BY-LAWS IGNORED

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 6

BY-LAWS IGNORED

A.DBAINLESS STABLE. THE; GOyEEJJMENT REBT3KEI). Another example of the 'Government's j disregard !.of', the '. ■■ municipal ■ byrla-ffe. ivais under-Dotice at last night's City. Council meeting, when .-■ the f olloning report - from Mr. 8.-F. Driimmond, Building Superintendent,' was submitted:—: ' ' ■.""'.- ; . '■;'-..'■ • "I have to that, the Post and ' ■ Telegraph Denartment is now erectins ■ a-two-story wooden , : building,- front- ■ ing, Waterloo -Quay; :■ Old material, which I understand■ .'formed."••portion .-' ■of the Mental 'Eospital' recently dej' • molished- at Mount •'Yiew, -is being,' . used.' The ground ~ floor ■ of- thW builds • : , i ing.covers ; a large area''(approximately'• ■- lOpft. x ,30ft.), and is. evidently 'in-.:: tended for.;use as a.stablei trap-shed, '• .workshop,-.etc., and .the "first floor':': . : probably for.; use; as;;a: loft,- or ' for . storage purposes.. The building, 'when: ■' ■'.'■ completed, :will hot comply with thei ■:., city by-laws referring to;draihage andv: construction." - ■■':■.:;■■■;■"■', ■.:>.] '': TheCity;Engineeri(Mr:'.W.-'vH.'-Morton),, in. a covering letter,, stated:—"The ing is evidently for. stable/pur-; poses,-and' rip.nroyision for. drainage; has yet.been .'made'.in :this-locality.": ■. '-.. ■'4 ■ ..CouncillOT.-Trevor. (chairman'of:the By-; Laws-Committee) •■moved- that a':strong: protest should be , sent to : the iGoverhment on '.the subject..:. ~:' :'..'» '■ i '■• ■■ ■■.'■■'■".■: -'■ . , ': Councilor.: Pletcheri- in /seconding .the motion,:.6aid:it : >vas;.a; disgraceful--thing: that an old .woodeh. building should; be. put up in'the . brick area. ■ ' ■■', . ; :.. CounciUor: CarmichaelV'. ;lt's .'■ on.' the' reclamation^■■•; -..''••, '■■-■'■•",'i;' ; ' , '- i .V : '■'.'; 'K , '. •: ■ ConinciUor" Pletcbef i ; What ; ,has ; that got .to-:d6^\ritli--:it?;-'.;TKe;.''cciuiicil : -..'oiiBht.,-'.;to' enter .the ('strongest; ppssibfe protest.': :He : did not 'know how. the-Government: stood for money-'but'; he; thought, there ought to .bo: a'splendi'd; building ;on'.the ; site'.'; in. question.v,. It 'was ;most: fep'reheiisible : to put. up actable .iwithout. any drainage. ■'■■ ■;■ The Mayor ..(Mr; iWilford) said, he had; that day put uppn Y the;Order Pap^r;: of, the_ 'House *of.'Representatives:.a.-.mbUpn.: which,; if .-adopted, .would- prevent;...such; things' being- done -in- future.: v'.''j '■ .'": : :,f ; -' ■vThe.!Jnbtion''Was-';Oarrie'd.'?. ,! .- v :t : ';'!'.;.; ;"-',