CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4002, 22 December 1875, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

At the fortnightly meeting yesterday, there were present—The Mayor and all the Councillors except ' r Woodland. Among miscellaneous matters disposed of was a letter from Mr J. H. Harris, for tho University Council threatening to apply for an injunction it the Corporation did not'discon■'.inuo quarrying opera’ions on tho University Reserve ne.lr Union street (It was mentioned that operations had been discontinued); and a ;onnmnicat on from tho keeper of Relichet li iy Baths caliitu: attention to the fact that t* e mud dredged up from the harbor bottom was dropping through the si ‘.cs of the baths. The ■■ 'orporatiou tenants near the Alanse Reserve wrote asking the Council to conclude arrangements for widening Princes street, abut ting the ('orporatiou Ke-erve. Rtfencd to tin Reserves Committee. An application from residents in Maclaggan street for the formation of that street to its iull width from Cruham street to Hill street was referred to the Works Committee. The Works Committee reported— That u ivsolmmn be passed by the Council continuing the boundary lino us at present laid down of the Wharves and Quays Reserves, the Harbor Board having agreed to puss n similar resolution, vb'l thus i« adjust a rather complicated <uientimi us between the Council and the Harbor Board. I , has Been resolved to forward to the Provincial Government und the Harbor hoard an extract from tin -urvejor’s report ro muting down Dowling am, ilher stueeta west of Princes street, with a mpn * ' hat the Council may he .nfonned us to whotiier u joint u.rraugemeui can bo concluded for the comply;on of the extensive works embraced in the pr< - posuh he Sanitary Committee reported That Section 31, Town Bolt, has been tclectod m t site for a fever hospital, and on if. had been ercc c i main buinliug, containing one Lugo and font other apartment*. A detached kitchen and muU>. ry are being proceeded mbb, rrifh the utmost expedl-,

tlon necessary under the emergency. Your com* mltteo looks to the local Board of Health (tho Council) to sanction and coufl m tho expenditure of City fiuuu required foe the oompletlou of the building,

Or. Kketks supposed it was not intended to compel parent* to semi their children. In cate <>f the latter having scarlet to ihe Fever Hospital. Cr. Chant : We can’t do that. "he Matou: Tho Public Hea’th Act docs not give us power, but it gives us power to declare tu*-. house infected. Cr. Reeves ps'<cd if it wih not probable that the^ doctors themselves were! kely to spr ad it ? Cr. 1 saac could relieve Cr, Reeves's mind, All rn niical iivd, when attending such oases, on having always lumigated themselves, and to.k gr. an precautions.

Or. Reeves said he thought it would be well to call the attention of the medical men of tl.e c ! ty to the po’nt. I r. Gibson : Is i fleet given to the Act requiring medical meu having c bis of fever under their c re to give notice ? Is tl ft ; point at’ictly enforc'd ? The : atok : The only case that I know of where neglect was made in roporti ■■y to me w:<i in the veiy fret ct< -. and in tint the doot r wm! ■ to mu apo'ogisi g, and ex la ning he had thinking it a very slight case All the cases have since been reunited to tho Cou oil. The Finance Committ-e reported a* follows : Tour committee having considered Mr Mosb’b otter for that portion of bis present building not required f.r widening Princes street, cannot recommend that it be accepted : your eommitteo is of opinion that the Council should decide us to the disposal or leasing of th- laud. Yonr committeo has deterVr inc i costs a °d expenses incurred by lUt ietcr M'Keuzie in the late action brought neamst him as Keeper of the Manure Depot. The Surveyor had been instructed to value, on behalf ot the Corporation, the loose plant, &c., at the Gasworks. It has been resolved to pay the amount of tho agreed upon compensation to the Manse tenants regarding Princes street widening in tho following proportions One-third on execution of all necessary deeds, one-ihird on removal of all buildings from off tho land, one-third one month after removal of buildings. Your committee bogs to report having arranged terms with the Brnk of New Zealand as to tho floating in London of the new LIOO.OOO loan. •