LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2527, 16 May 1882, Page 3

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The above Council met on Monday night, when there were present—The Mayor and Ors, Chalmers, Stinson, Reed, Grubb, Webb, Macdonald, Smith, Weyburne, Garforth. The receipts since the preceding meeting wore £294 I2j 6J. Mr F B. Passmore, a lessee of one of the Council’s reserves, wa?, on the motion of Or. Garforth, seconded by Or. Smith, given leave to transfer his lease, subject to the Council’s approval. It was explained, with reference to the Railway Traffic Manager’s letter about cutting off the water supply last Saturday, that verbal notice had been given, but in future as long a notice as possible would be given the railway people. On the motion of Cr. Chalmers, seconded by Or. Stinson, a request from W. R. Taylor to have the rates on a cottage in St. David’s street remitted, the letter was ordered to stand over for throe months. The reason given for asking the concession was that a piggery near the place was such a nuisance, no tenant could be found for the property. The inspector of nuisance's report quite confirmed what Mr Taylor alleged with reference to the piggery in question being a nuisance, and it was resolved to enforce the law against Mr Illingworth, the owner of the swine, and against Messrs Cook Bros. for lettting the swine run at large on the Sumner road. A blacksmith’s shop on Dampier’s Bay road was reported to be 9;t Sin enoroaohing on the road by the foreman of works. It was resolved to write to the owner of the premises to have the obstruction removed. Cr. Webb dissented from the decision of the Council. Accounts amounting to £9O 3i 4d were ordered to bo paid. The Mayor said instructions had been given to the foreman of works to metal the worst parts of Salt’s gully, Exeter street, St, David’s street, Canterbury and London s:reets. Or. Reed again spoke of the necessity for repairing Dampier’s Bay road. Several councillors saw no necessity whatever for immediate repairs there. Or. Smith drew the attention of the inspector of nuisances to a nuisance on Jackson’s road. Cr. Chalmers gave notice of motion,” That the Borough Council having no interostin the Brid epath other than for the general interest of the ratepayers, if all who have property abutting on the road will pledge themselves by signature to abide by the chief surveyor’s decision, this Council will form the Bridlepath in conformity with tush decision.” Leave of absence was granted the Mayor, Mr Allwright, from three meetings to enable him to attend Parliament