CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13332, 26 January 1909, Page 8

CITY COUNCIL.

The Christchurch City Cr_»__i -3nl last night. Present:—Ths Ma.-AF.___l C. Allison), and Councillors WT__l Cooper, H. J. Otley, T. N. Hon__i jl Forrester, A. 11. Webb, J. William., H. 11. Louchnau. T ___..__ G. W. J. Pai-oni, J. D. _I__C?»f Mortis, and H. B. _"oreu_cn. ' - v ..j3| CORR__.POND__.CE. \-jjm A petition was. loceivcd from i«3 ber of biuiness people asking t__.*sß_§! cil to take, stops to remove tha «to§2il_ tion caused by the massing up «?___jll water after heavy raius at tnaLSSa. western intersection of ** >< °nc_3_j___: and Tuam street-s. ._____* Tho matter ,\as referred 'ta£__eji|i Works Committee, with jxwr_ r -{ Q jfflgSm 'lhe licen.ee of His tai-tehi**,. jSgli coniplained of tho nni-__._» ia___B_§lf an ice cream curt proprietor, .__<_jraQE taken up a stand in liont c_ tb_______|_ premises. . 4 ,£3&|| A report was received from the inspectors to tho effect ikMaT-Sekw stand had beon removed to the _e____t_ii. tide of tho road. It was resolved to advis_ the «___M__ to this effect. • i-_S_ Tho secretary of the St. AVkat* .ttWl gesses' Association wiotc urgin_Slll a caretaker should bo appointedlisKtSsl St. Albans Park. Jj^v^B Tho letter was referred to tb_______|ff serves Committee. .SSaffi.' Several resolution. wer_ __ai_iS from tho City and _uh _■__._ a _hrt(flr?sE Association asking tlio Council-t___lli force strictly the by-laws.r_l__r____iS driving over street crossings, fo--si§ff siider tlie question of abolishing bicycle r_ccs, to .___3_!lll scheme for uniform dust-bins -tt3____|. * systematic destruction of lata arrange for tlie suspending of lights from some of the -T___S___|3| Board's poles for use between'_____£. W * and sunrise. \ Tho letters, wero received. ■*.s*iki_s9 Mr Jaones Mcl_>oii shallowness of the river at a bMasSSx tho Hosi>ital, ami wrote _|_m_s?*B Council to removo tbe t_-oii^_2_"™'^ It was resolved to fonn___-%.2fi1? ." of the letter to the D*_inago-]_ l ya£j;.l_ COMMITTEE REF*o__^.M Tho Works Committee, in _j__&_lP port, recommended that £00 ___A_M-~ :' boulders bo obtained to makoa.t*|SM . both machine and hand broken. _£isli . and requested authority to «_, ______ll :* matter. The Committoe lied cowSgES Mr Allan Hopkins's offer to „_____» Council a quarry situate at the'iSffSs. tho Port Hills near D___. a but it did not consider "the qustrt ?_WM able for the Council's purpoß»£sßjgl| Committee had refused a -ron_.__.liii Messrs England Bros, for to erect a bicycle stand in H________| street, opposite tho Bank of New _«i!l| Th© Sanitary Committoe that It had accepted the tend_rc#li___il T. Danks for making 100 _e___-iij||§ The reports wore adopted. - h ~" .fi_l -.he finance Ccaumitteo rt____gjnj| that it was satisfied that funds wo__l|3 available for meeting payment of"____f contract, for electrical plant wi**. __§11 and aoordingly authorised -«c.p___a_| of tenders. / - - The report was adopted. ■ SUNDAY __>__ERTAlN_____y¥___^M Cr. Hall drew attention to *t__."fi§sß that the Kilties Band had tertainment in the King J_dw__-______i l racks last Sunday. He _oV-d-~£_§S|slß tha attention of the Defence ment be drawn to the fact -h-._jwjf»p___r sion was given and the King ■'Sfl¥ n fW Baracks was let last Sunday f-T?ij«_sM-tertainment for pecuniary _*u_i"_£il||||9 tho Council's by-Jaw that ments for pecuniary gain ______\__ji|jjjjiS held on Sundays." ~ ____fl_l__r Tbe Mayor said that no plication had been reoeived by th_*___j_|j__j oil in respect to the I nlni I iMimniii|J briM he had had informal intimation tmfwHf application would be mado for of the Barracks, but tbat it refused. Ho had beon aston____(.<«w|S| ho learned that the entortainmeti_§jl|sSs taken' place. Tho Drill Shed w__ ___B»f ever, beyond the control of t-__"o_iWWß_-?( being Government property.. ; ':■ <3f_f||_Sß<' Cr. Otley seconded the jnootiqn^t^^^B Or. Webb thought that -__l-_MHJ|I. should take the form of otherwise it might "be ignored. _:>>_§Mffl»; Cr. Sorensen thought that..__Mmß| vernment should take action. ' cently some Chinese had been working on the Sunday, and tt&fflisHi vernment, if consistent, ought .?i**jilsß| itllow the Kilties, or any other' btqfjHSHl give concerts on Sunday. "*^___s9i Cr. Hall agreed to alter his ai-_______i in the direction indicated by and, as altered, the motion wiJßi[Wi MISCELLANEOUS. The City Surveyor waa aglfoJMJglaMi if ho thought necessary, to _ake-.w|i|||»| eentations to tbo Tramway gnrding the stato of east, and regarding; the . concrete*WjH[lß| nolling at the corner of Wftlth-JB^^^] Shakespeare roads. . "'£___§Bh^Bl On the motion of Cr. SoreßSg|B|!M' owner of an unf enoed eection in street is to reoeive notice to f e *?*"_lEßfS = eection within fourteen days.'' '-"Jtl&gSm On the motion of Cr. Works Committee waa ,~-l*_ggl» prove tho drainage at the aon%j!ggßaß corner of Manchester and % **_SHiw.