CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2605, 11 May 1869, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Monday, May 10. The weekly meeting was held at the usual hour. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and all ffie Councillors. The clerk reported that £122 18s 6d had been received during the week and paid into the banking account, which now showed an overdraft of £346 lls 9d.

Accounts amounting to £125 Iss 2d were passed and ordered to be paid. The following tenders were opened and considered. For the formation of the East and South Town Belts, from the Ferry Road to the Gas Works Road—a distance of about 23 chains—wi'h a footpath of 10 feet wide, and a roadway 33 feet wide; John Foster, £22 8s 6d ; James Padden, £2l 17s; T. S. Lewis, £2B George Steele, £l4.

For the formation of the South Town Belt from Madias street to Colombo street — a distance of 24 chains—with a roadway 33 feet, and a footpath 20 feet: John Foster, £23 8s; James Padden, £24; T. S. Lewis, £25 16s ; George Steele, £2O.

The tender of George Steele was accepted for both works.

The Surveyor’s report for the week was read and discussed. It stated that the Works’ Committee recommended that tenders should be invited for shingling Worcester street from the new bridge to Antigna street, a distance of about 24 chains. Mr Edmonds had completed his contract for supplying 500 yards of etope for channeling. Mr McNamara had completed the first quarter of his water-cress contract, and the river was in very fair order, and two broken lamps had been reported. The labour gang had been employed during the week in laying down atone channeling on the Papanui road, forming the upper portion of Madras street and North Town Belt, filling in approaches to the Worcester Street Bridge, and clearing out certain side drains in the city. The first clause was ordered to he carried into effect, and the remainder of the report was approved. The following correspondence was read and considered.

Letter from Mr L. G. Cole, resigning the office of Fire Inspector—accepted on the motion of Councillor Duncan. Letter from Mr John OUivier, requesting on behalf of a number of citizens, that the Council would appoint a special meeting at the Town Hall for Thursday next, at 3 p.m., 'in order that a deputation might hare the opportunity of presenting a testimonial of their esteem to his Worship the Mayor—meeting ordered to be held accordingly. Councillor Duncan said, since being appointed with Councillor Rnddenklau to prepare a deed for renting the new site for a cattle market from the Government, the latter had found that by the first clause of the Canterbury Association’s Reserves Amendment Ordinance, the Government were bound to provide out of the proceeds of the site originally reserved for the purpose of a cattle market, a plot of land not less than five or more than ten acres of land within two miles of the outer boundary of the city for that purpose. -' e P* ve Councillor Ruddenklan much credit for the zealous manner in which he had searched after information hearing upon the matter, and It would now he unnecessary to proceed farther in the matter previously underc onsideration. Councillor, Ruddenklan said he had been satisfied from the Ant that it was incumbent upon the Government to provide them with a pwnaneei site in lien of the one they had sold, afd he was glad that the Council would now be in a position to assert their rights. After some farther remarks, it was resolved that Councillors Jameson sad Rnddonklaa should bs appointed a sub-oomodttae to wait upon the Government for the purpose of calling attention to the clause in the Aet referred Ms

The license of cab No. 15 was transferred from T. C. Mullins to John Walker. i The Inspector of Nuisances reported that his attention had been called to a hole in Gloucester street, formerly a grarel pit, and which was being filled up with rubbish. He had waited upon the agents for the owner of the land, and had received a promise of the rubbish being covered over at once. On the motion of Councillor Duncan, it was resolved that a rate of one shilling in the pound should be levied upon all assessed property within the city for the year 1869. It was also moved by Councillor Duncan and seconded and carried, that a special meeting of the Council should be held at seven p.m. on Monday evening next, for the purpose of discussing certain matters connected with the by-laws. The Council then adjourned.