REFERENCES AT CITY COUNCIL

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11492, 27 January 1903, Page 5

REFERENCES AT CITY COUNCIL

The Mayor (Mr Henry F. Wigram), in his statement to the City Council la*t night. >;iid, with rtgard to the resnlt of the Greater Christ cliuroh poll in the city, that tho majority was absolutely overwhelming, and this, h* thought, was very largely due to the unanimity of the Council en the matter. It was one of the few questions that the Council had been absolutely unanimous upon, aod that had no doubt reacted upon the citizens of Christchuroff. So far as the polls in the other borougos were concerned, there had been largo majorities ia each. ' He considered tha: the Council's duty vrae to fin'sh such works as they had "on hand byfore t'iio new council was elected, particularly the abattoirs and destructor, so that the new council could take them over in good working order. With reference to other sohemts, lie thought they should not, if possible, start any new ones, as the* present Council nad only three months of office before i-, and it would take that tinje to get ilie soiiemea in hand finiehed. At a later stage, when the Returning Officer's report on the election wa* read, Cr. Moms proposed and Cr. J. M. Taylor seconded , —"rhat this Council places on record its gratification at the result of the Greater Christohurch poll." Cγ. Sorensen said 'he thought every councillor was ,proud of the result, and he wished to eompUment tie Mayor on the share he had taken in the matter.

TV motion was agreed to unanimously. When the report of Mr A. t>. Dobeon, the City Surveyor, on the propo»ed water supply scheme was submitted, Cr. Gray said, seeing that a change had come over the spirit of their dream, it would be advisable to ipostpone consideration of the report until the result of the poll dn Sydenham on Greater Chrisicburch was announced. He moved that consideration of the report be deferred for « fortnight.

Cr. Samuels seconded the motion, wiich was agreed to.