CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2689, 29 September 1871, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

Very little business of real importances was transacted at last night’s meeting. On a letter from the Superintendent expressing his opinion that the Northern Cemetery Bill would not pass this session being read, the Mayor stated that since the letter had been written he had been in communication with the residents in the neighborhood, who had, on the condition that the fence of the cemetery be removed five chains north from the boundary lines of their piopcrty, withdrawn all opposition ; and their request had been complied with. The residents had since sent a counter-memorial to the first one.—The auditors’ report paid a high compliment to the Town Clerk for the careful manner in which the Corporation’s books were kept by him.—A numerously-signed memorial was presented from cabmen, protesting against the proposed motion for reducing the cab fares to 3d from the stand to the White H r.-e Hotel, George street, on the grounds (1) that the number of passengers taki g advantage of the reduced fares, would not repay cab-pro-prietors for the extra wear and tear of horses occasioned by more frequent daily trips. (2.) The experiment had been tried with considerable loss. Several councillors expressed themselves in favor of the motion, and were of opinion that, besides a reduction of fares, a reduction in the number of cabs; and a class of drivers more rcspectable.than the present as a rule were, and better cabs, were desirable. The matter was referred to the bye-laws committee, with a view to the licensing of a better class of men.—Several reports of committees were adopted. The Waterworks Committee recommended that the Water Company should be asked to say whether or not they will consider favorably any offer made by the City Council to purchase the Company’s works and undertaking on equitable terms. —Mr Larnacb, attorney for the lessee of the gas works, intimated that he was not prepared to enter into any City contract until the works were sold.—Mr Barnes’s motion to reduce the survey department was lost.