CITY COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14243, 18 June 1908, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL

OB ■ *** The fortnightly meeting of -the City Council, held last night, was attended by his Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M'Donald), Crs Scott, Colo, Sullivan, Kuthcrford, I'iddis, J. 15. White, Walker, Burnett, Wilson, Barr, Gilkiaon, Tapley, Shacklock, Smith, Kcast, H. 11. S. White. COMIESPOKDEXCE. Thomas Gunning, Glasgow street, South. Dunedin, and J. A. Johnson, Ca.veiviha.ni, applied for licenses to carry on business as second-hand dealers.—The licenses woro granted. The Secretary of the Thcojophical Society asked,.permission for Mrs liosant to givo a lecture at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 9.—lleferrcd to the General Committee for report. The Secretary of tho Technical Classes Association notified tho council that ns its two representatives on tho Board of Management (Messrs Loudon and Small) had not attended a board meeting for three consecutive months they had ceased to be managers.—Ore Shaddock and Rutherford were appointed tho council's representatives. A lengthy ■telegram from tho Prime Minister with reference to flags proposed to bo sent to Auckland by various public bodies during the visit of tho American fleet was_ referred 1o the Finance Committee, with power to act. . REPORTS. Or Wilson moved tho adoption of tho Works Committee's report. He said the proposal to purchase an engine for the Woodhaugh quarry had been held over in the meantime, as thero was a probability of getting electrio power for the quarry. The delay on the part of the Electrio Povjer Committee in regard to supplying nower was extraordinary.—Or Shacklock said the quarry was some distance from George street, which necessitated somo inquiries. Ho understood, however, from Mr Stark that electric power would be available for tho quarry at an early date.—Tho report was adopted. Cr Gilkison moved the adoption of the Water Committee's report, and in doing so stated, in Reference 1o an application made by tho Maori Hill Council that the bush on tho corporation reservoir property in the township of Woodend bo cut back, that they had received a report on tho matter. This stated that to cut away this bush would bo an act of vandalism, and, under the circumstances, tho committee declined the -request. . The damage to waterworks property referred to in tho report was a very small matter indeed, involving a sum of something like 47s' A number of boys playing on a Sunday had done the damage. Restitution had been made a.nd the boys punished.—i The report was adopted. Cr Oole moved the adoption of the tramways Committee's report. Ho stated that an error ooaurred in the first clause, where the amount of compensation paid the boy Claude M'Ewan was erroneously stated to be £100, instead of £110.-Or Smith drew attention to the height cf many tram rails aibovo tho surface of tho street, -winch, ho stated, had caused a number of accidents.—Or Shaddock said he a* thougiht that at the principal stopping — phcos tho mud might be swept away for the convenience of car passengers.— Or ffl Cole said that tho car rails were, as a | whole, very even with the street surfaces. B and in this respect they compared well with I those 1 of any Now Zealand city. Ho was sure » that thero were few accidents from that § cause. The ether matter referred to by g Cr Shacklock was receiving attention.—Tho H report was adopted. 8 Cr Burnett, in moving the adoption of 8 the General Committee's report, said that | Mr Glendining had expressed a wish that S the Winter Gardens should not be publicly g taken over until the spring.—Tho report H was adoptod. 5 .• ELECTRIO POWER AKD LIGHTING. 9 Cr Shacklock moved tho adoption of the a Electric Power and Lighting Committee's fir report, with tho exception of clause 3 H (stating that authority had been granted 8 to withdraw a debit o*f £23 lis 8d charged 6 against It. W. Cameron and Co. for in- | « of copper wire). This he recomB mended should be referred back to the M committee.—Carried. jj Cr Sullivan said he had learned that a « tender by Turnbull and Jones for t l « » supply of plain copper wire had been less K than that of Cameron a.nd Co. by' £55. I The tender railed for included two different H kinds of wire, and although Cameron and H Co.'s tender for one sort, was lowest, thev K were underquoted •in the other. The tf contract therefore should have teen split B up between the two. Why was tnis not 8 done? H Cr Scott explained that Cameron and % Co.'s tender was really lower than Turn- « bull and Jones's in both kinds of wire, 3 alt bough, owing to the tenders having been j| according to schedule, it might appear that a in one respect they were underquoted, ft After muob, dosullory discussion, the H report was adopted. H _ FINANCE COMMITTEE. S Cr Sullivan moved tho adoption of tho 1 Finance Committoo's report. S After a discussion on Cr Scott's motion 8 that tho Mayor and town clerk proceed to H Auckland to iake part as Dimdin's repress wnlarives in the reception to the Ameri--8 can fleet, the report was adopted. » GENERAL. g A number of applications for the posia t-ion of assitant inspector of nuisances were referred to the General Comniittoe, which was asked to select ei/rht names from a amongst which the council might made the B appointment. I The council approved of Playfair street, g Hazclhurat Estate, remaining: at a width of 40ft, instead of setting back the' buildintr :, line. n ~ . ~ ~ ~"