CITY COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 16783, 11 July 1918, Page 7

CITY COUNCIL

I The fortnightly meeting of the. City I Council was held last evening, and at'tended by the Mayor (Mr J." J. Clark, . 0.8. E.), Clrs Shnckloek, Witeon, Hancock, : Bradley, I.unn, Macdonald, Sincock, J Gr6en, Douglas, Scott, Begg. Thompson, ! and HaywarcL Leave of absence was granted Or Small for three months. WAR PAY. Tho first matter for consideration was i tho adjourned rmsines* of a clause in the Finance Committee's report re war pay., as follows: —Tho whole, question of .continuing the practice of making contributions to the earnings of corporation .employee* who are on active .service has been considered. Tho cost at prosent is about £5.005 per annum, and with a view to a reconsideration of the position tho com miltca recommend that stops bo taken to entiroly diiconjUmie thopayments)now Loin^ I made to all unmarried men, and tho reduction by 50 per cant, of the payments to 'married men, mch'proposed alterations to tr.ko effect as from January 1, 1919. On. the present basis tho vearlv dWargo would then be .€1,242 The .Mayor said that this matter was being further toviewed by the Finance Ccininittea, and ho thouqht it would ir.) vise to refer the matter back to tho committee for further consideration. On tho motion of Or Shaddock, it was decided to re far it back to the Finance Committee for further consideration. GENERAL COMMITTEE. Cr Douglas moved the adoption of the General Committee's report, in which it was stated that as several instances had recently come to the notice of the committee of alterations mid addition? having been made to building* (more particularly internal alterations) without a havfiii,' bo::n obtained therefor, if. had been decided that in the event of any similar breaches of the building by-law b.inir .reported in future tho offenders should be prosecuted. Cr Oreen said he had visited tho Turkish ball is that day and was much impressed with the progress beinc made there. The. report was adopted. WATER. COMMIT'!'EE. Cr Biack moved tho adoption of ihe Water Committee's report, in which it was veconimended that authority be iriT.ntod to lav 23 chains of 4in main in Caveil a'id Ravebion streets. Andeisov: Bay, at an estimated eo.it (at pre-war pr.ee a for main*) of £2s!'' At present prices the cost, would he .0460. Tim r.port- was adopted.

COMMITTEE. Or Hancock moved the adopiion of the Reserves Committee"; report, in which it was reiommcndcd that tit: Town Clerk | bo authorised to take the necessary steps to obtain legislative authority for the oo'.'itcil to purchase sheep for pasturinc; on | the city i eserves. and to di-poso of or j otherwise deal with ,st.ch sheep from time to time as might be considered desirable by the council. I Cr Creen said, considering that they ! were ?o short of funds, he. thought it ' •■ odd be a crave mistake to make, such a ! ('•-parture as '.hat suggested, lie moved as 1 rn amendment that the clause be referred I ' »ek to tiit! committee. hj he amendment lapsed tor the want of <• seconder, and the report was adopted. Til A s (WAYS <i OAr MJTTH V, In moving the adoption of tho Trairrways Committee's report. ' Cr Scott referred to some- statencuts regard in;; Hunday trams winch had hen made at the last special I meeting of the council, lie had failed to find in tho year book any indication as to any loss srstaiued by tho running of the cars on Buudiv, or any returns at. all in the matter. The manager, however, had furnished .a report. In this he had placed the amount that would be saved if no Sunday trams were run at £2.91-1 durine, the year ended June 25 hist, and the loss of ievenue -'it 80.672, so that (he. balance in favor of fknvcUv runrdnw wiia 53,758. Cr Black criticised these figures. If a profit of £3.758 was n ade by the rannini; of the cars on .Sunday, what had become of the profit which should proporfir-nately accrue from the niuuirie; on week da.'V? The Mavor pointed out that r..0 deduction; had been made in the refuvr. made

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His Worship expressed the -hope that the : unfortunate occurrence would not prevent; any councillor attending at the Railway | Station to do honor to the lad.s who were' being sent away. Tho controversy had nothing to do with the men who were' goine; to comp, and he trusted that, for the . sake of those men and their relatives, councillors would continue to attend the i send-off ceremonies. Tho letter was received. j CAVERSHAM QUARRY. | Tire Works Committee -eportad harms; ' received an offer from Messrs C, and W. j Shiel for a three yeara' lease.of the old

Caversham quut ry reserve la Korhury road for the. purpose of quarrying tin: remainder of tho stone therefrom, for a cash payment of £IOO for iho wb.de term. After careful inquiry, the committee were satisfied that the offer was :i reasonable one, ami it was therefore leoommended that- the same bo accepted on cendiiion that the applicants undertake to leave approximately 20ft of solid ground at the top of tho face, and leave the floor of 111e quarry so graded that it would not ;■>•>

cumulate water. Mr T. Bo:;g wrote that the owners of the Anderson Ikiy Quarry Syndicate had requested him. to draw the attention of the council to the fact that an offer lately made by Messrs 0. and YV. Sbicl to lease the old coporaiion quarry on the Forbnry road was considered by a. ppeci..;! meeting of the Works Committee, and luid been recommended for the acceptance of the council, whilst the offer of tho owners of the Anderson May quarry

was still hold over pending the receipt of a report from the Town Clerk and the City Engineer. As the two properties practically involved the same question, that was to say. '-be supply of metal to the son thorn end of the City, the owners of the Anderson 13av quarrv suggested that it would only* bo fair that consideration of the cfiVr of Messrs 0. and W. Shifl should be postponed until the report of the proposals in regard to their quarry was also before the council. If their proposal to work the Anderson Bay quarry on behalf of the City Corporation wits accepted they would be prepared to make a better offer for the' Cavershain quar-ry than the offer now placed before the council.

Cr Wilson moved the adoption of the report. Cr ibvward moved as an amendment that tiie' mailer he referred back to the committee with instructions to call tenders for the right to quarry the laud. Cr Lunn seconded, and said it should be tendered for as, a matter of principle. Tho amendment was-lost and Cue report adopted. ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.

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