CITY BOARD-TUESDAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 184, 15 June 1864, Page 4

CITY BOARD-TUESDAY.

lVs.-nt : The Chsiiriiiiiii, M, --is. Wei..-!, r. S«:in-.-oii, JL-'i liZii -.» Msutcsi !\, Ji;'.i-!.\, \Vi-i.;lev, in, I Tm-ii-l.ull. ' ' ■ ■ • iv:ll, A lcll.-i-iviis resid from .1. 1. , . ViiMe, with i-cf.-i-.-nee to ll ".vsilillg opposite hi> p:vnii-.es. Olher letters v.-i-l-e ni-o i- lid v.ithuul lirli-.u-'. The 1, liei- iV.'in the liii, f.iiiijisinv iv.-|h elinu- tic-i-ipiiiiv ..fll.e i-nsi.ls was i!i. i< lvsi.l." an.l il ii'.Miicc.l thai, the ui.-il.-ei- hud Ik-.-ii i-cCcit. ,! !,. i 1,.. .Siivcl (\mi!iiilUv. Mr. Swsoisrm lli..ii.;hl Urn the Im-.-mai, hi! ! :„• iiistruclcd In i-c|iiiir i!ic r<■;!■ Is propci-lv sin I lei 1.,e bill lie M-l.t 111 lo Ifli- ( las (■.■li;|i;:|lV. Tli.- t, ''luh-msin i'iwu •Iγ. Hi- ipi-Mi.ni v,;i-, )i:> '. ,;,,■ Imi:ii-iI ill.- power 1., si.-p 111.- »,i-!o of the i i i -..: ~ |Miiv. 1C li.i-v llsrl lli-.-v -V.nM Moi, a.m :■.,-■■,.i----.ust'ni'-'i.,!! i-f tin- i-li-,-,1- u,.;!i ih'.s,- a l ,-. a.,v l,i-..i..-n ii[. v.ii'c pill into si proper sisit .• ol i-epnir. Mr. appi-iived nf tin- (':iaii-in;i!i'.s sul!i?C:.tion, bill the I'ioiiiil I'.snl nut i:ie power. .Mr. Dai-liy wnul.l imt wi-'i to interfere with ;,ny improvement-. Inn i-ompl lii, .1 ..C I'm- wretched .-la:'e of Ihe .-Ire-Is for which Ihe llnanl ws.s l.lani.-tl. Tlie Cas C.mpanv hndiiot ean-i-- t out tli -ir iiml.-i-tnliisin In le:n-.- the .-Ire.ls -.* they f'.siml l!i.-:n. -Mr. J>:u-i>y .-poke vi-i-y iiiiligiiautly. The <.'!iiiir:uan hedged lo Hiiggi Hint the conespnmleucc he ivfcrrcd to tit , . , Uircctors cif the Cius Lom[,iiuy.

