CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1262, 7 May 1896, Page 32

CITY COUNCIL.

A special meet'; ,r of the City Council was he'.d hist week for li.". purpose n'i con adoring the report of the City ihigiueer on the supply oi water to i.:ie hi-iici' levels, a /;,■"<•£>< of which hai already h -en published, and a : :o i, i deal with Ihe different matt*, r.-, on the li. wa< de'id'd Lo refjr a .' cuplaint rcg;.;:diurr an all";;. ■' a: inlt »<\ :• Chic uii':e in ihe shelli r .-'i'. is to the Inspector of Nuisances for euipiir,-. A c luunh .lion from Mr Ifnyward ic-g-rdiv: verandah , was referred In tin: Utv J ncinO-r. .el i.pplicitiun I nun the Cneiuployed iielief bunie Park was re eaed to file Itesel'Ve? Commit!, r. li iVih ih: lidcl lo refer an olior h.v Mr ll»:>k of hi; p;.'|H-,i.- 1,, (.itain .if L - street at £'.>•■)'l to tin: I'ui.o- Works CouiMiit tee. Couueilloi'Taluut iu., V ed, "'J'liai in lutiife permission I." not f,raiite I to anyone to make any collection at Ihe gates of the Basin K. -"ive on ouii'l.iv. . cxee]»t for chariiable l>urpi'.-;os." Coiiniuhor Deviue seconded tho inelii'ii. fie helievel that some discrimination :: - to what were charitable purposes should he u el. 'i he motion was lost. 'ihe .Mayor moved, '"That tender? for the supply of UUOO yards of metal be called for within a week to provide work for Hie unemployed, particularly the aged unemployed, who are only able to undo .-'take this class of work." The motion was agreed to. Councillor Harcourt moved, "That the resolution passed by the Council at last meeting to pay 10s per day for cartage for general purposes be rescinded." lie said that the resolution as passed would not mean any increase of pay to the carters, and would mean putting money into the pockets of the contractors. _ Councillor Tanner, in seconding tho motion, said

the councillors were pandering too much to the public. '! hey had mad • a mistake in the first place in not accepting the lowest tender, Councillor i:'raser said the question was that of a living wage. The matter was introduced in the first case no as to break up a monopoly. Tho Mayer pointed out that Ihe men employed in this work would have their own earls and horses, and if was a fallacy to contend that the contractors would only bo benefited. Councillor Harris would vote for tho motion, for he did not see his way to spending JjeOM more of the ratepayers' money in cartage. This had been a political move for the purpose of catching votes. He believed in paying a man (is -per day, but he did not believe that the carters would be benefitted by the increase. The motion was carried by 7 votes to 4. Councillor Fraser : Where are we

The Mayor moved that a permanent traffic inspector bo appointed by the Council, but after some discussion tho motion was lost,

Tho Council adjourned at 20 minutes to 11 o'clock.