CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 5592, 9 February 1881, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL.

Aftor w* went to press last evenirg the Coa*e»l d«oidftd to defer consideration of the o'<Mie in the Wa'-er Supply Committee's report »w»ramsnding a reduction of the ia'e to b» eWg»d for waer for public baths. — Upon »hs cl&uw recommending the retention of Messrs Smith aid Sligo, inspectors, Or Babstm ai amendment to the effect " Taat Mr Smith receive a month's natioe of terinina ion ■ f en;ajem n , and Mr C»JBBb«H, the eagincer, atso." He characterised it as ridiculem tba"; ai inspector shonla £•* L 4 a wesk to oversee three men doiag a little lancing. The engitesr himwlf had rtpsrted that a month would see all the w#tk dons.— Cr Carroll seconded the rnottwa.-—The Catapboil, to* engineer, had instructions to dk« Mr Smith a month's notios whenever hj« mM s«6 hk way to do it.—Oa a vote Cr Barass's ameidmeat wa? lost, only the B>ev«r and isconder supporting it. Or Aldeigh's motion as to "riparian r'gtfcl" was at his own request deferred natil asxt wetting. A motion by Or Gore, a3 to constructlag Mnant channels in Stafford and Walker Btreate, WU rvf-jmd to the Works Comni»M. Ttadars were reoeived for works as follows : High stwst tramway—Divid Proudfoot, L 57 10» per y«ar; Roid and Duncans, LlO5 Ksrbiaf F«rnhlll street—John Thomas, LI 11 lis 8d ; William Borlase, L9B lis 5d ; J. Hindi*, L 100; Patrick Lee, L 95 I*4l. Kerbwg Naw street—John Thomas, LlO4 ; J Hindi*, L 92; William Borlase, L»3 14s 14; Patrick Lao, LB9 17s 4d; William Bato*, L 96 Is 81. Dusi-o*rt contract—Casey and Barton, L 615; Joseph Hugh?p, L 575; William Bornss, L 52 6; R. G. Harris, L6GO. Clsansing streets—William Grub, L2 800; Patrick L*e, L 2.090; John Thomas, L 2.569 lfc; E. M'&ewen, L1,»95. The tenders were referred to the committeas oonosrned, with power to acsopt the lowsst or bighee: in each ewe. Is was explained thai for the duat-carta aad cleansing Btreets would ie accepted <?nly if it wa* found that the contract sy«*eai weuld be cheaper than the present d&y-labor one.