CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL.

/ COMMITTEE, REPORTS. '. ■■ A meeting of , the; City CoiuioQ was Held last night, his 'Worship the Mayor (Dr. A.' If. New.man) presiding. There were also present: /Councillors -Shirtoliffe, : Hindmarsh,. Trevor,' Cohen, Ballingor, Frost, /Dcvine, CarmiohaeL Morrah;'Smith, Atkinson, Fletcher,,Fitzgerald, and Luke. '.;-,. ■-~_■ ■ : ,.;.■■■■'.','. ;.. .. . - . ;;/" : :;'.";; WADESTOWN TEAMS.';. The Finance and Property Committee reported that it had.been waited on by a.'deputation :of Wadestown ratepayers, who had asked that the wholo of the Highland Park Estate and, Goldie's. Brae should, be included;in the speoial rating. area for the Wadestown . train-, way when tlie. proceedings "are being taken .'afreah;. also that ,the 'tramway bo taken through Park Street instead- of' tho route adopted by the : council, /via 'Saunders -Lane. The committee recommended. that the. first request be acceded, to, but that the council adhered to-their'previous decision. to - take tho tramway, via Saunders Lane. " Councillors discussed the report »t considerable length, and it was resolved to refer the report; back, to the ! committee with the instruction should consult with three residents -of Wadestown .and one of Goldie's Brae before bringing down an amended^report. ';' L-A "s;'. ' ;Tho Tramways Committee recommended that the decision, of the committee arrived at. some time ago to allow concession tickets only to those teachers at the Training College ,who are receiving a salary orvallowanco, of ..under, .£25 r'por.-. annum: bo reaffirmed; that,: the. trial be instituted of having "through" cars'/on all city sections' at 5 o'clock, with a minimum fare, for a period of two:months; that the claim of Mr. Amos••' in connection with; his,-.'patent. trolly; hoads and car-protector, be not . entertained. .The committee also.reported that they. had.ro-, ceived a confidential report from the electrical icngineor intimating. [ that a' very considerable ''saying'■■'will result in the adoption'of his recommendations regarding the tramway service, and ".recommended the. counoil- .to..give effect'.to his. recommendations. :.■::-;;; 'Councillors, protested] against: being asked ■ to vote upon■; a confidential report,-tho contents of which- they,\woro not "aware of, and the > Mayor,.":beforo'.the. report-was .'adopted, .ex-' plained., that (the electrical .engineer had re-: ported that two or three officials were not doing their work. As it was not desired that the names should: bo made known, the engineer's report had been marked confidential.. ;. ~i i - : DISPOSAL OF REFUSE//:.■'; /": ...Tho' Finance and Property i Committee recommended i—That. tho recommendation •of tho city' engineer with reference' to.' the disposal of household and trado refuse at the destructor, and: tho /proposed: schedule: of fee 3 for such 'services/ "bo adopted—the 'date on whioh: accounts' for. the .disposal of trade refuse shall be paid; to bo altered from the 15th to 20th of . each > succeeding month;' that the recommendations of-.tho city' engineer ■; with respect .to; the : disposal of dead -horses 1» adopted (the New Zealand, Candle Co. at Kaiwarrav agree to 'receive and kill, all derelict .horses':and receive the remains of dead horses); that: the' application of the Wellington Technical Education Board for £.Vf) towards the purchase :of apparatus for the 'electrical': classos at- the Technical School be granted, also .an increase of iCSO per anumn.in tho council's subsidy. . The recommendations were"; adopted - after some;.'.discussion..■'•■;- •...:■■, ■ ... ; .;"-,■■ :':.■;■•■■.•. :,;;:'■;,,; .'OTTLYING DISTRICTS.; jji /^' v Tho Outlying Districts Committeo reported that.it could not see;its way clear to ; accede toV'the" request, to; make a road! at the' "run ' round."' It Tecommended that, it: bo pointed out to the .society that, as the Marino' Depar- • meht is receiving all the royalties from carters, the society!:should communicate with' the' IV partment.;-.',V:',::i ■:;>■;: ■"'•;'. .-'-.'//: .'■'■• '■ . ; .The;report was adopted./:'' ;:■:■ =:. :; :.:.-/