CITY COMMISSIONERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1123, 26 July 1865, Page 5

CITY COMMISSIONERS.

The weekly meeting of the City Commissioners was held yesterday forenoon, at the offices, Frinces.street South. Mr Forman presided ) and the other Commissioners, Messrs J. Grey and E. Chalmer, were present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from the Secretary to the Atbenzeum was read, expressing the regret of the Committee that the Commissioners bad refrained from expressing an opinion upon the application for the transfer of the lease [of the Town Board section in Manse street and High street,, on part of which the Institution stands], and requesting that the Commissioners would strongly urge upon their successors the claims of the Institution in the matter. The letter was referred, to the City Council. Mr P. W. Hutton asked that something should he at once done to improve the drainage of Market street. The City Engiueer stated that an expenditure of L 8 or LlO would enable the necessary pipes, to be obtained and the work to be done; and he was authorised to expend that sum for the purpose. Mr .T"mes Smith wrote respecting the work already done in improving Albany street west, the cost incurred by the residents, and the further work required. The letter was referred to the Council. Mr Alexander Willis, one of the wardens of All Saints' Church, wrote asking that a lamp should be placed at the corner of St David street and Cumberland street; and it was ordered that one should be so placed, and another at the corner of Dundas street and Cumberland street. Mr A. Wilson win authorised to construct a crossing in Dundas street and Great King street, subject to the usual conditions. Mr F. 11. Evan3 applied to hive his name put on the roll for Bell Ward. It was decided that this could not be done, as Mr Evans had not held his qualification for a sufficient period. The following report from the City Engineer was read: — City Engineer':; Department, £sth J Jy, 1835. To tho Oity GodimHsioneM.—Qeut'eni-n—[ have the honor t> retain! y>a that an anap ~,,. •-■ ■! Vihnc- of M 3 r- 7' tV>:-i<ius of tie L3 rt 000 loan, is still attiilabl; in tha Hrivirjatal T-easury to the crjlit of the city; aid furthermore, thai High Ward is unqu'at.'.oa*'>'y enti:letl—a<« a matter of justice t'> h-ivo this sura expended ia lbs ropaira and tnsMntenaniie of Msca^gan street, ancl its continuation—the Quarry road. The dilapidated stite of both, I hire pertinaciously, from tinio to time, brought before you, knowing that ih<3 lonst-r ttus warls is deferred tue ultimate co-it is iacrflimnsr ia a rauob. greater ratio tliau the Commission oin conceive. Touching Jetty strest repairs, I have to report, that owin[> ft the voluniary a*shtatic3 of the whirf rar-ier-i, who pr>eide<l liorao I'ibor, the entire outlay for materials, i c . ex'-losive of <iay labor m?!!, has beun but 112 11< Cl. If, thur.;foiv, .'uj letter of the FroviiisUl Bosret i-y. pin <h,inj; himself to pUce > 3') on the f rUic^ming r-stiroata.l, is to be taken a'lvantijra ot' ut rsll-t lime, I have in tb.it case a bilancj of LI 7 8* 0 1 to expeni in in itillirig' a farther portion of this street and maintaining tli3 whdl's. 1. however, (i(;-=ira the siactiou of the Commissioners to the same. I hive to reoorl; that the fotpath.i of Duma*. !-t. Di^iii, and >urnb«rlan I street (leading to '<ll Saints* ( hurch), have been metalled, blinded, and rolled, and ik now ia a fi'tins *Ute for th? nccirnmodatioD of the public for a considerable time to come, without further repairs.' View street, northern footpath, is also progreasing, and so soon a> tiuijhcd, 1 propose removing the men to Olarkc ,'treet north to com pUt; s3ine odds nnd ends of rep'iirs there, and afterward* to Regent roid footp-ifch, in rmrsoance of the minutes already on tha hooka—l have, &c. J. Millar, F.S.A., City Engineer. It was resolved that LG3 5s 7d, the unappropriated balance of Liis,ooo loan, should be spent in improving the Quarry Road, as recommended in the report. A letter, dated the 24th inst., from the Provincial Secretary, was read, agreeing thit certain debts of the late Town Board, amounting to L 493 13s Id, should be charged against the balance remaining in the hands of the Government, out of the L.35,000 loan. It was resolved that Ll6 odd should be further spent in repairing Jetty street, that sum being the balance of L3O which the Government had promised to place on the Estimates (or the purpose. The meeting was adjourned.