CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1482, 12 September 1865, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Monday, Sept. 11. Present—The Chairman, and Messrs. Lane, Barnard, C. W. Bishop, E. B. Bishop, and — Farr.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

Mr. E. B. Bishop gave notice that he should move, at the next meeting, that the Council should memorialize the Superintendent on the danger to which the city is exposed from fire through the gorse hedges within it, and urge on the Government to cause the Gorse .Ordinance to be amended in reference to the gorse now allowed within the city. The following accounts were ordered to be paid. £ s. d. The weekly bills ... 16 8 8 Mr. Hadfield, for carts ... 6 7 6 The Gas Company for gas, and expenses to the end of May 103 15 0 Mr. J. Ollivier, for assessing the city ... ... ... 50 0 0 Mr. G. H. Tribe, for do ... 50 0 0 Mr. Allsop, for aiding in same 35 0 0 Mr. Andrew's, 1 week's pay ... 4 0 0 Messrs. Hadfield's account for emptying night soil pans was presented for the month of June, amounting to £96 5s 9d, of which £50 on account was ordered to be paid. Mr. J. Anderson's account was presented and ordered to stand over. Letters were read and considered from the following persons. From the Volunteer Fire Brigade stating that the committee of that body had resolved, subject to the Council's approval, that the brigade should not attend fires outside the city, and asking the Council's approval of the same. They also proposed that the bell at the works' yard should be removed to the engine-house, and offered to have it rung on all necessary occasions for a payment of £15 per annum. After some discussion, it was resolved not to interfere with the brigade's wish to confine their services to the city, except by expressing a hope that should a fire occur within a reasonable distance of the city the brigade would not refuse its services. With respect to the removal of the bell,

Mr. C. W. Bishop thought it had better remain where it is, and that a gong should be kept at the engine-house to give alarm in cases of fire. Mr. Lane coincided in this opinion, as the alarm given of fire ought to be unlike any other sound in the city. It was resolved that this matter should stand over, and in the meantime inquiries should be made as to the cost of a gong. From Mr. Abbott, complaining of the state of St. Asaph street, near Jenkins's saw mills. He said the drainage was very bad in that neighbourhood, and the ditches full of houseslops.

It was decided to let this matter stand over a short time.

From Mr. Reader, complaining that there was a gorse hedge within half a chain of the Mechanics' Institute, and, therefore, unlawfully close to it.

It was decided that the Town Clerk should write to the police, calling their attention to this circumstance.

Mr. Andrews sent a suggestion to the Council that it had better not allow water to be taken from the tank at the mill to water

the streets, and thanked the Council for their kind intentions towards him ; he stated that he had accepted the appointment of engineer to the Geraldine Road Board, and that he therefore begged to resign his employment under the Council. It was resolved that his resignation be accepted, and the Council's approval of the way in which he had discharged his duties be placed on record. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that he had attended to the nuisance from the overflowing of water at the Club-house, and said there was a tap on the pipe of the well, but that it hud leaked; and he had had it repaired, and that he had applied to Mr. I)eliourbel to repair the tap of the well in Cathedral square, The licence applied for by Mr. «T. W. Brown was refused.

Mr. Barnard applied for leave of absence for Mr. Burnell for five sittings of the Council. Leave was granted. TJ»e Chairman stated that the Rates Roll had been revised by the Justices, and that, an objection having been made by a legal gentleman as to the competence of Messrs. litnered and Lee to do this work, inasmuch w they were members of the Club, and therefor© interested ixtrties, he had, under tire advice of I)r. Foster, and in accordance with clause 8, withdrawn the Roll to amend j1? *i a rc-Hubniitted it also in accordance Z 1 °" lina " L ; e - for the sanction of the Council to this proceeding, which was granted. '

It was resolved that the general city rate should bo 6d in the pound, and the special r te f° r drainage &c., 3d in the pound on the assessment adopted. JSI 1 i Wn C ! erk rc P° rteil l»e had received from the Provincial Government, .f ' u,ul tmm the Inspector, for night soil pans, 419 17s 3d. B c jJi'u? l ,l ' l . ir < ? UU m ßU^ostoa was deho P C l v ! - ! e J OWn Clerk should write to the Provincial Government, asking whether the clause in the Gorse Ordinance relating been full?';Se K rvM ° eW l,edgC "' lmd ■ASftiSsa Mondiy ' the