CITY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL.

.REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Last night's meeting of the City Council was-presided-over by his Worship the Mayor (Dr. Newman). The following councillors were present :-ij. P. Luke, iIJ?., J. Smith, F..Cohen, T. Ballinger, G. Frost, A; E.. Atkini eon, J. Trevor, J. J. Bovine, J. E. Fitzgerald, T. Carmichael,. A. H. Hindmarsh, G. Shirtcliffe, R. Fletcher, 1 and W. H. Morrah.. ,

. ,'■ FINANCE ANDPKOPERTY. "[ The following recommendations were tabled by, the Finance and Property Committee:— That a reply be: sent to the Wellington Licdertafel:informing them that the council , wiE not reduce the .charge'of 15s. for tho use-of the extension platform in the Concert Hall. That permission be granted to Mr. E. H. Wilson to enclose a piece of land.at Oliver Street, deliicated , for street: purposes, bnt used as- a depositing ground for rubbish, at a, rental of _Xl>,per : annum, subject to three months' liotice.on;either side to determine occupancy, iind: conditionally on the land being kept as a garden.: That the St. John Ambulance Association be informed that it is regretted that no'reduction im.the retit of the hall can be made, in connection' with their recent bazaar. That the sum of £5 be paid for the 6econd term of the Letters Patent of the Holmes and Allen Trolly Head, in which the counciPhave an- interest.- That the committee be authorised to. settle a> claim for compensation for land dedicated at Camberwell Road, Karori. lhat accounts amounting to .£5906 3s. lOd. be passed for pajrmont. The adoption of the report was-agreed to. . ■ ' ■ .-• •

STATIONS AND TEAMWATS. I ■ ' -The 'report ot the Power Stations anil Tram■.w;|iys- Committee recommended: l Th»t.,the •«liarge; for light and power supply, to tho .abattoiri at'Ngahauranga be;7d. net per unit ; fpr light, and 4d.. net for power. Thelsite is-at. a-'considerable distance from the lightme station,. and. the committee consider the .105, : .es r , ; in:transmission warrant the sighfincrease recommended. That the electrical , engineer, • be allowed to, report to the Hospital irostees .on the. question of the installation of.; electric lighting at the' Wellington Hosipitei.;,;--;.., '..-..-.-. : . - ■ -. •' ■-.■■■. ■.- • Councillor ..Morrali i took exception - : to the i-lectrical: Engbeer .being allowed to report on, the •hospital, lighting. There werea- number of engineers in the city who could be Obtained,';'and he , moved that the clause be struck::out..' Councillor Morrah's motion' was ■ rejected,;:and the.report, as printed/was adopted, ■■■■ :■■ ■• '■ ,-. ' '

■•'■;;;■ BATHS. 'AND ■ BESEBVES. .. The-Baths and Reserves Committee 'recbin-' mended :/T4iat ..the' Kilbiraie School Committee •5? ,™ormed • that if' they make arrangements 1 ■for the ; ,traßßft;i' , of "a piece of the Town BeltfronV fllr.;.Lamberg, andalso for the Edccatipn Board: to-indemnify.the council against damages fori accidents,; the consent of: the council -to 'the! erection.- , .0f a miniature rifle'range at Kilbirnie,will -be,granted,' the work- to he sub-; ject' to' the .approval of the -city engineer.- That' the.sum' of .£l2, and an extension of lease of Town Belt'Section 19, for. five years, be grant-' ed ; to ;Mr.:r John Campbell• in •'consideration of; his.permitting.the council to remove turf fronv his iTowncßelt, sectioni -The adoption' of the : re port: was "agreed to.; • -. .-■■ .'■ • ~, ■

