CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 620, 24 September 1909, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

' FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. ; Tho fortnightly meeting of tho City Council was held last evening. There were present—Hie ; Worship;. the'-Mayor (Dr. , .vNovunad) 'in:.the '■ ' .' chair, and Councillors Luke, Smith, 1 Cohen, "Ballingcr, Frost, Trevor, Atkinson, Fitzgerald; , Cannichael, Hindmarsh, MTaren, - Fletcher, and Morrah. " ' ' .. ... .*. V... .' •' '~ BATHS AND RESERVES. :'' -•; ■ . .'. J Tho Maths and Reserves Committee- re.com- ' mended:—That consideration ■of tho request of residents at Northland and Crcsiyick for ",. the formation of a recreation ground on land , ' .! situated in the Cemetery Deserve at Karori be i deferred for the present.. That the city' en- ■ ■'.: gin«rbe instructed to fence tho area of land, at Tancra Crescent taken from Mr. Baldwin's , -'-■!. leaso.and used α-s a playground, by thechildr.cn , of the- locality;. That permission be granted to tho '■ '■Wellington" Cen'tro ,of the New Zealand Ama-, .'■ •'■'■. teur Athletic Association to-run a llaratkim'' .■■■. race, partly through tho city streets, subject'' to the police control. Tho report was. adopted, " . ' ABATTOIRS, MILK SUPPLY, AND •'■ ' .■•■; . ■; ■ v "...'health.; ■': •;■;. ;'.':;.■.:■•" ■■ .'. The Abattoirs,' Milk SuppLv,!; and- Publio '■' | Health Committee recommended!—. * .." . ~ That tho proposal to make a "salt of mcafby- ' ,": law as nff'nddendum, to thovAbattoir.By-law .. .'; ■bo held' dyer till- tho '•present .by-law shall •':.' havo been in operation.for some time. . ; •<■■.". ■ !. ; The committee reported.that , they have or- , :■'■ ranged for Councillor'.M'Lareri.M.P., to take- ■■.■-'•' charge'of tho Milk Supply.Bill in tfip House ■; .. of. Representatives in tho. coming session'. The ■. : V adoption of. the report, was agreed'to. '. '. ■: ; , !' ';•;• •.. FINAKCE : AND;. PROPERTY. ! ,■. ,', - . ..Tho., report-of the' Finance,, and .Property • ComWttep" recommended i •':.'• - ''■■."■■'• •?,'-" v.-i'-- '' .... ; .That permission bo granted, to; the Welling- ' ■. ' ton Gas Company to lay their gas main-along :;: jl Croswick , Road, • Northland.■■ . ', ■ ■:■:■ :-Vl That the'city,engineer'bo instructed to.as-- 'I : nhalt tho Ms ib'tuo.'.fioHh-ftsida itf;' ! Mool- . .'.I lqr Street, so as to prevent the storin-wate-r y-' v-'i "from'the , road passing on toprivato , /property'. ■• ■ :'| "and.'daniaging same. .-'''■•'■ ■' ' ; •'■■"•■ ..:■ ' 'That tendo'rs , boicallcd-for..tho.-kaso of -B«v'.\. ;.■'■ .serve' K. -Tβ Aro .Reclamationj :as./a:. building ~■ ■■ -.'. J 'lease.'!': ■■■-'. : '.'--v'• -■.