CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17, 2 June 1868, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL.

$ Monday, Junjo 1. Tho Council mot i\t hivtf-paet r(x o'clock, p.m. Prosoitt: Messrs VV, Wilson (chairman), Thomson, Nuddonlclau, Tombs, Calvort, Jameson, and Hhoppard. Tho minutes of last meeting wcro "real and confirmed, TJiv olork announced tho receipts during Uio povlouo wook to havo boon xnossoa. Tlio Imlanoo at tlio Bank was Btatod to bo £378 12s 3d. Aooounta amounting to <CIO7 2£LlO(l, wcro ordered to bo paid, Tho following tenders for forming tlio East Town Bolt from Gloucester Btroot to Horoford stroot, 11 J chains, nnr] ro-forminij that portion of tho samo bolt botweon Hereford Btrcot and tho Worry Road, 35 «haln«, total 4CJ chains woro opened and considered: 7-John Fontor, junior, £195 j T. S. Partrldgdnnd Co., Xifl3 28 3d | Cooper and Grn« gm, XOD )98 Id) J6. Jnokmnn, £<lli. Tho tondor of K. Juokman gave rico to mo diflousuloni It wiw crldcat to 0»« \jouncll that hohttd Wttdoft mlsbOto, but n» ho hud previously complained bcoanio a tondor of lil« uudor Aomowhnt similar oiroumstnnocn lmd boon rofusod it wn» rosolvod that it Bhould bo nocoptod, tlio dopoolt ucootnpmiylng iit to bo forfoltcd \t ho did not iEulfll tlio [contract, vs'TDig SurvoyorM roport wan rond. It stnted 'that tho prison labour ganff lu\d for tlio pant month boon employed in removing soil from tho northorn to tlio Houthom Jnvnk t>i tho river in tho WUrkot-pbice, Thoy had romovod «b(MU 000 y/Wdfl, which, oaloiilatod at Is .'3d pt* yard would raalto tho avorngo earninßß On nor man por day. Attention was again 'called . to tho bad ntato of Colombo etrcct Houtli. Tho fencing on UwNortli town bell lind bcon completed,' with tho exception of the wlro which will bo put in position iw soon an Mr Gould hns completed tho trcuchIhtf, upon >vl»oh four men arc now employed, Tho mono oulvortfl in Manchester and Tuam Htrccto and junction of High and LichAuld fltrcotfl had boon completed.. With tho sanction of tlio Public WorJcn commUteo a unwllcr ilesorljition ot Btonokorbing Invd bcon ordered and will riso six inches above the road instead of twelve inoliei an hitherto. Tho labour gang for tho past woole had bcon employed luyltitf down \)\[)on in Manchester street, near Si Luico'h Chnrcli, fencing on tlio North and Kant town bolta, planting trees along the rlvor bank from Ward's brewery to Madras Htroct bridge, clearing out tho fIIJo drains in Oiithedrnl aquaro, Tuam, High, and Cashel Htrootfl, and repairing tho roads with siiinglo, The report wan considered acriaiim, Tho Chairman oxprcuscd hln di«ttpproval of tlio cntimivk placed by the .Surveyor upon tho Vitlue of removal por yard of tho soil on tho rlvor bank, but tho Council did not consider it OXCOfISIVO. In disowning tho flecond clause, Mr TliomHon nald iio considered tho Provincial Govern* '< mont hud scarecly treated tlio Council fairly. Out of tho votes passed for maintenance of the chief thorough faroa of tho province, tho Council had not received a hldrlo penny, and, an tho road reforrod to is principally used and out up by trafllo having no immediate connection or being a source of benefit to the city, ;ho should lilco to neo it loft as it i», if tho Government will not contribute towards tho ropairs, and if. nuoli is not likely fowuno much inconvenience to tho Jmmedlato rottldontH, Tho tcalHo passing to and from tho Hallway In chiefly from outnido tho city, and tlio street in, thoroforo, in every rcapcot i\ main thoroughfare of tlio province, lie thought tho Council had a great claim upon tho Government, Ho would move that the matter bo referred to tho Public Worku committee, with a request to urgo tho claim of tho Council upon tho Government, Mr liamcaon moved that tho Public WorkH committco bo requested to urgo upon tho Government to asttlet tho Council in repairing tho roado contiguous to tho railway, and now requiring to bo metalled, failing which, that Colombo Direct bo temporarily repaired with gravel, Some further romarkewcro madefixprcselve of the unfair way in which tho Council considered that tho Government had treated them, after whioh Mr Jamoeon'e motion wae carried,

