NELSON CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 150, 18 July 1903, Page 2

NELSON CITY COUNCIL.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING-. The fortuightly meeting of the Nelson City Council was held last evening. There were present : The Mayor (Mr H. J3aigent)> Crs. Akersten, Haggitt, Harrison y Mercen Neale, Orsruan, Faircy, Ligbtband, and Hudson. . • ■ " An apology for Absence was i^ceived from Cr Webley. The nn'mites of ihe pVijvioiTS meeting were read and confirmed. Accounts. The following accounts were passed for payment : — t £ s. d.

1 1 Bank Balances. The usual report showed the Bank Balances to be : —

j .£5034 17 9 £655 7 5 I Contractors' deposit Account Trust Ac, Cr., £72 ; Debenture Ac, Cr., £902 11s SJ; Waterworks Loan Ac, Cr., £4507 5s ■ Id; Trafalgar Park 46 -6s 10 J. •■ Bank Balance* Dr. £7837 19a 3d ; Correspondence. The following letters were read and cohsideted t~ I Flnsj±i S. V. Trask, applying for the Council's consent to a right-of-way to his (property in Hardy street between his '• hqjise and the Public liiferar^. The application was granted. i'rom Col. Pitt, Attorney-General, acknowledging the resolution passed congratulating him on his appointment, and thanking them. From Gv A. Edmonds, inquiring on what terms the Council would allow the Baptist Ohurch trustees to dttciipy the land at the back of the church property comprising the whblfc frontage and runs ning back td the river btid. It was decided tb grant the application fttr the suiri of £2 annually. From A. Shone; applying for p.e.rriiiß--giqri tb remake „sos |rqm , tlie unformed footpath jri G;rbre Street) just off Trafalgar Street North. I The application wa3 granted as per usual conditions, i.c, that he place back the eqtiivalent in gravel for tbe earth re- 1 moved. From four ratepayers drawing the Council's attention to the fact that considerable quantities of gravel were being roßioved from nettr the protection works at the mouth of the Maitai Eiver, to the dangSt of the Trafalgar P^rk and the residents in the I vicinity; ;< ,.' ; >.. „• . • . tbafc. .tiN ptititidn tje" referred te kite JPublic Works Committee and the spot visited Xy the Committee. . From E. G. Stapp, referring to the bad state of tho water table in front of bis rsidence in Tory Street, and asking that the same bo formed and kerbed. The Town -Clerk said this Work had been already dona* \V. . . i From Percy Adaih's stating that he had inspected the premises of H. Dane in Hardy Street, and found the building to bo in no way unfit for occupation and dangerous to health . During the last month and since the District Health Officer inspected the buildings, considerable alterations and improvements have been made. The letter was referred to tho Health Ofilcer. REPOBTtf. The following reports were read and Considered : — The Municipal Building's Committee reported As follows : — l, Tliat Mr Hooker be relieved of the duties as Clerk of tho Works for the Municipal Buildings in order to jgi'ive his whole tiirie to other duties ; 2> That Mr John Johnston be api pointed Clerk of the Works, under the City Survayor> fdr tho new l£iihlcipal 1 Builditigs at ten shillings a day for so long aa the Council require an Inspector, In any case one' month's fcbtice tb terniin- j afcathoonga^eiuehfc, (Uj . „. . -„,.! £v Faihjf Mid the Council were to be congratulated in secuiiog so- capable a man for the position of Clerk of Works. The report was then adopted, The Finance Committeo reported j— l. Unable to recommend tbat Momm Marshall and Nalder'B application be granted; S. Re Mr King's letter— deferred for the present; 3-. Re Hewetwfl's 8-bd tfthdrV application— cannot recommend its beino■Stunted ; 4. Ec Tyree's letter—deferred till next meeting;* 5. Ec letter from E. G. Moore — salary be increased ,£5 pet annum ; 6. Ec Btreefc alignments— 4&---fcrred till nest insdtin^, Tha report wae adopted; The, Public Worts Comniitteo reported as follows.:—! $c de Castro's letter— th« Couljcii id unable fed ftgEnd itiybioi-e bibrioy I a that locality.* That Mr de Lastro pc allowed to remove earth under the superyisiph of the City STiryej<Jr f .?. Be ,Di L6cfeii*j's -lnthj-— o"ei erred con3. Ec H. Trent's letter-r-de-fenei consideration. 4. Ec Wellington Stree(i and , Bisley's letters— the fornii£tioskof footpath to Mount Street being connected with the matter, appliTation deferred till next meeting. 5. Ke Arbor Day— no action be taken. 6. Be E s ocks Eoid— Deferred til next meeting. 7. Eo urinals — Deferred till next meeting. The report was adopted. The Drainage Committee reported as follows :-^Be Mr Trent's letter- -That a 9-inch pipe be laid through section 609 from the point of the present discharge to Bronti-street, provided that the co.iisent «f the owi^er ojf.th6 sectipn can be obtained^ and tiiat tlie residents uling .the drain agree. ,to contribute hatitlie cost ainoDgst them, y " T The City Surreyor (Mr Henderson) in his report stated that a report to connect the piemises of Miss Burton with the Halifax-street sewer had been granted. — . The 3-inch water main extension in Toi Toi Street had been completed and notice sent to the Fixe Brigade of two new fire plugs being available.— During the month past 42 loads vf gravel Were placed on the Eecks road, &n8 over iQQ tdads bn the various slteets^a cbnsidfer|t^le. .ftiflouilt of patcnisg hj'avihl been dohel— The worK ordered in Trafalgar-street betwefan Hardy and Bridge-streets «* — ■ - •'*.'■" finished -"' , . _■■* "— jraoxacaUy .-, c*ua york in Hardy-street commenced, but was stopped owing to the breakdown of the "bone mill/ bnt repairs would be effected, and Work I'esumed by Monday .—A large quantity of etonp, too Small to eai ; t to the crusher, bnt 100 large to be broken In Mtu, he intended to remove to Weka lad Colling-wopd-streets if fhe ; GduiitJil intended to g8 f bn with jfche . wor^.— There were over one thousand loads, of debris lying on the Bideol the Eu^s, road, ; which .nheuld bo removed as soon a3 possible, and he would i #Ke instructions.— For some time there had been considerable difficulty experienced in .connection with the gas supply at the Port; after much investigation and trpuble a deflection in the main was iCund betAveen Eussell-street and" Fran ren's,and at this point the main was unrc-tnirds f ull of waler. This had been rectified, and the snpply was now satisfactory. It was decided after discussion to inquire re a second hand stone crushing machine. It was stated by the. Mayor that the present machine had dost & considerable aniount for repajra, and he thought another machine should be procured. Eesolvedthat the Engineer carry out his suggestions re, the work in Weka-st Eesolved that the work on the Bocks roads bo proceeded with. , Eesolved that in connection with this work carts be employed by the day instead of by the load. I ho report was then adopted; The Inspector of IJuisances reported that JJI4 7s Id.of scavenging fees had been collected during the fortnight. One case, of infectious disease (scarlet fever) had been reported since the last meeting of the Council. 6 The Abattoir Inspector reported that during the fortnight thbre had been slaughtered 66 cattle, 610 sheep. 871 amb s> 9 calves, 46 pigs— total 827. ■■'■-. Miscellaneous. The matter of -the Maitai banks survey was referred to the Finance Committee. Th<» Mayor, who attended the Municipal Conference, submitted re-« solutions passed by the Municipal Conference. The Mayor said that while at Wellington, he; went oh to Mnsterton and inspected the drainage works there. He also saw Mr Mestaycr ro drainage, and thought tho Council should fix on a day for holding a meeting re the drainage scheme.

