CITY COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3651, 23 December 1879, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL.

The , usaal weekly meeting of tho City * .Council waa' held last right; the folldwiig - 1 mombera vbeingi present— __»«• Worahip .tbe " Mayor.en the chair, and "«acncillor oap«tf,j Hulbert, *__Egl_nd, Taylor, Winceht', ChorriU, Cuff, Kipg, Lambert, Ay«_>' Bishop, -add r Wyatt. ■ " .M PINAKCE. ; 'j ' The recyipta for the paat Wei were reported aa £461 tin _d ; on accounts-Drainage Board, £17 ss_-_d. Bills for payment wero passed. to the amount: of £823- 15a lid. Tho-credit .; at the Bank was reported by the Mayor «ej" £336 4e*d. ! i asoloqy. ■ . j Councillor Taylor apologte-d for hia-abae-O-j from thi last meeting. A; A QWSSTIGIT. , ' f Coußdillor Chorrill-askodQ- it was neceiaas^ to give -Mtice of motion o_r*the recommendft . ' tion of -ho Water Sppply Gommittee^for ond* loan being raised 'for -all* the city peqw.vementa. His Wo; ship^ said the- notice of-mot*3-:' oould ba given: aftetr< the report of the Committee 'bud been read. I " , • < BEFDfiINO ISFOBniATION. j A letter from Mr Whifeelaw was read, m_portin^ithat he had been aofused informatiori ' • when prosecuting his, duties as City Valuer ■ by Mr Simjison.tobaoconiflt. ; Couodllor Cuffi thought -Mr Simpson migpt ha written to. . ' Councillor- -Gapes considered ittobei'l.9 doty of -thb Valuer to tako action. The 'Council* decided, unanimously tbat action should be taken in the matter. .CA3tEI.JL..GBa2UEA. ' Permission.was given to Mr Proctor to piade his Camera Obscura in Cathedral square a mbnti-Oi-. payment' of a fee of tn'o,guinee.s^ .. GOBSK^BKCE. A letten from. Mr Cross well was read, calling attention to.a gorso fence on the prorjerty of Mr 'C. 0. -Bowen, on Madras etneet north. . The hetjgai.was a souroe of dange.* on.accoudt of fire. Oounc-tljOri' King gave an instance of the daogerouq j-roximity.Qf gorse hedges to buildings.; Counc-Uor Hulbert asked if noticea_had not becb sezwad on the owners. Insp.otoi. iHobbs was called in, and Ihformed Hie Counoil (thafc tho hedge wae atUasbds.t from anybulkiing. Tie by-law allowed a dia- , tance of ii51t.. ...--" Councillor i. King -observed, that t_\e gorse ) overhung tho footpath. Councillor Hulberb- wished to know how it was notices, had not btcn given in every. case. Inspeoton __Johbs-s«id he had given notices in overy -case. Generally the owners obeyed ' the notice, immediately. The Chcinm-n called -attention to the carelassness of householders in, leaving. crockery crates, <__„Mvhera or lighted match would.ca yso mischief. After aome • fuither- discußßion the matter dropped. SttErBTOB'Si BRyOBT. /" Witharogftd to the rights of way,opplied for by Mriß .lit in Cathedral p^'tre through town section ;£T0.098 r and <f t. TJdthso{4' and6feet-r»spec_ively.li. .. o_i. I.anythipg ill the Act which jjpredud < lie (.. .mcU from granting l_-.m, t provided; t c ligiua.iof way areaaphttllod,._vnd.a r po.-t - .rected.'at ,the entrance to nrcvent„apy,.. 'i>-r t Wlioi through \ them than ithat Of footppa. i^.gers." * The CotKHul reoOlved to grant Mr, Bell --the permission iie nought, on>, his complying, witb the conditions stated. OAKAOJ-U. I-7007PAXHS. The City Sanger reported tho result of itho action ag_inct Mr Parkes in the Beßident Magistrate-! Court>-U_d asked .that the Council's solicitor should ibe instructed to, upp?ar when the caae came en again for .heading. -The Mayor thought, tha -opinion, expressed by Mr Mellish absurd. Councillor Bishop referred ito -the now*' Eper report of the .<_vse, which showed tbat r Parkes' gate hud, bean in existence some time before tho asphalt was put down. Tho Councjl Approved of tho -Bangor's report, and agreed that the City .^Solicitor ahould be instructed. to appear. c___._tfr_:, .kc. Councillor Gapes reported verbally l&at the Works Committee w» ,d tb'eV Coun oil to reconsider their vote .v i rtfejonce to the purchase of 200 barr-i. of cement, and timber. Mayor remarks:! _.-*t this raised the wholo question of the c^> ling of money, o,n private streets beforo itA...., raised. .Councillor King thought -that as the woek, had been begun it should be .completed,' if j ooly on sanitary grounds. The work was! absolutely necessary. [ Councillor Cuff quite. agroed withi the, las ti speaker as to the necessity, of the work, hut! he would like to sco tho -means of doing,!. . ' Councillor England O-ntddei-ed tho lives of ' the citizens were in danger, andithero -should! bo no delay. The cost for ihia year would be; only £2-100. He would H_upport>the amount being taken out of the unt year's rates, to, be refunded from the firßt loan. Councillor Hulbert would like to have -seen the owners contribute a little moro than they appeared likely to do, but would support the work being gone on with. He did not believe ■ io economy being carried to .extremes. The Mayor said that the eo.t of the whole ' work would be £5000 at Inst. ! Councillor Hnghvnd ». a favour of .going' on with