CITY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17686, 25 July 1919, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL.

-o Tho ordinary meeting of the City Council was hold last night; present—the Mayor (Mr W. Bogg) and Cm Clark, Larnach, Jinwlloy, Ure>eu, LLayward, cjutcklock, Hancock, M'Donald, Calder, Scott, Jeliery, Walker, Thorn, tiincoek, and Wilson. ANDKnSON'S DAY DRAIN. In -connection with tho drainage schemo which is at present buing carried out at Anderson's ]iay under the Municipal Corporations Act several objectors (who wore granted one mouth iu which to lodgo their objections) appeared Ijoforo tho council to point out. curtain grievances. In addition to the private individuals Air A. E. llai-raway (president of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association) was in attendance, and ho asked that the interests of the association should lx) safeguarded, more particularly by the reconstruction of a wall which had been destr/iyod. The objections were noted and sent to tho Works Committee for its consideration. ■ CORRESPONDENCE. Tho secretary of the Dunedin Performing Musicians' Union wrote making application for permission to hold a sacred concert on a Sunday evening for the purpose of assisting a member ot the union who had been laid asido through sickness.—Cγ Bradley moved, and Cr Scott seconded, ttait thu request be granted.—The motion was lost by nine votes to six, and the request was accordingly declined. The registrar of the University of Otago wrote making application for a grant to tho Museum and tho Hocken library.—Referred to the Finance Committee. SALE OF MEAT BY PUBLIC AUCTION. Cr . Scott moved the adoption of the General Committee's report. Cr Jeffery said that if tho committee was in sympathy with the proposal he would like to know why it could not take some steps to show its sympathy.. Cr Clark moved as an amendment that clause 2 should be referred back to ' the committee with a clear instruction that it should bring down a report to say under what conditions it would allow meat to Le sold at auction. Cr Bradley seconded the amendment. Cr Shaeklock said he was quite in favour of meat being- sold by auction .in tho city; but before they could do it they would have to alter their by-laws. Some of the letters which had appeared would seem to indicate that a butcher's shop had to be tiled, but this condition was not borne out by the by-law. Cr Shaeklock stated tha a radical man had waited on the committee and had shown them a piece of meat which ho had bought at a local butcher's thoj), and demonstrated that it was diseased. The ooctor desired that they should make their by-laws more stringent. Cr Sincock said the auction revms could bo easily made to conform to their by-laws. He would like the General (.orrumtiteo to bring down a report on a public n:eac market which would let them know exactly wlicro they were. Or Haywai-d said the manager of the premises referred to was not prepared to make the necessary alterations in his premises. The auctions would be for only I four months in the year. —(Voices: " Less than that.") The meat that was sold at this ruction room had been passed by tho iiifector at the abattoirs. Cr Green said they must bo careful not to inflict a hardship on the business men who did conrily with their by-ur.vs. They must amend the by-laws before anything could be done. If the council decided to amend the by-laws then-tho committee would j be able to report on the matter, i Cr Scott, in reply, said he wishod it to I bo clearly understood that the had to safeguard tho health of the jeople. The committeoe really had absolutely no authority in the matter. The health officer dictated to the committee what it should do, and that was iho end of it. Before Messrs Pryor and Co. decided to sell the meat they were •.-•formed that certain alterations would be necessary in the building. There was also a convenience which opened lon to the market, and so on. The inspecj tors interviewed Mr Paterson, the manager, ! and his (the speaker's) department, was distinctly told that Messrs Pryor and Co. wero not prepared to carry out the required alterations, because it would not pay them. Under the present by-laws there was no earthly use of sending the clause back to

