CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 134, 8 June 1883, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

• ] The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last evening, when there were present— The Mayor, Councillors M'Kenzie, Newman, Maginnity, Danlcs, Allen, A. W. and S. Brown, Miller, Diver, Logan, and Greenfield. Mr. Biddle called attention to the drain running through his premises from the College grounds, the stench from which, he said, had beon becoming worse for month*, and had at length caused serious— almost fatal— illness in his family. With reference to this complaint, Mr. A, G. Johnson, the Inspector of Nuisances, reported that he had visited the locality, and found the complaint borne ont, the. stench being "terrific." He- believed all the mghteoil from the oloaett *&3 buried in tho College garden. Mr. Biddle, who was in attendance, said his eldest daughter wu nearly dying from a disease caused by this drain, and several other members of bis family were also suffering slightly from the same complaint, and were being attended by Dr. Diver. Councillor Diver being appealed to asserted that the stench from this drain was very objectionable, and he could find no other oausefor the illness referred to than the impure effluvia arising therefrom. Councillor Newman asked whether people could not be prevented from burying wwage in their gardens in places where a nuisance might be caused to neighbours. Councillor Allen enquired whether some of the boys in the College had not been attacked with typhoid fever f Mr. Johnson believed it was a fact that some time ago several boys were removed from the College suffering from serious illness, but its exact nature he was not prepared to say. He pointed out that he had no power at present to stop the nuisance complained of . Councillor Maginnity thought this was a matter so important that it would expedite matters if Mr. Biddle's letter, together with Mr. Johnson's report, were forwarded either to the College Governors or the Principal. Mr. Johnson added that if the Council instructed him to serve immediate

notices on offendcrx of thin description (o dram Uiuir ground by i>i]>es tho jnußaiica would ceiw. 'Iho Mayor siiid thoro wore compuKory clause.', in tho Municipal Corporal ion Act with rcforonco to drainage, and it would bo best to put these in foroo as snggostod. This waR agreed to. A lottor was recohod from Mr. John Moore and others offering to lease cortain soetions of the Mungahao Blook on cortaiu terms, which were declined. Tho reports of the Waterworks and Publio Works Committees wero adopted. Tho latter was amended in the 7th paragraph relating to a reoomuiondation that tho Council contribute toward tho orootion of a concrete wall at Mr. Ralph's promises in Webb-stroet, tondors not to bo eallod for some months. Tho nmondmont consisted of tho insertion of Mrs. Mitchell's linino in addition to that of Mr. Ralph. Accounts, amounting to -CS'-l 3s Id, woro passed for payment. Tho Counoil adjournod at 9.50,