BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 160, 9 December 1874, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

LYTTELTON. The weekly meeting was held on Monday last. Present —His Worship, Crs Rouse, Hawkins, Grange, Graham, Young, Buisf, and Kenncr. The clerk stated that he had received during the week £26 15s lOd. The following correspondence was read:— To Mr Pearce, askiDg for particulars respecting stink traps. From the Superintendent, in reply to the Mayor's letter, re water supply, running as follows: — " Sir, —I am directed by His Honor the Superintendent to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th on the subject of the water supply in Lyttelton, and in reply to state that his Honor feels sure that on reconsideration you will recognise that the tone of the letter is not such as the Borough Council is justified in adopting in respect to the vote of money for the administration of which the Executive Government is responsible to the Provincial Council and not to the Borough Council. Under the circumstances the Superintendent directs me to suggest the withdrawal of the letter. He further desire 3 me to say that he will be happy, on being requested to do so, to bring the subject under the attention of the Executive Council, with the view of affording information to the Borough Council as to the action which has been taken by the Govern meut on a matter so nearly concerning the interests of the inhabitants of Lyttelton. (Signed) '• C. Blakistox. "Assistant Piovinoial Secretary." His Worship said that it appeared a strange thirjg that the daily papers should have information that the Council had not. From a paragraph in the Lyttelton Times it appeared that the work 3 were proceeding, but the Orancil had received no intimation of the fact. They would see from the letter just read, that the statement made in the Times, that the Government had returned his letter was entirely without foundation. From J. Sow den, the foreman, asking for a week's leave of absence from his duties to attend an Oddfellows' meeting at Timaru. The request was unanimously granted. Cr Rouse then rose and intimated to the Council that the plans as amended for the casual ward had been sent to him by the Secretary for Public Works. The delay had arisen from the building as proposed being, in the Provincial Architect's opinion, too costly to be executed within the vote. It would now be pushed forward without delay. Iu stating this, he begged to refer to a question of privilege. While not for a moment expecting that verbatim reports could be published of the proceedings of the Council, a course which would not at all times be desirable, he considere I that every councillor had a right to expect that the newspaper reports of any remarks he might make should at least convey the same impression as the words made use of. This was not the case with the Lyttelton Times report of the last meeting of the Council, in which his answer to Cr Grange's iuquiry on this subject, bore the appearance of an attack on the Executive, whereas nothing could have been further from his intention, which was to show the Council that the matter, though in abeyance, had not been lost sight of by the Government. The following accounts were then passed : —Weekly pay-sheet, £.'!•! 3s ; Gas Company, for metal, £IOO Is 6d; D. Dimond, for carting, £5 9s -Id; clerk's salary, £l6 13s 4d—total, £156 7s 2d. A letter was read from Mr 11. N. Nalder, the solicitor for the Council, inclosing counterpart of lease to John Eoberts, for signature. The lease was read by his Worship, approved by the Council, and signed. A communication was then handed in from the Gas Company, requesting permission to convey water from the tank in front of Messrs Miles and Co's store to the Gas Company's Kite, by connecting a two and a half inch pipe. After a general discussion as to the size of the pipe, &c, Cr Grange moved, Cr Buist seconded, and it was carried, that the Gas Company be allowed to take the water temporarily from Miles and Co's tank, subject to the usual fee, the company laying down their own pipes. Cr Graham then spoke upon the damage done to the walls and road near the Zigzag on the Sumner road, through mischievous persons rolling down stone 3. Cr House said that a part of the bridle path near the top, was in au excessively dangerous state owing to these malpractices. The Mayor also strongly on the matter, and gave instances. He said that a few weeks he bad severely threatened two people, and only the day before a stone was pushed down the hill which narrowly escaped doing serious damage to his property.

Gr Konner thought that very l.kcly the stones were loosened by the excessive drought. Gr House called the attention o° (he works committee to a culvert in Voelas road which had given way in the centre, and waa very dangerous*, both for equestrians and pedestrians. The foreman said that Mr Dransfield had called his attention to the matter, and that it would be remedied at ouce. Or Graham then movud, and Or Young seconded —"That a rowaul of ti~> be. off-reel for the apprehension and conviMion of pr-r----soiis rolling stones down the hills in the borough, (o the distinction of property, and that posters to that effect be printed and put up." Carried. The chairman of the works committee reported lhat the hard labor gang would soon finish the work in 8b David's street, and recommended certain other work, and moved that 4000 wedge bricks be procured for the purpose of constructing a culvert iu St David's street. The Mayor supported the proposition, and said l!mt out of the £IOO voted for the street, about £75 had been expended. Cr Keuner said that nea>!y £IOOO had now been spent, and said that the works room mended by the works committee in their general report had progressed very little. Cr Grange asked the Mayor if the work was really necessary. The Mayor said that sooner or later it must be done, and that it would also soon be necessary to continue the culvert further down the gully, crossing Exeter street, and handed in a rough plan showing where the work would be necessary. Cr Kenner then moved, and Cr Grange seconded, that the proposition be deferred until next week. Carried. The Mayor drew attention to a letter that had been written to the Colonists' Society, respecting the use of the down piping off the Colonists' flail, and explained the use that could be made of the water by the inhabitants .if the cottages belonging to the borough adjoining the building. The Colonisls' Society had granted permission, but formal notice had not been received. It would be uecessaiy for the Council to decide whether they would place tanlss there, one was already available for the purpose. The Council then adjourned.