CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17058, 1 February 1921, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. Tao Christ-church City Council met last nigtht. Present—Tlie Mayor (Dr. ThackerV and Crs. H. Hunter, F. K. Cooke, H. E. Lang-ley, A. "Williams, H. T. Armstrong. J. A. Flesher, F. Burgoyne, H. F. Herbert, J. 0. Jameson. C. S. Harper, E. H. Andrews, D. G. Sullivan, and J. W. Beanlara. Leave of absence was frranted to Ct. E. F. Stead. Cr. Beanlar.a presented' a petition from residents of MrFcdcer/s road, St. Albans, asking til .it the name of the road should not be changed to EHerton road The petitioners pointed out that the road was called after an. old pior.cer, ar.d they did not think that t-he names of any roads so called should lie 'altered.' The petition waa referre l to the 'By-laws Committee. A petition from residents that the trees at Buxton's Corner should not be cut down was presented by Ct. Jameson. It was pointed, out that' tho removal of the trees would reveal the of the rubbish depot. Tiio petition was referred to the Reserves Committee. The By-laws and Finw.cu Committee reported that it could not «x> its way to £-x----empt' River road. Opawa, from the provisions of the Public Works Act.

The "Works <u?<L Sanitary Committee's report, . which was adopted, stated that the General Manager of Railways had the committee that i!, ha* been decided to lav a foundation of spaw!s topped with broken Btor.e, and finished with til rre<: on. ..the rop.'lv.ny .at the. GolonVoo street railway crossing*, or.d had ticked the committee to provide and lay the tarred mac a/la m., tho cost of which would bo P-iW by the Department. The committee had sgTeod to this, and it was hoped that tho work of putting- the crossing in good order would be completed in the near future. In regard to the proposal .to reduce the w'idtli of .the footpath in Oxford terrace opposite the Clarendon Hotel, t.he Tramway Board had' agreed to the Council's suggestions, and had also agreed, to pay half tlie cost of tho alterations to the kerbing. The Electricity Department reported that til©, increased rate at which new consumera were being connected had placed a. considerable strain on meter stocks. Tho purchase of. m meters at 42s 6d each had' been approved. and the committee had authorised' tho obtainin.fr of prices for a further substantial quantity. Quotations had also been obtained for house wiring l material, and orders as follows had been approved l :—3o milss 1-18 from Lawrence and Hanson, .-6552; 5 miles 7-21J from British G.E. Co., £IC9. The report was adopted.