. ; } It was resolved to hold a special meeting re this matter on Thursday evening next. Cr Akersten thought something should be done to the Rocks Raad embankment. He moved that the Works Committee visit the spot and see the improvements necessarySome parts of the road was extremely dangerous, and not sufe iVf vehicular traffic. The accident I to Mr A. Trask was a narrow escape from death, and the speaker predicted that there would be a serious accident there some day. Cr Neale said there was too much danger on the road, and he advocated closing the road until it is made safe. He seconded the motion, and said that if a. serious accident happened happened the Coun cil would be liable for compensation* 'lit Gr ■ FWfey said ihe was as great A user Of the road as anyone present: The road was not so bad in line weather, but it was during tlie wet wither that tlie ground became sodden and pieces came down. He did hot think the Council could affbr'ci to spend a lot of money on it, but a batter could be, made; ... Ci : Akfcrsten thought the Government should put a sum of money , on the Estimates for the work, say i £500. Tlie resolution was carried. Cr Akersten suggested* several small matters which the Council agreed to carry out. .. ~T>he matter of gravelling. Hardystreet was left in the hands df the" Silrveybr. :■ Resolved that tlie question of the gravelling of streets,, and quality of the metal.. to .be used .-be referred to thß Wofic^ Committee, | who will then confer with the City I Surveyor. I Sr Neale asked for the number 'of works to be done, and that the . estimate of cost be supplieh. I It was resolved that this matter I be supplied to the Works t<?eCr Fairoy hioved that erection of a lamp at the corner of Nqwstreet and Trafalgar-street be referren to the Gas Committee. ,A number of other minor- matters were also dealt with and the Council adjourned.

I a J)r Cr. ! . £ s. a. £ s. d. Gelierai „ 16183 5 3 Water .. IGI 5 4 Interest .. 687 2 5 Gas ... H64 10 t ■; Ciemofcerifcg »> 307 18 11 ' Abattoir Ac. 186 3 2

General Account .. 796 15 0 Gasworks Account .. 19113 10 Waterwoika Account,. 22 19 3 Cemeteries .. ... io 15 4 Contractnt,' Depo it : 10 0 Abattoir ... 36 5 9 Special Fund ( water Exteneion) . . „ 193 12 11