'■;'. ; BY-LAWS, FIRE BRIGADES, AND " ' ' JJ, ■.-.•■ . . LIGHTING. t :.. ..-. V 1 --The' Bydaws, -. -Ere ■ and M Street! Lighting Committee.recommended.:—That:con-i sitleration of the application for the lightingi .Alfred■ Street be held, over-for--a.. 6hbrt! ptfriod' em acco'unt of the proposed reorganisa-i tifa of therlighting of'this district.,-That the! ■request for .additional lights' at the "..Queen's; Drive in; the vicinity of : the Island Bay .bath-j ing shed.be not acceded to. That the-applica-i ,tion:.of. Mr.. W. S. Bell for .the . supply of: water-to-driye ; a-small Polton-wheel-for a:gas! flasher .sign ;be not- granted. .' That, three* inonths' .notice be given to the, Harbour-Board j of'; the ■ cbnh.cil's. intention to.-.cancel:the agree-1 nient-'at present in. force in connection with J the storage and use ,of the board's fire en-' '■giiiW'v' , .. "...'■..;.' -~- ■'■-,-. ,■■,..•■■■•, .'.'■■! ' Councillor Shirtcliffe • moved that * the; last | cjause.be. referred back to the committee with! a view to .the council being made aware of the i exact -position 'with a view, to 'preventing , a , dispute., between two local bodies ,if it is i -possible.'".. ; : -' '■'"'■ '.' "'■"■.' ', " v .'" "". „■'•■',' "Councillor .Fletcher''thought tho committee should ..'wait on the Harbour BoaTd in reference'to the, matter; ■ ,*r:-: : -.'':>;;.'. >:. v<y >. The amendnient to refer the" clause back to '.'_,: ''<"..'■ :■,■. It:.was"'snbsequently'decided. ! to add tho Jollowing;, word?':'t'o the. I .clause:—"And'-'that ; a fresh agreement ; be entered into." ■ ;.'. ■Tho report was;adopted as.amended. '~ '.' -'■■-' : : ; V- LIBRARIES. ■;-'::,'■ - ,''■■ The ••■Libraries,: .Committee. recommended:--That the'proposed advertising of the libraries •on-tramcars be-held over,till .the .beginning of the 'next financial'year, owing to the ;cost being' greater'than-;was : an'ticipated. An expenditure ofj £6 10s. , was. proposed for the. extension '"of the' water' supply,. etc., 1 ' at the .Newtown -Library ; lectnro hall, to enable' a.public hall , license , to be obtained. The' , request was 'adopted.. \ - "■ ■.■ ■■; ' , ' • : ' OUTLYING .DISTRICTS. 'r; Outlying .vDistricts-'-Committee recommended—That the consent "of the' council be given io the, construction bflyarious streets'set out on'la-nd owned-by the Hathitai Land Syndicate, provided |hat- the syndicate complete, the necessary. seweTsi'-.' '■•■ ''.\'-' . -The, report: was adopted; "•: '"->;.; ■:.'•- /■ MR. HOQQ AT HASTINQS. y>;;,.:;.:;...., J^';, : .':-\ :^^ ■ IB» Teloßraph-Freii AwoctouJoa-l ■ ■ •••,•■'.> ;- v '>.'" Hastings, November 18.. i Mr.- A. •W.-Hoggi -M.?., delivered a-political address: here ilast night. -Hg accused Ministers of stealing the' Opposition: policy,. and referred, to them as ■ dishonest trustees, who had abandoned .their: principles and ..made a miserable surrender. He' asked, "After such a betrayal oi' trust, is such a Government likoly toretain niiy endowment lands whatever? How merci-ful-'the Prime Minister is to-thelland monopolists.. Has -he. up .mercy for tho wo'rkorsP" Eeferring ■ to' defence matters, Mr. Hogg ridiculed, the naval agreement, the Defence Council,'- and the. permannt forces. . The author pf the; defence proposals was- suffering from military' i'over, contracted from' scaremongers. The "proposed" training , grounds" would resemble' the. concentration .campsinJSouth Africa, and the man who: conjured up 6ucb. things must have escaped from , somewhere. Concluding, MiY Hogg'urged all workers to unite, and they would:-become , invincible. "■■'." ' '.•-.■-.'