. A letter .a_ rend from Mr B. Drnry. asking for a rehearing of his case, an he had had only an hour's notice to attend before the By-Law -Viiiimittce, and his license had been revok-d. The letter was received. The report of tho city surveyor stated that ten building permit, had been issued in the outer area, value £732. The Works Commit"-., had carefully examined the Clock Tower, and came to'tho conclusion that Mr Gundersi-i's idea of cutting the chases for the weights was an impossibility, as it would cut away the springs of the arches, and render the* Tower unsightly and unsafe. Arrangements hud been made to prevent accidents as far as possible by using iron funnels, to below the angle-braces, and the wooden boxes will he strengthened by iron straps bolted through the stone work. The plans of tho central yard, stables ar.d wall were on the table, and in connection with this h» recommended that a start be made at once to provide temporary shelter for the rolling stock and horves on the ground by removing tlve old sheds from the present yard, so that the site may be available for laving out and planting before the summer

comes. Or*. ('ray and Paling opposed the removal of the oIJ buildings on to the new site. What should be done was to go on -with the now buildings at once. Cr. Prudhot. moved—"That the plans as _-i.mitt_(l fur the stables, etc., be accepted, find the Works Committee authorised to call for tenders and r.nort at next j meeting." The cost, too/ speaking, Tumid bo about £1800. Cr. Gray seconded the motion, which was agreed to .after same discussion. Tho report as .. whole was adopted. Tho report of th© Sanitary Committee asked the Council for authority to call for tenders for the supply of pans for the ensuing year. The pans to be similar to the seal*. 1 pans without lids. The report was adopted. Tlie report of the By-laws Committee Ptat.d that, it had considered the application by -Vl-sars Taylor and Woodham for a lngbt-of-wav from part T. 1.. 163 to Taylors lane. ;md recommended that the consent be given under the by-law. The Committee recommended that B. Drary's licens* be revoked.

The report was adopted. Tlie question of a footpath across High street from Strange's corner was referred to th. Works Committee to report as to the necessity and place. Ilia report relative to death and retiring allowances waa deferred: till next Council meeting. Cr. Uray moved—"That a special com__itt. _, consist tag of the Chairmen of tbe various committees, be appointed for the purpose of considering the advisableness or otherwise of reorganising th© Councils working staff; such committee to report to the Council within four weeks." Cr. Andrews seconded the motion, which was curried. The question of the erection of tlie three hew bridges was referred to the Works Committee, to re-port at next meeting. The Council then adjourned.