LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2523, 3 February 1869, Page 2

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Mondat, Feb. 1. The Council met at the usual hour. Present: - Councillors Hargreaves, Hawkins \\ ard, Allwright, and England, the Mayor presiding. ' The minutes of former meeting were read and confirmed. The Clerk stated that the amounts received

during the week were-rates, £ls 2s 6dj rent, Kesident Magistrate's Court, £2O. The following correspondence was read— From Secretary for Public Works, informing the Council that the Government required section 35, comprising one-quarter acre, to be leased to them for the Heaident Magistrate's Court; and asking the Council to have the deed prepared at an early date From the Council in reply, stating they would give the ground, less the quantity of ground that the Colonists' Hall stands on. To Mr W. Seed, Inspector o{ Customs, asking him if he would receive a deputation on the subject of the removal of the Custom house,

from Mr \V. Seed, informing the Mayor that on his return from Invercargill and Dunedin, he would meet the deputation. From Mr Thomas, informing the Council that he had appointed MrChilds to look after the pump in London street. ) From the Provincial Engineer, Rsking the Council to state what sized tanks they would require, before he gave a reply as to whether brick or iron were best j also, informing the Council that Mr Cairns hud offered a tauk holding 4800 gallons for £9O. From Josiah Hadley offering his services to the Council as engineer to superintend the water supply works. From Mr Roper, stating that he intended, when he sent in his resignation of captaincy to the Fire Brigade, to resign the inspectorship as well.

From Capt A. Sproul stating he had called the Council's attention last October to the , T tof , th f irl,ndonhi8 ««t»n» , itn ;!' k T hm $ mm raade b y torn )'«d fallen n, breaking down his fence and filling employ labour to repair damages, and enclose the bill which he hoped the Council would pay.

R.wW„? H / r e reav " """el, Councillor Hawkins seconded, and it was resolved, that the resignation of Mr Roper be accepted. Ihe question was raised by the Council as to the appointment of another inspector. Councillor Hargreaves said he thought it would be best for the brigade to nominate a person for the office.

Mr Thornton's (Provincial Engineer) letter was next considered.

Councillor Ward asked if the water supply plan was irrevocably settled. The Mayor replied in the affirmative Councillor Hawkins said that in spending such a large sum of money as £SOO or £6OO every consideration ought to be paid to the ratepayers, whose money was going to be spent It had been urged that it 4«dd be useful in case of fire; even if thre was this payers outside, he understood, were very much against this water supply, and before any ac tl on ff taken the Council ought! able to state the advantages to be derived by t/tST Bfromsucha could" Councillor Ward said, the opinion was, that «lW y °« at P reß <*Uassufficient, hl P , the great desideratum had been to obtain water for cattle and water carts; this was now obtained The Mayor said he used the tunnel water, m,?/h!H red^ t0 . anyother i itw « ZnJt f "! an '* used t0 be > »«l it wm not the best water.

Councillor Hawkins, in reply, said that if he Council went to this great outlay, they ought to show the ratepayers that the water was good and fit to drink; he knew that the captains of vessels would not use it

The subject then dropped. • J h^!la] S or aßked what Counci ntended to do with the old Resident Magis trate's Court. s

It was resolved to let this matter standover tor the present. The Custodian of the Bathing Shed's report was rend. It stated that the number of bathers during the month had been males, 461; females, 301; total, 762, On the motion of Councillor Hargreaves, seconded by Councillor Ward, it w ttß resolved that Captain Sproul's claim—£i ios-be paid. B

The following accounts were passed:— Mather and Griffith (carting i 6 3 Weekly pay sheet ... '.'.'. 64 6 Councillor Hawkins having called the altention to the bad state of the footpath on SumnerKoad, it was stated that it would be attended to at once The memorial to his Rxcellency the Governor was laid upon the table; it contained upwards of 300 signatures, including captains and masters of vessels in the harbour It was resolved that the memorial be forwarded by the first steamer to Wellington Councillor Hargreaves moved, Councillor Hawkins seconded, and it was carried, that all rates not paid by the end of the month be put in the hands of the solicitor to recover The Council then adjourned