CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3490, 30 April 1874, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

There was only formal business transacted at the City Council meeting last evening, because the Councillors were desirous of attending the adjourned meeting on the Water question. The TJnder-Sepretary wrote that the Government had agreed to introduce a Bill at the present session of the Provincial Council increasing the borrowing powers of the City Corporation to L 200,000 ; that the Government intended to enclose and use, in connection with the present Botanical Gar dens, that portion of the Town Belt situated opposite the entrance to the gardens, and between the Diatiict Road and th. Water of Leith j that the stones in Pitt street could not be spared; that the Govern ment would, at the present session of th. Provincial Council, introduce a Bill bringing into operation the Municipal Corporate' Amendment Act of 1873, in and for Dun e iin. Mr Smith, factor for the Presbyterian Church of Otago, wrote, stating that the members el the Church Finance Committee

were of opinion that tbe amount of compensation to be paid for the extension of Cumberland street would have to be decided by arbitration, as they were not prepared to name any specific sura. The Finance Committee reeommended that the salary of the Collector, Mr Goodman be increased to L 225, and that he he required to find security to the amount ol 600; and that the salary of Mr Bain should be increased to 1170, and that he find security to the amount of 1200. The salary of the additional Inspector of Works was fixed at L 251) per annum The question o. increasing the salary of Mr -Simpson, sexton for the .southern Cemetery, was deferred until the next meeting. It was also decided that the Finance Committee should take into consideration the advisability of increasing the salary of Mr M'Kenzie, the present Inspector of Works.