CITY COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 12027, 27 October 1903, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL

The Sollowing reports will be submitted a* to-morrow's- meeting of the Council: — The Finance Committee report that tie city solicitors have been instructed to take the necessary step.? to re-enter in respect erf the lease of allotments 5 and 6, subdivision of sections 5 and 4. Mock 6. town district (Oarisbrook), and to act re proposal of tie Government to rakt> three roods, being sections 86, 87, and 88. hlock 37, Dunedrn. belonging to the Conncil, for the purposes of a rifle range at Peftchet Bay. The Public Works Committee recommend that the Queen's Drive, adjacent to the High street tramway, be metalled for about three chains!, 20ft- wide, at a. cost of £55, provided the Mornington Borough Council contribute half-cost-; the weighbridge in Great King street be erected b'v day labor at a cost from £2O to £3O; the channelling in Elm row. from Arthur street to Brown street, be repaired, at an estimated cost of £18; new kerbing and channeDing be laid on the east side of Brown street, from Elm row to Canongate street, at a cost of £4O, providing the owners of the property facing same pay half-cost; a concrete channel be laid in Howe street, between Castle and Leith streets, at a cost, of £l2. Messrs Foster and George's tender for the erection of a caxt-shed at 6ie rear of the Town Hall for the sum of £157 ICs has been accepted. The Gas -Committee recommend that tenders be called for the erection in brick of a new residence for the gas engineer, at an estimated cost of £1,500. The wages of the following foor lamplighters be increased 2s 6d per week:—Messrs T. C. Morris, F. Miller, R. Mason, and C J. Brookes. Mr J- Timlin has been promoted to the position of tilird assistant in the gas department, Mr D. D. Macdonald having resigned. Tie gas engineer has been authorised, to obtain special castings at a cost of £SO, same being required for the in connection with the lowering of the 18m and 14in gas mains in the Anderson Bay road. The Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board haws been notified that the work is to be at the cost of the Board.

The Reserves Commsitoe report having offered a- reward of £lO far the conviction of any person or persons wilfully damaging the trees or plants in the Botanic Gardens or any of the City reserves. The suggestion of the superintendent of the Botanic Gardeus and reserves that A, WMfcehorn be granted the grass-cnttmg rights for Woodhaugh, the reserve between Pine Hill road and the Main North road, and the Museam Reserve, and be paid £1 per week as formerly has been agreed to. The engineer has been antharised to act as to application from the Privateers' Cricket CSub for permission to play on the Asylum Ground during the present season. The application from the Dnnedin Citizens' Band for permission for that band and the DunedinPipe Band to play in the Botarru: Gardens lias been referred to the chairman to act in the matter.