-,■ ;I.'--"• ■ ."■■■;i'.v-"■" •- "'■ - .■'.•.'■■•.,•;•■■■.-; A ..- ■■ That tho'land formerly known asLctkStreet, ..',;■ IslondCßayi' bo offered to-the "adjoining, pro- ~ ... .; .perty-Qwner. at'- tho : price* fixed , , by-,.the ■ city-.', •. : valuer. (JClsQ)."''-. r '■'.--wvy ;'V!.-«y.;. ; .-".-";•.•£ :•".;.) : ITh'at Sydney Street be korbed and : channelled-f- '■ ■. from Mulgrave Sfmt.to'Molcsworth'Strpet.O' ■-," . . ( .Thaftenders.be callcd ; through tho'Electrio,-:' > Lighting Department for -the*-supply of 300. iO Watt lamps', to replace the 32 c.p.-lamps at-,,.-. present-in -use in'the Town Hall.-.-i.'iv.; ■-'■•; ,'■■.■' .Tlmfthe council offer, to/take,over 66 feet, ' • of the proposed- road at' Mortimer Terrace from .'■■ ' Mr. M'Carthy, ami'form pamo. in-ordtr.Mhat - the-thoroughfare Way "bo"improved. ■;■-."- -'-i. -■ ' ; That' the City', Solicitor .bo; empowered to • ;> settle ; the details as. to -the -contributiorij.ot... ~' , the council-iir connection .with'the.-Hutt Pipe, : ■(; Bridge, Ribject to-the tho Mayor. . .1 That-thn necessary resolutions ,be passed*au-.: .-.,. , i tho'risinj! tt.o raising of .C'G.OOO/'.boing balance.;; \y,\ of the JMG.OOI) Street Widening Loan, authority ;■■ ■, .■' for-which was obtained by Special Order on : :...• August i;;-loo-.--.■■;-..,v^-v-: •• > The - cdmmitteo "reconimend that 'Accounts,-/.-■-.,.. :; ■' limonntinu to JM29 3s.'. lid.,'.; bo- .pasßod Jot;,-;!. ■; ... ■ .payment. ••';'"";''■'('.'•,■■ .■'■■■'•.''.■''■.■■':' .''•■'■:■ •'• "i'\ ■>V','-'- : - :, •■''■'■■■ H ' 'BY-LAW?>NO STREET-:LiPHTINat ;^"' : . r ]: : \ ':■ The By'-la''ws; ; FiroJ3rigadc,:mi(l , Street.-Lighb-T ''...!' ing : Committed ■recommended: : A •.•'■;"".;■■", XyVA■•;*■.-■ : ' i ; That ithe offer of Upland:' Estat- Com-v; , '.- i paiiy to 'transfer, a ; section of land\iit. Upland'.!. ~...; ; ltoa'd, near tho.cdrner of'KelliurndPafadp,'as'-; '(:■■< a site' ; for-the '-fire'-'stKtibn; :bo ■ .! a letter, of "thanks ■for\varded. ,; ',. ; yr'/';* ■'■>■' : - .-, ' : | - ■ That street'lumps be erected.inVGrant Road, v «- ■::,. Adelaide Road, Colombo •Street,- aiid Rnrpa-I, ■ ! Road, opposite Kolburne : Chutch.: .'■ '. i: 1 :,i '- ■ ! : ''-, :',- '' i '•'"That; , tho' r'ecomm6rid!itions of. the'isnpcrih-.''>•■' ' 'i •tondent'of'the fire-brigade, for thc'.fcfficieiiV ; \- :', fire protection':of 'Northland, bo adopted. l '-'. ■ i'' - - That" the fire-bell, at Odliri's'Timber-, YaW, -..' ';, i Island BayV'.bfe' shifted to. tho fire fetation 1 it ; , ..'-.',' .Unmber : Street- v.''.■"•; ; ■'"•'.'■ v-"-■; v -'"".'.- i -"''■•--'■;"••-,'.»•■'", , ".- v-.v"-I''. .The .report; was ■ adopted..;. ,-.;';'. -';'. ■ ,f..' ';sv ■. ; ... -..' ;■ ■; ■,'; '•',:- '■'■-■ Libisi»ATio^;;^.