CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4130, 23 May 1876, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held this afternoon; present, His Worship the Mayor, Grs. Leary, Grant, Reeves, Mollison, Isaacs, Woodland, Campbell, Gibson, Robert, Brown, and Quick. Permission was granted to the Otago Slate Quarry Company to erect a temporary office at the corner of Jetty street. A letter was received from the Town Clerk, Auckland, suggesting amendments in the Municipal Health Act.—Mr Massey : We have forwarded a copy of our new K unicipal Bill, which covers all these matters.

Messrs North and Sconllar wrote asking whether it was the Council’s intention to continue Manse street into Maclaggan street. Cr. Isaac moved—“jThat it is desirable that Manse street should be continued into Maclaggan street (through Mr R. B. Martin’s property).” The matter was left with the Works Committeee to arrange preliminaries. Mr Alex. Cairns forwarded a long letter oa street tramways, which, he stated, though novel, were simple in their working. Two lines would be used, placed in the centre of the street; and the Colonial gauge—3ft 6in —be adopted. Thousands could be daily conveyed from the Sandhills to the Water of Leith at a nominal cost, and the line could be constructed by the Corporation for L 2,400.

Mr Burns, M.H.R., wrote, endorsing Mr Street’s “most sensible letter” on street tramways. They were an incalculable convenience to the public, and if worked would soon pay well. The following reports were brought up : , The Finance Qpmmittee recommended : That the time to be allowed to the Corporation tenants north of Police street to remove their buildings, should negotiations be concluded with them for the widening of Princes street, shall be extended from Ist June to the Ist August next. That the sum of LIOO bo placed at the disposal of tho Commissioner of Police, to be expended in detecting cases of sly grog felling within the City; tho Town Clerk has been instructed to write to the General Government again representing that under existing circumstances the Council ifc entitled to receive the fines inflicted in respect of breaches of the Licensing Laws within the City. Mr E. Smith has been replied to that tho Council is not liable for any rent due by Mr Moss in respect of his lately expired lease of holding at the Manse Reserve; the Corporation having paid full compensation to Mr Moss. Messrs G. and J. A. Cook’s application on behalf of Mr G. Crowhnrst for the Council to release on old memorial of judgment has been agreed to at applicants' costs. The Public Works Committee recommended that no action be taken at present in the matter of the proposed work at Upper Maclaggan street, a memorial having been received petitioning against the work; that the Provincial Government be communicated with requesting them to form Crawford and Sattray streets to 1-J chains wdth where practicable ; that a steam roller be obtained at an estimated cost of L 1,200. The Legislative Committee report having had under its consideration the various clanses of the proposed New Dunedin Municipal Bill 1876, with the object of making sundry slight amendments, and the Bill as proposed to be amended will shortly be submitted to Council.