LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1692, 23 July 1879, Page 2

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of this Ooncil was held on Monday night. Present: Tho Mayor (Mr Allwright), Ora. Hawkins, McClatchie, E. cd, Wcyburn, Chalmers, Macdonald, and Macphorson. Tho clerk read tho only letter received, namely, one from Mrs Edgar, Gollan’e Bay, asking for porm'ssion to slaughter stock upon her land. Or. McClatchie moved that the request of the applicant bo grant; d. Some discussion was had upon tho motion, it transpiring that a license for a slaughteryard had been granted recently to Messrs Cook, butchers, the Council supposing that tho yard was upon Mrs Edgar’s land. The foreman of works stated that, as a matter of fact, Messrs Cook had moved their yard just outside Mrs Edgar’s property, and that it now stands upon a road in Gollan’s Bay. Councillors expressed their disapproval of the course pursued by Messrs Cook. The clerk was instructed to w.lta to Messrs Cook, informing them that the liconse granted by tho Council was for a slaughter-yard upon section 55, and advising them that a penr’ty ia incurred, under tho Act, for slaughtering upon any other land ; that Mrs Edgar also bo informed that a license to slaughter upon section 55 had been granted. Accounts wore passed for payment amounting to £123 19s lid. Tenders for supplying a steam pump for tho waterworks were opened, and, aft r deba ing upon them, Cr. Hawking moved, “ That Scott’s tender bo accepted, ond it be left with tho water committee to accept tho one of Messrs Scott Bros’ two proposals they think most desirable.” Carried. An app’icatkn from Mr Hawkins, asking tho estates committee to advise tho Council whether, in the event of a building being erected on the reclaimed ground leased by him from tho borough, the Council would take over the improvements at a valuation. An opinion from the Council’s solicitor was road, showing that the Council had tho necessary power to enter into an agreement of the kind. The estates committee left the matter with tho whole Council. Tho question before the Council was, whether they were prepared to commit their successors to pay from £3C JO to £SOOO for this proposed properly at the expiration of six years, the end of tho lease. The buildings proposed to be erected are of a substantial character —stores and warehouses —and such as would enhance the value of the adjacent property very materially. The Mayor stated that, in fairness to Mr Hawkins, it should bo said that in the event of the Council acceding to his application ho wou’d have all future excavations restricted to the Council lands, and do no more work on the Church property and other properties. The sense of the Council, throughout a rather lengthy discussion, was plainly one of aversion to commit their successors in tho way proposed. Cr. Beed moved, seconded by Cr. Weyburn, “ That tho Council cannot grant the request as conveyed in Mr Hawkins’ letter,” Tho Mayor complained of the way in which tho rates were not coming in. Ho said, of £llOO, but £575 had been received. Tho clerk was instructed to give delinquents fourteen days’ notice, before taking compulsory measures. It was decided to call for tenders for supplying tho Council with twelve cases of kerosene. In reference to the advertisements inviting offers of a site for a publio slonghter-house, the Mayor said that no rephea had as yot been received.