CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4271, 22 July 1875, Page 1 (Supplement)

CITY COUNCIL.

TIIK TRAMWAY SYSTEM. A si'KilM. meeting of the City Council was /held yesterday at'the l.'oi icil Chambers to receive the tenders for tl : proposed tramways. Then- were preset his Worship the Mayor (in the eh.iir). < '•uiiicilloi-.s Urett, (StiJhanan. Isaacs. Cosgrave mil Holdship. Mr. Tole {lV'iiii'itby Di-iriet) as also present. His Wo.-.-hip stated the ol;eet of the mooting, ami proeee.luil to rcai the only tcmk-r received, which was fro; i Messr>. (tweii, .(ones ami Co., and ran as 1 Mows :— " Auokl .ml, 20th July. "TohisWorshiptheMav- r: Sir,—We, the undersigned, hereby apply >v the concession to lay (town tramways in ill streets of Auckland in accordance with tin Tramways Act,

IS7-J, Rii.l respectfully beg t . .submit the f..1-liiH-inji terms ami condition.- as rcniiircd by tho City Council.ami advert -sed in the Dm.v .Sinrnr.KN l'r.i»-> of tho :Jn ! inst.:—l. That tlie * it v Council pant to 'ho undersigned the exclusive- right of hiyiii- lown and working ttamuays in the street? >f Auckland for -1 years. L'nd. That the indersigncd will bind themselves to lay tin tramway from l*:iniell along tho Now ]'«• i-li lioad when e.>:iiplet.-d. ilii-ou-!: < 'ustom i i.mse-streot ami to tin; lout of <icy-strcc-t (ami to extend or blanch from tlii route into any otiiT street tint may oiler s tlieicnt induce-•-ni-jit), ami from i,>u ■'•on-stree , to tlie foot of Kniulclvu -t.vet. wlit-ii tin- -.roposod l-.a.li v..a.l to" rYcc;u.ut"> K.-.y is in:i \-. :!r.l. The fares K.-t lo ox. ro i 4.1. (f irpeuce) from l'.inull tui.'ny street, ami li'. isivpeiuv) for auv di-ta.u-o beyond these pi: -c->. -tth. The hind thomselv.. to keep the >treels in rep ;ir between tho rails, and one io.it ...: . ither side of same, ."".til. Th.it all vchn!,s li.ue :i!s,i tV use of Jie tramway, «-\ce:it wh.-n any of tin.' ears : c a|.pro.lolling they um-l i!i..ve oil'tho tram. C.ih. The l-M'O t<. IV-ivt:imcd, with interest, u> the nudi-r-

on completion of the li'.cfrom l'ann-'il to «;j v y-.-;n-i !, an.l in the cv tit. of th■> unoarrv out he conditions ■■:" ii-e c..uvc~.-i..ii the City C.-i-.icil to have liu- ri;/.)- to s, :1 tin- line an.l | "ant at public

.mi.-::..i! !■• ii.-.i-:Te.-i willing t'.i v-ari-y out tiie 7t!i. T:u- Ci-y «".miiL-il i . l::iv,- id. ....,!..11 at the ,-n.l ..f : :ie!i -.: <- ; ;:; ; -: .ut s- th.- tram .■:,y<:ind']>l*Mt at..--: ITU-.-. •■!■ <.i" exteK.iillu' 'u- c lilrt-.-.-i.ill i'...-:ui..thei- U-via nf l>! y."-.ii . St!i. Tiu; 111!.!, !->!-.n-,l -,! «_-. 1111-.1H.-11C-.' 'the f .!1 ? t1".'.--t!i>!l ..I tr.-.ii.wr.vs within \2 m-> th-. -) n.-.vi-i!:c !ii>i>-.i- t!i bo. sir. y.nir oheil Mil s-.-rvaut, " (K\i:n .Ii \t-> Jx: Co. '•|\S.---\W- on.-Ic.-e here a st\ -e nf c;irri:i!H) -ive iutuml u-ii.;;." His Wm-slii • also read ;i received a few monK-ir 5 previoutily, ainl"wliioh was as u.llows :—• W'ellin-ton, ■21st -luly. His Worship the Ma/or of Aueklaiid re Street Tr.llllw.lvs. y.r. Andrc-ws

; - .i~t rvtunied r'rom His ihsence preveiitv.l arniugem nt. Stcimor havh.y : will .-end tender, with re<[uircd security, if' < 'ciiiK-il will giant tim .