A letter from Dr. Goldsbro was rend, complain ing of the accumulation of filth at the bad; of the Mechanics' Institute, and the report of the Inspector of Nuisances upon the subject was also road. I The nuisance, was to be removed at om-e. Other letters on dillercnl. subjecti were read with- ! out reiKiivk. Mr. Webster objectc<l with reference to one of tlie j letters, losn many small matters Vicing referred to the j Street ("'oinmillce, that tlie Street, Committee had already enom-h to iln, uml ib-if the forci«an n< , joe w,,,-<:='. or .Mr. Moi-pet!,, might see to Mich I little matters ~( o,,ee. " j Mr 1',.t1.-r'- leller, rcferrim: to a form'-,- letter ask- ! in..' I'm- the repair of the f.otpath in I livv-sl.-eet. was ; read. The matter is to be referred to til.: foreman of ! the work.-', and will be dun" at ov.ee. ! Tetters were reail with ref.-ivnce io leiisinu' of i AT.nint I'Men Quan-v in .Mr. Webbi r. and il was dc- i eided that it should In- mi/ettr-d ; and a letter from i Stanford iV I'.i.. t'i erect a lamp post in front of their i store. lYrini.-sinn yranletl. ( \ letter from the Knjjinecr resiVnhi!.; his a;>]>;iint- j mint «-:is vend. Kiiih.v moved that the ivsi-nat lon he ae- I eepted. ' I Mr Webster Iho'K'ht- it a gi-ciil pilv that a man ' !,;„! receive!:,,! app..intme..| from I ]'„■ I 'ily 1!,.:.,-,], ' imd should t'lcii 'iavc liis siimilion made ili.-a-r, c-aiile to him, and he lliou-bl tln.it :n. ollieer of the i,„,„.,- I tiinceofmi en-inec- >b.iul,l not be interfered with,! and 'hniiid not he i'.mnd fault with and abused hv a ineiiiber of the Street < Vniiniltce. as h<; bad been bv I'inlav. If it. were iiecessarv to find fault with such ;.u otUccr it shoiihl be done respectfully, ami by the |i0,,,-i|. ' j Mr. Maereadv said us a member of the Street Com- j millee he lwi-l 'never had any disagreement with the I Kn.'ineer Mr lilandfonl bail told him that he had ' had some words with Mr. Kinliiy. bu< he b.id told him as a friend n-t to rc.-iu'ii i-i ■.'.,n-e,.uemv of that. However he (lid not a],pnne of Mr. j Tilaiidlord's performance ■■! his dniu-s and he would j μ-co.,d Mr. Kiiilav's uioiion that the lvsinnalion be ) accepted. Mr. Kin!n.v disclaimed nny desire to ( li>:njr<'e with ~SU: but he did not approve of him as an Mr Wriirlev thou-bt an endm-cr should nnly he n-p..i,s:i,le to the whole l'.nard, or they would never retain the -evices of any lir.-t rate man. He deprecnied any iiiterfcrence with ],ro|c,si,, 11: d men in tlie performance of his duties. Mr. Webster spoke to ihe same eIV.-et. Mr. Ma.-ready mad,-50,,..-further remarks upon the Mr'. Kinlay explained that the sifhject nf the dispute was that, the eiiiriiicer had refused to interfere in the works out of doms, anil be (Mr. V.) bad told him that hethou-ht lie did not earn bis .-alarv. The motion that the rc.-i'-'natii.n of the Engineer j be !iece]ited. was then carried. j Theam.iunt of rates eolle-Inl to this date was read. I CSs.-, 7> r,,!. _ i Thebalame of the luice of the stoim blvakinu' i machine was hrouirl,t bef...re the notice of tin: I'.nard. ,t 1 -'is. Mr. Kinlay bad seen the stone l.reakin- ma.-hi,.e at work this day, and it was a splendid machine, and in -, .hort ti-n.-'tle-v would be able to mi nd all the .tr.-etsm Au.-kland, and he moved that the balance be p-iid. Sir. W,-lister seconded the motion. T'-.e Cliaiiman objected to the present position nf ill.- machine. Mr iMT.'av said the! e could not b.- :i better ]..■«- •ion. as tlieri- v.-as 5t,,,,e f.,r 'JO years. Mr, Swaii-.m -'.u!d no! see why, if they had bi-mdit the mm-ine for L'li'itt, th'T should ]mv the balance tiiat was .],-manded. It was ,!... id. -.1 to try live f.Tis of llrury coal for t!le ~„„ l-ice. '.Chi-motion for the payni.-nt of the balance was i-a-i.-d. Some cnrresiinndenee with relerenee to the ob-stial.ti-ns of Cii-tr-m !I--u--e-.-tle,-t was reail. WHljlcv ivin.-ii-k.ii that the w]i..l«- street wasblf.eUed H|l with tilllb. r, and it V-as ||~(. fail- to the rate ~ayers of the street who wanted the us.- of the stl-'-.-t. ' Mr. Kii.lav ol.s.rved that flic whole of Custom lloiiM-str.-et wa- md.t. and the thing was in the hand< of the Suji.-i intendent, the City Hoard had notliimr t- do with it. Mr \\'-i-_'l..y moved that the lioard advertise for the Mr.-el to be cleared within two \vi eks, as well :,s l-'oit-.-ti-e.-T, which bad be, u taken ]io-M-ssien of by a person for stowimr ba!la-t. A report upon the ...nbj, -,-i of c/u',iers and inlets into t! •■ main s.-w.r vas ;-. ad and n-l'i-m il In the Stre.-t Cerilllilte -. The I'hainuaii n-mark, d upon tlie necessity for •j-oiiif int.- I!'.- nil. s!ionof t; 1 .- i.-vcls in detail and iu-i.].eily, avil tl'i. ueht tha! li.e day time would be the b.-t time iO el .e f,.,- Mle olenet". .Mr. W.-b-i-r :h..i,_-1,l that a> th.-y T iew ba.'i tlie 1.v.-ls p|-e],al. .! th. V ..iivbt to !. -alise 111- m. and -ive any ].ai-!ii - wl.o mixhl "in ,t t,. them an i.j.poitunity id'do,n-so. Mr. Wrivliy observ, d that Mr. Slewalt said the lev. Is as at ~i"esent lak-n were incn-e.t. Mi. l-'inlay made 5.,,,,,- r.maiks upoiithu subieet. Mr. Maci-e.nly also said a f. w words, and ti.at no en"/;iic r was n i\\\ v> <\ to consider (lie cii.-tion. Tbelondby .1.Me,,,- .V Co., for kcibim; to be ilnne at the bottom of Wviidham-stivet was a[,proved by the Hoard. 'Mr. Merriman's epii-.ioii , n the interniviatioii of !u:i clall-e of the Act was read, and is as !., 11.. ws : — That ;!„• who!.- of the pi-,,,-,.,-<!;iM> of the City Heard s!-.,,i'd 1..- print, d and piibli.- !:.-d but ina.- 1111'n basil wouid be so 1 M-,-.-(lin::ly expensive, and that the publi,. could at any ti -oi-.-ult i.-enrds of t If - Hoard. that the int. 111 i ■■!,'."■ 1 the A.-t would be e.-irrii-.l out. it a l-1-p..lt or ab.tlact of the Jiroc, edi, its were printed. Mr. Wrii.dev ohi.-ded on the score ol" lh" ixpcnse wlii.-l, w.mil.l i.e |l.r on, p\ ..nil. perhaps !;:;'; (1 or !:ln.i. and he moved t> at the'full abstract l>c printed . that arvlioilv miuhl see il who wished. 'l''nr "Chairmai: bcliocd that th,-v had. the Act before them to act upon as ihev thou-li! ri.dillv in accordance will, the r. a! meanin-. Mr. l-'iinay nmn-1 ilia! a report of the proceedings accordim; to the Act be prepared bv the Seeivlarv for the IVanl. Mr. Wcl.-t-r lhou.-lit ihal a,:v evpense for -m.-h an nleeel wollid ! e a!, M.rd. Mr. IlevendLic's bill |.-r professional services since .'ainiarv was objected to as cic-ssive, namely about "eeov'crv ol'-'-s'.' Sev'e.-aVitcn.s were discu-cd.' Mr. I'lai-by moved that it be rclcrr.-d to the financial Committee. Mr. l-'iiilay seconded and il was carried. The applications for the post of engineer to tbe -tone br, akine machine wi !'■■ read. The lu-ocecdines of the Uoardtlc-n tcrn.inated.