CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 773, 23 March 1910, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last evening, and was attended by: The Mayor (Dr. A. K.Newman), and Councillors Luke, Smith, Cohen, BalHnger, Frost, Trevor, Atkinson, Devine, Filzgerald, Carmichael, liindmarsh, and Fletcher. ■ FINANCE AND PROPERTY. .The Finance and Property Committee recommended: That five applications; for loans on deferred payment to carry out drainage works bo granted, the applicants being without funds; that tenders bo called for the purchase of machinery (boiler; engine, and two chaff-cutting - machines), bought from Mr. Fitchett with the land for the Karori catchment, area; that the application of Mr. A. H.Hiistwick that the council pay a .proportion.'of the cost;"■ of .his drainage connection, .Jefferson Street,^Brooklyn,be not granted, .and also-that, he'• be "informed that no refund;vcaii. ;-be'.; made; with-vhis tejnppra'ry-.water-main:; that accounts, amounting tq .£8798 Ife. Bd.]hk passed: for/payment: '-■'■ The adoption 'of tjisi'.reiipft'ViTCa's- ' ';■ '■■.■- :'BoM'yoi^MmY§k^ ;:- ; •\:-\T|ie''Bathß ; Veconiniended-f."!l?liat ■the- sumCofi\£2o be paidj.to :Mr.~-. Julius Lamhorg,:;ltrssee of Section'-6; ( :Tqwii Belt,*'f or loifs sus.tained by .-.tfiS'-cburidir cutting'a road through''■reserves/Ip.Hse.(l; t: him",., and in con.sid«ratiqA\bf.:his,'..'fMcing'' : &ff:' this :'road.;'.'.'that , ",.tfiff' : '"9<iperrisioji:. : .ofr<;-Aiiderr; con Park; be'now;" placed in/tho Uiands of the superinten'de»t ; .of; reserves"; that, ■consent be given to tho City Engineer •to places street-sweepings oiiv-tho city .reserves.' ;; • ■':'■''■ :.:.: '.■' : r'.' r '' r :■ .-. - Tlje committee-: reported considerable ' encroachment on ■' the Town ;Belt.,exists.at the..rear:pf. .thb Terrace ..Gaol .Reserve, and that instructed the. officers to.,.search'the matter, arid report. . Tho : - committee also 'reported that, acting under.,'instruc-tions-of Jthejcommittee, :th'e .tor.has-advised thatTiMr," A-.-H."-Hamer-ton ou i '-t!ie~--Towii; : Belt. at .Abel ..Smith. \Street., v ._Tlie \committee rwomi]iend.:'that-;'he\;.be' allowed;; to keep his; .btlilding,',;qn,'..:th, : e'-.belt:; .during-, the 'pleasijre ~,0f..,. tfip" council,.;; provided-;he acknowledges the -encfoaciimentji-'.agrees to Temove:the;building;when'ever;called ; upoiv,; andvpays a::rentah--of:-;'aE2 per ;annum.-".The:-report s, . Y-L . AND^IR^- -BRTRaDES. ;■■', The/By-L'aws,. -iFire - -Brigade, and Street' \ Lighting"- Conimittee ~" recomY mended f.'i'hatj'fche Gity.°Sqlicitor;.be instruc£ed;.;,to.;;'talie.'vtho;.; necessary, legal steps.' with : the ■by-laws'"' 'with;'"regard" '^tb' '' buildings erected - at -Sutnerlandfcltoad-,," Maranui, and Onepu.Road, Kilbirnie; that the application -dfiMr: ■.A^-Dunn- for ■ the consent of the council to a private way over 20 feet in; width., at-Town-Acre 111 'be not application 'of ;M<!ssrs^,J':rodlin''aiid'C!d;-:;fdr.per-mission ..to :erect .certain; dwellmgs at Hanson ,_ ( contraiy ,'_. to 'the'.- 1 provi.""siions. of' i '.tfi6 i '-by-laws'3.e.. refused'; ■ ... The committee'reported,.,that : : they- .were -obtaining\an outside, opinion -on: the. matter of- : Jl!e'; dispensing power of; the C.ouncil-iiiTr'{erms:of.. > tho ; resolution , passed by; -the-Sjonncil-', atf■•"thSir. -last':ineetihg; '-was 'agreed