DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 433, 2 November 1875, Page 2

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Monday, November Ist. ■ The President took his seat'at 4 p.m., and opened the proceedings with prayer. PASfORS TO PARISHES. J’f T The Synod then went into committee to consider the resolutions, contained in the report of the select committee on the appointment of pastors to parishes. Jfr G. Leslie Lee in the chair. 1 The resolutions were reported, with amendments, and the Dean gave notice that tomorrow he would move the adoption of the report. ' :: ! ‘ > .. “NEW ZEALAND CHURCH NEWS.” Mr Hamilton brought up the report of the select committee on the financial management of the Church News , which was read. Mr Hamilton gave notice that he would move the adoption of the report to-morrow. PAPERS. ' ‘ The President laid upon the table a copy ef the instructions given by the Church property trustees to the treasurer and the Church steward, which Was tead. '--’r. can. j CHURCH PROPERTY TRUSTEES. Archdeacon Willock moved— ‘‘ That the Synod proceed to elect two Church Property Trustees in the room of W. Donald and George Gordon, Esqs, 'who retire by rotation.” / . f <• The Dean seconded the motion, which was agrccu DUi ’ Several persons were nominated, but the election had not taken place when-the Synod adjourned at 6 30 p.m. for refreshment. The Synod resumed at 7.3op.m:'’ * ALTERATION OP ARIES. The Synod went into committee * for the further consideration of Resolutions on the Draft Bill for the alteration of formularies. The resolutions were reported as amended. DIOCESAN FINANCIAL REGULATION V. AMENDMENT BILL. Rev R S. Jackson moved the second reading of this Bill. After a slight discussion the motion for the second reading was by leave withdrawn, REGISTRATION BILL. On the motion of Ihe Rev Canon Cotterill this Bill was further considered in committee. The Chairman reported the Bill’ with amendments. DIOCESAN STATUTE, NO 3, AMENDMENT BILL Hon J. B. Acland moved the second reading of this Bill to amend clauses 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, of “ Diocesan Statute, -No 3, ■1878.” ” The motion was agreed to, and the Bill read a second time and advanced a stage in committee. ■ •••'•* I-1/ s ■/. UProgress was reported, and leave obtained to sit again to-morrow at 7.30 p.m. Notices of motion having been given, the Synod adjourned to 4 p.m; this day. ? CITY COUNCIL. * ■!■.; i <l!l Monday, November 1. The usual weekly meeting was held in the Council Chamber. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Crs Ick, Schmidt; Turner, Jones, Gapes, Wood, Thomson, and Hawkes. The minutes of the previous weekly meeting were read and confirmed. ■ < ' i ! Or Wood referred to a heap of stones, which had been permitted to remain on the Riccarton road for about two years, and had to his own knowledge been the cause of more than one accident, He would move —“ That a letter be forwarded to the Provincial Secretary, calling his attention to the dangerous heaps of stones which have been lying between the Riccarton Hotel and the hospital for the past two. years, and through which several accidents have occurred, and suggesting that they he removed.” Cr Ick seconded the motion, which was agreed to. \ r ’ u * Or Wood also moved—“ That-a letter be forwarded to the Secretary forJPublic Works, requesting that the Government withdraw the proclamation relative to the footpath between the hospital and the Riccarton Hotel on the south side of the road.” The mover spoke of the road being too narrow for the traffic, and the pract’ce that for years had obtained of riding on the footpath. He considered that, under the circumstances, a very great boon would be granted to up-country people if they were allowed on the footpath, and his motive for 'bringing forward the motion was that several persona had been lately summoned fordoing what he had repeatedly seen the late Resident Magistrate and Inspector of Police do. * Cr Schmidt seconded the motion. S. Cr Jones opposed the motion, and as he had had many opportunities of seeing the carelessness shown by riders who seemed to care little whether they rode over foot passengers or not, he trusted the Government would insist on carrying out the present proclamation. Cr Wood obtained leave to withdraw his pn vious and' moved the following which was carried :—“ That the attention of the Government be called to the state pf the Riccarton road between the Hospital and Plough Inn, with the view to its improvement either by removal of the southside pathway or otherwise, so as to give a clear roadway of 46 feet,”

