CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5616, 29 March 1879, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the City Council was held last night to confirm the by-laws lately adopted by the Council. There were present—The Mayor (In the chair), Councillors Dixon, Allen, Miller, Fisher, Thompson, Greenfield, Young, and Diver. Clauses 1 to 4 were passed as printed. On clause 5 the minimum height of a portico was fixed at eight feet from the surface ef the footway. Clause 17 was slightly amended on the recommendation of the Town Clerk, and agreed, to, the intervening-clauses being passed unaltered, as were the clauses to 34 inclusive. On clause 35 the Town Clerk proposed some additions to the things which should be considered nuisances :—Driving any vehicles or riding any horse at. other than a walking pace round corners. Improperly loitering upon the footpath. Carrying any butchers’ meat in any cart through the city without being covered. Throwing stones or other missiles in any public place. The clauses to 53 inclusive having been passed as printed, clause 54 was amended by having the words “or any owner or occupier may impound such cattle” added to it. Clause 55 was verbally amended and agreed to, 56 was agreed to, and 57 struck out. In 58, the time during which cattle should not be driven for sale or slaughter through the streets of the city was fixed at between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. Clauses 59 and 60 were agreed to, and the sum tjbe charged under clause 61, on delivering up dogs, was fixed at 10s. ; 62 was struck out. In clause 76 the words “or carry goods for payment” were inserted, and the clause passed. 78, 79, and 82 were slightly amended and agreed to, and clause 83 struck out. Clauses 90 and 91 were passed as printed, and the Council then proceeded to consider the scale of fares for express waggons, drays, &o. Councillor Allen referred to the custom among cabmen of charging double faro on holidays. , Was this legal ? , The Town Clerk : No ; but cabmen need not do any work at all on a proclaimed holiday if they don’t like. The time during which double fares could be charged was fixed at from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., and ten cubic feet was agreed to be considered as equal to 5 cwt. : • Carters are to be allowed to charge Id. a hag extra on coal in hags. The only alteration in the scale of fares for drays was ,3s. per ton to Tinakori-road instead of 2s. 6d. . As to pedlars and hawkers.—The three clauses under this head were passed, with the addition of excepting hawkers of articles of food from their operation. Ae to porters, criers, and bellringers, boats and boatmen.—All the clauses affecting these were passed as printed. The offensive trades clauses were then passed as printed, as were those dealing with injury to plants, trees, &0., and as to trees, &0., overhanging streets. The Council adjourned shortly before ten o’clock. . i