CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 9

CITY COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETINC. Tho Wellington City Council met last night. There wero present:—The'Mayor (Hon. T. W. Hislop), Councillors J. P. Luke, F. Cohen, T. BallingeiyJ. Hales, F. M. B. Fisher, A. S. Biss, R. Fletchcr, T. Carmichael, D. M'Liiren, A. .1 lindiuai'sh, and W. 11. Morrah. Leave of absence was granted to Councillors G. Shirtcliffo and J. Smith. Tho Baths and City Reserves Committee recommended' that an amount bo provided oil next year's estimates sufficient to cover the cost of erecting a fence at the Kolburno Park. ; Tho Oommitteo reported that they had received a deputation from the Wellington Football Association asking for permission to uso tho eastern part of tho Basin Reserve during the coming season for football purposes, and tho Committee would recommend that the application be granted, subject to this permission being revoked when deemed necessary. .That they had received an application from tho .Wellington.Lacrosse Club for tho use of a portion of tlio Basin Reserve for tile incoming season, aiitf the Committee would recommend that permission be granted, subject to it being revoked when deemed necessary.

The report was adopted. Tho By-laws, Firo Brigade, ( and Stfc&t Lighting Conilnittco' rccommonded"That the application of tho Public Trustee, for the consent of tho Council tfa right-of-way oft Wellington TerraCe, and for permission to build thereon, bo not granted, That tho application of tho Terraco Clardon Estato Company) for tho consent of the Council for tho extension of l'crcival Street, be granted oil tho following, conditions That tile sections bo seven in number instead of nine, (b) That tho owners should build on each of tho. sections before .the Council affixfca its seal to tho sub-division plan approving of the road, and that such sections J)0 built . in manner approved by the City Engineer. (c) That the company shall, if it requires tho consent of tho Council to tho plan before erecting the houses, deposit With tho Corporation a Substantial sum to lie fixed by tho Council, , to bo retained by tho Corporation until tlieso conditions are complied with, and to ho forfeit-fed oil failure to carry, out the conditions within 12 months. .That.: tile, request of the.Palace'Co., .Ltd., that the kel'b line ill Willis Street, in front of the Windsor, Hotcli 1)6 set back, be Hot acceded t-o. .That the Firo Brigade Superm'tbndeht and tho City Engineer lie instructed •to report On tho salt water tanks or wells m tho main thoroughfares of tllo dity. ; Councillor Hiiidmarsh moved, as ail anieudnlelit, that Sub-section (a) of' the clatiso relating to the Terrace, Garden Estiite be amended by .tile substitution of seven for eight, and that Sub-section (b) bo Struck nut; htit, there being no seconder, «he amendment lapsed. , . . ■,i i Councillor Liiko expressed tho opinion that if the Council allowed nino houses ito bo erected on .tho property in question, it would not be acting ill the interests of the city. , Councillor Fisher subsequently moved, as an amendment, that tllo erection of eight houses be permitted. Tho amendment was rojectech ■ * ~ ' It was afterwards Agreed that tho following Words bo added to stibsectiofi .(c): "Or in tho alternative, at the option of tho OWilcrs, .that it relhain a private street m the meantime.!', . v , , i . i Tile I'epott, as amended, Was adopted. | The Finance; and Property Committee re'eoniiimmlod.thlit fin amount bo. placed, otii)cxt year's.estimates for- the pUrposo of- putting Rhino Street, island Bay, in a thorougli state of repair. Tile .report WaS adopted. . Tllo Legislation and. Leaseholds Committee reported:—That they had reconsidered the application of Messrs. Young aiid Tripe, oil ..behalf of Messrs. FitllcV and Sous, tor an '.extension of'--timo'- in 'which to 'commenco building on Seet-ioils 123 v and 124, Lanibton Reclamation. ( The committee considered that !a timo limit in Which these buildings should b;o CpmnienCed oil all the sections—i.e., 120, 121,-. 133, and 136—should be ih'sisted oil, iUd they thereToro Would- recommend that the time-limit bo fixed at thfoe. years, instead of ono yeai-j ias lwas- previously- fixed -by the Council.'..Tho.report was adopted. . The .Powoi"Stations'-and lf&imvays Coni.Hiittee recommended :--That permission bo given to.a. ti'amWay ehiplovee.td inspect tho -tlranv cars being lhiilt locally. for-the Waiigaltlii'Borough- CoUndil, prOvided the Electrical Tr&mway Engiiioor-iCaii make '• suitable arrangements, the Council liOt being held responsible for such inspection. The report Was adopted. • ••• \VADESTOWN TRAMWAY. .

i The Mayor reported that it was f&Urtct oil iil<l,uiry that,,.there was.llo likelihood of-.'ob*. thinillg from tho individuals Whose..property ,Would bo bellefitfcl. by the proposed \Yaaeatbwii tramwiijvhny contribution .towards tile ,cbst of the works.' Thev considered 'that tllov ■ Would be contributing through the Mfedium bf rating bii tile unimproved' value. So InoVed: ''That the alternative proposals for the trains Way to WadestoWn be placed before, the ratepayers of those parts bf the city Whiph wei'b formerly portions of Wadestowni" This was carried. ■ : 'constable street tramway. ;

'• Councillor Fletcher raised tho question of tho linking up. of th 6 Constable Street and Ivilbiriiio train lines. He said it Would havo to bo faced, on account of the great amount of traffic going through the present tunnel. (TllbMayor said reports had beeit submitted sbliie time ago, but the matter was not pursued, is funds Were licit available.. He Would seo that the reports were again-placed'bcfol-0 tho 'Tramways Committee. ' •/ A SfiORT-DATED LOAN. , A special meeting was held for the follow* iilg business:—(l) To pass a Special Order, authorising the borrowing of £48|O0O to pay off'.overdrafts and sundry works, .loans of £51,000, repayable on J|in6 30, 1008 (2) To 'niako aild'ievy as security for tile said lbail and" interest thereon a special rato of9-l4oths of a penny in- the pound on tlio basis of the unimproved value oil all rateable property ill the City of.'Wellington, as it WaS bounded prior to its amalgamation with tlib Bortfugh of Melrose: . The Mayor explained that tho loan of £51,000 was raised ill 1898 to repay accumulations, of deficiencies that had accrued from year to year. .Tho £48,000, which it .was necessary to raise how, was tho balance of tho £51,000 Of the 1808 loan. . Councillor Luke: Was it' not a very shorts dated loaii? ' , • The Mayor: Yes; .unfortunately it Was. The proposals Were agreed to.