CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 261, 1 December 1876, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the City Council was held last night. Present, all the members. Before opening the tenders for valuing the City property it was decided that the lowest tender should not be accepted unless the Council were thoroughly satisfied as to the funess of the man for the work. The tenders were as follows: — J. R. Mabin, 4200; J. E. Green, £150; John Percy, £140; Walter Good and Joseph Gilbertson, £120; W. Rout, £100. On the motion of Cr Pickering, seconded by the Mayor, Mr Rout was appointed City Valuer, an amendment by Ci Gray, seconded by Cr Waters, to the effect that Messrs Good and Gilbertson's tender be accepted being negatived. The question of appointing an Inspector oi Nuisances gave rise to a considerable amount of discussion, several of the Councillorbeing of opinion that other duties should be combined with that of inspection, Cr Gray proposing that the Inspector should also be lamplighter, and Cr W.bb that he should see to the gorse being removed from the streets, &c. Cr Pickering moved, That tenders be invited for performing the duties of Inspector of Nuisances, the salary attached to the office to he £2 2s a week. He thought that at first, at least, the Inspector would have as much work to do as he could get through, and that he should not be hampered by other duties. : Cr Levien seconded the resolution, and thought by the appointment of such.an officer they would do away with all the hubbub about drainage and sewerage. If the surface nuisances were done away with, the cause of most of the complaints they now heard would be removed. The resolution was then carried with the understanding that the Inspector should receive full instructions as to his duties from the Mayor. Ou the motion of Cr J. Harley, seconded byCrWebb.it was resolved that MrFlett receive a salary of £50 per annum for collecting the general rates in lieu of the sum now paid him as Inspector. With reference to Mr Harris' complaint regarding a stock-yard at the corner of Hardy and Tasman-streets, the Inspector reported that the premises wero kept in a perfectly clean state. The City Surveyor brought up his report on the Waimea-street sewer, which was to the effect that in places there were deposits varying in depth from three to sixteen inches, occasioned by irregularities in the floor of the drain. He thought it would be necessary to take it up as far as Patterson's corner, the expense of which he estimated at £200. This haviug been done, it should be extended to the Maitai. On the motion of Cr Gray, seconded by Cr Hooper, it was resolved that the City Surveyor be instructed to draw up a report on the improvement of the city drainage, to be submitted to the Council at its next regular meeting. The discussiou on Cr Webb's motion regarding the sewerage was postponed uutil the report has been brought up. The Council then adjourned.