MUNICIPAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7863, 19 May 1886, Page 3

MUNICIPAL.

CITY COUNCIL. The City Council held an ordinary meeting last night; present—His Worship the Mayor and Councillors Vincent, Prndhoe, Crooks, Hosking, Manning, Gray, Tait, Andrews, Bowman, and Grinsted. Apologies were made for the absence of Councillors Kiver and Louisson.THB LATE FLOODS. The Mayor said that since the last meeting Christchurch had been visited by the severest flood ever known since the settlement of the Province. Though damage had been done, there was every reason for congratulation that it had been so slight. The manner in which the water had been got rid of was simply marvellous, and due to the excellent! drainage. Any damage done could be; purely attributed to the act of God. i He had caused inquiries to he made in the city and suburbs, and, to his satisfaction, found that not so many cases of distress existed as antici-| pated, but still many of the wages had suffered great loss. He knew of one| instance in which five pairs of boots, the? whole belonging to one family, had been| carried away. He bad convened a meet-s ing, and the necessary organisation for the? relief of distress had been formed. The| Circus company had given a performance! For the benefit of the charities, and most; generously had handed him the whole of ! the proceeds, not even deducting the| nominal expenses of the night. He could) not but express, in the name of the Coun-j nil, his hearty thanks for so genuine and| Igenerous a donation. (Applause.) | ■j finance, J 5 The debit balance at the Bank was! stated as £2491 7s. Since the previous! /meeting the receipts had been : —On' general account, £2ll 14s 8d; suspense account, £9 la sd; drainage rate account, £2 Is 8d; cemetery account, £3. The ex- ■ penditure had been : On general account, £lO4l Is 4d; on loan account, £2l 0a 9d. » The Town Clerk announced that the, |whole of the rates for last year had been, (received. \ I CORRESPONDENCE. | The following correspondence was) lead: — [ | Prom Mr J. A. Morgan, for Messrs St■; Beon, accompanying the donation of £SO/ IBs already referred to, and a statement of j t£e receipts in .the various parts of the; “giouae.” i (Councillor Crooks moved a vote of tctMessrs St Leon. ] IThis was agreed to, and the Town Clerk ’ wis instructed to convey the thanks to the i Messrs St Leon. |bouncillor Hosking. moved—“ That the Council give the circus the free use of the Market Reserve for the rest of their stay if Christchurch.” iCouncillor Prudhoe seconded the motion, miich was agreed to. if Prom the Band Rotunda Committee, Jiving a statement of the collections made Sb the concerts, and asking the Council to devise some means of defraying the balance llue on the rotunda. The amounts of iollections had been £2, 16s 2d, 9s, and Mb 2d. Mr Corley's subscription was £2 H2s 6d. I Councillor Gray remarked that a letter; from Messrs Scott bad not been answered, i His Worship said this must have been ana Sversight. The Council, however, hadj Nothing to do with the debt. . i The Town Clerk was instructed to inforn|j She Rotunda Committee that the pad no funds to apply to the payment fofe the rotunda. 4 i From Messrs Walters and Co., enclosing; claim for £220 10s sd, for damage caused ; ,by the overflow of storm water on to their ■premises. ' Councillor Gray moved, and Councillor Tait seconded—“ That the letter be referred to the Finance Committee to report.” ICouncillor Hosking moved—“ That the , Council decline to recognise any responsii bility.” ; Councillor Crooks seconded the motion, i Councillor Manning supported it. ! Councillor Andrews thought the addition of the words, “ without prejudice,” to [the original motion would meet the object bought. I Councillor Gray accepted this. 3 The amendment was lost, and the motion as added to was carried. I Prom C. O’Malley, complaining of having ||)een deprived of the use of the tramway por five weeks of the best of the season, and fef the cars not being weather tight. He Suggested the allowance of six weeks’ rent, »nd asked for permission to build sheds aear the reserve. •J The Mayor said that the Works Committee considered that Mr O’Malley was Entitled to the deduction in the rent asked for. S The Council resolved to charge rent only .from the time the cars began to run, and to allow the building of a shed on the reserve. || His Worship reported that a very large dumber of the municipalities had endorsed ||he action taken by the Mayor in the Iphtter of the proposed advertising on the |telegraph poles. J The Council resolved to memorialise the |bity representatives in Parliament, and to jbend copies of the various replies from the -boroughs. | Councillor Andrews moved—“ That the ja-evenue from the advertisements be handed Spver to the City funds for charitable purposes.” I This was not seconded. 1 surveyor’s report. a The following was read: — a 1. The heavy rain which fell last Friday / jmd Saturday caused the river to rise 6ft J and several parts of the town were flooded,! aut there is so damage done to bridges J

