DEPUTATION.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2275, 22 August 1870, Page 2

DEPUTATION.

This afternoon a deputation from the City Council, consisting of his Worship the .Mayor, Messrs Barnes, E. B. Cargill, and Walter, waited upon his Honor the Deputy-Super-intendent, with whom was the Secretary for Land and Works, Mr Reid.His Wok ship said that’the Corporation had had a memorial presented to them from residents in Princes st., Sou th, calling attention to the condition of Bond street. The memo-i-ialists say the Government gave a pledge to the purchasers of the reclaimed ground that a road should he made to its permanent level as speedily as possible. The Goveniment did lay down a quantity of earth on a certain portion of the road half way between the junction of Jetty street and the Anderson’s Bay road, but the traffic that had taken place on that portion had made it what could only be termed a sea of mad. It was unsafe for anyone to cart goods upon it. He did not know whether the memorialists had waited upon the Government or not. The Deruty-Suferintendent said they had not.

The Mayor said he also wished to call attention to the state of Jetty street, in which the Council did not feel justified in making any improvements until it was made to its permanent level. The street required raising in the hollow part on both sides. The Government had always maintained Jetty street, on account of tbe enormous traffic from the wh.arves. These were the two principal matters he had to bring before the Government.

Mr Walter said the petitioners were large contributors to both the municipal and Provincial revenues, .and were literally unable to obtain access to their property. The Secretary for Lvnd and Works said he believed the deputation were aware that the Government were under a promise to do the work suggested in Bond street, but so many works were in progress that it became a question which required first attention. There were the works necessary at the High School and the Rector’s residence, and unless these wore finished they would not be available. Then there was metal to he broken for the winter months. He might state that with regard to Police street, the engineer had instructions to take the necessary levels ten days or a fortnight ago. Mr Barnes said if that street and Manor place were finished, it would relieve Jetty street of a great amount of traffic. Mr E. B. Cargill said he was one of a deputation that waited upon the Secretary for Lend and Works some time ago. The position that tbe Council were placed in through the work not being done was, that in consequence of the property being of no value through the approaches not being made, objections would be made to the assessment. Mr Walter suggested that the work might be done economically at present The stone might be broken by the prisoners, and there were plenty unemployed who would be glad of the other part of the work. The Secretary for Lamp and Works said as there was no vote for the work, pri’on labor was the only available labor. In reply to the Mayor, Mr Reid thought it might be five weeks before the work could be commenced. Mr Walter then introduced another matter, and pointed out the advantage that would result from the formation of public baths. He suggested as an eligible site a piece of ground near the Artillery Shed, and reminded his Honor that the Corporation had grante 1' a piece of ground to the Volunteers for the erection of a drill shed. He trusted the matter would be considered. Mr Barnes then pointed out that work agreed to be done in Cumberland.street near Stewart street, was unfinished; and that under Mr Burns’s direction the rock cut from B;il Hill was demoted to a different purpose. His Honor promised that the requests put forward should be considered, and the deputation thanked him and withdrew.