MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 July 1880, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of thb. Council was hold last Evening, when there were present—Councillors Humphrey (in the chair), Otterson, Smith,' Mainland, "Roberts, Tpwnsond, and Headland. . i It was 1 resolved tnat .the names appearing on the schedule presented' by tha Town Oleirk/'being those persornS who had paid their rates, be added a 'supplementary list to the Citizens Rdll. Thero ( werei 48 names on the schedule. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed, and the outfltard) correspondence was read and approved. , A letter was read from the Rev. John Crump, drawing attention to tHe State of the footpath -between Thames-street and . the Wesleyan church; to the' Public Works Committee for report. Mr, jfames Reid applied for permission - to erect new premises at the Corner of ' Eden and Thames'sheets.—Permission ' granted provided tliat the portion pointed out by the Council be built of stona . instead of wood.' ■ >. '!';■• •j,; A'circular on Australian atid : New Zjfca- 1 larid securities was laid on the table". « ! • . The Hon. J, Miller wrote: stating that' the TownlLands Exchange Bill was not ■ > likely to pass the House'of :RepVesenta- ; ■ tives. { In reply to a, letter from the Railway. Department, it;was .stated- that' provision had been ttiade for laying ,on> water ta tha : Railway station, the matter of cost being "referred tci the^aterworks; Committee., - •., ' It' L Was Resolved that the Engineer, b®. instructed'to ( furnish Mr. John lMt*Kaw with the proper leveli'of' sectioias 12 aria ; 13, bloQk.9B. Mr. W. Baudinet wrote akafcing that L 3 .wiis a fair ; price for taking out bluestona ; rubble, but;aa the Council, had previously offered. L 2' they coulil.not se<3 their way to alter their resolution/ ; Plans of Mr. Markham's new. hotel to be erected! in' Thames-street were, laid on the table,; and" wer& approved of by the Council, permission being granted for .erection of the ' " r; Mr.J. Johnston applied for .permission, to erect premises on section 5,j610ck lß* . also for levels, on ~sa.i,d. section. ThQ writer, also asked the Council to form tha footpath ih Coquei-atyeeVin frdnt .of the IcGlobe Hotel.-vjfc -waa resolved that the matters to,'- ! i ; •' •• I• r' ' A p^itibn-'was read front residents aft aouth side, of requesting; that a footpath be formed along, the'sama side of ( that street, on to tha path ai Humber-sireet.—The mjitter wMirefemd ! to the Public Works Committee; for port. ; . The Waterworks Committee's report was read, with the following results :—l. Tenders for footbridge over the Oamaru , water-race, oyerflow at Black Point were >■ referred to the Waterworks with power to act. 2. Mr. R. claim for damages done to oat stftofca vxciSi 1 referred to Messrs. Barraclough Walsh as the responsible parties, and Mv. Sumpter, will be informed of the course taken; 3. Most of the contracts being nearly completed, a reduction of tha' number of the staff, and of the hands employed in day labor, was agreed to, subject l to power on the part of the. Waterworks, Committee to retain the services of those men not yet discharged, so long as their presence may be deemed necessary.; 4. The Committee's instruction's to dispose of the plant and build' ibgs at the Camp at Papakaio, bv publi® auction on Friday, ,9th inst., by Mr* Greenfield j were approved, with a proviso that' sufficient material he kept for tho > contingent!purposes of the Council. ' Councillor Townsend stated that some residents in town had spoken to him on the subject of water-power required fav ■eiigines. He wished to move the follow-, ing notice; of. mption For 20 h,p. osv over, LIO per annum per h.p. ; for 13 to 10 h.p., Ll2 10s per annum per h,p. j for 10 h.p. and under, Lls per hi p. per annum, . ■ The Engineer wrote stating that the repairs of damage caused by recent floods would cost (L 65.' ''" ' ■Mr.; J. Kidd reported that lie had met the Committee of the Excelsior Cricket Club re new cricket ground. He estU . mated the cost at L 25, and said the ,plv>b4 ah effort to pay thia svjm. The report was adopted', ' , Accounts' an\QP,fltjng to were passed for into Committee, v., , •" .;