roads, or culverts. 2. The 6-inch artesian] well in the Whately road is now down) 135 ft. The report was approved. QUESTIONS. Councillor Tait asked if the concrete round the Band Rotunda was satiafaci tory. I Councillor Crooks replied that as soon a| the time given expired, there would be ami examination and a report. r| Councillor Gray asked if there was anjs report of the resolutions passed at a meet# ing of the Fire Brigade. |S Councillor Hosking said the matter haJ been before the Fire Brigade Committed’ iwho would fully report next meeting. j>l Councillor Manning asked if the Sur•yeyor had lost sight of the clearing of the ptones from the East Belt, under the trees. Hia Worship said the matter had been partly attended to, and would be fully ([dealt with. * NOTICES OF MOTION. Councillor Gray moved, pursuant to 'notice—“That it be a recommendationgto [fhe Works Committee to have the wings of j|h.e Park Bridge completed with an ornaknental iron railing, with the view to IgSving the structure a finished appearance, s||d ensuring the safety of the public.” Tait seconded the motion,] |ihich was carried unanimously. / Is RATES. i| 111 A formal resolution was carried, em-i( qpwering the striking of a general rate ofi ®Jd in the £, and a special drainage ratel |L2d in the £ to provide for the interest!' (Jithe special drainage loan of £35,000. JgPormal resolutions, authorising the collabtion of the Waimakariri and Drainage Hoard rates, were agreed to. ■jnf burns’ PERMIT. j || The action of the Mayor in cancelling; jSte permit of Burns was approved, and & ||t)te of thanks to his Worship was ffi After dealing with several applications; for licenses, the Council adjourned till’ fiext Tuesday. j Ipp*"' ■ COUNCIL. The usual meeting of the Council ook place on Monday, at the Council 1 Chambers, at 7.30 p.m.; present—His : Yorship the Mayor (in the chair) and Jounciliors' Milsom, Stinson, Joyce and )imond. 1 Receipts for the fortnight were reported ,s £228 18s lid. Correspondence was read : From W. Wilson, Heathcote Valley, omplaining of the failure of his wells wing to the sinking of the new well by he Council, and asking to be connected nth a pipe from the Borough water forks. v From Messrs Kinsey, Ward and Co., 'agents for the s.s. Akaroa, asking for pipes ■to be laid for the supply of water to the (steamer, and stating that they were willing ;to be supplied with water by meter. | From Police Sei geant-Major Mason, re (Mr Forrester slaughtering sheep, and ! stating that Forrester intended to send his | sheep away to be killed. | From E. Gerrard, asking to be allowed I to erect a sign board at an oyster saloon on (Canterbury street, i Wilson’s letter was discussed. Councillor Garforth objected to any more I- water being granted in the Valley. On his motion, the matter was referred to the Water Supply Committee to report. Kinsey, Ward and Co.’s letter was, on the motion of Councillor Stinson, also referred to the Water Supply Comtnittee with t power to act. 1 A Councillor mentioned that he understood that Forrester had made arrangements to have his sheep killed outside the Borough. This was considered satisfactory. The Mayor mentioned that the Borough (Banking account was only overdrawn by ; £391 19s lOd. Accounts amounting to £lls 0a 3d were passed for payment. The Engineer at the Pumping Station reported a small damage to the roof of the pumping house during the late gale. The Works Committee reported considerable damage to streets and drainage works , during the recent gales. They had been obliged to employ extra labour in consequence, and estimated the amount of the damage at about £l2O. The Foreman of Works reported at some length on the damage done by water during the gales., A number of small slips bad occurred in Dampier’s Bay and Hawkburst road. Considerable damage had been caused by the stoppage of drains on the reclaimed land. Slips had also taken place on Governor’s Bay and Sumner roads, blocking them both for a short time. The icost of repairs would he principally in ; carting and