CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 3966, 10 November 1875, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The usual fortniplitly meeting of the City Council was held at thre o'olock this afternoon ; present—His Worship the Mayor, Ors. Brown, Isaac. Grant, Koherts. and Leaty. Messrs Smith and Ander*on wrote that con- ( firmaie-n of the sale of the (ia.Mvorks was necessary. They mune'd stipul-itiuus which should be agr»eed to by Mr .' imhis, attorney j for Mr Uankey. These condi ions provided j amongst other things that the contract for the ; sale of the won s at the piieis already stated be signed by Mr llitehie. th.t pe)ssession bo •' giveu to the (-orpotat-ton <-n December 81, and j that debentures bearing elate January 1 bo I executed. The Mayor having explained that the letter I merely dealt with some- minor details which ; lu'i cropped up, and giv« n the a surance that j the arrangem-nt was quite the mattei was referred to the l-'inanee Committee. Ihe question of whet act on could lie taken against Mr_ Dods, now at U«.in", for a nuisa) ce on his pr >perty wan again cnsideied. Mr Dod's agent hid iieen summoned, but the Rimmoiis had v dismissed, tliere being no status. Cr. Broavn moved, and Cr Isaac seconded, "That . sunnnous be sent Home aud served on Mr D..ds. The MATOB explained that next session of the Assembly au Act tog all such cases would be bre.ught up. An amendment by Cr. i,EARY, that the letter be r fen-eel to tho Legislative Committee, \va* agreed to. The following reports were In ought, up : The Water Supply Committee recommend d inter alia :—That Messrs North and Seoular be informed that the supply to their engiue will cease on 31st December next; the Committee cousielers this step necessary, as the larpc qunntity of water used by Messrs North and Seoular all'eets tho supply to houses on a high r level in then neighborhood. T-.ut notice be given to persons employing hydraulic lifts, and also to parties supplied by meter lor other than domestic purposes, that the prices e;r terms for supply will be re-arranged ns after December 31, 1875; aud that the Engineer be requested to schedule the various lilts in three classes, to facilitate carrying out the u-eve ree-uimeudation . let class lifts to be charged Ts tid per week; 2nd, -■is; 3rd, or domestical* (.id. That. Inspector Wallace's application for an increase of his salary be declined fo| hepreseut. The Iteserves Committer reported that tenders will be invited for renting for erne year certain tho Southern market building and the ground immediately adjoining out.-dde tho fenced area; und Messrs iWaele-*u Bros., who applied for information on the subject, will be replied to accord It will bo a condition that no oi'eusivc business will bo carried on there. The Public Work* <Yw mil tee recommended utter a?ifl :—Thai, the Government bo at liberty to cut down the line of Dowlmg s'rert, west cf Princes street, in condition that the work be done under the City Surveyor's directions; und that a sub-commit!ee of thu Council be appointed to make inquiry as to the particulars uf the work in this locality which it is most advisable to adopt and carry iato cll'oct. The Surveyor will also report further to your Committee prior to any work being ;• mnipiiceii. 'J hat an additional dust cart bo emidoyed at termination of present contract in order to comply with increased demands for dust removal, ihe surveyor has been instructed to report as to using salt water for the purpose of w teriug the streets. The following replies have been ordered— I'o Messrs A. and T. luglis, that thev can proceed against Messrs Coombes by indictment should the .•inoke from their tannery occasion a nuisance. To the memorialists from York place mid Smith sircet, that, if possible, the request for tie clu-t cart to v sit those stieots would He Rltended to. The To-vn Clerk has beeu iiimruoied to write to the I roviucial Government lykiiig to be informed detinitnlv what are the par- ' icnlur works in respect *.f which Die Government is prepared to subsidise the Council to the extent <-f iil for Id iu respect of the ld.iK'O vote of the Provincial Council for approaches to railwny station.

- cLmse (it tlm Works L/diim irtoi. i\port dealing with ! 'owlii g ctivefc mprowni.-ui. was, on the motion of Cr Leary, OBtponeJ Th»> other clauses, together with iho other two rcpui ib, w ere agreed to.