CITY COUNCIL REPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12935, 30 March 1904, Page 7

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS.

The :oiioTnng reports will bo presented by the several committees at the meeting oi tho t CS.ty. council 't'o-iiight:— j .Tito i'iaince Committee reports having f .nccepted the. following' tenders lor supplies i0i,!.:.( ■Hie year cominericiiig .Ist .April; 1901 Printed '] iortns an» other printed matier, ilx J. j ii'lndoc, pnces ; stationery, Messrs Feraussoi! aiitl Miicat'i!, at schedule prices. ' ] Pay-eheets ajid accounts htiye '.neen .paised' for-: J^Oj.l, account,' :n JCSJ34 Us 3d; v.*al&r Xo. 2 account, iO-'lii7 13s Jd; gas No. Ji aixount, -17s lid ; tiamv/ays ■. ( Kt. <1 account, £2,035 9.i 7d; traintvavs lota f sccounty £48U:16s sd; vvatenvor'KS loan c-ccount, j i2.SSI: 6srecrcatipri reserves account, £)C Is , ' od'. trust account, £3155 IBs lid;—total, j £10,210 lis 2d. ". 1 Tub Tramways Ccaiaiittcp recommends tJiat i anangenients. he 'modo with tiie Railway I)e- : '.l :partment(f6r .the of signal. :gear . 1 and''trapVpoint-3iit .the ■ AnKerson's !3ay roa'Si; -i ■railway Vro3smg. :i ''Tli(S request Ironi llie Out-", lant, T.oi'tf'Board ior payiii'erit.'.b'f: it's .solicitors'. ■] till : : of; costs (£5 -[5s 'Gij has been agreed to. ' :l[lieiin^uirysfronv ; 'tl!e Okgo E>:-ociHi;:gcn;cr»' I Club lor jwrticuiars a's io renting the o'.d : '■ tramwdy'.bffiees' at ..the. coiner/ of-,Stafford and ■ i liat-se streets lias.fcii refcn.ed. to his. Worship , i the Mr.ycv, chairman, and town cie:i: to act. i 'l'hc Biuii of 30s, has been oiit-red (without pre- ' ( judicej.to Mr J. Hatto:: cn r.ccoui:t of dimago. ,i .to lus trap hcises. All amount : 'of f]o':.b'as;l)eoii,niit]ioripe<l, i'ol'be exiseiided in , ; 'i "the isurvey'oi a road liuc ironr Outnim to tho ' i , power'station:, on *thc Tai£ii:.'liive;r. .lleouisi- ; tions ior supplies nesting. £232 Is Gd. for the. ■.. Tramways ■ Department havov, been graht'ed. : Durihg : tlic fortnight cnde:f 39th Jlnrc.hj 190-i, as compared witli. th.e cpfrespondiiig peritKl' for . .lost-year,''the'-traffio.i'eeeipi.3 "iiii{l .'miiKigo for: . the traiuways were as iol'.cwr:— 1901-Rcccipts, : -■£1550 Is'&d. miles' £ chains •, (borso Mid electric); ' ':i9ra^P v cceiipts ( . 51135 %' ■ ■,7dii Mileage,-18,493 miles'-t chains (horso onlyii . : : Piiy-'sheefcs and .'accounts .".rcoimting .to £1302.. ■ 17s : " 6d on the tramways f?::cral account- sukl £3019 17s Cd on the tramways loan account' Lave been pasied lor payrh>;:t. ~ ;..v-'.The.,Gas .Committee, r.ep'otb. having, granted-, ■ Jor.;sii'pp!ics costing £3S OsiOd for ■; "the: gaswork3 and tomi department. Pay--sheets and .accounts. amOuiiiing. (q £3024 17s lid hav.i bccr.'«.-.sr,ed for pr.yir.ent. ... 'ThilVorks^Committee:wccninends that rJi. • eddition in brie',: bo ireetecl to the WMltshop ■ at (present .used by .tiie wi'lev department to permit of !»th v.-ater aiid gas departments 'UTidor the ssitie ror;, the cost of .same to be about £M. Tiie c:ty ; itgiceer lias Been . ■ . instViicted'.to-act in th'c .f('-.lowing tnstierav— ■ libfetp .psviicrsU-ncroaching on tlieetree't. linc'in -Eden stroet.si'/l Harbour verracc to.Kiilt their, fences back !o the proper line. ■' Small maintenance works required-High street, - Serpentiniv avenue. 'Queen's 1 drive, ■ Go'der's road, av.O Alva ?-'reet. Repairs re- i ■qtiired to.-'ivater trough at- Great; Northern. ■ Hotel; in'Greit, .Eiiig strefi. Proposal !tom ■■'.