Mr Jameson, in referring to tho next clauso of tho report, oxplnincd that tho Into bur* vt>yor had induced tho Council to sanction Btono kerning much Mulier tlnvn was cither necessary or safe, and that the Public Works commluco wore now adopting a much lower one, which will reduco the cost almost onelinlf. Tho following correspondence was read :•— Letter from tho Provincial Secretary, stating tho willingness of tho Government to supply atone for facing the river hank, near the Victoria bridge. Mr Jameson moved that 120 yards of stono bo applied for. Tho Chairman expressed his disapproval of tho river bunk being faced, It would bo a bad precedent for tho Council to adopt, nnd would cause them to bo looked to in timo to coino for other works in connection with the rivor bank, which ought to bo carried out by tho Provincial Government, Apart from this, however, ho would like to know on whoao authority tlio Coimoil was proceeding in tlio mutter. Mr Jameson explained that it had bv»c« rocommonded by Mr Tliorntoti. Mr Calvoift deprecated tlio intcrfcrenco of tho Council with tho river in any way. A long discussion ensuod upon tho works reecntly undertaken in connection with the rivor, and tho motion woa uUlnmte'y carried, XiOttcr from tho Provincial Secretary offering to supply tho Counoll with broken metal, At tlio rate of 7s Cd per cubic yard. On tho motion of Mr Jameson, consideration of tho matter was referred to tho Public Works committee, with power to advertise for tenders if they fall to mako satisfactory terms with tho Government. Letter from tho I'rovincial Secretary encloning ono from Messrs Holmes ana Co,, intimating that numorous complaint* hud been made to them of the impassable state of tho footpath in Madras aud Manchester Streets leading from tho oity to tho railway station. Tito Provincial Secretary stated that if tho Council decided to repair the footpaths complained of tho Government would be willing to allow sufficient metal to bo taken from tlio heap adjoining the Judgo's oliambor for the purpose On tho motion of Mr Jameson, the question waa referred to the Public Worka commiUec, Mr Jameson informed tho Council that tho necessary subscriptions having bcon collected, tondors nad bcon invited, and one accepted, for tho etono work of the lamp near the Post* ofllco, Tho Chairman said himself and tho Clerk Imd succeeded in collecting jC44 towards the cost of stono work for the ornamental lump opposite Cobb and Co.'a office, and as thi* oxeceded tho estimated cost, ho would request the Council to autlioriso tho burvoyor to I invite tenders for tho work. On tho motion of Mr Thomson, this was agreed to, Mr Jameson informed the Council thai Mr Gould had offered to erect a lamp nt tho corner of Durham and Chester streets, if tho Council would supply it with g*s. 1 Tho offor was accepted with thanks, I Tho Nuisance Inspector reported that Mr , Peterson's back premises in Caslicl street are In a very dirty Btato. A notice had been norved upon Mr Dcarsloy, to replaco the oloflot pan on tho premises owned by him in Montreal etrcot, Mr Bruce had mado a drain from the artesian well on the right-of-way to his premises, and as tlio present channel in to bo fllled up, a drain into Gloucester strcot wilt bo unnecessary, Ho had called tlio attention of the .Surveyor to the cab-stand opposite Cobb & C<j'«j office. It require* raising with alitngla to prevent the wasto water from the liorse-trough overflowing it. In consiiioring tho first clause an opinion wns expressed by the chairman aud agreed to by tho Council, that the Inspector should adopt more nummary measures for compelling the abatement of nuisances, as tho timo lost in reporting an oitenco to the Council, might promote diiwtwe, The Inspoqtorwai ordercl to enforce clcanlinew at once. The action taken by Mr Bruco was con^ aidercd unsatisfactory. Temporary measures were ordered to be taken for improving tho cab stand, as the erection of tho new lamp will entirely remove tlio nuisance. Mr Sheppurd called attention to tho inconvenience experienced in wet weather by the public in consoqnenco of tlio open space in front of tho Cathedral site being undralnad. A somewhat desultory conversation ensued, but iv the power of the Counoil to do any* thing in tho matter v/as notp >r >pcrly understood tlio subject waa defcrroi ■„. I, next mooting, Tho Council then adjourned.