CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 7, 8 January 1876, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of theJCity Coun- > oil was hell last night. : Present, all the .' members but the Mayor.— Several tetters o£ ' no public interest were read.— -The City Sur- i veyor's report regarding th* Waterworks extension-. was received. [This will appear on Monday. 1 ] -^OnJbe motion of (Dr.Ev.eretti seconded by Cr Waters^ it was resolved, " That the undermentioned gentlemen i (Messrs Brown, Levestam, ' Kenny , Scott, Webster, Moutray, Akeraten, and, any o'hera r the members of the Council may t think fit to ] add) be invited to consult with the City Councillors in reference to an extended water supply, and advise with* them as to the best ' means— -if necessary — to'be adopted in carry-?. ! ing out the flame.V~Th.B appqintnjebt of Mr Jt P , Lowe as luepector of soats was repvtfid,

tbe remuneration to consisb of .the'*lM|nsin? ? #S e? |^t wa9 : dfeided ihatjh£cpenin||af ten?;, 6^9' r '* ne |ppui£cll ]7ebenliir^>b6ni(i tss^i M§fiday|ef eriing,<at ja :^pccial|meetr ling fgbe hpW|tor?tliat pTuipose^OnPe mo." |ion|^ Cr.||keci|ig, seconded pt WM|resolyed,-i?;kTh • t^deputationTconsifltWebb^and the^ mover, wait, upon his Honor the Superintend-' ent to ascerfaiu if the sole control of. the Gas and«*Waterworks can be handed over to the Council, and up3n what conditions." — On the motion of Cr H oper, s- conded by Cr Waters, it \vas reso'ved " That the: men per-. feanptly employed by the~City"Coun v il(ber albwed* tfie" following, holi Jays during the' year : Christmas Day, Good Friday, Queen's Birthday, and New Ye>r's Day; and that In the course pf*a discussion on the Surveyor's report ori the Collingwoad coal, Grs. Hooper Harley said that they were able from experience to- state. that. no better coke could b« procured than that m*de from the coai~ now being obtained' from .-the Co'lin!?woTi mine.— The Counciladjourned allO.Bo until Monday evening.