CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 77, 31 March 1876, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon. Present ; The Mayor (in the chair), and all the Councillors. The Wharfinger's report for the month of February was read as follows : — "I have the honor to enclose an abridged statement of the receipts and expenditure of the wharf (excluding the bond) for the month of February. The loss on labor; account therein shown to be"at the rate of £1000 per annum will, I have every reason to believe, cease under the new arrangement by which I take the entire "management of the wharf. Further, I have every reason to feel confidence that taking an average of the whole year round this account will show a considerable profit, notwithstanding that the rate is 20 per cent, lower than that charged in the previous year. I hope to be able to furnish for the next meeting of the Council a complete detailed statement of all the departments for the months of February and March. I hand you for inspection certified copy of payments into and amounts drawn out of the Bank of New Zealand on wharf account to date. Estimated Receipts and Expenditure on the Queen's Wharf, Wellington, for the month of February, 1876 (omitting Queen's BondV

The Councillors generally expressed an opinion that the report was highly satisfactory, as it showed a clear profit of £794 for the month. Tenders were opened for the formation oi Brougham-street, and proved to.be as follows : —C. Goodman, £257; G. Pudney, £300; T. Power, £321 ; B. Reeves, £326; J. Saunders, £356; W. Neale, £15 6s 7dper chain. The Surveyok stated that there were 19 chains to be formed, and that he had estimated the cost at £300. ~ - The lowest tender was accepted. * -' Only one tender for the Kent Terrace drain being received, it was resolved to extend the time, and call for fresh tenders. The Public Works Committee's report recommended :—(1.): — (1.) That £50 be given to Mr. ' G. Pudney, as compensation for the horse destroyed by the aspn&lte fire; (2.) That Mr. Hunter's fence in Dixon-street be repaired, and the level of the street fixed at once; (3.) That persons throwing dead fish on the seashore be prosecuted; (4.) That tenders be called for clearing Bidwill and St. Hill-streets of furze; (5.) That a small pipe drain belaid down in Sydney-street ;(©•s That the road through acres 1021 and 1022, do not exceed 50 feet in width, and that Mr. Luxford's request that the street should be named after him be acceded to; (7.) That the foot-path opposite Mr. Coker's Hotel, Lambton Quay, be raised ! for asphalting. The Committee further reported that'the Surveyor had been instructed to open the drain in Lambton Quay, to remove the stoppage, and that they could make no recommendation as yet in reference to Mr, Wallace's letter re appointment of Valuer. The Mayor said that one of the Corporation laborers also had lost £3 by the asphalte fire, his coat containing the notes being burnt. He had just received the money in an official capacity from the Odd Fellows to disburse as sick allowance, and was about to pay it away that evening*. The Mayor added that he had ascertained- the man's statement to be true, and advised the Council to replace the money. This was agreed to. The Mayor, next wished to have the attention of the Council as to whether he should continue as heretofore to exercise a discretion in drawing np committee- reports for the Council, by omitting 1 such trivial matters as appeared of no public interest. The majority of the Council expressed the opinion that the Mayor was right in exercising such discretion. The Mayor said he brought the subject forward now as one little matter, apparently of no moment, had assumed a more important aspect. Mr. J. L. Daries had applied lor per-

iftjssion to erect two advertisement hoardings Jt* the entrance to the Queen's wharf He Jtte Mayor) had granted this privilege under theconditions-a.) That sueh'hoardlnM and the advertisements thereon should be subject to the^layor's approval as to their size and 2 to SN .^ JlOJ 10 *V* for privilege ¦for otte» year. So soon as this transnired a JSSftSrf^ yev c 7£v« fSX -papers waited on him (the Mayor) and renresented that it would b^ very Bair to <Sa monopoly to any one person. He accordSffly granted the same privilege to them the price and conditions bein/identical with the assertmgttat«ies^privileMtoerMtnJ^« ment hpatding^qn the wharf ffiSSSSS to hinu atod demanding thai ffSSS^ carried out. as the concession would be us&lea! unless, exclusive.. Jtforeoverr-he that^esubsequentapnlica^Cdi^lSSed even better positions than his own ThlfM?™i replied tijatW could not acce^M, *£s£ °f f^ emen S which nSv gave him tiie sole right to use certain portK of the wharf. He now asked the CoincS to decide whether Mr. Davies was to havf thS monopoly he demanded, or whether tte other CoundUor Phara2Yn thought that as AT!Davies had originated the idea, Voufifto £ allowed to profit by it. He mow£ aSa i right be grJnted t£ him SS&Sm "^ i™ GREEKF «^ the Councillor Dkakspieid movftd no „« as? t? e a ui mm o f «$o « a tlughßhatas^isTorSV^te'ed SS affair so fer, he had better complete *t widtakS supported the motion paper. He all ought to be treated Like • H< " h »»Sl't of which he waso ™f ttJSrtS ."hJfK 1 other papers had taken the ESMffi £SeSSS§Sg§ person naying on the same terml g My and Councilliri Qi£ Qe*,^ and Pharazyn (4) vo£d' fo7?Sf 'JSKf^k' amendment was 4erifoU^ed 011 - The wn to prejudice the interents of t)re cJu°eU%*S » oS.fef^^ttie 8 ' 8 ¦•*•? ™ ,; CooiKlUor D*A M MBiTSiouiht It unfair notice,, of mottjn thenwett

Every one cati master a grief but he that HAS Iw* ~ ' 1i? Kissed lips lode no flavor; but renew themselves like the moon. " • Jones mixes a little suthin' in hia water, because, he saya, ever amw the ZlxZ\ fresh water tastes of drowned ainnefa. T* A Settled Qußswow. Tltere^are 4w projects that are.not open to debate. Can!i6iil cusputente are to be found whoX eve? MS pared to prove that black is whltjbui iSJSXi

£ s. d. Amount received in cash 919 1 0 Outstanding accounts 301 510 £1220 6 10 Amount paid in cash* ... ... 400 8 1 - £819 18 9 Statement of Cash Account (including bond). Receipts— , £ s. d Wharfage 664 5 9 Labor, &c '132 10 8 Wool-pressing 148 14 0 Water ... ... 66 8 2 Bonded warehouse ... ... 2 19 8 Weighbridge .... ... .;. 17 2 6 £992 8 0 Payments — Wharfage 87 1 8 Labor, &c. 222 9 9 Wool 74 9 0 Water 8 10 Bonded warehouse 28 19 4 Weighbridge 8 6 8 £429 7 5