CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3745, 23 February 1875, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

t There was a special meeting of the City Council last evening to consider several matters relating to the Wharves and Quays Reserves. The Mayor and all the Councillors, except Cr! Prosser, were present. The following letter from the Superintendent was first read anti considered Some time ago, as you are aware, the a Corporation agreed to the erection of a District School upon one of the sections included in the Wharves and Quays Reserve, Albany street. The school has been erected, and the attendance of children has been so greatly in excess of what was anticipated that the building now requires enlargement. There ? tber sections of the same reserve adjoining the school, which, in addition to the mud flat inside the railway line, would afford space for a suitable play-ground and teacher’s residence, both of which are indispensably necessary in order to the maintenance of the school. When the proposed enlargement takes place, there will be some 500 children in attendance at this school, while at present there is no space whatever for play-gi ound, a state of things which is eminently unsatisfactory. In the event of the Corporation agreeing to the two sections referred to being applied to school purposes, the Government would endeavour to get the mud flat reclaimed by prison labor, so as to provide a play-ground, which would be a great improvement to the neighborhood in a sanitary point of view. Perhaps you will be good enough to submit the matter to the City Council, by whom I venture to hope it will be favorably considered.” The following resolution, proposed by Cr. Fish, was after some discussion agreed to “ That the sections required by the Government for the extension of the Albany street school be leased to them at a rental of L per annum (such rental to be the average obtained for the adjoining sections in the reserve), provided they undertake to compensate the present tenants— Messrs Lee and Baird - each to an amount not exceeding L 50.” On the following clause on the Reserves Committee’s report being read : “ Your committee cannot recommend that any valuation be allowed to out - going annual tenants; but is of opinion that one month from the date of sale should be allowed any outgoing tenants for removal of their buildings,” Or. Fish moved that it be struck out, which was done, and the following resolution carried, Cr. Barron alone dissenting“ That the pro parties upon the sections en the Wharves and Quays Reserve leased to Messrs Grant, Raiuton, Holly, Moss, Snowden, Moys, and Cameron be valued by the City Surveyor, and that when the land is leased the incoming tenant shall pay to the outgoing one half of such valuation, provided always that all buildings not of the value of Ll5O be removed within fourteen days of the sale, and before the issue of the lease.”