CITY COUNCIL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue XVI, 5 November 1881, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

Tfie Cinpcil met at 7 o'clonk last nfjhf Present : Thn Mayor, C:s L«vien. Trask Grabam, ITarlev, L't'.k, HounseU, ami Evrrr-tt. AletfTwas rcc---jvr<: f,r n Mppsrr, Lo-k none cru^ifr? on flu ir rrr. r j= 6S ; n \y--r )r; >. str-rt. n.-f- :r rc(i tn Wo-VPommVtP"V A 1.-=f?or vr-- rrrrJv.-<! from tn- I>7t S^ref-rv S « « 0 Trmvv.orit]r.^ tn TMirvin:-: OfT-rrr. On the mo'i---n nf Or rTir'ey s-p.-r.d.-d by Or Graham, i^ wi? rT^ive:? to vcotntnorii] thi Government to al!o- Mr Sba'Ter.iss £25 per a r i"!:iTi, A 'f-ffor *pp rt:o:iv:-.i from MrF. N. Jnnrs cfterinsr tn lease ; v c pi-Ho-'k the G~?---wo r >s f.nr lIM a monl'i Afford to. A I "^- r -vis rrvriv.vi fr"in M'"S"S Brcnk= r.rn Gr^-liir. r.f 'J'rrvo :•;?'!.'■, .= t a f i " j? tin.* thry ha/! ?.-.m fK~- W->- f- p the O-! ! ir:rvpo;l lnit>to Tho \r.i^a f ipn f-- shirmrr-f, hut il'.e cip'oin w-r.irl rnly tflkfl s:x n c them. If wv ='n'rl fVn' jr; all rrola'i'rv <hn remonies' tc-inH -r^mo riy f *:? r.exf Mp of t.*:e Wik«J inn Thn slu'ppprs Ptfifcrl that th>\v had dr-iwn nf .°,n r'nys for tlio am^nrt that h<s3 Ir-en s'nt Thpve was sr.ma rliseu^inn who'brr fhh shnn'3 b"> pai^ b?forn *he timber nrriv?<3, ar.l a fli*i«f«n fork place. Fr.r pan'-s? it row : Os FlarSey. L*Ti»n, Little, r>rd G-a^sm Aziin^ it : Toe Mivor. Crs Tragic. Erc-rett, mrl Hf.nv..=e!l The Mavor I piv« fcis casting: in the same direction as his rir-Tneri'irc rot?-, PCr Tiar^y pr.id he hart received a letter from Mr? B:!y ?fs?ir? thaf the prn=s growing over Ihe path nesr her hmicp in o.lHn?wocr]--treet norh. nnd s?kirt£r thaf ir miuht n* srubVd up. JWcrred to t'oo Wr>rk= Commiitre. Th<? following fpmlrrs vrr-re rrcniver' : — For erecVirc C'li'inswnnd brkl?^: — .Tosr-ph Gilher's-ui £623 fsccepfp-") : TV. T Gord £OS4: Thimr.?Fr<=PT?n ££93 C,n 61; Frertrr )>k Fra-m-m £7-2^, ; W. Akersten £759 S^ , J. .Tnhr.'on £I"50 For the ?nrp!y cf PP.OfIO bricks for the ro'lirgwoar! .?trppi; sew^r :— J. Goekram £2 ]5* rcr 1000 fir ?ew?r bricks, nn^ £3 r>pr 100 for invert? ("accepted) ; ,T. Patching £3 15^ p°r 1000 fnr s-^vsr brick3, and £3 G; 8.1 n°r 100 for hvc-ris. For SO.HoO bncks fnr St VincFnt-KtrPot pcwer:— J. C-cknm £2 4s per 100 (,iccentpd); J. Patehine £-2 103. Xo tenders having been rrcp.ived for paint?ne the rcpervoirhnns? nndffr.ee it. ■svss no idfd on the mofion of Cr Ilarlpy t'aat Mr Stone be inßtrup.tpd to do the painting. Leave of. absence v, ! a<s granted to Cr Bunny. Leave v?aa was ernuted to Mr Everett to ■nlace a drain from bis shops in ILirdy-s'reet in the pr wer. The Surveyor wan inßtructed to rmt en pnfScient hands to finish the job ia Waimeastreet next week. Cr TTnrey called attpnfion to the state nf i the footpath in Hardy-streafc nnd moved ihit it be made up and kerbed. Referred to the Works Coramitfer. Cr ITarley moved, That the Surveyor be Instructed to draw plans snd sprcifications for wilcnin? Washington Vallpv road, and making un footpath from St Vincpnt-st. to Snodff?a?s' storp, nr.t to erccod 12ft in wrlth. He considered it a very necessary work and It wculd not bp a costly one. If the Councilors won'd vn'e fnr it he wmild assist them in gptfincr v/nrk that ther tcantpd drne.— Cr L'vm would vote against it as thpy had not the fn»>d3. <ind would h.ive to run info drbt — C"* Trask thonsht if, was <\ very necessary work and if they had not tho roonoy In fcnrd they cou ?^[ rss jiy ?et Pn overdraft The "Val'ey was now a very *fc r svin2r pla.-e anri it Tvonld he a grrat advanff.ee fo winen the rr.vl. —Cr Everett though? it mi?ht be done hv the rccnlar haeds of the Council. Ths vc-ork wn»]3 nnt rost morp t liars £40. _ ETprythinsr that wa3 proposed for Wa??iirstcr: 'ViUr-y ■n-as r.ppo"=e r 7 in ihr Conncil. — The Mayor bad nn r ; bj-:cti-n to the work beins dnn^ by the ds.y men — Cr Grabam ho.d thonsrht it v?«s q mu^h moro formiflqble job than it proved to bn. T l ■would be vory advantapreons »o the district He obj?cted tr> it being done by the diiy men as it wss a rule of the Council that all work nvor £20 should bs done by contract.— Cr Little would Pnpporf the motion aid thought it would soon bo nrcesssry to />x^end ifc up to tbe hen-1 of the V«!kv.— Cr ITarley saH !h;\* ■wi'h tliß Govrrnmrnt snbsidr they -rc-onH have £200 or £300 more than thr-y exn? ctcd. The motion vrp.s rsirricd. Aye?: Cra Evrett, HounseU, LitMe. Harlev. Graham, and Trask'. N^cs: The Mayor and Cf Levien. It was thpn rp^olved that tenrlars for the be called for by the next Council rueetinr. The Council adjourned at 8.30.