The Star. FRIDAY,MAY 22, 1868.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8, 22 May 1868, Page 2

The Star. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1868.

As n rule, the affaire of tho oity havo boon vigorously and prudontly condueled ny. tho gentlemen who now form tho Municipal Council, If they have not boon iho authors of any striking innovations on tho polioy of iJioip prodoeoiiHorfi thoy havo at any rake avoided eonApieuouu blunders, and havo alw«ya contrived to Htimd woll with thoir bankora. Strango aa it mny appoar, thoro are nofc wanting fcliOKO who flhow an inclination to grumble ivi; tho largo credit balance of the Municipal account, alleging thai it would bo 1 far better to spend tho money a« it in received, on' wbrku. which would, no doubti, conduco to tho comfort of tho citizono. For our own part, wo boo no roafjon to blamo tho Municipal Council in this roflpocb. On Iho contrary, a comfortable credit, balance in .ft rory good thing indeed, and wo, hopo to uop it maintainod within roaaonablo boundo. "** There am ono op two raattow, how* ,ev<jr, on which tho action taken by the Municipal Council io open to objootioh. Wo do not caro to rnko up old and forgotton quontiona, and wo will imiroly «ay that tho Oounoil aefcod as prudently in giving up thoir intontioiiH with rogard to a public murkot in tlngloy Park aa thoy >at flrat aiitiid fnolinhly in on»ortaininfj tho 4 \m\)om\, At'lAflt Monday** flitting of Iho Council a tjubjocl' vru« brought forward which do»orvo» thooloHoattmition of tho ratonnyora, oupqpiully of \,h<\m who aj'o not; Wlunab enough to live within n few -hundred yard« of tho 'I'rianglo, but who Imvo tho priviiogo of pacing a rato. of ono «hilli«g in tho pound all the mxmo, TU« iwH'io<i <if <iU<i <s(fcy «\\<x<\<k\ to has boon »in^ukr]y fortunttto> It wiw l>oro tJmt, v»)th ono oxeoption, tho flr»t> <j«|y the other <toy UiAb tUo 'jxtpet^ rooordod iho complofcion of ft fousifertln wh)'uJ}; might bato s boon moro vorna»] me^Uftl Mw H«mo and n/)t! httb uHofuL The-' fltfoettt '"in thin qunrtor aro: in. capital ordor, andiYory woll lighted, liontn aro proportionatoly high, 'of courm), but' tno ono fact in tl'io result of tho otlior. 1 Ifc appcara that;thiH favoured portion of tho oity has uomo onorgotio rnondu, who, like Oliver Twiat, are o y v,on yet inclined to iiblc f<ir ! more 'on it» .behalf. Tho ornamental' fountain in front of ■MathoHon'n Agency roqu'ircB 1 to bo supported •by ''hri ornamental lamp, in front f of (JJobb^and^^o,^ offlcb— for 'tile' orico,ui?ag'omeniQf iflfttiyo f ( alont wo prcßumo, . „ X'hp, "jpodeßtal of tii id lam p— tho .bnrp.,p^desjtol n ty, ( it jq* Fifty poundft/forsA.pcdejjtftli Think pf^hat.yp.ira.tepayprp tfhoDO habitations

lio boyond thY oharmftd'' c|rij)b, Rnd whoso limbs art)' nigli'lJiy in'dfl'n'gDr from (Uu'lcneaß and '< utiforHicd' Btroeta;* Wo proaumo thia prodioiis ppddafcdl, 3 which liho City CJoundil; by thb way, hftyo not yot dGai{iwl-'>tO'>.s!'«aty will enntnio <ii<3li«<i( for «l^u«|i<^« < !''of^ir«l; > >{Ay<ira tlmfc arc to bb> >vhbh'. tliri Vity ;ia incorporated unddr<ihp now A'cfc, It would bo a pity, if tho thing ia' to bo dono, not to do it hiuulHomoly, 8<mou«l ( y, wo , triwt ilmfc fcho Qjty Council will proccod no furthor with thia ridiculous ntfhir of tho ornamontnl lamp, for ridiouloua it in when wo oon> «i<loi' Uikj position of UlO «jty g*norAlly. It in oven worrio tlmn ridiculouoi innamuoh ns it would j>rovont tho oxpondi* turo of tho ratopayora 1 monoy in diroe* tiona whoi 1^ it is uoroly rioodod, Thero «ij'o etraoto to h<i formed in ftll'dirootionHj and many places whoroovon the most primitivo lump would bo consi> dorod a gronfc boon. Let tho Oily Oounoil «ttond to thflao mat tew ftrat— l<3b thorn, in short, afcudy to provide that which is nocoasivry boforo they ohtorfcnin for a moment; any proposal which tends to tho purely ornainontivl,