CITY BOARD.

New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2605, 21 February 1866, Page 3

CITY BOARD.

Tub City Board of Commissioners held their usual fortnightly meeting on Alonday afternoon. Air. J. AV. Bain in the chair. The business was chiefly of a routine character. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Engincer-in-Chief respecting the rendering of all the stand-pipes available on the outbreak of fire. A letter was received from one of the insurance agents, stating that the representatives of the various insurance companies declined to pay any portion of the expense of the service of the watering carts at the recent fires, and that they were not prepared to make any proposals for the formation of a brigade. A resolution was adopted with reference to Air. Hardington’s proposal as to public market, to the effect that the Board did not consider it judicious at present to enter into any such arrangement, and that bis Honour the Superintendent should again be communicated with as to an advance being made out of the £7,000 appropriated for erecting a public market, in order that the Board might proceed with the draining and levelling of the market site. The Secretary was also instructed to confer with his Honor the Superintendent, with reference to the holding of a temporary market in the old Supreme Court-house buildings. Two reports were submitted from the deputations who waited upon bis Honor respecting the formation of Drake-street, and an appropriation bill for £IO,OOO, out of the £50,000 loan for the city. A somewhat animated discussion took place respecting an account sent in b}' the contractors for the formation of Grey-street, amounting to £I2G 4s. (id., for extras; after which a committee, to consist of all Ihe members, was appointed to investigate it.