CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 8

CITY COUNCIL.

•••■■■ ■ ■■•••'.- ••■••:■ .\ ,- ■•:■■::. : ; '■'■- REPORTS •; ■ .■ The City'.'Council' 1 rtet' iast.' : njgSt. . Pre-. sent: The .Mayor (H6n'T.,W;HisApj; Councillbrs Luke, l Smitli,,,Cohen;.: Ballinger, Shirtcliff 0, Fisher, Biss,.. Fletcher 1 , Carmichael, Hindmarsh r M'Laren, Godber, arid -Hales.;' > : ' 'V"''.-' , :' '■;'.'.''■■']'; '•'' .'i-:'-' ' TliejPuDlic'Health Gqmmitte'e.recommended that notices be served on occupiers of houses iri/Mount; Pleasant^Mitchelltpiyn,. Ferguson .Street; /Cambridge:,Terrace,':and .Biddiford Street that they must comply with the councirsjrequirem'eiits.—Adopted, ~: : '. : ?l T^ejKeseryes^Conirnittee-reported that a ■ repbrtfnad.vtiefen' received-.from 'the superintendent :of preserves on the condition of "the Town., Belt sections,..and: legal;action was being taken to compel \essees to comply, with .the terrns'.of their leases regarding eradicagofs'eVand. EcrubV--Aaopt-ed. .;■ . The' Fire Brigade Committee reported that thovKilbirn'ie fire station: had been shifted from, the' corner of Wellington: and.'Seatoun ißoads to Duncan,.Terrace; .that'a-permanent firemanihad,,been!statioiied^in.Seatoiiu Road; thai; directf iellphdne ■'cbnimunicati'on - haa been installed,. between.: the. Kilbirnie, and Newtqwn,stations j. and that a new horse had 'beeri;-purc'lJased : .:ati'ascost 'of :£40.-rAdopted. ■ -The,.' Finance and., Property. Committee ; recpnimended.that cqhs'enibe given t6''the'lea»irig of;■■ lot^lßj;:Victoria;-Street' and' Chews Lane', and, .'■' the' right-of-way, '(■ adjoining, -to : Messrs. E.;Reynolds';..and ~countsv.: amounting' jto £24,600 ; 9a. 3d. ,be ipassed .for,-.!paynientv'. The statement of receipts and expenditure to December 31, 1908, gave. the ; following figures passed to .December 15,"- -£1.45,951" 10s. '7d;'; accounts as"p'er",schecluler. : ;£24 ) 6oo : '9s.. ; r3di■;-■'■: total,' £170j551' lOs.v lOdi- ~■•:. -AJlobatipns .-—Loans:' t £3s^l6jlZs., l lOi^gei'eral : account; £135j134HO,SSJf■ lOs^ , j. 'tKat^th'e^tßahJka ; '-of<the><^ui6jl : .w;iforwarded. 'to the do'nors;of the .following' gifts to'.the, Newtown; Museum:—Live specimens of. New. Zealand';gree'n'lizaird, Mr. Moorhpuse and Mr , ., J!"•T:'.Nevin; Jananese;newts and.tortoises (alive) j ;nMr.;'J'hil]ips-.(Sydney).;'collectjon of insects,: BK'J: ; ';M'Donald';' ypung'-kiwi,' Mr. Tanner;';framed' photographj'■ Mrs. Rabe; _ex-' ■fen , sive' , Native curios;; Mrs.. &■ Fairchild; colleqtidn" 'pi"': cigHteen. New-:;Zealand-vr-'birde,''; Mr/', Gordon ' Field / ; . birds j, Mr:"i'E;' . 'W?.v"Pe^he'ricK;■;■,'■ •parakeets-:;; ••■, Newtown. .Z°9i 'one , '.',: very, rare'-green lizard,.. Mr. Travers. iThe cominitt>ee»also-'s'ubmitfed'. a r report from 'the:chief itheiilibrary ;s'taff;fj Hβ had -conie' , to s 'the conclu'sion that"ityw'ould be better 'if each assis- , ■Jantkaligiveattbe permanent charge of one ;part|cular.."departnient; aiid he recommended' .th'ajt .;bV appointed': cataloguer, 'att^ndiug.'^/^he^records;of accessions , .an,d. , iun'g!; l /Miss''.Nui!aieley<' to .-be' ; refefenC|S, 4ibrarian ? . i .hayi i ng..charge:,of .'..the" 'reference' , "rodftf, .anW.^Ess'iiTAVi'sleyj.to; be;,assistant in ■the circulation /department, i.' He: asked for, an additional-assistant ■■for',!the "central library. the cwapletfon >of ■ : ;exMsionsv:at ; ? N9wtbwii,'. the committee'will.have" it ;■ 'decide whether that -institution-, is': to .be opened during the morning...: Mr.. Perry: is of 'the bpinon that it ■■is" "siipport .him. .ppinion^.: ■.tbe ) ;committ^.e/..are, of ..■.the. same; opinion,^^,';and'.'.decide:' to- increaseVthe . hours,' an assistant .h;ere.alsq.,vA;jt.asiderin ; ist:.has: ; been put ■onjfuir'*tim'e ; he cannot •:be'rexpected.' : ti)'-:be>on : duty ; s during', the 'whole •time the,museum is open; and;it will.be abso-. hrfely; • necessary'' to.- have. sometina on du if all'the timje l .:; It.is , possible''that, one assisgive the:service'neces-. ,i»r^tfo6?iintKjmiuse'um;'and. library i ; in/this case itmay , .be..aiiyisable to appoint' a : mari.". •The committee' accordmgly.recommendedthat for the: positionof male'assistant :'at tHe'!Sew^TO' ; Libraryftb'e v A'fur-j tKer rep'ort; oh;tHe'; question.;;bf -opening this. library "in' the moraiig l : would 'be v . brought down. —Report adopted. .-■''. .■' - .■ ...•■-■..- : v '-■ f .mittee :r.ecoinmended.that .the; offer .of M?s. srs - S. ; 'Bf6wn T and-C^;,.fe;. supply, for;trial,'.23o tons of Westp'ort-Stockton small-coal at;. 175. : per -ten, .delivered, be' accepted. mittee ;-repqr,te3v that, they , .had authorised the car: shed, to be the land recently . ■'-. ■;'• '~,■'- :'■■ \';. ; ; "■