labour. The damage on the | reclaimed land was caused by tbe unusually jhigh tide backing up the storm water. ; Councillor Stinson congratulated the (Council on the small amount of damage (done. He considered they had escaped very Rightly. | Leave of absence was granted to CouniciUors Seed and Merson for that meeting, (and to Councillor Allwright for the session jof Parliament. ( A Councillor mentioned that complaints /had reached him from residents in iDampier’s Bay, of storm drainage coming (on to their properties from a road through •Messrs Harman and Stevens’ property in I that part of the town. After discussion, it was decided, on I Councillor Joyce’s motion, to write to ; Messrs Harman and Stevens, asking them to attend to the matter. The Lighting Committee reported that the Electric Engineer to the Lyttelton Harbour Board thought that the proposal of the Council with regard to utilising the electric light for the purpose of lighting (the town, might, on his recommendation, .be favourably considered by the Board. A deputation from Jackson’s road, Salt’s Gully, waited on the Council with a comfplaint of insufficient drainage for storm /(water in that locality during the late istorms ; and explained their grievances. | Councillor Milsom described the extent pbf tbe damage done. | Councillor Stinson, for the Works Cominittee, informed the deputation that ar|angements would be made for laying larger Idrains in their neighbourhood. Is After a discussion of considerable length, Jhe Mayor and Councillors Stinson and milsom were, on the motion of Councillor Joyce, seconded by Councillor Garforth, authorised to see sundry small repairs piused by the rains effected. If The deputation then withdrew. Councillor Dimond drew the attention of pie Council to the state of the invert in Dampier’s Bay; 30ft of the portion run[ag through the Churchyard required Bering in. He moved that it he done at ce. Councillor Garforth mentioned that the iuncil had offered and voted to cover half e whole length of the drain if the church mid do the other half. The matter was allowed to stand over. A letter from a proposed Quadrille Asubly, asking on what terms the. Council »uld allow them the use of the Colonists’ all-room for two and a half hours per ■ek. was referred to the Hall Committee th power to act. ICouncillor Stinson asked if any letter ,ad been received by the Council from the lovemment, re renting the new Courtiouse in the Borough buildings ? The Mayor replied in tbe negative. Councillor Stinson moved, and Counillor Joyce seconded—“ That the member or Lyttelton be written to, asking him to irge on the business.” j, A vote of thanks was then unanimously Hissed to Mr Adam Chalmers, Mayor of lifyttelton, for the drinking fountain given |By him to the Mayor, a/ This was ordered to he recorded, and a j fcopy sent to the town. I The Mayor responded in a few words. i Tfee Mayor then reminded the Council I /that the adjourned question of whether the

Wound! should pay their contribution for Sharitable aid purposes into the hands of ®he United Charitable Aid Board, came on shat evening, f Councillor Joyce moved and Councillor 'Stinson seconded—“ That the matter be

for another month for the purpose of seeing if the Government intended pb amend the Act.” Carried nem con. fe; Councillor Dimond moved a vote of fthanka to the men employees of the Council, |who had worked so well on the roads and works during the storms. He .thought that the Council should recognise 'their valuable services.

i Councillor M'Donald seconded the molion.

£ Councillor Joyce moved—“ That £2 be |iven to the Foreman, and £1 to each of |he men as an acknowledgment of their Services,”

| The Mayor also paid the men a high and the motion was carried If The Mayor placed on the table a draft gcopy of the proposed Municipal Consoliidation Act. He said that he disagreed ■ with the minimum width of streets being fipltered from 40ft to 66ft. In this he foresaw difficulties for the town of Lyttelton. 'f'i The meeting then terminated. '$ =================