tho committee. The amendment wae lost, only Crs Clark, Bradley, M'Donald, and Jeffery voting for it. The report was then adopted. OTHER COMMITTEES' EEPOETS. Cr Green moved the adoption of the Tramways Committee's report.—ln speaking to the motion, Cr Scott said he had an old Dunedin resident who had resided' in Christehurch for eomo years, had called on him within the last few days, and had complimented the city on the excellent tram service in Dunedin. He had also referred to the way in which the cars were run to time-table in Dunedin. In Christehurch the service appeared to be run in the interest of getting a car full of passengers, and the time-table as a consequence suffered.—The report was adopted. Or Wilson moved the adoption of the Works Committee's report, asking at the same time that clause 1, regarding the matter of street paving, be referred back to the committee, which at present had under consideration tie reports of two experts.—This course was agreed to, and the remainder of the report was adopted. The Works Committee submitted the following supplementary report respecting Wharf street: —"Your committee reports having further negotiated with tho Harbour Board relative to the matter of the width of Wharf street, and it is now recommended that, eubject to the board agreeing- to the laying oft of a 99ft roadway between Birch street and Anderson's Bay road, tho council offer the board the use {or a period of 28 years of a strip of the roadway 33ft wide on tho seaward side, on the understanding that the question of the further use of such strip ehaii be reviewed by the council and the board at the expiry of the said period of 28 years."—The report was adopted. * Cr Clark moved the adoption of the Finance Committee's report. Referring to the first clause, he said tho amended Order-Jn-Council respecting the»Kaikorai Tramway had been received, and it was now necesary for the council to delegate its powers to the company. In the past these Orders had been handed over without restriction, but, in future, if the council and the company could not agree as to the fares they would be submitted to arbitration. Conditions might be altered within the next three years, and if eo the fares could be adjusted accordingly.—Cr Walker seconded the motion, which was carried. The reports of tho Water and Reserves Committees were adopted with little or no discussion. PUROHASE 01? JIOTOB CARS. Cr Shaeklock moved the adoption of the Electric Power and Lighting Committee's

2 report. 2 Cr Clark, referring to the clause which dealt with the supply of electricity for tho i proposed Returned Soldiers' Club, said the ; Gas Committee was prepared to allow a r substantial discount for 12 months, when - tho position wbuld be reviewed, and he , thought tho Electric Power Committee - should be asked to eomo into line. f In the light of this statement Cr Shack--1 lock offered to tho cbase. This course was followed. j Cr Jeffrey asked, in reference to the re--3 commendation to purchase two Ford cars, i whether it would not be possible to ob--3 tain cars of Scottish or English manufac--3 ture. i Cr Bradley: The Ford car is made in - Ontario (Canada), and is a most suitable - typo of car for the work required. 1 The report as amended was adopted. CONDENSER POR HALFWAY BUSH. Cr Shaeklock said that at the last meeting of tho council the matter of accepting a tender for a synchronous motor at Halfway Bush had been held over for further information by cablegram. This had been received, and the engineer now recommended that tho tender of the British Westinghouse Company be accepted for the sum of £4070, provided delivery of tho motor . could l>e obtained in nine months. A suitc able type of machine had been submitted t by the American Electrical Company at , £800 less and delivery within five months. t but it had been decided to recommend a ir machine of British manufacture. The- only 3 drawback was that in accepting the British :> tender the motor would not bo available for t noxt winter's load, and consequently it 1 might be necessary to put some restrictions 2 on tho users of electric power. It had i been hoped that they would be able to res mow all these restritions by next win-tr r bait if this machine did not come to hand ■> they might have to impose them a^rain. In reply to questions O Shoek-'ock ' said , the machines made by the British Westimrs hoiißo Company had proved most satisi factory, and the council desired at nil e times to favour British majrufacturers. He i could not say what the loss k> the small - users of power would be, but it would not s be very heavy. :i Tho tender of the British Westmghonse - Company was acc<?pted. ? _ TENDERS. I No tppders were received for the onppry . and delivery of hnrrrtvoorl polrs. r,n-1 the l mniter was v-f'vrpd to tho "EWtrir Power f and Lighting Committee, i Somo of tho tendr.Ts for tho surjply and delivery of 1370f± of throe-coro 330Q volt

c - - ■ —— 7 cable, not having come to hand, the business -was referred to the Electric Power and e J Lighting Committee. 0 J . _ GENEEAL. '■' \ Applications for the position of shepherd 7 J for the sheep on the reserves were referred s ; to the Reserves Committee with power to t ; act. l% ■ Cr Sincock moved—"That the resolution j standing on the records of the council prot ; viding that no grants be made outside of 1 ] those on tho allocations be rescinded."—The ? motion was defeated.