The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1875,

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1996, 28 May 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1875,

The Provincial Council have voted the sum of £20,000 for the Pumping Association. This will save the stoppage^ of the works, and enable the Association to carry .on for some time longer; but, having admitted the necessity for a vote, and the desirability of continuing the advances, we do not see why the Council could not go the length of voting the balance of the £CO,OOO, leaving to the Superintendent and his advisers to carry out the objects contemplated by the grant. The Select Committee appear to have "reported favourably of the matter, and they have made several recommendations regarding the grant, admitting that the success of the Association's operations is intimately bound up with the prosperity of the Province. One thing might be mentioned which ought to have been considered by the Council. Owing to the stoppage of the payments to the Assoc.'ation, they are in arrears— to tne extent ' of several thousand

pounds, we believe; and it may be that the £20,000 will be insufficient to pay off existing liabilities and keep ; the works going for six months. If it is, there is no cause for alarm; but if the sum should be found to fall short, the Association will be embarrassed again before the Council can meet. Tho present j difficulty has been got over, and we can only hope that some encouraging results may be met with in the Pumping Association's shaft before the present vote is expended.

At a special meeting of the Borough Council last night Councillor Butt proposed what will be considered a very necessary motion, namely, a Bye-law to prevent the driving of cattle through the public streets except during certain hours. Thismatterhasfrequentlybeenbroughf under public notice, and theabsolutenecessity for some enactment of the kind admitted. Councillor Butt gave some very good reasons for the action he has taken, and Councillors were pretty unanimous in approval, but agreed to postpone settlement of the question on what we consider insufficient grounds, especially as a delay must occur before tho Bye-law comes into operation even after it has been adopted. The suggestion of Cr Ehrenffied we deem impracticable. To erect a stockyard! in the centre of the town would be objectionable, even if the Borough Council were willing and had the means to do it. It does, not come wilhin the province of the Borough Council to provide stockyard accommodation ; but it is a part of their duty to do all in their power to prevent accidents in the streets.