CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 192, 13 August 1881, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

The Council met at 7 o'clock last night. Present : The Mayor and all the Councilors. Resolved, That the usual annual bud »cription of £40 be voted to the Fire .Brigade. ■ A letter was received from Mr Sharp asking to be allowed to cut turf in Scotland, street Granted, tin condition that the holes are filled up with gravel. ! A letter having been received from Mr Wiikß offering to cart gravel from, the

Brook-street stream on to the Waimea Raod for 2s per load, and to Trafalgar-street south for 2a 6d, it was resolved, That if the Council required work of this kind to be done it should be tendered for. A recommendation of the Works Committee for the settlement of the dispute relative to the drainage neap Mr Webster's property in Montreal-street was adopted. A recommendation of the Committee that the ruts in the road in Washington Valley be filled up, and stating that there were no funds for constructing a footpath evoked considerable discussion, but it was ultimately i adopted, Crs Everett, Johns, Trask, and Hounsell toting for the footpath, and the Mayor, Crs Graham, Harley, Little, Greig, and Levien against it. The Committee also reported that they were unable to recommend the laying of drain pipes near the synagogue, and that Toi Toi street upwards from Mr Webster's be gravelled. Agreed to, The Finance Committee reported upon Mr Bunny's letter claiming compensation for Miss Johns on account of injuries sustained by her by tripping over the tramway rails, that they had obtained &n opinion from Messrs Fell and Atkinson that the Council had a good defence to any action on this account. The Committee consequently recommended the Council to contest the claim. Recommendation adopted. ■ The Mayor said it had been suggested to; him that there were many men out of em-' ploy just now and tbat it would be advisable to apply to the Government for a grant of money to make a road round the Rocks. He thought they should write to Mr Pitt and ask him to press the matter. He had no doubt that if Dunedin or Canterbury were to make a Bimilar application they would get what they wanted. In Nelson we had been too quiet and modest in such matters, and it was time we made some effort. (Continued on Third page.} [Fo; Continuation of News see First, TJiird, and Fourth Pages']