CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

MondatFeb. 12. 5 a Present: The Chairman, and Messrs. fr'arr. 3 Ruddenklau, Alport, M'Farlan, Woodford, s Luck, Duncan, and Barnard. 5 The minutes of the last meeting were read jj and confirmed. Accounts to the amount of £136 10s were ordered to be j aid. e Mr. Luck stated that the deputation ap f pointad to wait on the Superintendent on 3 Thursday last, on the subject of the Wai makariri overflow, had not been able to. attend at the appointed time. They had attended afterwards, and Mr. Dobson had ■. explained his plan to prerent future over ■. flows. It was a plan to compel the river to 0 form its own bank at the points of overflow. Mr. Luck explained it in detail, and said i: 1 would cost about £1000. B Mr. ITarr explained that his absence had j prevented the deputation being in time. He x regretted it; but he had not received his t notice soon enough, or he would have been t there. A letter was read from Mr. Vickers of. Chester street, stating that he is going to ; make an artesian well on his premises, and. asking leave to let the water drain into the [ side channel. ! It was ordered that the inspector see to ; this, and give Mr. Vickers leave, if no nui • sance would be created. ; The contract with Mr. Ollivier to assess the 1 city was read, and ordered to be sealed. A letter was read from Mr. Alsopp, stating t that he was obliged to be absent from Christ. church through the illness of his wife, and would either return to-morrow or send a cheque for the amount he had collected. The Chairman said that Dr. Foster had in formed him that Mr. Wynn Williams iiad. sent his pleas to him to look over, an act which, in the profession, implied that Mr. Williams intended to go on with the matter. ' Mr. Williams had neglected to file sureties and ■ had thereby laid himself open to the issue of a distress warrant against him by the Council , but he, the Chairman, had undertaken that as j Mr. Williams meant to go on with the appeal. no such warrant should be issued. \ Mr. 