CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11480, 13 January 1903, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL.

Th..' C.'tv C.iui'.'il ini/t l.i«t night. Vie-S--lU—Tin-* M;;v,.r i.Mr H. F. " Wigram), (..'i.-uii(.L:i.rs J. *T. Sini:h. J. Clarke. J. M. 'J\<vli.r. \V. !•;. Mmu-Is, li. M. Macdonald, (; M. Gray, I!. U. Simpson, und 11. M. Apologies were made for t.he absence- of Councillors Sorensen and •-Moms. I'lle tiiuiiicial statement hh'owed the debit balance ii> ■[>■■ H7LBS 3,s 6d, compared villi £5-170 liisL vi-.il-. Accounts amounting to £5400 16s 'lid nvi-.. printed for payment. 'J he re-vipus since his-t meeting amounted t.» £4758 16s 6d. Of the 1902----3 rat«i, ;.inou;Kiiig to £19,558 O.s lid, ■the sujii lit £11,006 had been collected. The report was agreed to. Tin; Mayor, in his statement, referred to the prevent position with regard to Greater t hris'.eliureh. Until receii'.ly it ■was hoped that' Sydenham would take & pol! on the s:une date as in the city, but Ji« understood that this would not now be done. Jn regard to St. Albans, thy position was Kouiew:hui complicated. A wtition had been presented to the .St. Albany Council asking that a poll should b) taken on the question of joining with the city, but the Council had decided to take. a, vote on the question of the borough joining if the boroughs of. Sydenham •mid lunwood joined the city. He did not know .any thing ,a>bout the law on lhe matter, but considered it peculiar that the Council should thus override the expressed wishes of the petitioners. Linwood was (practically in tihe same position, although co petition had been presented, because it Was understood that the poll was to be taken on the question of joining Christchurch irrespective of tlw other boroughs joining, and consequently the petition had been withdrawn. His Worship referred to his recent visit to the North Island, and expressed his thanks for the consideration and .courtesy extended to him. At Auckland the Mayor (Mr Kidd) had been very kind in showing him the interesting spots in ihis beautiful city, and liad turned out the fire brigade for him. At iXapier the Mayor (Mr Williams) had driven him to the abattoirs, where he had met Mr Orabb, who is coming to take charge of *he Cliriet-ahuich abattoirs, and Mr Cra-t"> had suggested several improvements which anight -be introduced here. Ai Wellington l)f. Mason had shown him over the Infectious Diseases Hospital, and his (theMayor's) opinion was that the Chrietchuroh Infectious Diseases Hospital fully challenged comparison with others. The Woolston Band was given permifleion to take up a collection at the Rotunda on the 29th inst. - Dr. Finch. Public Health Officer, vrrote drawing attention to defects in the connections made with the main eewsr. It •was decided to refer the letter to the Drainage Board. In accordance with the District Health Officer's certificate, it was decided to have a certain house in the North Avon road removed. Letters from the Templeton branch of the Fanners' Union (re Thursday halfholiday). uw] the Hospital Bowrd (undertaking to lioiLse and look after the infectious diseases van, but not to provide horses), were received. The suiveyor reported that building permits hud been issued as follows:—lnner area, 3, value £10,C00; outer area, 14", value £5520. The report was adopted. The Fire Brigade Committee reconimien<!pd that die Sydenham Council should luive the services of one of the city steamesJ <m payment of £50 per annum, ami an additional £5 for each occasion on which i\ city engine was used in Sydenham. The report was agireed to. On the recommendation of the Sanitary Committee the tender of Messrs J. M. Heywood to -horse the sanitary waggons was accepted. The recommendations of the Works Committee were agreed to as follows : —That power be given the- Committee to obtain an engine for the abattoirs at a cost not exceeding £150. That the surveyor be instructed to proceed with the construction of well, pumping sump for drainage, and iron shed for engine at Sockburn abattoirs. That the Council purchase from the Midland Saleyards Company the section and house at the south-east corner of the abattoirs, at ii cost of £400. The iinding of the Commissioner re the maintenance of the Ferry road (a precis of which has already been published) was jeofived.