THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1117, 20 July 1865, Page 5

THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.

The weekly meeting of the City Commissioners took place yesterday morning, in their offices, Princes street. There were present Mr Grey, in the chair, and Mr Chalmer.

The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed.

A letter was read from the Provincial Secretary promising to place the sum of L3O on the Estimates at the next session of Council to reimburse the Commissioners for work done on Jetty street. The letter was received.

Permission was granted to Mr Edward Lambton to lay down a crossing in Hope street, subject to the usual conditions.

A letter was read from Mr E. Smith, factor to the Church Trustees, proposing to expend a sum of money iv removing a biuk of earth at the junction of High and Clark streets, on condition that the same should be repaid within a given time. The letter was ordered to lie ou the table.

A letter from Mr E. Pagan, asking that a footpath should be formed in Regent Road, in accordance with the Commissioners 1 promise to a deputation of ratepayers made several weeks ago, was referred to the City Engineer to be attended to.

The Town Clerk read the following report from the City Engineer:— •

'•18 h July, 38 ">■ "GbhtliEMEs —Herewith you Inve an iuven tory of c:ty property whbiu ray il^pwiinjnt.

'"' I h ivi! the honor to report tnac the day workers have been fmptoyed iluriag the pa-s week in s'jtierally f-CAvenging ; a-, ills >, in pxecu'ing ttw-C worka on my list. esuiplj—View street, Mvlazfcan street oM 'train, Kiirtli nUice,

"c , all of vvnich are in a fViiwtriJ t-tate. \V:ion c itnpleted t)>a men will b.' removed to eomple o th*; footpaths Ic.i-Jine to All .Saint's Chu-c'i. in prep'iiation ibr the opening ot tint oifi:e next we k.

'■ I bnve halyour instructions in reference to Dumla-i street briiuo, carried out, vail now re.iorr it t mponrily *r.fo for to">t.-p«s«e-nrcrs. I hw» ti p'aoi on record the nes saty of completing the repairs t > the ndja^ent hank* of th-. rivor litre at iho earliest po-s'.ble peri).!, si »s to pivvKit further e-'crowhments of the river on the line of street which is daily taintc wi>he I away, aud, il pecriiitcd to continue, will nltim-.tely cose up this pis-age to Felichet B*y, by wny of Duatlas strjet. —1 have, &c , " Mim.ah, F.S A." The report was ordered to lie on the table. The Commissioners adjourned.