THE DESTRUCTOR AGAIN.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10865, 15 January 1901, Page 6

THE DESTRUCTOR AGAIN.

OBJECTIONS TO THE PRESENT SITE. A di piitation, representing a body of ratep.iy.rs and citizen.--, waited on the Council i '*t itL'ht, to protest against the erection of :!;v proposed destructor in the Council's cor--1 ~:i.!.:itiii yard. Mr. John Simpson, on behalf of the dc- ] illation, said the sits proposed was a cenit- (,f a very valuable area of residential y\u ••--, the estimated value, within a com--1 natively *mall area, being £120,400. i'uriher, if the project were carried out, tiiiihting-i proposed to be erected would not li g<»n« on w jth. He did not propose to go into tho question of nuisance; but whether • !:•! re. woukl be nuisance or not from the dt-structor it was regrettable to choose the thickest settled portion of the centre of the town for the pur*>ose of carting rubbish Thf-i-f to !><• destroyed. He thought that the r<-;id«nt-i hmi reasonable cause to protest. l>r. - Th—ckf. said that it was impossible that the erection of the destructor would not cause a nuisance; a white sediment would \m thrown out which would prove di-.-olly to vegetable life. It was certainly iv long that an important residential centre, mi'-Ii 11.1 the one the deputation repicseiiU;d, t-lmuld be placed in the position it would 1." l.y the erection of the destructor in their midst.

Mr M. Davie Bjjpporte-d the statement of lh" i>r_-VHW9 npeaker--, alluding to the nuis<ai:'.•«-_ the ruhDWh-carts must, prove, and jointing out that the values of property ui'. ut b».> depreciated. The Mayor promised that the representations made should receive fidl attention.

At a later stage tho Sanitary Committee recommended that an the destructor will soon arrive, it bo wetted'in the central yard, and tho City Surveyor bo instructed to proceed with the foundations for the builduig.

Cr. Sorensen said they had threshed the muter out. 'Experts naid there would be no nubance created, and the City Surveyor i on-iidt-r-d there was plenty of room. The .■.li.i-i't ot" the destructor would be no high that no nuisance- could arise. The objection* were purely sentimental. He would nunc the adoption of the report. Cr. Gray said he thought tlie site was too •niill. There was a large section at the .ii'ii.r of Montreal street yearning for the <1.-initior. Ho moved un 'amendment that tin" de-tractor bo erected at South Belt.

tV. Prudhoe agreed with Cr. Gray as rc r ::tiij-i the Montreal street site.

Cr. Smith emphatically protested; some inflm-nct- had been brought to bear on Coun■■illors who now expressed an opposite view. KxpiM-t.!* wiid there would bo no nuisance; a ("iitrul yard was to Biive work and cit-t.ii-e. If they shifted to Montreal street they would be doing an injustice to the pour to lit unfit the wealthy.

Cr. Samuels opposed tho destructor b.ing placed .in tha central yurd. When they the land it was understood that no d.-tim-t'.r would be erected there. '" No. no.") Ho tlmudit the proper place Ih'; .viiidhilk (Laughler.) Cr. .'• ton-is thuuglii a central position the fail est. Cr. Andrews said he was surprised at the .vlion of Councillors now; they had a central yaril and ouglut to use it. If the de- • tint en' was not put in tho central yard tin n they might a« well say it should not >• > to the South belt. - Cr. f\>opor supported the Montreal street Kiti., on tho South belt. The central yard v.a ' (no SKiaN. Cr. Green said the question was whether tin r.» w.-m room on tili« site? In reply to a Question tho Mayor said the City Sin veyor ".porte-l that there was ample r.H'in ior tin-ir te'iuiiwiU'iits. (V. Wood said ho supported Cr. firay's'i -■Mi"! (burnt, brcati.su he was not ut all sure th* in was room enough on the central site. Cr. Appleby said they must take the site t.i t useful to them ; he therefore supported i.h" m.ition. Cr. Loiighnan said it always came back to a matter of sentiment. He thought no real i '►jcction.i had been raised to the central

Cr. Clarke agreed with the Councillors v ii i s.ii-! there w.is no nuisance, but he should -iipp'nt thi» placing of*the destructor oil the Saiith belt because there was more room. < r. Sorensen said it would bo cheaper to I-iy inn outlay to buy more land if neces>.uy than to continually pay out for cart-

1 he amendment was then put, and lost on

■: i V.-Him. i '•,-. Gray then moved another amendment, '• That iiM a r_ue_ti-rm of room had been raised t ■•'-' mat<#- bo adjourned till next meeting, .uid tint the Works Committee and City .'nil veynr visit the sites in the meantime and it-1.-.t."

Cr. Samuel-) seconded,, and the amend-in,-ut wa.s lost. 'J ht> resolution adopting the central site for the destructor was then agreed to.