CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 9

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

r rKe Works Commit too recommend; That lit:- tctidfi’- received for the supply and delivery of ballast for the southern division, foi the year e.'.inoeuein.-v ou p] le jjg, ho nor J. The prices arc conridcvanlv hiyhor thou these tor last year, ami (he engineer Kp,.rts that uie couucil can abtaiu and deliver the material at a cheaper r.ite. I hat the imder-mcniinned lenders *lor snpl'h p ' during i lie year coiiuncuring on the Kt Anri!, lOli. he arc ruled: ;a) Air e. Aieadc. lor ilia supply of horses, carts, and envoi.- tor the. southern division, at Hs per day for single tc-uu,--, 19s 10d per day for uouble tonne*. 2< jut hour for one home and onyiT, and 2- (id per Hour for two ho:v;.i ami drive-.'; du Aievs.rs John Alill and tv... Ltd., for lb” supply and delivery of ah e-.als (with the > xcepiion of Tapioca), at schedule, rates; ir) Mr Henry Guthrie’ for thy supply and didiv-ey of Paparoa coal, ai st-.e.vlii'e rate-; fel) Air AT. p'tcvcnson, tut •lie .Milage of i,:r.a| from . c mei's, BcccV. l-.'Art, and quarries, at schedule I'.iiee; ie) .ur Ge.'.ivgc (.aider, lor ;he stijiuly and delivery of nunai for Valiev division','at reln .-'nlo jatrs; -(f) Mr Jos. Weir, for 'the cartage <u nn.i-i! iiom Anderson Bay quarrv, at schedule ra.us liie committee .have toerived a letter from the Dunedin. Drainage and Sewerage Board, ashing I hat (hr, board Ik; given a gnarmico'i.ha.l. "the City Council will be respoiii-ihle lor any damage due to the iior.-fnllilnacn,■ of the. work asked for by the board.' Tmat ter is receiving consideration, and will be reported utt in due course. Tu aceor'd.ittee with instruct mis ; from eonnril to act in the- nuttier utnuironas- ! fc V- ;t motor en ' at a. ceei, not exceed mg j £555, the commitlcu report having obtained i >piuiattens. an i acvptrd that of Alessvs j (.-iiute. IKwhsoiu and 00., for a I lux c-e cater | Buick car, for £555. the acceptance is sttli- | jecy to hie.-g L-uoke, Ilowiison, and Co. i remitting l.he.r charge ror oar hired prior to date ul porclit'se, amounting to £2l ss. Authority has been granted the Reserves Committee to plant with cut liable shrubs tlm vacant ;a etiou at I'orbury Corner, set apart an library site. Tin; Library Committee regretfully record th<- death of the library custodian, AJr A. j Jeans. the deceased was in Utc employ oi the corporation for a. period of 15 venw. It is further jx commended tail applications be at once invited lor the position u: icmdont caretaker ol Hie iibrary, with wages at Hip r. ot £j2b per annum, with free house, coal, and tight, plus u.u allowance of Os ppr day lor W,inlay duly; the position not to Ire a ■f; one. i he ..at Commit bio report- that (he vot-o tor ” mams, cervices, and motors'’ is now exhausted. In order to cover the cost of wore under this neading for the lemaindoy or me line ncial yiar. it is recmnnci’ded that, 'to i : ma of £1,900 bo ft an sf erred from the vom for ''retort house plant.,'’ which lias a s. mmxia-m.ed balance. : lie.. IT nance- Committee recommend that, following on a deputatiun received by it, a;;; Jonty b;. granted to iuciudo in Ute'alloea'icii- for the coming year an amount of -.Mi for to the promoters of the . ..I..'ta! Apple chow, winch it is proposed to noiit in July next. The, money j? t0 be i i-u.-nced in the purchasing of fruit for infer. i-u.-v;:.:;:ai c njpglif.uu no ;hc show. With regard to (he request of the Library C0m,1:.., t.e.i: I ponmstuen iu effect a 1 tera• ruis •u tin; iibruy in order io give mcieascd accymiuoiiatiou m ihe ciiildrcn's dcpr.riaiciir-, ’..io_mriiM.ce Commitscc ajinroves. j[ the r.vue.gg.it uro, provided the amount can he saved v...- i.f t.uc present years vote, [telaLive tr

agivement belvvcai the council and the e-r; :-cwc;s Tsi.ken over by tile board, an ;.ug.*monte hr. vc boon made, for lb® renewal of r he og.ecmcut for a fun|gjr period of two yea;?