CITY COUNCIL.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1861, 10 February 1880, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

Monday, February 9. The usual meeting was held at 7 p.m. Present —His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Gapes, Vincent, King, Taylor, Ayers, fluff, Hulbert, Wyatt, Lambert, Cherrill, Bishop. The debit balance at the Bank wai stated as being £lB2 10s 3d. The receipts for the fortnight had been £903 19s 4d. Bills to the amount of £943 12s 5d were reported as having been paid by the works committee, and a further amount of £177 3a lid was passed for payment. The Mayor said that the finance committee’s report and the works committee’s estimate would be before the Council. He proposed to bring the questions of the municipal buildings and water supply before the ratepayers as early as possible, and it would therefore be necessary for the Council to pass a resolution in accordance with the clauses of the Act bearing upon the question. In reply to Cr. Ayers, The Mayor said that the voting in connection with the loan for water supply and municipal buildings would be cumulative. In answer to Or. King, Cr. Cherrill said that the matter of the piece of land on the North town belt in possession of the Cemetery Board had been before that body, but nothing had yet been done. He might say th >t it was probable the recommendation of the Board to the Church Property Trustees would be in favour of the course desired by the Council. The surveyor’s report was read as follows ; No. I—The fire bell tower at Lichfield street station is completed. No. 2—Bath street, Wilmer street and Eaton place are being formed and channelled. No. 3—Lichfield street, from High street to Durham street, has been coated with broken metal and rolled with the steam roller, likewise that portion of High street between Hereford street and Cashel street. No. 4—The artesian in Whataly road is now driven about 100 feet. It was taking on Saturday 500 blows to drive it an inch. C. Walkden, City Surveyor. Or. Cuff said he considered that Lichfield street might very well have waited instead of being done so elaborately, whilst other more important streets were not repaired. The surveyor explained that the street was in a very bad state, and there was a great deal of heavy traffic upon it. About 600 yards of metal had been placed upon this street. Or. King thought it was necessary that the street should be done. The first three clauses in the report were passed. On clause 4 being put, Cr. Cherrill asked how much had been expended on this well. The Surveyor said that up to the present about £lB had been expended for labor. The report as a whole was approved. Cr. Hulbert asked whether it was true that the fire bell was a failure ? Could the surveyor give the Council any information upon the point ? The Surveyor said he was unable to ssy anything about the bell being a failure or not. He had remained at homo to listen to the bell, but though he believed it was rung strongly he failed to hear it. He believed that the bell was not so good as was expected. He understood that Mr Superintendent Harris was going to have the bell altered and rung again. It was resolved to allow the matter to stand over until the further trial bad been made. The Council went into committee to consider the correspondence, and several other matters, and afterwards adjourned.