'•C. ->'Ni:iu.." —Mr. Holdship said it woul ; l>o necessary l>vfi'ye entertaining anv tender to .-nnVidcr the conditions iiT the>. t. niul t!i:it it w.-.-.ld li.'t he a-lvi.«.iMe t.. accept any tender until they Were lifter i isted up i" what til-: Act real'y meant.— \ «mvi-rs:i-twnd dircussioii th-.-n ensued, .1 which several mem'-crs u.-k i.:irt. gcie i'ly hostile t.. urm-.tiiiii M-.ssrs. < »weu ■'..iics :uul C.i.'s application, i>ll the th:it it would enfer lni beiieiil mi the :-wlmrban di.-triets.— Mr. Hughes the chair,llm ~1 tin- iJralton lUxid High ray 11..ml •-poke ;it length in opposition to tl -• granting .if auv application which did n>>t materially benefit tin- inn districts.—Com. -iIW ilu-<-h iii:i:i \> a> in favor of the time being ex-T..-ii-l---i (■•:■ 3 •■!•'"' months :it w.uil- be foolish v, c!..se with the present oile—lt was Ten i"v v<.? >'vcd. "!i tlu- uioticn Hi 'uuiicilliir T.,:.-i."iii:i:i by Council. >r Urett, ••Th.it iwdyil'li! afplicatiuii li.iing been v.i- a el, tiiL- >trcot tramway i£ii stimi lie ■viH.i'iiu-'il i"i" l"'"»i" niiinths, wh-.-ii 11 -ah aiipli.•r»ti..:is will l.c rcofiw.l." The cl linucii of the Hijhwa , .- l«<arils, in the interi 1, sh-iulil <-~:i-i-.lt'am ~i\J.*t theuisulvus. —On t. e motion t>t' C/.niL-illi'V Buchanan sccondd y C'ouneilliir Uivtt. it was rc-olveil " That .n ajve-r----lisguiL-nt hj inserted in the pnpei ■, askiui;

;'or applicari .ns within four months titae. DIVCM.IS. <iF THK CITI INTO — His Worship stated that a petition ad beeu. i>re=eiitv.'d to his Honor tlie Supsri .tendeut with' this object. and he wished "... know what his reply .' id the j .Supci-int-. ndeiit's reinu--t «>t a: early j answer >in>iilil be. The petition was not : -i'-ned even bv the rcjiii-site ihiiiilk'l of rate ! pavers rdi'iired by the Act, and, • f tho.-c ■■ who had sullied, many were not on he bur- ; ges3 roll.- -CouncillorCoi-grave saw ) i iiacs- j f<tv i'<r dividing the city into v ar.l-s at j i.V c -e-:t Ciuji.'-illor 11.-hiship r, i.irke:l, I that, if it were the wi.h ..:" the pe pi.-, he ' would have ii.. ..':.jv.-ti..i> : I'Ut it :ipp uvd to him tl.at it noi de,iiMbK- to : . ter the ; cx:stinu' M'.u- ..I" tiling.--, and there.-..re he : would "op;-..-c fie ait.-;-:«ion.- -Ci ui.illor Is.ui< -i!t .•■•i-- tj;n- h-i-1 Ik-!.'i i'u-i.p:!!: n that' the city should lie divi'.e-.l int.. wards but he : oppc-ell :;nv iiivisi..;i of the city ii:t . ward.-s j at pie.-.-nr, lii it appeared to him on rdeetiou ; that the thu" had not y..-t come win i such >Vp v.-.,-.!M cotiiVr a benelit. -The Mayor j i:"i ,:::l t::.- f:.ii.j-.vin- resolutions. w!ii. i wvre ! s-c-ii.Wd .Hid carried : -1. Th:it. u the. • .;.:ni'!i of lii":.- c.iiiiicil, it is not di irable i

S.'.r t'l:" 1.. ttcl- lica-'e, n pros-j perky ti:.il t , -:- •■-•ity of Auckland be divided | into "ward.-. ;il the Jinseiit time. '2 That j f.ie !...-li::-.:i prc-entcd t> his Home the | S-ri.V : .; ■ji'U-.t, re.i'.jc-stin ' him to div lu the i ritv int., war.is, w:is not signed 1.,- the . iv jnisite uuiitbor of pei-s..:is, and thai other j i. -iidi:io:is of the Act h.vl not been coi plied j with. -"i. 'i'lrat copies <>: the aliovo i..sulu- : t'..ns be f..i warded to his Honor the : iiper- I i.itemk.it. ' Amial'-ik-.t to Tin: Misiiuvu. A ~r.— j It was decided to draw up the followk ; pe- j iiti.jii :--To the General Assembly of New ' Zealand •- Tije petition from the City ' 'oun- ! eil of Auckland hereby shuweth tha" the ', f-ill.r.viiii amendments to tlie Municipal Cor- ; l>..rations Act are desirable:—l. Thai the .Mmiicip-l Corporations Act, ISG7. nm the various amendments thereto should bo ••oii-•-..lidatfl into one Art. Carried.- -J. ''hat j the City Council should have power to levy ■; for non-payment of rates without dela- of' legal proceeding.-". Struck out.—3. That :.io- : perty in the occupation only of, and not ■ owued bv, the Uoveniment of the Colon or I'rovinee", should not be exempt from ] iy- j nient of rates. Carried.—4. That the ivsi-ik-ii'.-es of oiijeiating Ministers of relij-ion ' shoultl be liable to be rated, unless they arcl«ma tide cliurcli property. Struck out — ">. That section 'Jl7 of the Boron hs Statute of Victoria, relating to pavi: g, and kerbing, at half own rs expense, be introduced. (Carried; — C. That interest at tlie rate ti fi per cent, per annum, from the making of the rates, may be charged on unpaid ra; :s a< described i» the borough statutes of V :■

toria, section -J:l7. (Struck out). 7. TL..t j seciions.SU and 112, relating to deposits io , be paid by persons nominated fur election >s councillors, be introduced. (Struck ou.!. .S. Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pr. y that tlie foregoing amendment be inti<lu':ol ; and your petitioners, as in duty buuii.l, will ever pray, &c. —This concludi >l the business of the Council, which adjourn< 1 at 4.:i0 p.m. j