CITY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11045, 24 February 1898, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was J held last night; preseut-The Mayor (Mr E. B. I Cargill), Crs Denniston, Hardy, Dawson, Carroll, j, Swau,; Mouat, Park, Solomon, Haynes, and Miller. , n Cr Chisholm wrote apologising for his unavoid- b iblo absence. j t CORRESPONDENCE. ' t J».me3 H. Nimmo wrote protesting against the - fi council's request to pay £15 out of a total cost.of : h £25 for laying a drain in William street.—Re- ' ° ferred to tbe Works Committee to report. I s Inspector Pardy wrote stating tbat instructions I s had been given to the polici to abate the dust tin ' E nuisance as for as possible.—Received. i d Moritzson and Hopkin called attention to the ; "* state of the street at their premises in Crawford ' I and Gordou streets.—Referred to the Works Com- v mittee to r< port. ' • A George Greaves and other property owners in ' r Cumberland street petitioued for,the extension of * a drain above Dundns street.—Referred to the * Works Conimitteo to report. | «3 6. Yamm's complaint cf an offensive drain in \ c Eden street was referred to the Works Committee ! * to report. ! i Ih- H»inemanu called the attention of the j % council to the dangerous itate of the footpath in ' -1 Victoria street, between London street and ' * Cargill street, which was very steep and ' s slippery.—Referred to ths Works Committee to I « repurt. | a REPORTS, i P On the Works Committee (already published) ! l being read,- Cr Carroll said he thought tbe I clause compelling people to keep tbeir dust tins ! a within the buiidiug line toi^ht be held in abeyance for a time. It would be a great inconvenience, especially in the case of right-of-ways, which would be literally blocked with tins. He moved—"That the clause ba referred back to the committee for reconsideration." —Cr Dawson seconded.—Or Solomon said the city by-laws pro- c vided for what the committee, suggested. The . fact of tins lying about the streets had been a * great public nuisance—Or DvcNNi^iON thought !' the committee's proposal should have a trial.— 'fhe amendment was withdrawn, and the motion for tbe adoption of the report carried. 1 Tha reports of the Water," Baserves. Gas," and 1 , General. Committees, already, published, were i , adopted. ■ j , TENDERS. , " - ■ I Tenders for the supply of coal to the gasworks j l ancl for yearly supplies were received and were * remitted to the several committees, to act. The 1 tenders for coal to the gasworks were as follow : I 1 Ureymouth -Point Elizabeth Coal Company— j ( screened Brunner. coal i'ij per' ton, unscreened i 21s; Westport. Coal Company—Ooalbrookdale (unscreened) 22s bd, nuts £0s per ton*. '