CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3836, 10 June 1875, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly , meeting last night was attended by the Mayor, and Councillors Leary. Carroll, Woodland, Giant, Reeves, Prosser, Barron, Isaac, Walter, Gibson, Moroor, and Fish*

■ The Under-Secretary intimated that the Government declined to introduce into the Provincial Council a Bill to lease the Southern Market Reserve for building purposes; and wrote, enclosing a letter from the Provincial Surgeon relative to the defective drainage of the Hospital grounds, and requesting that immediate attention might be given to the matter' —a defective sewer caused the ground to be flo ®ded, and damaged the ornamental trees. The manager of the Bank of blew Zealand wrote, enclosing the results of the floating of the Waterworks losto ;-L65,00p wortlT of bonds fetched L 64,350 (having been sold at 99) from which had to be deducted L 1.133, leaving a balance of L 63,216, which had been placed to the credit of the waterworks account No 1, \ of (thanks was passed to the teniilr* which Cr. Pbosseb, the mover, said had conducted the negotiation in a most satisfactory manner. J

Ole Water Supply Committee, in their report-, mentioned that“ The Town dork has been instructed to write to the proprietors of the various places of amusement in Dunedin requesting them to lay on water to be avail, able in case of fire ; and if this lie not complied with the fact would operate prejudicially against renewal of their licenses.” ' The Hon. the Premier, writing fr6m London ? t n te d ? te advised the Council that Mr Hankey had called upon him and invited ' his attention to the gas works Question fee be- 1 tween the Corporation and himself. Mr Vortl went on to say— ** I told him the Question was ope with which I hadnotanyofficialrelation: but. at his urgent request, I agreed, to give him aa interview on the 15th. In the interval, the enclosed correspondence passed between us. I send it for your information; you will net -consider it necessary to publish it. To-day I *gain saw Mr Hankey. He was undecided whether he would make you the suggested offer • and he is to see me again next week. I have been careful to tril him that I had ho authority .whatever to deal with the matter, or in any wav to hind you; hut that Twbmild-b«'iri^.ifi could be of assistowe to theCorporatioa." This ‘ ietter, with a pmaie one from Mr Ritchie, was referred to the Luting Committee. • ’ Mr Moms (who has Been in the service of the Councd) was appointed 1' cserves Committee recommended that

present Gaol and Supreme Court sites; the Government to build a Town Hall and Municipal offices as the Council may require, in conjunction with the new Supreme Court buildings at the Octagon Market Reserve.—The Mayor •aid there would be no use in the Council passing the report, Mr Watt having given him officially to understand, during the day, that it would be useless to do so. A prolonged discussion took place, and after various proposikfv beei * made, it was finally resolved—lhat the question be referred back to the Reserves Committee, with a view to obtaining ai sketch of the land proposed to be given in exchange for a portion of the Market Reserve, together with an estimate of the annual value of each, and a definite proposal from the Commissioners.”

The matter of the construction of a new reservoir was referred back to the Water Supply Committee to report en and make necea?nM qU,Me \ ; ftnd ' “ think it advisable, to obtain another engineer’s report, and then to bring up definitely a final recommendation as «o toe most advisable scheme to carry out*