CITY BOARD.

Evening Post, Issue 193, 20 September 1865, Page 2

CITY BOARD.

The Board met yesterday at their new offices, Lambton Quay, at three o'clock in the afternoon. There were present s —Messrs. G. Hart (chairman,, Dransflcld, Flimnier, Jacka, Quin, Collins, Mills, and Bishop. The Treasurer stated that, in company with Mr. Hart and Mr. Borlase, he had waited upon his Honor the Superintendent respecting the obtaining of funds for the use ot the Board until the assessment of the rates. His Honor said a sufficient sum should be provided to meet actual requirements, and agreed to allow a draw of £250 per month ; the first month, however, £350 would be allowed. During the interview it was asked how much of the £500 remaining of the £1,500 voted by the Provincial Council, remained for the purposes of the Board. On enquiry it was found that onl> £2. r )0 was available. The Superintendent received the deputation courteously, and exp ressed his willingness to aid thu Hoard in the performance of their duties. * The following tenders for office fittings were opened and laid on the table for the consideration of the Board : —For writing several words on office doors and in passage leading thereto, £1 13s, Hislop ; for writing the words mentioned in first tender, and painting the office, £21, Minifie ; for same, £19, Remington. A sub-committee was appointed to consider the tenders and carry out the necessary improvements. A letter was put in from Richard Eager enclosing a statement of losses incurred by the repeal of 27th clause of the Market Act, as follows : —For compensation from Market Commissioners £1 1 Os 4d, and by repeal of clause £611. The Chairman suggested that the matter be referred to Mr. Borlnse, he being a solicitor, and practically qualified from If s seat at the Board to deal with thu question, and conduct the legal defence of the Board. The legal charges against the former Board amounted to only £7. Mr. Dransfield thought the best course for the Board to pursue would be to ask for the opinion of its solicitor in the matter. He thought Mr. Eager was entitled to compensation, but the *utu asked for was absurd. Mr. Quin agreed with Mr. Dransfield's remarks on the subject. A petition from Mr. Houghton was read, praying th it a shed erected near his house, and detrimental to the va ue of his property, be removed. Mr, Dransftalri explained that the shed was a source of much annoyance not only to Mr. Houghton but to the neighbourhood, owing to its having become the resort of disreputable persons. Mr. Borlase thought the law alone could deal with the question. The Chairman could find nothing in the Act which gave the Board more power to act in the matter than the petitioner possessed, A petition was read from Mr. Read praying that the assessment on a house occupied by him in Victoria street ba readjusted. The Board decided that the matter should be attended to during the re-assessment of the city property about to be made. Mr. Dransfuld moved that the Government be written to for information respecting plans for the drainage of Wellington. The Surveyor said that the Government possessed no such plans, the enly tracings of the kind were in his possession, and were at the service of the Board I Mr. Dransfield urged that the Government

should be written to if only as a matter of form. The motion was then agreed to. On the motion of Mr. Plimmer, the Treasurer was empowered to pay accounts passed by the Board and initialed by the Chairman. The City Surveyor presented his report, referring to repairs on the Tinakori road j repairs to the bridge in Manners street, and the removal of the land slip behind the Commercial Hotel. The report stated that Lambton and Thorndon quays, and Taranaki and Tory street*, should be repaired as soon as possible. The surveyor was instructed to examine and report upon the state of Pipitea Point road and also on the state of the slaughter house there. On the motion of Mr. Plimmer, the Surveyor and Clerk were instructed to assess Thorndon Ward, taking the old assessment roll as their basis. Some other business of a non-important character was then transacted, and the Board rose at six o'clock.