LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1834, 8 January 1880, Page 3

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

This Council met on Monday night. Present—The Mayor (chairman), Ors. Grubb, McOlatohie, Wood, Reed, Weyburn, Hawkins, Macpherson. Receipts from last meeting, £22 6s 6d. The outwards correspondence was read and the following business disposed of : —A letter was read from Messrs Garrick and Oowlishaw, intimating that they had been instructed by Mr H. R. Webb to request the Council to abate the nuisance caused by the new pumpirjg-house on Canterbury street, near Mr Webb's residence. The letter set forth that the house obstructed the road, and also caused considerable inconvenience when working, from the noise and smoke. The Mayor said the building, he was informed, was to be put up to-morrow, Tuesday. Ore. McClatchie and Reed did not see that the house was an obstruction to traffic, there being no cart road where it was erected. Or. Wood here left the Chamber. After some discussion, it was agreed that the letter be referred to the Council's solicitor, the Mayor to confer with him, and, if necessary, call a special meeting. Mr H. N. Haider, as counsel for Mr Roeder, asked for permission to complete a certain conveyance or property, the names of the parties being stated. Granted. Mr John Bowden, foreman of w orks, tendered his thanks to the Council for their recognition of his services in connection with the water supply scheme. He also reported that the removal of the sheds on the Gladstone Pier had placed the water pipes in such a position that the fire plugs conld not be got at in case of fire. It would be necessary to plaoe a fire plug between each shed. The pipes should have been removed before the sheds were ereoted, and at some future time it would be necessary to lay new pipes outside them. The pipes also required laying along the extension of the Gladstone Pier. The extension and

fire plugs between the sheds were authorised to be done. Accounts amounting to £149 16s 2d were passed for payment. As to eharitable aid, the Mayor said that in the past month, the first since he returned from Wellington, the cost had quite astounded him. There were some cases that required discharging from the list, and he and Captain Wood intended to make a special inquiry as to them. One woman with her family, after living in Christehurch for four years, had come to Lyttelton recently. Another with six children was being assisted to the extent of 31s per week, and the question of aid was growing a very serious matter. The charity of the borough seemed in danger of being abused in some instances. In one particular case the recipient was actually keeping a servant at a pay of 8s per week. After some remarks the matter was dropped. An extension of time was allowed the bathing committee to report as to the erection of public baths. Cr. Eeed drew attention to the nuisance caused by men bathing off the wharf near Peacock's Wharf as late as 10 a.m. The olerk was instructed to write to the sergeant of police asking him to prevent persons taking baths at a later hour of the day than 7 a.m. Or. Grubb complained of the practice of boys creating a disturbance by congregating near the churohes on Sundays, and the clerk was instructed to write to the police authorities, asking that a constable be stationed in Winchester street during church hours. An application for some of the rubber hoie was made by the Harbor Board, the Board to pay for same. The application was granted. Cr. Eeed asked for three or four loads of gravel between Mr Turpin's and the Councillor's house. The matter was left with the works committee. Leave of absence was granted to Cr. Smith. Cr. McClatchie asked that some shingle be laid on the Yoelas road from Cameron's corner to the next corner. Left with the works committee. The Council then adjourred.