MUNICIPAL.

Evening Star, Issue 5016, 1 April 1879, Page 4

MUNICIPAL.

South Dunedin".—A plan'o-f,the proposed permanent levels of the streets, drawn up by the Mayor, was submitted by him, but no action was in respect to it, one councillor thinking it would depreciate' property greatly^andjanqther that an engineer should have been employed.—The 'Clerk* was' instructed! t6" write to the; Engineer of the. City gasworks,- intimating.,that if the, nuisance' from the tar'was not abated, by. Thursday the connecting drain with the works would be cut off. —lt was decided-to make the impounding fe^s, the sariie-as;'thosb levied by Caversham, and to call for applications for the office of; pouhdkeeper.—The resignation of Souncillpr Brady waaaqceptedl...,' , ' : Port Chalmers.—At this bo'rbugh'pjordinary meeting last night a telegram was read fromthy Hon.' Mr to W&l' Railway' tariff f orf • dressed, stating; rate was reduced on: Januaby, G fr9mss 90.' to 4s per ton, and that the. siding ,in,.iius3el'. Bay.jtould' be in-'hand directlyv;: The clerk '%as' instructed to write to the hon. gentleman'informing ; Hint' that the reduction was not on. dressed stdhe'hs'6d or building purposes.—Messrs Howorthsthd Hodgkins called attention.to the fact that, the period had elapsed in which the Corporation agreed .to form I and;''fence." the road to Messrs ,S. and AFPerry's ' property at. Sawyer's- Bay, owing to which ..much!- annoyance and inconyenierice had if the same forthwith'done, they would se &kf,reparation in C. Hudson called the Cottn'cii's fafctf that on i Fri^ay y §v'ening; : between seVen and eight 'the town was cut off until beiwe&i feeven and eight next morning, without due notice.— The clerk was instructed to write to the reservoir-keeper for an explanation.—Mr G.

Dodson wrote, protecting, against the botroWing of and'the striking of another rate for the enßujhg year, giving, his: reasons ; for so that (if his 6 pro(iest he would get an.-injunction in the-Supreme Court'to'. restrain the Council from. proceeding with' their proposals until they showed,the necessity for so doing.—The letter.was ordered to •liei on the taible.