■.the r Otigo, ■■Acclimatisatio.n Society to erect - weirs' on the ; Wa'.er of Lei 1 ':, the .same to bo ■ not higher thaii sft. Pay:;! ;eis aiid. acccnnts- ; '••nennting to £1130 Gs 7d hr.yc been passed for Committee recommends tliat: ; t visit o: inspection lie made to the City Cor- : ■ 7-pofation' endowments .at .'l^.a>t'rngata : The city. ■ ■■ engineer.has been, avitlibris'd to. act re. app.li* ; catiou trbni' the: Hiissell Street /ipn.n'g .Men s S' Cluh;. to play , 'or the .Town Belt, above, tiie- old llobin Hood'. ? Quarrv. Letters oi t'hr.nks have b;en sent tp . '! the following for their donations to tbe Botanic V'GaTdcns.'-.a'nd Ji'airit ami t-: Sons, : - Clirir,tcliuTd'ii, Jammeseiiris .ahd: a.utiinin AViiliam- Hales, Physic Gardens,. Chelsea, London, 71 -packets; o.' Isscds bi her- ' ■' ■baceouS .perennials';' uirixtpr,. Iteserve, liiver- , cargiil. • plants of Irish in'atli, v.'lii'.o heather, 'V'and;;n'a'tiveligtisticum.' Penuisi'tions .for sup-; r 'pliesi costing- £*i 3- Ss for 'tho Botanic .'Gardensend rv.-'erves have been granted,. Tenders have ' ..been invik-d, and are receivable at the meet ing on Auril 27- ior 21 years' l/ttildii:;: -leasea:-; of allotments 61 ar.d 83; subdivision oi section,'. C. black.VlL, Town district (Sottlll l)U!ie:tin!.; : £2SG lls. ': VlOd b'ave .'bceu.iiaHscd [or payment.. . The Water Committee rpcomiueitds tkat-(i) '.Five : ciiains : .'.of .:ijum.iiig. on the. Silyerstream' .'(water'.'race' between ilie iiitake arid ilte West ; Tcirri road In replead by a concerto pipe at ' a cost- of about £40; (2) .that authority bo granted !o Mr (ieonte Jl. Bart to obtain malleable iron pipes by competitive tender; (3) f'nat Mr George M. liirr's recommendation for . - o'.tering tiie clitiiinel-nt;!he ■■ ; .northeni :.reseryoir. at. air. estimated', -co.st-of : '. liequisitioii,.ior Service. ■'' boxes, and frames .costing. £32' Bs.- for the. AV.atcr. Department has Pay-sheets and . accounts.; ath'ountirigy.lb. £6067.. 13s'. 4d 011' 1 lip ■; ' i.Water Gerieral' Account. aiid £2SRI- Gs' on., tiie. Waterworks Extension lioai Account, have been; .• pasred 'or psyment. ' ' ~. i-/; - ,Tho General ;'Cbmmitieo'vrccoiniilcnd!s...ihat..i ■ i '.a.:'cbst',nbt J 'exc£eding'-'£2o l ' fer tile cleaning: of runner?, '.lie user thereof to pay' a rent of 5s ''per';week, tenancy, terminable ou.'.-pne■ mouth's. " notice 'from eitlnr side.,'. Alteratioiis.-.to the winding gear of the fire escape- ladder havef- . heen nuthbrisol at : a : cost ; of '£5 ; IG-. ■ The application- for a long-service ineda! for Eire:-'. ' nian -Frank Foster : has been graiik-d, cost £1 . 4s Gil. . Your committee recommends that a; "byo.-lav; reliiting.-to heavy ...traffic in the.- City .of • '; Dtinedin be iiiade .in-tlie .follo'.Virigi'ternis: — ; Twp-wbe'elcdjvcli.iclcs drawn by one horse, load ■.'.exceeding ;one'toil,-'.width of tyre to be-2jim . . yehicles of .niore tliau:two wheels: Of hot 1 'less. thaii'.llie: y/idth of in case tlia vehicle. - is drawit by tivo lio'rse,i; of-iiot'- less, thaii the , i; '.ivrid'h of 4in !iii: case, the ..vehicle is drawiV;.by;' tliTee or foiir horses ; of : not less thaii,tiie'width oi sin in ease the'vehicle is drawn by l'onr or :- more horses. Every person who shall otfend agaiiist: n?iy : br tlie regiilatiohs contained :in ■ i thisibye-law:- sballf.be': liablo for every, such ■ offence.. ,to:- t a. .penalty'..:not : exceeding' fc's. PavRhee's and accounta Kinor.nting to i'ls3 8s; ; :.Bd.;have: been.passed ifqr payment,.