CITY COUNCIL REPORTS.

Evening Star, Issue 8774, 15 March 1892, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS.

The following are summaries of the reports to be presented at to-morrow night’s meeting of the City Council The Public Works Committee recommend that the repairs reported by the surveyor to have been rendered necessary by the floods in the Water of Leith to the breastwork at Dundas street (cost L3O) and to the breastwork at Castle street (cost L7O) stand over in the meantime; that the footbridge over the Water of Leith at Clyde street be repaired by placing two piers underneath at about the edge of the water with outside struts to support the girders carried by the piers, at a cost not to exceed Ll2; and that Mr BlenkmsoppS application for permission to erect a signboard under his verandah m George street be referred to the city surveyor, with power to act. The city surveyor has been instructed to act respecting several small works in various parts of the City. The Reserves Committee recommend that Mr Clayfoith’a offer to sell certain land, Bine Hill road, for cemetery purposes be declined ; and with reference to the proposal of the Amenities Society to plant the triangular piece o! ground between the side and Kensington roads If the Council would fence the same, that the Council offar to expend one-third of LIOO in the improvement of the ground. The city wr*

veyor has been instructed to act on the usual terms with regard to the applications of the Rangers Association Football tlub and the Ravens and Melrose Football Clubs to play on the asylum ground. Mr John Fleming’s notice of termination of his weekly tenancy of land in Princes street south has been accepted. The Water Committee report having instructed the city surveyor to have the tunnel at the top end of the Silverstream water racs retimbered throughout, the woodwork, after eleven years’ service, requiring reThe Gas Committee recommend that they be authorised to light up the dial of the Colonial Bank clock facing High street, at a cost of 7s Gd per week. The following tenders for supplies for the twelve months commencing Ist April have been accepted: —Coal, Grey Valley Coal Company (Coal Pit Heath), 27s 6d per ton screened, 26s unscreened ; lime, Milburn Lime and Cement Company, 24s lid per ton. . The Finance Committee report having considered the special report of the Finance Committee of the 7th January, 1891, adopted by the Council on the 27th January, 1891, dealing with the classification of salaries of the Corporation staff, and recommend that the increases of salaries therein passed to take effect as from the Ist April, 1592, be not given effect to, but that all salaries remain during the ensuing financial year as at present.