CITY COUNCIL

Press, Volume L, Issue 14903, 17 February 1914, Page 10

CITY COUNCIL

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING

The Christchurch City Council me* - Inst niiiht. Present—Tho Mayor .Mr H. Holland), and Crs. AY. 11. Coopor. A. M. Lmsby. Geo. S.'ott.' ... •• McComh-.. H. Hunter, .1. MeCu.lough. *.V. Miller. F. Hurgoyno, A. S. Taylor, H - J Otloy. H. D.'Acland, H. B. Sb'ren- - -en. J. R. Hayward. and A. Williams. An apolo__y for absence wa.s received from Cr. A. Morton.

j The "Works Committee pr*-_nted a : report regarding .s.rick.-ind street, ! ;->preydon. Tho report recommended ! that provision should be n.ado in next. ; year's estimates to completo the for,ma tion work in thc street, provided Urn | Spreydon Council paid tho difference .between the value of the work they ! had carried out and the half coM to |be provided by tho City Council, the l amount being £32. J The rotxirt was adoptod. I Pursuant, to notice, Cr. W. H. ! Cooper moved:—"That the City Suri veyor be instructed to draw plans for " ,an up-to-date bridge to be erected at j the Cashel street crossing of the Avon |to take tiie placo of the present obsolete and dangerous structure."

Cr. Williams proposed an amendment that the matter bo referred to the Works Committee for consideration and report.

Tlio amendment was adopted. Pursuant to notice, Cr. Ivoasbv moved: —"That a poll bo taken on the. - date of tho Mayoral election for the"' purpose of raising a loan to widen - Sia.nn.ore road, this lain to be voted - for separately from any other issu. to be placed before the ratepayers." Cr. Sorensen proposed an amendment recommending tho Finar,cy> Committee to place £-2000 on tho estimate? for the purpose of carrying out a por- ; tion of the work of widening where J mo>t needed. Cr. Mc-Comhs seconded tho amoiidment.

Tho amendment was lost. Cr. Hunter proposed another amendment, that the matter of road widen-* ing should be held over nntil the estP mates wero being considered. .',..,"' The amendment was carried. " , Cr. Sorensen then gave notice of motion:—"That in each ward where; road widening is required, that particular ward should pay tho cost of same."