CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 15

CITY COUNCIL.

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. The City Council met last evening. -Those present were: Tho Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), Crs. D. G. Sullivan, M.P., E. B. McCombs, F. B. Coolie, P. W. Bharpe, T. H. Betterfleld, A. E. Armstrong, H. T. JThacker, A. I. Fraer, A. W. Beaven, J. A. Flasher, M. E. Lyons, W. H. Williamson, J. Parlane', and E. H. Andrews. The financial statement gave the following particulars for the two weeks ended July 2nd 1929: —General rate levied. _l2s,4b£> 19s 9d, collected £122,644 15s 9d, outstanding £2821 4s. The receipts since the last statement amounted to £39,670 7s 10<1 and accounts authorised for payment -b./.'oa 9s 4d. Abattoir, Markets, tal B ©serves Committee. The Abattoir, Markets, and Reserves Committee reported:— . , Approximately 6000 cuttings of trees and shrubs have been inserted in the nursery. Ground is now being prepared for the lmmgout of young trees in the spring. The re-turfing of worn-out patches on the river banks between Cashel street and victoria street bridges is being attended to. Where the rhododendrons were not flourishing the bushes were lifted and transferred to the nursery and the beds turfed over. The report was adopted. By-Laws, Finance, and J>epartmeotal Committee. The By-laws, Finance, and Departmental Committee reported: — _ i . The question ©t appointing a cadet (ma»e; for clerical work in the Traffic Inspectors outside office, in order to save the time occupied by the traffic inspectors, has been considered by the committee. It has been ascertained that each inspector spends on an overage at least one hour a day writing up reports and entering up warning notices, and if a eadet were employed this time would be considerably decreased, tl.us enabling the inspectors to do more outside work. In addition, there are numerous enquiries to be made at the Post Office relating to owners of motor-cars which could be done by a cadet. The committee asks for authority i 0 make an appointment at a commencing sa.ary cf £BO per annum. The successful applicant will require to be a shorthand -writer and typist. , An application has been received from iir S. VT. Hk-iunott for permission to erect a petrol station at the corner of Langdown street and Waltham road. As this is a dangerous corner for vehicular traffic, the comi mittee is arranging with the ovp.er of t..e I eorner section to give a piece of : wide for rounding the corner: the conned to pay costs of transfer and survey. The Town Planning Committee has proved of the proposed station, and the City Inspector reports that the dangerous goods regulations a*J the City by-laws can b« itUy complied with. The committee £as

therefore granted permission for its «•©• tion, subject to the usual conditions, and to the land for rounding the corner being dedicated for street purposes. Mrs S E. Hole has offered to dedicate to the Council • strip of land for rounding the corner of Cadogan and Huxley »treets, Sydenham, providing the Council erects 70 feet of fencing on the proposed new boundary. It is estimated that the approximate cost of the fencing would be £2O. The committee recommends that Mrs Hole's offer be accepted. The Town Planning Committee has been in negotiation with Mr R. P. Hsrman for 16J feet of hie property on Hawford road for Btreet-vvidening purposes. Mr Harman has accepted the committee's offer of 10s per foot for the land, provided the Council pays the costs of survey and transfer. The amount involved is £SS 10s. An application has been received on beI half of Mr W. Ballantyne for permission to erect a cycle rest on the kerb outride I/antyne House in Lichfield street. The committee has granted permission, subject to the stand being placed at least 20 feet from the corner, and to the nsual conditions governing the erection of cycle rests. The report was adopted. Electricity CommftUe. The Electricity Committee reported: — Ten tenders were received for the supply and delivery of sir miles of V.1.8. cable. The lowest tender, that of Messrs A y Riley and Co. (£BB 10s). covers • suitable cable of British manufacture, and is recommended for acceptance. „ Nine quotations for the supply of nan a ton of weatherproof adhesive tape for use in the overhead lines department were towered by the committee. The lowest tender, that of the British General Electric Co. (£»o 10s), covers a satisfactory tape, BIl "? , ' ar " that now in use. and is recommended lor acceptance. _ i_ The committee had before it a report intimating that the present rate of *">»« V load in the Department's system >»»<»«" I probable that two out of the three spare units ' o.' switehgear at the Armagh street eon verter station would need to be put into ■ service before next winter. This is a ease I where extensions must of necessity be un form in type to the existing plant. A«' consideration of existing requirement,. eno . due regard to the growing load make » « . sirabie that six additional units should now ' be ordered. A quotation has been f° m "_ ted by Me SE rs A. D. Riley and Co for «x , units of ironclad switehgear, to be manniac , tured by Messrs Ferguson, Pailmg. *££- . who supplied the existing equip™* l1 *- .. r price quoted is £1620. The <*""?%££ cost of six units of the original sw*chgear r was £190.?. This figure, couple* l Tlv " (aT i received for Milton street s witc! J* e *':, 0 . a tion i as :t is comparable, confirms the £om . aa satisfactory and reasonable. >■ . mittee therefore recommends taai , for 3 tation be accepted, and an order pi»" t the reonired additional » wlt V the 1 A letter has been received ir» ata oriPower Board and Electrical So f p L , B nual - ties' Association. advising that ' ,; ment . f conference will take place in •*• » ary Buildings in Wellington on " ,„ jy, i Juiy 24th, and asking that two deieK" » nominated to re-present the Coon"

committee recommanda that th« usual JT*ttie* be followed, vis., that tha chairman of tha committee *b<l the ganaral manager should represent th® Council at tM conference. The report w»» adoptaa. Water Supply «Bd Works Oommitta*. The Water Supply *= d Worki Oommittaa Plant—The Kennedy »•"!«" crasher for fin. «r«hi« h j" «°J * e "LJ£ stalled at th© quarry, together with •ere#m entailed is estimated by <ha Municipal Electricity Department to cost £6 lt°i. lo r ß ecommended that the Municipal Electricity Department be rven proceed with certain of the work, and that quotations be obtained for the eu °* three motors, these to be installed by the Municipal Electricity Department. I» »«• dition to the abore, a system of rednctio® for the high speed motors will be entailing expenditure of a further 190. ThU expenditure will be met from the quarry account. The report was adoptee.