the work as noc--. » .ry for tho health J and comfort of the city. Councillor Hulbert mmcd and Councillor! Lambert seconded, the ad ption of the Works j Committee's report. I Councillor Ayers thoroughly supported tho ! motion. The motion was agreed to, the only dissen- j ticnt being Councillor Hulbert. i WATEB SUPPLY. The minutes of the last meeting of 'the Water Supply Committee were read. Councillor Vincent said the minutes we_>e, in .substance, the Committee's report. Tho gist pf them was that the Committee wished to -know what amounts were to be raised .as loao.. Councillor Cherrill had expected that a report would have been submitted in tho tuoai tray. Still, it waa rery necessary that a clear ahould be como to aa to the to be raised on loan. The Water Supply Committee's work, he considered* _tas now completed, till the ratepayers hftd been called together in public ; meeting. Councillor Gapea took it that the Major and City oncers should now call a meeting of the rt}tepay<y:3. Councillor Cuff thought that the Water Supply. Committeo should prepare a statement for the ( -pubhc meeting. .The Mayor thought the Committee seemed inclined to shirk their responsibility. He would not shirk,any responsibility placed upon hia shoulder., but the matter waa too serious for one man to bring before the ratepayers. '■ Councillor Ayers moved — " That the preparation of the wfttor supply schome be referred baok to fcho Water Supply Committee, for submission to the ratepayers.". If a- .simple straightforward statement were prepared and laid before each ratepayer, the ratepayers wpulrl lie able to vote intelligently. One off, ■>« engineers who had reported had informed ... v, that he had a quantity of statistics t«." w that the water supply would be thu ijurco of an ample .revenue Councillor Taylor seeapded the motion. {The report must be full and elaborate. If neither the Water Supply nor the Finance Committeo could prepare such a statement, then he would refer it to tho Mayor. Ihe Mayor thought it wo&ld be well to combine with the water supply, tho question; of Town Hall and Municipal Buildings, and ntrf ace, drainage. Councillor Ayers moved— <' (That tho Finance Committee <v*rk with the Water Bupply Committee.' Opuflcillpr^aylor . led this. Councillor Gapes t -it this , loo&od like business. He truslea bhe loans wo.uld be k-pfc.disfinpt. . v, - A-h- motion ytpa agreed to nem. con, „CABf,IOBMSE FBES. i Councillor l_yl6r read a .statement of j income and expenditure connected with jthe ; oabs. Prom this itap'-^-red that the amount received ,was,£29B C -.' ie annual expenditure for pr'nting. __c . «v 4 £166 lis ; and the permanent expenditure .,-% a £569.128. Under the circumstances t,,> /Committee recommended no alteration in the ffees. The Committee'e r.corfuqendation was to 'unanimously. .-; X\Q£Ssßsii'. ACCQtJN.TJ!. THO'. ieoounts qf Messrs Hqbbtvrd and Blackwell, in conneotfcn with the water supply scheme. tffir.e submitted for approval. _We*_iTVsf»9 £16G lQe,t,ho latt./j! Cfl-lfett'«T+jteffon«ji^j(g4'|^ i

!_»-.<_ exceeded their MH_-?__tions by a long way. He propoeed the 'consideration 'of the accounts should be postponed, f Councillor Bishop, as tho Committee re- , >oo'_amended tho payment/ of the accounts, '-Roved— "That theaccounto be paid." ' Councillor Hulbert seconded tho motion, j - Councillor Ayora eaid the Committee recog- ! ___38d the fact that tho .nS.ructiona bad boon . ..receded, but had been' proporly exceeded. She extra work would 'have had to be done. • Tho motion was sgi-6d-to. __A.TIMI.I- AND (CH-USIER BQUABKB. Councillor Bishop moved— "That the Sw- i ; veyor be authorised to have suitablo openings r made at tho comers otf (Latimer and Crauaaer squares." The motion was seconded, and agreed ta. jiedtos-. mow. Councillor Hulbert -moved— "That tbe Works Committeo bo linstructcd to asphalt Bedford Row forthwith." ' Councillor Ayers oeconded the motion, which was agreed to. inn *t fjjaaßTUxiON." Councillor Hulbert moved— "That until further notice, the hour of commending operations by night »_6il contractors, be 12 o'clock, and that a copy of the above reeaktiin be forwarded to the present contractor." .\ After some conversational discussion of on ■ irregular character* tho motion dropped w_b_tout being seconded. No_n.E'X!o'*7N BBLT. Councillor King moced— " That tbisCounI oil make application to the Church of England Cemetery Board, for that portion o. land on tho south Bide of the North belt, betweon Barbadoes street and the East town I beltjnow in tho possession of the Cemeteiy • Board." . | Councillor Gapes seoonded the motion. j Councillor Ayers- would like to see tibe; Cemetery Board form the road, beforo h&x\& ■ jng it over. • i The motion was agreed to unanimously. •-.DJ-ODBNMENT. Councillor Gapes moved—" That this Coun- j cil, at its-rising, adjourn till Monday week. I .' r : ' Councillor .Bishop- seconded tho motkwi, ; which was agreed to unanimously. ' : iThe Council then went into Committos, < and upon resuming, adjourned.