-: ! -; : /'''," : - ,; --'■:■''■.■/ .- ' -:'.',; .:.Tho i'Legislitiori'and 'Reclaimed' ■-.' -.' ': ■ Committee'recommended the.'council to apbrovo. v ■ .;l a draft''Biir providing' for-;the taking, b'ver,*. . - : ',,,j of 'certain p'fivatp'.'streets in ■ the., p'utlying : dis-,.'■.'• ; ,'tricts o'f the.city n?--.publ|d, Btrpete,' inftccord-f-'. y '.} aicp' witb;the resoluttoii pf'tho council jassijd.'• '• - ! i i. -I som'eVwe'(<lft''nVd!^ ; TbB I tcrmß;Bf ;tho. proposed ; ■' . ' ■■< Bill • wcr(!"''6ubmitted,.' r to', tho 'council,''aftd, , ap»",- ■ ..-; , E roved, ■';' The' "Bill 'into'. Cofiivcillor'i ;.? ulteY^'ands^to';;bFinp,;befqre' ; .;the' uousi;'' :|;,'! -.■;:■..'■! : V ''--)' V '^.j ! Thc'LibraVies'-Comttiitte'e'recommehdcd'thM ' . .'i thb Brooklyn Library section"phould be' fenced,', ■i] (cbst 415),-, an'd reat'; ':\-A\ ofi'Newtown' liilir'dty,' ! li&Vin'g'.''beebmo Jnsaiii.' ,; '."■".! ■ tao\'-sh'ould'--bo' ; - -;i Tho Tcpprt-.was'"adoptcdi,;*^-.■;.^-;!;.,-:>-;V'l'. ; = '■•.''• •'. ' /'■^vi^'pUTLYINQi'DISTRICJS/^: - '..The , . Outlying .'iistrictsj iCominitteo- frecomi ' ; .''■■ mendediv.; :,; .'■: ■':■{,.';.i\<i-\y.:.;:.-:;.'.^:■■■ '.:■•.- : ', ■■•■.. '■'}] :\ "'hat :£iW. be placejl. on .next,year's estimates M to'form' tho .connection between- View Road .-■-, ':: | North', and! HUngerford Road,-llelrosei :: :; C ■'* ' .That ,£lßo,be,Bi>ej\t in constructing-i: culverti- - -". froui: Eyaus. Bay v K6ad to, Coutts -. Street,\Kil- '■'■ '• ' birhie,'that th'o 'couli[eil'{call upoia-ithovCrawr '. fotd TVusteesto extenil',th(( drain'.along.Onepu'' ■ .': K6ad,..'and that the: City Engineer'be v ■ ~: ■!! not ..to'i issue any. building 1 permits' on' thd la'nd <"■ ■-,'.'■ :1 affected by tho stofmwatcr, iiiilcsa,'sections -.'• ; .! filled in or. iproperly'. drained.-; v: -■:■, ..>'.'■:■": .- ■ I ■: Tho committed ..''reported--on' n petition frbnt'v ■'■'.'■'.' thb residents of- North JCilbirnie; : praying' that • ' .''.', i tho icou'ncil. :should: take ■ over ■■■ tho' ; . Waipap_a- ! '■;,- ■':v, Stream,'declare.it a public: drain; andhhvolit'.- ■''■'.■'■ . j culvertod. '.'■' ,'V ;1, ;v i ■ '''■''■' ■■'■' '•'''"' ■' , ' fVi I- -.' ■' :-v- : ' ■..• : ;The City..Engineer ; had reported■ that; 6h'- ; ''•'. | completion -.-'■ of ■ -the: dralnagq ': scheme" : >i or : the <■' . - j district-; (to; bo, completed within'; six "tiiftdtlie,-i: '"-. ' ' if. the .property-owners v werc(; proMpt' in'.'con-'■)"■. ;,-.;' ;i necting),, thb nuisance alleged 'to'.-'eiist would'..' v ' •.' be 'done away. with.■•■•.. .■'■';•■" . .'.."i"-"' ■•;• '■' '■'' '■';'"'■'.! i The report.was:adopted. '-~ :.;-.' r '<r.L .:/;;.. ■ : :-^-:'