PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4292, 28 November 1876, Page 2

PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held last evening. Pr. scut—His Worshin the Mayor, Cm Eeid, M'Kiulay, M'Gregor, Menei:iud, (iraham, Miller, and Dodson. The Clerk read the following correspondence:— ,?™ MrJ - Mackley, claiming an additional sum of L2O for water pipes running through his paddock, and one from Mr Joyce. Corporation Solicitor, on the same matter. From Messrs Sievewright and Stout, intimating to the Council that if they prevented in any way the flow of water toMrM'Dermid's saw mill, an injunction would be asked for in the Supreme Court to prevent them until do. finite arrangements had been made. These were referred to the Water Works Committee. From the Secretary of the Fire Brigade, informing the Council that the ooat of hose reel made in Melbourne, with freight and insurance added, would exceed LSO, while the tenders from the Dunedin fl i ms ranged from L 45 to LM). From Mr Hooper protesting against the proposed Volunteer rifle range st the end of the Peninsula. From Mr *I Dermid, protestiug against his ground being cut up for the purpose of 1 ying down the water PJP? 3 - J? 1 *"? Mr F - c - Downs, intimating in terms ot the Health Act that a case of scarlet fever had broken out in his house, and"that precautionary measures had been adopted by him. The Water Works Committee reported recommending that the clers should again write to the Koad Board in reference to making their portion of the district road leading to the entrance of Mr Wright's section. That Mr Crawshaw should ara.in be requested to furnish the Council with th« lengths, sizes of pipes, &e., he will have on band at the finish of his contract, and at what price he will sell the same to the Corporation. That the consaltinsr engineer should be requested to furnish a repor«as|to the progress of the works, when they are likely to be completed, the quantity and Bizes of pipes laid down and in what localities. Also, as to i service pipes to the jetties, likewise as to fencing in the reservoir. interview with the Messrs Perry ra matter of r a ZA water rights. &c, and had great pleasure in r vnj'ort. ing that the negotiations had been succesp'ol thev having secured on behalf of the Corpora*'.,™T Wd. way 33ft wide the whole length of &e Coition property from the district road, as Jo., for the sum of L 250. to be pai«l by«hLB?SS two debentures of LIOO each. „ F in T%£°, m 2 li !£ fe Commended payments amounting to L 175 l?s 6d. rJ h w.£ !I,orta bivviu «, b e*;a received and adopted, ~L* a SI NL^ T "L ov ed " That B vote of thanks be recorded to the Wate;. Committed for the satisfaetory arrangements, entered into by them for the purchase of Messrs Perry's road and water rights." which was paMed. * J^ti^lJW 58 Committee recommended infer aMa Xm% Mr Taylors, deposit for oroiteing be returned,

ing year was fi»d at Is in the LI *" 6MU Cr. Reid colled the attention of the Council t« the unsatisfactory state of the manureTdeS-nd it was resolved, on the motion of Cr?o£ai' t h£ the police be requested to have an overstehfo'fthl unoocnped ground in George stree?, wU? a v ?ew of suppressing the nuisances thereon After the dispatch of s«me other business the Council resolved itself into committee.