The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1876.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 42, 9 June 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1876.

Thk ti.ituit t''»rt«tghtty mtftiii? f" r ihe Mtuut'i|.al Ci'UtitiH was hvhl ht.-t an*l crrtatrt uuttturw ci-<>pj>f«l up which :uv, w>>rth i»»>re than » passing in>t'tcc sw o-ivvri ut '►tii' report, which ••tppirai's in aru>th«>r p*»tttidt *>f ttiw issui*. Of course tttu t-hu-.f «U.4ti to l)« s*j[-\-cfl up for the ttflt'wtrttion of our liorottyh Coiuici'.iors w;t 9 that Itttlv affair of Mr. GkaVK and thtr iron Inttttttny. W« were very pleased to twtKv th.it Mr. Guavk, in a most court«oiw ktt»-r, t'Xplatned the reasons for the act to a tnfce n oy hitttself and liis architect in the matter. He stated t!«it it was f»\vi.n« to fits absence in Titna.ru that the specitienttoiisj Itad not heen submitted to tho Cottitetf, and that he intended to take down the temporary iron budding within six month*, This letter had the etfeet of pouring oil on the troubled waters, and appeared to give general satisfaction, and aegordiugty a resolution was carried that on Mr. Gkavk agreeing to remove the iron btt'tMbtg in »p.testtion r the Council agrees to let matter be in abeyance for s*is tuottthsi. While we are glad that fchi* attaii- has* been amicably settled, we eannot help expressing a hope that the the Co«»et! w tn this insstatiee will Hot be looked upon as a precedent. If it is. we can see a great deal of trouble looming in the distance. We shall have ratepayers innumerable ereeting unsightly buildings. then apotcgistm; to the Council, and eventually obtaining permission to allow thom_ to remain up for six months. We are certainty inclined to agree with Councillor FAt.fo>if,.B when he deprecated the conditet of the Inspector of Nuisances in not taking action ire the matter when he was ttrst ins'trwted some two weeks since. We ii.lt ktn.w that our Inspector has a l»t of v,:ry uupterv.ant duties' to perfonn. and many times* he has actually .?•* much as he can do ; bttt at the same time we hold that iu this particular iustamv !i» v shottld haw acted with the greatest promptitude. and thus closed the mottths .»f those persoti.i who are ever ready to raise the cry ttiat there is one law for the rich and another for the po..r. Nothing is so detrimeutal t»» the wetl-beiug of any community as this feeling that one portion of its inhabitants are more favoured than another, and it h <>n these grounds, therefore, we contend that the Inspector of Nuisances* should have carried out the Council's instructions with despatch. ft rs not our intention for one moment to hint at anything like partiality on the part of the Inspector, far from it, for we know that he carries out his disagreeable duties in a most straightforward manner. The next item that came before theCouncit,was an replication for permission to erect a verandah. Of Course, so far as the mere application goes, there is really rtothmg very important in it, but it provoked a little discussion, and also induced Councillor Guavk to propose a very sensible motion, which was to the following effect :—"Thai competitive designs be called for verandah for the town of Oamaru. and that hereafter a uniform design be adopted." It is only those persons who have seen the appearance of a tine street spoiled by a variety of intensely ugly verandahs that ever fully appreciate the benefit this motion, if carried, would confer on Oatuarti. One has only to lookdown George-street, Dunedin, to be j convinced that such a resolution will doom be needed for Oamaru. In the former place every description and pattern of verandah may seen ; and as a consequence, the handsome ones are hidden by their ttglter brethren, and the effect produced h most displeasing to the eye, and conveys the impression that the street had been httilt in penny numbers. We hope to see this motion of Councillor Gir.vve carried at the next meeting of the Council. and we might be permitted to suggest that a Iwjfins of £~t be offered for the best design. There were several other matters of interest to the citizens brought forward at last night's meeting, but we must defer comment oil them tBl a future issue.