Cr Schmidt seconded the motion, which - ,f was carried. i -> Or Hawkes said he had been requested to bring under the noticeof the Council the prac- • tice of the employees of the Gas Company when opening up the streets of laying the , earth very loosely over the pipes, thus causing • holes to be made in the roads in a very short time. He would move—“ That a letter be written to the secretary for the Gas Company, drawing his attention to the matter.” Cr Jones seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Cr Hawkes also drew attention to the necessity for a lamp being erected near the urinal in Cathedral square, and also the post at present there being removed, as it was exceedingly dangerous to persons driving round the square at night time. He would move—- “ That the post be removed, and a kerosene lamp placed on the corner of the street, temporarily.” Ultimately it was resolved that the chairman of the lighting committee be authorised to take such action in this direction as he may deem desirable. Cr Wood drew attention to the necessity of a lamp being placed at the Carlton bridge. The Mayor said he had to express his regret that Mr Gordon, the town clerk, was absent through illness ; and he felt sure that every member of the Council would echo his regret. During the week he had received a telegram from the Hon E. Richardson, : r f saying that the Amended Municipal Act was in force. That hon gentleman had also . • kindly sent down a map of New Zealand, . published by the General Government, which fhe (the Mayor) had ordered to be mounted and hung up in the Chamber. On receipt of the telegram a meeting of the bye-law committee had been held, and a second meeting bi> of that committee would be called at an v ! - early date. He desired to remind members i; of the special meeting of the Council called for Wednesday morning next, at ten o’clock, and he would like to add that it would facili tate the business of the Council very much if the members would hand in the notices of motion they purposed moving before the sitting of the Council. The town clerk reported as follows Received from rate collector, account general city fates, £IBO 19s ; Waimakariri do, £3O 8a 2d; license fees, £6 10s ; licenses,£l 10s ; rent from Market place 7s ; total receipts, ■ £219 9s 2d. Overdraft at Bank on general account, £2059 9s 3d ; drainage account, Dr, £3802 12s 5d ; drainage rate account, Cr, £1492 7s 2d ; wages, &c, to be paid on general account, £230 15s; on drainage account, £B3 7s lid. The surveyor reported—“l., The following tenders will be laid before the Council this evening—For building Madras bridge; for a new water cart; for painting street lamps. “2. In compliance with the Council’s instructions I have surveyed block No 4, with . a view of ascertaining the best method of draining it. On the plan herewith, it will be seen by the full blue lines that ditches are in existence from A to B and C to D.; I would, therefore, propose to connect these two ditches, as shown by the dotted line from B to O. These ditches would then empty themselves into the Lincoln road drain, as there is a fall of more than 6ft. I would also cut a ditch from E to F, to empty itself into the Antigua street drain, with a fall of 4ft. Neither of these lines of drainage would interfere with any frontages, as it will be seen by the plan that I have placed them midway between the streets, and I think that if the ditches are well cut and kept clean they will answer all the present requirements. Any system of underground drainage over this large area would, at present, be too expensive to be undertaken. The three streets requiring forming and shingling would cost about £6 10s per lineal chain. “ 3. I have also roughly estimated a foot bridge to cross the river at the south-east corner of the cemetery reserve. The bridge would be about 120 ft long, 6ft wide, and be formed of a combination of wood and iron, and would cost about £^so, “4, To-morrow week is the anniversary of the day the Council’s workmen are allowed a holiday. I suppose tne usual custom will 11 - not; be; deviated from,” In connection with the first clause of ;the 1 J report, T. J. GledhilTs tender for the masonry ’'‘• ■of Madras bridge was accepted, W. liams for painting the lamp?, and Alexander Johnston for the water c»i-c. I On clause 2 being read, the surveyor submitted a plan, which was approved, Cr ’ Turner moving the following motion, which was agreed to :—“ That the surveyor’s plan, &c, be referred to the works committee, With ;i - authority to act in the matter.” Cr'Tck said that he with Dr Fosfer had conferred with Mr Lane, and after reading the Ordinance they had resolved not to interfere with the river dam in any way, but to erect a similar bridge to the Montreal :i.'i street one. with stone abutments and wooden < piles, at a cost of £I2OO or £I4OO. He " ‘would desire to add that Mr Lane had met himself and Dr Foster in a very gentlemanly manner, promising to give every facility in permitting the altering of the sluice gate while the bridge was in course of construction. 1 io 1 ■■ His Worship said that after conversation with Mr Harman and other gentlemen during the day he believed that such a bridge as that i over the river at Montreal street would be deemed satisfactory by the residents in Hereford street. The clause was approved, and clause No 3 was adjourned for consideration, On the last clause being read, it was resolved on the motion of Cr Turner—“ That should a nor’-wester be blowing, the streets will have to be watered on the 9th November, the men to be paid double wages for that day.’ A letter was read from the Secretary to, the Treasury, Wellington, informing the Council that four Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 bonds, had been transmitted to the manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, to be handed by him to ;the Council on the scrip being delivered up, j A letter was read from the secretary to; the West Christchurch school committee, correotan error in the name of a street which it was desired the Council should form, and which he had referred to in his previous letter. \ A letter was read from Mr W. Campbell, calling attention to the stale of the south

drain, adjoining his premises in Manchester street south. - ' ' v ■ "• "* Referred to the surveyor. A letter was read from Dr Foster, relative to the weighbridge lease, and also the license for the erection of the new hoatshed. The Mayor was authorised to have the documents referred to duly signed and stamped. The following report was read from the fire brigade committee : “The fire brigade committee beg to hand in their quarterly report, accompanying which is the superintendent’s report for the past quarter. “ The committee are glad to report that the services of the fire brigade have not been required for any serious fire during the past quarter. “ The committee would urge on the Council the advisability of at once providing suitable buildings for the fire brigade station at the Market place, “ The committee recommend that a certificate, signed by the Mayor and sealed with the corporation seal, and countersigned by the superintendent of the fire brigade, be awarded to men who have served over five years, in lieu of the “ bars ” usually bestowed on the men on retiring from the brigade, and would also further recommend that those men of like standing be allowed to wear a distinguishing stripe on the arm who remain in the force. That for those members who have been in the brigade seven years two stripes be worn, and three stripes for those who have served nine years. “The committee also recommend that the sum of £2O be granted to the brigade for their annual torch-light procession, as the superintendent does not ask for the usual grant for a pic-nic this year.’ The report was adopted, with the exception of that portion referring to the buildings, consideration of which was deferred. Or Turner would merely observe that he hoped before long to see a market house erected on the site of the present station. The Mayor said he would like to remark that during the week be had also received some information from the Hon B. Richardson with regard to the six and eight pence in the £ under the Abolition Bill, and though not having full information, he had learnt that within the next eight months the Council would receive £2500. He trusted by next week to be in a position to lay the whole matter before the Council. The weekly report of the inspector of nuisances was read and approved. The licenses submitted the previous week, and on which the inspector reported favorably, were granted. The Council then adjourned.