MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 387, 20 July 1877, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers. There were present— His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Booth, Gibbs, Grave, and Mainland. MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. OUTWARD COIUIKSFOX DEN( :E. A quantity of outward correspondence was read and approved. ARBITRATION. A deed of reference to arbitration, as between the Council and the N.Z. and A. Land Company, was read and approved, and authorised to be signed by the Mayor on behalf of the Council. THE NEW GASOMETER. On the recommendation of the Engineer, it was resolved that the time for receiving tenders for the new gasometer should be extended to the Ist September. IMPROVEMENT REQUIRE!!. } Mr. O'Meagher wrote, asking the Council to cause the approach to his property to be improved.- —The letter was referred to the Public Works Committee. A BOX DRAIN". Messrs. J. and T. Meek applied for permission to put in a box drain at their premises. It was resolved, " That it is inexpedient to grant the application, and that Messrs.

Meek be informed that the crossing should be re-laid with proper material." TEM I'OIiAHY C'KOSSI N<i. An application from Mr. Hugo Lippcrt to form a temporary crossing to footpath in Csk-street was referred to the Engineer, witli power to act. tu.vnsff.i; ok MCAsr,. Application to transfer the lease of Section IL\ Block XXXIV., from Messrs. j Lees and Moore to Thus. Middleton was granted. Tin: HANKINO .uvorNT. The terms proposed by the "National Hank for the conduct, of (he future business of the (Jorporporalion were accepted, subject to certain provisions. IN'Sl'i'.t TIOX 01-' IMMIOUANT's COTTAoKS. I i:i accordance with an application from tiie Secretary of the Heiievoloiit Society, the Inspector of Nuisances was directed ' to occasionally visit the immigrants' cottages on the Cape. I'OOITATII IN TKr.NT-STUKET. 'fenders for forming the fool path on the north side of Trout-street, from Thames to llumber street, were opened as follows :—Patrick iWoynahan, LlO IDs.; Mackenzie and M'lntyre (informal); Jeremiah .K,>an, LI 1 -is. (id. The tender of Patrick Moyuahan was accepted. KIIPOKT ol' INsI'KiTOI!. A report from the Inspector of Lodginghouses having been read, it was resolved, " That he be directed to see that all houses which come within the definition laid down by the Council tire duly registered." ITUI.lt' WOIiKS to.MUrn'KK. The following report from this Committee was read ami adopted :—- Culvert under Harbour Board Siding.— Your Committee have the honour to report that the Harbour Board have consented to place fii culvert under their railway siding, as requested by the C.iuucil, a-id recommend that Mr. M'Lood bo instructed to confer with Alt'. Forrester, with a view to the work being done by the Corporation at the cost of the Harbour Board : also, thai. Mr. M'Bcod prepare plans, specifications, and estimates for the works necessary to complete, (he. drain in question, both between the outlet of ilio present culvert and flic Harbour Board culvert, and between the latter and file sea, Aln-slivel, Plans. -The plans of Alnstreet wiil be completed in a, few days, and .after approval by the Council, should be placed upon the. (able for public inspection tor a. fixed period before adoption. ./.'■■ Exchange of Police Paddock, &c Your Committee having caused a, secfionised plan of the purlion of Block XCV., proposed (o be cxc.hanued with the Government for Sections (i, 7, K, 0, and and '_'?, Block ..WW. and having preI pared a■ statementof the value lo let of i the fii'sf-inentiojiutl properly, are of opinion that the exchange is one which will be in all ivspeeis beneficial to the town, and recommend the Council to agree to the same. Your Committee further recommend that Air. IHslop be requested to pivpai'o Pie necessary Bill, or to obtain its preparation by the Government, and that 1 he. Bill should be introduced as a Government Bill. If otherwise, that at auvrale if should be ar-

ranged tliut all costs and charges in cmiiOi.-tion willi the measure .should he defrayed l>y the < hiverimienf, or otherwise should bo counted in part payment of tin', sum hi lie expended hy the Council for erection of puhlic huildin;_rs. Your (JoininiUee also recommend that it, he definitely preserihed that all materials formiiiL, r part, of the. present <'oiirthouse and Caul, may he used hy the Council in tho erection of tin; new reipiired. Uailway Crossing.—-Your I 'ommiftee, understanding;' that, it is the intention of i lie 1 iarhoiir hoard to apply f<>r a, level crossing of tiie railway, at the north of the Jiariiour hoard hloi-k, from Humhcrsii'eeu and recognising Ihat. such crossing would he <>f groat convenience to tho Cnuueii ;is niving :t means of approach to the (hisworks, reeommeiid that ]\lr. M'Leod he iustrueled lo assist the hoard hy making ;i joint represonlal ion to Mr. Lowe, wiili a view to .securing the granting oi such level crossing. NKX-STKKKT. .\ suggestion from 1 ln> Inspector of Nuisances, with reference to a, turnstile at Neii-sf;■(<•(, was referred to the Works Committee for report. stiu;:;t lamps. It >v:is resolved, " Thai, i he street I,'iinp.s I he placed under the management of tho | .Manager of the < hisworks and. the (J;is j Committee." Arc,') ['VIS. The accounts presented were passed for payment, and the Council adjourned.