CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 34, 5 February 1876, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The, fortnightly meeting of thei'City Council was held last night. -A 'lie tier 'from Appo Hocton complaining of the.s.tais-ipf f ,.Ha'"tiqg9-siree^ was^ referred to" ' the Publip: : "Works', IComV' mittee, and one from the Secretary: of tlie Fire Brigade, 'cohiplaining' thatf several of the fire plugs were 'cHbkeiJ.l, with sand, to the City Surveyor. > „? .' V : A An-apphcation from 'Messrs Sedgy wick and Gowland 1 Tor ; peftoissibn. to remove 100 loads ;pf/grav^ ifciStV, Maitai was refused/ """'' 'V,V'V^ /..Vj'J A letter waß received from Messrs Adams'atid'iKingdon on behalf of Mr , ißetjbanjicopapJaining; of f ;the ;poll.ution of the Maitai by Sedgwick and Growland'Sitannery; works, j -The -matter- was referred to the City ,-,.-;. i y It was resbl ved "that the" Council should j recomrqeijd Mr the J Superintendent as watertrate assessor, ithe retnuneration'tOfbe *620.p, ;•:-: ; ; u jn - : The City 'j,B.u"rye*for's : .,-r^po^,pnv:the ' gasworks wais read. HeV continues to sjieak highly of'the'Collingwood coal, ' which, since; the last report, had yielded 1 : at the rate of .9082 feetiper ton., • :,.;,-;:'. 1 A letter: frotn the Mayor -was read; advising "the'* Council tb authorise the" Finance Committee to, "Wake arrange- - ments Hvitli the Bank '. of New Zealand relative to the interest on the overdraft, Much was now charged at the rate of ;teh percent. -Or G-bat suggested that., the other banks sjipuld. hayeSn-oppbr-" tunity afforded thein of doing the business. — Eel'erred to the Finance Committee. .. * r .. ,.. .. .^ The conside'ration ; .of the:. Major's propqsition ; thata small; sum of , money,, shpu'd Be gran ted". for . providing a sea bathing, place was. deferred. . . : , ; „ ... ./ Cr Tickebjng Amoved that a .contribution of £25 be given to the Nelson and Auxiliary iFire Brigades, but it was postponed in order to ascertain whether it should be given in one sum or a portion to each; * : Cr.GrBAY moved his resolution relative to conveying -water iii pipes from the Maitai to scour- out the* Waimeastreet sewer. He thought it a highly necessary work, and one that was likely to improve the health of the town.— - After some discussion the consideration of the question was, on the inotiori of Cr Eyerett, postponed for, six months.